Desmond Milligan

Regression is just a word, amigos. It doesn’t have to be a dirty word, and sometimes it can be a happy word. Smart fantasy football managers are always trying to identify outliers from the past, with the aim of being careful with what’s likely to happen next. If a player ran unreasonably hot or cold in the prior season, we know that production is likely to level out in the following campaign. Lester Bangs tried to tell us this a long time ago: You’ll meet everyone again on their long journey to the middle. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Mind you, if you identify the right positive outliers (or avoid the right negative ones), you have a strong first step towards winning your league. So today’s assignment is an important one — let’s find some statistical outliers from the 2024 season and try to figure out how to project those situations going forward. QB Lamar Jackson, RavensJackson didn’t win the MVP in 2024, but he surely had his best season, setting career bests in several categories (passing yards, touchdown passes, QB rating, touchdown to interception ratio; just to name a few). But his touchdown percentage of 8.6% will be hard to repeat — consider that he had rates of 4.2, 5.2 and 5.3 in the three previous seasons. Spin: Although Jackson probably just had what will stand as the best season of his career, it’s also reflective of a talented player reaching total command of the game — like many athletes, Jackson found a spike year in his age-27 season. It’s foolish to expect a major drop-off given Baltimore’s loaded offense and the shrewd schemes of OC Todd Monken, and Jackson rightfully will be the QB1 on many (perhaps most) draft boards. Josh Allen would never admit it publicly, but he’d surely trade supporting casts in a second. RB Saquon Barkley, EaglesYou surely know the stat by now — Barkley had 482 touches last year (including the playoffs), a gigantic number. But there’s another stat I can’t get out of my mind — Barkley’s 15 touchdowns came with a staggering average of 29.4 yards last year, and he didn’t have a single score from the 1-yard line (that’s tush push territory for Jalen Hurts). Spin: Barkley enters his eighth season in the league, and he’s missed at least three games in four of those seasons. It’s a cinch he’ll lose some of last year’s touches, and the long touchdown rate isn’t going to repeat either. I understand it’s no fun to fade a player who just turned in the monster season Barkley had, but we need to skate to where the puck is headed, not where it’s been. In the first round, I’d prefer younger backs like Bijan Robinson or Jahmyr Gibbs in front of Barkley. RB James Cook, BillsBy the efficiency stats, Cook had a season similar to his career path last year — his YPC bumped up slightly, his success rate dipped slightly. His yards per reception and yards per target both fell, and he had 12 fewer catches than the previous season. But Cook landed as the RB8 because of how pure he ran with touchdowns — he spiked 18 times last year, after a modest six touchdowns in the previous season. Spin: Cook is unhappy with his contract, a situation that will likely clear itself up before opening week — although it’s still worth mentioning. But it’s extremely doubtful Cook can match last year’s touchdown count, given that Buffalo has a mobile and athletic quarterback in Josh Allen and capable understudy backs in Ray Davis and Ty Johnson. And while Cook is the obvious head of this backfield, he’s not really built to be a workhorse — he checks in at 190 pounds, and averages just under 16 touches per game over the past two seasons. Tread carefully here. QB Jordan Love, PackersLove tumbled from QB5 to QB17 last year, but that was mostly driven by volume. A slew of his key efficiency stats actually improved — Love had a better touchdown rate, a better sack-avoidance rate and a healthy jump in YPA. Two missed games contributed to his fantasy drop, though Love also slotted a modest QB18 in points per game. Spin: The Packers ranked 16th in pass rate over expected back in 2023, but they slipped to 31st last year — perhaps because Love suffered an MCL sprain at the end of the season-opening loss in Brazil. The Yahoo market is giving you a QB16 sticker on Love this summer, which obviously presents a profit opportunity. It's unlikely the Packers will be this run-heavy again. WR Tyreek Hill, DolphinsIt got late awfully early for Hill in 2024 — he didn’t have a single reception over 30 yards after Week 1. We saw a crash landing from Hill’s efficiency (his YPC fell by 3.3 yards) and volume (he lost 48 targets, 38 catches and seven touchdowns from the previous season). Hill also missed the Pro Bowl for the first time in his nine-year career. Spin: Hill’s year-long slump had a lot of factors — Tua Tagovailoa dealt with concussion problems, and the Miami offensive line didn’t play well, which discouraged the team from calling deep pass plays. Unfortunately for Hill, Tagovailoa remains an injury risk, and the line still looks questionable. We also have to wonder about Hill’s commitment (at times it seems like he’s unhappy in Miami) and his level of skill (this is a 10-year vet heading into his age-31 season). Even with the market offering a discount on Hill, this is not a play I’m likely to make. If you want to bet on a comeback in this passing game, focus on Jaylen Waddle. TE Trey McBride, CardinalsSome people are allergic to pollen, or bees or certain kinds of medication. McBride’s apparently holding a touchdown allergy. Despite 221 catches over three NFL seasons, he’s only caught six touchdown passes. It’s not for a lack of opportunity — McBride saw 21 red-zone targets last year, second-most among tight ends. But only one of those passes from in close went for a touchdown. Spin: Perhaps the Cardinals will get more creative with McBride this year — consider he did have one touchdown run last season. But it’s possible his lack of scoring is directly tied to QB Kyler Murray, who’s undersized at the position and might struggle to see the field properly when things condense at the goal line. My reservations on Murray won’t allow me to label McBride a proactive pick, but I understand why some fantasy managers will target McBride, focusing on a high volume floor and the likelihood of positive touchdown regression. View the full article

The "Running Back Dead Zone" has been a popular phrase in the fantasy football community for over five years. The term refers to a range in your fantasy draft, roughly in the third to sixth rounds, that has historically been populated by low-upside running backs who've rarely worked out. Typically, these dead zone running backs had a few shared characteristics: they were stuck on bad offenses, relied on volume alone for fantasy production and had underrated backfield competition that challenged their role as the starter during the season. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] If we look at Yahoo’s ADP this year, though, a clear dead zone tier with guys who fit the above description doesn’t immediately jump out. In this article, I’ll sort through running back ADP to see if a dead zone even exists in drafts for 2025, and specific players to avoid. The 'Alive Zone'I mentioned that the standard running back dead zone definition encapsulates the third to sixth rounds of drafts. Recently, some infamous dead-zone failures in that range have been Mike Davis in 2021, Alexander Mattison in 2023 and Zamir White in 2024, all of whom were drafted in the top 60 but posted well under 4.0 yards per carry and ended up being plodders on some of the league’s worst offenses. With that being said, if we look at the 30th-60th overall range of drafts this year, none of the running backs really fit the profile of Davis, Mattison, White and the other RB dead zone busts. Player Yahoo ADP Breece Hall 37 Chuba Hubbard 41.1 Kenneth Walker III 43.4 Alvin Kamara 43.9 Omarion Hampton 46..4 James Conner 47.8 David Montgomery 51.3 Joe Mixon 51.7 Running through these names, I do not really see any glaring red flags. Kamara is on the worst offense of the lot in New Orleans, but provides so much value as a pass-catcher that his offensive situation has hardly impacted his fantasy floor. Just last year, Kamara was the RB6 in fantasy points per game despite the Saints offense ranking 22nd in offensive EPA per play. Similarly, Hubbard put together a very respectable RB12 finish last season while playing on the 25th-ranked Panthers offense that is bound to improve in 2025. While the Jets' offensive outlook isn’t great this year, they should be one of the more run-heavy teams in the league this year with Justin Fields under center and an elite offensive line. Hall’s floor is also boosted by his pass-catching ability, and we saw him finish as the RB5 back in 2023 on a poor Jets offense. Walker and Conner are in similar boats as players on average offenses with potential volume competition from Zach Charbonnet and Trey Benson, respectively. Both Walker and Conner, when healthy, have proven that they can be reliable fantasy assets, though, so I struggle to actively avoid them in the fourth or fifth round of my draft. Walker specifically should benefit greatly from new Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak’s zone-blocking run scheme, and the Seahawks made substantial improvements to their offensive line as well. I am a big fan of Walker this year in the fourth round of drafts, and I think he has a much higher ceiling than the receivers going in this range (Garrett Wilson and/or DK Metcalf). Hampton and Montgomery are unique cases that definitely do not fit the bill of a dead zone back. Hampton is a rookie first-round pick on a solid offense who should continue to leap up draft boards, and while Montgomery is the No. 2 back in the Lions offense, he has proven to be an impact fantasy contributor from that role for two straight years. I am avoiding Mixon right now in drafts, but more so due to his injury uncertainty than his situation. If I had to pick one of these players to disappoint, I would lean towards Hubbard, as he doesn’t offer the pass-catching floor of Kamara or Hall and still may be stuck in a bottom-10 offense. The Panthers also signed Rico Dowdle in the offseason as backfield competition and he had a productive year himself as the RB1 in Dallas last season. But that is more of a specific issue with Hubbard than a larger problem among this tier of running backs. Has the Dead Zone Moved Down?Even if we look at the next 30 picks of the draft (picks 60-90), the seven running backs going in that range feel fairly priced. Player Yahoo ADP RJ Harvey 65.3 Tony Pollard 65.8 Isiah Pacheco 66.1 Kaleb Johnson 68.1 Aaron Jones Sr. 72.5 D’Andre Swift 72.9 TreVeyon Henderson 80.4 Brian Robinson Jr. 88.1 It stands out that there are three rookies going in this range: Harvey, Johnson and Henderson. I think this is reflective of the fantasy community generally getting smarter with their running back decision-making. Instead of spending an eighth-round pick on a capped-ceiling dead zone back, there is a lot more value in taking a chance on a rookie with league-winning upside, like Bucky Irving last year. All three of these rookies might not enter the season as the starter, but could provide massive upside during the second half of the year and are better value picks as a result. In prior years, I would imagine that the technical Day 1 starters on these teams would be drafted in this range, like Jaylen Warren, J.K. Dobbins and Rhamondre Stevenson. The fact that they aren’t is a sign that drafters have gotten sharper. Pacheco, Robinson, Jones and Swift all fall into similar tiers for me as lower usage RB1s on good offenses. They have lower floors than the tier above due to a lack of guaranteed volume, but some of that will be offset by increased touchdown upside. Since none of these four are the most talented runners out there, I do think it’s worth keeping an eye on their backups, like Jacory Croskey-Merritt in Washington and Kyle Monangai in Chicago. It’s a long shot that these guys end up being fantasy contributors, but they have a smaller uphill battle than other backups if they flash to start the season. Generally, I probably will not be actively targeting this tier in drafts because I am a big fan of the wide receivers going in this range — players like Tetaiora McMillan, George Pickens, Jakobi Meyers and Jayden Reed. But, I would not fault you for drafting one of these safer running backs instead. That leaves Pollard, whom I would say is the lone traditional dead zone running back in drafts this year. Pollard is by no means a bad player, but he has lost a step since his Dallas days and has limited touchdown potential in the Titans offense. Furthermore, he faces competition from Tyjae Spears, who had a down season in an injury-riddled 2024 but was rather efficient both on the ground and through the air in 2023. Unless QB Cam Ward has an amazing rookie season, I think Pollard may struggle to return on his RB24 ADP. Final ThoughtsThis year’s drafts do not feature the classic traps that once defined the running back dead zone. The backs in the 30-60 range all have strong profiles, with a mix of pass-catching upside, secure roles and competent offenses. Even the tier after that is sharper than years past, with the draft board favoring high-upside rookies and veterans in productive situations. If there is one player who comes close to fitting the old dead zone mold, it is Pollard, given his declining efficiency, lower touchdown ceiling and potential backfield competition. Beyond that, it feels like the dead zone is more of a cautionary tale from the past than a concrete rule in 2025. View the full article

The Southeastern Conference enters the 2025 college football season in unfamiliar territory. For the past two seasons, the College Football Playoff National Championship has come and gone without an SEC team on the field. That might not sound like a crisis to some, but for a conference that placed a team in eight straight title games before that? It feels like an identity crisis. The swagger is still there. The talent pipeline never slowed. But after watching the Big Ten steal the spotlight — with Michigan and Washington reaching the playoff final in 2023 season — the SEC’s top contenders aren’t just looking to win, they’re looking to restore order. Let’s not overcomplicate things: Georgia, Texas and Alabama are absolutely loaded. All three open the season inside the top six of most power ratings and enter 2025 as legitimate national title threats, and they’re not alone. Florida, Auburn and Oklahoma all made aggressive moves in the portal and returned key pieces on both sides of the ball. In total, eight SEC teams rank inside the top 25 in preseason SP+ (a popular metric for team success) — more than any other conference. This league has never lacked storylines, and 2025 won’t break that tradition. With coaching changes, quarterback battles and revenge games all over the schedule, it’s shaping up to be a classic SEC season. Here are a few betting futures that stand out to me (odds courtesy of BetMGM): Georgia to win the SEC (+300)Forget the noise, Georgia is favored in every regular-season game on its schedule and by more than a touchdown in all but one (Oct. 18 at Texas). The Dawgs return 14 starters, including former five-star QB Gunner Stockton, and bring back four of five starters on an offensive line that was among the nation’s best last season. Could a team like LSU catch fire? Sure. But if you’re betting on the SEC, it’s hard to imagine a championship game without the Dawgs barking on one side of the field. Georgia has made the SEC title game in five of the last seven seasons. Ole Miss to win the SEC (16-1)This one’s spicy. The Rebels avoid Alabama and Texas entirely while getting both LSU and Florida at home, which is a massive scheduling win. The Rebels could realistically finish the regular season with just one loss (Oct. 18 at Georgia). I’ve got them as 3.5-point favorites over LSU in Oxford, and if they win that one, this ticket becomes gold. Keep in mind: Lane Kiffin’s offense ranked No. 4 in EPA/play last year and brought in the 12th-best recruiting class to juice up another season. Oklahoma under 7.5 season wins (-145)Projected wins: 6.47 Oklahoma enters 2025 as a revamped squad. After a season derailed by injuries, the Sooners’ 13th-ranked recruiting class has sparked optimism — but are we buying in too quickly? The talent is there, but the schedule is brutal. Oklahoma will face Michigan, Texas, Alabama, LSU, and Ole Miss, and even the “Tier 2” matchups — road trips to Tennessee and South Carolina — are highly losable. It’s tough to chart a clear path to eight wins, making a fade on the Sooners an appealing play. Mississippi State under 1.5 conference wins (-145)Projected season wins: 3.88 It’s never fun laying juice on a season-long wager, but the value in this bet is too good to pass up. Mississippi State enters the 2025 season ranked 28th in returning production, but there isn’t much to get excited about if you’re a Bulldogs fan. With a season win projection set at 3.5, it might look like I’m slightly higher on this team (projected 3.88 by my numbers) … but don’t be fooled — this bump doesn’t come from their chances to win in conference play. On top of their lack of talent, Mississippi State’s conference schedule does it no favors, as my projections make the Bulldogs double-digit underdogs in every SEC matchup. The only two games I project them to be under two-touchdown 'dogs are at Arkansas (Nov. 1) and at Missouri (Nov. 15). I’ll gladly take the under 1.5 conference wins. An alternative way to play this at BetMGM is to wager on Mississippi State with the fewest conference wins at -125 odds. Heisman pick: Arch Manning (+800)Sure, the last name brings attention. But there are plenty of reasons beyond legacy to take him seriously. Texas now plays in the SEC — a conference tied to ESPN/ABC through a $3 billion, 10-year media deal. And that means non-stop exposure. Manning will face SEC QBs like Garrett Nussmeier (LSU) and DJ Lagway (Florida), but Texas is an underdog in just two games this season, giving Arch a manageable path. He filled in for Quinn Ewers last year and completed 68.2% of his passes, adding two rushing scores in limited SEC play. Manning's ability to steal the show while winning games for an explosive team should push his name through the Heisman chatter all season long. Season outlook and team projectionsThe SEC has run through Georgia for quite some time, but this season feels different. Yes, the Bulldogs return 14 starters, but Texas stands in the way with the Heisman frontrunner, LSU lurks with the No. 2 quarterback on NFL Draft boards, Alabama boasts the nation’s No. 3 recruiting class, and Lane Kiffin is coming off three straight 10-win seasons. Given this overall level of talent, the conference doesn’t really separate into objectively “good” or “bad” teams until the very bottom (sorry, Mississippi State). That sets the stage for plenty of chaos on the road in conference play. A team like Tennessee could have a very real shot to take down Georgia in their Sept. 13 matchup. Team My Projected Wins BetMGM Win Total Georgia 9.87 9.5 (over -190/under +160) Texas 9.71 9.5 (-190/+155) Alabama 9.27 9.5 (-125/-105) Ole Miss 8.84 8.5 (-105/-115) Tennessee 8.71 8.5 (+130/-155) LSU 8.37 8.5 (-150/+125) Missouri 7.54 7.5 (+120/-145) Texas A&M 7.5 7.5 (-175/145) South Carolina 7.33 7.5 (+130/-155) Auburn 7.10 7.5 (-170/+140) Florida 6.60 7.5 (100/-120) Oklahoma 6.47 7.5 (+120/-145) Arkansas 5.61 5.5 (+120/-145) Kentucky 5.06 4.5 (-115/-105) Vanderbilt 4.82 5.5 (+130/-155) View the full article

Picking the NFL Coach of the Year isn’t actually that hard. Well, at least compared to betting markets involving players. The extensive offerings require evaluation of dozens of players, whose production hinges on usage, play-calling, injuries and other factors. Meanwhile, we can rule out roughly half of the NFL’s head coaches — those with no chance of winning the award. Not because they’ve done anything wrong, but, in many cases, they’ve done so much right expectations are already too high. What could Andy Reid, Nick Sirianni and John Harbaugh’s teams do to make voters believe it was the coach who should get the most credit? Sure enough, that answer is so convoluted with hypotheticals that the three favorites to win Super Bowl LX are lined up at the bottom of the oddsboard for Coach of the Year. What does it take to win? The key word is expectations — the X-factor built into the calculus for this betting market. The winner needs to overcome some negative elements on the way to team success, while not being overshadowed by the outstanding play of one of his players. Example: Quarterback Jayden Daniels’ excellence last season took away just enough credit from the job Dan Quinn did in his first season with Washington. Here are my favorite bets for NFL Coach of the Year at BetMGM: Pete Carroll, Las Vegas Raiders (15-1)The betting market is already aware of the hurdles that many teams face, giving their head coach the inside track at exceeding expectations. Unsurprisingly, new coaches like Ben Johnson, Mike Vrabel, Liam Coen and Aaron Glenn are the top choices in the market, since the reason they are first-year coaches is because things went so badly last season that the predecessors were fired. While each should be improved, the trick is that the Bears, Patriots, Jaguars or Jets would need to make the playoffs for their head coach to win the award, since history says that’s something of a prerequisite. The Bears could show promise and still be the fourth-best team in their division, while making the playoffs in the AFC means usurping one of the Chiefs, Chargers, Broncos, Bills, Ravens, Texans and Steelers — the first six of which are favored to return to the postseason. It doesn’t help the Jaguars or Jets that very little has changed from a personnel perspective, while a Patriots’ playoff run likely comes with Drake Maye taking something of a leap. Meanwhile, the Raiders have a combination of low expectations (a win total of 6.5), and a veteran quarterback in Geno Smith who is good enough to affect change while not challenging for a prestigious award. Dave Canales, Carolina Panthers (16-1)Kevin O’Connell was a predictable winner last season because he was an offensive coach with a playoff team who just needed to guide Sam Darnold into enough production to replace Kirk Cousins. It was a prime case of providing voters an answer to the question, “What did you do?” when evaluating each candidate’s coaching job. Like looking at last year’s record, it’s human nature for voters to factor in work that might have begun before this season. Canales got hired by the Panthers in 2024 because of his work with Baker Mayfield in Tampa Bay, and we’ve already seen some development in Bryce Young, as the 2023 No. 1 pick accounted for 20 touchdowns to just five interceptions after being benched early last season. The narrative might be that Canales is “coaching up” Young — a player talented enough to also have won a Heisman Trophy. While the NFC is just as competitive as the AFC in regard to its seven playoff spots, the way to sneak into the postseason as a dark horse may come from winning the NFC South. Instead of backing Carolina to steal the division at around 4-to-1, if Canales gets even more out of Young, and the Panthers skip past the Falcons and Buccaneers, he’ll be hard to beat for Coach of the Year. Even if it’s close, with Canales’ 14-to-1 odds providing a much better payout, that’s enough to make it an avenue worth taking. Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers (20-1)The other way to win Coach of the Year is to make the leap from pretender to contender, while posting an outstanding record. For many years during his tenure, Shanahan’s success came with the caveat that he had a loaded roster on both sides of the ball, and, as a result, he didn’t win the award. This year, the 49ers are coming off a season in which they missed the playoffs and have lost some big names, so the human beings voting for this award might be pleasantly surprised if the Niners win 13 or 14 games after a six-win season. Luckily, as bettors, we’re aware the betting market has San Francisco projected for 10 wins — so in reality, the probability of a big season is more like a mild hop than a huge leap. Plus, voters aren’t likely to notice the 49ers’ gaudy record will come against arguably the easiest schedule in the league. Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers (35-1)Futures markets provide a variety of low-risk/high-reward ways to bet on a high-end outlier result for any team, since there is always a price worth playing for a potential result. Aaron Rodgers searches out the spotlight, hoping for more close-ups than the directors on the most recent season of “The Bear.” But even if you don’t think he is the answer for the Steelers this season, there isn’t a 0% chance a team that made the playoffs last year with Russell Wilson can win a few more games with a former MVP. Instead of betting on the Steelers to win the AFC (20-1) or the AFC North (+550), if they end up being good enough to do either, Tomlin is likely to get much of the credit for integrating the enigmatic Rodgers. Especially since voters might be willing to find any good reason to reward the longtime Pittsburgh coach (who’s never won this award), as the respect Tomlin commands is the primary reason anyone thinks this relationship has any chance of working. Lastly, something will inevitably happen that provides a hurdle for a head coach (like Kevin Stefanski managing the Browns’ quarterback situation in 2023) we couldn’t have seen coming in the preseason. And that’s what makes this volatile market one worth monitoring for betting opportunities throughout the season as well. You can find more valuable bets and analysis from Yahoo Sports betting contributor, Matt Russell, at THE WINDOW. View the full article

Catherine Siachoque comparte escenas con Fernando Colunga en la telenovela Amanecer y habló del actor mexicano con Mezcal Entertainment. Según la actriz colombiana, Colunga es tan disciplinado en el set, que tiene una 'caja negra' donde cobra una 'multa' a sus compañeros cuando se equivocan durante una escena. "El galán de galanes, ese es, y ahora que lo conozco, me doy cuenta que es más de lo que uno creía. Es una gran persona, es un gran compañero, aplicado, es riguroso, en su estudio, en su preparación", dijo Siachoque sobre el protagonista de telenovelas como Marimar, La usurpadora, Esmeralda y María Mercedes. "Cuando uno va a trabajar con él tiene que estar diez veces más atento con todo porque él está en todo; pero es una persona cálida, respetuosa con las mujeres, con los mayores, con los niños. ¡Soy su fan!", añadió. Mezcalent Algo que le ha llamado la atención es la famosa 'caja negra' del actor. "Se está haciendo rico a costillas de todos nosotros porque tiene una caja negra, donde el que se equivoca, se le traba la lengua o se equivoca con una palabra o lo que sea, entonces tenemos que pagar como una multa", reveló Siachoque. "Al final, no sé qué se va a hacer con eso, pero todos, todos tenemos que pagar. Eso es como algo que tenemos con él: la caja negra de las equivocaciones". Vallery Jean/FilmMagic Si no te quieres perder nada, suscríbete gratis aquí al boletín de People en Español para estar al día sobre todo lo que hacen tus celebridades favoritas, las noticias más impactantes y lo último en moda+belleza. PUBLICIDADPor suerte, Siachoque dice que ella no suele equivocarse mucho en el set aunque ha tenido que usar el apuntador en Televisa para grabar sus escenas en vez de actuar de memoria. Medios y Media/Getty Images "Usualmente, yo nunca me equivoco porque yo estudio muchísimo, pero ahora con el tema del apuntador, a veces, pues...", dijo risueña sobre sus errores en medio de una escena. "¡No soy la que más ha aportado!, pero ¡no, no vamos a decir nombres!", añadió sobre quienes han puesto más dinero en la caja de Colunga. Read the original article on PEOPLEENESPANOL View the full article

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衞生防護中心今（7日）指，截至今日下午5時，中心沒有錄得新增感染基孔肯雅熱個案。就昨日輸入的兩宗個案，環境及生態局今聯同食環署等其他部門巡查昨日他們所居住的青衣北曉峰園外圍一帶，並到訪馬灣，檢視地區的即時應對工作。當局指，青衣北及馬灣誘蚊器指數，在7月分別達第二級及第三級警戒，代表白紋伊蚊分佈教廣泛。 署理環境及生態局局長黃淑嫻（左一）及食環署助理署長潘炳揚（左二）今日到馬灣及青衣視察地區防蚊工作。（政府新聞處圖片）署理環境及生態局局長黃淑嫻（左一）及食環署助理署長潘炳揚（左二）今日到馬灣及青衣視察地區防蚊工作。（政府新聞處圖片）食環署人員以霧化方式進行滅蚊工作。（政府新聞處圖片）青衣北紋伊蚊誘蚊器指數達第二級警戒級別　代表白紋伊蚊分布頗廣本港昨日有兩宗基孔肯雅熱輸入個案，為一對居青衣曉峰園父子，他們於孟加拉旅遊期間發病，於8月3日返港。 環境及生態局指出，其居所所處的青衣北監察地區，在今年7月的白紋伊蚊誘蚊器指數為15.5%，屬第二級警戒級別，代表白紋伊蚊分布頗為廣泛。食環署已在他們的住所250米範圍進行病媒調查及針對性滅蚊工作，包括清除蚊蟲滋生地、於積水處施放殺幼蟲劑等。 署理環境及生態局局長黃淑嫻（左一）今到青衣視察控蚊滅蚊工作。（環境及生態局提供）署理環境及生態局局長黃淑嫻（中）今到馬灣視察區內宣傳教育工作。（政府新聞處圖片）馬灣誘蚊器指數屬第三級警戒級別　代表白紋伊蚊分布廣泛食環署又指，一直密切留意各區的蚊患情況。荃灣區馬灣的監察地區在今年7月的誘蚊器指數為24.4%，屬第三級警戒級別，代表白紋伊蚊分布廣泛。當局已與其他相關部門和持份者，對蚊患風險較高的地點採取具針對性和持久性的防蚊滅蚊行動。 食環署指，將於8月19日與物業管理業監管局舉辦大型講座，屆時衞生署衞生防護中心及食環署會提供基孔肯雅熱的最新資訊及防治蚊患相關措施的詳細資料。 基孔肯雅熱｜食環署到患者住所利東邨噴滅蚊劑　家長添置殺蚊燈基孔肯雅熱｜黑雨連連　食環署指大雨沖去殺蟲劑　籲雨後清理積水基孔肯雅熱｜今沒新增個案　食環署巡安達邨地盤積水　發22通知書基孔肯雅熱｜港首宗輸入個案居安達邨　食環署房屋署邨外邨內殺蚊 View the full article

瑞士8月7日表示，他們擬繼續與美國進行談判，以降低當日稍早生效的39%「對等關稅」，並將避免採取反制措施。 彭博社報道，瑞士內閣7日召開緊急會議後發聲明指，政府仍致力於與美國進行磋商，力求降低關稅。瑞士聯邦委員會目前正與美方相關部門以及受影響的行業保持密切聯繫。 2025年5月9日，瑞士日內瓦，瑞士總統總統祖特爾（Karin Keller-Sutter）分別與中美兩國代表團舉行雙邊會談後，於記者會上發表講話。（Reuters）瑞士總統祖特爾（Karin Keller-Sutter）5日曾飛往華府，原本希望在關稅生效前說服美國總統特朗普（Donald Trump，又譯川普）降低關稅，卻沒能同特朗普會面，最終空手而歸。她回到瑞士後告訴記者，瑞士談判代表仍留在華盛頓特區，試圖繼續促成協議。 瑞士發布的聲明重申：「目前，瑞士不考慮採取關稅反制措施，因為這類措施將對瑞士經濟造成額外負擔，尤其會推高來自美國的進口商品價格。」美國對瑞士產品加徵39%關稅，是發達國家中遭加徵最高的關稅。目前，藥品和黃金則獲豁免。 這張2025年7月23日拍攝的設計圖片中，可以看到美國總統特朗普（Donald Trump）的3D列印微模型和印有寫着「關稅」字單的瑞士國旗。（Reuters）聲明也提到，瑞士政府將很快與受影響的企業進行具體磋商，探討可能的援助措施，並繼續評估採取進一步經濟政策措施的必要性。 本文獲《聯合早報》授權轉載 一通電話毀3個月談判？瑞士面臨39%高關稅總統捱轟　急赴美談判170國將就塑膠公約進行第六次談判　專家警告全球陷「塑膠危機」瑞士遭特朗普徵收39%關稅　業界感震驚　警告將威脅數萬職位特朗普關稅戰｜瑞士面臨39%高稅率表遺憾　新西蘭10%變15%同不滿 View the full article

JD Vance will travel to Indiana on Thursday to encourage Republican lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map to be more favorable to the GOP, the latest in a brazenly nationwide push to reconfigure district lines ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Republicans already control seven of Indiana’s nine congressional seats, but Republicans have complete control of state government, which would allow them to redraw the map to pick up more seats. Donald Trump is also pushing Missouri to redraw its congressional map to add more GOP seats. Republicans in Ohio, where Republicans already control 10 of 15 districts, are also likely to reconfigure their map later this year to add more Republican seats. Republicans have an extremely slim margin in the US House and Democrats need to net just three seats to flip control of Congress next year. The president’s party typically loses US House seats in a midterm election, which is why Republicans are pushing to redraw districts in their favor. Vance will meet with Indiana’s Republican governor, Mike Braun, and state legislative leaders on Thursday. To redraw the maps in Indiana, Braun would need to call a special session. The effort comes as Democratic lawmakers have fled Texas to halt a Republican attempt there to redraw the map to add five more Republican seats. Texas’s governor, Greg Abbott, has launched a long-shot legal effort to get the top Democrat who fled, Gene Wu, removed from office. The US senator John Cornyn, of Texas, also said on Wednesday that the FBI had agreed to his request to assist with returning the lawmakers. The FBI declined to comment and legal experts have questioned how the federal law enforcement agency could legitimately play a role in returning the lawmakers. Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, also announced on Wednesday he had launched an investigation into a group run by former congressman Beto O’Rourke that has been covering the costs of Texas lawmakers as they remain in Illinois. Each lawmaker that breaks quorum is fined $500 per day. The governors of California and New York, where Democrats have complete control of state government, have pledged to retaliate against Republicans’ redistricting efforts by adding Democratic seats, though both states face legal requirements that make aggressive gerrymandering more difficult. View the full article

While there are certainly national implications to the Texas Republicans’ redistricting scheme, it is obviously a state issue. Indeed, the entire controversy involves Republicans in the Texas Legislature trying to redraw the state’s district lines, which led Democratic state lawmakers to play the only card they had left: They fled the state. This has generated outrage from the state attorney general and the state’s governor, the latter of whom has taken steps to try to undo the results of recent state elections. You’ll notice that the word “federal” didn’t appear in the preceding paragraphs. In fact, even as GOP leaders condemned the Democrats’ tactics, no one has credibly suggested that the lawmakers have violated any federal laws. Nevertheless, Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, who seems increasingly concerned about losing his 2026 primary race, pitched an outlandish idea this week: The FBI, the Republican senator said, should assist in locating the Democratic legislators who fled the state to delay action on the radical power grab. Cornyn didn’t just pitch this as a hypothetical: He reached out to FBI Director Kash Patel, formally requesting the bureau’s “assistance” and peddling absurd claims about the fleeing state lawmakers possibly being “guilty of bribery or other public corruption offenses.” The correspondence didn’t literally say, “Maybe 2026 primary voters will like this absurd effort that tramples on the very idea of states’ rights,” but it didn’t have to. Complicating matters, however, is the response Cornyn apparently received. The New York Times reported: Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, said on Thursday that the F.B.I. had agreed to his request to help track down dozens of Democratic Texas state lawmakers who left the state to prevent a vote on a redistricting plan. The activation of federal agents could create a standoff between the Trump administration and state leaders in Illinois, where many of the absent Democrats have taken refuge. “I am proud to announce that Director Kash Patel has approved my request for the FBI to assist state and local law enforcement in locating runaway Texas House Democrats,” Cornyn said in a written statement. “I thank President Trump and Director Patel for supporting and swiftly acting on my call for the federal government to hold these supposed lawmakers accountable for fleeing Texas.” As is always the case, the details matter — and at this point, the details remain murky. For federal law enforcement to play any role whatsoever in this state affair is highly dubious, but the extent to which the FBI might get involved will dictate the seriousness of the larger controversy. Are we talking about agents letting Texas know which hotels Democratic legislators are staying in; are we talking about the FBI temporarily detaining elected officials on behalf of Texas law enforcement; or are we talking about the FBI deliberately trying to traffic elected lawmakers across state lines against their will? For now, we don’t know. For his part, Gov. JB Pritzker, who has welcomed many of the Texas Democrats and offered them refuge in Chicago, appeared unamused by the effort. The Illinois Democrat told MeidasTouch: “The fact is, neither Texas nor the FBI at the federal level have the ability to arrest these Texas Democrats who are breaking quorum.” Pritzker added that FBI agents are welcome to enjoy all that Chicago has to offer, “but they won’t be taking anyone home with them.” This article was originally published on MSNBC.com View the full article

C’est l’une des mesures chocs de François Bayrou pour réduire la dette du pays : supprimer deux jours fériés avec le lundi de Pâques et le 8-Mai en ligne de mire. Dans une vidéo publiée sur YouTube ce mercredi 6 août, le Premier ministre a réitéré cette proposition en suggérant qu’il s’agissait d’un "effort acceptable" avec l’idée sous-jacente selon laquelle les Français ne travailleraient pas assez. Une étude publiée par Moorepay, une entreprise britannique spécialisée dans les services de paie et de ressources humaines, pourrait donner du grain à moudre au locataire de Matignon. La France bien placée, le Yémen champion des congésEn combinant congés annuels et jours fériés payés, les salariés français ont droit à 36 jours (25 jours de congés payés + 11 jours fériés) au total dans l’année. Ce chiffre nous place dans la moyenne haute mondiale. Mais certains travailleurs sont encore plus gâtés. Avec 46 jours de repos par an (30 jours de congés payés et 16 jours fériés payés), le Yémen se hisse au sommet du classement des pays les plus généreux de la planète. Viennent ensuite la Libye (45 jours), le Bahreïn (44 jours) et la Côte d’Ivoire (42 jours). En Géorgie, premier pays européen du classement, les salariés bénéficies de 42 jours de repos, ventilés en presque cinq semaines de vacances (24 jours ouvrables) et pas moins de 18 jours fériés. La Suède n’est pas en reste avec 16 jours fériés payés, ce qui place le pays scandinave dans le top 10 mondial, derrière Les Maldives et l’Iran mais juste devant le Brésil et le Cambodge (40 jours). Aucune obligation légale aux USAAux États-Unis, il n’existe pas de loi fédérale garantissant des congés payés. Les employeurs ne sont pas tenus par la loi d'accorder des jours de vacances rémunérés à leurs salariés. Dans les faits, la très grande majorité des entreprises accordent ce droit : souvent entre 10 et 15 jours par an, parfois mois mais très rarement plus. Étant donné l’importance accordée au travail dans leur pays, les Américains sont souvent réticents à l’idée de quitter leur poste de travail. PUBLICITÉD’ailleurs, son voisin canadien, pourtant très avancé en termes de progrès social, pâtit de cette situation. Le Canada est l'un des pays anglophones comptant le moins de jours de congés payés (10) avec seulement 2 petits jours fériés payés pour décompresser. La proximité avec les États-Unis est l’une des explications. "Les entreprises canadiennes sont souvent en concurrence plus ou moins directe avec celles des États-Unis. Ainsi, que ce soit par conception, par endoctrinement, ou les deux, la culture du travail au Canada peut être assez similaire à celle des États-Unis", argumente Moorepay. Le Japon et la Chine sont plutôt radins Parmi les pays les moins enclins à octroyer des jours de repos à leurs salariés, les États-Unis sont suivis par le Japon (10 jours), Guyana (12 jours), les Philippines (16 jours), le Liberia (16 jours) et la Chine (18 jours). Il est intéressant de remarquer que trois des quatre plus grandes puissances mondiales en 2025 (États-Unis, Chine, Japon) figurent dans le classement des pays les plus radins. Seule l’Allemagne manque à l’appel (33 jours). Globalement, l’Asie se trouve être le continent le plus éprouvant pour les travailleurs sur le critère du rythme de travail. En cumulant congés payés et jours fériés, aucun État d'Asie ne dépasse les 30 jours de repos et beaucoup ne passent pas la barre des 20 jours de tranquillité. En Thaïlande, à Singapour, à Taïwan et en Malaisie, le repos annuel s’arrête à 19 jours. Enfin, cinq pays n’offrent aucun jour férié payé à leurs salariés : le Royaume-Uni, les Pays-Bas, les États-Unis, le Japon et Guyana. De quoi donner des idées à François Bayrou pour de nouvelles annonces impopulaires ? View the full article

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey's foreign minister will hold talks with Syria's president in Damascus on Thursday to assess bilateral ties, tensions between Syria and Israel, and recent clashes between a Kurdish-led group and the Syrian government, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said. NATO member Turkey has emerged as one of Syria's main foreign allies after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad last year. It has pledged to help rebuild the war-torn country, train and advise its armed forces, and support it in the international arena. The source said Syria's reconstruction would be among the top agenda items during Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's meeting with President Ahmed al-Sharaa, in addition to Ankara's security concerns over recent violence in Syria. "The talks are expected to assess Turkey's national security concerns stemming from northeast Syria, as well as cooperation between the two countries in the fight against terrorist organisations... at a time when preserving Syria's territorial integrity and unity is more important than ever," the source said. Ankara considers the Kurdish-led, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces a terrorist organisation. It has repeatedly said the SDF, which controls much of northeast Syria, must abide by an agreement it signed with Damascus in March to integrate into the Syrian state apparatus, while also providing technical, advisory and military support to Syria to increase its defence capabilities and fight Islamic State militants. Fidan's visit follows clashes this week between the SDF and Syrian government forces in Manbij and Aleppo, and weeks of tensions between Israel and Syria over fighting between Druze and Bedouin forces last month, which Ankara has described as an Israeli sabotage attempt against efforts to achieve stability in Syria. Fidan, who has said Israel aimed to fragment Syria and that Ankara would not allow this, will also discuss "the actions and rhetoric of Israel that pose a threat to Syria and the region's stability", the source said. (Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Ece Toksabay and Hugh Lawson) View the full article

More than 50 years ago, Archie Manning, then a junior at Ole Miss, knocked the college football world sideways. On an October evening in 1969, Manning strode into Birmingham, Alabama, and proceeded to throw for 436 yards and two touchdowns and rush for three more against Bear Bryant and mighty Alabama. Ole Miss lost by a point, but delivered an unmistakable message. This week, Archie Manning, now the patriarch of the nation’s finest quarterback dynasty, knocked the college football world sideways again … and this time, for good measure, he put the NFL’s bottom-feeders on skates, too. In an interview with Texas Monthly for a feature focusing on his grandson Arch, the elder Manning delivered a sledgehammer declaration about the potential for Arch to declare for the 2026 NFL Draft after this college football season: “Arch isn’t going to do that. He’ll be at Texas.” [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] That sound you just heard was Texas exploding in celebration … and New Orleans deflating in despair. Before we go any further, some stipulations: Arch Manning, now entering his third season in Austin, has thrown fewer than 100 college passes for fewer than 1,000 total yards. For all the hype that swirls around Manning — whether because of his Heisman-frontrunner status, the playoff-worthy program around him, or his famous surname — he’s still very much an unknown quantity. That hasn’t stopped frothing fans and media from tabbing Manning and the Longhorns as preseason favorites to win the SEC and challenge for the national championship. It’s the natural result of a college football season with no clear favorite, a rejuvenated fanbase that finally has the talent to justify its perpetual arrogance, and a quarterback with Lombardi trophies in his bloodline. With its bottomless war chest and a cinematic, Steve Sarkisian-crafted identity, Texas has now elbowed its way to the top rungs of the college football hierarchy. Considering how quickly portal-inspired turnover can happen and champions can tumble right out of the playoffs — see: Michigan and Alabama — having a sure thing under center for two years is as close as college football gets to a sure bet. Texas quarterback Arch Manning reacts during practice in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Plus, there are Sundays to consider. Manning’s unique blend of arm talent, potential, hype and lineage has already sent NFL front offices buzzing. Think New Orleans would like another Manning to suit up for them once again, 55 years after his grandfather did? Think Cleveland would like to sign a quarterback whose off-field drama is actually good news? Think the Rams would like a succession plan after Matthew Stafford, or the Colts would like a Plan B, or … you get the idea. Any potential “Awful for Arch” campaign would be almost certainly doomed for a range of reasons … but you know that there are flailing NFL GMs out there who are wondering if a run at getting a Manning on the roster would buy them an extra year or two of employment. All of these factors combine to make Arch Manning’s decision to turn pro one of the most consequential questions in recent football history. It’s true that one player doesn’t make a football team, but it’s also true that quarterbacks, especially elite quarterbacks, aren’t just another player. The wise long-term move would be for Arch to follow his grandfather’s declaration and stay in the draft for another year. Money — while probably not an issue anyway for a Manning — is still flowing into his accounts thanks to NIL deals. Both of his famous uncles stayed in school all four years, Peyton at Tennessee and Eli at Ole Miss, both finished high in Heisman voting, both were picked No. 1 in their respective drafts and both went on to earn a quarter billion as pros. The NFL’s not going anywhere, and another year of seasoning under Sarkisian could only help Arch Manning’s long-term football prospects. Now, if Arch balls out this season, ascends to his final collegiate form, and wins a national championship and a Heisman, well … the calculus changes. But that’s very much an if, rather than a when, and a whole lot of programs will be very motivated to ensure that doesn’t happen. While the football world waits for Arch Manning to make a decision, both the college football and NFL worlds need to plan for both contingencies. Imagine if you need to game-plan for an Arch-led Texas for the next two years. Worse, imagine if you end up with the first pick in the NFL draft … and Arch ends up staying in school. Arch Manning hasn’t even taken a snap this season, and we’re all wondering where he’ll be next. That’s what you get when you have the power to reshape football on two fronts. View the full article

Regression is just a word, amigos. It doesn’t have to be a dirty word, and sometimes it can be a happy word. Smart fantasy football managers are always trying to identify outliers from the past, with the aim of being careful with what’s likely to happen next. If a player ran unreasonably hot or cold in the prior season, we know that production is likely to level out in the following campaign. Lester Bangs tried to tell us this a long time ago: You’ll meet everyone again on their long journey to the middle. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Mind you, if you identify the right positive outliers (or avoid the right negative ones), you have a strong first step towards winning your league. So today’s assignment is an important one — let’s find some statistical outliers from the 2024 season and try to figure out how to project those situations going forward. QB Lamar Jackson, RavensJackson didn’t win the MVP in 2024, but he surely had his best season, setting career bests in several categories (passing yards, touchdown passes, QB rating, touchdown to interception ratio; just to name a few). But his touchdown percentage of 8.6% will be hard to repeat — consider that he had rates of 4.2, 5.2 and 5.3 in the three previous seasons. Spin: Although Jackson probably just had what will stand as the best season of his career, it’s also reflective of a talented player reaching total command of the game — like many athletes, Jackson found a spike year in his age-27 season. It’s foolish to expect a major drop-off given Baltimore’s loaded offense and the shrewd schemes of OC Todd Monken, and Jackson rightfully will be the QB1 on many (perhaps most) draft boards. Josh Allen would never admit it publicly, but he’d surely trade supporting casts in a second. RB Saquon Barkley, EaglesYou surely know the stat by now — Barkley had 482 touches last year (including the playoffs), a gigantic number. But there’s another stat I can’t get out of my mind — Barkley’s 15 touchdowns came with a staggering average of 29.4 yards last year, and he didn’t have a single score from the 1-yard line (that’s tush push territory for Jalen Hurts). Spin: Barkley enters his eighth season in the league, and he’s missed at least three games in four of those seasons. It’s a cinch he’ll lose some of last year’s touches, and the long touchdown rate isn’t going to repeat either. I understand it’s no fun to fade a player who just turned in the monster season Barkley had, but we need to skate to where the puck is headed, not where it’s been. In the first round, I’d prefer younger backs like Bijan Robinson or Jahmyr Gibbs in front of Barkley. RB James Cook, BillsBy the efficiency stats, Cook had a season similar to his career path last year — his YPC bumped up slightly, his success rate dipped slightly. His yards per reception and yards per target both fell, and he had 12 fewer catches than the previous season. But Cook landed as the RB8 because of how pure he ran with touchdowns — he spiked 18 times last year, after a modest six touchdowns in the previous season. Spin: Cook is unhappy with his contract, a situation that will likely clear itself up before opening week — although it’s still worth mentioning. But it’s extremely doubtful Cook can match last year’s touchdown count, given that Buffalo has a mobile and athletic quarterback in Josh Allen and capable understudy backs in Ray Davis and Ty Johnson. And while Cook is the obvious head of this backfield, he’s not really built to be a workhorse — he checks in at 190 pounds, and averages just under 16 touches per game over the past two seasons. Tread carefully here. QB Jordan Love, PackersLove tumbled from QB5 to QB17 last year, but that was mostly driven by volume. A slew of his key efficiency stats actually improved — Love had a better touchdown rate, a better sack-avoidance rate and a healthy jump in YPA. Two missed games contributed to his fantasy drop, though Love also slotted a modest QB18 in points per game. Spin: The Packers ranked 16th in pass rate over expected back in 2023, but they slipped to 31st last year — perhaps because Love suffered an MCL sprain at the end of the season-opening loss in Brazil. The Yahoo market is giving you a QB16 sticker on Love this summer, which obviously presents a profit opportunity. It's unlikely the Packers will be this run-heavy again. WR Tyreek Hill, DolphinsIt got late awfully early for Hill in 2024 — he didn’t have a single reception over 30 yards after Week 1. We saw a crash landing from Hill’s efficiency (his YPC fell by 3.3 yards) and volume (he lost 48 targets, 38 catches and seven touchdowns from the previous season). Hill also missed the Pro Bowl for the first time in his nine-year career. Spin: Hill’s year-long slump had a lot of factors — Tua Tagovailoa dealt with concussion problems, and the Miami offensive line didn’t play well, which discouraged the team from calling deep pass plays. Unfortunately for Hill, Tagovailoa remains an injury risk, and the line still looks questionable. We also have to wonder about Hill’s commitment (at times it seems like he’s unhappy in Miami) and his level of skill (this is a 10-year vet heading into his age-31 season). Even with the market offering a discount on Hill, this is not a play I’m likely to make. If you want to bet on a comeback in this passing game, focus on Jaylen Waddle. TE Trey McBride, CardinalsSome people are allergic to pollen, or bees or certain kinds of medication. McBride’s apparently holding a touchdown allergy. Despite 221 catches over three NFL seasons, he’s only caught six touchdown passes. It’s not for a lack of opportunity — McBride saw 21 red-zone targets last year, second-most among tight ends. But only one of those passes from in close went for a touchdown. Spin: Perhaps the Cardinals will get more creative with McBride this year — consider he did have one touchdown run last season. But it’s possible his lack of scoring is directly tied to QB Kyler Murray, who’s undersized at the position and might struggle to see the field properly when things condense at the goal line. My reservations on Murray won’t allow me to label McBride a proactive pick, but I understand why some fantasy managers will target McBride, focusing on a high volume floor and the likelihood of positive touchdown regression. View the full article

【統一證券晨訊】232半導體關稅緊接在後 短線觀察月線支撐日期：2025年 8月 4日※盤勢分析新對等關稅將上路，232半導體關稅緊接在後，短線觀察月線支撐※昨日盤勢美國總統川普宣布台灣對等關稅新稅率為20%，高於日本與南韓的15%，但相較4月2日關稅日大幅調降，顯示不確定性部分消除。惟部分投資人擔憂台灣關稅較其他鄰近國家高，8月1日台股早盤受失望性賣壓影響，指數回檔至5日線附近震盪。不過，總統於8/1上午記者會表示，20%為「暫時性稅率」，後續談判將爭取更低稅率。市場預期，若後續達成協議，稅率有望進一步下調，終場指數跌幅收斂，收十字紅K棒。權值股方面：台積電下跌1.72%、鴻海上漲1.96%、聯發科下跌1.45%、廣達上漲1.24%、台達電上漲3.70%。盤面熱門強勢股，東元、大量、事欣科、系統電、致茂、英濟、中磊、加百裕、高僑、昇陽半導體等漲停；匯鑽科、定穎投控、昇達科、能率、宏捷科、啟碁、華景電、亞光等漲幅5%以上。盤面弱勢股，中台、亞德客-KY、研華、榮剛、金居、台塑、華新、台郡等跌幅4%以上。終場加權指數下跌108.14點，以23434.38點作收，成交量為3923.26億元。觀察盤面變化，三大類股漲跌互見，電子下跌0.66%、傳產 中央社財經 ・ 3 天前 View the full article

Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) released her first negative ad in Virginia’s gubernatorial race Thursday, hitting Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) over her response to the Trump administration’s federal workforce cuts. The 30-second spot, titled “Real Issues,” opens with a clip of Earle-Sears declining to address the Department of Government Efficiency cuts in Virginia during a CNN interview last week. “Oh, OK. If this is the way you want to go, then go ahead. I’m just not going to participate, because I want to talk about real issues,” Earle-Sears said when asked if she supports Trump’s purge of the federal workforce. The spot wraps with a narrator stating “It’s a real issue that Sears supports Trump, not Virginians.” Virginia Democrats have sought to tie the state’s Republicans to Trump’s federal workforce cuts, which have had a large impact throughout the state given its proximity to Washington and large military population. Earle-Sears and Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) have, in turn, focused on job growth in Virginia’s private sector during the Youngkin administration. The ad also comes days after Trump said he “would” endorse Earle-Sears, but appeared to stop short of giving her a full endorsement. “I think probably, yeah, she’s got a tough race. She shouldn’t, she shouldn’t, because the candidate she’s running against is not very good, but I think she’s got a tough race,” Trump told reporters on Sunday. The latest Decision Desk HQ polling average shows Spanberger leading Earle-Sears in the race 45.2 percent to 36 percent. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the race as “lean Democratic.” Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to The Hill. View the full article

劉洋早前在TVB處境喜劇《愛・回家之開心速遞》中，以曹總堂弟「雪總」身分出場，無論是衣服，氣場，談吐都十分有曹總的影子，令觀眾感到驚喜，又有新鮮感和喜感。今日（07/08）劉洋接受《香港01》訪問，他透露除了早前拍攝的集數，8月份更有機會再拍攝另一集戲份，表示：「應該快了，好像是8月底。」令人十足期待！ 劉洋飾演「雪總」。（《愛回家之開心速遞》截圖）劉洋飾演「雪總」。（《愛回家之開心速遞》截圖）劉洋和黃博出席節目錄影。（林迅景 攝）劉洋和黃博出席節目錄影。（林迅景 攝）劉洋和黃博出席節目錄影。（林迅景 攝）談到在劇中的的名字，雖然已拍了一集，但原來劉洋並不理解「雪總」的另一番含意。「不知道，是什麼意思？（冷氣機裡面藍色的液體）哦！（沒有人解釋過？）沒有。」他表示，出演前參考了不少曹總的演出，說：「我一定要看一下，因為他讓我演曹總的堂弟，一些講話的狀態，看了很多。在我看來，他加了俚語的普通話，他的廣東話我每個字都聽得懂，因為在我聽就是普通話。」 曹總的角色好受歡迎。（電視截圖）他表示，客串《愛回家》除得到不少演出經驗，也因為見到「明星」，一班《愛回家》演員而開心。他也說，劉丹是他的偶像：「我看的第一部劇是《天龍八部》，是丹爺演的，他是洪七公，是偶像呀，所以非常開心，是兒時的明星。」 其實丹爺係「洪七公」專業戶嚟。（截圖）劉洋和黃博出席節目錄影。（林迅景 攝） View the full article

No hay dudas de que Titanic es una de las películas más icónicas de la historia del cine; entre cada una de las características que la hacen única, es imposible imaginarla con otros rostros. Sin embargo, Matthew McConaughey estuvo a punto de ser Jack, el enamorado de Rose -personificada por Kate Winslet-, y sorprendió al revelar el insólito motivo por el que quedó afuera y Leonardo DiCaprio fue quien ocupó aquel lugar. La película Titanic volverá a Netflix tras la tragedia del submarino Titán“Fui a leer con Kate Winslet, y no era una de las audiciones; lo filmaron, así que fue como una prueba en pantalla”, le contó a Rob Lowe en su pódcast Literally! con Rob Lowe en 2021. “Después de irnos, fue una de esas audiciones en las que me siguieron, y cuando salimos, me dijeron: ‘¡Qué bien!’. O sea, una especie de abrazos”, añadió. Pese a que creía que todo marchaba viento en popa, la decisión de no continuar no fue de él, sino de los directores, quienes se desilusionaron por un detalle no menor. Según cuenta el próximo libro de memorias del productor de cine Jon Landau, el actor estadounidense era uno de los favoritos para el papel, ya que dejaba ver cierta química con Winslet, quien “quedó cautivada por Matthew, su presencia y su encanto”. Matthew McConaughey reveló que podría haber encarnado un icónico rol en la película de 1997“Matthew hizo la escena con el acento arrastrado”, recordó Jon, lo que llevó al director James Cameron a pedirle que la hiciera de nuevo sin su acento texano: “Eso es genial. Ahora intentémoslo de otra manera”. No obstante, tal como contó Landau, McConaughey no se mostró interesado en cambiar su acento y de manera contundente respondió: “Gracias, pero no”. Contacto, la película que Matthew McConaughey protagonizó después de quedar fuera de TitanicPero no todo fue mal para Matthew, ya que gracias al rechazo de James Cameron, ese mismo año quedó seleccionado como protagonista de Contacto, un aclamado drama de ciencia ficción dirigido por Robert Zemeckis, donde compartió cartel con la ganadora del Oscar, Jodie Foster. En la cinta interpretó a Palmer Joss, un influyente teólogo y consejero de la protagonista, papel le permitió explorar un personaje más complejo y demostrar su versatilidad actoral, que no se limitaba solo a roles de galán. Cuál fue el papel que Matthew McConaughey rechazó por 15 millones de dólaresMatthew McConaughey apareció en un episodio reciente del pódcast Modern Wisdom de Chris Williamson, en el que habló de su carrera y mencionó que el dinero no es determinante para la felicidad. “Ahora bien, el dinero, la fama, esa es la definición del éxito. Parece que quien tiene más es el ganador”, expresó y continuó: “Conocí a muchos hombres muy ricos que persiguieron ese dólar para tener éxito y ser relevantes por tener la mayor cantidad de dinero”. En ese sentido, comentó que “no hay manera de que sea menos feliz” al ganar menos dinero y reveló que rechazó 14,5 millones de dólares para protagonizar una nueva versión de Magnum, PI en 2008. “Había estado ausente el tiempo suficiente para convertirme en una nueva y buena idea. ‘¿Dónde está McConaughey?’”, le contó al presentador, a quien le dijo que no quería dedicarse solo a hacer comedias el resto de su vida. PUBLICIDADDos años más tarde le ofrecieron el papel de Ron Woodroof en Dallas Buyers Club de 2013, el cual le valió un Oscar. “Tomarme un año y medio libre y decir no a las cosas de una u otra forma me convirtió en una nueva y buena idea”, completó. Síguenos en nuestro canal de WhatsAppTAMBIÉN TE PUEDE INTERESAR | EN VIDEO Así usan el audio de una famosa película para ahuyentar a lobos de las manadas de ganado View the full article

Tras casi dos años de guerra, la capacidad militar de Hamás se encuentra gravemente debilitada y su liderazgo político se encuentra bajo intensa presión. Sin embargo, durante la guerra, Hamás ha logrado seguir usando un sistema secreto de pagos en efectivo para abonar los salarios de 30.000 funcionarios, que ascienden a un total de US$7 millones. La BBC ha hablado con tres funcionarios que confirmaron haber recibido casi US$300 cada uno en la última semana. Se cree que se encuentran entre las decenas de miles de empleados que han seguido recibiendo cada10 semanas un máximo de poco más del 20% de lo que representaba su salario antes de la guerra. PUBLICIDADEn medio de una inflación galopante, este salario simbólico -una fracción del total- está provocando un creciente resentimiento entre los fieles del partido. La grave escasez de alimentos -que las agencias de ayuda humanitaria atribuyen a las restricciones israelíes- y el aumento de los casos de desnutrición aguda continúan en Gaza, donde en las últimas semanas un kilogramo de harina ha llegado a costar hasta US$80, un máximo histórico. Sin bancosPalestinos buscan entre los escombros de sus casas devastadas alguna pertenencia que aún pueda usarse después del ataque aéreo israelí que tuvo como objetivo varias viviendas.Sin un sistema bancario operativo en Gaza, es difícil, y hasta peligroso, recibir el sueldo. Israel identifica y ataca regularmente a los distribuidores de salarios de Hamás, buscando perturbar la capacidad administrativa del grupo. Los empleados, desde policías hasta funcionarios de Hacienda, por lo general reciben un mensaje cifrado en sus teléfonos o en los de sus parejas en el que se les dice que vayan a un lugar específico a una hora concreta para "reunirse con un amigo para tomar el té". PUBLICIDADEn el punto de encuentro, un hombre -o en ocasiones una mujer- se acerca al empleado y le entrega discretamente un sobre sellado con el dinero antes de desaparecer sin más interacción. Un empleado del Ministerio de Asuntos Religiosos de Hamás, que prefiere no revelar su nombre por razones de seguridad, describió los peligros que implica cobrar su salario. "Cada vez que voy a cobrar mi sueldo, me despido de mi esposa e hijos. Sé que podría no regresar", dijo. "En varias ocasiones, los ataques israelíes han alcanzado los puntos de distribución de salarios. Sobreviví a uno que tuvo como objetivo un mercado concurrido en la ciudad de Gaza". Alaa, cuyo nombre hemos cambiado para proteger su identidad, es maestro de escuela empleado por el gobierno de Hamás y el único sostén de una familia de seis miembros. PUBLICIDAD"Recibí 1.000 shekels (unos US$300) en billetes gastados; ningún comerciante los aceptaba. Solo 200 shekels eran utilizables; con el resto, sinceramente, no sé qué hacer", declaró a la BBC. "Después de dos meses y medio de hambre, nos pagan con dinero desgastado. "A menudo me veo obligado a ir a los puntos de distribución de ayuda con la esperanza de conseguir harina para alimentar a mis hijos. A veces consigo llevar un poco a casa, pero la mayoría de las veces no lo consigo". La escasez en Gaza hace que los precios de hasta los productos más básicos estén por las nubes.En marzo, el ejército israelí afirmó haber asesinado al responsable de finanzas de Hamás, Ismail Barhoum, en un ataque contra el hospital Nasser en Jan Yunis. Lo acusaron de canalizar fondos hacia el ala militar de Hamás. No está claro cómo Hamás ha logrado seguir financiando el pago de salarios, dada la destrucción de gran parte de su infraestructura administrativa y financiera. PUBLICIDADUn funcionario de Hamás, que ocupó altos cargos y está familiarizado con las operaciones financieras de la organización, le dijo a la BBC que el grupo había acumulado aproximadamente US$700 millones en efectivo y cientos de millones de shekels en túneles subterráneos antes del mortífero ataque del 7 de octubre de 2023 en el sur de Israel, que desencadenó la devastadora campaña militar israelí. Estos ataques fueron presuntamente supervisados directamente por el líder de Hamás, Yahya Sinwar, y su hermano Mohammed, ambos abatidos desde entonces por las fuerzas israelíes. Indignación por la recompensa a los partidarios de HamásSe cree que la mayor parte del financiamiento de las fuerzas armadas de Hamás viene de Irán.Históricamente, Hamás se ha financiado con elevados aranceles e impuestos de importación a la población de Gaza, además de recibir millones de dólares en apoyo de Qatar. Las Brigadas al Qassam, el brazo militar de Hamás que opera a través de un sistema financiero independiente, se financian principalmente con fondos iraníes. Un alto cargo de los proscritos Hermanos Musulmanes, con sede en Egipto y una de las organizaciones islamistas más influyentes del mundo, ha declarado que alrededor del 10% de su presupuesto también se destinó a Hamás. A pesar de las precarias condiciones de la población, Hamás sigue cobrando impuestos.Para generar ingresos durante la guerra, Hamás ha seguido imponiendo impuestos a los comerciantes y ha vendido grandes cantidades de cigarrillos a precios inflados, hasta 100 veces superiores a su precio original. Antes de la guerra, una caja de 20 cigarrillos costaba US$5, cifra que ahora supera los US$170. Además de los pagos en efectivo, Hamás ha distribuido paquetes de alimentos a sus miembros y sus familias a través de comités locales de emergencia, cuyo liderazgo rota con frecuencia debido a los repetidos ataques israelíes. Esto ha alimentado la indignación pública, y muchos residentes de Gaza acusan a Hamás de distribuir ayuda solo a sus partidarios y excluir a la población en general. Israel ha acusado a Hamás de robar la ayuda que entró en Gaza durante el alto el fuego a principios de este año, algo que Hamás niega. Sin embargo, fuentes de la BBC en Gaza han afirmado que Hamás se apropió de cantidades significativas de ayuda durante ese periodo. Nisreen Khaled, una viuda que se quedó al cuidado de tres hijos tras la muerte de su esposo por cáncer hace cinco años, declaró a la BBC: "Cuando el hambre empeoró, mis hijos lloraban no solo de dolor, sino también de ver a nuestros vecinos afiliados a Hamás recibir paquetes de comida y sacos de harina". "¿No son ellos la causa de nuestro sufrimiento? ¿Por qué no consiguieron comida, agua y medicinas antes de emprender su aventura del 7 de octubre?". 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10代の「マイナビ　閃光（せんこう）ライオット2025 produced by SCHOOL OF LOCK！」が7日、東京・Zepp DiverCityで行われた。 乃木坂46賀喜遥香（23）と井上和（20）が、応援アンバサダーを務め、開会宣言。ギターを持って登場した賀喜が「自分だけの音楽を届けてくださった全ての皆さんに、その挑戦に、心からの敬意をささげます」とあいさつすると、井上は「このイベントは全員が主人公です。勇気を出して音源を送ってくれたあの人も、震える手で楽器を鳴らしてくれたあの子も、配信を見てくれているあなたも、全員が主人公です」と続けた。最後に2人で「それでは始めます！　マイナビ閃光（せんこう）ライオット2025！」と叫び、会場を盛り上げた。 同フェスの出場条件は応募時に10代であることで、現在20歳のメンバーも出演が可能。応募総数3129組から選考を勝ち抜いたファイナリスト9組のうち、東京都出身の4人組バンド「めっちゃ美人」がグランプリを獲得した。 結成から半年を過ぎたばかりの新星で、ロックを基本にしつつも和太鼓を取り入れる曲も披露するなど、個性派として会場を沸かせた。 ボーカルの久場莉己（20）は「うれしいです、とにかく。優勝にこだわらずに楽しむことを一番に臨んだ。一番良い結末でほっとしている」と率直な感想を話した。トップバッターで出演し、見事に頂点に。自身のステージ後に8組の演奏を見て「自信がなくなった」と明かすも、堂々の受賞となった。今後の目標を聞かれると犬塚瑛慈（20）は「月でワンマンライブをしたい」ときっぱり。久場が「目の前においしそうなことがあっても見極めて、身の丈にあったことを」と続き、手堅く1歩ずつ進んでいく。 View the full article

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has scheduled a meeting with security officials to discuss a possible expansion of Israel's military operation in Gaza after the breakdown of ceasefire talks last month. The meeting could result in an order for the full reoccupation of Gaza for the first time since Israel withdrew soldiers and settlers two decades ago. Such a move would be aimed at boosting Israel's security, but is fraught with humanitarian and diplomatic risks. The meeting was scheduled for Thursday evening, but it is not clear if it will lead to any immediate decision. Hamas-led militants killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted 251 in an Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war. They still hold 50 hostages, around 20 of them believed to be alive. Israel’s retaliatory military offensive has killed more than 61,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Here’s the latest: The Israeli airline's Paris office is vandalized with graffiti Vandals have sprayed red paint on the Paris office of El Al, the Israeli airline. El Al said the offices were unoccupied at the time of the vandalism, which was discovered Thursday morning, and no one was harmed. Red paint and the words “El Al genocide airline” were sprayed across the glass doors and walls of the airline’s office. El Al called the incident “deeply disturbing.” It occurred as tensions are running high between France and Israel over France’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state. Israel’s Foreign Ministry condemned what it called an antisemitic attack and urged the French government to ensure the safety of El Al staff and offices and to bring the perpetrators to justice. Indonesia offers help to Palestinians Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, is preparing Galang, an uninhabited island on the northwest side of the country, to treat around 1,000 wounded people from the Gaza Strip. The announcement was made Thursday by Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Sugiono, who like other Indonesians uses one name only. Indonesia's president first announced in April a plan to temporarily house and treat wounded Palestinians, particularly women and children. The country's top clerics have criticized the plan due to a lack of guarantees that evacuated Gazans would be able to return home, something they worry could partly enable the depopulation of Gaza. Wounded Palestinians would be taken to a medical facility where COVID-19 patients and Vietnamese refugees have been treated in the past. Thursday’s announcement marks the first time the location was named, but no other details were given. The relatives of hostages protest Almost two dozen relatives of hostages being held in Gaza set sail from southern Israel on Thursday towards the maritime border with Gaza, where they broadcast messages of protest from loudspeakers. The families denounced Netanyahu’s reported plan to expand military operations. Yehuda Cohen, the father of Nimrod Cohen, an Israeli soldier held hostage in Gaza, said from the boat that Netanyahu is prolonging the war to satisfy extremists in his government and to prevent it from collapsing. “Netanyahu is working only for himself,” he said, pleading with the international community to put pressure on Netanyahu to stop the war and save his son. More death in Gaza At least 29 Palestinians were killed in airstrikes and shootings across southern Gaza on Thursday, according to local hospitals. Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis said 12 of the fatalities were from people attempting to access aid near a distribution site run by a U.S. and Israeli-backed private contractor. At least 50 people were wounded, many from gunshots, the hospital said. Neither the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation nor the Israeli military, which helps secure the group’s sites, immediately commented on the strikes or shootings. The Israeli military has accused Hamas of operating in densely populated civilian areas. Palestinians receive body of a slain activist and mourn him Israeli authorities returned the body of a Palestinian activist allegedly killed by an Israeli settler last week, after female Bedouin relatives launched a hunger strike to protest the authority’s decision to hold his body in custody. The hunger strike was a rare public call from Bedouin women who traditionally mourn in private. Witnesses said Awdah Al Hathaleen was shot and killed by a radical Israeli settler during a confrontation caught on video last month. Israeli authorities said they would only return the body if the family agrees to certain conditions that would “prevent public disorder.” Despite dropping some of their demands, family members said Israel set up checkpoints and prevented many mourners from outside the village from attending. View the full article

Israel’s security cabinet is set to decide on a full reoccupation of Gaza, a move that would mark a major escalation of the conflict in after nearly two years of war in the territory. Despite international pressure, opposition from the Israeli military and domestic fears the operation will endanger hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed for a complete takeover of the besieged enclave. Earlier this week, Israeli media reported that Netanyahu had decided on a “full conquest” of Gaza, which Israel ceded control over nearly two decades ago. The phased plan under consideration would require up to five months, during which approximately a million Palestinians in Gaza City and other areas would once again be forced into evacuation areas in southern Gaza, according to an Israeli official with knowledge of the proposal. The military would establish compounds to house the massive influx of displaced Palestinians. As part of the plan, Israel and the US would increase the number of aid distribution sites operated by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) from the current four up to 16 sites, the official said. Palestinians carry aid supplies collected from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in the central Gaza Strip on August 1. - Stringer/ReutersThe operation, which is intended to increase pressure on Hamas and free the remaining Israeli captives, could be paused if the militant group returns to negotiations, the official noted. The last round of talks, which began with marked optimism, collapsed two weeks ago after the US and Israel pulled their delegations from Qatar, with US envoy Steve Witkoff accusing Hamas of negotiating “in bad faith.” Hamas said it is ready to return to the negotiating table, but only once enough humanitarian aid enters Gaza. On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said it was “pretty much up to Israel” whether to occupy all of Gaza, effectively giving Netanyahu the green light to proceed however he wants. The Israeli military says it already controls some 75% of Gaza following 22 months of war, which has left much of the territory in ruins and triggered a humanitarian crisis. The expanded operation would see Israel encircle and potentially enter the few remaining areas in Gaza that are outside its direct control in an effort to destroy Hamas. Such a scenario would leave Israel legally responsible for the welfare of Palestinians in Gaza, which is facing a starvation crisis. But the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, warned in a meeting with Netanyahu on Tuesday evening that a full takeover of Gaza would trap the military within the enclave and put the remaining hostages at risk, sources told CNN Wednesday. In a rare public acknowledgement of the disagreements between Israel’s military and its political leadership, Zamir said on Thursday, “The culture of debate is an inseparable part of the history of the Jewish people. We will continue to express our position without fear – in a professional, independent, and substantive manner.” A view from the air as Jordanian air force personnel perform an air drop of aid and humanitarian supplies in Gaza on Wednesday. - Salah Malkawi/Getty ImagesOn Thursday, far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich celebrated Israel’s military operations in Gaza as a means to building Jewish settlements in the territory once again. Visiting the re-established settlement of Sa-Nur in the occupied West Bank, Smotrich said Israel “would one day return to every place we were expelled from.” Using the biblical term for the northern West Bank, Smotrich said, “That applies to Gaza, and certainly to Samaria.” Polls have repeatedly shown that the majority of Israelis favor an end to the war in exchange for the release of the remaining 50 hostages in Gaza. Families of the hostages remaining in Gaza blasted the government’s plan to expand the war. “Netanyahu is working against the hostages,” said Yehuda Cohen, whose son Nimrod is still held captive in Gaza. “Netanyahu is working for murdering the hostages by going and continuing maneuvering in Gaza, especially in areas where hostages are.” The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said on Thursday that it was planning a protest outside the venue of the security cabinet meeting in Jerusalem to express its rejection of a potential expansion of the war. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com View the full article

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa Thursday in Damascus, as Syria’s new government struggles to unify and assert control over the country. Syria’s state-run news agency SANA said only that the “two sides discussed regional and global developments and ways to enhance joint cooperation in various fields.” Ankara has been a strong backer of the interim government in Damascus since former Syrian President Bashar Assad was toppled in a lightning rebel offensive in December. Syria last month requested Turkey’s support to strengthen its defense capabilities following sectarian violence that increased tensions in the country and drew Israeli intervention. Clashes erupted last month between members of Bedouin tribes and armed factions from the Druze religious minority in Syria’s southern Sweida province. Government forces that intervened, ostensibly to quell the fighting, ended up siding with the Bedouins. Israel then launched strikes on government convoys in Sweida and on the Defense Ministry headquarters in Damascus, saying it was acting to protect the Druze. Turkey has been vocally critical of Israeli intervention in Syria and also wants to curb the influence of the Kurdish groups controlling northeastern Syria. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has been a key U.S. ally in the fight against the Islamic State extremist group, but Ankara regards the SDF as a terrorist group because of its ties to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which waged a decades-long insurgency in Turkey. In March, the SDF and Damascus reached an agreement to merge their forces, but its details were vague and the deal has not been implemented. Turkish defense ministry officials, speaking on condition of anonymity in accordance with regulations, accused the SDF Thursday of not following through on its commitment, adding that Ankara remains “committed to supporting the Syrian administration’s fight against terrorist organizations and to providing the requested training, advisory, and technical assistance to strengthen its defense and security capacity.” ____ Fraser reported from Ankara. View the full article

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel intends to take military control of all of Gaza and will eventually hand it over to armed forces that will govern it properly. "We intend to," Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News when asked if Israel would take control of the entire 26-mile strip. "We don't want to keep it. We want to have a security perimeter. We don't want to govern it. We don't want to be there as a governing body." (Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Brendan O'Brien) View the full article

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