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As hundreds of federal law enforcement officers and National Guard troops descend on Washington as part of President Donald Trump’s public display of force against crime in the nation’s capital, the president and his allies have increasingly directed their ire toward the city’s juvenile crime laws. More than two weeks after a 19-year-old former DOGE staffer was allegedly assaulted in DC by a group of teens, the president suggested that decades of Democratic leadership in the district were to blame for a system that seems to let violent juvenile offenders off the hook. Youth arrests reached a post-pandemic high in 2023, before falling the following year, according to DC government statistics. But from January 2025 until the end of June, DC Metropolitan police had arrested juveniles at the highest rate in that time period since 2019. “Local ‘youths’ and gang members, some only 14, 15, and 16-years-old, are randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent Citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be almost immediately released,” Trump said on Truth Social earlier this month. “The Law in DC must be changed to prosecute these ‘minors’ as adults, and lock them up for a long time, starting at age 14.” Trump and US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro’s criticism of DC’s juvenile justice system highlights a longstanding rift between the US attorney’s office and that of the DC attorney general, which prosecutes juvenile offenses in the district. The district’s current laws don’t allow juvenile offenders younger than 15 to be prosecuted as adults in the vast majority of cases. But offenders under 18 can still end up in the adult justice system in one of two ways. Federal prosecutors from the DC US attorney’s office can unilaterally charge 16 and 17-year-olds as adults when facing four of the most serious criminal charges on the books: murder, sexual assault, armed robbery, and assault with conspiracy to commit the three offenses. Alternatively, the district’s attorney general’s office – which has jurisdiction over most juvenile crimes – can petition a judge to charge juvenile offenders 15 and up as adults but must prove that the defendant lacks “reasonable prospects for rehabilitation” in the juvenile system. In a statement, a spokeswoman for the DC attorney general’s office touted the office’s prosecution rates for violent juvenile offenses, writing that the office “prosecutes all serious and violent crimes committed by juveniles where we have the evidence required to do so, and we seek to hold young people accountable if they harm others.” Pirro targeting three lawsTrump ally Pirro, who was confirmed this month as US Attorney for DC, has targeted three laws to change or overturn. The top DC federal prosecutor last week attacked the district’s 2018 Youth Rehabilitation Act, which was enacted to “separate youth offenders from more mature, experienced offenders,” citing the case of a 19-year-old who shot another Metrobus passenger and was sentenced to probation under the act. The law raised the upper age limit of juvenile offenders for sentencing purposes from 22 to 24 in 2018 – and permits judges to seal convictions after offenders serve their sentences, except in cases of homicide and sexual abuse. Pirro similarly criticized the 2021 Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act, which lets all offenders convicted before age 25 to ask for a sentencing reduction after serving 15 years in prison. The law requires judges to evaluate 11 factors – ranging from the defendant’s own childhood abuse history and mental health evaluations to victims’ statements – in determining whether the petitioner poses a danger to any community member, and that the “interests of justice” warrant a sentence modification. “I know evil when I see it, no matter the age – and the violence in DC committed by young people belongs in criminal court, not family court,” Pirro said in a statement to CNN. “We’re not dealing with kids who need a pat on the back – we’re dealing with a wave of brutal violence that demands a serious response. While others debate causes, families are burying loved ones, and the only way to stop this is to treat violent offenders like the criminals they are.” She also claimed that the 2022 Second Chance Amendment Act allows for the “stunning erasure of criminal convictions” by allowing all defendants to move for certain criminal convictions to be sealed or expunged. Some criminal justice experts and local officials say that Trump and Pirro’s vision for DC is out-of-date and harkens back to the rhetoric of historic crime waves in the 1990s. Compared to their counterparts at the US attorney’s office, the DC attorney general’s office “is much more grounded in research about what works and what doesn’t work and about what is developmentally appropriate,” said Eduardo Ferrer, an associate professor of law and policy director of the Juvenile Justice Initiative at Georgetown University. “I’m not prepared to just throw away the key on our young people, and most people are not,” said DC Councilmember Christina Henderson, adding that she believes that attacks largely ignore the complexities of the city’s justice system. “I feel strongly that the district should be able to make that decision for themselves, because these are our kids.” For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com View the full article

AUSTIN (Nexstar) – The Texas House is adjourned until Wednesday morning. But one State Rep. is staying in the chamber, staging a protest that’s gaining attention. Before the House adjourned Monday, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, ordered the doors to the chamber to be locked. He said that members needed written permission to leave the chamber. But he added an extra step for Democrats who broke quorum and had arrest warrants issued. The Speaker said those members would be granted written permission to leave only after agreeing to be released into the custody of a designated Department of Public Safety officer who will ensure they return to the House on Wednesday at 10 a.m. State Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, refused and was not allowed to leave. “I refuse to sign away my dignity as a duly elected representative just so Republicans can control my movements and monitor me with police escorts,” Collier stated in a news release. Texas Democrats highlighted her protest, sending out a news release stating that Collier was locked in the chamber, “detained as political prisoner.” The Texas House Democratic Caucus set up a live stream of Collier remaining on the House floor and offered reporters live interviews with the representative. At one point, supporters gathered outside the chamber chanting, “Let her go!” A social media post by the Texas House Democrats showed video a group of activists appearing to be arrested outside the House chamber. Other Texas Democrats have taken to social media, posting pictures and videos with Collier to show support. Late Monday, NBC News reporter Ryan Chandler reported that Collier had been told she can leave the House floor to go to her office, which is located in another part of the Capitol. She reportedly cannot leave the building without a DPS escort. Early into Collier’s protest, the Texas House committee on redistricting voted out of committee a new version of a bill with proposed new congressional maps. The committee vote sets the stage for the full House to consider the redistricting legislation, where it is expected to pass. The maps are designed to boost Republican representation in the Texas congressional delegation. The push for the redistricting legislation comes after President Donald Trump called on Texas leaders to redraw voting lines to gain five Republican seats in Congress during the mid-term elections. State Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, defended the plan to boost Republican representation. “The U.S. Supreme Court… says that jurisdictions may engage in constitutional political gerrymandering, recognizing that politics and political considerations are inseparable from districting and apportionment,” Hunter said before Monday’s committee vote. The maps will likely push out Congressman Marc Veasey, a Democrat who represents the area that includes much of Collier’s state house district. Collier believes the maps will have a negative impact on her constituents. “My community is majority-minority, and they expect me to stand up for their representation. When I press that button to vote, I know these maps will harm my constituents,” Collier stated in a news release. “My constituents sent me to Austin to protect their voices and rights,” Collier added. 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 KXAN Austin. View the full article

ホワイトハウスで欧州首脳と記念写真に納まるトランプ米大統領（中央）とウクライナのゼレンスキー大統領（左から4人目）＝ワシントンで2025年8月18日、AP 　米ホワイトハウスで18日開かれたトランプ米大統領とウクライナのゼレンスキー大統領の会談には、欧州各国の首脳らも駆けつけた。背景には、ロシアとウクライナの早期和平を目指すトランプ氏が圧力をかけ、ゼレンスキー氏が領土などを巡って一方的な譲歩を迫られかねないとの懸念があった。ウクライナを含めた欧州の安全保障には引き続き米国の関与が欠かせず、反目を避けたい思惑もにじんだ。 　「これはとても重要な瞬間だ。欧州は（米国の）友人として、同盟相手としてここに来た」。欧州連合（EU）のフォンデアライエン欧州委員長は、米ウクライナ首脳らとの会談冒頭でこう呼びかけ、和やかな雰囲気を演出した。 　英国のスターマー首相は、トランプ氏がウクライナへの再侵攻を防ぐための「安全の保証」に米国も関与する姿勢を示したことについて「ウクライナと欧州の安全保障において、歴史的な一歩が踏み出せるかもしれない」と持ち上げた。 　大国の英独仏やEU以外から訪米した指導者の顔ぶれにも、トランプ氏の機嫌をとろうとする配慮がにじんだ。 　イタリアのメローニ首相はトランプ氏が大統領に返り咲く前から保守派同士で関係が深く、2025年1月のトランプ氏の就任式にも出席した。フィンランドのストゥブ大統領は得意のゴルフを通じてトランプ氏と頻繁に連絡する間柄になった。北大西洋条約機構（NATO）のルッテ事務総長も公私にわたってトランプ氏に賛辞を贈り続け、緊密な関係を築いている。 　欧州側の狙い通り、トランプ氏も「一度に欧州の指導者がこれだけ来たことはない。米国にとって大きな名誉だ」と上機嫌で首脳らを迎えた。 　欧州側が異例の対応をとった背景には、… View the full article

　韓国の李在明（イ・ジェミョン）大統領が23日に来日するのを控え、警視庁は19日、東京都千代田区の警視庁本部で警備会議を開いた。各所属の幹部ら約180人が集まり、警護態勢などについて確認した。 　韓国大統領の来日は2023年以来。迫田裕治警視総監は「警備に際しては、さまざまな不法行為の発生を念頭に置く必要がある。その芽を確実に摘むためには、警視庁の総合力の発揮が必要不可欠だ」と訓示した。 Advertisement 　李大統領は24日まで滞在し、石破茂首相と首脳会談を行う予定。李大統領の来日に伴い、都心の一部では交通規制や検問が実施される。【木下翔太郎】 View the full article

【横浜－県岐阜商】延長タイブレーク十回表横浜無死二、三塁、阿部葉が2点適時打を放つ＝阪神甲子園球場で2025年8月19日、西夏生撮影 　全国高校野球選手権大会は第13日の19日、阪神甲子園球場で準々決勝があり、横浜（神奈川）は延長十一回タイブレークの末、7―8で県岐阜商にサヨナラ負けした。 　横浜は17年ぶりの4強入りとはならず、今春のセンバツ大会に続く春夏連覇を逃した。 　試合後、横浜の主将・阿部葉太選手（3年）は涙を浮かべながら「自分の人生を大きく変えることができた」と感謝の思いを口にした。今後は大学に進学する意向であることも明かした。 Advertisement 　試合後の阿部選手の主なコメントは次の通り。 「心の中に入って指導してくれる」 　自分たちの力がなかった。その思いだけでした。 　（試合後、アルプス席にあいさつした後はしばらく動けず）本当に悔しい思いだけでした。春夏連覇を目指してやってきましたが、達成できなかった悔しさが一気に込み上げてきて、スタンドを見た時に、申し訳ないなというか……。本当に悔しかったです。 　＜甲子園の土は拾わなかった＞ 　負けて、偉そうなことを言うわけじゃないですけど、思い出作りに来たわけじゃなくて、甲子園に「ありがとうございました」と、感謝を伝えました。 　＜2年生から主将を務めてきた＞ 　村田（浩明）監督をはじめ、恵まれたスタッフやトレーナーの方々に出会うことができて、自分の野球の価値観や野球に対する姿勢も変わりましたし、自分の人生をこの2年半で大きく変えることができたんじゃないかなと思います。 　仲間と野球ができたことは、人生の誇りです。 　甲子園は高校球児の誰もが憧れる、聖地と呼ばれる、本当に素晴らしい場所だなって思いました。 　＜重圧もあったのではないか＞ 　横浜は常に勝ちを求められる高校だと思っているので、そういったプレッシャーはありましたけど、監督さんが自分をキャプテンに任命してくださって、その思いと、仲間がいるからここまで来られたと思います。 　プレッシャーというより本当にそれをはねのけて、見返してやろうっていう思いが強かったです。 　＜村田監督と歩んだ2年半について＞ 　ここまで熱く、自分たちの心の中に入って指導してくださる監督さんって、この先はたぶん出会えないと思うので、本当に感謝しかないです。 　＜今後の進路について＞ 　進学をして、さらに上を目指していきたいと思います。 　＜2年生には主力も多い＞ 　自分たち（3年生）に何が足りなかったかっていうのは、まだ分からないですけど、3年生は皆、力を出し尽くした試合だったと思います。 　僕たちの思いを、2年生に託したいと思います。 View the full article

從今年4月00980A首次募集，主動式ETF大行其道，其中00981A成立不到3個月，繳出超過3成報酬率、輾壓同期含息報酬率19.6%的0050，更讓市場大為驚豔；00982A也不遑多讓，於昨(18)首度除息，每單位配發0.238元，殖利率不輸高股息。如今，短短4個月，已經有9檔主動式ETF誕生，到底主動與被動有何差別？真的能夠創造更好的績效？達人稀飯一次帶你看清楚。 稀飯表示，主動與被動式ETF的差別之一，就是主動式ETF是由基金經理人或團隊主動挑選成分股，與被動式完全跟著指數走大不相同。兩者分別的方法很簡單，主動式ETF會明確標註「主動式」字樣，且代號也有規則，股票型ETF的第6碼是A，債券型則是D。 一般來說，被動式ETF適合喜歡穩定的投資人，因為它的表現跟追蹤指數非常接近；而主動式ETF則適合願意承擔較高風險、追求更好報酬的投資人。 （本文未完，全文見此） 延伸閱讀： 俄烏戰爭快結束！川普「第二張帳單」誰買單？蔡明彰神分析：雷虎、中光電等6檔還有戲 下一站2萬6？最狂分析師嗨喊「主升段來了」飆股不只有AI！另有2族群狂掀大行情 近貧族注意！銅板保單一天保費不到10元「金管會4度擴大投保對象」又有46萬人能搶便宜 更多中時新聞網報導 國立學歷不香了？淡江、輔仁、中原、世新...8私校全滿招 中山等6大學錄取率慘輸 背後原因曝光 台灣機車外國人瘋買！這3國狂掃貨 「最大買家」跌破眼鏡 電子五哥都崩了 廣達、緯創遭錯殺？大摩、金控投顧力挺：它估值明顯偏低 View the full article

【時報-台北電】近期美國總經數據表現加上美國總統川普的言論，讓市場對降息預期升溫，台灣發行的22檔BBB級投資等級債ETF在近一個月來迎來平均約4.7％的漲幅，寫下近一年來少見的強勢表現！ 法人指出，市場普遍預期，聯準會9月將再啟降息，根據最新CME Fed Watch 顯示，9月降息機率高達8成以上，債市行情提前啟動，長天期投等級美債後市值得期待。 大華投等美債15Y+(00959B)已於8月18日公告最新配息，每單位配發0.045元，已公告當日收盤價換算，單次配息率為0.49％，收益發放日為9月24日，除息日則為9月3日。若想參與此次配息發放，最後買進日為9月2日。 在川普內閣具有舉足輕重地位的美國財政部長貝森特近期高呼聯準會9月應降息2碼，大華投等美債15Y+(00959B)經理人郭修誠指出，美國經濟表現溫和，但就業市場略為降溫，大幅提升聯準會9月降息機率，有利債券資產表現。其中，投資等級債因信用評等高、基本面與息收相對穩健，不僅能受惠於降息，在今年多重不確定因素干擾環境中，更具保護力。 過去一年來債市表現低迷，讓債市投資人倍受煎熬。根據彭博數據，統計至2025年8月18日，22檔台灣發行的BBB級投資等級債ETF過去一年平均含息總報酬率為 -6.6％，不過，近期債市表現明顯轉強，BBB級投資等級債ETF平均含息總報酬率近一月繳出4.7％的佳績，反彈明顯。 投資等級債報酬翻揚，同時殖利率仍具高檔優勢。法人觀察大華投等美債15Y+(00959B)追蹤指數「ICE 15 年期以上BBB級大型美元公司債券指數」統計至2025年8月15日，最新殖利率達6.26％，仍遠高於長期平均殖利率水準 。 另外，同樣為高信評債券ETF的大華優利美A債15(00984B)以及大華優利美公債20(00983B)其追蹤指數「ICE 優化收益15 年期以上A級美國已開發市場公司債券指數」和「ICE 優化票息20 年期以上美國公債指數」最新殖利率亦分別為6.03％、4.89％。 郭修誠解讀，債券報酬率谷底翻揚，但殖利率仍處於相對高檔，代表當前投資等級債兼具領息、價差雙重優勢，建議投資人可伺機進場配置。（新聞來源：工商即時 魏喬怡） View the full article

（中央社記者劉冠廷、吳欣紜台北19日電）國民黨今天質疑，導演羅景壬團隊與就安基金的開口合約核銷涉弊，羅景壬團隊僅以1支影片，以及1場記者會就要驗收核銷獲得新台幣1000多萬元，被審計部質疑「難以驗核履約結果」，呼籲檢調盡速調查。 勞動部表示，針對在野黨提及審計部針對就安基金支用檢討報告內容，勞動部今年1月3日已提出就安基金精進改革報告至立法院，同時公開上網，並已回覆審計部詳加說明，後續也依照審計部的建議，持續落實就安基金精進改革計畫。 國民黨昨天召開記者會，指控就業安定基金於2022年至2024年間補助「零日攻擊」導演羅景壬團隊高達新台幣2872萬元，完全不符合就業安定基金的使用目的。勞動部則澄清，並無補助「零日攻擊」拍攝的相關計畫。 國民黨今天再度召開記者會，發言人鄧凱勛表示，羅景壬團隊3年內拿了2872萬元補助拍了3支影片，經統計3支影片總共才獲得2451個「讚」，平均每個「讚」要花人民納稅錢1.17萬元，難怪這些藝文人士、綠營側翼與青鳥們對在野黨要發的普發1萬元無動於衷，因為隨便拿1個讚賺的錢就超過1萬。 國民黨智庫副執行長凌濤則提出審計部調查就安基金支用報告，質疑羅景壬團隊與就安基金的開口合約核銷涉弊，他表示，合約原本設定羅景壬應提供35支影片以及2場公關活動，最後羅景壬卻僅以1支影片以及1場記者會就要驗收核銷獲得1000多萬元，被審計部質疑「難以驗核履約結果」。 凌濤認為，核銷過程可能涉及重大弊案，檢調與勞動部竟然完全不查，還想輕輕帶過，可見得勞動部為何要問A答B，可能是擔心查下去的水太深無法說明，甚至影響到綠友友更多類似的合約弊端。政府機關的開口合約是為了創造最大的彈性，多半是為了搶救災情，但民進黨竟然把開口合約拿來搶救自己的荷包，全民都看不下去。 凌濤強調，羅景壬指稱曾幫前總統馬英九及青年發展基金拍片，但過去不曾出現政府基金如此濫用的狀態，羅景壬從就安基金領到文化部補助，如此清楚的證據，呼籲檢調盡速調查。（編輯：蘇志宗、張若瑤）1140819 View the full article

▲卓榮泰表示，願意用高標準要求、監視勞動部。（圖／國會頻道）[NOWnews今日新聞] 針對勞動部就業安定基金爭議，行政院長卓榮泰今（19）日允諾，他願意用高標準要求、監視勞動部，過去發生的事情，要清楚地做了結，「這個錯誤不會延續」。 立法院會邀卓榮泰提出「全額撥付114年度對地方政府之一般性補助款及原住民族地區基本設施維持費等相關事宜」專案報告，並備質詢。 國民黨立委王鴻薇下午質詢時表示，勞動部的就安基金，對《零日攻擊》的導演羅錦任團體，三年補助2872萬元，勞動部昨天發聲明稱，未補助零日攻擊拍攝計畫，相關勞工業務宣傳均依法依規辦理，沒有政治考量。 王鴻薇直言，這是偷換概念，這次沒有提到就安基金補助零日攻擊，而是補助羅錦任團體三支勞動節形象影片。她提到，就安基金過去濫用不只一樁，如勞動部前北區署長謝宜容，因用該基金裝潢辦公室已被起訴、勞動部前部長許銘春也用安定基金被調查中，而審計部稱就業安定基金沒符合用途，高達5000萬以上。 王鴻薇說，羅錦任案子就是不符合規定的其中一項，這已經涉及弊案，他沒有另案招標，而是用廠商開口契約。她說，審計部已要求勞動部回補5000萬，勞動部卻要跟行政院要錢，「如果沒有徹查5000萬，你們編回來，我還是會刪，該刪就刪！」 卓榮泰回應，數月前他請洪申翰擔任勞動部長，要求他兩件事，包含處理當時的霸凌問題以及把就安基金用在正式用途上，若過去有所不當、不宜，全數改回。 卓榮泰強調，他願意用高標準要求、監視勞動部，過去發生的事情，要清楚地做了結，「這個錯誤不會延續」。他提到，若導演過去承接勞動部或相關部會的其他的契約案，有任何不當會檢討，有不法會依法辦理，如果合法的，就不要影響未來合作機會。 更多 NOWnews 今日新聞 報導 戰爭持續發生！賴清德：與國際合作研習軍陣醫學、戰傷救護 賴瑞隆獲賴清德支持、許智傑擬退選？ 綠營人士說真相 蔣萬安籲童子賢組閣！府：組閣是假議題「推薦閣揆非市政優先」 View the full article

2025年日本大阪・關西世博會主辦方周二（19日）宣布，其門票銷售已突破關鍵財務目標，那就是盈虧平衡點。 根據日本放送協會，日本國際博覽會協會秘書長石毛博行公布的數據指，截至8月15日，已售出約1866萬張門票，收入超過969億日圓。這一數字超過主辦方設定的1800萬張門票的盈虧平衡點，該目標旨在覆蓋約7.85億美元總運營費用的80%。 達標不等於盈利　風險猶存儘管門票銷售達標，石毛博行明確表示，博覽會最終能否實現收支平衡甚至盈利，目前仍無法確定。他指出幾大潛在風險，分別是未來支出未結算，運營虧損項目和不可抗力風險等。 未來支出未結算包括世博會結束後龐大的場館拆除和清理費用，需待全部工作完成後才能最終核算。 2025年8月13日晚，連接日本大阪世博會場的大阪地鐵中央線因電氣設備故障而一度全面停駛，導致大量參觀者和工作人員須滯留會場。（大阪世博youtube截圖）至於運營虧損項目，會場周邊停車場等服務目前處於虧損狀態。除此之外，如遭遇颱風等惡劣天氣導致博覽會臨時關閉，將直接影響門票收入。 石毛博行強調，日本國際博覽會協會將持續努力控制成本，爭取實現預算平衡，但最終財務結果需待世博會完全結束並完成所有善後工作後方能揭曉。 日本大阪世博會地鐵故障3萬人滯留36送院　營運方與世博會致歉連接大阪世博地鐵路線一度全面停駛　大量民眾滯留會場過夜操刀大阪世博日本館、草間彌生美術館　默默與原研哉齊名的設計師大阪世博無人機組成出口標識　網民大讚：「最貼心無人機應用」 View the full article

美媒8月15日報道，美國總統特朗普（Donald Trump）的最新財務披露列出他的主要投資，顯示截至2024年底，他持有多隻科技股，包括英偉達（Nvidia或NVDA）、蘋果（Apple Inc.或AAPL）、微軟（Microsoft或MSFT）等。 《華盛頓郵報》報道，與房地產、加密貨幣的投資相比，特朗普的股票持倉規模較小，但根據財務披露資料，他也持有數以百計公司的股票，惟只有少數持股金額超過60萬美元（約468萬港元），其中便包括英偉達、蘋果、微軟、投資公司黑石（Blackstone），以及特朗普自己旗下公司，包括特朗普媒體科技集團（DJT）。 2025年4月30日，英偉達（Nvidia或NVDA，又名輝達）行政總裁黃仁勳與美國總統特朗普（Donald Trump）在美國華盛頓特區舉行的「投資美國」活動上握手。（Reuters）報道指，特朗普的股票投資組合與許多美國人一樣偏向大型科企，除了英偉達、微軟、蘋果外，博通（Broadcom）、Alphabet（Google母公司）、亞馬遜（Amazon）和Meta也位列其十大持股（除了其自家公司外）之列。 特朗普持有61.5萬美元至130萬美元（480萬至1014萬港元）的英偉達股票及65萬美元至135萬美元（507萬至1053萬港元）的蘋果股票。 由於披露時間有所滯後，資料僅反映特朗普截至2024年12月31日的投資組合，白宮拒絕透露他是否仍然持有英偉達、蘋果和其他公司的股票。 2025年8月6日，美國華盛頓，總統特朗普（Donald Trump，左）和蘋果行政總裁庫克（Tim Cook，右）在白宮橢圓形辦公室宣布蘋果將向美國製造業「加碼」投資1000億美元（約7850億港元）。（Reuters）自1970年代卡特（Jimmy Carter）總統以來，美國總統都會把資產放到盲目信託（blind trust）或國債，以避免利益衝突，法律並未強制如此做，特朗普也拒絕外界要求他出售股票的呼籲。特朗普展開第二個總統任期時，與首任期一樣把資產存放在子女管理的信託基金中，這種安排防止特朗普知悉自己的投資是如何被管理，但不會如盲目信託那麼嚴密。 白宮發言人強調「不存在利益衝突」，又指特朗普是「現代歷史上第一位離開白宮後（首個任期）虧損的總統」。 再赴白宮　澤連斯基穿西裝、5分鐘內連說11次謝謝　特朗普很滿意特朗普為中期選舉「出術」？　擬簽行政命令廢除郵寄投票及投票機彭博：特朗普政府擬收購英特爾10%股份　或成最大股東 View the full article

陳慧琳 (Kelly) 在紅館舉行一連10場的《陳慧琳Season 2萬人結界演唱會》，已於上月27日舉行尾場，圓滿結束。陳慧琳今次的演唱會反應熱烈，可說是相當成功，證明她的人氣依舊，依然深受她的粉絲和樂迷喜歡與支持。最近她的演唱會移師到內地舉行，日前就於廣州舉行了兩場演出，不少粉絲都有於社交網分享是次演唱會上的精彩和有趣片段。 陳慧琳演唱會。（陳順禎 攝）陳慧琳（Kelly）在紅館舉行一連10場的《陳慧琳Season 2萬人結界演唱會》。(葉志明 攝)陳慧琳（Kelly）在紅館舉行一連10場的《陳慧琳Season 2萬人結界演唱會》。(葉志明 攝)昨日有網民分享了一段短片，以「陳慧琳 | Kelly現場送龍眼爆笑粉絲送禮環節」為標題，發文寫道：「8.17廣州站，粉絲送禮物環節，是哪個廣東小可愛這麽實在，直接送了一大包龍眼。我們在下面喊也想吃，Kelly直接扔下來是不是第一人啊？！太搞笑啦哈哈哈哈」。片中可見陳慧琳站在台上，身旁擺放了滿滿一大車粉絲送給她的禮物，她從車上拿出一些禮物來看看是什麼。當她發現其中有一袋是龍眼，即拿起該束龍眼跟粉絲說：「龍眼呀，正呀」，又表示想讓粉絲一邊吃龍眼一邊看她的演唱會，於是便將龍眼分幾次拋落台下，並提醒大家要注意安全，令粉絲十分興奮，她自己也玩得好開心。 陳慧琳收到粉絲好多禮物。(小紅書)陳慧琳收到粉絲送的龍眼。(小紅書)陳慧琳收到粉絲送的龍眼。(小紅書)陳慧琳把龍眼拋落台。(小紅書)陳慧琳把龍眼拋落台。(小紅書) View the full article

Olivier Bianchi est inquiet pour la ville qu’il dirige. Un nouvel épisode violent a en effet eu lieu dimanche soir à Clermont-Ferrand. C’est donc une série noire pour cette ville dont le maire dénonce « une lutte entre gangs ». Vers 23 heures, « deux hommes nés en 2005 et 2009 ont été blessés par arme blanche dans un appartement » du quartier Croix-de-Neyrat, une zone prioritaire dans le nord de la ville, a indiqué une source policière. Le majeur a été touché « plus grièvement au flanc droit et au bras gauche ». Son « pronostic vital est engagé ». Cette agression a été commise par deux personnes cagoulées, selon une autre source policière. L’autre victime, mineure, a été légèrement atteinte à la main gauche et à la tempe. Aucune garde à vue n’est en cours. Des détonations dans la nuitPar ailleurs, dans la nuit de dimanche à lundi à 00h25, les policiers sont intervenus dans un autre quartier de la ville pour des détonations, selon une source policière. Sur place, ils ont découvert trois étuis percutés de calibre 7,65 et 32. Deux témoins ont indiqué avoir vu deux agresseurs cagoulés dans un véhicule. Les tirs n’ont fait aucun blessé. PUBLICITÉ« À nouveau deux blessés dans ce qui ressemble à une lutte entre gangs pour s’approprier le réseau de notre ville. Cette spirale de violence est infernale. Je reste déterminé à lutter avec le préfet contre ce fléau », a réagi sur X le maire Olivier Bianchi (PS). Le trafic de drogues pointé du doigtTout en soulignant qu’il est trop tôt pour tire(...) Lire la suite sur 20minutes À lire aussi : Clermont-Ferrand : Un policier filmé en train de frapper un homme handicapé, l’IGPN saisie Clermont-Ferrand : Visé par une vidéo créée par l’IA, le maire porte plainte View the full article

NEED TO KNOWTroy Dugas of Texas was "mistakenly released" from prison on Sunday, Aug. 17, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said On Monday, Aug. 18, local police issued a public plea to help find Dugas Dugas, 36, was set to begin a five-year sentence in state prison after assaulting a family member Police in Texas are pleading with the public to help them find an inmate who was "mistakenly released." On Sunday, Aug. 17, at 4:30 a.m. local time, Troy Dugas, 36, was "mistakenly released from jail," the Harris County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook release on Monday, Aug. 18. "Dugas was due to begin serving a 5-year state prison sentence for assaulting a family member in Fort Bend County and a 2-year sentence for evading arrest in Brazoria County," the HCSO continued. He's described as a 6'1" Black male who weighs 215 pounds. PEOPLE reached out to the HCSO for comment. Dugas had been in police custody since Thursday, Aug. 14, for other charges that had been dropped, the HCSO said in a separate release. Jail staff allegedly failed to document his upcoming state prison sentence properly and believed he was eligible for release after the other charges were dismissed. Related: https://people-app.onelink.me/HNIa/kz7l4cuf "A thorough investigation will be conducted to determine the circumstances that led to Dugas’ erroneous release from jail," the HCSO continued. The sheriff's office urged anyone who sees Dugas to call 911. Read the original article on People View the full article

The Brief Fire weather alerts have been issued for the Los Angeles area, raising concerns about wildfire preparedness. City officials and former mayoral candidates express concerns about the city’s readiness, citing issues with fire truck maintenance and brush clearance. The mayor's office states that the city is hiring mechanics, acquiring new equipment, and taking steps to prepare for the upcoming fire season. A fire weather watch and red flag warnings have been issued for later this week across portions of Southern California. The National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings across large sections of Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, while a fire weather watch is also in place. According to forecasters, extreme triple-digit heat, low humidity, strong winds, and dry brush could cause any spark to grow into what they call a "large plume-dominated fire." Fires big enough to grow out of control, creating their own weather. A situation all too familiar for those impacted in January by the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires. Earlier this month, FOX 11 interviewed former candidate for L.A. mayor, Rick Caruso, who has been helping with fire recovery. He expressed concerns about whether the city is better prepared for the peak fire season. "We better be ready, because you can’t get a bigger warning than we just had seven months ago," Caruso said. "How many fire trucks that were sitting in mothballs have come back into service? How about all the brush and vegetation 40 years old still sitting behind Brentwood? Are all the fire hydrants working? Have the water supplies been checked? If it has been done, you would think that would be the top press conference [saying] we are now ready." After the Palisades Fire, there were reportedly as many as 75 LAFD trucks out of service at a city maintenance yard. On Monday, FOX 11 counted at least 15 firetrucks visible at the maintenance lot, and dozens more ambulances. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was unavailable to answer our questions Monday about fire preparation, but her office provided a written statement regarding concerns over fire trucks out of service for maintenance. "The city is in the process of hiring the civilian mechanics position approved by the budget Mayor Bass signed," a mayor spokesperson said. "Over the last few months, the LAFD has received many donations of equipment, including new vehicles, while also utilizing MICLA funds to purchase new equipment." In an exclusive interview Monday, we asked L.A. City councilwoman Traci Park if she feels like the city is more prepared for a wildfire than eight months ago. "I think we have a long way to go," Park said. "I think we have the attention of leaders in the city [and] a lot of effort ongoing. The reality at the end of the day is we need new fire stations, we need massive hiring, and we need to expand the resources." The mayor’s office on Monday directed city departments to prepare for the expected heat wave later this week, with augmented cooling centers open to keep residents safe. "LAFD is closely monitoring the forecast and will preposition resources as needed throughout the city," a mayor spokesperson said. "LAFD has been actively conducting brush inspections and brush clearance. LAFD is also working to ensure fire roads are maintained across the city." View the full article

In the days and weeks after Bryan Kohberger was arrested in connection with the brutal killings of four undergrads at the University of Idaho, students and instructors at nearby Washington State University told investigators the suspect seemed creepy and intense, with one predicting Kohberger could become the type of professor that harassed and stalked students, according to a trove of newly released documents. Kohberger pleaded guilty to the killings in July and has been sentenced life in prison without parole. One student who was in a class with Kohberger in the fall of 2022, when he worked on his PhD in criminology, told police he would act aggressively, staring at his classmates when he wasn’t dominating group discussions. In a December 2022 interview conducted on the day of Kohberger’s arrest at his parents’ home in Pennsylvania, the student said the class often sat through his hours-long verbal sparring with professors as he tried to come across as the “strongest, smartest, most important person in the room,” according to the records. The student described having a “bad feeling” about Kohberger from the moment they met at orientation in the fall of 2022, months before the November 13 murders of Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen. Over the distressing semester that followed, she told investigators, Kohberger would trail her after class, block her path when she tried to leave conversations and stare with such intensity that she kept a tally of the encounters. Her account is one of many in the latest release of investigative files from the Idaho State Police around the murders, where classmates, professors and other university staff describe alarming interactions with Kohberger to police before he was apprehended. The accounts, scattered across classrooms, offices and hangout spots, carried the same refrain: Kohberger’s presence often set people on edge. They captured the reflex in his peers to become shields for one another against a man who would soon be accused of murder. He was known to ‘aggressively’ stare at women, peers saidKohberger appeared to be well known on campus for his silent, unblinking stares, which several of his colleagues described as his attempt to assert “dominance.” One WSU faculty member described Kohberger’s “keen interest” in her fall 2022 undergraduate assistant, whom he watched fiercely. She said Kohberger would stand at the assistant’s desk, even directly behind her at times, looking over her shoulder as she worked. Another professor was asked to escort the assistant to her car after work because of Kohberger’s behavior, according to the documents. One student said whenever she looked up, Kohberger, who was a teaching assistant in her class, was “always” staring, according to the records. He rarely spoke to students, she told police. She felt he would time his exit to leave when she did and then follow her to her car. The graduate student who met Kohberger during orientation said she caught him “aggressively” staring at her as many as nine times in one class and said she was also followed after class. “Kohberger always seems to want to be in the general area of her and others in the program that did not want to have anything to do with him,” the student told police, according to the documents. CNN has reached out to WSU for comment. Kohberger confronted peers, blocked exits, documents sayProfessors and faculty were troubled by Kohberger’s behavior, according to the documents, and had fielded several complaints from students and colleagues. Multiple WSU staff members told police that faculty met before Christmas 2022, days before Kohberger’s arrest, to discuss each of their students, but discussions about Kohberger dominated because he was “highly problematic.” The files show that faculty swapped stories about Kohberger and debated pulling his funding and TA position, citing unnerving classroom conduct. “Mark my word, I work with predators, if we give him a PhD, that’s the guy that in many years when he is a professor, we will hear is harassing, stalking, and sexually abusing … his students,” one of Kohberger’s teachers told her colleagues during the meeting, according to the documents. One professor said Kohberger tried to keep him from leaving his office, an act he described as “power tripping,” according to the files. Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse, for his sentencing hearing in Boise, Idaho, on Wednesday, July 23. - Kyle Green/Pool/APKohberger would show up late in the day and keep talking as the professor tried to go home. When the professor pushed back, Kohberger called him ‘snarky,’ the documents said. Kohberger then refused to leave when the professor asked, following him down the hall when the professor decided to walk away. “Preventing him from leaving his office was a way of controlling,” the documents said. Students described to police how Kohberger stood close enough to trap them at their desks. In an office used by female students, one of his professors said Kohberger would position himself in the doorway, physically blocking it until she stepped in, “allowing the female students to leave.” Peers shielded each other from KohbergerIn several separate interviews, students and professors described stepping between Kohberger and others – intercepting him in hallways and inserting themselves in conversations for others’ security. One WSU faculty member said her “maternal instinct” wouldn’t allow her to leave a female student alone in an office on campus with Kohberger, so she kept herself busy until he left. She didn’t say any specific behavior of his prompted her to feel this way, the documents said. When he left, she told the student to email her with the subject line “911” if she ever needed help. In August 2022, a University of Idaho student said she met Kohberger in an apartment lobby and pointed him toward a pool party. She said she became uncomfortable with his staring and awkward conversation. During the party, “Kohberger made very direct eye contact with her and made a bee line towards her” and a friend “got up to intercept him” after realizing the student was uncomfortable, according to documents. In another instance, a male worker at a bookstore on WSU’s campus described acting “as a buffer” between his female coworker and Kohberger as he frequented the store, the documents show. The man believed Kohberger “was attempting to flirt” with the woman “and was absolutely zeroing in on her.” The man started “telling Kohberger she was on the phone when he would come in so she wouldn’t have to interact with him,” according to the documents. CNN’s Jean Casarez, Lauren del Valle, Dakin Andone, Andy Rose, Nicquel Terry Ellis and Nicki Brown contributed to this report. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com View the full article

RENK, South Sudan (AP) — As a young man in the mid-1980s, Daud Mahmoud Abdullah left his home in Aweil in South Sudan and headed north. It was a time of war. South Sudan was still part of Sudan and was fighting for independence, in a conflict that would claim about 2 million lives. He never went back. But now, aged 60 and after 6 months in a Sudanese prison, he is closer to home than he’s been in 40 years. This July, he finally crossed the border back into his native South Sudan, taking a deep breath and reminding himself, “I am alive.” After everything that has happened to him, it feels like a miracle. Sudan — once his place of refuge — has been embroiled in a brutal civil war since April 2023 that has killed 40,000 people and displaced nearly 13 million more, according to UN agencies. Abdullah lived in the town of Wad Madani, capital of Al Jazirah State, about 135km (85 miles) south of Khartoum. There had been incursions into the area by the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary force once known as the Janjaweed who were notorious for mass killings, rapes and other atrocities in Darfur two decades ago. More recently, the RSF have again been accused of by the International Criminal Court of committing war crimes, including the attacks on famine-hit Zamzam and other camps in North Darfur. In January, the Sudanese Armed Forces began recapturing parts of Al Jazirah state from the RSF — and making sweeping arrests. Abdullah got caught up in the incursions on his way home from the market: he was picked up by SAF soldiers and accused of cooperating with the RSF. Abdullah says that he was “beaten, tortured and burned with cigarettes” to make him confess. Although he never made a confession, he was thrown in prison. Held without charge and tortured in prison In a report released in March, the top U.N. human rights body detailed how both the SAF and the RSF have detained tens of thousands of people “without charge, with limited or no contact with their families, in squalid and overcrowded facilities” in “a widespread pattern of arbitrary detention, torture, and ill-treatment.” Abdullah can attest to this. He remembers inmates dying from starvation, beatings or illnesses like cholera on a daily basis. One morning, he discovered that 28 of his fellow inmates had died in the night. For the next three days the bodies lay inside his cell, and the soldiers refused to remove them. “Even when you shouted to them,” said Abdullah, “they would tell you, ‘if you want to die also, you can die with them.’” The Associated Press spoke to eight men in total, some of whom were detained in other prisons in Al Jazirah State and Khartoum. All recounted nightmarish conditions during their incarceration. They described being crammed into cells alongside hundreds of other prisoners. Cells were so crowded that they were forced to sleep with their knees tucked under their chin. Beatings occurred regularly; one said he lost the use of his right eye as a result. One man, Michael Deng Dut, 29, said he had been “tortured with electricity more than 18 times.” Simon Tong, 39, said that he was tortured with a knife during an interrogation, and rolled up his sleeve to expose the scars on his arm. Many of the men said they were given only a handful of food and a small cup of water once a day. “This is the reason many of us passed away,” said Tong, “because of the lack of food and water.” A place between north and south In July, 99 South Sudanese prisoners were separated from the other inmates. As the men awaited their fate, one died, reducing their number to 98. On July 28, they were bundled into a bus and driven away, not knowing where they were going. “They did not tell us they were going to release us,” says Abdullah. He didn’t realize where he was until they reached the South Sudanese border and were taken to Renk, the country’s northernmost town, by South Sudanese officials. Though still far from home, Abdullah was back in his own country for the first time in 40 years. The border town of Renk has become a hub for South Sudanese nationals trying to get home. When the Sudanese civil war broke out in 2023, UN agencies and the South Sudanese government established an onward transportation program which has moved more than 250,000 people, according to the UN’s International Office of Migration. On June 1, 2025, the program was suspended due to global cuts to humanitarian funding. The number of people living in and around a transit center in Renk has since swelled to 12,000, roughly six times its intended capacity. Thousands are living in makeshift shelters made of sticks and cloth. Reunited but stranded But for Abdullah, arriving in Renk was a moment of overwhelming joy after months of torture and uncertainty. He was overcome to see his wife, daughter, and younger brother waiting for him. His wife had decided to take his family south after his younger brother had been arrested and released by SAF for the third time. “When I saw Abdullah, I thanked God,” she said. “We did not expect to see him alive again.” Abdullah now hopes to return to Aweil, the town where he was born. He still has family in Sudan, and is trying to contact them so that they might join him in Renk. “If they come back safely, then we plan to go to Aweil,” he said. “All of us, together.” ___ For more on Africa and development: https://apnews.com/hub/africa-pulse The Associated Press receives financial support for global health and development coverage in Africa from the Gates Foundation. 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By Chandini Monnappa and Utkarsh Shetti BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian police have exhumed human remains in a temple town in the country's south, officials said, as part of an investigation into allegations that hundreds of murder and rape victims were secretly buried there from around the mid-1990s. The probe centres on Dharmasthala, home to an 800-year-old temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva in the state of Karnataka and is drawing headlines in media nationwide. A former cleaner at the temple told police last month that he had been forced by superiors to dispose of hundreds of bodies over two decades, many of them women and girls showing signs of sexual assault. His allegations were made in a police complaint dated July 4 and seen by Reuters. The man, whose identity authorities have withheld for safety reasons, fled Dharmasthala in 2014 but said he was compelled to speak out now because of lingering guilt. "If the skeletons now exhumed receive respectful funeral rites, those tormented souls will find peace and my sense of guilt could also decrease," he wrote in the complaint. The police did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for the temple said it welcomed a thorough investigation and hoped police would "bring out true facts to light". In the complaint, the former cleaner accused temple officials of forcing him to dispose of the bodies and told police he would name the officials if they protected him and his family. Karnataka's interior minister told the state assembly on Monday that the protection was now in place. The former cleaner said he had secretly exhumed a skeleton from one of the burial sites to prove his claims. A special investigation team formed by the Karnataka government has so far recovered human remains from two of 16 suspected burial sites, according to two senior police officials familiar with the probe. They declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter. Karnataka’s interior minister, Gangadharaiah Parameshwara, said the police have collected bone fragments, soil samples, and other material for testing from two sites thanks to the information from the former cleaner. "The analysis is ongoing. Only once that is complete can we say the investigation has truly begun," Parameshwara said. "My request is to not make this a religious matter." Sachin Deshpande, a lawyer for the complainant, told Reuters "they have found human remains where our client pointed and we are sure that the truth will come out". He declined to make his client available for an interview. The revelations have revived interest in older unsolved cases, including Padmalatha, a college student whose family alleged she was raped and murdered in Dharmasthala in 1986. Padmalatha, like many in India, went by one name. Her sister, Indravathi, said the family buried Padmalatha’s body rather than cremating it according to Hindu custom, hoping that would help with any investigations later. "We hope that we will get justice one day for her abduction, rape and murder," said Indravathi, who uses only one name. (Writing by Krishna N. Das; editing by Neil Fullick) View the full article

JAのロゴマーク＝曽根田和久撮影 　JA全農にいがた（新潟市西区）は19日、2025年産コシヒカリの各JAに前払いする「仮渡し金」について、1等米60キロあたり全地域で1万3000円増額すると発表した。JAによると、仮渡し金が1万円以上増額されることは珍しく、記録が残る00年産以降で最高の上がり幅となった。生産者に支払われる仮渡し金は、この金額に各JAが独自の上乗せをするなどして決定する。 　今回の決定により、魚沼産は3万2500円、岩船産と佐渡産は3万300円、その他地区産は3万円と00年以降で最高水準となった。「新之助」は1万3000円増、「こしいぶき」も1万2500円増となる。 Advertisement 　JAは昨今の米価への関心の高まりから数年ぶりに仮渡し金の金額を公表。24年産の市場価格が高騰したことに加え、肥料や燃料などの生産資材価格、物流費などが高止まりしている。また、今夏の猛暑や渇水で生産コストが上昇し、収量確保が不安視されることなどを考慮し、1万3000円の増額を設定したとしている。【戸田紗友莉】 View the full article

路透社和英媒報道，美國國家情報總監加巴德（Tulsi Gabbard）8月18日表示，英國已放棄要求蘋果公司（Apple）設立「後門」以便存取用戶的加密數據。她形容此舉「保護了美國公民的自由」。據消息人士指，最近到英國度假的美國副總統萬斯（JD Vance）介入此事，並和倫敦達成一項諒解協議。 英媒引述美國官員稱，在特朗普政府（Donald Trump，又譯川普）的壓力下，英國已放棄要求蘋果提供「後門」的要求，結束了英美之間的外交爭端。 2024年10月6日，英國倫敦一家商店，人們正在使用蘋果iPhone手機。（Reuters）報道引述加巴德表示：「我很高興地告訴大家，英國已同意取消對蘋果公司提供『後門』的授權，該『後門』將允許存取美國公民受保護的加密數據，並侵犯我們的公民自由。」 一位美國官員表示，萬斯在英國介入談判，確保英方撤回該要求。該「後門」涉及儲存在iCloud中的蘋果用戶數據，而據稱這些數據就連蘋果自己通常也無法存取。 2025年8月8日，美國副總統萬斯（JD Vance）和英國外交大臣林德偉（David Lammy）在英國肯特郡（Kent）切文寧莊園（Chevening House）釣魚。（Reuters）英國政府2月提出要求後，蘋果只好撤回了針對英國用戶的「高級數據保護」功能，並表示「從未在任何產品或服務中設定『後門』或萬能密鑰，也永遠不會。」 美媒：英國政府要求蘋果「開後門」　提供加密賬戶訪問權限蘋果加碼投資美國金額至4.68萬億元：與10企合作擴大「美國製造」王毅晤蘋果高盛波音等高層：倡中美更多溝通渠道　不搞單邊霸道路透社：蘋果對App Store規則與收費調整或將獲歐盟批准 View the full article

美國總統特朗普（Donald Trump，又譯川普）8月18日在白宮與烏克蘭總統澤連斯基（Volodymyr Zelensky）會談後、兩人前往白宮東廳（East Room）與歐洲領導人舉行多邊會議前，特朗普向澤連斯基展示一張標紅俄控烏克蘭地區的地圖。 德國之聲（DW）記者在X稱，一張會議前展示的地圖被擺放在白宮橢圓形辦公室的「堅毅桌」（Resolute Desk）後方，雙方領導人就坐時正好面對地圖。 美國總統助理兼白宮副幕僚長Dan Scavino之後在X發布特朗普與澤連斯基在地圖前討論的照片，佐證德媒記者消息的真實性。 相片顯示，烏克蘭東部地區遭俄羅斯軍隊控制的區域被塗成橙紅色，這約佔戰前烏克蘭全國面積的20%，包括盧甘斯克、頓涅茨克、扎波羅熱、赫爾松，以及克里米亞等地區。 英國廣播公司（BBC）記者認為，特朗普此舉是在嘗試以這種形式施壓澤連斯基，促使他朝以領土讓步來換取和平的想法邁進。 再赴白宮　澤連斯基穿西裝、5分鐘內連說11次謝謝　特朗普很滿意歐洲領袖晤特朗普　馬克龍提議下次召開美歐俄烏四方會談特朗普忘記關咪高峰曝光對話：普京「想為我」達成和平協議︱有片特朗普白宮再晤澤連斯基　氣氛輕鬆無口角　稱讚對方穿西裝 View the full article

政府飲用水風波未平息，懷疑造假的中標供應商「鑫鼎鑫」負責人被捕後被以串謀詐騙起訴。《香港01》獲得今年7月由物流署發送至各部門的內部通告，解釋政府專用供應商，以及日後訂水安排。其中「鑫鼎鑫」的每桶單價最貴，28至32元，比最便宜的屈臣氏Cool清涼水貴18至34%。 有港島區公務員表示，自從轉用「鑫鼎鑫」後，傳真或電郵下單後無回音，亦無客服跟進，有如「無底洞」，與以往的訂購程序有很大分別。 政府通告顯示，鑫鼎鑫聲稱製造商是樂百氏，每桶單價28至32元。（政府通告）鑫鼎鑫獲得向政府部門港島的辦公室、海灘及離島部份辦公室供應桶裝水的合約，據物流署向政府各部門發出的訂水通告，鑫鼎鑫向不同地區供水的單價都有分別。 鑫鼎鑫（港島）　　　　$28 鑫鼎鑫（港島海灘）　　$30 鑫鼎鑫（離島）　　　　$32 屈臣氏Cool（九龍）　　$23.8 Happy喜士（新界）　　$26 合約訂明鑫鼎鑫向政府部門港島辦公室供應飲用水，每桶連運費單價是28元；供港島康文署轄下海灘的桶裝水，每桶價錢為30元；離島辦公室則收每桶32元。 獲批合約向政府九龍辦公室供應「COOL清涼水」的屈臣氏，每桶連運費要價23.8元；而向新界辦公室及海灘供應「喜士Happy」飲用水的時貿國際有限公司，每桶水的收費都是26元。 換言之，鑫鼎鑫為三間供應商中收費最貴，較最便宜的屈臣氏Cool清涼水貴18至34%。 鑫鼎鑫收訂單的電郵地址分別是微軟和騰訊開放予公眾註冊的電子郵箱，非企業專屬。（政府通告）文件亦估計了港島海灘及離島辦公室，每年約需訂購近25000桶水。按合約訂明的單價計算，單是海灘及離島的訂單，鑫鼎鑫每年可收約80萬元。 內通告訂明，政府部門向鑫鼎鑫、屈臣氏或時貿國際訂水，都需要透過電郵或傳真，傳送訂水表格，當中鑫鼎鑫的電郵地址為「@outlook.com」及「@qq.com」，分別是微軟和騰訊開放予公眾註冊的電子郵箱，而非企業專屬。 為港島和部分離島的政府辦公室供應「鑫樂觀音山」飲用水的鑫鼎鑫，被政府政府叫停合約。圖中地點為香港壁球中心。（廖雁雄攝）屈臣氏的Cool清涼水，以及時貿國際的「Happy喜士水」，有較詳盡的訂購表格，電郵地址分別為兩間公司的專屬域名電郵；屈臣氏更設有網上及電話訂購，並有政府客戶服務專線。 鑫鼎鑫董事兼股東呂子聰欺詐罪，8月19日被控由警方押送到法庭提堂。(廖雁雄攝)有港島區公務員表示，自從轉用「鑫鼎鑫」後，傳真或電郵下單後無回音，亦無客服跟進，有如「無底洞」，與以往的訂購程序有很大分別。 合約商每兩個月需至少送一桶水到獲認可的獨立實驗室，自費進行檢測，以證明符合食環署食物安全中心發出的《食物微生物含量指引》以及《公眾衞生及市政條例》下的標準。如政府認為桶裝水不符訂門的標準，亦可抽驗。 向新界辦公室及海灘供應「喜士Happy」飲用水的時貿國際有限公司，每桶水的收費都是26元。(廖雁雄攝)政府飲用水｜商人涉提供冒牌水被控欺詐罪　還押至11.11再提訊逾5千萬飲用水錢政府找數未？許正宇：錢或其他善後物流署跟進緊政府飲用水｜被捕鑫鼎鑫董事股東兩夫婦　據悉2023年涉詐騙案被捕政府飲用水｜警拘鑫鼎鑫董事及股東通緝內地男　水來自東莞樟木頭政府飲用水｜商人涉提供冒牌水被控欺詐罪　還押至11.11再提訊逾5千萬飲用水錢政府找數未？許正宇：錢或其他善後物流署跟進緊政府飲用水｜被捕鑫鼎鑫董事股東兩夫婦　據悉2023年涉詐騙案被捕政府飲用水｜警拘鑫鼎鑫董事及股東通緝內地男　水來自東莞樟木頭 View the full article

LMF鼓手李健宏（Kevin, KB），今日（19/8）在社交平台轉發一個尋人啟示，所尋的一位54歲的中國籍男子，名叫孔柏琪，自今年2月26日已失聯。雖然KB只在帖文中寫上「大家幫幫手」，未有交代當事人身份，但很快已有網民指出，該名男子為前LMF結他手Kee。《香港01》致電KB，證實是同一人，「今日突然之間聽到個隊友話佢唔見咗，希望大家幫幫手。」 LMF鼓手李健宏（Kevin, KB），今日（19/8）在社交平台轉發一個尋人啟示，證實是前LＭＦ成員Kee。（網頁截圖）該尋人啟示，是找一位叫孔柏琪的男子，約170cm高，中等身材，年齡54歲，左右手臂有紋身。當中提及他最後在今年1月23日在葵涌住所出現， 而2月26日起已開始失去聯絡，發文人士稱透過所有通訊及社交軟件都聯絡不上，甚至上過其住所，業主表示他已退租，暫時相信他會在深水埗街頭出沒。 KB李健宏是LMF鼓手，近年仍活躍於音樂圈，有參與ViuTV的音樂節目以及有自己的YouTube頻道。（資料圖片）《香港01》向KB查詢，他表示尋人啟示中的人，確是前LMF成員結他手孔柏琪，KB都是今日才得知其失蹤的消息，故轉發帖文希望大家幫幫手。問到當年Kee離隊後，可有機會合作過？「佢冇再喺音樂圈發展，已轉投舞台劇嘅幕後工作。」 LMF是於1999年成立的Hip Hop組合，成員曾多達11人，還有客席成員李璨琛。（網上圖片）LMF的陳匡榮（Davy，大飛, 右三）於2023年8月6日逝世。（網上圖片）LMF是於1999年成立的Hip Hop組合，成員曾多達11人，還有客席成員李璨琛。隨著結他手鄭華勝（勝哥）、結他手洪柏琪（Kee，阿琪）、張進偉（DJ Tommy）離隊，以及陳匡榮（Davy，大飛）於2023年8月6日逝世後，現役隊員一共有7人，分別是陳偉雄（阿肥）、梁永傑（Kit）、陳廣仁（MC仁）、孫國華（華哥）、麥文威（Jimmy，老占）、李健宏（Kevin，KB）及梁偉庭（Prodip，阿庭）。 View the full article

Au début, les symptômes n'ont pas attiré son attention. En fin d'année 2024, Lara, 22 ans, commence à ressentir des douleurs au niveau du dos et dans le cou. Elle continue à respecter un entraînement sportif quotidien. Mais, elle se met à souffrir d'une toux et décide de consulter un médecin. "J'étais tout le temps fatiguée, alors je suis allée chez le médecin, ils m'ont fait des analyses de sang et ont attribué cela à une anémie." Le médecin estime que les douleurs dorsales résultent de sa position assise prolongée sur sa nouvelle chaise de bureau. Malgré la prise en charge, les symptômes s'aggravent. Elle retourne alors voir son médecin qui lui prescrit une dose plus élevée de comprimés de fer pour lutter contre son anémie. "Je suis retournée chez le médecin généraliste, qui m'a dit que j'allais bien, que j'étais toujours anémiée et qu'il allait augmenter ma dose de comprimés. Je suis retournée chez le médecin une troisième fois, car j'ai commencé à avoir de gros vertiges, et on m'a dit que c'était à nouveau dû à l'anémie." LIRE AUSSI >> Lymphome de Hodgkin : elle pensait avoir une grippe, elle avait un cancer Malgré une dose plus élevée de café et des compléments de vitamine D, elle ne parvient pas à soulager son épuisement. En mars dernier, elle commence à souffrir d'une toux sanglante suite à une nouvelle infection pulmonaire. "Je marchais dix minutes sur la route et j'étais tellement épuisée que je me disais que ce n'était pas normal. J'ai essayé de prendre des électrolytes tous les matins, de boire plus de café et de prendre des compléments alimentaires pour me donner de l'énergie, mais rien n'y faisait. J'ai pris rendez-vous chez le médecin des urgences. Ils m'ont prescrit une radiographie du thorax, puis un scanner en urgence, car ils ont découvert une grosse masse sur ma poitrine." "J'avais l'impression de devenir folle"Suite à une intervention chirurgicale en juin 2025, Lara reçoit un diagnostic de lymphome de Hodgkin. Cette maladie est causée par la prolifération incontrôlée de lymphocytes B anormaux. "J'avais l'impression de devenir folle. Je savais que quelque chose n'allait pas chez moi et que mon état empirait, mais personne ne m'entendait. Maintenant, je suis un traitement et j'ai des solutions et des réponses. Je me sens dix fois mieux que lorsque j'étais malade et que je ne savais pas ce que c'était", confie la jeune femme citée par Surrey Live. Et d'ajouter : "Mais personne ne vous prépare à entendre que vous avez un cancer à 22 ans". PUBLICITÉLIRE AUSSI >> À 27 ans, elle découvre être atteinte d'un rare cancer du sang, ce signe repéré en promenant son chien mais facilement négligé aurait dû l'alerter Comme l'explique l'Institut Gustave Roussy, le lymphome de Hodgkin se manifeste par une augmentation de volume des ganglions lymphatiques. "Ces ganglions ne sont pas douloureux et leur évolution est lente. Cela s’accompagne dans certains cas d’une perte de poids, d’une fatigue, de sueurs nocturnes, de fièvre et de démangeaisons." Aujourd'hui, la jeune femme veut sensibiliser la population aux symptômes de cette maladie et encourage à prendre plusieurs avis médicaux. "Je conseille de persévérer si vous pensez que quelque chose ne va pas. J'aurais dû faire davantage confiance à mon instinct, car on sait au fond de soi ce qu'on ressent." View the full article

MANILA (Reuters) -The navies of the Philippines, Australia and Canada were conducting a joint sail in the South China Sea on Tuesday, an area of flaring tensions following a collision between two Chinese vessels last week. The Philippine frigate BRP Jose Rizal, Australian destroyer HMAS Brisbane and Canadian frigate HMCS Ville de Quebec were participating in the operation, which a Philippine military official said was not directed at any country. "Our activity is based on the premise that the exercise is anchored on the free and open Indo-Pacific with peace and prosperity in the region," colonel Dennis Fernandez told a media briefing, adding that the joint sail was taking place within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone. The activity, which began on Sunday off the western province of Oriental Mindoro and will end in Palawan, is part of the ongoing military drills between the Philippines and Australia. Called ALON, a Filipino word for 'wave', the 15-day joint exercises, which began on August 15, include amphibious and land operations as well as live fire exercises designed to enhance the abilities of the two militaries to cooperate better. This year's iteration is the largest joint activity to date, with 3,600 troops from both sides joined by a Canadian Navy contingent as well as U.S. Marines. ALON started in 2023, the same year Australia and the Philippines elevated their ties to a strategic partnership in order to address the rising security challenges in the region, including in the South China Sea, where $3 trillion of annual shipborne commerce takes place. Manila aims to increase the frequency of joint sails with foreign partners, Philippine navy spokesperson Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad told reporters, saying that such activities help deter China's aggression in the South China Sea. Since late 2023, the Philippines has conducted "maritime cooperative activities" with allies, including joint passages with treaty ally the United States. Early this month, the Philippines and India also sailed together for the first time in the South China Sea. (Reporting by Mikhail Flores; Editing by David Stanway) View the full article