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　ブラッド・ピット主演の映画『F1（R）／エフワン』が、日本興収20億円を突破した。8月22日からは1週間限定で、一部劇場でIMAX再上映が決定している。 　『トップガン マーヴェリック』のジョセフ・コシンスキー監督とブラッド・ピットがタッグを組んだ本作は、F1（R）の全面バックアップのもと世界各国の本物のサーキットコースで撮影を行うなど、リアルな映像を実現。手に汗握るレースの数々が大きな見どころとなっているが、同時にドライバーやピットクルーなど、F1界で生きる人々が織りなす人間ドラマも熱く描かれる。 　6月27日より日米同時公開を迎えた本作は、現地時間8月17日時点で、世界興行収入は約867億円（5億9000万ドル／1ドル=147円換算／Box Office Mojo調べ）を突破。そして日本では、公開8週目の8月17日時点で動員118万8153人、興行収入20億230万8250円を突破した。 　続編を除く原作のない洋画作品において、日本での興行収入20億円を突破したのは、『TENET テネット』（2000）以来約5年振りの快挙。またブラッド・ピット主演映画としては、『ワールド・ウォーZ』（2013）の世界興行収入約794億（5億4045万ドル）を上回る史上最高の興行収入を記録している。 　本作は、今週8月22日から28日までの1週間、一部劇場でIMAX（R）での再上映が決定。大画面、高解像度、高音質、そして没入感を追求した映像体験を提供するIMAX（R）での上映は、本作の魅力をより感じられるフォーマットのひとつ。この情報解禁を受けて、SNSでは「ひゃー!!!!　日本でも!!!　絶対行かねば!!!!!　ありがとうございます！」「絶対にF1をIMAXで観たいという、強い気持ち」「有給使ってでも観に行きます、それくらいの価値は余裕でお釣りくるくらいある」「IMAX最高だったな！　五回見たけどもう一回行っちゃおうかな」など歓喜の声が寄せられている。 　映画『F1（R）／エフワン』は公開中。 ＜IMAX（R）再上映概要＞ ■上映期間：8／22（金）〜28（木） ■上映劇場　※8/18（月）時点のため、上映劇場は公式サイト、各劇場HPにてご確認ください。 ローソン・ユナイテッドシネマ札幌 グランドシネマサンシャイン池袋 109シネマズ二子玉川 ユナイテッド・シネマとしまえん 109シネマズグランベリーパーク 109シネマズ川崎 109シネマズ湘南 成田HUMAXシネマズ8 ローソン・ユナイテッドシネマ前橋 109シネマズ名古屋 イオンシネマ大高 109シネマズ大阪エキスポシティ イオンシネマ岡山 ユナイテッド・シネマキャナルシティ13 View the full article

グラビアアイドルの世良ののかさんの1st写真集『ののかっぷ。』（撮影：鈴木ゴータ、税込4180円、 A4判112頁、小学館）が9月19日にリリースされます。バスト100センチの豊満ボディとあざとかわいさを武器に、グラビア界で存在感を放つ彼女が、初めての写真集で「限界突破」に挑みました。 小悪魔的なルックスとB100のド迫力ボディを武器に各誌を席巻する世良さん。撮影の舞台は台湾。2泊3日のロケでは、水着や下着など10着以上の衣装を着こなしました。北東部の港からはヨットで出航し、ニット地のブルーの水着を脱ぎとる大胆な行動に。夕景が美しい北部のビーチでは、赤のリゾートワンピのまま海に入り、さらに赤の三角ビキニ姿になって波と戯れます。ホテルのベッドルームでは、朝陽に包まれながら、ボリュームたっぷりの通称「ののかっぷ」を下から横から披露し、一糸まとわぬ裸身を見せつけます。 極めつきは、赤のシースルータンクトップ。雑誌のグラビアでは決して見せなかった、バストトップの存在感があらわになり、まさに限界突破と呼ぶにふさわしい仕上がりです。そのほかにも、素肌にオーバーオールを着てスナックをほおばるシーンや、台北の夜市ではしゃぐ様子など、これまでのグラビア撮影では決して明かさなかった素顔を見せてくれました。 世良さんは「憧れだった写真集。まさか自分が写真集を出せるなんて夢にも思わなかったです。正直まだ実感が湧いていないです。この写真集の撮影は、生まれてきて1番楽しい時間でした。本当に楽しくて、ほんの少し自分がキラキラしているように思えて、きっと私が人生を振り返るときに思い出すのは、この写真集を撮っていた瞬間なんだろうなと思います。ずっと誰かの脇役だった私にとってグラビアは初めて自分が主役になれたような気持ちになれるもので、何度撮影を重ねても泣けるほどうれしい出来事です。今回の写真集はちょっぴり大胆になってみました。恥ずかしかったけど、本当の自分をさらけ出せた大切な1冊になっています。1人でも多くの方に手に取ってもらえたらうれしいです」と喜びを語っています。 【世良ののかさんプロフィール】 せら・ののか　 1999年3月16日生まれ、神奈川県出身。身長155cm、Ｂ100Ｗ58Ｈ93。ミスiD2021でネクストグラビアクイーン賞を受賞。 好きなものはジブリ、音楽、ピアノ。公式X　@pia__nono　公式Instagram　@pia__nono View the full article

大切な記念日はあの焼鳥屋で 　5人組アイドルグループの「SUPER EIGHT」が「鳥貴族」に集結。その様子が8月8日午後8時08分にアップされファンが歓喜した。 　公式インスタグラムで「8月8日はエイトの日！5人で鳥貴族に行きました」とつづり、メンバーの大倉忠義の父親が経営する焼鳥チェーン「鳥貴族」でビールを片手にメンバー5人が楽しむ様子をショットを公開。 (左から時計回りに)大倉忠義、横山裕、村上信五、安田章大、丸山隆平 (SUPER EIGHT公式インスタグラム@super_eight_officialより) 　この投稿にファンは「すごい8月8日8時8分にあげてる！！！」「未成年だった大倉さんもすっかりご立派に」「ずぶずぶ貴族」「これはアツい」「トリキやーー！！！！」「皮串食べたい」「1人1人活躍してるのも嬉しいけど5人揃ってるのがやっぱ最強」「関パイジョッキやん！！」と歓喜した。 View the full article

El Gobierno del Reino Unido está pidiendo a sus ciudadanos que borren los correos electrónicos y las fotos antiguas para ahorrar agua. Antoinette Radford, de CNN, explica por qué. View the full article

「居屋2024」5個發展項目合共推售7,132個單位，以及約300個重售居屋單位，在53天內已售罄。房委會今日（18日）表示，整體銷售時間比「居屋2023」快約三成，反映申請者對資助出售單位的需求持續殷切。 今日（29日）是居屋2024首日揀樓日，首批揀樓者早上9時已到樂富房委會客戶服務中心選購單位。（林子慰攝）居屋2024在5月29日開始揀樓，首批揀樓者早上9時已到樂富房委會客戶服務中心選購單位。（林子慰攝）居屋2024在5月29日開始揀樓，首批揀樓者早上9時已到樂富房委會客戶服務中心選購單位。（林子慰攝）房委會表示，「居屋2024」首次推出「家有初生優先選樓計劃」，有800個家庭透過該計劃購買單位；亦按每個發展項目作為計算基礎以設定各個發展項目的配額數目，讓各類別申請者於揀樓階段有機會選購到心儀發展項目單位，讓一人申請者有機會選購受歡迎市區發展項目的單位。 公屋聯會總幹事招國偉指出，是次居屋計劃中，受重建影響的公屋戶、綠表及白表的家有長者及初生的家庭申請者，均能獲邀選購單位；而過去多期未獲邀選樓的白表非核心家庭申請者，除了首次獲邀外，所有家庭申請者更可全部獲邀選購單位，是多期以來的首次。 居屋2024共五個項目可選，包括屯門兆湖苑。（林子慰攝）居屋2024共五個項目可選，包括東涌裕興苑。（林子慰攝）招國偉表示，是次家有長者及初生的申請者選購約2,410個新單位，佔2,900個配額約八成。而家庭申請者則未有用盡所獲的配額，故一人申請者所獲的配額，由原有的700個大幅增加至1,365個，多出近一倍，令更多一人申請者能自置居所。 他亦稱，由於配額分配方法改變，一人申請者除了可以選購較受歡迎的屋苑，如啟盈苑、高曦苑等，亦可以選購較大面積的單位，如油塘高曦苑實用面積300多平方呎的一房單位，少部分屯門兆湖苑的一房及部分裕興苑的一房單位等，扭轉過去過於側重部分屋苑的情況。 公屋聯會總幹事招國偉（前排中）。（資料圖片 / 林穎嫺攝）招國偉認為，是次居屋2024銷售計劃讓不同申請者均有選樓的機會，所選的屋苑及單位面積亦可平均分配，期望未來房委會可推出更多居屋單位及提升單位的面積。 居屋2024︱兩孩媽受惠「家有初生」優先揀啟盈苑：靠子女帶來好運居屋2024揀樓｜啟德啟盈苑B座07尾號單位最搶手　樓王迅速被揀居屋2024｜啟德啟盈苑、油塘高曦苑等5.29開始揀樓　詳情一文看清居屋2024｜個別白表申請者急件日期出錯　房委會致歉：涉手民之誤居屋2024將開售｜白表申請者收急件要補文件　發出日逾限期半個月居屋2024揀樓完結　5新居屋及重售單位售罄　租置公屋賣剩20間 View the full article

Ford’s Bronco Roadster Concept Channels the Original 1966 U13 originally appeared on Autoblog. A Nod to Sixty Years of BroncoFord is marking the Bronco's 60th birthday with a mix of special projects that reflect both heritage and modern flair. Following the 60th Anniversary Edition package and the custom Silver Lake Dunes builds, the company has introduced another one-off to commemorate the milestone: the Bronco Roadster Concept. The inspiration for the Bronco Roadster comes from the original 1966 U13 Bronco Roadster, the most stripped-down and playful of the three launch body styles. Marketed as "the world's first four-wheel-drive sports car," the U13 carried the spirit of an off-road Mustang more directly than the half-cab pickup or the wagon, embodying what Ford designers called "fun through simplicity." That philosophy became the starting point for the modern concept. Ford View the 3 images of this gallery on the original article Inspired by the U13 OG BroncoThe Roadster Concept reimagines what the U13 might look like in 2025, while staying true to its open-air roots. The body has been pared back to a Wimbledon White shell with no roof or doors, echoing the bare-bones look of the original. Door openings have been angled and finished rather than left raw, while the swing-out tailgate has been replaced with a custom fold-down unit stamped with the vintage "FORD" wordmark. At each end, simple steel bumpers mirror the utilitarian style of the first-generation Bronco, and machined Fifteen52 Analog wheels finish off the retro stance. Inside, Ford has taken the same reductionist approach. The rear seats are gone, replaced with a cargo area that doubles as a truck-style bed with a full-size spare mounted inside. The front seats lose their headrests and wear silver vinyl upholstery, with the same material used on the grab handles. Ford stripped out the carpeting, leaving exposed steel floors and Wimbledon White-painted dash panels for a spartan, purposeful finish. The result blurs the line between interior and exterior – way beyond what you can do with a regular Bronco – a theme that matches the open-air philosophy behind the project. Ford View the 2 images of this gallery on the original article It's A Design Exercise...For NowThe Bronco Roadster Concept is a design exercise and will not see production. The absence of a roll cage, modern seat restraints, and weather protection makes it impractical (and unsafe) as a road-going vehicle. Mechanically, it has a manual gearbox, which means power comes from the 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder producing 300 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque. Beyond its engineering, though, the concept is more of a reminder than a product plan. It highlights the DNA of simplicity, freedom, and adventure that Ford continues to emphasize in the current Bronco lineup. While this exact vehicle will remain a one-off, the design cues could inform future accessories or limited-edition trims, keeping the spirit of the U13 alive six decades after it first appeared. Ford View the 3 images of this gallery on the original article Ford’s Bronco Roadster Concept Channels the Original 1966 U13 first appeared on Autoblog on Aug 18, 2025 This story was originally reported by Autoblog on Aug 18, 2025, where it first appeared. View the full article

A speeding Nissan Altima slammed into the back of a garbage truck in what seems to be a case of reckless driving. Unsurprisingly, the Altima pancaked against the garbage truck, which weighs many times more than the midsize sedan, leaving the driver and a passenger in critical condition. Lexus flashes what might become its next sports car. We all know the legendary status of Nissan Altimas, or more specifically those who chose to drive them. After all, there’s no feeling quite like being in the passing lane, actively passing slower traffic, when suddenly one of these strange beasts is three inches from your back bumper. Even more interesting, the Altima will often look like it should be sitting in a junkyard, with parts flapping in the wind, so you have to wonder how it’s still functioning. While not everyone who owns these cars behaves this way, it’s common enough you’ve probably dealt with this on the regular. In this case, the driver was a 21-year-old kid named Ziondre Ogiba of Providence, Rhode Island, reports WPRI. He’s facing serious charges for reckless driving and more. It’s evident in the video the guy is speeding, which might be why he didn’t have time to react to the stopped garbage truck in his lane. Thankfully, the workers in the truck weren’t seriously injured. The garbage truck was stopped at a red light at 5:30 am on August 8 when Ogiba came blasting down the road. Why he was out seemingly joyriding in the Nissan Altima at such an early hour isn’t clear, but there obviously has to be far more to this story. East Providence Police are still trying to put together the pieces of the puzzle, so they’re asking the public for any information they might have. All we can say is rear-ending a garbage truck at high speed is a really dumb idea. Image via WPRI 12/Facebook Join our Newsletter, subscribe to our YouTube page, and follow us on Facebook. View the full article

A son of Norway's crown princess has been charged with 32 offences including four rapes and several acts of violence and assault, a prosecutor said on Monday. Marius Borg Hoiby, who was born from a relationship before Crown Princess Mette-Marit's married Crown Prince Haakon, has been under investigation since his arrest on August 4 last year on suspicion of assaulting a girlfriend. In addition to four counts of rape, the charges include domestic abuse against a former partner and several counts of violence, disturbing the peace, vandalism and violation of restraining orders against another former partner. He is also charged with filming the genitals of a number of women without their knowledge or consent, public prosecutor Sturla Henriksbo told reporters. "The maximum penalty for the offences listed in the indictment is imprisonment of up to 10 years," he said. "These are very serious acts that can leave lasting scars and destroy lives," the prosecutor said. "The fact that Marius Borg Hoiby is a member of the royal family should, of course, not mean that he should be treated more lightly or more severely than if similar acts had been committed by others," Henriksbo stressed. The four rapes for which Hoiby is charged allegedly took place in 2018, 2023 and 2024, the last one after the police investigation began. Hoiby has already admitted to assault and vandalism in the August 2024 incident for which he was arrested. In a public statement 10 days after his arrest, he said he had acted "under the influence of alcohol and cocaine after an argument", having suffered from "mental troubles" and struggling "for a long time with substance abuse". Hoiby was propelled into the spotlight at the age of four when his mother married Norway's crown prince, with whom she went on to have two more children. He was raised by the royal couple alongside his step-siblings Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus, aged 21 and 19. Unlike them, however, he has no official public role. cbw/po/tw View the full article

The displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip is a “red line” and Cairo will not allow any party to risk Egypt’s national security or sovereignty, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Monday. In an exclusive interview with CNN in the northern Egyptian town of Al-Arish, close to the Gaza border, Abdelatty said that Egypt is working through “different channels, with one objective, to alleviate the burden and suffering of Palestinians,” adding that mass Palestinian emigration from Gaza would not be tolerated by his country. “We will not accept it, we will not participate in it, and we will not allow it to happen,” Abdelatty told CNN, adding that displacement is guaranteed to be a “one way ticket” for Palestinians out of Gaza, which would lead to the “liquidation” of their cause altogether. The Israeli government has never given a detailed vision of what will happen to Gaza after the war but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly advocated for moving Palestinians from Gaza to other countries, particularly after US President Donald Trump floated the idea early this year. But even after Trump appeared to cool on the proposal, Israeli officials have embraced it. Egypt is Gaza’s only access to the outside world as Israel has blockaded the territory from the land, sea and air. Cairo has come under intense public pressure to alleviate the suffering of Palestinians and has repeatedly blamed Israel for blocking aid as thousands of trucks remain stranded at its border. Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty gives a press conference in the New Administrative Capital, east of Cairo, Egypt on October 8, 2024. - Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty ImagesAsked whether the war places the Egypt-Israel peace treaty at risk, Abdelatty said Cairo is “respecting and honoring (its) commitments according to the peace treaty,” but added that “any kind of displacement would be a big risk and we will not allow any single party to risk our national security and our sovereignty… in our border.” The minister’s warnings are some of the harshest since Israel said last week that it is in talks with several countries about taking in Palestinians displaced by the war. “If the Israelis manage to displace them, I can assure you that will be the end of the Palestinian cause,” the foreign minister said. Egypt was the first Arab nation to recognize Israel in 1979. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that talks are underway with several countries about taking in displaced Palestinians. The countries involved are South Sudan, Somaliland, Ethiopia, Libya, and Indonesia, a senior Israeli official told CNN. In exchange for taking in some of Gaza’s population of more than two million people, the official said the countries are looking for “significant financial and international compensation.” It’s unclear how advanced any of these discussions are and whether they are likely to come to fruition. South Sudan rejected earlier reports that it was in discussions about the resettlement of Palestinians, saying they were “baseless.” Indonesia said it was ready to take in 2,000 Palestinians from Gaza for treatment but that they would return to Gaza once they recovered. Earlier this year, Somaliland also said there were no such talks. No partner for peaceAbdelatty said that while Egypt maintains contact with Israel on the security and intelligence levels, it hasn’t seen a desire from the political establishment to conclude the war. “Unfortunately, we don’t have a partner in Israel right now for peace and the two-state solution,” he said. “We have ministers in the Israeli cabinet right now who do not believe in the two-state solution.” Israel’s far-right ministers, including National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, have called for an expansion of the war in Gaza and the emigration of Palestinians from the enclave, which critics have said amounts to ethnic cleansing. Abdelatty said negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage deal are, however, ongoing, adding that “we reached a sort of understanding on most of the building issues” with regards to the latest proposal submitted by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. Egyptian Red Crecent members prepare humanitarian aid at their warehouse in the logistical center supporting Gaza, at Sheikh Zuweid, Egypt, on Monday. - Mayar Mokhtar/APLast month, the US and Israel recalled their negotiating teams from Qatar, where talks had been taking place, with Witkoff saying the latest response from Hamas “clearly shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire.” The Egyptian foreign minister said Cairo is in favor of a comprehensive deal that ends the war, brings back hostages, releases Palestinian prisoners and allows aid to flow in. Israel’s demand to immediately disarm Hamas is, he said, an “impossible” condition at this stage of the talks. “Israel is insisting on disarming Hamas now. Who will do it? How can we do it on the ground?” he said, adding that Israel has tried to eliminate the group through a 22-month bombardment campaign and still failed. “We need to push now (for a deal),” Abdelatty said. There is currently a delegation from Hamas in Cairo, he said, and talks are ongoing with the Qataris, the Americans and the Israelis. “We can have a deal if we have political will.” ‘Once you’re here… you cannot leave’On Monday, CNN saw dozens of aid trucks lining the roads to the Rafah crossing with Gaza, where many convoys have remained idle for weeks or even months, often causing essential food aid to spoil. Abdelatty said that there are 5,000 trucks on the Egyptian side of the crossing waiting to enter the blockaded strip, but that “the Israelis are not allowing them to enter.” Three truck drivers told CNN they’ve been waiting for more than a week for a greenlight to enter. Medhat Mohamed, a father of three, had his truck turned back Wednesday after a rejection by the Israeli military, he said, adding that he has spent the past three weeks parked along the Egyptian side of the border. Palestinians, displaced by the Israeli offensive, shelter in a tent camp as the Israeli military prepares to relocate residents to southern Gaza, in Gaza City on Sunday. - Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters“Once you’re here with your truck you cannot leave,” Mohamed told CNN. “Either your aid gets approved and you leave or you stay next to your truck – that might take weeks, or even months” He said it was the little he could do to help Gaza’s starving population. “This is not about money - we can get a lot of money from work in Cairo. We’re here because we want to help in any way we can the people in Gaza.” Another driver, Mohamed Fawzy, told CNN he was carrying ICU beds that were rejected four times by Israeli authorities. Amal Imam, the executive director of the Egyptian Red Crescent, told CNN the beds, along with the rest of aid rejected, had received pre-approval by Israeli authorities but had been rejected for containing metals and plastic. 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Irish author Sally Rooney has vowed to give fees generated by two BBC adaptations of her books to the Palestine Action group -- banned recently in the UK as a terrorist organisation -- as a government spokesperson on Monday warned anyone flouting the law risked prosecution. The writer, whose second novel "Normal People" (2018) and its 2020 BBC television adaptation won her international acclaim, announced her plans in the Irish Times. Rooney said she had chosen the Dublin-based newspaper to publicise her intention rather than a UK one as doing so "would now be illegal" after the government banned Palestine Action as a terrorist group in early July. "The UK's state broadcaster... regularly pays me residual fees. I want to be clear that I intend to use these proceeds of my work, as well as my public platform generally, to go on supporting Palestine Action and direct action against genocide in whatever way I can," she wrote. More than 700 people have been arrested, mostly at demonstrations, since the group was outlawed under the Terrorism Act 2000. "I feel obliged to state once more that like the hundreds of protesters arrested last weekend, I too support Palestine Action. If this makes me a 'supporter of terror' under UK law, so be it'," Rooney said. The government ban on Palestine Action came into force on July 5, days after it took responsibility for a break-in at an air force base in southern England that caused an estimated £7.0 million ($9.3 million) of damage to two aircraft. The group said its activists were responding to Britain's indirect military support for Israel during the war in Gaza. Being a member of Palestine Action or supporting the group is now a criminal offence in Britain, punishable by up to 14 years in prison. - Record arrests - More than 500 people were arrested at a protest in London's Parliament Square on August 9 for displaying placards backing the group. The number is thought to be the highest-ever recorded number of detentions at a single protest in the capital. At least 60 of them are due to face prosecution, police said. Britain's interior minister Yvette Cooper has defended the Labour government's proscription of the group, stating that "UK national security and public safety must always be our top priority". "The assessments are very clear -- this is not a non-violent organisation," she said. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's official spokesperson declined to be drawn specifically on Rooney's comments. But the spokesperson added: "Support for a proscribed organisation is an offence under the Terrorism Act and obviously the police will... implement the law." Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid, the ambassador of the state of Palestine in Ireland, praised Rooney for "using her voice to call out international law and human rights violations in Palestine". "I hope these calls result in practical actions that will stop the horrors we’re witnessing carried out by Israel in Palestine; to stop the genocide and forced displacement and end the Israeli occupation,” she said. Ireland confirmed the appointment of a full Palestinian ambassador last November after Dublin formally recognised a Palestinian state earlier in 2024. har/jwp/rmb View the full article

In a twist of comic irony, New York City — the embodiment of American capitalism — may soon have a democratic socialist mayor in 33 year old Zohran Mamdani. That being said, assuming Mamdani wins November’s general election, the joke may be on national Democrats. Put another way, even as a mayoral candidate, by dint of New York City’s status and his elevation into a national figure, Mamdani presents severe risks to the Democratic Party on the national stage. And as the party looks to regain even one chamber of Congress next year, there is a very real chance that Mamdani’s extreme, socialist policies put the entire party’s political fortunes in jeopardy. The first risk is if Mamdani’s primary victory portends, or ushers in, a seismic shift for the wider Democratic Party. Coming at a time when Democrats are at a crossroads, Mamdani’s win may embolden progressives, sideline moderates and drive the party further to the left. If this is the direction the Democratic Party moves in, they will end up even less politically relevant than they are today. At the same time, Mamdani’s views are considerably out of line with what mainstream Democratic views should be — particularly on the economy and public safety. The U.S. is a capitalist nation. Although more can be done to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity and is protected by a social safety net, the U.S. is not a socialist country. And on public safety, Mamdani, a past proponent of “defund the police,” is pledging to move “billions of dollars (from the NYPD budget) to a new Department of Community Safety” that emphasizes soft on crime measures, according to New York Post reporting. With Democrats already struggling to overcome perceptions that they can’t be trusted to handle the economy or public safety. And given New York City’s prominence, Mamdani’s policies may quickly become the face of the entire party, a gift to the GOP. The second, and arguably biggest, risk Mamdani poses lies in how he would govern. Mamdani campaigned on endless handouts backed by huge tax increases, replacing police officers with social workers, and Soviet-inspired government-run grocery stores. Whether Mamdani is able to implement any, or all, of these campaign pledges or not, Democrats will find themselves between a rock and a hard place. Either Mamdani is seen as ineffective, and just another Democrat who promised utopia but was unable to actually deliver on his lofty promises. Or, more dangerously, New Yorkers get a firsthand lesson on the dangers of socialism, sparking a considerable backlash against the Democratic Party as a whole. Worse, with New York City being a global center of culture, finance and entertainment, the entire country will witness the damage from Mamdani’s policies. When government-run grocery stores show themselves to be a horrendous idea, which the Soviet Union has already shown them to be, Republicans will immediately pounce on this failure to underscore the danger in electing any Democrat. Should crime spike due to a sharp reduction in the number of police officers, Democrats across the country will be branded as soft on crime. Similarly, if excessively high taxes on the city’s high-earners cause capital flight, a destruction of the city’s tax base and drastically lower the overall quality of life, voters’ trust in Democrats to handle the economy will sink, and it’s already tremendously low. Finally, there is the issue of how Mamdani will govern the city with the world’s largest Jewish population outside of Israel. Due to his history of antisemitic remarks, whether his refusal to condemn “globalize the intifada” or unwillingness to accept Israel as a Jewish state, vitriol he’s never shared for other ethnoreligious states, there are very real concerns that under his leadership, New York City will be even more hostile for Jews. Far from being a local issue, if Mamdani fails to protect New York’s Jewish citizens, it will reinforce perceptions that the Democratic Party is rife with antisemitism. To be sure, national Democrats seem to be aware of the risks Mamdani poses. Some moderates, such as Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), have been blunt, saying Mamdani’s “policies do not comport” with Democrats’ agenda. Others, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies (D-N.Y.) have taken a softer approach, but still indicate some unease with the socialist who has become the face of the Democratic Party. Speaking to CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Thursday, Jefferies refused to endorse Mamdani or even say whether he was “convinced” about Mamdani and the kind of mayor he would be. Asked about Mamdani’s policy proposals, Jefferies said, “Now, he’s going to have to demonstrate…that his ideas can actually be put into reality.” Hardly a show of confidence from a party leader. Taken together, the elevation of Mamdani and his extreme views may deepen the animosity and alienation many voters feel when they think about today’s Democratic Party. If voters see Mamdani’s leadership devastating New York City and come to believe that this is what the Democratic Party has to offer, it stands to reason that Democrats across the country will pay the price, and likely for many election cycles to come. Douglas E. Schoen is a political consultant who served as an adviser to President Clinton and to the 2020 presidential campaign of Michael Bloomberg. He is the author of “The End of Democracy? 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President Trump announced Monday that he plans to sign an executive order to eliminate mail-in ballots and “seriously controversial” voting machines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. In a statement on his Truth Social platform, Trump leaned into his long-standing disdain for mail-in voting, saying other countries have abandoned the practice “because of the MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD ENCOUNTERED.” “I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS, and also, while we’re at it, Highly ‘Inaccurate,’ Very Expensive, and Seriously Controversial VOTING MACHINES, which cost Ten Times more than accurate and sophisticated Watermark Paper, which is faster, and leaves NO DOUBT, at the end of the evening, as to who WON, and who LOST, the Election,” Trump wrote in his post. “WE WILL BEGIN THIS EFFORT, WHICH WILL BE STRONGLY OPPOSED BY THE DEMOCRATS BECAUSE THEY CHEAT AT LEVELS NEVER SEEN BEFORE, by signing an EXECUTIVE ORDER to help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections,” he added. Trump for years has pushed unproven claims about widespread voter fraud involving mail-in ballots. He repeatedly described his 2020 election defeat as “rigged,” pointing to expanded mail-in balloting that was allowed during the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly a third of ballots cast in the 2024 election were submitted by mail, according to a U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) report released in June. While mail-in ballots didn’t hit the record 43-percent level seen during the height of the pandemic four years earlier, they accounted for 30.3 percent of all ballots cast in the election, well above pre-pandemic levels. An effort to dramatically overhaul the way federal elections are run has faced legal roadblocks in recent months. In June, a judge blocked part of Trump’s March executive order that sought to prevent states from counting mail-in ballots that were postmarked by Election Day but arrived later. The judge said the president lacked the authority to impose state election rules. Trump, in his post Monday, appeared to preempt concerns about the lack of authority. “Remember, the States are merely an ‘agent’ for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the Federal Government, as represented by the President of the United States, tells them, FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY, to do,” Trump said. The president accused Democrats of being “virtually Unelectable without using this completely disproven Mail-In SCAM” and pledged to fight to prevent election integrity. “ELECTIONS CAN NEVER BE HONEST WITH MAIL IN BALLOTS/VOTING, and everybody, IN PARTICULAR THE DEMOCRATS, KNOWS THIS,” Trump wrote. “I, AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, WILL FIGHT LIKE HELL TO BRING HONESTY AND INTEGRITY BACK TO OUR ELECTIONS.” “THE MAIL-IN BALLOT HOAX, USING VOTING MACHINES THAT ARE A COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISASTER, MUST END, NOW!!! REMEMBER, WITHOUT FAIR AND HONEST ELECTIONS, AND STRONG AND POWERFUL BORDERS, YOU DON’T HAVE EVEN A SEMBLANCE OF A COUNTRY.” 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

President Trump has “completely ceded narrative control” of the Russia-Ukraine war to Russian President Vladimir Putin, a former top-adviser-turned-vocal-critic said in an interview published Monday. Fiona Hill, who served as a senior adviser on Russia at the National Security Council during Trump’s first term, argued in a Politico interview that Trump is endorsing Moscow’s position that it’s enough if it decides to stop fighting. “What Ukraine is just basically getting as a concession is for the Russians to stop fighting. And this is Putin’s way all the way through the 25 years of his presidency, which is: ‘I’m going to beat you up, and my concession is that I stopped beating you up,’” she said. Hill said in another interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday that Trump’s red-carpet treatment of Putin in Alaska on Friday also played into the Russian leader’s hands. “Although it was presented as perhaps a show of power by being at a U.S. Air Force base with the … passing of the B-52s and other fighter jets, it did certainly look much more like a show of appreciation for Vladimir Putin,” she said. “And so the optics were really much more favorable to Putin than they were to the United States. It really looked like Putin had set the agenda there, the narrative, and in many respects, the tone for the whole summit meeting.” Hill’s remarks come as Trump on Monday meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House to discuss terms Putin laid out at the meeting in Alaska and efforts to move toward a leaders-level summit to end the war. Trump left the meeting with Putin late last week without securing a ceasefire agreement from the Russian leader, who has repeatedly refused to halt fighting in Ukraine. Trump instead said both parties should move to negotiations for an end to the war. Hill served as deputy assistant to the president and senior director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council. She was a high-profile witness during the 2019 impeachment investigation against Trump over whether he was exerting pressure on Zelensky for dirt on his political rival former President Biden. Hill warned in her testimony that Republican lawmakers were repeating a Kremlin-pushed, false narrative that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 presidential election. A GOP-led Senate intelligence investigation concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. A White House spokesperson pushed back on Hill’s comments Monday, telling Politico that Trump “has done more to deliver peace in seven months than Joe Biden did in four years” while calling the former Russia White House adviser the “go-to Trump Deranged ‘expert’ on Russia.” 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

有沒有想過在市面上買到未開封的手機，其實有機會不是「全新」的呢？內地 YouTuber@極客公園 Geek Park 實測，在深圳華強北買一部破爛的 iPhone 14 Pro Max，並由華強北的專家修復和買包裝配件，發現只要比真正的全新機低很多的價格就可以翻新一部 iPhone，而且很難發現。 YouTuber@極客公園 Geek Park 花 3300 人民幣，買來一部外殼已明顯損壞的 iPhone 14 Pro，目的是把這部已經久經使用的 iPhone，翻新成一部看上去像全新，未開封的「新機」。 極客公園 Geek Park 把外款破損的 iPhone，交給維修人員把螢幕和邊框（290人民幣）更換成完好無缺的配件，更把本來已經碎裂的鋼化膜，更換成全新的鋼化膜（90人民幣），基本上外殼已經有如全新一樣，但當然使用的並不是 Apple 官方的零件。 其後，再去華強北買一個 iPhone 14 Pro Max 黑色 512GB 的包裝盒﹑一條仿真線，以及封盒的貼紙。真人驚訝的是，這些用來重新包裝的配件，合共只要人民幣10元。由於本身的iPhone只有128GB，極客公園 Geek Park 更找專家把容量擴充到 512GB，花費320人民幣，而全新機的話，兩個容量的差價就有大約 $2000。 +8為了令翻新機更難以被辨破，更利用黑科技把電池更新，變成電池健康度 100%，以及電池充電次數為0。當然，這只是當手機上查電池情況時才看到的假數據，而不是把電池真正還原成全新，不過這已經能騙到大部分一般用家。最後，就把封盒貼紙貼上去，就成為一部「全新」的 iPhone 14 Pro Max。 由此可見，要把一部二手機翻新成看上去是全新的手機，其實並非難事，特別是對於擁有技術和大量仿真零件的華強北來說。因此，用家在非官方渠道買手機時，要小心選擇信譽良好的店家，不要以為封條未開，機況良好就覺得一定是全新。 資料來源：YouTube Ariel Project香港傳奇地偶女團9.5限定復活｜活潑動人歌聲演唱會iPhone 18或延至2027年　蘋果手機戰略調整　摺疊屏+Pro版打頭陣 View the full article

Good morning and welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short. The Downshift is The Drive‘s weekday early morning quick-hit news rundown that gathers all the latest automotive stories bubbling around the globe in one place. Grab a cup of coffee and a Pop-Tart. Feedback on TDS content, features, and formatting is welcome and encouraged via the comments and email ([email protected]). Tight, right, and light, TDS is not a full-featured news story or in-depth reporting. It’s a short rundown featuring stories that are summarized in a single sentence accompanied by a link for those seeking more information. The first two cups of coffee are gone, so let’s get into it. This morning’s TDS is a smidge longer than normal to mop up some 2025 Monterey Car Week and Pebble Beach news. ��What I’m driving: I spent the weekend taking the 2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV SS on a road trip up north and back with the family, and have to say Super Cruise and an EV are just so lovely on a road trip. ��While EVs are cleaner for the earth and create less air pollution, a study found fast-charging stations are an “overlooked source of air pollution” due to the fans in the charging cabinets kicking up particles from tires, brakes, and dust into the air. ��A one-off Daytona SP3 by Ferrari’s Tailor Made customization department, which was created on top of the original sold-out 599 production run, sold for $26 million and became the highest priced new Ferrari ever sold at auction. ��A 1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C Nieuport-Astra Torpedo won Best of Show at the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. ��The fastest and most powerful street-legal Lamborghini debuted in the form of the Fenomeno, which is a plug-in hybrid featuring three electric motors and a V-12 all based on the Revuelto. ∞ Infiniti unveiled three “concept” vehicles including the QX80 Track Spec, QX80 Terrain Spec, and QX65 Monograph Concept. ��Ombre By Mulliner debuted as a new paint finish that transitions from one color to another across the length of the vehicle. ��A one-of-a-kind Ford Bronco Roadster Concept rolled across the stage at in Pebble Beach. ��Weekend Race Results: NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400: Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing beat out Alex Bowman and Ryan Blaney to secure his spot in the playoffs with the dominant win. MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix: Marc Márquez of Ducati Lenovo Team extended his winning streak after taking first place to beat Fermin Aldeguer and Marco Bezzecchi. World Endurance Championship Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo: Cadillac Hertz Team Jota won the Hypercar class while Akkodis ASP Team Lexus took the win in the LMGT3 class. Have feedback on the formatting of TDS? Send us a note: [email protected] View the full article

Automakers love to make special edition cars. Brand tie-ins, rare colors, whatever will get a customer in the door. The problem is, too many of those special editions are just plain uninteresting. They're boring, they feel like quick cash-grabs, or they genuinely make the car they're based on worse. Today, we ask: Which special editions don't? We want to know about the special editions that truly live up to their names — the ones that feel really, genuinely special. Our rules are simple. Any special-run car is eligible; standard combinations of factory features generally don't count (a Mustang with the Performance Pack isn't a special edition), but anything unique enough to earn a name (like a COPO Camaro) is fair game. It can be a special edition to commemorate something, it can honor a past model, or it can tie in to a movie, whatever you want. What special edition car truly feels special? Read more: These Are The Car-Related Movie Mistakes That Really Bother You The Volkswagen HarlequinA Volkswagen Golf Harlequin from the rear - Bruno Alcantara Terevinto/ShutterstockMy pick has to go to the greatest factory paint job of all time: The Volkswagen Harlequin. The Golf is a good car on its own, but it's plentiful and cheap — at least, it was back when the U.S. still got the car. How do you make a Golf stand out not just in a crowd of random cars, but a crowd likely to contain other identical-looking Golfs? Simple: You paint every body panel a different color from its neighbors. The Volkswagen Harlequin (both Golf and Polo) is a truly special edition. It's unique, it stands out, and there's no question it's not a standard Volkswagen. It's my pick for a special edition that really lives up to the name, but what's yours? Leave your picks in the comments below, and I'll pick out my favorites later in the week. Bonus points if you've ever owned the special edition in question. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik. View the full article

Wooden car wins Pebble Beach Concours. 1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C Nieuport-Astra Torpedo, known as the “Tulipwood,” is made out of mahogany. Weather was great at the sometimes-cloudy 18th fairway this year. It’s safe to say Lee Anderson likes wood. One source said he has something like 40 wooden boats scattered throughout three boathouses at different bodies of water around the country. “I like wood,” he said. So it was only natural what material Anderson would pick for his second Best of Show winner at the Pebble Beach Concours yesterday. It was an all-mahogany 1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C Nieuport-Astra Torpedo. The car he won with in 2022 was another torpedo, but not a wooden torpedo. This one was wood. “It’s different, you know? How many do you see? Not very many.” The so-called “Tulipwood” Hispano-Suiza was commissioned by apertif scion Andre Dubonnet as a race car. The aeronautically inspired bodywork was built by aircraft maker Nieuport-Astra, the same company that made fighter planes in WWI. Dubonnet placed sixth in the Targa Florio in the car and fifth in the Coppa Florio in 1924. The mahogany itself is 1/8th-inch thick, laid over handmade plywood formed out of thin sheets of wood bonded by cadium, a glue-like substance made from cow’s milk. It’s the same stuff they use to make violins. “It’s strong and waterproof,” said RM Auto Restoration’s Jamie Bourdeau, who was the woodman on the RM restoration crew. Body Weighs Just 160 Pounds“Wood was lighter than steel in the 1920s,” Anderson said. “The body alone weighs just 160 pounds.” Most of the wood was in fine shape, even after 101 years. But some of the strips had to be remade. “You can’t steam mahogany,” Bourdeau said, referring to a method where wood is softened by steam then bent into shape. “You have to cut it.” He cut the new strips from blocks of mahogany using what he called a scythe, then mimicked pulling a blade backward in a trimming motion. The moment of glory for the wood. Pebble Beach ConcoursUnlike the plywood substrate, the wooden strips on the surface of the car’s body are held in place by aluminum rivets. Bourdeau said there are 10,000 rivets on the car. The interior is lined with alligator, just as the original car was, and required 50 alligator hides. The car is powered by an 8.0-liter overhead-cam inline six. All six cylinders are fed by a single carburetor and fired by twin distributors. When you look at the engine, you’re seeing polished aluminum and nickel plating. The RM restoration crew. Mark Vaughn“It has a lot of torque,” said engine man Charlie Kominek. The restoration and the sale of the car at auction were both done by RM Sotheby’s auction house. It was RM’s ninth Best of Show winner at Pebble, three more than the second-place Nethercutt Collection and way more than anyone else. The win also marks what may be the third offbeat win in recent years, following a 1954 Ferrari 375 MM in 2014 and an unrestored 1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports last year. What is going on at Pebble? Winners there are supposed to be French coupes from the 1930s with long hoods, swoopy fenders, and a cockpit way in the back. But for 2025 at Pebble Beach, wood is good just like it should. Do you have experience working with any woody wagons, or fond memories? Please comment below. View the full article

TVB節目《東張西望》今日（18日）一集繼續講到電影公司舉行李小龍紀念活動疑似「走數」，還有一堆李小龍的物品未有帶走。活動負責人金生及施生反指餐廳的鍾太是協辦單位，直指鍾太沒有付廣告費，反向她追1萬元廣告費。 電影公司舉行李小龍紀念活動疑似「走數」。(節目截圖)活動負責人金生及施生反指餐廳的鍾太是協辦單位，直指鍾太沒有付廣告費，反向她追1萬元廣告費。(節目截圖)鍾太指活動負責人除了走數外，更令餐廳被人投訴：「食完飯啲客人投案，話我哋貨不對辦，因為佢畀咗1萬元，點解我哋畀嗰啲咁差嘅嘢。咁我哋要解釋，我話客人要求，訂餐係2千元一圍，所以我哋就畀返2千元一圍，其實2千元已經有折扣。」後來鍾太才知道活動負責人收人1千元一位，客人更指「我畀1千元食個buffet都靚過你呢度」。 鍾太指活動負責人除了走數外，更令餐廳被人投訴。(節目截圖)後來鍾太才知道活動負責人收人1千元一位，客人更指「我畀1千元食個buffet都靚過你呢度」。(節目截圖)後來鍾太才知道活動負責人收人1千元一位，客人更指「我畀1千元食個buffet都靚過你呢度」。(節目截圖)活動當日未完結，施生提早離開，金生代他簽下欠單，並指翌日會回來「找數」。鍾太翌日致電施生清還欠款，但施生一直推塘：「話唔係佢主辦。」活動負責人未有帶走李小龍的展品，但就向鍾太發單據，表示要鍾太清還1萬元廣告費，最後要求鍾太簽了1萬元當是付尾數。鍾太表示施生說：「佢話成個活動我哋都係幫你哋做宣傳。」鍾太表示未有叫過他們幫助宣傳，但金生數天後帶人到場表示要拿展品離開，鍾太當然不肯，認為未處理好就要先留下展品，待處理好才可以帶走。鍾太不讓金生拿走展品，他的太太生氣到跟鍾太說：「我咩黑白兩道都識㗎！」 施生提早離開，金生代他簽下欠單，並指翌日會回來「找數」。(節目截圖)鍾太表示未有叫過他們幫助宣傳，但金生數天後帶人到場表示要拿展品離開。(節目截圖)《東張西望》聯絡金生進行訪問，施生亦同時現身受訪，施生指鍾太向他們表示「冇生意」，於是打算出手幫她。施生更指鍾太其實是協辦方，所以有幫他們作宣傳，他亦表示二人之間有對話可證明。鍾太反指他們從來都沒有提過需要廣告費，她亦表示只負責提供場地及餐飲。施生指鍾太沒有履行協辦方的責任，例如：叫人來、買坐位等，但她都沒有做到，所以理應要賠償。但施生「大人有大量」，所以不追究：「全部都係我哋畀錢嘅，你有畀錢㗎咩？你全部攞緊我哋錢，你唔感恩喎，折頭都唔打喎。擺明恰我，擺明恰我哋好人，個個同你計錢，我哋唔會。」 《東張西望》聯絡金生進行訪問，施生亦同時現身受訪。(節目截圖)施生「大人有大量」不追究鍾太。(節目截圖)施生「大人有大量」不追究鍾太。(節目截圖)施生「大人有大量」不追究鍾太。(節目截圖)最後經《東張西望》的幫忙，金生帶著1萬元到鍾太餐廳清還尾數，而鍾太亦讓金生把展品帶走，而事件亦圓滿解決。 金生帶著1萬元到鍾太餐廳清還尾數。(節目截圖)金生帶著1萬元到鍾太餐廳清還尾數。(節目截圖)鍾太亦讓金生把展品帶走。(節目截圖) View the full article

El presidente Volodímir Zelenski viaja a Estados Unidos para reunirse con su homólogo estadounidense Donald Trump para conocer los acuerdos a los que llegó el jefe de la Casa Blanca con el presidente ruso, Vladimir Putin, el pasado 15 de agosto. Zelenski estará escoltado por algunos de sus aliados europeos y ha rechazado en repetidas ocasiones la concesión de territorio, un punto innegociable para Moscú y que Trump se ha mostrado dispuesto a ceder. View the full article

Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order to eliminate mail-in voting and voting machines before the 2026 midterms, days after Vladimir Putin told him US elections were rigged because of postal ballots. “I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS,” Trump wrote in the lengthy Truth Social post Monday morning, also targeting “Highly ‘Inaccurate,’ Very Expensive, and Seriously Controversial VOTING MACHINES” which he claimed cost “Ten Times more than accurate and sophisticated Watermark Paper”. The announcement followed Trump’s meeting with Putin in Alaska on 15 August, when the Russian president allegedly told him that the 2020 election “was rigged because you have mail-in voting”, according to Trump’s subsequent interview with Sean Hannity. Trump falsely asserted that the US is “now the only Country in the World that uses Mail-In Voting” and claimed “All others gave it up because of the MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD ENCOUNTERED.” Data from International IDEA contradicts this claim, showing that 34 countries worldwide allow mail-in voting, with 12 allowing it for all voters and 22 for some voters. Most European countries offer some form of mail voting, and over 100 countries let their citizens vote by mail when living abroad. US courts rejected numerous fraud allegations after the 2020 presidential election, finding no evidence of widespread irregularities. Across the US, 28 states let voters request a mail ballot without giving a reason, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Eight states and Washington DC send everyone their ballot in the mail automatically, and about one in five American voters lives in one of those states. The president’s opposition to mail-in voting comes despite his own use of the method. In 2020, both Trump and first lady Melania Trump submitted vote-by-mail ballots in Florida ahead of the state’s primaries, which Palm Beach county confirmed receiving. Trump also claimed states are “merely an ‘agent’ for the Federal Government” and must follow presidential orders on elections. That’s wrong: the constitution gives states control over how they conduct elections. Mail voting has exploded in popularity – from fewer than one in 10 voters in 1996 to nearly half during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. As of 2022, it was used by about one in three voters, according to a report by the MIT Election Data and Science Lab. Supporters have long said mail ballots make voting easier for people who can’t get to polling stations – those with disabilities, parents with young kids, or workers with long shifts, while also giving voters more time to research candidates at home. View the full article

How gas prices have changed in Nebraska in the last weekStacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Nebraska. Gas prices are as of August 18. Nebraska by the numbers - Gas current price: $2.89 - Week change: -$0.04 (-1.3%) - Year change: -$0.33 (-10.2%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.79 (6/17/22) - Diesel current price: $3.41 - Week change: -$0.03 (-0.8%) - Year change: -$0.05 (-1.3%) - Historical expensive diesel price: $5.35 (6/19/22) Metros with most expensive gas in Nebraska #1. North Platte: $3.18 #2. Grand Island: $3.00 #3. Lincoln: $2.93 #4. Kearney: $2.91 #5. Norfolk: $2.83 #6. Omaha (NE only): $2.80 #7. Columbus: $2.77 States with the least expensive gas #1. Oklahoma: $2.67 #2. Mississippi: $2.68 #3. Arkansas: $2.74 Read on to see which states have the most expensive gas prices. #5. Alaska- Regular gas price: $3.76 #4. Oregon- Regular gas price: $3.98 #3. Washington- Regular gas price: $4.41 #2. Hawaii- Regular gas price: $4.46 #1. California- Regular gas price: $4.50 View the full article

How gas prices have changed in South Carolina in the last weekStacker compiled statistics on gas prices in South Carolina. Gas prices are as of August 18. South Carolina by the numbers - Gas current price: $2.77 - Week change: -$0.03 (-0.9%) - Year change: -$0.31 (-10.0%) - Historical expensive gas price: $4.61 (6/12/22) - Diesel current price: $3.42 - Week change: -$0.00 (-0.1%) - Year change: -$0.06 (-1.8%) - Historical expensive diesel price: $5.64 (6/10/22) Metros with most expensive gas in South Carolina #1. Hilton Head-Bluffton: $2.89 #2. Columbia: $2.81 #3. Sumter: $2.79 #4. Rock Hill: $2.79 #5. Charleston-North Charleston: $2.78 #6. Spartanburg: $2.78 #7. Myrtle Beach: $2.73 #8. Florence: $2.72 #9. Greenville: $2.71 #10. Aiken-Edgfield County: $2.70 States with the least expensive gas #1. Oklahoma: $2.67 #2. Mississippi: $2.68 #3. Arkansas: $2.74 Read on to see which states have the most expensive gas prices. #5. Alaska- Regular gas price: $3.76 #4. Oregon- Regular gas price: $3.98 #3. Washington- Regular gas price: $4.41 #2. Hawaii- Regular gas price: $4.46 #1. California- Regular gas price: $4.50 View the full article

How gas prices have changed in Alaska in the last weekStacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Alaska. Gas prices are as of August 18. Alaska by the numbers - Gas current price: $3.76 - Week change: -$0.00 (-0.1%) - Year change: +$0.02 (+0.6%) - Historical expensive gas price: $5.61 (6/19/22) - Diesel current price: $4.05 - Week change: -$0.02 (-0.4%) - Year change: +$0.28 (+7.5%) - Historical expensive diesel price: $6.11 (7/2/22) Metros with most expensive gas in Alaska #1. Fairbanks: $3.82 #2. Juneau: $3.72 #3. Anchorage: $3.71 States with the least expensive gas #1. Oklahoma: $2.67 #2. Mississippi: $2.68 #3. Arkansas: $2.74 Read on to see which states have the most expensive gas prices. #5. Alaska- Regular gas price: $3.76 #4. Oregon- Regular gas price: $3.98 #3. Washington- Regular gas price: $4.41 #2. Hawaii- Regular gas price: $4.46 #1. California- Regular gas price: $4.50 View the full article

日本山梨縣富士河口湖町一間酒店的中國籍負責人數年前擅闖鄰居砍伐多棵樹木案，當地法院上月審理後在8月18日作出裁決，法官批評被告郭亞川（又名秋山雅治）「動機毫無值得同情之處，任性又自私」，判處他1年監禁、緩刑3年。 日本放送協會（NHK）報道，法官在今次判決中指出，郭亞川為讓住客在酒店就能看清楚富士山與河口湖的靚麗景色，曾與鄰居交涉但未果，強調被告動機自私，不值得同情「應該受到嚴厲譴責」。 +22法官又指，考慮被告認罪並有求情，是展現出悔意並且繳納2200萬日圓（約116萬港元）賠款，所以才作出今次裁決。 早前報道指，被告郭亞川在7月8日出庭時承認控罪，並以希望取得日本國籍作為求情理由，還指女兒準備考入當地大學，自己一家都希望取得日本國籍，所以冀不會受這宗官非影響，同時承諾不會再違法。 2025年4月26日，在日本富士山河口湖町經營酒店的中國籍老闆郭亞川（又名秋山雅治）被捕，他涉嫌破壞物品罪，曾經潛逃到香港。（YouTube/ @ANNnewsCH）中國籍日本酒店老闆砍伐鄰居樹木案　被告求情：希望取得日本籍中國籍日本酒店老闆被捕　為富士山景觀砍鄰居23顆樹　曾潛逃香港兩名日本男子於馬尼拉鬧市遭槍殺　槍手守候2小時掠財後遁逃日本警方拘捕1中國籍男子　涉6月京都持刀襲擊中國遊客 View the full article