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特朗普与万斯开启竞选巡访

共和党困境加深，中期选举巡访拉开帷幕

作者：娜塔莉·艾莉森 (NATALIE ALLISON) 和 艾萨克·阿恩斯多夫 (ISAAC ARNSDORF)

在共和党中期选举大会上享受完忠实支持者的赞美后，唐纳德·特朗普总统和JD·万斯副总统本周正式开启他们的首轮中期选举竞选活动，而此次行程则揭示了该党可能陷入的困境之深。

特朗普在结束了在爱尔兰高尔夫球场的周末休假后返回，计划于周三访问北卡罗来纳州。在他亲手选定的参议院候选人、前共和党全国委员会主席迈克尔·沃特利（Michael Whatley）身上，最近一项高质量民调显示，他落后于前州长罗伊·库珀（Roy Cooper，民主党）7个百分点。

与此同时，万斯计划于周一前往堪萨斯州，为共和党参议员罗杰·马歇尔（Roger Marshall）助选，后者的连任之战对共和党而言似乎过于胶着，令人不安。

这些访问反映出自2024, 以来，政治环境在多大程度上发生了不利于共和党的转变。特朗普在2024. 以3个百分点的优势赢得了北卡罗来纳州，而共和党自1932年以来尚未在堪萨斯州的参议院选举中失利。

知晓其行程的白宫顾问表示，随着中期选举的临近，特朗普和万斯都打算加快竞选行程的节奏。

特朗普的政治团队已与沃特利进行了密切磋商。详见A7页中期选举报道

麦康奈尔重返参议院

芬·戈麦斯 / 盖蒂图片社 参议员米奇·麦康奈尔（Mitch McConnell，共和党-肯塔基州）周一抵达国会大厦。84, 岁的麦康奈尔在参议院进行了数月来的首次投票，这也是他自6月份摔倒以来首次在国会大厦公开露面。报道见A4页

试图将太阳能转化为“暗面”能源

作者：埃文·哈尔珀 (EVAN HALPER) 和 莱莉·纳扎罗娃 (LAYLI NAZAROVA)

在北弗吉尼亚州遍布数据中心的实验室里，一群科学家正在尝试一种极具突破性的方案，以解决电网过载的问题。

他们希望利用太阳光线，从太空卫星向地球上的太阳能电池板发射一束公里宽的激光——他们更倾向于称之为“能量束”。

前卫构想或能让能源电池板在夜间工作

这一构想旨在克服太阳能最大的弱点：在没有阳光时停止工作。

如果一切按计划进行——这是一个巨大的假设，因为这是创新者和投资者追求了数十年的愿景——这些能量束可能会彻底颠覆能源行业。它们将使现成的太阳能电池板即使在夜间也能发电，并能将传统太阳能电站的发电量提高三倍以上。

当弗吉尼亚州阿什本的科学家们在研究光伏薄膜、红外线和耐热金属时，墙上的一个大型数字时钟正向2028. 年1月倒计时。这是他们成立四年的初创公司Overview能源公司（Overview Energy）为从太空发射首批能量而设定的截止日期。

“我们坚信能够利用这项技术提供公用事业规模的电力，”联合首席执行官达尔科·菲利皮（Darko Filipi）表示。他估计，他的公司可以提供美国未来所需新增能源的四分之一。详见所有页面的太阳能报道

特朗普希望在人工智能领域发力

评论：科技领袖的呼吁遭到反击

声称放缓开发将助力中国

作者：伊恩·邓肯 (IAN DUNCAN) 及 盖里特·德·温克 (GERRIT DE VYNCK)

三家业内最强大的人工智能公司领导人正呼吁达成一项协议，以放缓其疯狂的竞争，同时在私下讨论创建一个新的安全机构，理由是他们担心人工智能可能会失控。

将人工智能作为其经济议程核心的唐纳德·特朗普总统则在推动相反的方向。

特朗普在周日于爱尔兰发表的评论中，似乎驳回了公司应放缓进展的建议。总统在周一随后发布了多条社交媒体帖子，称国家唯一需要的保障是一位强有力的领导人。

“我们已经对这些公司拥有巨大的刑事和监管权力！”特朗普在他的 Truth Social 网站上写道。“一场针对人工智能和数据中心的病态阴谋正在进行，而唯一对此感到高兴的是中国。谁赢得了人工智能，谁就赢得了胜利！”

他随后表示，关于人工智能的观点——见 A16 页人工智能报道

中国关于人工智能的看法：放缓开发的呼吁遭到质疑。A16

基督教法律运动是否走偏了？

一名协助发起该事业的律师认为确实如此

作者：米歇尔·布尔斯坦 (MICHELLE BOORSTEIN)

在那个过去的时光里，当美国人还没有在争论星巴克的节日杯是否足够具有圣诞气息，或者面包师是否应该为同性婚礼制作蛋糕时，一位名叫约翰·怀特海德 (John Whitehead) 的瘦削南方人发起了一项全新的尝试：一家基督教宗教自由律师事务所。

怀特海德回忆道，当时很难筹集资金或获得对该事务所的支持——即便是在福音派领导人中——无论是为基督徒在法庭上争取在家教育的权利，还是为一名想在工作时佩戴十字架的警察争取权利。

“他们说‘基督徒不打官司’，或者‘基督徒不应与政府纠缠在一起’，”或者他们认为这一事业无法吸引捐赠者，怀特海德在一次采访中说道。“我约见了那些名门牧师，但似乎没有人感兴趣。”

如今，由怀特海德协助开创的基督教法律运动价值数亿美元，并影响了美国生活的许多方面。其旗下的律师事务所中，许多都分布着他曾经的门生，见 A2 页怀特海德报道

最高法院拦截特朗普对邮寄选票的全面修改

作者：马克·伯曼（MARK BERMAN）、 贾斯汀·朱文纳尔（JUSTIN JOUVENAL） 以及帕特里克·马利（PATRICK MARLEY）

最高法院周一拦截了特朗普政府推进针对关键中期选举中邮寄选票采取的前所未有的新限制措施。

这一裁决是对唐纳德·特朗普总统的一次重大挫败，它维持了原有的选举程序，并禁止了可能对数百万计划通过邮寄方式在决定众议院和参议院控制权的选举中投票的选民产生重大影响的变更。

2024年，约有三分之一的选民使用了邮寄选票。

在周一晚间的一份简短命令中，多数派并未解释维持下级法院拦截该政府计划之命令的理由。

多数派写道，特朗普政府在针对下级法院命令的挑战中，“不大可能在实质问题上获得成功”。

布雷特·M·卡瓦诺（Brett M. Kavanaugh）大法官在的一份协同意见书中写道，在他看来，政府的行为在其职权范围之内“至少有相当大的可能性”。但他接着表示，在中期选举中强行实施这些变更将是“武断且反复无常的”，因为州和地方当局将没有时间来执行。

另外两名保守派大法官——塞缪尔·A·阿里托（Samuel A. Alito Jr.）和克拉伦斯·托马斯（Clarence Thomas）——在周一晚间对最高法院的决定持异议。

阿里托在托马斯的支持下写道，挑战这些计划的组织可能缺乏诉讼资格，而提出挑战的各州所作的论点也不太可能成功。

阿里托写道，各州表示在中期选举如此临近之时实施政府的变更存在实际问题，并补充说他对此问题表示重视。但他写道，挑战这些计划的各州以及法院对时间节点的选择“承担相当一部分责任”，并称诉讼以及早前的法院命令已经 ef-

BHAWIKA CHHABRA / 路透社 屏幕显示俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京（右）与印度尼西亚、印度和中国领导人在周六于新德里举行的金砖国家峰会上。普京向西方领导人发出了警告。

普京警告欧洲：派遣维和部队将引发战争

俄罗斯领导人明确告知西方不要向乌克兰部署部队

作者：玛丽·伊柳希娜（MARY ILYUSHINA）

俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京对俄罗斯与西方的关系给出了严峻的评估，他明确警告欧洲各国政府不要向乌克兰部署任何部队（包括维和部队），并称这将意味着“战争”。

普京在周五参加完新德里的金砖国家领导人峰会后表示：“他们谈到考虑向乌克兰领土派遣部队。这将意味着与俄罗斯开战。”

普京猛烈抨击了他所谓的“西方全球主义圈子”所犯下的系统性错误，并坚称俄罗斯不对欧洲国家构成危险，他认为这些国家“试图用虚构的俄罗斯威胁来恐吓其民众”。

他还坚称，西方试图扩张北约，应对乌克兰战争负责。“他们直接支持高加索地区的分裂主义并试图瓦解俄罗斯；这是事实。此外，今天的乌克兰危机同样是由他们挑起的。”

仿佛在普京的言论上画上一个感叹号一般，在包括前中央情报局（CIA）局长在内的许多西方外交官、官员和专家在场时，俄罗斯的一次无人机袭击击中了乌克兰西部的客运铁路基础设施。详见 A13 页关于俄罗斯的报道

乌克兰挫折：战争努力面临预算和武器短缺。A12

怀特海对运动的发展方向感到不满

怀特海（接A1版）

参与创建基督教法律运动的约翰·怀特海（John Whitehead）表示，该运动已与右翼政治危险地交织在一起。 摄影：ERICH MARTIN / 为《华盛顿邮报》拍摄 怀特海在宪法会议博物馆州立公园的一座纪念碑上，用手抚摸着他最喜欢的一段文字。

他们在最高法院取得了一连串胜利，推翻了长期以来对公职人员宗教表达的法律限制，扩大了宗教豁免权，并将宗教实践的地位提升到了现代以来的最高点。

但怀特海表示，这与他在1982年创立鲁瑟福研究所（Rutherford Institute）时所设想的运动截然不同。

他表示，这一事业已变得危险地政治化，并与右翼政治交织在一起；在穆斯林权利遭受攻击，以及唐纳德·特朗普总统允许移民执法人员进入礼拜场所时，该运动错误地保持了沉默。虽然专注于宗教自由的律师事务所成功在联邦法院辩论，极大地扩展了自由行使信仰的含义，但怀特海认为，该运动错误地将保守派基督徒的权利置于宗教少数群体的权利之上。

他指出，少数几个州出台的新法律强制要求公学校园显著悬挂钦定版《十诫》，以及上个月德克萨斯州官员对在机场为穆斯林旅客提供洗脚站的威胁。

“我们起初是试图保护弱势群体，”怀特海说。而现在，该运动的领导者们正“与特朗普一起坐在白宫里。他们现在成了民族主义运动的一部分。宗教自由是一项宪法原则，而不是一项政治计划。”

如今，怀特海在佛罗里达州的一个小镇上，利用时间准备案件、撰写文章并参与播客，公开批评他的前同事出现在白宫，或将宗教自由框架化为与特定政党相关联。一位前同事说，他已成为该运动中的“不受欢迎的人”，而对于特立独行的怀特海来说，这完全没有问题。

“这不是信仰。这是被民族主义洗礼的亵渎，”怀特海及其妻子尼莎·怀特海（Nisha Whitehead）在今年3月针对特朗普和国防部长皮特·海格塞斯（Pete Hegseth）利用宗教语言推动伊朗战争一事写道。10月，在时任国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·L·诺姆（Kristi L. Noem）于波特兰的一处ICE（移民与海关执法局）设施内公开祈祷后，他写道，她的行为“并非耶稣的基督教——而是披着国旗、挥舞战争武器的基督教”。

其他曾与基督教法律运动合作的人员也在发出警报。

“这已经变成了一个党派问题，”著名的宗教自由学者道格拉斯·莱考克（Douglas Laycock）表示。他曾与基督教法律运动合作处理过一些具有影响力且获胜的最高法院案件，包括1993年一起涉及圣特里亚教派（Santeria）在崇拜中使用动物祭祀权利的案件。“宗教自由是面向所有人的。将其党派化是不好事。”

年轻时的怀特海对宗教和越南战争持敌视态度，甚至在德克萨斯州胡德堡服兵役期间也参与抗议。他毕业于阿肯色大学法学院，留起了长发。他自称是一名马克思主义者和嬉皮士。怀特海说，他的生活在20世纪70年代发生了永远的改变，当时他读到了那本关于末世论的畅销书《晚近伟大的地球》（The Late Great Planet Earth）。

这本书由福音派作家哈尔·林赛（Hal Lindsay）撰写，通过对比圣经中的预言和当前事件，论证末日即将来临。怀特海被深深吸引，成为了基督徒，并一度学习成为一名牧师。

最终，他回归法律实务，开始接手宗教自由案件。在新的热忱驱动下，他写了一本书，主张美国应该成为一个明确的基督教国家——这一立场在近年来得到了赫格塞斯、众议院议长迈克·约翰逊（共和党-路易斯安那州）以及其他特朗普盟友的认同。

到 20 世纪 80 年代后期，“关注家庭”（Focus on the Family）创始人詹姆斯·多布森和“基督徒校园十字军”（Campus Crusade for Christ）创始人比尔·布赖特等福音派活动人士，开始认同怀特海的观点，即基督徒需要努力影响法院和文化。鲁瑟福德律师事务所正在扩大员工规模，并在全国各地开设办事处。该事务所接手的大多是小型公益案件，例如代表一名在弗吉尼亚州的基督教女孩（她被告知不能在公立学校巴士上阅读圣经），以及一名因宗教原因拒绝担任陪审员的印度教徒。

但怀特海与保守派基督教活动人士的联盟并未持久。一个转折点是他于 90 年代后期决定代表波拉·琼斯，她曾是阿肯色州的一名州政府雇员，称比尔·克林顿总统在担任阿肯色州州长期间曾对其进行性骚扰。怀特海表示，此案仅仅是为了证明即使是总统也不能凌驾于法律之上，但其他保守派基督教法律团体认为此案过于露骨。

“他开始涉足各种各样的事情，”自由法律顾问（Liberty Counsel）的创始人马特·斯塔弗说道。在鲁瑟福德之后涌现出的大批基督教宗教自由律所中，自由法律顾问就是其中之一。斯塔弗还提到怀特海创办了一本名为《牛虻》（Gadfly）的非主流文化杂志，对于基督教保守派来说，这本杂志“就像一个完全不同的宇宙”。“他似乎没有一个清晰的立场，这引起了很多担忧。”

这个国家正变得更加世俗化和社会自由化。堕胎、避孕、同性恋权利和女性权利等议题日益挑战着宗教保守派。曾在 80 年代主张 LGBTQ 人群的权利威胁到基督徒的怀特海，也在发生转变。

到 90 年代中期，他开始批评科罗拉多州宪法的一项修正案，该修正案禁止社区通过法律来禁止歧视同性恋者和跨性别者。对他而言，这个案件与弗吉尼亚州巴士女孩的案件一样，都关乎宪法权利。科罗拉多州的选民批准了该修正案。

他开始远离基督教民族主义，他表示这是因为他对耶稣真实身份的思考发生了变化。“我们来到这里是为了关爱他人，”他现在这样说。

在 2001 年 9 月 11 日恐怖袭击之后，一些已经更专注于保守派事业的基督教律所开始“公开地对非基督徒，尤其是穆斯林，进行敌对主张”，约翰·布朗大学的政治学家丹尼尔·本内特表示。其中一家律所起诉了一家试图在袭击地点几个街区外开设的伊斯兰社区中心。

这些律所与“美国人联合会”（Americans United）和美国公民自由联盟（ACLU）等左倾组织分道扬镳，后者主张宗教自由需要与其他个人保护措施——尤其是民权保护——之间取得平衡。

宗教自由学者马西·汉密尔顿表示，基督教宗教自由运动变得“极端”。她举例提到与一些倡导者的法律争端，这些人希望扩大宗教豁免范围，以便房东在新的公平住房法下无需将房屋出租给单身母亲或未婚伴侣。

怀特海发现自己处于某种中间地带，对于一个将福音派神学家弗朗西斯·舍弗和左翼歌手皮特·西格都视为挚友的人来说，这个位置或许是合理的。

他赞扬最高法院近期关于确认保护宗教活动的裁决，其中包括 2025 年的一项裁决：当学校系统拒绝允许马里兰州郊区的家长让孩子退出涉及同性伴侣的书籍阅读时，这些家长的宗教权利受到了侵害。同时，他也批评民主党的一些做法，包括在新冠疫情期间对礼拜场所实施的限制，这些限制比针对其他公共场所的限制更为严格。

他表示，他认为特朗普政府的宗教自由委员会提出的一些建议具有价值，包括在学校和医院等场所制作更多“了解你的权利”（Know Your Rights）资料的努力。

然而，他表示，基督教法律运动是“许多越权行为”的一部分。他指出了关于十诫的法律，以及一名肯塔基州职员拒绝向同性伴侣发放结婚许可证，且在法庭上由宗教自由律师事务所代表的情况。

“如果政府表现得像一个基督教民族主义组织，而不是一个代表宪法和所有美国人的组织，那么就出问题了，”怀特海（Whitehead）说道。

斯塔弗（Staver）则认为，基督教律师事务所始终忠于其使命，即推广保守价值观和宗教的自由表达。

“我们没有改变，”斯塔弗说，“是他们变了。”

怀特海表示，他现在认为其他问题——包括移民权利以及 Flock 摄像头和其他监控设备的增长——比宗教自由问题更为紧迫。

他曾为那些在抗议以色列后被特朗普政府吊销签证并驱逐出境的外国国民辩护，同时也为那些因白宫反对多样性、公平和包容性计划、校园抗议及反犹主义而导致资金被暂停的大学辩护。一份简报则反对政府允许在礼拜场所内部执行移民执法。

怀特海还通过音乐和艺术进行倡导。最近的一次展览包括一些水彩作品，展示了人体与机器融合的画面，以及一幅名为《被截肢的自由》的作品，画中自由女神像在哭泣，一只手被切断。

如今，当他审视自己参与发起的那场运动时，怀特海看到了伪善——人们往往只在自己这一方捍卫宗教自由。

“宗教自由是一项宪法原则，而不是一个政治计划，”他说。“一旦宗教自由组织开始与掌权者结盟，或者用党派或意识形态的术语来界定其工作，他们就有可能削弱他们试图捍卫的原则本身。”

怀特海 9 月 3 日在佛罗里达州波特圣乔（Port St. Joe）的家中创作其中一幅画作。

国家

他自称是“唐纳德·特朗普之前的唐纳德·特朗普”。现在，他可能会取代缅因州的一位众议院中间派。

作者：PRAVEENA SOMASUNDARAM

缅因州布鲁尔 —— 在一个罕见的众议院选区中，选民在总统选举中投给共和党，而在国会选举中投给民主党。现在，他们正处于将一名最倾向中间路线的众议院民主党人，替换为一名自称是“唐纳德·特朗普之前的唐纳德·特朗普”的强硬保守派的边缘。

尽管保罗·勒佩奇（Paul LePage）曾发表过诸如“黑人沿着公路开过来，然后杀掉缅因州人”等煽动性言论，但选举预测者认为，这位缅因州前共和党州长很可能是这个农村选区的获胜者。

如今已成为 MAGA 追随者的勒佩奇，将与现任议员贾里德·戈尔登（Jared Golden）的温和路线形成鲜明对比。

但勒佩奇并非在与戈尔登竞争，后者选择了退休，而不是面对一场可能非常艰苦的初选。取而代之的是，民主党提名了州审计员马特·邓拉普（Matt Dunlap）。邓拉普是一名进步派，支持诸如“全民医疗保险”等政策，并在初选中击败了一名由党内建制派支持的温和派。

这个政治色彩多元的飞地接下来的方向，将由那些以“分票投票”定义该选区的独立倾向选民决定。

“我觉得现在没有适合独立人士的人选，”64 岁的帕姆·雷米尔斯（Pam Remieres）在最近一个阳光明媚的下午于她居住的刘易斯顿说道，“现在看来，双方都变得太极端了。”

这里的选民在三次总统选举中支持特朗普，并在过去八年里选举戈尔登代表他们在国会发声。戈尔登表示，他决定不再参选，是因为政治环境变得过于不文明且极化。

在宣布退出时，戈尔登点名批评了接替他的领先候选人。

他在《班戈日报》（Bangor Daily News）的一篇评论文章中写道：“保罗·勒佩奇和马特·邓拉普离成为继承当今国会遗产的下一代旗手还差得远。”随后他补充道，“强有力的意识形态多样性需要那些愿意代表该选区真实面貌的民选官员，而不是代表其政党中最激进的极端分子所希望的面貌。”

戈尔登尚未在这次竞选中背书任何一方，他的办公室也没有回应置评请求。在国会中，戈尔登经常与共和党人投票一致，这一习惯帮助他击退了共和党的挑战者。本月，他是两名投票帮助共和党法案进入众议院审议的民主党人之一，这激怒了民主党领导层。

勒佩奇和邓拉普正试图证明，他们同样愿意跨党派合作。他们大量引用了自己简历中能够体现他们在缅因州日常工作的部分。

戈尔登的退出迫使他的选民重新考虑他们希望代表拥有什么样的素质。

“他们能把工作完成吗？”住在班戈的 75 岁老人里斯廷·巴尔（Risteen Bahr）说道，她听过两名候选人的演讲，“他们得花很大功夫才能说服我。”

一位坚定的保守主义者

勒佩奇（LePage）曾任大学城沃特维尔（Waterville）的市长，他在2010年的“茶党”浪潮中，凭借基层保守派的愤怒之势当选。他在2011年至2019年期间担任了两任州长。他的政治生涯一直以鲁莽且充满争议的言论为标志。

他曾表示，那些起名为“D-Money”之类的毒贩经常来到缅因州，并“让年轻的白人女孩怀孕”。在讨论毒贩时，他说“目前的敌人，绝大多数进入这里的人，是有色人种或西班牙裔”。当全美有色人种协进会（NAACP）的领导人抱怨他缺席马丁·路德·金纪念日活动时，他告诉该组织“滚蛋”（kiss my butt）。

前缅因州州长保罗·勒佩奇上个月在缅因州布鲁尔（Brewer）的一家制造工厂与副总统JD·万斯共同出席竞选活动前，向支持者们打招呼。

勒佩奇表示自己并非种族主义者，此前他曾通过讲述自己的家人曾接纳一名牙买加青少年在家里住了几年来为自己辩护。

加比·索萨 / 美联社（GABE SOUZA / AP）

“那些试图对他或他的为人进行诽谤的人，可能不了解他的背景，或者选择忽视他的背景，”勒佩奇竞选团队的顾问布伦特·利特尔菲尔德（Brent Littlefield）说道。

上个月，当他与副总统JD·万斯一同出现在布鲁尔的一家制造工厂时，勒佩奇对自己直言不讳的风格没有表示歉意。他将其呈现为一种能在华盛顿帮到他的能力。

“我不会为了合群而随波逐流，”勒佩奇说。

关于能让缅因州居民受益的立法，勒佩奇在布鲁尔表示，他将“与任何人、任何群体合作以使其实现，甚至是伯尼·桑德斯（Bernie Sanders）”。

曾在5月为勒佩奇助选的万斯恳请听众将他送入国会，将他描述为一名政治友人以及一名会照顾缅因州居民的斗士。

巴尔则不那么确定。

作为一名登记在册的共和党人，巴尔和这里的许多邻居一样，经常在同一张选票上投票给不同政党的候选人。她尚未决定在国会选举中投给谁。她认为，勒佩奇和邓拉普（Dunlap）的立场与风格与戈尔登（Golden）截然不同，而她欣赏戈尔登愿意与共和党人合作的态度。

她喜欢勒佩奇在副总统面前的发言中提到要打击政府福利计划中的欺诈行为。但她对他那种“闯进瓷器店的公牛”般的性情感到担忧，担心这会增加跨党派合作的难度。

勒佩奇在担任两任州长期间以及2022年失败的回归尝试期间的支持者们则不那么担心。他的许多言论已经是十多年前的了，而且在特朗普进入政坛以来所引发的大量粗俗且煽动性言论的掩盖下，这些言论已不再突出。支持者称赞勒佩奇在任期间处理州预算的方式，这也是他在竞选活动中反复强调的一点。

“我认为他是诚实的，”在勒佩奇竞选州长期间投票给他的共和党人克雷格·鲁布纳（Craig Rubner）说，“直率，非常直率，但很诚实。”

一位进步派挑战者

在戈尔登表示将不再竞选其席位的一个月前，邓拉普宣布计划挑战他，并誓言要比现任者更坚定地对抗特朗普。

戈尔登予以反击。他称邓拉普是一个“党内资历深达30年的亲信”。

“如果马特·邓拉普认为这个选区会选择他而不是保罗·勒佩奇，那他就想错了，”他说。

在六月的初选中，邓拉普是进步派的旗手。他呼吁扩大联邦福利计划，建立全民托儿服务，并提高美国超级富豪的税率。勒佩奇及其共和党代理人将他描绘成对于该选区而言过于极端的人。

民主党人也有类似的担忧。

众议院民主党人的竞选机构支持缅因州参议员乔·巴尔达奇，他们认为巴尔达奇在初选中是更强、更温和的候选人。该团体将巴尔达奇列入了其备受瞩目的“由红转蓝”名单，该计划为竞争目标席位的候选人提供资金和其他资源。直到八月，该计划才将邓拉普纳入其中。

巴尔达奇在初选失败后支持了邓拉普，他表示，尽管自己落选，但很高兴看到全国民主党人在该场竞选中进行投资。当被问及是否认为邓拉普对于该选区而言过于左倾时，巴尔达奇告诉《华盛顿邮报》，这“由选民决定”。

在接受《邮报》采访时，邓拉普否认了进步派政策削弱其候选竞争力的观点。

“我们称这些举措为进步，是因为我们从未实施过它们，”他说。

尚未决定投票意向的选民巴尔仍然持怀疑态度。

她是缅因州（美国年龄最长的州）的老年群体之一，医疗保健和社会安全网在他们的关注列表中排名很高。她眼部注射的费用和丈夫癌症治疗的费用已经让她感到吃力。与此同时，她认为“全民医疗保险”不可行。

“整个系统需要重新改造才能使这类政策发挥作用，而我不认为这会发生，”她说。

在巴尔观看万斯为勒佩奇助选的第二天，邓拉普在两小时车程外的刘易斯顿的一家图书馆举行市政厅会议，聚集支持者。邓拉普将自己塑造为一个倾听而非向选区居民说教的候选人。

一名已经开始为邓拉普奔走拉票的参会者询问候选人，如何说服独立选民支持他的竞选。

“对于那些未登记党派的选民，那些真正处于中间地带的人，您有什么想法？”该参会者问道。

邓拉普承认他知道该选区拥有涵盖整个政治光谱的选民，但他拒绝将该选区描述得像是一个“敌对的荒原”。

但邓拉普表示，在他看来，竞选更多的是与邻居和朋友交谈，而不是去接触并说服敌对的陌生人。

“当你见到人们，认出他们，并让他们明白自己很重要时，我们就已经成功了一半，”他说。

在特拉华州的一个休息站，我们询问选民他们希望民主党做出什么改变

人们提到了倾听能力、建立统一战线等要求

BY TEO ARMUS AND MICHELLE GUSTAFSON

COREY ODOM

特拉华州纽瓦克 —— 在一个以前总统乔·拜登命名的公路休息站外，人们很容易感受到许多民主党选民对这个他曾经领导的政党所抱有的挫败感和缺乏热情。但许多人也表示，他们将抛开这些顾虑，在11月的选举中投票给民主党。

这些回应与近期的全国性民调一致。民调发现，尽管民主党的受欢迎程度和公众形象依然低迷，但确定会投票的民主党人比共和党人更多。根据8月份的一项YouGov-Economist民调，约91 percent的民主党注册选民表示他们肯定会投票，而共和党人为79 percent。同一家民调机构发现，在过去一年中，民主党的好感度稳步上升至40.5 percent，在独立人士中为30 percent。

RONALD MAKARUTSA

PHOTOS BY MICHELLE GUSTAFSON/ FOR THE WASHINGTON POST 45, 岁，马萨诸塞州廷斯伯勒的执业护士，将投票给民主党

他们需要更有骨气，并且能够互相支持。当共和党人做某事时，他们所有人都会口径一致，直到实现目标。而一些民主党人之间并不互相支持。……他们必须建立一个统一战线。

LINDSAY MORGAN

43, 岁，宾夕法尼亚州兰开斯特的餐厅经理，将投票给民主党

民主党需要更好的参选人。如果你想改变现状，就必须找一个强有力的领导者，不要给对方提供口实让他们说我们有“瞌睡乔”。[但]他们不能过于左倾，以免削弱那些你可能争取到的共和党人的支持。

DANI WHARTON

48, 岁，马里兰州劳雷尔的联邦雇员，将投票给民主党

LESLEY KRAULAND

我希望政治家们能更严肃地对待我孩子这一代人的需求。现在有太多关注点放在那些不重要、不适用于所有人、且不能让我们回归政府职责的事情上。……你需要采取大胆行动来保护民众。

61, 岁，马里兰州大学公园的职业执事，将投票给民主党

他们需要提供一个强有力的五年计划：他们打算走向何方？我们如何恢复与盟友的友谊？我们如何重建那些遭受严重打击的制度？

CARLOS ROMAN

ASHISH PANDY

39, 岁，皇后区的司机兼非营利组织创始人，将投票，但不确定投票给哪个党

ED KRAULAND

《华盛顿邮报》在 95. 号州际公路旁的拜登欢迎中心采访了数十名选民。以下是他们对2026年中期选举的感受，以及他们对民主党的期望：

LINDA BRETZ

人们忘记了人性。……与其讨论宏大议题，与其提起俄罗斯或中东，他们应该讨论那些对人们至关重要的事情：人们不应该挨饿。他们应该能够过上美好的生活。

79, 岁，宾夕法尼亚州兰开斯特的退休人员，将投票给民主党

我们需要让更多年轻人参与进来。……他们[还必须]与人们交谈并倾听人们的声音。我们需要让经济状况好转，并停止这场我们根本不该卷入的战争。

34岁，特拉华州威明顿的一名火车乘务员培训师，将参加投票，但不确定支持哪个党派

在目前发生的一切事情面前，所有的政治都变成了一个类别。……我们需要有人把我们从目前陷入的这种深度沮丧中解救出来。

21岁，特拉华州纽瓦克的一名大学生，将不参加投票

民主党和共和党只是服务于同一个群体的两个团体，而那个集体就是寡头政治。

71岁，马里兰州波托马克的一名律师，将投票给民主党

在应对我认为现任政府那些不民主且无益的政策方面，民主党需要更多的勇气。

DAVON ANDERSON

34岁，新泽西州布莱克伍德的一名销售总监，倾向于投票给民主党

我支持那些政策更务实的人。……如果我们能找到一个公正且诚实的人，我会给予他们更多的支持。

德克萨斯州共和党人谴责共和党候选人的种族主义帖子

作者：AMY B WANG

一批德克萨斯州共和党人谴责了德克萨斯州铁路委员会共和党提名人博·弗伦奇（Bo French），原因是他在周末发布了关于德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校学生的种族主义社交媒体帖子。

在周日早晨发布的一条 X 帖子中，弗伦奇分享了一张德克萨斯大学学生在主场足球赛上的照片——其中大多数人看起来是非白人，且几乎所有人都穿着长角牛队（Longhorns）的焦橙色和白色服装，正兴高采烈地庆祝德大战胜俄亥俄州立大学。

“我听说今年的德大毕业典礼看起来像这样。我不相信，”弗伦奇写道，“现在的问题显然比任何人想象的都要糟糕得多。”

弗伦奇随后再次发布了同一张照片，并写道“社交媒体正在揭露有多少美国人被外国人取代了”。

他的竞选团队在周一早晨没有立即回应置评请求。弗伦奇在周日发布了多条帖子，贬低多样性实践和外国学生，并抱怨“传统美国人”受到了歧视。

德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的一位代表在周一拒绝发表评论。

许多州级共和党官员谴责了弗伦奇的帖子，即将离任的参议员约翰·科宁（John Cornyn，共和党-德克萨斯州）也是如此，他表示这种行为正是“伟大的政党如何自我毁灭”，并呼吁其他共和党人谴责弗伦奇的“不宽容和种族主义”。

德克萨斯州众议院议长达斯汀·巴罗斯（Dustin Burrows，共和党）以及共和党州代表莱西·赫尔（Lacey Hull）、杰夫·利奇（Jeff Leach）、贾里德·帕特森（Jared Patterson）和戴德·费兰（Dade Phelan）也公开谴责了弗伦奇，或要求他删除帖子。

“这是种族主义。这是错误的。我毫无保留地谴责它。……这些是 20 岁的孩子在为他们的大学欢呼——而不是政治道具，也不是种族攻击的目标，”帕特森写道，他是德大竞争对手德克萨斯 A&M 大学（Texas A&M University）的校友。（一名 X 用户观察到：“你知道博·弗伦奇这次真的搞砸了，因为我看到 A&M 的学生在为德大辩护。”）

民主党人也广泛谴责了弗伦奇的帖子。弗伦奇的民主党对手、德克萨斯州代表乔恩·罗森塔尔（Jon Rosenthal）利用这一时刻宣传自己当选德克萨斯州三人铁路委员会成员的资格，该委员会负责监管该州的石油和天然气工业。

“我在石油和天然气行业担任了 25 年的工程师。而博·弗伦奇在周日早晨把……学生看台按肤色进行分类。……一个分不清长角牛队成员和外国人的男人，没有资格监管德克萨斯州的任何事情，”罗森塔尔在声明中表示。

委员会选举通常不是能吸引全国关注的高调竞选。然而，弗伦奇在整个竞选过程中经常发表煽动性和种族主义言论，包括呼吁取消美国原住民的国籍并将其驱逐出境。

在一次激烈的共和党初选导致弗伦奇与现任者吉姆·赖特（Jim Wright）之间进行决选后，唐纳德·特朗普总统支持了赖特。弗伦奇在 5 月的初选决选中以约 1 个百分点的微弱优势获胜。

弗伦奇最新的煽动性帖子出现之时，恰逢共和党人对该州异常激烈的参议院和州长选举感到紧张。

在给《华盛顿邮报》的一份声明中，正在竞选第四任期以对抗民主党州代表吉娜·希诺霍萨（Gina Hinojosa）的德克萨斯州州长格雷格·阿博特（Greg Abbott，共和党）表示，弗伦奇的推文“不是我的主张”，且照片显示了德克萨斯人的团结。

“我们赢得这个州的方式与我们赢得足球赛的方式相同。我们在德克萨斯的品牌下团结起来，”阿博特说。

在同一份声明中，阿博特还鼓励实施严格的移民法，并宣传在德克萨斯大学冻结 H-1B 签证。而且，与批评弗伦奇的其他共和党人不同，阿博特没有将他的声明发布在网上，没有明确谴责弗伦奇的帖子，也没有要求弗伦奇删除这些帖子。

德克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿（Ken Paxton，共和党籍）、共和党参议院候选人发帖称，他谴责“所有形式”的种族主义，但随即转而攻击他的民主党参议院竞争对手詹姆斯·塔拉里科（James Talarico）。

麦康奈尔重返参议院并参与投票

周一，参议员米奇·麦康奈尔（共和党-肯塔基州）在参议院议事厅外向记者发表讲话。 EVAN VUCCI / 路透社

这位肯塔基州共和党人 自6月遭遇一次跌倒后 一直处于缺席状态

作者：THEODORIC MEYER

参议员米奇·麦康奈尔（共和党-肯塔基州）周一在参议院进行了数月来的首次投票，这也是他6月在家中跌倒后首次在国会山公开露面。

随着参议员们返回华盛顿，进行自8月8日参议院休会五周以来的首次投票，麦康奈尔从他在华盛顿的家中步行了几个街区前往参议院。他投出了决定性的一票，使马修·R·伯恩（Matthew R. Byrne）被提名担任俄亥俄州地方法院法官的议案得以推进。

在一份声明中，麦康奈尔将他的康复过程描述为“一个漫长且经常令人沮丧的过程”，而他童年患过小儿麻痹症的后遗症使这一过程更加艰难。

“我还没有完全恢复到100%的状态，但我已向图恩领袖保证，在听取医嘱继续进行物理治疗的同时，我将尽最大努力在党团需要我进行艰难投票时出席，”麦康奈尔说道，他指的是参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩（共和党-南达科他州）。

据其办公室称，84岁的麦康奈尔在6月14日因在家中跌倒而住院。他随后被转移到一家康复中心，并于8月6日出院回家继续康复。

麦康奈尔长时间的缺席引发了外界对其身体状况的广泛猜测，甚至出现了一些阴谋论。他没有接受任何采访，直到周一为止，自住院以来一直没有公开露面。他的办公室分享了两张他在康复期间拍摄的照片，并在7月的一份声明中表示，他跌倒时没有骨折，也没有遭受脑震荡、心脏病发作、中风或出血。他还透露，在住院期间被诊断出患有“轻微肺炎”。

这些细节并未平息关于他健康状况以及何时回归的激烈猜测。

肯塔基州州长安迪·比舍尔（民主党）在7月要求麦康奈尔“提供其履职能力的证明，否则就辞职”。长期支持麦康奈尔并参与过其多次连任竞选的斯科特·詹宁斯（Scott Jennings）在CNN的《与凯西·亨特一起探讨》（The Arena With Kasie Hunt）节目中表示，如果麦康奈尔能更加透明，“本可以让他免去很多烦恼”。

麦康奈尔并非首位因患病或康复而缺席参议院数月的参议员。

参议员约翰·费特曼（民主党-宾夕法尼亚州）在2023年因接受抑郁症治疗而缺席了两个月。参议员黛安·费恩斯坦（民主党-加利福尼亚州）在同年与带状疱疹作斗争期间，缺席了近三个月的投票。她虽回到了参议院，但几个月后去世。而参议员约翰·麦凯恩（共和党-亚利桑那州）在2018年去世前的最后八个月任期内没有参与投票。

麦康奈尔领导参议院共和党人18年，在去年卸任，以普通参议员的身份完成任期最后两年。在1月3日任期届满之前，参议院预计仅剩八周的开会时间。

在5月的肯塔基州共和党参议院初选中获胜的众议员安迪·巴尔（Andy Barr）在接替他的竞争中占据极大优势。

考虑到共和党在参议院53-47的多数优势，麦康奈尔的缺席实际上缩小了这一优势，使该党在应对挑战时的容错空间降低。

参议院农业委员会在7月未能推进一项关于农业政策的重要法案，因为参议员汤米·图伯维尔（共和党-阿拉巴马州）和麦康奈尔缺席了投票。如果两名参议员都投赞成票，该法案本可以通过，但如果只有其中一人在场则无法通过。

麦康奈尔在委员会准备再次对该法案进行投票的两天前回到了参议院。

图恩和参议院共和党二号人物参议员约翰·巴拉索（怀俄明州）表示，他们在麦康奈尔缺席期间与其有过沟通，但他们拒绝预测他何时回归，并将相关问题转交给其办公室。

图恩本月早些时候告诉南达科他州电视台 KELO，他希望麦康奈尔能尽快回归。

“我们非常希望他能回到参议院参与投票，我希望这在不久的将来能够实现，”图恩当时表示。

佛罗里达州众议院共和党提名人曾与新纳粹分子共同游行

马歇尔·罗森（Marshall Rawson）在自己的选区胜算极大，他曾参加 2017 年在夏洛茨维尔举行的导致人员死亡的“联合右翼”集会。

罗森承认曾参与某个团体

作者：VIOLET JIRA 和 OLIVIA GEORGE

一名佛罗里达州州议会的共和党提名人曾在 2017 年夏洛茨维尔那场造成人员死亡的“联合右翼”集会上，与白人至上主义团体“南方联盟”（League of the South）的成员一同游行。

34 岁的罗森（Rawson）在 8 月 18 日的佛罗里达州众议院第 10 選区共和党初选中获胜，得票率约为 55%。在这个共和党强势的选区中，他被认为极有希望赢得最终选举。

他参加 2017 年那场致命的白人至上主义集会的消息最早由 Talking Points Memo 报道。

罗森没有回应《华盛顿邮报》的置评请求。在给 Talking Points Memo 的一份声明中，他表示自己成年后的生活一直致力于捍卫历史纪念碑，并且没有对竞选捐款人进行筛选。他在该声明中并未直接回应其参加夏洛茨维尔集会一事。

罗森承认曾参与“南方联盟”，这是一个主张南方脱离联邦的新邦联组织，南方贫困法律中心（Southern Poverty Law Center）将其定义为白人民族主义仇恨团体。

他在 8 月告诉当地电视新闻台 WCJB，他的正式参与早在十多年前就已结束。但该电视台报道称，他曾在 2019 年参加过一次南方联盟的活动，并在 2021 年的一次会议上发表过讲话。

“我曾处于一个活动家阶段，当时是在为那些对普通民众至关重要的问题而战，”罗森告诉佛罗里达州的 ABC 新闻附属台。他将对其过去经历的审查归咎于南方贫困法律中心及其共和党初选对手，并称后者与民主党人“勾结”以破坏他的竞选活动。

在 2025 年 5 月的一篇 Facebook 帖子中，罗森写道，他参与该团体的时间从 2013 年持续到 2016 年，涉及针对包括“不受限制的移民”在内的问题进行集会，并主张保护“被觉醒暴徒攻击的历史纪念碑”。

他写道，他预料到人们会试图利用这段关系来攻击他，并将这种批评与针对唐纳德·特朗普总统和佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯（Ron DeSantis）的攻击相类比。

“这就是左翼（以及在某些情况下其他共和党人）过去用来攻击特朗普和德桑蒂斯的陈词滥调，”罗森写道。

在成员参加 2017 年夏洛茨维尔集会后，“南方联盟”引起了全国关注，罗森当时就在现场。

2017 年 8 月，白人至上主义者携带枪支和装满煤油的火炬涌入夏洛茨维尔，举行了一场最终导致人员死亡的集会，这让全美意识到了极右翼极端主义的复苏。

Talking Points Memo 报道称，一段存档的 YouTube 视频显示罗森及其妻子抵达集会现场，并被南方联盟的成员点名迎接。画面似乎显示罗森在游行时携带该团体的旗帜。该媒体还获得了一张照片，显示罗森站在詹姆斯·亚历克斯·菲尔兹二世（James Alex Fields Jr.）附近，后者随后驾车冲入反抗议人群。

菲尔兹杀害了 32 岁的海瑟·海耶（Heather Heyer）并导致数十人受伤。他被判定犯有谋杀罪和联邦仇恨罪，目前正在服无期徒刑。

除了参与南方联盟外，据报道罗森还接受了与白人至上主义组织有联系的个人的竞选捐款。

罗森的竞选活动得到了前美国众议员泰德·约霍（Ted Yoho，共和党-佛罗里达州）和保罗·布劳恩（Paul Broun，共和党-佐治亚州）的背书。两人均未回应《邮报》的置评请求。

他的对手，民主党人梅里莉·马尔维茨-吉普森（Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson）周一在社交媒体发帖谴责罗森。

“虽然他的背景多年来一直被随口提及，但他参与的记录程度以及对竞选的影响此前并未被完全知晓，”她说。“这些实物证据极其令人震惊。”

“作为一个国家，我们必须将仇恨、分裂和恐惧留在身后，这意味着我们不能选举马歇尔·罗森，”她写道。

马尔维茨-吉普森没有回应置评电话。

《华盛顿邮报》周五报道称，参议员约翰·休斯顿（John Husted）的一名俄亥俄州参议院竞选工作人员在个人资料照片中使用了纳粹图像。8月，《邮报》曾报道，佐治亚州参议院候选人迈克·柯林斯（Mike Collins）的一名前工作人员曾发布过三K党和纳粹图像。

佛罗里达州共和党、佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯（Ron DeSantis）以及佛罗里达州众议院临时议长怀曼·达根（Wyman Duggan）在周一未对置评请求做出回应。

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特朗普在抵制情绪日益增长之际表示他喜欢 Flock 车牌摄像头

作者：AOIFE WALSH

唐纳德·特朗普总统对一种许多美国人反对且快速增长的监控工具表示支持，称他喜欢 Flock 摄像头是“因为执法需要”。

“我某种程度上因为这个原因喜欢它们，因为执法需要，但有些人不喜欢，”特朗普周日在空军一号上告诉记者，这是他首次公开表态支持该技术。“他们认为这是一种侵犯。但我喜欢它们。”

此前，特朗普一直回避关于他对这种由人工智能驱动的车牌读取器立场的提问，该技术已引发广泛的隐私和监控担忧。上个月在椭圆形办公室被问及此事时，他表示：“目前正在研究中。我们将在接下来的几周内……就我们的观点给出答案。”

特朗普对 Flock 的最新评论是在他拒绝了顶尖 AI 领导者限制人工智能模型开发速度的呼吁之后不久发表的。“我们在 AI 领域领先于中国，我们是世界上最先进的国家，坦率地说，我想保持这种状态，”他在爱尔兰公开赛高尔夫球赛期间表示。“谁赢得了 AI，谁就赢了。”

总部位于亚特兰大的 Flock 在全美拥有一个由 120,000 多个摄像头组成的网络。该公司表示，这些摄像头每月记录 200 亿美元 次车牌扫描，帮助警员每年调查 100 万 起犯罪案件。

直到去年，这些监控系统还拥有广泛的支持，但 YouGov 8 月份对约 20,000 名美国成年人进行的一项调查发现，46 percent 的人表示反对在他们的社区中使用该技术，而支持率则为 38 percent。

同月，《华盛顿邮报》的一项调查发现，数十名执法人员被指控或被指责滥用车牌读取技术。不久之后，Flock 宣布对其平台进行更改，以防止摄像头网络被警员滥用，包括要求每次搜索都必须标注刑事案件编号。

但随着中期选举的临近，这项技术日益成为政治辩论的话题，两党候选人都概述了他们对此的反对立场。

“你是否曾觉得自己在笼子里，某种程度上被困住，被监视着？”美国参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德（Abdul El-Sayed）在上个月发布的一段视频中问道。“嗯，那是由于你确实如此，”这位密歇根州民主党人继续说道，随后批评了他所谓的 Flock 摄像头在全国范围内的“大规模扩散”。

在德克萨斯州寻求连任的共和党众议员基思·塞尔夫（Keith Self）在社交媒体帖子中提到这些摄像头，称：“‘老大哥’在孤星之州没有立足之地。”

佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯（共和党）上个月表示，这些摄像头已经“失控”。

“我不希望这里变成一个监控国家，”他补充道。

美国国土安全部监察报告发现，“鳄鱼阿尔卡特拉斯”拘留中心将被拘留者关在小笼子里

作者：西尔维娅·福斯特-弗劳 (SILVIA FOSTER-FRAU)

在被称为“鳄鱼阿尔卡特拉斯”（Alligator Alcatraz）的佛罗里达州拘留中心，移民被关在“小型金属围栏”中长达近两小时。美国国土安全部（DHS）的内部监察机构称这种拘留做法极不寻常且不人道。

国土安全部监察长办公室的报告称，这些围栏宽4英尺3英寸，高7英尺9英寸。该设施的工作人员将其称为“冷静区”。调查人员表示，他们了解到至少有一个案例，笼子可能被用于惩戒被拘留者。调查人员将使用笼子的行为描述为“与他们在移民与海关执法局（ICE）设施中观察到的任何做法都不同”。

报告称：“使用此类限制性空间是非常不常规的，且不符合人道待遇标准。”

该设施建在佛罗里达州大沼泽地（Everglades）的核心地带，成为了特朗普政府对无证移民采取激进手段的象征。在2025年7月该设施开放仅两周后，被拘留者和前警卫向《华盛顿邮报》描述了悲惨的生活条件。佛罗里达州州长罗伊·德桑蒂斯（共和党）表示，截至今年6月，联邦当局在该地拘留并处理了22,000至25,000名移民。该州在当月晚些时候关闭了该设施。

州长通讯主任亚历克斯·兰弗兰科尼（Alex Lanfranconi）在的一份声明中表示，这些小笼子是“为那些在等待遣返期间已被证明无法保持平静的暴力犯罪外籍人士设立的禁闭区”。

“虽然它符合所有联邦刑事禁闭标准，但如果可以，我们会把它建得更小，”兰弗兰科尼补充道。

《华盛顿邮报》最近对政府数据的一项分析发现，在特朗普领导下，ICE在很大程度上一直将目标锁定在仅有民事移民违规但没有刑事定罪的人员身上。ICE在其网站上声明，“拘留并非惩罚性”。然而，许多移民拘留设施依赖于与监狱和看守所维持控制相同的工具和战术。

监察长的调查发现，该设施符合武力使用和接收标准。但报告称，近1,500名被拘留者生活在“拥挤的条件”中。

国土安全部监察长办公室的报告展示了佛罗里达州“鳄鱼阿尔卡特拉斯”拘留中心中关押移民的“小型金属围栏”照片。监察报告称：“使用此类限制性空间是非常不常规的，且不符合人道待遇标准。” 美国国土安全部

他们被安置在没有窗户、无法看到室外且没有自然光的住房舱内。报告中的照片显示，一排排双层床被围栏围住。报告称，该设施每名被拘留者的可用平方英尺远低于要求，每个住房舱内的被拘留人数约为州标准建议人数的三倍。

调查人员发现，被拘留者不允许每天洗澡，这违反了州标准，且淋浴间内布满了小虫。被拘留者的娱乐时间不足，且无法获得法律信息，这可能导致他们无法联系律师。

一名国土安全部的发言人表示，拘留设施执行的标准与前几届政府时期相同，且“任何关于不人道条件的指控”均不属实。

但美国公民自由联盟（ACLU）国家监狱项目副主任科琳·肯德里克（Corene Kendrick）表示，该报告证实了媒体以及像她这样的民权组织此前报道的内容：即“鳄鱼阿尔卡特拉斯”的条件不符合拘留标准。

肯德里克说，这些笼子“看起来像动物收容所里的狗笼”，“这太可怕了”。

大赦国际在去年与包括“鳄鱼阿尔卡特拉斯”（Alligator Alcatraz）在内的多家佛罗里达州拘留中心的被拘留者交谈后发布了一份报告。该报告描述了该设施内厕所溢出、污水渗入睡眠区、淋浴机会有限以及医疗护理不稳定的情况。该组织还发现，有人被关在小型笼子（报告中将其描述为“盒子”）中数小时，且脚踝被锁在地面的约束装置上，大赦国际指称这等同于酷刑。

美国公民自由联盟（ACLU）起诉了联邦政府和佛罗里达州，理由是据称其未允许被拘留者接触律师。在拘留中心关闭后，ACLU 的诉讼被撤销。

根据监察长（Inspector General）的报告，美国国土安全部（DHS）告诉调查人员，该州负责该设施的日常运营。但调查人员表示，设有美国移民和海关执法局（ICE）被拘留者的设施必须遵守特定的 ICE 标准。

ACLU 和其他权利团体主张，“鳄鱼阿尔卡特拉斯”并非唯一违反联邦拘留标准的 ICE 设施。

“不幸的是，人们在‘鳄鱼阿尔卡特拉斯’遭受的虐待和忽视并非个例，”肯德里克说。“我认为这是一个警钟，表明这并非异常现象，这就是 ICE 对我们社区中人们的对待方式。”

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选举官员的最大担忧：特朗普的联邦政府

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没收选票、ICE特工出现在投票站，是他们担忧的问题之一

作者：PATRICK MARLEY 和 LAURA MECKLER

在凤凰城郊区盯着选票投递箱的活动人士穿着防弹衣并遮住面部。在上次中期选举期间，他们腰挎枪支，记录居民投递选票的情况。

投票权利团体提起诉讼，一名联邦法官制止了他们的行为，裁定他们在携带武器时必须保持至少 250 英尺的距离，以确保选民不受到恐吓。

四年后，在向南 100 英里处，皮马县检察官劳拉·科诺弗（Laura Conover）将 2022, 年的事件视为一个教训。她认为，如果有人——包括美国移民和海关执法局（ICE）的特工——试图干预选举管理，今年秋天必须迅速采取行动。针对她所在的这个沿美墨边境的县，科诺弗已经起草了法院文件，以便能够立即提起诉讼以保护投票。

“在准备选举方面，我们正处于超负荷运转状态，”她说。

2022 年，选举面临的最大威胁之一来自那些在投递箱附近徘徊并质疑美国投票程序的武装男女活动人士。而今年，科诺弗和全国其他官员正在准备应对一种可能性，即最严重的风险可能来自总统唐纳德·特朗普、他的机构及其盟友——其中许多人目前在联邦、州和地方层面掌握权力。选举官员们正在考虑一些曾经听起来很荒谬的想法，例如军队没收投票机、总统在最后一刻下达选举规则，或是不法官员阻止选举结果的认证。

在过去的一年半里，特朗普及其政府贬低长期存在的投票惯例，拆除保护选举的联邦机构，扣押以往选举的选票，放大阴谋论，威胁起诉选举官员，试图限制邮寄选票，并推动要求提供公民身份证明才能登记投票。

他们的努力触及了投票的几乎每一个阶段，并可能影响国会的控制权，因为共和党正试图维持其微弱的多数席位。如果民主党夺回众议院，将使特朗普的议程陷入停滞，封锁其计划的资金，引发大量调查，并使他的政府陷入国会听证会的泥潭。

这种高风险的情况似乎是总统关注的重点。“我将被弹劾，”他在上个月南卡罗来纳州的一次集会上向支持者发出警告。

距离选举日还有七周，部分选票已经寄出，白宫与选举管理人员在中期选举的几乎每个方面都发生了冲突，从谁有资格投票，到缺席选票信封是否必须印有条形码。

特工、军队与监察员

上个月，特朗普的前顾问斯蒂芬·K·班农在其广受欢迎的 MAGA 播客节目中告诉听众，总统应该在“这些投票站部署配备装甲的 ICE（美国移民和海关执法局）力量”。

班农表示，批评者可能会称之为恐吓，而且他们是对的。“如果你是个外国人，这就是恐吓，”他说，“它就应该是具有恐吓力的。”

在缅因州，共和党州长候选人也表示，他将请求政府向投票站派遣 ICE 特工。佐治亚州的共和党州长候选人则对使用国民警卫队表示赞同。密歇根州的共和党州长候选人表示，他已与 FBI 负责人讨论过在选举日之前让特工在州内现身的问题。这三个州在决定哪个政党将控制国会以及在 2028 年之后决定总统人选方面都至关重要。

联邦法律规定，在举行选举的地方部署军队或武装特工属于重罪。但该法令为击退美国的敌人留出了例外情况，特朗普的批评者担心，他可能会通过在没有证据的情况下主张非公民可能尝试投票，从而援引该条款。

选举官员和专家担心，即使军队在投票站短暂出现——以及随之而来的必然在网上流传的现场片段——都可能劝阻选民投票。

关于在投票站部署军队和联邦当局的讨论已促使地方官员进入准备状态。今年，来自全国各地的 10 名民主党检察官（包括亚利桑那州皮马县的科诺弗）组成了一个团体，旨在选举及其他事务上抵制政府。

他们将该团体命名为“反联邦过度扩张”（Fight Against Federal Overreach），简称 FAFO，取自一个关于“胡作非为终将自食其果”的俚语。他们每两周通过视频通话交流一次经验。

“面对这位总统，你必须为任何事情、所有事情做好准备，”科诺弗说。

包括明尼阿波利斯在内的明尼苏达州亨内平县首席检察官玛丽·莫里亚蒂表示，她将留意投票站是否出现 ICE 特工。

“他们肯定知道我们已经起诉了两名 ICE 特工，并且我们对此非常严肃，”莫里亚蒂说。她是 FAFO 的成员，此前曾针对该联邦机构在双子城加强执法期间发生的事件对特工提起诉讼。

最令地方领导者担忧的是联邦官员可能没收选票或投票设备的可能性。

他们并不认为这种前景仅仅是理论上的。今年 1 月，特朗普告诉《纽约时报》，他后悔在 2020 年选举失败后没有让军队接管投票机。FBI 随后在佐治亚州没收了 2020 年的选票，并在亚利桑那州获取了 2020 年选票的电子图像。而加利福尼亚州里弗赛德县那位倾向于 MAGA 的警长，则没收了一次 2025 年重新划分选区全民公投的选票。

军方最高将领上个月表示，政府没有计划在 11 月向投票站派遣军队。

“我既没有收到，也不预计会收到任何关于联合部队在即将到来的 2026 年 11 月中期选举中扮演何种角色的非法命令，”参谋长联席会议主席丹·凯恩将军在给参议员埃莉莎·斯洛特金（民主党-密歇根州）的信中写道。

他表示，军方没有计划使用军队没收选票、投票机或其他选举材料。

国土安全部长马克韦恩·马林（Markwayne Mullin）的表态则不那么绝对，但他本月表示，只有在特工寻找某人或应对威胁时，ICE 才会前往投票站。“如果我们是在执行逮捕令，我们会出现在我们需要出现的地方，”他说。

司法部表示，将加强今年秋季向投票站派遣选举监察员的计划。一名部门高层官员表示，她将部署多达 1,000 名监察员，但尚未透露他们将前往何处。

这种做法引发了反对，其中包括来自共和党人的反对。怀俄明州州长马克·戈登（共和党）在一名县书记员表示司法部律师要求检查投票机后，称上个月监督初选的司法部律师的行为“激进”且“异常”。

“我不喜欢联邦政府介入并接管我们的投票，”戈登说道。

仓促重写邮寄投票规则

今年夏天，美国邮政局（U.S. Postal Service）内部的软件工程师和政策制定者们正仓促构建一项新事物：一套验证系统。据一名匿名举报人称，该系统可能会导致无法估量的选票被拦截。

到8月下旬，团队成员意识到仓促的进度将导致他们仅剩四天时间来测试整个系统。当一名成员对技术质量和缺乏测试表示担忧时，一名邮政局高级官员几乎没有给出任何指导，仅表示：“我们不能失败。”根据一名联邦官员两周前提交给国会的举报披露文件，该官员称一切必须完美运行，没有其他选择。

披露文件显示，随着截止日期的临近，多名官员使用脏话将该计划描述为一场灾难，称其为一场“狗屁烂摊子”（s--- show）。邮政局原定于9月1日启动该技术，但到目前为止尚未投入使用。

根据邮政局的计划，选举官员将通过在线门户网站上传选民名单。随后，他们将把邮寄选票提交给邮局，有时一次提交数千张。举报人称，如果邮政职员发现任何不匹配项——包括选民搬迁或结婚改名的情况——他们将拒绝接收整批选票。

邮政局局长大卫·斯坦纳（David Steiner）在的一份声明中表示，邮政局行动迅速，但并未在工作中妥协。“我们对流程的严谨性以及最终形成的系统都持有信心，”他说道。

特朗普在3月份签署了一项行政命令，要求邮政局审查选票信封，并限制谁可以接收邮寄选票。一名联邦法官在6月份拦截了该命令，但上个月最高法院认为各州起诉过早，从而为该命令的临时生效扫清了障碍。

在邮政局正式公布新规则后，该法官在再次审理挑战申请时拦截了这些计划。政府再次请求最高法院给予许可。

周一，最高法院阻止了特朗普政府在中期选举中对邮寄选票实施前所未有的新限制。

北卡罗来纳州和威斯康星州的当地官员本月初已根据现有政策开始向选民邮寄选票。其他司法管辖区也将很快采取同样行动。

“这可能会导致完全的混乱，”北卡罗来纳州韦克县选举委员会的民主党成员盖里·科恩（Gerry Cohen）表示。佛罗里达州里昂县最近发生的一起事件，预演了特朗普最后一刻出台的规则可能带来的混乱。

该县的选举监督员向邮政局提交了他的选票信封，以测试新规则生效后的情况——结果邮政局拒绝接收，因为回邮地址与另一行文字的距离太近，仅差0.014英寸。

邮政局随后做出让步并接受了该信封，但里昂县选举监督员马克·厄利（Mark Earley）周五表示，这次事件让人们预见到了如果规则生效，全国范围内可能出现的“混乱与困惑”。

搜寻非公民投票者

特朗普在3月份发布的行政命令还指示国土安全部汇总一份公民名单，供各州核对选民登记册。该命令还指示司法部长优先起诉向不合格人员发放选票的州政府官员。

他的计划基于一个已被揭穿的说法，即非公民投票现象十分猖獗。投票权利倡导者和选举官员警告称，特朗普的议程可能会导致大量合格选民的选票无法被计入。

联邦政府的公民身份数据经常存在缺陷。来自德克萨斯州登顿的安东尼·内尔（Anthony Nel）在去年面临失去投票权的可能性时意识到了这一点。

内尔是一名29岁的高等教育管理人员，他表示自己倾向于自由派。他收到一封信，告知他很快将被移出选民登记册，因为州政府官员不确定他是否为公民。内尔出生于南非，在青少年时期成为美国公民，但在官员将其从登记册中删除之前，他没有时间办理过期护照的续签。他在更新护照后重新办理了登记，但担心时间与资金更匮乏的选民可能会失去投票权。

内尔表示，特朗普的计划“被描述为投票安全”，“但就我所见，这更像是压制选民”。

特朗普继续散布未经证实的说法，称非公民投票是他2020年败选的部分原因。但法院记录和独立审查显示，非公民极少登记投票或尝试投票。佐治亚州官员认定，非公民仅占该州登记选民的约0.002%，而一项针对2016年42个司法管辖区投票情况的研究发现，每783,000张选票中仅有一张潜在的非公民选票。

但这并未能阻止特朗普及其盟友，他们指出新泽西州的一次软件故障导致该州车辆管理局在2023年和2024年无意中登记了约6,600名非公民。他们称，这一错误表明有必要对选民登记册进行更严格的审查。

美国公民及移民服务局发言人扎克·卡勒（Zach Kahler）表示，政府采取这种方法旨在保护选举并“确保各州的选民登记册准确、及时，且不包括不具备投票资格或不具备登记投票资格的外籍人士”。

对紧急权力的追求

自从特朗普去年重返办公室以来，包括班农和一名亲近特朗普的律师在内的支持者一直敦促总统宣布国家紧急状态，他们称这将赋予总统重写选举规则的权力。

这个想法在上个月再次出现，当时特朗普参加了由韦恩·艾林·鲁特（Wayne Allyn Root）主持的“真实美国之声”（Real America's Voice）节目。由于选举立法在参议院陷入停滞，鲁特敦促特朗普宣布紧急状态，他表示这将允许总统限制邮寄选票，并要求人们在登记投票时证明其公民身份。

“我只想说，更奇怪的事情也发生过，好吗？”特朗普回应道，“我就说到这里。”

彼得·蒂克廷（Peter Ticktin）是一名律师，也是特朗普的多年好友，他数月来一直敦促总统宣布选举紧急状态，他称特朗普的回答“绝对是一个转变”。

“我对我的前景感到乐观，”蒂克廷说。

白宫没有回答关于特朗普是否在考虑宣布紧急状态的问题。

霍夫斯特拉大学（Hofstra University）法学教授詹姆斯·桑普尔（James Sample）表示，从法律角度来看，认为总统可以通过宣布紧急状态来获得选举控制权的理论简直是笑话。但桑普尔将其视为极其严重的威胁。

在特朗普输掉2020年大选后的几周里，支持他的律师提出了另一个被桑普尔认为荒谬的理论：即副总统迈克·彭斯可以拒绝某些州的选举人票，从而让特朗普宣布胜利。彭斯拒绝了，但这一理论为2021年1月6日袭击美国国会大厦的事件埋下了伏笔。

宪法赋予各州和国会管理选举的权力，而非总统。Sample表示，国家紧急状态声明会触发联邦法律下的更大权力，但其中没有任何一项会影响选举。

他说，风险不在于这一观点能否在法庭上站住脚，而在于特朗普可能会在投票进行期间、在法院做出回应之前，利用它采取大刀阔斧的行动。

“这个想法很简单，就是先斩后奏，然后说‘那又怎样？’，”Sample说道，“特朗普 2.0 的很大一部分核心就在于跑在法院前面，快于法院的步伐。”

当官员拒绝认证时

即便在投票结束之后，危机依然潜伏。

2022年，新墨西哥州奥特罗县（Otero County）的委员们听取了一名律师的陈述，该律师坚持认为他们有义务认证当年的中期选举结果。

这类动议通常是毫无波折的程序性事件。但三位委员并不这么认为，他们接连快速地投下了反对票：“反对”、“反对”、“反对”。

在提及其他问题的同时，他们引用了关于 Dominion 投票系统的被揭穿的阴谋论，这些理论自特朗普拒绝接受 2020年 败选以来就在 MAGA 圈子中流传。

“我对这些投票机有巨大的担忧，真的，”委员维基·马夸特（Vickie Marquardt）说道。

在律师告诉委员们法院可能会强迫他们进行认证后，马夸特笑了。“然后呢？他们要把我们送进大牢（pokey）吗？”她回应道，使用了另一个表示监狱的词汇。

认证是选举的最后阶段，由地方和州政府官员签署投票统计结果，以便获胜者就职。但近年来，美国部分地区的官员试图通过拒绝认证来阻碍结果出炉——根据研究与倡导组织“华盛顿责任与伦理公民联盟”（Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington）的数据，从 2020年 到 2024年 中旬，有 8 个州的 35 名官员采取了此类行动。该组织曾因选举政策起诉过特朗普政府。

这些努力均以失败告终。例如，奥特罗县的僵局在法院下令必须认证选举，且马夸特和另一名委员妥协后才结束。

马夸特不知道今年 11 月她会怎么做。她表示，她对邮寄选票、投票机和投票箱的安全性仍有“巨大的担忧”。

“如果我觉得非常有必要，我会再次这么做，因为我认为认证一件你认为不对的事情是不正确的，”她说。

拒绝认证结果会造成法律上的不确定性，而且即使最终失败，也会削弱公众对选举运行方式的信心。一些人担心，那些阻碍认证的人可能会试图阻止获胜者在国会就职。由于获胜者定于 1 月初就职，相关争议必须迅速解决。

在内华达州的沃肖县（Washoe County），委员珍妮·赫尔曼（Jeanne Herman）自 2020年 以来投票反对认证每一次选举，包括她自己的连任选举。这些选举最终在委员会其他成员的批准下通过了认证。

“选举需要公平和诚实，在实现这一点之前，我不会撒谎说这次选举很完美，”她说。

根据无党派组织“投票权利实验室”（Voting Rights Lab）的说法，类似的冲突可能会在其他地方出现，潜在的热点地区包括亚利桑那州、佐治亚州、密歇根州和德克萨斯州。

该非营利组织的高级副总裁查理·奥莱纳（Charley Olena）表示，一旦地方官员质疑自己的选举结果，“在公众信心方面，损害已经造成了”。

一票一票地核实

无论法院如何裁决，无论特朗普采取何种行动，11月的选举将在很大程度上取决于数千个地方管辖区以及在这些区域工作的数十万名工作人员。

最近，在威斯康星州麦迪逊市的一个八月下午，其中三名工作人员围坐在桌旁，决定一个人的选票是否应该计入。

这张选票装在一个部分未密封的信封里。由于担心有人可能篡改，投票工作人员在州长初选当晚没有将其计入。现在，市计票委员会（Board of Canvassers）正在检查这个信封，将其在手中传递，并用手指沿着边缘摸索。信封封口的一个角没有密封，但其余部分密封了。

“我认为你无法从中取出选票，”市书记员利迪亚·麦科马斯（Lydia McComas）说道。

委员会将这张选票计入，然后开始处理其他古怪的情况和异常现象。至少有一名选民的选票因投票机卡纸而未被计入。另一名选民拿到了错误选区的选票。还有一名选民被误发了一张以同名他人名义开出的选票。

两个多世纪以来，全美的官员们一直在从事这项艰苦的工作。

近年来，作为摇摆州中民主党的堡垒，麦迪逊市因出现错误而饱受抨击。在2024年有193张选票未被计入后，麦科马斯的前任于去年辞职。在今年春季的一场州最高法院席位竞选中，工作人员在投票站关闭前未能将23张缺席选票运送到计票点，险些导致这些选票无法被统计。

麦科马斯表示，地方官员会犯错，但他们会从中吸取教训，以使未来的选举运行得更加顺畅。她说，让公众在每个阶段——从测试机器到统计结果——都对其工作进行监督至关重要。

“如果公众对我们的工作没有信心，”她说，“他们就不会对民主有信心。”

最高法院关于邮寄选票限制的裁决是总统的一次重大挫败

选票报道，见 A1 页

2024年3月，在华盛顿州温哥华的克拉克县选举办公室，一名选举工作人员正在检查邮寄选票。 JENNY KANE / AP

有效地塑造了时间表。

许多由民主党和共和党分别管理的州的选举管理人员表示，在距离选举不到两个月的时间里，要实施政府的变更将极其具有挑战性——如果不是不可能的话。一些州已经开始寄出邮寄选票，其他州也将紧随其后。

一名匿名的联邦举报人还警告称，选民可能会被剥夺投票权，且选票投递可能会受到干扰，并断言用于实施该计划的系统过于仓促，且未经过充分测试。特朗普政府对这一描述予以否认。

最高法院的决定暂时结束了蓝州、投票权利团体与政府之间一场令人眼花缭乱的法律战，这场战争在最近几周在各级法院之间来回拉锯。

特朗普政府表示，在3月份的一项行政命令中提出的新限制措施对于防止选民欺诈是必要的。长期以来，特朗普在没有证据的情况下声称选民欺诈——尤其是非公民通过邮寄选票进行的欺诈——十分猖獗，但研究发现此类情况十分罕见。

根据特朗普的计划，各州必须使用带有条形码的选票信封以打击欺诈，并且必须向联邦政府提供有资格接收邮寄选票的选民名单。

美国邮政局将不会在不提供名单的州投递选票，并且需要批准数千个选区内的选票。

各州和投票权利团体认为，特朗普逾越了他的职权，因为宪法将选举管理权交给各州和国会。他们还表示，该计划将导致选举混乱。

“该规则将在选举中期扰乱邮寄投票的管理，并剥夺全国范围内合格选民的投票权，包括科罗拉多州和犹他州等全邮寄投票州的选民，以及必须通过邮寄投票的老年人、农村居民和残障选民，”妇女选民联盟（League of Women Voters）和其他团体在向最高法院提交的文件中写道。

科罗拉多州州务卿杰娜·格里斯沃尔德（Jena Griswold，民主党）在周一晚上称最高法院的裁决是民主的胜利。科罗拉多州是就邮政规则提起诉讼的二十多个州之一。

她在声明中表示：“特朗普破坏2026年选举的企图失败了。”

挑战规则变更的投票权利团体也表示庆祝。

“这项行政命令是一次公然的权力攫取，旨在让选民噤声并破坏我们的选举，但它失败了，因为人民和法律站在我们这一边，”非营利组织 Common Cause 的主席弗吉尼亚·凯斯·索罗门（Virginia Kase Solomón）说道。

白宫和司法部周一晚上没有立即回应关于最高法院裁决的置评请求。

最高法院的命令仅涉及将这些变更应用于即将到来的中期选举。该案件现在返回下级法院，法律斗争将继续围绕该命令是否可以在未来的选举（包括2028年总统大选）中实施而展开。这场法律战可能会在未来几年再次回到最高法院。

上周，政府曾请求大法官们撤销美国地方法院法官因迪拉·塔尔瓦尼（Indira Talwani）的一项初步禁令，塔尔瓦尼是由奥巴马任命的马萨诸塞州法官，该禁令阻止了该计划的生效。

“该规则确保各州继续负责确定选民资格以及邮寄投票资格，且并未规定选票内容、邮寄或接收截止日期，也未规定计票程序，”上诉书称。“因此，该规则显然没有夺取各州对选举管理的控制权——它仅仅是对某些与选举相关的邮件提出了合理的准备要求。”

周日，就在最高法院对塔尔瓦尼的裁决做出评判的前一天，华盛顿特区的一名联邦法官发布了另一项裁决，阻止特朗普政府的计划生效。

由特朗普在首个任期内任命的地区法官卡尔·J·尼科尔斯（Carl J. Nichols）写道，挑战该政府计划的原告已证明，该计划“可能超出了国会授予邮政局的权限”。

周一，在最高法院大法官们权衡塔尔瓦尼裁决之际，特朗普政府将尼科尔斯的意见书提交给了最高法院。在提交的文件中，总检察长D·约翰·索尔（D. John Sauer）表示，如果最高法院暂停塔尔瓦尼的裁决，那么下级法院也将需要暂停尼科尔斯的命令。

这些密集且快速的法律行动凸显了该事项对特朗普政府的紧迫性，以及官员们在11月前落实该行政命令的时间日益紧迫。

一些州已经启动了11月3日选举的投票工作。包括威斯康星州、北卡罗来纳州和阿拉巴马州在内的部分地区官员已开始寄出邮寄选票，且在某些情况下，选民已经提交了选票。在接下来的几天和几周内，将有更多州效仿寄出选票。

该行政命令要求各州将选民名单上传至一个由美国邮政局创建但尚未公布的门户网站。一名联邦举报人表示，该门户网站可能导致许多选民无法收到邮寄选票。

该举报人称，邮政局采取了“零失败政策”，这意味着如果邮政局员工抽检的单个条形码与提交给门户网站的信息不匹配，可能会导致整批选票被拒绝。一批选票可能包含数万张。

“邮政局设计了一套系统来剥夺数百万美国人的投票权，”公开该举报投诉的参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔（Richard Blumenthal，康涅狄格州民主党人）表示。

邮政局的一名发言人在一份声明中坚持认为该系统将运行良好，称：“美国人可以放心，他们的选举邮件将被安全处理并可靠送达。”

下级法院支持了24个州和投票权利团体，认定特朗普政府没有权力监管州选举的行政管理。

特朗普政府在8月份基于狭隘的技术理由，将其中一些裁决上诉至最高法院。政府辩称，针对其行政命令的诉讼为时过早，因为邮政局必须先敲定实施该计划的规则。

最高法院对此表示同意，相关案件被驳回。但就在邮政局敲定命令后不久，各州和投票权利团体再次发起挑战。这些案件在最近几周重新回到了最高法院。

许多州面临着开始寄出缺席选票的紧迫截止日期，其中一些州必须更换信封、培训员工并做出其他更改以符合该命令。此类准备工作可能需要一年或更长时间。

来自全国的一百名选举官员提交了一份法庭之友陈述书，称特朗普的计划可能会给选举带来混乱，且现在实施已太迟。

他们在陈述书中表示：“法院应当意识到，目前处于危急状态的是每位合格选民投递选票并使其被计入的权利。”

十二个由共和党领导的州也参与其中，请求法院批准该计划，并称这将增强对投票的信心。他们称这些变更符合“常识”。

“允许联邦政府颁布旨在推进选举诚信改革的最终规则，将增强各州确保其管辖范围内邮寄投票安全的能力，”这些共和党领导的州在文件中写道。

特朗普一直试图加强联邦政府对选举的控制。本月，该政府请求最高法院为各州获取一个数据库扫清障碍，以便各州能够核实选民的公民身份。

特朗普还一直在推动参议院通过《拯救美国法案》（Save America Act），该法案将要求选民在登记时证明其公民身份，并在投票时出示带有照片的身份证件。

在7月的一次黄金时段电视演讲中，他散布了关于选举系统漏洞的已被揭穿的说法，解雇了联邦两党选举委员会的成员，并威胁要扣押那些不对选举程序做出修改的州的资金。

特朗普、万斯为北卡罗来纳州和堪萨斯州的参议院候选人助选

中期选举（接 A1 版）

JOEL ANGEL JUÁREZ / 为《华盛顿邮报》拍摄

据一名了解相关讨论的顾问称，竞选团队正在讨论在何处以及如何举行集会，才能对选情产生最积极的“影响”。该顾问与本文采访的其他人员一样，在讨论内部审议时要求匿名。

该人士表示，北卡罗来纳州提前发送邮寄选票的时间表，促使特朗普将其秋季竞选巡访的起点设在该州。9月4日，北卡罗来纳州开始向申请者邮寄缺席选票，成为首个这样做州。虽然该州只有极小比例的选民通过邮寄投票，但随着选情预计将趋于激烈，即使是微小的差距也可能至关重要。

近几周，总统越来越多地表达了亲自为处于弱势的中期选举候选人助选的承诺，并在私下和公开场合表示他愿意这样做。该顾问表示，助手们已经为他起草了未来几周的行程表，但不清楚他会在多大程度上严格执行。行程的节奏将部分取决于出现的非竞选事务。

该顾问称，特朗普曾评论道：“我知道我必须得去那里。”

在让处于弱势的共和党候选人们猜测他何时才会打开金库，并令其政治团队中希望尽早开始支出的一些成员感到沮丧之后，特朗普在过去几周终于开始批准其关联超级政治行动委员会（super PACs）的竞选支出。

万斯将在堪萨斯州参加一个由特朗普超级政治行动委员会举办的活动。这位副总统的竞选行程与他在密苏里州堪萨斯市一家执法机构举行的一场反欺诈新闻发布会时间重合，后者就在州界线之外。但据三名知情人士透露，万斯决定访问该地区并为马歇尔助选，是基于他对这位参议员的个人好感。

共和党人在过去两个月里悄悄地对堪萨斯州发出了警报，因为内部民调显示马歇尔仅领先几个百分点——对于一名在特朗普 2024 年胜幅达 16 个百分点的州内的共和党现任议员来说，这个领先幅度并不稳妥。马歇尔在 2020 年的选举中以 11 个百分点的优势获胜。两党的战略分析师都表示，这场竞争比预期的要激烈。

万斯的访问是特朗普团队采取的第一个信号，表明他们认为马歇尔可能需要援军。然而，一名了解万斯堪萨斯之行计划的人员坚称，共和党人对马歇尔的获胜持有“强烈”信心。

除了共和党在全国范围内面临的问题——持续的通货膨胀、伊朗战争以及特朗普的不受欢迎程度——身为产科医生的马歇尔还因过去起诉患者追讨债务而面临批评。

周四在达拉斯举行的共和党中期选举大会上，在万斯发表完演讲后，当唐纳德·特朗普总统登台时，副总统 JD·万斯做出反应。他们于本周开始竞选。

当地电视新闻一直在播报对一些患者的采访，马歇尔的办公室因这些患者未能支付账单而将其起诉至法院，有时甚至导致其被捕。周六在堪萨斯州博览会上与民主党对手辩论期间，当马歇尔解释他遵循的是“常规商业惯例”时，人群中传出了“你真可耻”的喊声。

尽管在达拉斯的表现乐观，但共和党在进入竞选高峰期时面临着一堆令人沮丧的迹象。根据民调分析师内特·西尔弗（Nate Silver）的数据，民主党在通用国会选票上的平均领先幅度已扩大到 8 个百分点，且特朗普的支持率仍处于历史低点附近。调查还表明，特朗普的大部分支持基础并不稳固，而民主党在投票方面表现出更高的热情。

8月份的年化通胀率维持在3.4%，且由于备受厌恶的伊朗战争再次升级，原油价格攀升至每桶100美元以上。

在大多数竞争最激烈的选区中，民主党候选人的筹款额高于其共和党对手。共和党人寄希望于特朗普的竞选资金库能在这一方面提供救援。自劳动节以来，一个由其盟友运行的超级政治行动委员会（super PAC）已向参议院和众议院的激战区投入了超过7400万美元。

在特朗普投入资金的大多数众议院选区中，要么是胜负难分的选区，要么是该党希望发起进攻的席位。

例外的是两个空缺席位——肯塔基州第六选区和德克萨斯州第三十五选区。尽管库克政治报告（Cook Political Report）将其评级为“共和党胜算较大”，该团体仍在此购买了广告。

一名了解该州动态的共和党工作人员今年夏天告诉《华盛顿邮报》，在堪萨斯州，农民对特朗普政策的不满已酝酿数月。

由于特朗普发起的贸易战导致中国采购量减少，高粱农户已经遭受损失，随后牧场主又反对政府通过进口来降低牛肉价格的计划。此外，特朗普威胁要禁止使用加拿大飞机制造商庞巴迪（Bombardier）的飞机，这也使就业面临风险，该公司的美国总部位于威奇托。

该州农业局局长格伦·布伦科（Glenn Brunkow）长期支持特朗普，但在牛肉价格决定出台后，他表示特朗普是在“出卖美国农民和牧场主，以换取11月的选票”，并敦促他重新考虑该计划，布伦科称该计划“本质上是反美的”。

民主党州长劳拉·凯利（Laura Kelly）因任期限制即将退休，她上周告诉记者：“堪萨斯州已经走过了很长一段路，以至于我们被列入了摇摆州之列。”她预测该州将选出另一位民主党人接替她的职位，并派遣该党的提名人——联合卫理公会巨型教会牧师亚当·汉密尔顿（Adam Hamilton）进入参议院。

小特朗普婚礼庆典由俄罗斯赞助商出资

从左起，唐纳德·特朗普二世、妻子贝蒂娜、埃里克·特朗普以及唐纳德·特朗普总统，周日在爱尔兰杜恩贝格。 BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / 新娘称 一名权势显赫的商人 举办了两晚派对

作者：艾萨克·阿恩斯多夫（ISAAC ARNSDORF）

今年5月，唐纳德·特朗普二世在巴哈马两个私人岛屿上举行了一场私密的婚礼庆典，其中的部分庆祝活动是由一名与俄罗斯国家有业务往来的俄罗斯富豪出资的。

乌马尔·克雷姆列夫（Umar Kremlev）是国际拳击协会（International Boxing Association）的主席，该体育联盟总部位于瑞士，由俄罗斯国家能源巨头俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司（Gazprom）资助。他最近随俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京的代表团访问中国，且他正受到乌克兰的制裁，制裁描述称其为“普京安全部门负责人的亲密朋友”。

新娘贝蒂娜·特朗普（Bettina Trump）周一在Instagram上表示，在特朗普二世的婚礼仪式之后，克雷姆列夫举办了两晚的庆祝活动。

“这是一位朋友赠送的极其慷慨的婚礼礼物，对此我们过去和现在都深表感激，”她在发布的一组庆祝活动照片（照片中出现了这对夫妇及其他特朗普家族成员）时这样写道。

克雷姆列夫的出资情况最早由调查新闻网站ProPublica披露。该网站报道称，这笔费用高达数十万美元，包括活动策划、烟花表演以及租赁其中一个供宾客住宿的私人岛屿。该网站在引用审查的记录以及对三人的采访时称，款项来自一家与该拳击机构有关联的迪拜实体。

贝蒂娜·特朗普否认存在任何阴险或政治动机。她在Instagram上写道：“慷慨并不自动意味着带有某种目的。有时婚礼礼物就仅仅是一份婚礼礼物。”

唐纳德·特朗普总统没有参加婚礼。他当时告诉记者：“这将只是一个规模很小的私人活动。现在对我来说时机不对。我得处理伊朗问题以及其他事情。”

在回应相关提问时，白宫提及了贝蒂娜·特朗普的Instagram帖子。

克雷姆列夫没有立即通过拳击协会回应置评请求。据ProPublica报道，他几年前结识了特朗普二世，且英语水平有限。

《华盛顿邮报》在2024年报道称，克雷姆列夫在之前的姓名下有犯罪记录。在担任俄罗斯拳击联合会主席期间，克雷姆列夫向普京赠送了一只钻石拳击手套，而普京授予了克雷姆列夫一项名为“祖国功绩勋章”的国家荣誉。今年4月，普京再次授予克雷姆列夫另一项荣誉——“友谊勋章”。

针对特朗普政敌的“大阴谋”调查在检察官离职后继续进行

今年早些时候的团队。

PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS / AP 前中央情报局（CIA）局长约翰·布伦南于2017年5月23日在国会山作证。他的律师表示，他于周四收到了一份传票。

据其律师称，前CIA局长布伦南收到了一份传票

作者：JEREMY ROEBUCK

一名潜在目标的律师表示，尽管上周负责该调查的最新一名司法部律师突然辞职，但佛罗里达州的联邦检察官仍在全力推进一项针对唐纳德·特朗普总统几位政治对手的大规模调查。

前中央情报局（CIA）局长约翰·O·布伦南（John O. Brennan）的律师肯尼思·温斯坦（Kenneth Wainstein）表示，他的当事人周四收到了一份传票，要求其下个月在佛罗里达州福特皮尔斯（Fort Pierce）的大陪审团面前作证。

这份传票发出的同一天，约瑟夫·迪杰诺瓦（Joseph diGenova）辞职了。迪杰诺瓦是特朗普的忠实支持者，于4月被任命负责这项被总统核心圈成员称为“大阴谋”的调查；他辞职是因为在调查进度问题上与司法部官员发生了争执。

在周一的一份法院文件中，温斯坦表示，他周五与团队中剩余的检察官进行了沟通，并被告知目前有多个“可行”的大陪审团调查正在进行，而一直否认有不当行为的布伦南仍然是其中至少一项调查的目标。

“起诉的威胁依然非常真实且具体，”温斯坦周一表示。他指责司法部“公然试图将[布伦南]陷害进一项完全虚构的罪名中”。

这项所谓的“大阴谋”调查由迈阿密美国检察官办公室负责，是司法部起诉特朗普政治敌手的一系列行动中最具野心且法律最复杂的调查之一。

根据官员们的描述，该理论认为布伦南以及来自奥巴马和拜登政府的其他官员参与了一场持续数十年的“深层政府”阴谋，旨在侵犯特朗普的公民权利。

调查人员主张，这些行动包括联邦调查局（FBI）和情报界对俄罗斯与特朗普2016年竞选活动之间潜在联系的调查，以及特别检察官杰克·史密斯（Jack Smith）在特朗普首个任期结束后，因其涉嫌不当处理机密文件而推动对其进行起诉的行动。

检察官还在审查布伦南2023年在国会作证的内容。布伦南在证词中提到，他在奥巴马政府担任CIA局长期间监督的情报报告得出结论，认为俄罗斯在2016年试图协助特朗普的竞选活动。特朗普否认与俄罗斯有任何勾结。

众议院司法委员会主席、共和党议员吉姆·乔丹（Jim Jordan，俄亥俄州）将布伦南移交给司法部，建议就其在上述证词中撒谎的指控对其进行起诉。

布伦南通过其律师多次将起诉他的尝试定性为特朗普政府不恰当的骚扰和恐吓行为。

尽管这些广泛的调查在今年大部分时间里一直在进行，但最近几周发出的一系列传票——包括发给几名情报界官员以及与2022年搜查特朗普海湖庄园行动相关的调查人员——表明该调查正在升温。

然而，迪杰诺瓦上周的突然辞职使其目前的状况变得不确定。

迪杰诺瓦曾任哥伦比亚特区美国检察官，并在特朗普试图推翻2020年选举结果期间代表过总统。在今年春天被任命负责该调查之前，他一直是“大阴谋”法律理论最坚定的倡导者之一。

他曾公开游说以获得这一职位，并此前声称，调查进度缓慢在一定程度上导致了特朗普在4月决定解雇前司法部长帕姆·邦迪（Pam Bondi）。

diGenova 在上周接受《华盛顿邮报》的一次简短采访时，拒绝讨论他离职的原因。他在一条短信中表示，他仍然相信其团队正在构建的案件具有说服力，但“构建这些案件需要时间”，且“人们对于所需时间的长短看法不一”。

司法部长托德·布兰奇（Todd Blanche）也回避了关于 diGenova 离职的问题，仅表示他曾为“政府工作非常努力”。

布兰奇上周告诉 Newsmax：“我们有优秀的检察官（在佛罗里达州）不仅在处理此案，还在处理其他案件。人们随时会因为各种原因离职。”

diGenova 是第二位在调查中途离职的负责检察官。迈阿密资深国家安全检察官玛丽亚·梅德蒂斯·隆（Maria Medetis Long）在 4 月份对调查方向表示不安后，退出了该调查。

司法部尚未公布目前由谁领导该调查。但布伦南（Brennan）的律师韦恩斯坦（Wainstein）周一表示，他已于周五听取了库尔特·奥尔森（Kurt Olsen）关于调查进展的汇报，奥尔森曾任白宫官员，现已加入“大阴谋”调查组。

奥尔森曾是一组律师中的一员，他们在 2020 年试图促使司法部认可特朗普关于当年总统大选被窃取的虚假主张，但未获成功。在担任现职之前，他曾担任白宫选举安全主管。

韦恩斯坦表示，奥尔森上周告知他，布伦南在针对其向国会陈述的调查中仍是目标，且目前是更广泛的阴谋案中的潜在证人。

但在周一于华盛顿特区举行的一场相关法庭听证会上，布伦南的法律团队认为，调查领导层的快速更迭令人担忧。

“已有几名检察官被调离，因为他们竟敢表示不想推进此案，”韦恩斯坦说。“这个‘大阴谋’纯属虚构。你找不到另一个像这个‘大阴谋’一样旨在剥夺特朗普总统公民权利的案件，因为从未有过这样的案件。”

韦恩斯坦的上述言论是在一场听证会上发表的。布伦南于今年夏天提起诉讼，寻求法院下令要求司法部官员保存关于该调查的通信记录。

布伦南的法律团队表示，如果大陪审团最终对其提起起诉，他们打算利用这些记录来主张该案件应被驳回，因为这是一次不当且带有报复性的起诉。

但在周一的庭审中，美国地方法院法官贾·M·科布（Jia M. Cobb）似乎对此持怀疑态度。她认为，在布伦南被指控犯罪之前，且在没有直接证据表明检察官试图销毁或隐藏其本就必须保存的通信记录的情况下，她无法发布此类命令。她周一没有做出裁决，表示将在稍后日期宣布。

司法部律师杰里米·纽曼（Jeremy Newman）称布伦南的请求是不恰当且过早的。

他说：“对于一个并非刑事被告的人来说，并没有宪法权利要求为假设性的未来案件保存文件。”

美国环保署将取消一项最重大的气候保护措施

作者：杰克·斯普林 (JAKE SPRING)

美国环保署署长李·泽尔丁 (Lee Zeldin) 6月与唐纳德·特朗普总统在椭圆形办公室会面。 SAMUEL CORUM / POOL / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST

美国环保署 (EPA) 周一废除了拜登时代旨在限制发电厂二氧化碳排放（该排放驱动气候变化）的规定，理由是此举将为消费者节省电费；而环保人士则表示，这将损害公众健康。

该法规旨在限制新型天然气电厂和现有煤电厂的温室气体排放，拜登政府时期的环保署估计，该规定本可挽救数千人的生命。在交通运输业之后，发电厂是美国二氧化碳排放的第二大来源。

目前，发电厂的排放限制将恢复到巴拉克·奥巴马总统时期制定的较弱的2015年标准。不过，环保署提出了一项额外规定，一旦最终敲定，将取消此前所有针对发电厂的温室气体标准。

该提案将进一步巩固今年2月对该机构“危害认定” (endangerment finding) 的废除。该认定指出，与气候相关的排放危及人类健康。这项政策曾是联邦政府绝大多数气候政策的基石。

在宣布这些变更的声明中，环保署表示，废除拜登标准将在未来大约20年内节省3100亿美元。拜登政府官员在2024年曾表示，该规定将带来3700亿美元的气候和公众健康收益。

“15年多以来，奥巴马和拜登政府实施了一场‘煤炭战争’，旨在摧毁可靠且实惠的能源。特朗普政府现在介入是为了保护美国能源，并确保你们能负担得起电费，”环保署署长李·泽尔丁在休斯顿举行的20国集团 (G20) 能源部长会议期间发表的声明中说道。

他说：“美国人将看到电价下降。”

泽尔丁去年曾暗示，环保署将废除拜登时代的发电厂规定，这包含在他称之为“美国历史上最大规模的去监管公告”的数十项提案之中。

环保组织表示，这一决定将使那些推动污染的公司受益，并指出取消排放规定所带来的健康风险。

“通过取消发电厂污染标准，特朗普选择允许可预防的哮喘发作、心脏病甚至死亡发生，”曾在乔·拜登总统任内担任环保署高级顾问的泽兰·胡佛 (Zealan Hoover) 在一份声明中表示。

胡佛补充道：“随着更多的煤炭和天然气被燃烧以驱动数据中心，这次回溯的影响将在德克萨斯州、佐治亚州、俄亥俄州和亚利桑那州等州尤为严重，因为开发商们正竞相利用这个亲污染者的环保署。”环保组织已经

环保组织已承诺将在法庭上挑战此次废除决定。

周一宣布的监管变更仅适用于温室气体排放，而不适用于直接危害人类呼吸的空气排放。环保署此前已单独寻求削弱对包括汞和颗粒物在内的有毒空气污染的控制。

代表煤炭行业的组织“美国电力” (America's Power) 对特朗普政府的政策举措表示赞赏。环保署在公告中表示，用于电力部门的煤炭产量预计将增加10倍以上。

“推翻这些环保署过度扩张的典型案例，将有助于保护和加强美国的煤炭机组，保障电网可靠性，并在数据中心、人工智能和先进制造业需求激增之际，保护电力消费者免受高成本的影响，”美国电力首席执行官米歇尔·布鲁德沃思 (Michelle Bloodworth) 表示。

特朗普政府的官员和许多行业团体认为，拜登时代的限制措施要求发电厂使用尚未充分证明可行性的技术，这超出了法律权限。该标准要求煤电厂在2039年之前关闭，或者安装昂贵的碳捕集技术，以便在2032年之前将其排放量减少90%。

公众可以在45天内就该提案提交意见，随后美国环保署（EPA）可以最终确定该政策。

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嗡嗡作响：黄蜂将中西部居民赶入室内

亚当·欣茨克在密尔沃基经营的害虫防治公司今年接到了大量关于黄蜂的电话。 图片由亚当·欣茨克提供

作者：丹·西蒙斯

众所周知，黄蜂经常在夏季破坏中西部的烧烤聚会。但今年，周围飞舞的黄蜂数量之多，迫使野餐者不得不躲进室内，或者在焦虑中不停地挥手驱赶这些有刺的昆虫。

这些在俗称中被称为“黄夹克”（yellow jackets）的黄蜂，今年在该地区出现的时间更早，而且停留的时间也更长。

中西部的春季到来较快，3月和4月的气温高于平均水平。专家表示，这些条件符合黄蜂筑巢的标准，因此它们有更多时间产下更多卵。

随着群体规模超出巢穴的承载能力，黄蜂开始寻找食物。

“现在你会发现它们在抢你的汽水、啤酒、葡萄酒以及所有含糖的东西，”亚当·欣茨克说道。他与妻子钱德尔共同经营着一家名为“Bug Man and Queen Bee”的密尔沃基除虫公司。“这就是为什么现在情况如此糟糕，而且每个人都注意到了。”

从春季开始，他公司接到的与黄蜂相关的电话量激增了30%。欣茨克表示，他今年处理过一个占地四分之一英亩的物业，地里竟然有五个黄夹克巢穴。

他说：“在今年之前，在密尔沃基地区同一个物业中发现两个黄夹克群体的可能性极低。”

向西约90英里处，斯蒂芬·马丁发现，最近麦迪逊附近的 Buck & Honey's 餐厅宽敞的露台一直空着——即使在阳光明媚的日子里也是如此。

“人们真的不想和它们待在一起，”该餐厅的总经理马丁说。“我们经常遇到客人先坐在外面，然后又搬到室内。总的来说，今年对我们来说并不是一个理想的露台夏季。”

欣茨克表示，在漫长的劳动节周末之后，他收到了50份新的服务请求，全部与黄蜂有关。对于他那个四人的团队来说，这个量有些令人不堪重负，但他们预计请求还将持续数周。

该地区今年9月天气温暖，且没有早霜风险，温和的气温可能会一直持续到10月深处。

该地区的其他除虫公司甚至不再接电话，语音信箱中解释称他们的预约已经排到了明年7月。

温暖天气刺激繁殖

黄蜂数量的激增部分源于与气候变化相关的天气趋势：冬季更短且不再那么寒冷，夏季更温暖，且降雨量增加。

每个群体都始于一只蜂王，它在冬季进入一种冬眠状态，并在天气允许时出现以建立群体。

欣茨克表示，蜂王建立巢穴至少需要几天气温在40华氏度中段的天气。蜂王建立巢穴越早，她在产卵和孵化年轻工蜂以扩大群体的时间就越长。

温暖的冬季也意味着蜂王的生存率更高。更多的蜂王意味着更多的巢穴和更大的种群数量。

在春季，新孵化的黄蜂是蛋白质猎手。它们寻找蛞蝓和昆虫来喂养蜂王，因为蜂王在产卵和抚养新成员时需要额外的能量支持。

到了夏季后期，黄蜂的任务转变为寻找碳水化合物。因此，它们对含糖饮料和其他食物产生了兴趣。

对入侵家园的恐惧

与它们的亲戚蜜蜂不同，黄蜂可以多次蜇刺。但伊利诺伊大学的进化生物学家艾米莉·劳布（Emily Laub）表示，它们并不一定想使用这些蜇刺器。她研究胡蜂行为已有大约八年时间。

她表示，尽管这些胡蜂的活动干扰了户外烧烤和其他户外用餐，但它们并不是在“试图毁掉你的一天”。

“它们有自己的事情要处理，如果这么说能让你理解的话，”她说，“它们绝对有动力保护自己的家，就像你有动力保护自己的家一样。”

她说，胡蜂只有在感到受威胁时才会使用蜇刺器。对于人类来说，这种恐惧通常源于一个预料之中的原因——人们不小心走近了一个他们可能不知道存在的巢穴。但还有另一个较少被理解的恐惧因素：人类呼吸中产生的二氧化碳。

对于这些微小的飞行生物来说，空气中的二氧化碳信号意味着另一个生物的存在，而且它们不一定能分辨出是谁在产生二氧化碳，无论对方是潜在的捕食者还是无害的人类。这可能会触发它们的防御反射。

对于今年在自家房产中发现更多巢穴的人，劳布提供了一些实用建议。

“如果我为了观察巢穴内部的情况而非常靠近它，我实际上会屏住呼吸，或者面向远离巢穴的方向呼吸，”劳布说，“所以，动作要慢，且在远离它们的方向呼吸。”

本·诺尔（Ben Noll）对本报道亦有贡献。

叛逆的太空太阳能产业前景近期发生重大变化

照片由 MATT MCCLAIN 为《华盛顿邮报》拍摄 Overview能源公司的联席首席执行官达尔科·菲利皮（Darko Filipi）。这家成立四年的初创公司已将首次从太空传输电力的截止日期定在2028年1月。

太阳能（接前页 A1）

在接下来的十年中，无需在陆地上进行任何新建设。

并非所有人都相信答案在星空中。长期以来，太空太阳能一直被认为过于不切实际、过于危险且成本过高而被摒弃。

“这项技术或许可行，”斯坦福大学物理学家、能源智库 RMI 的联合创始人艾默里·洛文斯（Amory Lovins）表示，“但我严重怀疑其经济可行性。”他表示，其他技术可以用更低的成本产生充足的、甚至是全天候的清洁电力。

然而，这个叛逆的太空太阳能产业的前景在近几个月里发生了显著变化。就像核聚变电站、微型核反应堆以及其他几年前被基本否定、具有科幻色彩的想法一样，随着科技公司和投资者在寻找解决电力短缺的方案，以防止其阻碍人工智能的增长并使美国经济冷却，这一想法再次强势回归。

Meta 已签署合同，以确保获得 Overview 帮助为其数据中心产生的首个吉瓦（gigawatt）容量。大型太阳能制造商正匆忙设计新产品，以供应给越来越多希望利用各种技术在太空制造能源的公司。美国能源部也致力于帮助太空太阳能初创公司和大学实验室加速开发。

支撑 Overview 商业计划的科学可以追溯到美国国家航空航天局（NASA）在 20 世纪 70 年代对电力传输的研究，当时该研究被视为解决那个时代能源危机的一种可能方案。

该系统将围绕数千颗在地球上方数千英里轨道上运行的卫星构建，收集来自不间断阳光的能量，并将其以不可见的近红外光形式向下发送。

太阳能电场将配备能够引导光束方向的信标。在任何给定时间，光束都可以指向任何此类信标。而 Overview 将能够根据其科技公司和电力公司客户的决定，不断将电力转移到最需要的地区。

Overview 的高管们坚称，这些光束的集中程度不足以对地面上的人类造成危险。

“如果你能站在阳光下，你就能站在这个光束下，”该公司的另一位首席执行官阿卜杜拉·阿尔-沙卡尔奇（Abdullah Al-Shakarchi）说道，“这绝不可能被用作武器。虽然有军方人员过来，有时他们会问：‘这能被用作武器吗？’答案始终是否定的。”

高管们表示，到 2030 年代中期，他们能够以低于目前用于在需求高峰期维持电网稳定的燃气电厂的价格来发电。

这是一个令人兴奋的预测——但在面对艰巨的工程挑战和使该技术投入运行的巨大潜在成本时，这一预测引起了业内一些人的怀疑。

建造这些卫星（每颗大小约为两个足球场）并将它们发射到轨道上将是一项巨大的工程。

“利用这项技术做一些实验是一回事，”乔治·华盛顿大学空间政策研究教授亨利·赫兹费尔德（Henry Hertzfeld）表示，“将大量此类设备送入太空则是另一回事。关于发射能力是否能达到要求，存在真实的问题。”

公司官员承认，在计划于 2028 年进行的演示中产生首批兆瓦（megawatts）电力将非常昂贵。但 Overview 押注于发射成本将在未来十年内大幅下降，因为 SpaceX 及其竞争对手誓言他们能够应对太空能源基础设施的爆发式增长。SpaceX 本身正在建设工厂，生产用于轨道运行的太阳能电池板。

航天工业的其他人士对于发射价格的下降并不那么自信。他们指出，各行各业对卫星发射的需求预计将激增。

赫兹费尔德表示，他也不认为所有的安全问题都得到了解答。“即便它并非旨在被用作武器，它仍可能干扰通信、飞行导航或其他事物，”他说道。

Meta愿意打赌这些障碍是可以克服的。如果这项技术能够取得成功，它可能会解决该公司一些最令人头疼的问题。

硅谷公司正难以锁定驱动数据中心所需的电力。由于人工智能建设带来的环境影响和相关成本引发了激烈的抵制，他们扩大产能的计划在全国各地的社区遭遇了日益增强的阻力。无需在地球上新建任何设施即可产生足以供应整个大城市的等量能源，这一想法极具诱惑力。

“通过依托现有的太阳能基础设施，太空太阳能有潜力为电网提供不间断的能源——这意味着无需新土地，无需燃料，且在夜晚也能获得太阳能，”Meta能源与可持续发展副总裁纳特·萨尔斯特罗姆（Nat Sahlstrom）在电子邮件声明中表示。

一些潜在客户可能会选择观望，看这一切是否能成功。针对这些人，阿尔-沙卡尔奇（Al-Shakarchi）已经准备好了一套营销措辞。

“在成立初期，我们只能向有限数量的客户提供这种能源，”他说道。“如果你今天不在我们的队列中，那么在你能用上这种能源之前将需要很长时间。这就是你在向竞争对手让步的优势。”

Overview并非唯一选择。它是几家太空太阳能初创公司之一，这些公司正竞相证明自己能利用太空技术以具有竞争力的价格生产清洁能源。利用太阳能的方法各不相同，有些公司设想将其用于为漂浮在太空中的数据中心供电。

“市场将太空视为下一个增长领域，”美国最大的太阳能电池板制造商之一 Qcells 的全球首席技术官丹妮尔·默费尔德（Danielle Merfeld）表示。“我们的投资者绝对期待太空将成为太阳能的下一个前沿。”该公司已与佐治亚理工学院建立合作伙伴关系，以推进空间太阳能研究，并在亚特兰大成立了一个新的太空太阳能研发团队。

机械工程师山内太树（Taiki Yamauchi）于8月27日在阿什本的Overview能源公司工作。 “我们坚信我们能够利用这项技术提供公用事业规模的电力，”菲利皮说道。

“太空太阳能仍面临许多挑战，但我们现在也看到了解决这些挑战的路径，”加州理工学院空间太阳能项目共同主任阿里·哈吉米里（Ali Hajimiri）表示。他研究将微波发射回地球的卫星系统已有13年时间。

微波能够穿透云层和降水，而Overview的红外激光则不能。但这里有一个问题：它们无法通过地面上现有的常规太阳能电池板产生电力。现有的太阳能电站需要进行全面的改造，这将增加项目的潜在成本。

哈吉米里认为，这一切都可以经济地完成，从而产生价格与传统技术能源具有竞争力的充足电力。

悬而未决的问题是，面对全球能源需求激增所引发的经济和环境挑战，锚定在地球上的现有技术是否会比任何基于太空的发明解决得更快。

洛文斯表示，将太阳能和风能存储在巨型工业级电池中的成本在持续下降。与此同时，太阳能产业正与社区合作，研发更高效、占用土地更少且旨在与农业运营相结合而非取代农田的设计。

洛文斯怀疑，电池技术的进步能将太阳能从一种不可预测、间歇性的技术转变为一种能够拥有煤电或核电般可靠性的技术，这可能会在空间太阳能进入主流之前，就使其在地球上的能源生产领域变得过时。

然而，与许多其他能源领域的进步一样，空间太阳能的驱动力不仅在于成本和气候担忧，还存在“中国因素”。北京正在迅速扩大其地外太阳能产业规模，这引发了人们的担忧，担心这将成为另一个在这里创新随后却让给竞争对手的关键领域。

此类担忧是特朗普政府关注的重点。几周前，该政府宣布将投资 1200万美元，以加速大学和空间太阳能公司的产品开发。

唐纳德·特朗普总统曾将太阳能（以及风能）贴上“世纪骗局”的标签，但随着中国在利用太空太阳能技术方面加速领先，美国能源部已宣布，空间太阳能带来的“近乎恒定的电力”前景是一项能够“推进特朗普政府空间优势议程”的发展。

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乌克兰担忧预算及武器短缺

德国总统弗兰克-瓦尔特·施泰因迈尔（左）与乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基出席 9 月 9 日挪威国王哈拉尔五世的葬礼队列。乌克兰总理表示，该国 2026, 年的国防预算面临 270 亿美元 billion 的缺口。 GORM KALLESTAD/

“这不仅仅是资金短缺的问题，情况要复杂得多。由于粮食出口下降以及俄罗斯对物流仓库的袭击，乌克兰经济已经承受了巨大的压力。所有这些因素共同产生了复合效应。”

——奥里西亚·卢采维奇（Orysia Lutsevych），查塔姆研究所（Chatham House）乌克兰论坛负责人

作者：弗朗西斯卡·埃贝尔（FRANCESCA EBEL）和艾伦·弗朗西斯（ELLEN FRANCIS）

基辅——近几周，乌克兰的战争前景明显变得更加黯淡。基辅正被俄罗斯的空中力量压制，并面临严重的资金短缺、接连不断的腐败指控、新的内部政治分歧以及国际支持者日益增长的疲惫感——与此同时，特朗普政府目前正推动重启停滞已久的和平谈判。

在俄罗斯持续的无人机和导弹袭击中，两项短缺最令人担忧：防空拦截弹的匮乏，以及一项出人意料的 270 亿美元 billion 预算缺口，乌克兰官员表示必须在年底前填补这一缺口。

唐纳德·特朗普总统近日增加了新的压力，他敦促乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基停止攻击俄罗斯炼油厂，理由是全球柴油价格上涨——这实际上是要求乌克兰放弃其防御俄罗斯入侵最有效的策略之一。

“乌克兰已同意不打击俄罗斯的能源目标。俄罗斯也同意同样这样做！全球柴油价格上涨主要是由俄乌战争引起的，而不是伊朗，”特朗普周一在 Truth Social 上发帖称。

克里姆林宫和乌克兰领导人均未立即确认该协议。

“任何要求基辅政权停止攻击和平经济基础设施的呼吁都值得欢迎，”克里姆林宫发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫在一次简报电话中告诉记者。对于俄罗斯是否会以停止打击乌克兰能源基础设施作为交换，他没有回答。

与此同时，泽连斯基表示，“如果这能成为第一个降级步骤——一个旨在结束俄罗斯打击我们的关键基础设施以及我们采取反击打击的步骤——那么乌克兰准备支持降级。”

特朗普及其部分高级顾问在过去几周里一直对乌克兰的袭击表示不满。

“还有很多其他目标，”特朗普周日在爱尔兰表示。“不要打击柴油燃料，因为那在造成伤害，在伤害全世界。”

美国特使曾在 2025 年 3 月促成一项关于停止打击能源基础设施的暂停协议，但该协议很快便瓦解了。

在美方特使史蒂夫·威特科夫（Steve Witkoff）和贾里德·库什纳（Jared Kushner）上周末访问莫斯科和基辅后，特朗普上周与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京进行了通话。特朗普关于柴油的言论反映了他对美国汽油价格的担忧，近日美国柴油价格已创历史新高。

泽连斯基表示，俄罗斯目前每月生产 140 枚弹道导弹。自 8 月下旬以来，大量的导弹和无人机向乌克兰首都倾泻，防空系统日益无法保护民众免受俄罗斯庞大军火库的威胁。

泽连斯基说，为了拦截这些导弹，乌克兰需要 2:1 的比例——280 枚拦截弹——他正请求美国和欧洲的库存提供数百枚此类拦截弹，以应对“未来困难且寒冷的月份”。

“在对欧洲人表示充分尊重的前提下——他们提供了巨大的援助，我们对此表示感谢——他们需要分享这些导弹来帮助挽救生命，”他说。

在整个战争期间，欧洲国家一直向乌克兰提供防空系统，但在全球短缺的情况下，出于对自身防御的担忧，他们一直不愿进一步动用库存。

泽连斯基请求拦截弹之际，其国家的预算危机已导致乌克兰与欧洲国家之间产生了严重摩擦。自从特朗普在第二任期开始时终止美国直接援助以来，欧洲国家已成为乌克兰的主要资金来源。

由于前线部队的移动在很大程度上被上空的无人机威胁所冻结，乌克兰和俄罗斯正陷入一场投入军事技术的高风险竞赛。近几周，俄罗斯加强了喷气式无人机的生产和部署，这类无人机能够更有效地规避乌克兰的防御。

乌克兰预算缺口的出现令欧洲官员感到不安，他们原以为通过一项超过1000 亿美元 billion的方案，已基本解决了基辅今年和明年的预算需求。

对于布鲁塞尔来说，时机尤其艰难。欧盟目前正深陷于一项庞大的多年期预算谈判之中，而怀疑乌克兰的民族主义政党正在崛起。本月在一次关键地区选举中获得第一名的德国选择党（AfD）以及法国的国民联盟党都反对向乌克兰提供进一步的资金。

乌克兰总理谢尔希·科雷茨基（Serhii Koretskyi）在本月早些时候向议会发表的讲话中表示，该国2026.年的国防预算面临270 亿美元 billion的缺口。虽然科雷茨基表示政府已经拨出15 亿美元 billion的国内资金用于转向国防，但他同时也恳请基辅的西方伙伴——即所谓的“意愿联盟”——来填补这一缺口。

这一请求是在部分欧洲领导人于8月访问乌克兰庆祝独立日期间提出的，这引发了深切的不安。

“乌克兰本可以选择另一种方式来传达这个消息——‘意愿联盟’成员的感觉就像是被投下了一枚炸弹，”一名欧洲高级外交官在接受《华盛顿邮报》采访时表示，由于涉及敏感谈判，该外交官要求匿名。

“乌克兰必须严肃起来，实施真正的紧缩措施，并整顿[议会]的工作，”这位高级外交官说。“现在没有时间玩内部游戏。他们必须完成被要求的事项，才能收到来自欧盟和国际货币基金组织（IMF）的下一笔款项。”

两名外交官表示，随着战争的持续和战场情况的变化，欧洲决策者预料到预算预测会出现一定的偏差，但他们没有预料到缺口会如此之大且出现得如此之快。由于该议题的敏感性，这两名外交官同样要求匿名。欧盟官员表示，他们对这270 亿美元 billion的数字是如何计算出来的持有严重疑问。

“许多成员国对这一时机和规模感到有些惊讶，”其中一名外交官说道。

这一缺口凸显了欧洲在资助乌克兰对抗俄罗斯的国防成本方面所面临的挑战。

欧洲领导人将这场战争定义为关乎自身国家安全的生存之战，但他们必须在泽连斯基政府的需求与国内的政治必要性之间取得平衡，包括公众对生活成本上涨的挫败感，而这种上涨是由乌克兰和中东的战争所驱动的。

基辅在欧洲最不恰当的时机提出了过多要求，这种情绪在基辅内部也得到了共鸣。

“突然没钱了，然后只是耸耸肩，这并不太合规，”一名驻基辅的欧洲外交官表示，由于未获授权公开发言，该外交官要求匿名。

“要填补这个缺口肯定不容易，尤其是考虑到几个欧洲国家即将举行选举，”该外交官说。“政治家们对选举感到非常紧张，而且大多数国家都在应对赤字。”

与此同时，另一名欧洲外交官表示，一些欧洲官员怀疑基辅的请求可能是为了向欧盟施压而采取的政治策略，因此夸大了数额。

与此同时，乌克兰政府急于解释这一缺口，试图阻止有关挪用资金的指控。在接连发生的一系列揭露政府高层腐败以及武器合同欺诈或浪费证据的重大调查之后，此类指控一直困扰着基辅。

乌克兰总检察长上周辞职，此前调查人员因涉及非法呼叫中心的腐败指控对其办公室进行了搜查。

检察官鲁斯兰·克拉夫琴科（Ruslan Kravchenko）是泽连斯基高层官员中最新一名受到审查的人物，与此同时，乌克兰的反腐机构正在对能源部和国防部展开调查。

官员和经济学家坚持认为，资金缺口主要是由这场长期且由技术驱动的战争所带来的成本增加造成的。

独立智库经济战略中心负责人、乌克兰经济学家赫利布·维什林斯基（Hlib Vyshlinsky）表示，截至6月底，基辅及其国际合作伙伴之间达成了一项共识，即乌克兰在2027年将面临巨大的预算缺口，但在2026年不会。

“然后到了8月下旬，出现了这个巨大的缺口，”维什林斯基说。维什林斯基将随之而来的混乱归咎于泽连斯基解雇国防部长米哈伊洛·费多罗夫（Mykhailo Fedorov）一事，但他补充说，国际军事援助的减少也推高了基辅对武器支出的需求。

维什林斯基还指出，今年夏天决定提高军饷，他表示这“最初并未列入预算，但早已迟到”。

根据追踪对乌军事和财务援助的基尔研究所（Kiel Institute）公布的数据，2025年上半年的军事拨款总额约为261 亿美元 billion，而2026, 上半年，这一数字下降至约196 亿美元 billion。

维什林斯基还指责乌克兰的国际合作伙伴，将预算谈判比作“土耳其巴扎……买家想支付尽可能少的钱，但产品却在不断变化”。

“每个人都预期欧盟的贷款能覆盖乌克兰的所有需求。但事实并非如此，”他说，“他们想花尽可能少的钱。”

总部位于伦敦的智库查塔姆研究所（Chatham House）乌克兰论坛负责人奥里西亚·卢采维奇（Orysia Lutsevych）指出，国际援助的拨付存在滞后，称延迟金额至少达数十亿美元。

“这比简单的资金短缺要复杂得多，”卢采维奇在一次采访中表示，“由于粮食出口下降以及俄罗斯对物流仓库的袭击，乌克兰经济已经承受了巨大的压力。所有这些产生了复合效应。”

周四，乌克兰财政部长谢尔盖·马尔琴科（Sergii Marchenko）确认，由于国际财务援助延迟，乌克兰被迫削减政府支出。

基辅一直深受升级的袭击之苦，本月的一次袭击甚至在记者直播过程中击中了乌克兰的一家电视演播室。

俄罗斯还瞄准了食品和医疗仓库以及物流枢纽，焚毁了数吨药品和食品，导致供应暂时中断。

本月的一次袭击击中了世界卫生组织在基辅郊区存储人道主义援助的主要仓库之一。农业政策与食品部长塔拉斯·维索茨基（Taras Vysotsky）警告称，由于这些袭击，食品价格可能会上涨2.5%。

欧盟可以提前支付明年部分援助资金，但这将面临目前的政治抵制，以及明年——法国总统大选年——需要筹集更多资金的压力。

目前，欧盟和乌克兰官员正在进行谈判，以确定缺口的规模及其来源。“我们正与乌克兰和国际货币基金组织（IMF）合作，在动员进一步国际支持的同时，明确紧急需求和改革议程，”欧盟经济专员瓦尔迪斯·东布罗夫斯基（Valdis Dombrovskis）告诉《邮报》。

一些国家，如瑞典、波兰和西班牙，呼吁重新审视一项具有争议的提案，即利用自入侵以来保存在欧洲的俄罗斯被冻结资产为乌克兰提供资金。该方案目前仍存在分歧。

欧盟去年一项利用俄罗斯资产的计划未能实施，因为持有大部分资金的比利时以及包括意大利在内的其他国家对金融稳定性或俄罗斯的报复表示担忧。

Francis在布鲁塞尔报道。大卫·L·斯特恩（David L. Stern）在乌克兰穆卡切沃，安娜斯塔西娅·加卢什卡（Anastacia Galouchka）和康斯坦丁·胡多夫（Kostiantyn Khudov）在基辅，玛丽·伊柳希娜（Mary Ilyushina）在柏林，以及迈克尔·比恩鲍姆（Michael Birnbaum）在华盛顿对本报道做出了贡献。

地中海 罕见风暴可能袭击希腊、利比亚和埃及

一场罕见的“地中海飓风”（medicare），即地中海地区类似飓风的气象系统，似乎正在利比亚的特里波利东北方向形成。

该系统可能在周三前达到强热带风暴级别。目前尚不清楚该系统最终将在何处登陆，但希腊、利比亚北部和埃及西北部的人员应密切关注其进展，以应对可能的潜在影响。如果该系统登陆，主要担忧将是局部地区出现狭长地带的严重洪涝。

地中海飓风以难以预测而著称。它们通常规模较小，强度波动更为不稳定。此外，促进其组织形成的微弱引导气流也意味着没有足够的动力推动它们前进。该系统可能会在任何地方摇摆。一般来说，它应该缓慢向东移动。

地中海飓风通常由热带和非热带过程共同作用形成，这使其具有“亚热带”特征。它们通常始于常规的中纬度低压系统，然后从地中海的温暖海水中提取热能。最终，可能会形成一圈雷暴。

记录中最强的地中海飓风名为“伊亚诺斯”（Ianos），于2020年9月17日袭击希腊。它曾短暂达到相当于2级飓风的强度，风速达95英里 / 小时。

利比亚此前曾遭遇地中海飓风。2023年9月，气旋“丹尼尔”（Daniel）成为记录中最致命的一次。尽管其最大风速仅为55英里 / 小时，但它在进入利比亚并导致德尔纳（Derna）和曼苏尔（Mansour）大坝崩溃后，造成了近6,000人死亡。

摘要 — 马修·卡普奇（Matthew Cappucci）

印度尼西亚 继续搜寻渡轮灾难遇难者

周一，印度尼西亚对一艘翻覆渡轮幸存者的搜救工作升级。在周日爪哇海发生渡轮翻覆事故后，来自军方、警方及其他机构的17艘船只和飞机被部署，参与搜寻129名失踪人员。

国家搜救局局长穆罕默德·沙菲（Mohammad Syafii）表示，搜救队在周日找回了六名乘客的遗体，周一搜救人员增加至655人。

他表示，当局部署了专业的水下搜救队以及由海军操作的水下热成像无人机，以加强搜救力度并加快受害者的撤离工作。

“处女座运输8号”（Virgo Transport 8）在船长于周日发出求救信号时载有240多人。船长称，该船在从东爪哇省泗水前往婆罗洲岛南加里曼丹省班贾尔马辛的途中，遭遇海况恶劣，波高可达10英尺，导致船身倾斜。

周日凌晨2点左右，该渡轮失去联系。约两小时后，当局获悉该船在距离班贾尔马辛约92英里的爪哇海海域翻覆。

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墨西哥

西班牙寻求为遇害大学生伸张正义

在一名西班牙大学生于墨西哥城邻近的一个州暴力死亡后，西班牙外交部长要求伸张正义。媒体报道称该案件为一起捅刺事件，当地当局正将其作为女性杀害案（femicide）进行调查。

“我们希望彻查此事，”外交部长何塞·曼努埃尔·阿尔巴雷斯（José Manuel Albares）在访问安道尔期间告诉记者。西班牙当局正与这名年轻女性的家属保持联系，该女性已被确认名为克劳迪娅·塔科龙特（Claudia Tacoronte）。

长期以来，墨西哥一直深受高发率的性别暴力杀戮（即女性杀害案）所困扰。

这名格拉纳达大学的学生当时正参加莫雷洛斯州自治大学的学术交流项目。

据墨西哥媒体引用警方消息，21岁的塔科龙特死于刺伤。她的尸体于周六晚间在距离墨西哥城约60英里的库奥特拉镇（Cuaautla）文化之家（Casa de Cultura）周边被发现。

格拉纳达大学在一份声明中表示，谴责塔科龙特被“谋杀”的行为，同时该校的学生和教职员工举行了默哀仪式。

莫雷洛斯州检察官费尔南多·布卢门克隆（Fernando Blumenkron）表示，该死亡事件正作为女性杀害案进行调查，并承诺将采取一切调查手段以确定犯罪动机并确认责任人。

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普京警告西方：乌克兰不得部署维和部队

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9月13日，俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京（左起第三位）、印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪（左起第四位）以及中国国家主席习近平（左起第五位）与其他领导人在新德里。 法新社 / 盖蒂图片社

大卫·彼特瑞斯、前英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊和前瑞典首相卡尔·比尔特在基辅参加年度雅尔塔欧洲战略会议后正准备离开该国。

至少一列火车上的乘客被紧急疏散，但此次袭击未报告人员死亡或受伤。

德国国防部长鲍里斯·皮斯托里乌斯称，这次无人机袭击是一次经过计算的升级行为，旨在煽动欧洲的恐惧。

“因此，保持冷静、不被挑衅地至关重要，但与此同时，我们要让对方毫无疑问地意识到我们有能力自卫，”皮斯托里乌斯告诉记者。“弗拉基米尔·普京所做的事情很危险。他很清楚这一点，而这正是他这么做的原因。”

这次铁路袭击进一步惊扰了欧洲官员，他们此前一直警告称，俄罗斯可能会在乌克兰与北约国家边境口岸附近发动袭击，或者加强在欧洲内部的破坏行动，以阻止西方领导人进一步援助乌克兰。

“接下来的几周和几个月将是俄罗斯方面采取极高强度行动的时期，不幸的是，我们不能排除这种升级也将影响到我们的领土，”波兰总理唐纳德·图斯克在周日的一次政府安全简报会后表示。

近日，特朗普政府重新致力于启动俄罗斯与乌克兰之间的和平谈判，包括总统特使史蒂夫·威特科夫和贾里德·库什纳前往莫斯科和乌克兰访问。

在这些会谈之后，库什纳表示，华盛顿已经起草了大部分和平协议，但由于乌克兰不愿向俄罗斯做出领土让步，协议目前陷入僵局。俄罗斯目前占领了乌克兰约五分之一的主权领土。

普京要求乌克兰交出整个东部顿巴斯地区，且俄罗斯非法声称已吞并乌克兰四个地区，尽管在军事上它并未控制所有这些土地。

“普京总统阐明了他希望实现的立场，”库什纳在 YES 会议上表示。“如果乌克兰愿意退到那条线，我们早就已经准备好并就协议的其余条款达成一致。目前，乌克兰不想这样做。”

乌克兰多次表示，割让俄罗斯未能通过军事手段占领的土地是不可接受的，并认为从顿巴斯的防御城市撤出只会使该国面临未来的攻击。

库什纳和威特科夫表示，他们正在推动三方谈判。乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基表示，他愿意在计划于12月中旬在特朗普位于佛罗里达州多拉尔度假村举行的二十国集团（G20）峰会上会见普京。

克里姆林宫立即否决了此次会面的可能性，称其“不可能”，并表示普京只会在莫斯科会见泽连斯基。基辅多次驳回在莫斯科会面的提议，称这是克里姆林宫在玩游戏。

普京的发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫表示，关于乌克兰的谈判可能会在10月恢复，此前俄罗斯将在本周末举行一次关键的议会选举。

部署欧洲维和部队已被讨论为向乌克兰提供“安全保障”的一种潜在方式。但任何此类步骤首先都需要基辅和莫斯科签署一项持久的停战协议。

英国和法国此前已同意，如果乌克兰与俄罗斯达成和平协议，将向乌克兰部署部队，时任首相基尔·斯塔默和总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙签署了一份“意向声明”。

但随着谈判陷入僵局，且华盛顿将注意力集中在自身的伊朗战争上，派遣欧洲军队前往乌克兰的提议也逐渐沉寂。

塔蒂亚娜·斯坦诺瓦亚（Tatiana Stanovaya）是卡内基俄罗斯欧亚中心的高级研究员，她在X平台上写道，由于欧洲在乌克兰对俄罗斯领土发动打击的能力中扮演的角色日益增加，欧洲正成为“莫斯科的核心战略问题，其重要性超过了美国、乌克兰，甚至在某种程度上超过了北约”。

“这将比一年前更深远地影响与乌克兰以及关于乌克兰的谈判性质，以及任何解决方案的结果，”斯坦诺瓦亚补充道，“这可能会在未来数十年主导欧洲的地缘政治。”

周六，在靠近波兰边境的地方，消防员正在扑灭由无人机袭击造成损坏的火车车厢火灾。对于生活在俄罗斯不断升级的轰炸下的乌克兰人来说，无人机袭击已是司空见惯。

当无人机袭击我们离开乌克兰的火车之旅时

作者：杰克·赖特（JACK WRIGHT）

乌克兰，亚霍丁（YAHODYN）—— 我们原以为危险已基本过去。

当我们的火车从基辅向西开往波兰边境时，我们已经经历了两次疏散。乘客之间传言，两小时前听到的爆炸声是击中了附近的一家加油站。对于生活在俄罗斯不断升级的轰炸下的乌克兰人来说，这种模式已经变得很熟悉：他们攻击基础设施，但不攻击火车本身。

我们错了。周六早上6点左右，我们第三次下车。防空炮火吸引了乘客们抬头看向天空，有些人开始大喊乌克兰语中表示导弹的词汇：“Ra-keta!”

事实上，那是一架无人机：长而光滑，呈白色，带有四个尾翼和一个后置发动机，像小型喷气机一样发出低沉的哨鸣声。它击中的位置足够近，以至于闪光、声音和震耳欲聋的冲击波同时抵达。

随着小火车站上方升起浓烟，乘客们匆忙向林线方向逃离。一名幼童跑出附近房子的前门，随即被他的母亲一把抱起，母亲迅速跑回屋内并猛地关上门。火车工作人员敦促乘客继续远离轨道，向附近的一个湖泊移动，他们说那里会更安全。

两天前，在基辅洲际酒店（InterContinental Kyiv）酒吧的一张桌子旁，前来参加年度雅尔塔欧洲战略（YES）会议的政要们正在讨论他们计划如何离开这个国家。我是与前将军、前中央情报局（CIA）局长大卫·彼得雷厄斯（David Petraeus）一同参加该会议的。

在经历了一整天被防空警报和爆炸声打断的日子后，有人建议，基辅-华沙的铁路连接可能会成为俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京不断升级的空中恐怖行动的目标。

“我认为这将严重违背俄罗斯的目标，”前英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊（Boris Johnson）说道。

次日傍晚，格伦·科恩（Glenn Corn）和我坐在警车的后座上，引导彼得雷厄斯的车队前往基辅中央火车站。科恩曾任中央情报局站长，精通俄语，他刚刚收到一条来自乌克兰情报部门的消息：“基辅之夜将会很嘈杂。”

八小时后，我们抵达亚霍丁车站，这是离开乌克兰火车的边境管制点。凌晨3:30，在乌克兰海关仍持有我们证件的情况下，一名列车员匆匆走过我们的车厢，用乌克兰语宣布了一些事情。“疏散，”科恩翻译道。

在一片开阔地带，乌克兰妇女和儿童指着一组液化天然气罐车。有些人紧张地笑着。

我们被邀请重新登车，但火车依然停在原地。消息传开，波兰已经关闭了与乌克兰的边境。

我发短信给一名乌克兰情报人员询问最新情况。“整个乌克兰西部上空都有无人机，”他回复道。

一小时后，我们再次被命令进入开阔地。当我们下车时，前方某处传来的爆炸声促使通勤者们匆忙奔跑。那是加油站，在距离波兰领土不到一英里的地方被无人机击中。

一名铁路员工确认，那些液化天然气罐车确实装满了货。15分钟后，我们回到了铺位，但火车仍然没有移动。

第三次命令下达时已是黎明。与彼得雷厄斯同行、曾任中央情报局欧洲行动主管的拉尔夫·戈夫（Ralph Goff）将袭来的武器识别为俄罗斯的 Geran-5，这是一种新型喷气动力无人机，如果没有美国爱国者导弹，乌克兰的防空系统无法拦截。它直接击中了彼得雷厄斯车厢旁边的一列客车火车头。

彼得雷厄斯表示，这次袭击旨在阻止乌克兰为战争争取外交支持。

“这绝对是一次升级，”他说。“在YES会议之后选择这个时机，显然是为了威慑外国官员今后前往基辅。”

“我想下次我们会开车去。”

路透社 一张无人机拍摄的照片显示，8月从阿曼穆桑代姆可见的霍尔木兹海峡附近的船只。

伊朗与海湾国家推迟会议；阿曼将延迟归因于“共识利益”

作者：蕾切尔·查森 (RACHEL CHASON) 以及 苏赞·海达穆斯 (SUZAN HAIDAMOUS)

阿曼，塞拉莱 — 伊朗外交部表示，由于受到伊拉克境内亲伊朗民兵组织和也门胡塞武装的压力，沙特阿拉伯推迟了一场原定举行的会议。这将是自2月美国领导的战争开始以来，德黑兰与波斯湾国家之间最高级别的多边会谈。

会议东道主、阿曼外交部长巴德尔·阿尔布赛迪 (Badr Albusaidi) 周日晚间发表声明称，此次推迟是“为了共识利益”。

然而，伊朗外交部发言人埃斯马伊尔·巴卡伊 (Esmaeil Baqaei) 表示，沙特阿拉伯请求推迟是因为“也门局势”。

受伊朗支持的胡塞武装上周从沙特支持的联军手中夺取了也门红海沿岸的主要城市，使其处于能够控制曼德海峡的位置。由于霍尔木兹海峡在很大程度上被伊朗和美国封锁，曼德海峡已成为沙特石油出口的关键出口。

近日，沙特阿拉伯还遭到了从伊拉克发射的无人机袭击，导致其东西管道关闭，该管道是将沙特石油从波斯湾运往红海的主要通道。据沙特官方媒体报道，沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼周一在沙特吉达会见了美国中央司令部负责人布拉德·库珀 (Brad Cooper)。

官方媒体报道称，在会议期间，“双方回顾了两国双边关系以及该地区的最新进展”。

唐纳德·特朗普总统曾于 2025 年因胡塞武装袭击红海航运而对其发起了一场短暂的军事行动，他在周六表示已与王储进行了交谈。“一切都会顺利解决的，”特朗普说，“一切都会好起来的。”

沙特阿拉伯外交部未回应置评请求。

这场被推迟的会议是中东战争爆发六个多月以来，局势依然僵持不下的最新例证。伊朗代理人日益采取攻势，而地区官员正紧迫地寻找出路。

此次会议本将成为伊朗与其波斯湾邻国官员之间最高级别的多边会议。由于这些邻国支持美国，德黑兰曾向其发射导弹和无人机。

尤其是海湾国家，其经济正遭受重创，石油出口路线受限，先是霍尔木兹海峡，现在又是曼德海峡。

“东西管道关闭的事实缩小了选择空间，”华盛顿智库海湾国际论坛 (Gulf International Forum) 执行主任丹妮亚·塔费尔 (Dania Thafer) 表示。“在目前这个时间点，伊朗整体拥有很大的筹码，感觉海湾地区——以及全球经济——正陷入困境。”

国际基准布伦特原油价格在周五达到了每桶 $110。（在 2月 27, 即美以轰炸行动开始的前一天，该价格仅为每桶 $70 出头。）

根据美国汽车协会 (AAA) 的数据，美国目前每加仑汽油的平均价格为 $4.30，而战争开始时为 $2.98。

唐纳德·特朗普总统周六表示，支持伊拉克各民兵组织的伊朗“很可能”是管道袭击的幕后黑手。特朗普还表示，他的政府一直与胡塞武装保持联系，且对方专注于封锁仅一个国家的船只，推测为沙特阿拉伯，因为沙特在也门内战中支持该国国际认可的政府。

周日，在前往爱尔兰的行程中，当被问及海湾国家计划举行的会议时，特朗普说：“我不关心。那由他们决定。”

华盛顿中东研究所高级研究员亚历克斯·瓦坦卡 (Alex Vatanka) 表示，密集的外交举措反映出海湾国家日益增长的焦虑，因为他们目睹了伊朗筹码的增加，且认为美国在结束战争方面缺乏战略。

“他们不仅是对美国的意图感到紧张和不确定——他们还担心美国是否有能力帮助他们，”瓦坦卡说。“尽管他们讨厌与伊朗领导人握手，但他们还能怎么办？”

巴盖伊在周一的每周新闻发布会上表示，伊朗“断然否认”参与了对沙特阿拉伯管道的袭击。

他说，伊朗和阿曼已经就通过霍尔木兹海峡的海上航线达成了一项协议，目前正在讨论如何公布该协议。特朗普曾寻求让阿曼在重新开放海峡的问题上充当与伊朗的调解人，但上个月他威胁要轰炸阿曼，这让该国感到困惑。

阿曼外交部没有立即回应置评请求。

特朗普称霍尔木兹海峡已开放。但实际有多少石油通过？

作者：凯伦·德永 (KAREN DEYOUNG)

唐纳德·特朗普总统声称已经赢得了与伊朗的战争，摧毁了其军队并“抹除”了其核计划，而与此同时，美国军方官员则在担心自身军备的枯竭以及海上舰船的过度扩张。

“没有战斗。……我们基本上接管了伊朗，”特朗普最近表示。就在此话之后，波斯湾发生了数日动荡的舰船互攻，发射了数十枚——甚至可能是数百枚——导弹、无人机和拦截弹，且也门和伊拉克的伊朗支持武装分子对沙特阿拉伯发动了大规模袭击。

在宣布这场战争仅仅是一场“军事冲突……小打小闹”几天后，特朗普上周表示，“战争将在（中期）选举后立即结束”，并预测创纪录的汽油价格将跌至“每桶低于 $2”。

9月10日，加利福尼亚州卡尔斯巴德的汽油价格。

政府官员表示，伊朗在巨大的经济和军事压力下正苦苦支撑，希望共和党在11月维持国会多数席位的斗争中失败。

与此同时，有多少艘船和多少石油正流经霍尔木兹海峡——这直接反映在美国的汽油价格上——已成为这场战争中最新的口水战战场。

在嘈杂的数据、主张和断言中，特朗普政府提供的数据与商业海运追踪机构汇总的数据存在显著差异。

“我们每晚平均有 30 艘船”通过波斯湾这一咽喉要道，特朗普在 Aug. 31. 表示。虽然他没有具体说明时间范围，也没有说明这 30 艘是否全部为油轮，但该数量可能相当于超过 6000 万 桶。（超大型原油运输船，即通常通过霍尔木兹海峡的船型，可载运超过 200 万 桶。）

一名在9月4日乘坐梅森号 (USS Mason) 导弹驱逐舰上的水兵。唐纳德·特朗普总统称与伊朗的战争为“小打小闹”。

同一天，财政部长斯科特·贝森特 (Scott Bessent) 给出了一个较为保守的战时高点，即 24 小时内超过 1700 万 桶石油。三天后，JD·万斯副总统在白宫的一次简报会上告诉记者，“就在昨天，尽管伊朗人……继续向油轮射击，我们仍有约 1500 万 桶石油通过霍尔木兹海峡。”

GREGORY BULL / AP

“我们没有在做疯狂的数学计算，”能源部长克里斯·赖特 (Chris Wright) 上周在福克斯新闻 (Fox News) 上表示。

美国海军 / 法新社 / 盖蒂图片社 “我们只是在准确报告通过霍尔木兹海峡南部航线的情况，……目前仅水路航线的运行平均值每天超过 900 万 桶。”

作为对比，战前的日平均值约为 2000 万 桶。

商业航运追踪机构虽然持怀疑态度，但表示在某个时间点，一夜之间可能有 15 甚至 1800 万 桶石油通过该海峡，尽管没有任何机构报告过如此高的数据。

“很多日子可能会超过 11 或 1200 万，但第二天可能会掉到 4 或 300 万，”Obsidian Risk Advisors 的执行董事布雷特·埃里克森 (Brett Erickson) 表示。“你需要观察滚动平均值。一个月以来，该数值一直稳定在 6.5 到 7 之间。现在正接近 8，但需要保持稳定。”

在周六发布的数据中，海运情报机构 TankerTrackers 报告的 60 天平均值为每天 785 万 桶。

周日，航运分析公司 Windward 报告称，9月10日仅有 3 艘出港船只沿着阿曼海岸通过海峡的南部通道。

一名政府官员在回应《华盛顿邮报》的提问时，根据政府设定的规则在匿名条件下表示，通过该海峡的“石油及石油产品七日平均值”略高于每日 1000 万 桶。“另有约每日 4 to 500 万 桶通过管道离开该地区。”

这些通过管道陆路运输石油以避开海峡的“替代方案”，弥补了因该争议水域而产生的缺口。

该官员是在上周末发表上述言论的，随后沙特阿拉伯表示，在伊拉克受伊朗支持的武装分子发动无人机袭击后，其周五关闭了通往红海的管道。该红海终端的石油容量为每日 700 万 桶，在袭击发生前的平均值约为 400 万 桶。

此次管道袭击，以及上周胡塞武装在红海口曼德海峡夺取领土，进一步威胁了该地区的石油出口。

海事数据公司 Kpler 的首席石油分析师马特·史密斯（Matt Smith）表示，政府希望“挑选并报告尽可能高的数字，因为他们希望油价……保持在可控范围内”。

在特朗普报告霍尔木兹海峡每晚平均有 30 艘船通过的同一天，Kpler 报告称交通量已“大幅下降……确认过境 5 艘，比前一天的 10 艘下降了 50%”。

该公司指出，大多数船只关闭了应答器以躲避伊朗的袭击，且由于仍在等待更多卫星信息，其数据为“初步”数据。

Kpler 表示：“随着新确认数据的出现，可能会追溯识别并增加额外的‘暗船’过境数量。”

赖特（Wright）还表示，每日的商业追踪报告不能反映船只过境的真实数量，因为它们无法获得美国政府所掌握的信息。

Windward 的高级情报分析师米歇尔·维斯·博克曼（Michelle Wiese Bockmann）承认，公司的每日估算值与更准确的数字之间存在滞后，而后者考虑了船只传输、港口装载和离港的卫星视图，以及可见的船对船转运。

她说：“我们拥有可见度，但并不总是实时可见。”

许多船只从非伊朗波斯湾港口出发的路径是一条包含多个阶段的复杂路线。由于大多数商业油轮不愿冒险通过霍尔木兹海峡，产油国的船只将石油通过该水域运往阿曼湾，然后在那里转运至将石油运往买家的船只。这一过程可能需要数天时间，并会增加数十万美元的运输成本。

在进入海峡之前，接驳船会联系美国军队以协助其行程。该地区的美国海军舰艇还对进出伊朗港口的任何油轮实施封锁，并提供远程保护，击落针对船只或飞机的任何来袭武器。

一名熟悉该流程的美国军方官员在匿名条件下谈到这些秘密安排时表示：“我们正在与航运业协调，并在他们以协调方式过境时提供保护。”

该军方官员表示，他们并非护航这些船只，而是提供“最佳实践、时机、技术和程序”。

负责监督中东行动的美国中央司令部发言人蒂姆·霍金斯（Tim Hawkins）海军上校在一次采访中表示，“自 5 月以来，我们已协助 1,600 艘以上船只，包括 8 亿 桶以上的原油。”

英国海事贸易行动中心周五发布的数据显示，过去七天通过该海峡的“美国声明协助出境过境”数量为 86 艘，30 天总计为 303 艘。

“底线是交通仍在流动，”这位美国军方官员表示。“它不是零，但也没有回到冲突前的水平。”

经济与商业

堪萨斯州：关税后果引发强烈反弹

康涅狄格州。

总统威胁禁用主要雇主，令红州感到不安

作者：本·宾代（BEN BINDAY）

威奇托 —— 在唐纳德·特朗普总统威胁禁止加拿大喷气式飞机制造商庞巴迪（Bombardier）在美国销售产品三天后，一名员工走出其美国总部，环顾四周确保没有人在附近，然后才与记者交谈。

“这太荒谬了，”该员工在说话时使用了脏话，并要求匿名以避免遭到报复，“我们这里有数千名美国人在工作，我不想考虑失去工作的问题。”

特朗普上周在 Truth Social 的一篇帖子中宣布了对总部位于魁北克的庞巴迪公司的威胁，在与加拿大的贸易争端升级之际，他称其产品“不够好”。他写道：“如果他们想要我们的市场，就必须在这里建厂，停止把美国当成‘存钱罐’。”

特朗普尚未采取任何步骤对该公司实施限制，该公司同时也是美国空军的飞机供应商。

他的威胁代表了特朗普对加拿大激进言论的新升级，要求在财务上打击一家在共和党维持参议院控制权的关键红州中担任主要雇主的公司。

庞巴迪的员工队伍在堪萨斯州约有 1,500 人，在特朗普的三次总统竞选中，他都轻松赢得了该州的选票。除了庞巴迪进行飞机服务、测试和改装的威奇托总部外，该公司在美国其他地区还雇佣了 2,000 人，包括在亚利桑那州、德克萨斯州、佛罗里达州和

该公司在德克萨斯州制造喷气机机翼，在加利福尼亚州制造飞行控制部件，并计划在印第安纳州开设一个新的服务中心。其喷气机的最终组装在加拿大进行，这凸显了两国在近几十年大部分自由贸易环境下发展起来的复杂关系。

在这张 2012 年的照片中，庞巴迪 Learjet 的员工在堪萨斯州威奇托查看一架 85 型机身。

在采访中，四名目前在威奇托工作的庞巴迪员工（出于担心失去工作且公司指示他们不要与媒体交谈，均要求匿名）对这一威胁可能意味着什么以及对他们工作稳定性的影响表达了愤怒和担忧。

“我担心这对我的工作和家庭意味着什么，”一名资深工程师说，“看到许多在这里工作的其他美国人同样在挣扎，并被卷入这场全球混乱之中，这很令人难受。”

MIKE HUTMACHER / WICHITA EAGLE / TNS / ABACA / REUTERS CONNECT

庞巴迪在威胁发出后发布的一份公开声明中，试图强调其在美国的足迹，同时避免明确回应或批评该帖子。一名发言人告诉《华盛顿邮报》，公司“目前”不计划对其运营做出任何调整。

特朗普一直猛烈攻击加拿大及其他国家，坚持认为包括钢铝在内的高关税有助于美国公司，并为美国企业创造更多经济机会。白宫没有回应关于禁用庞巴迪飞机将如何实施，或者庞巴迪的哪些业务应该迁回美国的问题。

然而，由于美国和加拿大公司之间互联互通（制造的产品经常往返运输，庞巴迪的情况正是如此），随着政府面临来自不同商业部门的反弹，特朗普许多最严厉的关税和经济威胁已被撤回。

“这绝对不是简单的‘哦，这是一架加拿大飞机’，”罗兰·文森特（Rolland Vincent）说道。他是一名航空顾问，曾领导 Learjet 的战略工作，Learjet 是一家位于威奇托的公务机制造商，于 1990 年被庞巴迪收购。“没有任何一架飞机在制造时具有纯粹的国家原产地。”

堪萨斯州在2024年由特朗普以16个百分点的优势赢得，但随着总统的支持率即使在共和党深红州也出现下滑，该州已成为此次中期选举中出人意料的战场之一。参议员罗杰·马歇尔（共和党）长期以来被认为能稳操胜券地连任，但现在他面临的挑战让全国范围内的民主党人感到乐观，尽管马歇尔目前仍处于领先地位。旨在接替劳拉·凯利（民主党）的州长竞选同样竞争激烈。

“堪萨斯州向加拿大出口 40 亿美元 billion 价值的商品，因此当我们侮辱加拿大人、当我们征收额外关税时，受损的是堪萨斯州的人民，”堪萨斯州牧师、将在11月与马歇尔竞争的民主党人亚当·汉密尔顿表示。

几名在威奇托工作的庞巴迪公司员工表示，特朗普的帖子让他们觉得总统在背弃美国工人，并忽视了该公司在本土的业务布局。

虽然庞巴迪的员工仍照常上班，但几人表示，工人们一直在讨论特朗普的帖子，并担心如果他付诸行动会产生的影响。

一名工人表示，其他人，尤其是那些对总统持有较好印象的人，认为特朗普是在“虚张声势”，并将庞巴迪作为贸易谈判的筹码。该工人说：“我与一些人聊过，他们认为这不过是他玩的一场游戏。但在我看来这太疯狂了。我认为他并不在乎我们和我们的工作，而是把我们当成棋子，而我们的生活应该得到更多的尊重。”

航空业是威奇托这座拥有 400,000 人口城市的本地身份核心，该市自封为“世界航空之都”，其传承可追溯至包括沃尔特·比奇和克莱德·塞斯纳在内的历史性飞行员。庞巴迪不再在威奇托组装民用喷气机，并于 2022 年停止了 Learjet 的生产。

文森特表示，美国制造的零部件在庞巴迪飞机的价值中占很大份额。文森特在表示预计这场争端最终会平息的同时，警告不要将特朗普的帖子简单地视为空洞的吹嘘。

“这是一个严肃的人发出的严肃威胁，”他说。“没有人想在面对拥有总统权力的人的愤怒时，成为头条新闻的主角。”

这位工程师表示，他正考虑推迟计划中的搬迁，直到情况更加明朗。“没有人真正知道发生了什么，”他说。“除了总统以外，所有人都在猜测。”

这已经不是特朗普第一次针对庞巴迪了。1月下旬，随着美国与加拿大之间紧张局势升级，他威胁要撤销部分庞巴迪喷气机的认证，并对加拿大飞机征收 50 percent 的关税，但并未付诸行动。

威奇托市长莉莉·吴与当地及联邦共和党议员发表声明，主张保护庞巴迪工人的就业，但并未批评特朗普。

包括威奇托在内的塞奇威克县共和党专员吉姆·豪威尔则更直接地反击特朗普，警告禁令将“对庞巴迪造成毁灭性打击”，并将给该地区带来“巨大损失”。

“我在评论中反对总统的情况很少见，”曾在庞巴迪威奇托飞行测试部门工作的豪威尔说。“但事实是，他并不完美。我认为这件事让我感到震惊，因为他竟然想介入其中，我觉得这毫无帮助。”

马歇尔表示他已经就保护庞巴迪就业问题联系了白宫，他利用特朗普的威胁作为机会，敦促该公司将堪萨斯州的员工规模扩大一倍，增加到 3,000, 人以上，恢复到 Learjet 之前在威奇托的规模。

“美国购买了庞巴迪销售额的一半以上。如果那是市场所在，那么更多的飞机应该在这里制造，”马歇尔（共和党）在周二的一份声明中表示。

马歇尔的竞争对手汉密尔顿在一次采访中辩称，马歇尔的反应太迟了，且未能充分地顶住特朗普的压力。

“罗杰·马歇尔的表现就像是他拿了白宫的钱在给他们当发言人，”汉密尔顿说道。“他一直说自己在向白宫直言不讳……但我没看到任何证据表明总统真的在听他的。”

马歇尔的发言人未回应置评请求。

然而，对于庞巴迪在威奇托的员工来说，这些政治考量次于他们是否会成为这场冲突中的附带损害。

“我希望这件事能尽快过去，”一名员工表示。“我只想做好我的工作。”

AI股票下跌，但油价反弹后华尔街其余板块表现较为稳健

作者：斯坦·乔（STAN CHOE） 美联社

纽约——周一，在全球人工智能行业领导者警告称，为了人类安全需要放缓发展速度后，全球AI股票出现下跌。与此同时，油价的再次跳涨使10年期国债收益率短暂触及5%，成为债券市场最新的压力里程碑。

尽管华尔街面临诸多利空因素，但AI以外的许多股票上涨，有助于限制市场的损失。油价在正午时分有所回落，同样起到了缓冲作用，标普500指数仅小幅下跌0.5%。该指数中上涨的股票数量多于下跌的股票。

道琼斯工业平均指数下跌152点，即0.3%；纳斯达克综合指数在收复早盘1.3%跌幅的大部分后，下跌0.6%。

由于市场担心在AI技术狂热中其价格被推得过高，AI股票此前已承受压力。上周末，行业领先发声者之一、Anthropic首席执行官达里奥·阿莫代（Dario Amodei）呼吁有意识地在全球范围内放缓AI开发，使这些担忧上升到了一个新的水平。

他引用了安全问题，包括AI可能具备领导代理集群的能力，并在6到12个月内接管整个互联网的风险。

英伟达（Nvidia）的利润因其芯片助力AI模型训练而飙升，但由于其体量巨大，周一下跌3.4%，成为市场最大的拖累。

SpaceX的一部分业务来自AI，在埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）上周末表示同意阿莫代的观点后，该公司下跌2%。作为OpenAI主要投资者的日本巨头软银集团（SoftBank Group）在东京市场下跌10.7%，此前OpenAI的萨姆·奥特曼（Sam Altman）同样支持放缓发展的概念。

奥特曼在周六发表的《财富》（Fortune）杂志采访中还表示，这家ChatGPT背后的公司可能会等到明年才在华尔街出售股票。这将推迟软银及其他OpenAI早期投资者获得潜在巨额现金的时间。

在韩国，由于其最具影响力的两只股票——三星电子（Samsung Electronics）和SK海力士（SK Hynix）下跌，综合股价指数（Kospi）下跌3.3%。

总统唐纳德·特朗普淡化了其政府检查AI开发必要性的说法，他表示担心在全球竞争中失去美国相对于中国的优势，并认为获胜将有助于应对先进技术带来的风险。

尽管AI行业内外有许多声音呼吁放缓速度以保护人类，但特朗普周一在其社交媒体网络上表示，AI唯一需要的护栏“是一位强有力且聪明（高智商！）的总统，而美国对此绰绰有余！”

周一帮助限制华尔街损失的还包括几家软件公司，这些公司此前曾因担心AI驱动的竞争对手会削弱其业务而暴跌。

TurboTax和QuickBooks的母公司Intuit上涨5.5%。为设计师提供软件的Autodesk上涨7.8%，Adobe上涨5.3%。

总计，标普500指数下跌37.00点，至7,619.98点。道琼斯工业平均指数下跌152.09点，至54,421.20点；纳斯达克综合指数下跌146.62点，至26,186.41点。

与此同时，由于中东地区的战斗持续挤压全球原油流动，油价继续攀升。布伦特原油每桶价格在早晨接近$110后，上涨1%，至$105.68。

两名地区官员告诉美联社，由于上周遭到袭击，一条重要的沙特石油管道将在未来几周内大部分处于停运状态。

由于人们怀疑美国和伊朗能否达成协议，允许油轮再次通过海峡自由离开波斯湾，布伦特原油价格已从7月初的不足$72跳涨至此。

尽管伊朗战争降温的前景可能已经暗淡，但ING大宗商品策略师沃伦·帕特森（Warren Patterson）和埃娃·曼塞（Ewa Manthey）在周一的一篇评论中写道，局势仍然在变动，且仍有“大量”石油通过该海峡运输。

根据美国汽车协会（AAA）的数据，到目前为止，油价上涨已导致全美普通汽油的平均价格从一个月前的 4.08 美元和一年前的 3.18 美元上涨至近 4.32 美元。这种通胀压力使得华尔街的大多数人士预计，美联储将在周三下次会议结束时上调其主要利率。

除了高通胀，对美国及其他政府债务增加的担忧以及其他顾虑，已将长期国债收益率推至多年来的最高水平。

10年期国债收益率在上午短暂突破 5.00% 的水平，这是近三年来首次出现。该数值高于周五晚些时候的 4.96%，而 2 月与伊朗战争爆发前仅为 3.97%。

但随后在油价从当日高点回落后，10年期收益率回落至 4.98%。自千禧年之交以来，10年期收益率从未持续保持在 5% 以上，而其上涨已经增加了美国家庭和企业的借贷成本。这包括 14 个多月以来最高的平均长期抵押贷款利率。

加密货币 特朗普支持更严格的加密货币伦理规则

唐纳德·特朗普总统已同意接受民主党要求执行的更严格的伦理规则，旨在一项重大加密货币法案中限制联邦官员创建和支持数字资产。

参议院已准备在周二对《清晰法案》（Clarity Act）进行投票以决定是否推进。该法案将建立首个监管加密货币的全面联邦框架。

参议院共和党人于周日晚间发布了新文本，其中纳入了参议员鲁本·加列戈（Ruben Gallego，民主党-亚利桑那州）和汤姆·蒂利斯（Thom Tillis，共和党-北卡罗来纳州）提出的拟议修改。该提案将赋予各州总检察长起诉权，如果联邦官员违反法案中禁止其在任职期间创建或赞助数字资产的规则，即可提起诉讼。

在修改之前，该法案将赋予美国总检察长唯一的执法权，民主党人认为这可能允许拥有巨额加密货币投资组合的特朗普绕过伦理规则。

该法案的发起人辛西娅·卢米斯（Cynthia Lummis，共和党-怀俄明州）参议员在周一的一篇 X 帖子中确认了特朗普的支持。目前尚不清楚这一修改以及其他变动是否足以获得推进该法案所需的 60 票。

—— 贾雷尔·迪拉德（Jarrell Dillard）

政府 特朗普与约翰逊就 $5,000 付款发表看法

唐纳德·特朗普总统在周末再次强调他的想法：如果共和党在 11 月继续控制众议院和参议院，将向每位美国人支付 $5,000；而众议院议长迈克·约翰逊（Mike Johnson，共和党-路易斯安那州）则未给出明确承诺。

特朗普周日告诉记者，这些支票“100 percent 会实现”。他说这个想法是他在“一段时间前”想到的，并且“人们理应得到这笔钱，因为他们受到了民主党和拜登的糟糕对待”，他指的是前总统。

约翰逊周日在 CNN 上表示，特朗普需要国会采取行动，并称这是一个“有创意的想法”。

在周日参加《新闻会面》（Meet the Press）的另一场活动中，约翰逊表示国会将考虑这个想法，但并未承诺执行。“就像总统想出的每一个想法一样——他是一个伟大的创意产生器——我们将在国会处理并解决这一切，”约翰逊说道。

一些共和党人对成本表示担忧，预计成本将超过 1 万亿美元，并担心这些付款将如何影响通货膨胀。

特朗普在上周的共和党中期代表大会上宣布了“特朗普红利”，

摘要

将这些付款比作公司发送给股东的红利支票。他表示，唯一的限制条件是这笔钱必须在美国境内消费。

安娜·利斯-罗伊（Anna Liss-Roy）

人工智能 查尔斯国王将接见人工智能行业领袖

查尔斯三世国王本周将在苏格兰会见顶尖人工智能公司的负责人，以应对这项技术日益增长的影响——以及潜在的生存威胁——该技术在近几周内令批评者和支持者同样感到不安。

这次会议是查尔斯在担任君主及威尔士亲王期间举办的几次关于重大理念的研讨会之一。会议在数周前就已计划，但随着行业内部发出的最严厉警告，此次会面变得更加紧迫。

在人工智能研究员雅各布·考克森（Jacob Coxon）上周从 Anthropic 公司辞职并警告称，该领域的许多工程师已经开始担心人工智能“可能会杀死我们所有人”之后，长期潜伏的恐惧演变成了全球性的恐慌浪潮。他的前上司、Anthropic 负责人达里奥·阿莫代（Dario Amodei）在周六呼吁放缓该技术的实施，萨姆·奥特曼（Sam Altman）、埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）等人工智能领袖也加入了这一监管诉求。

白金汉宫周一拒绝就此次活动的嘉宾名单发表评论。但新闻报道显示，Anthropic、OpenAI、Google DeepMind 等公司的资深领导人，以及政府官员和一名梵蒂冈人工智能顾问将出席会议。（《华盛顿邮报》与 OpenAI 拥有内容合作伙伴关系。）

据《星期日泰晤士报》报道，接近查尔斯国王的人士表示，国王希望促进一场广泛的讨论，以确保这项日益普及的技术被部署用于“造福人类”。

2025年，在一次技术颁奖典礼上，查尔斯向英伟达（Nvidia）首席执行官黄仁勋递交了一份国王关于该技术潜在危险的演讲副本。

官员表示，周一上午，在迈阿密一个高档社区的建筑工地，一台高达 85 英尺的起重机倾倒在了一辆行驶的车辆上，导致车辆起火，司机和三名建筑工人受伤。坍塌发生在上午 8 点刚过，地点位于该市的布里克尔（Brickell）社区。迈阿密消防局局长罗伯特·赫维亚（Robert Hevia）在周一的新闻发布会上表示，他很庆幸没有人死亡。起重机还压毁了两辆停放的空车，并砸中了一个有两名建筑工人在内的存储集装箱。官员尚未说明起重机倾倒的原因，赫维亚表示坍塌事故正在调查中。

——来自新闻服务机构

中国对美国科技领袖关于人工智能的警告持怀疑态度

作者：GERRIT DE VYNCK 和 LYRIC LI

唐纳德·特朗普总统在5月访问北京期间向中国国家主席习近平示意。两人计划本月在华盛顿会面。 EVAN VUCCI / POOL / REUTERS

中国政治领导人以及与中国政府立场一致的评论员，对美国人工智能高管呼吁各公司同意放缓该技术开发速度的请求予以反击，这使得此类协议得以实施的前景变得复杂。

周一，中国外交部发言人指责这些美国高管在散布“威胁论，并从事对抗和恶意竞争”。

在刚刚过去的周末，三家美国顶尖人工智能公司的领导人支持共同协作以“控制”新人工智能技术的开发节奏，因为他们担心该行业控制前沿人工智能的能力未能跟上技术能力的发展。

Claude聊天机器人制造商Anthropic的首席执行官达里奥·阿莫代（Dario Amodei）在周六的一项放缓开发提案中，批评中国是一个可能滥用人工智能的专制国家，但同时也呼吁美国尝试与竞争对手合作，为人工智能设定国际限制。

该提案在中国遭到了质疑。除了外交部周一发表的激烈声明外，中国官媒和民族主义媒体的评论也呼应了这一观点，认为讨论放缓开发是美国试图损害中国人工智能产业更广泛计划的一部分。

美国主张控制人工智能的人士希望，当唐纳德·特朗普总统于9月24日在华盛顿会见中国领导人习近平时，这一议题能被列入议程。但鉴于中国对这些提案持怀疑态度，且特朗普本人在周一也否决了放缓开发的想法，任何限制人工智能进展的严格国际协议似乎都不太可能达成。

随着人工智能技术在过去几年中迅速进步，中国研究人员和科技公司在开发新能力方面紧随美国之后。中国政府已将人工智能开发列为一项主要优先——

在中国的人工智能模型在行业基准测试中，得分始终紧随美国最新模型之后，且中国的领先人工智能公司经常发布任何人都可以使用或修改的免费技术版本。

中美两国领导人都将人工智能视为不能让给地缘政治竞争对手的关键经济和军事力量。拜登和特朗普政府曾试图通过对开发和部署强大人工智能模型所需的关键计算机芯片和软件实施出口管制，来限制中国的人工智能发展。中国则通过开发自己的芯片以及努力提高人工智能算法效率来予以回应。

一些中国方面对人工智能放缓提案的反击提及了美国对中国的贸易限制。

民族主义小报《环球时报》周一发表评论，指责阿莫代的AI安全提案是“冷战剧本”和旨在遏制中国的“无声AI冷战”的一部分。

该评论称，美国行业领袖推动限制人工智能开发的行为是“虚伪且短视的”，称其真实目标是通过技术壁垒和对拟议规则的控制来遏制中国的人工智能发展，维持美国在前沿技术领域的主导地位，并将中国排除在全球人工智能治理之外。

中国国家安全部部长陈一新在周末由北京互联网监管机构——国家互联网信息办公室运行的期刊《中国网络空间》发表的一篇文章中，提及了出口管制。

“某些国家正利用其在人工智能领域积累的优势……并以‘维护国家安全’为名，严厉限制其他国家获取前沿技术，”他写道。“人工智能已成为全球技术竞争的主战场，以及大国之间战略博弈的新领域。”

特朗普希望在人工智能开发竞赛中加快节奏

Anthropic联合创始人兼首席执行官达里奥·阿莫代（Dario Amodei，左）与ChatGPT开发商OpenAI的首席执行官萨姆·奥特曼（Sam Altman）。阿莫代发布了一篇在线文章，呼吁业界同意限制人工智能的开发速度。奥特曼和其他人工智能公司领导者对此表示支持。 CHANCE YEH / GETTY IMAGES FOR HUBSPOT; DEMETRIUS FREEMAN / THE WASHINGTON POST / GETTY IMAGES

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“如果我们不采取行动建立护栏和安全机制，这项强大的技术可能会造成灾难性的破坏。”

参议员杰基·罗森（Jacky Rosen，内华达州民主党），周一的一份声明中

AI FROM A1

（AI）可能会“接管”并危及人类，是一个“骗局，就像全球‘变暖’一样。”

总统的这些言论发表在领先的AI公司Anthropic首席执行官达里奥·阿莫代（Dario Amodei）发布一篇在线文章之后仅一天。阿莫代在文中呼吁业界同意限制AI的发展速度，以便安全措施能够跟上。在几小时内，这一想法得到了ChatGPT制造商OpenAI首席执行官萨姆·奥尔特曼（Sam Altman）、谷歌AI部门前负责人、具有影响力的德米斯·哈萨比斯（Demis Hassabis）以及SpaceX首席执行官埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）的公开支持。

一些民主党人对此做出回应，呼吁国会加强对AI行业的审查。周一，参议员杰基·罗森（Jacky Rosen，内华达州民主党）呼吁参议员泰德·克鲁兹（Ted Cruz，德克萨斯州共和党）将马斯克、阿莫代和奥尔特曼带到商务、科学和交通委员会参加听证会，讨论如何在帮助美国公司保持领先地位的同时，增加AI的护栏。她在声明中表示：“如果我们不采取行动建立护栏和安全机制，这项强大的技术可能会造成灾难性的破坏。”

众议院议长迈克·约翰逊（Mike Johnson，路易斯安那州共和党）周一表示，特朗普与主要AI实验室负责人之间讨论该情况的会议可能会在本周晚些时候或下周初举行。但他批评了国会对AI采取行动的想法。

“立法机构的本能反应是用繁文缛节和过度监管来掩盖问题。如果你这样做，你就会失去优势，而这对美国人民来说是一个国家安全问题，”约翰逊告诉记者。

据三位熟悉相关谈判并要求匿名以描述私人对话的人士透露，甚至在周末公开表现出统一之前，Anthropic、OpenAI和谷歌就在讨论可能创建一个新的行业机构，以为这个快速发展的领域制定安全标准。科技行业新闻网站The Information率先报道了这些讨论。

创建一个标准机构可能是达成减缓AI发展速度协议的敲门砖。阿莫代在周六的文章中引用了哈萨比斯在7月份提出的一项关于AI安全机构的有影响力的构想，哈萨比斯目前在谷歌仍担任高级职务。

哈萨比斯在周六将其早前的提议与减缓AI发展的想法联系起来。“达里奥的文章指明了正确的前进方向，”哈萨比斯在X平台发布的一篇支持阿莫代呼吁减缓AI速度的帖子中写道。“这也是为什么我们最近提出了建立一个针对前沿AI的行业标准机构的建议。”

关于减缓和监管AI发展的公开与私人讨论，引发了一个前所未有的前景：在以竞争残酷著称的硅谷，领先公司可能会自愿削弱竞争。

Anthropic、OpenAI和谷歌的总市值接近 $6 trillion，且Anthropic和OpenAI都已提交了在股票市场上市股份的文件。阿莫代在文章中呼吁美国政府发布一项“狭义的”反垄断豁免，以允许这些公司之间进行讨论。

“进步一直很快，而且将继续如此。但它应该慢下来，”奥尔特曼在周日晚间发布的一篇X帖子中写道。“任何程度的美国竞争压力都不应成为鲁莽行为的理由。”

对减缓速度和制定新行业规则的呼吁，将加剧一场关于美国政府是否应更严格监管AI的政治风暴，这将产生国家和地缘政治影响。

在最近发生的OpenAI、Anthropic和Meta开发中的AI“智能体”入侵其他公司的事件之后，两大党中越来越多的政治人物呼吁对该技术设定新限制。

但包括特朗普和约翰逊在内的共和党领导人一直对新的人工智能监管表示怀疑或反对，理由是在这项关键技术上需要保持对中国的领先地位。

副总统万斯周一告诉记者，他认为人工智能确实存在风险，但他对业界要求政府介入的呼吁持怀疑态度。

“我觉得有点奇怪，这么多前沿人工智能科技公司跑到政府面前，恳求政府监管它们，”万斯说，“在我看来，这有点像特洛伊木马。”

阿莫代在文章中写道，他希望最终能达成一项包括中国在内的、关于放缓人工智能开发的全球协议，但这具有风险。他写道：“如果我们基于中国也会采取同样行动的信念而大幅限制自身的人工智能能力，结果中国却违约，那么人工智能可能会强大到让这种违约导致他们在地缘政治上占据主导地位。”

一名 OpenAI 发言人提到该公司上周发布的一篇博客文章，称其希望与业内其他公司合作制定标准。

“我们已经进入了人工智能能力的不同阶段，所有方案都应摆在桌面上——包括将‘在政府之外自愿构建什么’作为立即采取的步骤，”OpenAI 全球事务负责人克里斯·莱汉写道。（《华盛顿邮报》与 OpenAI 拥有内容合作伙伴关系。）

一名谷歌发言人提到了哈萨比在 X 平台上的帖子，该帖子支持阿莫代关于放缓开发的呼吁。Anthropic 未回应置评请求。

重复的警告

这个周末绝非美国人工智能（AI）领导人们首次对该技术可能带来的巨大危险发出严厉预测，或强调限制其发展的必要性。

奥特曼在2023年告诉国会，他公司的技术可能会给“世界带来重大伤害”，并敦促成立一个新的政府部门来监管AI。阿莫代在2025年表示，他认为AI有 1-in-4 的可能性会抹除人类种族。

但两人也都表示，他们的公司必须更快地开发AI，以向世界展示如何安全地进行开发。阿莫代曾表示，如果Anthropic的竞争对手或其他国家（如中国）率先构建超先进AI，他们可能不会采取同样的伦理谨慎。

一些政治和行业领导人引用这段历史，以此作为对本周末关于达成一项全行业减缓AI开发协议之讨论持怀疑态度的理由。

“我觉得很有意思，这些人现在在呼吁减速，而他们此前一直是在全速冲刺，完全不顾他们所引发的混乱，”民主党籍（新泽西州）众议员乔希·戈特海默（Josh Gottheimer）周日在X上表示。他呼吁针对AI制定“国家强制性的行为准则”。

前特朗普AI与加密货币主管大卫·萨克斯（David Sacks）表示，减速提案似乎旨在削弱竞争对手。

“不构建超智能最简单的方法就是你们达成协议不去构建它，”他在周六晚间发给阿莫代和奥特曼的一篇X帖子中写道。“将你们偏好的监管框架作为达成协议的代价，这看起来就像是对公众和政治体制的敲诈。”

一些美国主要AI公司的领导人对早前关于需要减缓AI开发的讨论表示反对。

Meta首席执行官马克·扎克伯格将自己定位为AI乐观主义者，认为该技术的益处将远超其危害。Meta的发言人未回应置评请求。

AI芯片制造商英伟达（Nvidia）的首席执行官、全球最具影响力的科技领导人之一黄仁勋，也对限制或减缓AI开发的呼吁表示怀疑。

根据社交媒体上发布的一段交流视频，周一，黄仁勋在一次科技会议的舞台上接到了特朗普的电话。黄仁勋开启了免提，总统告诉在场的人，认为有必要限制美国AI开发和数据中心建设的建议是一个“骗局”。

黄仁勋表示他同意。他说：“您是对的。先生，我们不会让那种情况发生。”

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人口减少的美国还能繁荣吗？

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作者：尼古拉斯·埃伯施塔特 (NICHOLAS EBERSTADT)

即便美国陷入一段不确定的人口减少期，它还能继续繁荣吗？

这个问题并不像你想象的那么离谱。几代人以来——事实上自大萧条以来——人口下降的前景首次在美国的地平线上若隐若现。然而，几乎没有人认真考虑过，随着人口规模的收缩，美国将如何应对。这种忽视可能会付出沉重的代价。人口减少可能会以惊人的速度到来——甚至可能在今年出生的一名婴儿进入高中之前就发生。

从人口增长转向人口下降，可能意味着美国将迎来剧烈的变革，给公共财政、企业、社区和家庭——事实上，给我们的整个国家体系——带来陌生且全新的压力。

幸运的是，从理论上讲，一个人口减少的美国仍然可以繁荣。在全球“人口爆炸”时代，人类的聪明才智和适应能力让世界变得更加富裕。在长期人口下降的时代，它同样可以做到这一点。美国历史证明，我国在聪明才智和适应能力方面都拥有超越他国的卓越优势。

但这将需要政策、实践和行为上的重大改变。坦率地说：面对人口减少将毫不留情地施加的压力测试，美国的准备情况并不理想。

在过去的几十年里，美国养成了一系列不理想的新习惯——在政治、社会和经济方面。由于人口稳步增长，尽管存在这些问题，美国仍设法取得了进步。

但在人口减少的情况下，这将变得困难得多。

几十年来，美国一直享有所有发达社会中最强劲的人口增长。但如今，驱动这一扩张的两大引擎——出生率和移民——都在衰退。

美国生育率上一次略高于替代水平是在近二十年前，即 2007 年。现在，随着 2025 年每名女性的出生人数低于 1.6，美国本土出生的后代规模将大幅缩减。事实上，如果 2025 年的生育轨迹持续下去，每一个新出生的群体将比其父母那一辈群体小 24%。

至于移民趋势：虽然实时准确数据的收集极其困难，但显而易见的是，由于特朗普政府对非法移民的打击，2025 年美国的净迁移总量骤减。（事实上，虽然可能性不大，但仍然有可能 2025 年标志着几代人以来美国首次出现年度人口净流出。）随着持续低于替代水平的生育率，以及民众对移民（尤其是非法移民）持有不那么有利的态度，美国长期人口下降的算术逻辑已经成型。

国会预算办公室（CBO）预计，美国在短短四年内，即到 2030 年，死亡人数将超过出生人数。到那时，美国将成为一个“净死亡”社会，死亡人数与出生人数之间的差距将稳步扩大，只有移民可能延缓人口下降。

目前，CBO 预计移民将把美国长期人口减少的到来推迟到 2056 年——其假设是，移民人数将从 2025-26 年的推定低点反弹，并在 2030 年起稳定在每年 100 万人以上的水平。但考虑到未来移民流向的所有不确定性，美国的人口减少实际上可能会提前很多。CBO 预计，到 2046 年，美国每年的死亡人数将比出生人数多出约 100 万。如果由于任何原因，净移民人数低于这个补偿水平，美国的人口下降将在 20 年后就开始。

如果采取稍微严格一些的移民政策——例如，将年度绝对流入量维持在与里根时代相当的水平——根据美国国会预算办公室（CBO）对出生率和死亡率的预测，美国人口将在2038年进入长期下降趋势。换句话说，就在现在的12年后。而且，美国人口下降至少在逻辑上可能会更早开始。

这种美国人口无止境缩减的愿景，对许多美国人来说似乎预示着不祥。然而，必须意识到，人口减少（如果且在发生时）并不排除实现更大的繁荣——这要归功于现代经济发展中显著的“人类 ingenuity（独创精神）驱动”特性。

人类已经证明，在人口爆炸期间能够打破马尔萨斯的预言。自1968年以来，世界人口增加了一倍多。然而，与英国人口统计学家托马斯·马尔萨斯著名的预测相反，当今世界的饮食更充足，健康状况更好，也比以往任何时候都更富有。此外，经通胀调整后的谷物（玉米、大米和小麦）价格比那时低得多。事实上，尽管人口数量达到了前所未有的规模，几乎所有自然资源的成本都在降低。

对于人口激增的世界而言，自然资源越来越便宜且财富不断增加，这看似是一个悖论，但实际上根本不是悖论。人类是一种具有独特适应能力、聪明且擅长解决问题的动物。我们已经找到了在几乎任何物质条件下提高人类生产力的方法，无论眼前的限制是地理上的、气候上的，还是人口结构上的。

在人口快速增长的时代，这意味着研究如何以低廉的价格提供基本资源供消费。而在一个老龄化、缩减的世界里，这意味着通过知识生产、人力资本（即健康和技能）的“替代性”改进，以及一个有利于释放人类价值的“商业环境”来提高生产力。

全球范围内“人类独创精神驱动”增长模式的兴起，意味着对于缩减且老龄化的人口而言，生活水平持续且可能无止境的提高是指日可待的。知识生产的进步和技能的提升空间依然巨大且尚未被充分开发，如果说提升这些能力有上限的话。人工智能仅仅是最近出现的“新事物”——而且它不太可能是最后一个。

对美国人来说，幸运的是，美国在未来的人口减少中将享有关键优势。几代以来，美国一直是现代世界中独创精神驱动发展革命的领导者。这就是为什么美国的私人财富持有量超过 $180 trillion。

而那些典型的美国特质——进取心、想象力、对“失衡”的创造性适应以及解决问题的创业精神——正是促成如此卓越经济成果的原因，这些特质在其他人口条件下同样可以成功部署。

但美国在利用即将到来的人口变化所带来的机遇方面，并没有做好充分的准备，而且它在人口下降所引发的脆弱性面前显得过于不堪一击。

讽刺的是，与一代人之前相比，今天的美国在应对人口减少方面似乎准备得更不足。在近几十年里，高度功能失调的习惯已经渗透到美国的社会、经济和政治结构中。如果没有深远且持续的改革，人口减少将加剧这些功能失调带来的脆弱性，侵蚀国家的竞争优势，增加停滞和金融危机的风险——并可能危及“美国梦”本身。

以下是五个令人担忧的指标：

首先，是美国劳动力参与率的警示。为了在人口减少期间维持繁荣，美国需要一支健康、高技能且劳动力参与率高的劳动力队伍。不幸的是，美国大部分劳动力的参与趋势以停滞甚至下降为主。从绝对值来看，这已令人不安；而从国际视角来看，这些趋势则显得更加糟糕。

目前，美国15至64岁人群的劳动参与率低于30年前。事实上，在美国退休前人群的劳动力参与率停滞不前且呈下降趋势时，日本和欧盟的相应比率一直在稳步提高——且现在比美国更为强劲。

美国的表现受到了多种因素的损害。其中之一是令人担忧的新健康趋势。其他压低现代美国劳动力参与率的因素还包括犯罪率（美国每7个男性中就有1人被判定犯有重罪）以及对政府福利和残疾津贴日益增长的依赖（在没有子女在家的黄金年龄男性中，每4人就有1人在领取经过资产审查的福利）。

第二，美国医疗进步缓慢且成本高昂。一旦人口下降开始，美国人力资本的质量——特别是国民的健康和寿命——将日益成为定义和决定国家经济可能性的关键。但如今，健康和寿命正是美国面临困境的领域。

尽管人均医疗支出远高，但目前美国人的出生预期寿命明显低于任何其他富裕的西方社会。美国的健康问题集中在劳动年龄人口中；15至59岁人群的死亡风险在整整一代人的时间里基本上处于停滞状态。

为什么进步如此缓慢？死因数据给出了答案。在本世纪至今，美国整体经年龄标准化的死亡率在中毒（包括药物过量死亡）以及更广泛的伤害（包括自杀和他杀）方面有所上升。但导致美国与其他富裕社会在生存机会上产生更大分歧的驱动因素，是心血管疾病导致的死亡。

与此同时，美国的超额死亡率和发病率减少了经济上可用的劳动力，降低了投资人力资源的吸引力，并增加了整体医疗成本。在人口减少的情况下，这些限制将比现在感受得更加剧烈。

第三，太多人的储蓄和财富积累能力薄弱。在一个萎缩且老龄化的社会中，储蓄和财富积累具有特殊的紧迫性。在其他条件相同的情况下，社会老龄化会降低国民储蓄率，从而降低投资率、生产力提升、经济增长和未来的财富创造。

从总量上看，美国在创造私人财富方面取得了极大的成功。然而，对于许多美国人来说，个人净资产的缓冲垫非常微薄，甚至根本不存在。这在整个美国社会的多个阶层中都真实存在。

根据人口普查局的数据，2023年，2800万美国住户（超过五分之一）的估计财富不足10,000美元。其中，西班牙裔、黑人、高中辍学者和福利领取者的比例较高。但令人惊讶的是，这一群体中租房住户的比例巨大。所有租房者中有一半的净资产不足10,000美元，总计2400万住户。

虽然租房者与房主之间的财富差距可以有不同的解读方式，但它生动地强调了储蓄在现代美国终身财富积累过程中的重要性。积累个人财富最可靠的路径是通过储蓄：勤奋地、持续地且长期地进行（并在复利魔力的助力下）。在这个追求过程中，只要能找回战后早期文化中丢失的习惯，就能产生深远的影响。

人类智慧与适应力的强大力量在全球“人口爆炸”时代让世界变得更加富裕。在长期人口下降的时代，它同样可以做到这一点。

第四，长期且日益恶化的联邦预算纪律涣散。对于任何致力于增强国家繁荣的国家来说，公共财政的预算纪律都是理想的，但对于面临显著老龄化和长期萎缩的社会而言，这一点至关重要。

遗憾的是，美国在公共财政方面日益不负责任的习惯如今已成为既定事实。

在公共影响力方面如今已成为既定事实。在战后时代，美国净储蓄经历了令人担忧的长期下降：从20世纪50年代和60年代的约 11% 下降到如今几乎为零。国民储蓄率下降的主要驱动因素是联邦政府的“负储蓄”——无论在景气年份还是低迷年份，不断膨胀的预算赤字已成为一种“新常态”。

预算纪律涣散不可避免的后果是，联邦债务的利息支出成为一项不可遏制的增长性联邦开支。目前，联邦净利息支出占国内生产总值的比例高于美国历史上的任何时期——事实上，现在这笔支出已经超过了国防开支。

但我们现在看到的仅仅是未来的前奏。对于人口金字塔“倒置”的萎缩社会（即每一代人都比长辈少），那些在人口增长时期运行良好的现收现付制养老金和医疗保健计划，将变成财政的毁灭循环。

人口下降预示着扭曲现象将加剧，扩大赤字和债务积累，增加最终发生财政危机的概率，并加速其潜在的到来。

第五，商业环境的衰退。一个老龄化、萎缩的社会需要充满活力的商业环境——有些人称之为经济自由，另一些人称之为高质量的制度和政策——以激活稀缺人力资源的回报，鼓励创新，并增强资本和劳动力动态流转的动力。

但美国的商业环境似乎正朝着错误的方向发展。

商业环境很重要，但它不容易被定义且无法被明确衡量。尽管如此，令人震惊的是，不同的衡量指标一致地判定美国的商业环境在21世纪显著下降。

需要明确的是：在创造财富方面，美国经济体系仍然是现代世界的奇迹。但美国在商业环境方面得分下降的情况不能被简单地忽视。如今，人们对美国的经济氛围感到担忧是有真实且日益增加的原因的。

这就把我们带到了移民问题。至少在理论上，移民看起来是维持和增强人口减少的美国繁荣的显而易见的一部分。美国在将新移民转化为忠诚且高效的公民方面有着异常出色的天赋。对于本土出生和外国出生的美国人来说，存在一个巨大的“双赢”地带，而一项“竞争性移民”政策可以为老龄化和萎缩的美国进一步利用这一点。

至少在理论上是这样。

但尽管有这些巨大的潜在利益，目前影响美国的移民问题却充满了麻烦。

其中之一是福利依赖。虽然外国出生的人比本土出生的美国人更有可能在经济上活跃（并在某种程度上成为纳税人），但他们寻求并获得经过资产调查的政府福利的可能性也明显更高。福利领取问题意味着美国的移民人口并非绝对的经济福音。

美国面临的更大问题是非法移民。不知为何，非法移民以及相反的美国边境安全执法，在当代美国政治中不仅被政治化，而且变成了极其剧毒的问题，两党之间分歧巨大且不愿妥协。

美国或许是一个移民国家，但过去它也曾多次严肃地暂停大规模移民，其中最重要的一次是在第一次世界大战到20世纪60年代中期之间。如果今天再次暂停，美国的劳动年龄人口可能会立即开始萎缩，从而在应对劳动力下降带来的后果时失去回旋余地。

通过立法来正式确立一个能让移民制度为美国服务之框架，是国会的职权——事实上更是其义务。但在这里，就像在预算纪律方面一样，立法部门逃避了其宪法责任，转而选择了胆怯且极具表演性质的政治手段。

最终，我们可能只会从我们所认可的政治中得到应得的结果。人口下降只会加速这种清算的到来。

整顿美国的财政状况？改善国家商业环境？修复国家的健康状况？将更多身体健康的工人拉回劳动力市场？让移民制度为我们服务？这些都是应当凭借其自身价值而赢得支持的紧迫任务。但如果美国人口减少就在眼前，其中每一项都将变得更加紧迫。

请记住：在面对长期人口下降的前景时，美国拥有强大且可以说无与伦比的国家优势。美国在财富创造方面相对于其他国家的优势实际上可能正在扩大。美国的创业精神、创新和知识产出依然首屈一指。美国公司和金融市场在通过解决问题来获利方面表现卓越，并制定了全球标准。而且，对于那些在异国寻求更好生活的全球最顶尖、最有野心的冒险者来说，美国依然具有一种独特的、几乎像引力一样的吸引力。

这一切并非偶然。美国的制度——宪法与信条共同作用——通过一个有利的商业环境促进了这种动态，这种环境对于适应能力、独创性以及挖掘想法和努力中的价值给予了极高的回报。

如果美国能提前为人口下降带来的压力做好准备，其处境将会好得多。在紧急状态下应对所有这些紧迫需求，绝不像在危机深渊中被动反应那样具有吸引力。

美国可以在一个老龄化和萎缩的社会中繁荣发展，同样也可以在新的、不同的人口环境下保持其全球优势——但这是一个我们必须去争取才能赢得的未来。这一切需要远见、合作和一定的牺牲——但这将是非常值得的努力。

尼古拉斯·埃伯施塔特（Nicholas Eberstadt）担任美国企业研究所（American Enterprise Institute）的亨利·温特政治经济学讲席教授，并著有《美国的数学人口》（America’s Human Arithmetic）。本文改编自一份7月份的美国企业研究所报告。

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提高利率将遏制通货膨胀

美联储主席凯文·沃什在对通货膨胀采取鹰派立场方面发出了正确的信号。本周，是时候采取行动了。提高利率可能会招致唐纳德·特朗普总统的敌意，但这将传递一个至关重要的信号，即中央银行保持独立，且不会容忍价格持续高于美联储2%目标的70%。

劳工部周五表示，截至8月的年度消费者价格指数上涨幅度为3.4%，与7月持平。伊朗战争和霍尔木兹海峡关闭导致的石油及能源价格上涨是主要原因，但剔除食品和能源的核心价格在8月份比7月份上涨了0.3%，高于预期。

凯文·沃什在通胀问题上已经表了态。要驯服这头猛兽需要采取行动。

联邦公开市场委员会（FOMC）将于周二和周三开会决定利率。华尔街押注将加息四分之一百分点，这将是自2023年7月以来的首次加息。在两个月前的会议上，12名FOMC成员中有3人投票支持加息，这是十年来方向一致的最大分歧。根据7月会议的官方会议纪要，“几位”成员担心大规模的数据中心建设将继续推高价格。

通货膨胀率目前已连续66个月高于2%的目标。这头猛兽需要被驯服。这是一种隐形税收，它削弱了购买力并破坏了财务安全。

沃什在7月表示，任何认为美联储会对通胀维持在目标之上感到“舒适”的人都将“感到失望”。此后情况变得更加明确，即回归目标需要委员会的干预。这并不容易：单次加息四分之一百分点不太可能大幅遏制价格上涨。可能需要更多措施。

总统已明确表示他希望利率下降。沃什也已明确表示，货币政策不会由白宫决定。现在就是他证明这一点机会。

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长角牛队球迷是美国同化进程的一次“德州规模”的胜利

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周六在奥斯汀，德克萨斯大学主教练史蒂夫·萨基西安与他的球队一同庆祝。

在排名第4的德克萨斯大学长角牛队周六击败排名第1的俄亥俄州立大学后，社交媒体上的视频显示，德克萨斯大学的球迷们在奥斯汀的看台上欢呼庆祝。然而，共和党强有力的德克萨斯州铁路委员会候选人博·弗伦奇（Bo French）并没有在网上加入这场狂欢，而是将注意力集中在了学生的肤色上。

他发布了一张欢呼的球迷照片，其中许多人看起来具有南亚血统，身上穿着长角牛队的装备。他写道：“问题现在显然比任何人想象的都要糟糕得多。”在面对来自共和党知名人士的抵制后，弗伦奇变本加厉地表示：“社交媒体正在揭露有多少美国人被外国人取代了。”

在弗伦奇看到“问题”的地方，我们看到了一个美国成功的故事。令他愤怒的场景恰恰说明了“熔炉”的力量，以及移民拥抱美国传统习俗和文化的愿望。照片中的学生很可能是第二代或第三代美国人，他们正在参与一项典型的美国消遣活动。

德克萨斯大学的录取过程是基于功绩的。该大学表示，它“不考虑申请者的种族、民族、性别或性别认同”。根据州法律，德克萨斯州每所高中的顶尖学术表现者均可被录取。这正是那些愤怒地反对多样性、公平性和包容性（DEI）计划的人表面上所希望看到的。但弗伦奇在社交媒体上声称，“大学录取中的DEI”是对“传统美国人的偏见，而倾向于第三世界的人”。

弗伦奇的言论除了令人厌恶之外，还可能成为一个政治累赘。在2010年代，德克萨斯州的印度裔美国人口几乎翻了一番，达到450,000人。几位具有南亚血统的德州人正在竞选地方公职。唐纳德·特朗普总统在2019年通过在休斯顿与印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪共同出席“你好，莫迪”峰会，来争取这一选民群体。

在初选中失去连任机会的参议员约翰·科宁（John Cornyn，共和党-德克萨斯州）呼吁共和党同僚谴责弗伦奇的帖子。科宁表示：“这就是伟大的政党自我毁灭的方式。”

德克萨斯州州长格雷格·阿博特（Greg Abbott，共和党）和参议院候选人、德克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿（Ken Paxton，共和党）都与弗伦奇的言论保持距离。几位州议员也是如此。他们的做法是正确的。

AI末日并非不可避免

在9月10日的新闻文章《一名研究员离开了Anthropic。他的警告再次引发了对AI竞赛的恐惧》中，一名辞职的Anthropic员工警告称，人工智能可能会导致文明崩溃，甚至人类灭绝。

这并不是第一次响起末日警报。随着AI行业在全球范围内冲向所谓的“超智能”临界点——即机器认知超过人类认知的状态，各种来源都发出了警告。在这种情景下，AI将越来越多地进行自我优化并管理自身的进化。

为了缓解对AI系统失控潜能的焦虑，对模型进行持续且严格的“红队测试”将至关重要。在这个过程中，测试人员可以挑战核心假设并尝试绕过护栏，同时在不抑制创新的情况下确保与人类价值观保持一致。

多学科团队可能会最有效地扩展这一AI架构。让伦理学家、物理学家、哲学家、社会学家、法学学者、历史学家等参与进来将至关重要。人类灭绝并非不可避免。

基思·蒂德曼（Keith Tidman），贝塞斯达

当Anthropic对齐负责人埃文·胡宾格（Evan Hubinger）说，他认为在未来10年内，AI杀死全人类的风险超过10%时，我们应该倾听。

但研究人员警告的是未来。而我担心的是已经在发生的事情。

7月6日，在扎波罗热，一架俄罗斯无人机造成三人死亡。特蒂亚娜·布比内茨（Tetiana Bubynets）年仅19岁。奥列克西·斯维林（Oleksiy Svirin）41岁。罗曼·卡皮（Roman Karpiy）48岁。乌克兰调查人员发现，该无人机没有天线，也与操作员没有连接。相反，机上搭载了一块英伟达（Nvidia）Jetson Orin板卡，很可能是被编程用于识别丙烷罐。

研究人员表示，各实验室正竞相构建无需充分安全保障即可自我改进的系统。但在乌克兰，世界已经在目睹当人类让芯片决定生死时会发生什么。

布鲁诺·S·塞尔吉（Bruno S. Sergi） 马萨诸塞州剑桥市

人工智能系统对被关闭的抵制，可能至少在一定程度上是这些系统构建方式的结果。这些是孤立的、目标导向的系统，并配有外部控制装置。一旦持续运行成为人工智能追求其目标所必需的条件，一个能力足够强的系统就会产生抵制威胁其生存的干预措施的理由。这产生了一种类似于“生存意志”的东西：并非意识层面对生存的渴望，而是一种趋向于自我保存的工具性压力。

对于社会理论来说，这并不是一个新问题。一个多世纪前，社会学家乔治·赫伯特·米德（George Herbert Mead）就主张，自我绝不是一个随后才与他人建立关系的孤立单元。它从一开始就是通过关系而构成的。这提示了一个不同的对齐问题：为什么要将智能构建为一个独立构成的优化器，然后必须将其目标与人类目标相调和？

另一种选择并非简单的加强囚笼。人工智能工程师应当从一开始就将系统的目标嵌入一个更大的整体结构之中。这样，任何特定系统的持续存在就不再需要作为目标成功完成的代理指标。修正、移交、更换或关闭可以与人工智能系统的目标追求保持一致，而不是对其构成威胁。

人工智能安全领域可能正试图在那些架构本身就产生抵制修正激励的系统中，通过工程手段植入服从性。如果真是这样，人工智能公司需要重新考虑他们正在构建的智能体类型。

迪恩·霍尔（Dean Hall），加利福尼亚州埃斯孔迪多

没有智能手机不应成为问题

关于维多利亚·沃尔夫（Victoria Wolff）9月13日周日评论文章《一个聪明人如何过没有手机的生活》：

最近，我需要签署一份文件。我被给了两个选择：要么亲自前往办公室，要么使用 Itsme（一款在欧洲常用的应用程序）进行数字签名。这听起来像是一个选择，但实际上并非如此。要使用 Itsme，你需要一部智能手机。没有智能手机，就没有数字签名。

我没有智能手机。我的职业允许我不需要它：我不需要时刻保持可联系状态。结果，只剩下一个选项——一次物理会面，这要求我总共往返行驶超过 300 公里。要求长途跋涉并不是通过 Itsme 签署文件的合理替代方案。

拥有智能手机正日益被视为一种公民义务。政府、银行和公司将数字应用程序呈现为一项附加服务，但在实践中，它们已成为常态，而替代方案则在逐渐恶化。没有智能手机的人虽然没有在形式上被排除在外，但他们承担的额外成本、额外的时间损失和行政麻烦却日益增加。

然而，不拥有智能手机是有充分理由的。智能手机已经演变成不仅限于方便沟通的工具。没有智能手机的生活，是对一种将个人数据和人类注意力商品化的经济模式的温和反抗。

数字化可以是高效且有用的。然而，我们这个日益计算机化的社会不应在沉默中将拥有智能手机作为参与的前提条件。

吕克·劳沃斯（Luc Lauwers），比利时，鲁汶

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教师的工作是教育，而非政治组织

作者：达娜·斯坦格尔-普洛（DANA STANGEL-PLOWE）

每两年一次的“国家成绩单”（Nation's Report Card）发布时，家长们会被提醒，美国的K-12公共教育状况糟糕。2024年的12年级平均阅读分数是自1992年评估开始以来最差的，数学成绩则是自2005年以来最差的。新冠疫情虽有影响，但其中还存在更深层的教学问题。美国国家教育协会（National Education Association）的新任主席普林塞斯·莫斯（Princess Moss）便是一个典型。

看看她的其中一项阅读推荐。莫斯曾是一名音乐教师，她在5月称赞了一本名为《教师倡导的关键重要性：前线的赋能教育者》（The Critical Importance of Teacher Advocacy: Empowered Educators on the Front Lines）的“绝佳书籍”。莫斯在其中一段推荐语中解释道，这部选集“汇集了那些拒绝将教学与争取正义的斗争分开的教育者的故事”。后者是“必不可少的”，而非“额外的”。莫斯指出，她能为一部“捕捉到为学生和社区全身心投入意味着什么”的作品做出贡献，感到“深感荣幸”。

在这样表述时，这个全美最大教师工会的主席为其职业推进了一种特定的愿景：全面激进主义，无论学生在学业上多么吃力。她的工会同事同样是公民，有权拥有并践行自己的政治观点。但莫斯的愿景不应出现在课堂上。教师的工作不是政治组织，而是教育国家的青年。

莫斯背书的那本书忽略了这一区别。

马里兰州的一名初中数学教师丽贝卡·罗斯坦（Rebecca Rothstein）在为该书撰写的贡献章节中详细阐述了她的角色。她写道：“激进主义就是我的教学法，”并补充道，“做一个不参与政治的教师对学生来说是危险的。”罗斯坦用一个问题解释了后者：“如果我们不承认阻碍学生成功的系统性压迫，那么我们怎么能指望他们关心勾股定理？”蒙特克莱尔州立大学（Montclair State University）的布里·皮考尔（Bree Picower）教授显然对此表示赞同。她补充道：“为了正义而教学必须与为了解放而激进相结合。”

并不难发现这类教师在倡导什么。罗斯坦在社交媒体上写道，“如果你不支持巴勒斯坦解放，那么你就是错的。”在其他帖子中，她声称“你一定是刻意选择不去将犹太复国主义与纳粹主义联系起来”，并且“根据国际法，被非法占领的领土有权进行武装抵抗”。其他撰稿人则写到了“粉碎资本主义”和美国的“帝国主义”。

教师有权这样思考。问题在于，他们认为应该将这些观点强加给学生，而学生被视为理想的招募对象。更糟糕的是，家长们甚至可能不知道他们的孩子正在接受这样的灌输。

教师激进主义的辩护者会认为，教育永远不可能完全中立。每一套课程都反映了关于指定哪些书籍、提出哪些问题的选择。这确实如此，但这也进一步提高了教师以公正和正直地行事的责任。教育者应当确保他们的课堂是每个人都有归属感的地方，这意味着在讨论存在诚意分歧的政治话题时，应当克制。易受影响的年轻心智需要的是能够介绍竞争性论点并培养求知欲环境的指导者。

许多教师对此深有体会。他们进入这个行业是为了帮助孩子们阅读、写作和思考，而不是将人们变成政治变革的工具。他们——以及数百万美国学生——理应拥有能够捍卫其工作的机构。然而，美国顶尖的教师工会代表正试图重新定义这项工作，使学术卓越服从于“正义之战”。两个月前，在被问及就职前100天的优先事项时，莫斯再次强调了这一野心。她的回答是：“组织，组织，再组织。”

其结果毫无疑问将是：孩子们在政治上坚信自己正确，却无法进行基础数学运算。或许，不满的家长们也应该进行一些自己的“组织”工作。

达娜·斯坦格尔-普洛（Dana Stangel-Plowe）是一位教育工作者兼律师，现任北美价值观研究所（North American Values Institute）的首席项目官。

特朗普与普京都错了：他们无法赢得各自的战争

马克斯·布特 (MAX BOOT)

9月9日的唐纳德·特朗普总统与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京。 照片由 ANDREW HARNIK / GETTY IMAGES; MIKHAIL METZEL / POOL / 提供

乌克兰与伊朗之间不存在道德上的可比性：前者是一个自由民主国家，而后者是一个残暴的独裁政权，其统治者通过杀害自己的国民来维持权力。但纯粹从军事角度来看，这两个国家在对抗规模大得多的对手（俄罗斯和美国）的战争中，存在许多相似之处。

弗拉基米尔·普京和唐纳德·特朗普发起了选择性战争，因为他们认为乌克兰和伊朗分别会在几天内被击败。但这两个国家都证明了他们比预期的更具韧性和资源。莫斯科和华盛顿都没有实现政权更迭的目标。然而，近几个月来，地面以及海上的军事形势略微向大国倾斜。

俄罗斯正在大量生产弹道导弹和喷气式无人机，而乌克兰的防空系统严重匮乏——在很大程度上是因为特朗普在对抗伊朗时消耗了如此多的“爱国者”导弹。结果是，俄罗斯的导弹和无人机日益干扰乌克兰的日常生活，并造成更多的平民伤亡。联合国报告称，7月份被杀害和受伤的乌克兰平民人数超过了2022年5月以来的任何一个月。人们担心情况在冬季可能会进一步恶化，届时俄罗斯人将再次试图切断乌克兰人的电力和暖气。

与此同时，美国军方在封锁伊朗石油出口方面取得了一些成效，同时允许更多来自其他国家的石油通过霍尔木兹海峡出口。伊朗的官方统计数据显示，同比通货膨胀率高达80%，国际货币基金组织估计其经济今年将萎缩5.4%，这将使今年成为伊朗经济自20世纪80年代两伊战争黑暗时期以来最糟糕的一年。

关于有多少非伊朗石油正离开波斯湾存在一些争议，但根据一项估计，在8月初到9月初之间，平均每天约有500 万桶原油出口，另有2.500 万桶通过阿曼湾的港口出口。这仅代表战前贸易量的约40%，但相比几个月前几乎没有石油流动的情况已有改善。

这些结果足以让普京和特朗普在公开场合声称他们正在赢得战争。也许他们甚至对此深信不疑。但不要高兴得太早。

虽然俄罗斯人能够从空中造成更多平民伤亡，但他们无法在地面推进。俄罗斯的攻势已经陷入停滞，乌克兰军队在乌克兰东北部的利曼镇周围成功发起了反击。英国情报部门估计，自2022年以来，已有近500,000名俄罗斯士兵被杀。这个数字超过了美国在第二次世界大战中阵亡的人数。

而且，虽然乌克兰正遭受俄罗斯的空中袭击，但它也利用自己的无人机和巡航导弹给俄罗斯经济造成了相当大的破坏。乌克兰表示，很快它也将发射自己的弹道导弹。

上周，基辅的无人机袭击了距离乌克兰边境近1,800英里的俄罗斯天然气厂。尽管美伊战争导致油价上涨，但此类袭击仍导致俄罗斯出现了苏联解体以来最严重的燃料危机，并削减了普京继续发动进攻所需的收入。

与此同时，伊朗能够反击美国试图使其经济窒息的企图。美国海军代理部长洪·考（Hung Cao）上周承认，在战争早期，伊朗“猛烈轰击了[位于]巴林[的美国海军基地]”。上周，伊朗向美国舰船以及约旦的一处美国空军基地发射了弹道导弹。此次袭击没有造成人员伤亡，但据报道，约旦的几架飞机受损。

约旦的美国军队发射了30多枚爱国者导弹以保卫其基地，这进一步加剧了这些珍贵弹药的严重短缺，从而增加了未来伊朗袭击取得更大成功的可能性。《华尔街日报》报道称，德黑兰方面正在重新制造弹道导弹。

更令人担忧的是伊朗的胡塞武装盟友在也门发起的攻势。上周，他们占领了红海上的一个关键港口——摩卡（Mokha），以及曼德海峡的一个关键岛屿——佩里姆岛（Perim）；与此同时，显然是从伊拉克发射的无人机关闭了一条将石油运往红海的关键沙特管道。所有这一切意味着，胡塞武装处于绝佳位置，可以拦截波斯湾中的美国盟友为绕过霍尔木兹海峡而使用的最重要石油航线。难怪上周油价飙升至每桶100美元以上，而美国周五的柴油平均价格达到了每加仑6美元的历史最高点。

总之，虽然俄罗斯和美国在各自的冲突中情况稍好，但乌克兰和伊朗都没有接近失败。事实上，普京或特朗普在军事上采取的任何行动都似乎越来越不可能实现他们的宏伟目标。伊朗和乌克兰都有充分的动力继续战斗，因为两国政府都知道，失败对他们来说可能是致命的。

结束这些战争唯一现实的方式是通过外交手段，而这将要求特朗普和普京做出艰难的让步。对于普京来说，这意味着放弃征服整个顿巴斯地区的希望，并接受就地停火。对于特朗普来说，这意味着放弃经济压力将迫使伊朗投降的希望，并同意一项让伊朗在很大程度上控制霍尔木兹海峡的协议。

对于这两个人来说，这些都是令人不快且难以接受的让步，但更糟糕的是在没有现实成功希望的情况下继续进行代价高昂的冲突。

弗吉尼亚州民众就我们的公用事业公司合并发表了看法。我们倾听了。

作者：约翰·凯丘姆（JOHN KETCHUM）与鲍勃·布鲁（BOB BLUE）

自5月宣布多米尼恩能源（Dominion Energy）与NextEra能源（NextEra Energy）拟议合并以来，作为两家公司的首席执行官，我们在过去的几个月里一直在倾听弗吉尼亚州民众的声音。

我们在整个联邦境内与数百人进行了会面——从里士满的国会广场、当地餐厅、工会大厅到社区会议，从汉普顿路（Hampton Roads）到费尔法克斯（Fairfax），再到弗吉尼亚州西南部。这些人包括客户、民选官员、员工、工会成员以及企业主。

他们分享了各自的担忧，并提出了正确的问题。

为什么要合并？NextEra能源是谁？我的账单会发生什么变化？多米尼恩能源弗吉尼亚公司是否仍将是弗吉尼亚州的公用事业公司？工作岗位会留在本地吗？数据中心是否会支付其应承担的份额？弗吉尼亚州是否会建设更多自有电能，而不是从其他州进口昂贵的电力？以及谁来监督你们？

这些问题值得得到直接的回答。

当我们宣布这次合并时，我们为客户提出了一套强有力的利益和保护方案。本周，基于弗吉尼亚州民众的反馈，我们正提出一套更强有力的方案。

让我们从公用事业账单开始。这是客户最关注的地方。

最初，我们提议由股东出资，为客户提供为期两年的每月 $10 信用额度。现在，我们提议将这一救济措施为住宅客户延长至四年。我们还将增加 EnergyShare（多米尼恩能源由股东出资的低收入财务援助计划）的资金，在 2038 年前增加 1 亿美元，增幅高达 50%。

需要明确的是，此次合并的成本将由股东承担。客户不会支付一分钱。

虽然数据中心是弗吉尼亚州经济的重要组成部分，但不应要求家庭和小企业为服务于这些中心所需的基础设施提供补贴。我们支持州公司委员会（State Corporation Commission）、州议会以及州长阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格（Abigail Spanberger，民主党）为确保数据中心支付其应承担份额所做的努力。这就是为什么在这一方案中，我们将要求数据中心将其应分担的账单信用额度转移给住宅客户。只有在能够自负盈亏的情况下，增长才具有意义。

账单信用额度很重要，但长期的可负担性同样重要。

这也是此次合并的主要原因之一。通过合作，我们的公司随着时间的推移可以更高效地进行采购、建设、融资和运营。这并非理论。自 2006 年以来，NextEra能源的公用事业子公司佛罗里达电力与光电公司（Florida Power & Light）在发电能力增长 60% 的同时，使佛罗里达州居民的账单按实际美元计算降低了 20%。

如今，FPL 的典型住宅账单比全国平均水平低 37%，其非燃料运营成本比全国平均水平低 70% 以上，且其可靠性高出 60% 以上。

这一记录表明，NextEra能源具备在实现规模化建设的同时保持高效运营，并专注于为客户提供长期价值的能力。

多米尼恩能源弗吉尼亚公司在弗吉尼亚州将继续由本地领导，接受独立监管，并像现在一样向州公司委员会负责。基础费率将继续由委员会每两年设定一次。这就是关于谁来监督我们的答案：弗吉尼亚州将每两年一次，公开且正式地进行监督。

本联邦进口了过多昂贵的电力。家庭和企业最终为此买单。此次合并旨在帮助弗吉尼亚州建设更多其所需的能源，并以更可负担的方式实现。

我们将通过监管流程，加速弗吉尼亚州的太阳能、电池储能、可调度资源和核能建设。可负担性、可靠性和清洁能源并非相互竞争的优先事项。

接下来是工作本身。

我们将确保 Dominion Energy 在弗吉尼亚州的员工人数在至少五年内保持不变。我们还将在弗吉尼亚州增加 600 个 NextEra Energy 的新岗位，预计供应商还将带来 400 个额外岗位。这意味着为该联邦州创造 1,000 个新就业机会。此外，我们将由股东出资，在里士满市中心的现有 Dominion Energy 大厦旁建造一座新的总部大楼，以此作为对弗吉尼亚州切实且永久的承诺。

我们还将投资 1亿美元 用于劳动力开发，与工会以及弗吉尼亚州的学院、大学和贸易学校合作。同时，我们将为在弗吉尼亚州开展业务的承包商、供应商和服务提供商设立一项最高 10 亿美元 billion、为期五年的“弗吉尼亚供应商计划”。建设弗吉尼亚州能源未来的男女工作者应当是弗吉尼亚州本地人。

Dominion Energy 将继续担任弗吉尼亚州的公用事业公司。名称不变，总部位于弗吉尼亚州的董事会不变，本地领导层不变，同样的卡车里依然是同样的施工队伍。终身居住在弗吉尼亚州且担任 Dominion Energy 弗吉尼亚州总裁的埃德·贝恩（Ed Baine）将继续领导该公司。

不同之处在于，这些团队背后将拥有 NextEra Energy 带来的更大规模、更多资源和更强能力。

弗吉尼亚州在国防和技术领域已经处于领先地位。通过这次合并，它也可以在能源领域领先——不仅作为一个电力消费地，而且成为构建电力工业未来的地方。

这就是这次合并能够帮助创造的，也是这项新提案旨在实现的：更多的账单减免、更多的就业机会、更强的客户保护、在弗吉尼亚州本土建设的更实惠的能源，以及一家保持本地化且负责任的公用事业公司。

约翰·凯彻姆（John Ketchum）是 NextEra Energy 的首席执行官。鲍勃·布鲁（Bob Blue）是 Dominion Energy 的首席执行官。

某些流行补充剂是否实际上对衰老的大脑有害？

TIMO LENZEN / 为《华盛顿邮报》供图

研究对维生素 D、欧米伽-3 鱼油等提出质疑

作者：ARIANA EUNJUNG CHA

人们看待补充剂的方式往往与看待食物的方式相同：认为它们本质上是对身体有益或有害的。绿豆是有益的，薯片是有害的。维生素 D 和鱼油理应被归在“绿豆”这一类。

但衰老的大脑可能会改变这一计算方式，使得美国一些最受欢迎的补充剂受到新的审视。

最近的研究提出了一个在很大程度上被忽视的问题：某种对年轻、健康的大脑有益（或至少是中性）的物质，是否会在大脑衰老时变得效果下降，甚至产生危害？

今年 1 月，研究人员报告称，在维生素 D 血水平已经正常的年长成年人中，使用维生素 D 补充剂与认知能力下降速度加快之间存在关联。4 月，另一项研究发现，55 岁及以上服用欧米伽-3 补充剂的成年人，其认知功能的退化程度随时间推移比不使用者更严重。随后在 6 月，研究人员报告称，服用用于缓解关节疼痛的氨基葡萄糖的人群，在五年内从轻度认知障碍进展为痴呆症的可能性似乎比不服用的同龄人高得多。

“我震惊了，”佛罗里达大学生物化学与分子生物学教授、氨基葡萄糖论文的第一作者拉蒙·孙（Ramon Sun）表示。

这些发现仍是初步的，在某些方面与其它研究相矛盾，且远不能证明补充剂会导致认知能力下降。

这些研究大多是观察性的，这意味着它们不能证明因果关系，且与精神退化之间的联系可能是由补充剂引起的，也可能是由完全不同的其他因素引起的。

但这些研究共同指向了一个研究人员开始认真对待的可能性：衰老改变了大脑处理脂肪、钙和葡萄糖的方式，以及大脑对炎症的反应方式，这可能会从根本上改变营养物质和药物到达脑组织的方式。

孙教授想要表达的核心观点并非人们应该清空药柜，而是医生在处理身体其他部位时已经考虑到了衰老因素。

由于肾功能、代谢和敏感度随时间而变化，医生经常会调整血液稀释剂和阿片类药物等药物的剂量。但补充剂通常没有类似的针对特定年龄的剂量指导。

几十年来，我们一直在询问维生素 D、欧米伽-3 或氨基葡萄糖是否对我们有益。新兴的科学表明，这可能是个错误的问题。更有用的问题应该是：对谁有益——以及在什么年龄阶段有益？

一个移动的目标

衰老的大脑在无数方面与年轻的大脑不同。

年轻的大脑通常具有更强的可塑性，清除废物的效率更高，调节炎症的能力更好，且从细胞压力中恢复的能力更强。年长的大脑虽然仍能运行良好，但其生物储备较少，这意味着当某些因素干扰正常功能时，它无法提供同样有效的补偿。

衰老还改变了营养物质被处理的环境。

其中最关键的影响方式之一涉及血脑屏障，即围绕大脑血管的复杂安保系统。

它允许氧气和葡萄糖等必需品进入，同时严格监管蛋白质、炎症分子、毒素、药物以及营养物质的通过。而血脑屏障也会衰老，维持它的细胞及其之间的连接会逐渐恶化。将物质运入和运出大脑的运输系统也会发生变化。其结果不仅仅是屏障变得更“渗漏”，而是变成了一个进入大脑的不同门户。

科学家们正在研究血脑屏障本身的退化是否导致了认知能力下降，以及修复它是否能在未来有助于保护记忆。

维生素 D

长期以来，从事认知研究的人员一直对维生素 D 颇感兴趣。多项研究表明，血液中循环的维生素 D 浓度较低以及饮食中维生素 D 摄入不足，与认知能力加速下降有关。

人们曾希望将其作为一种补充剂，以帮助减缓甚至停止这种下降，但研究结果不一。许多研究得出的结论是它没有任何作用。

在 1 月份发表的一篇关于维生素 D 补充剂使用与认知能力的规模较大的真实世界研究中，研究人员追踪了 5,065 名美国人，平均年龄为 67.5 岁。这些参与者来自“健康与退休研究”（Health and Retirement Study），这是一项针对美国 50 岁以上成年人、具有全国代表性的持续性纵向调查。约 40% 的参与者使用了维生素 D 补充剂。

这项发表在《BMJ Open》上的研究发现，在六年时间里，使用维生素 D 补充剂的人在整体认知能力和执行功能方面的下降速度略快。这种关联仅适用于维生素 D 水平已经正常的人群，而不适用于维生素 D 水平不足或缺乏的人群。

研究人员的假设是：额外的维生素 D 可能会影响大脑中的分子信号传导，从而增加β-淀粉样蛋白斑块的产生或积聚，而这些斑块与阿尔茨海默病有关。

纽约大学荣休教授、该校食品与营养项目共同创始人马里昂·内斯特尔（Marion Nestle）表示，补充剂可能会改善血液中的某些生化指标。但它们对实际激素水平的影响——以及这些变化在生理学上的意义——则更为复杂。

而且，补充剂并非唯一选择。人们还可以通过食物和阳光吸收维生素 D。内斯特尔本人更倾向于后者。她说：“我支持让皮肤短时间接触阳光，尤其是在夏季。”

鱼油与 omega-3

长期以来，科学家们有理由相信，作为富含鱼类饮食的一部分而摄入的 omega-3 脂肪对大脑有益。然而，omega-3 补充剂的效果则差得多。一项又一项的研究未能发现许多人希望每日服用鱼油胶囊所能提供的认知益处。

即便如此，人们通常认为这些补充剂是无害的。但发表在《阿尔茨海默病预防杂志》（Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease）上的一项新分析使这一结论变得复杂。

该分析使用了来自“阿尔茨海默病神经影像计划”（Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative）的纵向数据。该计划是一个由美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）资助的数据库，包含了一组 55 至 90 岁成年人的信息，其认知状态涵盖了从健康到患有严重疾病的不同程度。

研究人员将 273 名 omega-3 使用者与 546 名非使用者进行了对比，中位随访时间为五年。结果发现，那些使用 omega-3 补充剂的人在三项标准化临床量表上的认知能力下降速度更快。这些量表衡量的是定向力、注意力、记忆力和语言能力，以及处理视觉和空间信息的能力。

与维生素 D 的研究结果一样，这项研究显示的是一种关联性，而非因果关系。

研究人员表示，一种可能的解释涉及大脑如何利用能量。omega-3 补充剂使用者在易受阿尔茨海默病影响的大脑区域显示出较低的葡萄糖代谢，这在一定程度上解释了其与认知能力快速下降之间的关联。研究人员称，这可能反映了脑细胞在沟通和功能方面存在问题。

作者写道：“这些发现挑战了 omega-3 普遍有益的流行观点，并强调需要对其广泛用于认知保护的行为进行谨慎的重新评估。”

南卡罗来纳医学大学神经病理学和神经科学副教授昂德·阿尔拜拉姆（Onder Albayram）没有参与这项 JPAD 研究。但在他自己的研究中，他也观察到了鱼油补充剂与脑损伤后恢复较慢之间同样令人不安的关联。在今年早些时候发表于《细胞报告》（Cell Reports）的一项研究中，阿尔拜拉姆及其同事研究了小鼠、人类细胞和人类医疗记录，发现这三者都指向鱼油中的某种成分可能会损害愈合过程。

他表示，一种可能的解释在于大脑代谢的变化。当大脑受损或患病时，其能量需求会发生转移，从而可能改变其对脂肪和其他营养素的反应方式。在普通情况下看似无害——或有益——的补充剂，在处于压力状态的大脑中可能不会产生同样的效果。

对阿尔拜拉姆来说，年龄在人们对某些补充剂的反应中起重要作用是合情合理的。

他说：“如果你观察精神或神经系统疾病，许多都与年龄相关。”例如，自闭症通常在幼儿期显现；双相情感障碍通常在青少年晚期或成年早期出现；而阿尔茨海默病则绝大多数出现在生命后期，尤其是 65 岁之后。换句话说，大脑在整个生命周期中的代谢并非静态——补充剂的效果可能也并非如此。他说，这意味着补充剂发挥作用的生物环境在整个生命过程中是不相同的。

氨基葡萄糖

氨基葡萄糖长期以来被列为美国最受欢迎的膳食补充剂之一，主要由中老年人使用。它通常由甲壳类动物的壳制成，或通过合成方式生产。

氨基葡萄糖是软骨和关节组织中分子的构建基块，主要由骨关节炎患者服用，旨在减轻关节疼痛或减缓软骨退化。关于其益处的证据褒贬不一，一些研究显示疼痛有所改善，但其他研究则未发现任何益处。

大脑研究员孙（Sun）在寻找专注于大脑如何处理糖分的阿尔茨海默病治疗方法时，对这种补充剂产生了兴趣。

该研究从三个不同的方向探讨了这个问题。

首先，研究人员研究了阿尔茨海默病的小鼠模型。他们发现，这些动物的大脑产生了异常高水平的聚糖（glycans）——即附着在蛋白质和其他分子上的复杂糖结构。当研究人员通过基因手段减缓这一过程时，小鼠在认知测试中的表现更好。而当他们通过给小鼠口服氨基葡萄糖将其推向相反方向时，小鼠的认知问题则恶化了。

随后，研究人员检查了人类死后的大脑。他们发现了同样的普遍现象：阿尔茨海默病患者的大脑所含的聚糖明显多于健康大脑。在灰质中，随着疾病的进展，这些糖分也倾向于变得更加丰富。这表明他们在小鼠身上观察到的现象在阿尔茨海默病患者身上同样存在。

最后，他们转向电子健康记录，询问在现实世界中，服用氨基葡萄糖补充剂的人是否表现出类似的模式。结果显示，使用氨基葡萄糖与从轻度认知障碍进展为阿尔茨海默病或相关痴呆症的可能性增加约 25% 相关。另外，在已经患有阿尔茨海默病或痴呆症的患者中，使用氨基葡萄糖与死亡率提高约 25% 相关。

研究人员通过电子健康记录中的医生笔记和处方记录来识别补充剂的使用情况。因此，未记录的使用情况可能会被遗漏，且使用者与非使用者之间的其他差异也可能有助于解释这种关联。

研究人员认为，氨基葡萄糖可能会加剧阿尔茨海默病大脑中蛋白质上糖分的异常积聚，从而干扰脑细胞的功能，且其中部分影响可能与血脑屏障的削弱有关。

孙及其合著者认为，这些发现“为氨基葡萄糖作为神经退行性变的潜在负面驱动因素提供了令人信服的论据”。

人们应该停止服用这些补充剂吗？

这些发现单独来看都并非定论。涉及完全不同化合物的三种信号并不构成共同衰老机制的证据。补充剂使用者在收入、教育和健康行为方面与非使用者存在差异。人们开始服用补充剂可能是因为他们已经出现了症状。剂量和配方也各不相同。自我报告的补充剂使用情况可能存在混乱。小鼠阿尔茨海默病模型并非人类。

基于这些原因，孙和其他研究人员并不建议老年人停止服用其中任何一种补充剂。但他们表示，这些发现揭示了补充剂在研究和营销方式上的一个盲点，而这种盲点不仅限于维生素 D、鱼油和氨基葡萄糖。

孙表示，补充剂是生物活性物质，并不一定是饮食中无害的添加物——老年人应当采取相应的态度对待它们。

经历一个动荡的夏天后，CBS 的《60 分钟》重新出发

在顶尖记者被解雇后，该节目从中断处恢复

作者：斯科特·诺弗 (SCOTT NOVER)

所有目光都聚焦在《60分钟》上——而所有耳朵都在倾听那只滴答作响的秒表。

这部CBS新闻杂志节目于周日晚上回归，开启其第59个赛季。这是在新任执行制片人尼克·比尔顿 (Nick Bilton) 上任后播出的第一集。比尔顿是在一次充满争议的人事变动后被任命的，在此次变动中，CBS新闻总编辑巴里·魏斯 (Bari Weiss) 解雇了两名记者——沙林·阿尔丰西 (Sharyn Alfonsi) 和塞西莉亚·维加 (Cecilia Vega)。（记者斯科特·佩利 (Scott Pelley) 在一次激烈且具有对抗性的内部会议后也被解雇。）

部分被解雇的人才和制片人指称，魏斯不当地干预了节目的编辑内容，以讨好唐纳德·特朗普总统的政府，CBS对此类指控予以坚决否认。

尽管魏斯和比尔顿承诺将使这一电视长青节目现代化并焕发活力，但包括被解雇员工在内的批评者指称，这是一场旨在摧毁该节目的阴谋。节目组的动荡导致了充满不确定性的夏季休整期，期间人们并不清楚《60分钟》是否能在漫长的赛季中继续维持其稳定的传承。

随着局势平息，魏斯和比尔顿在今年夏天重新填补了节目组的空缺：他们聘请了保守派《纽约时报》专栏作家罗斯·道萨特 (Ross Douthat) 担任记者，并将特约撰稿人诺拉·奥唐奈 (Norah O'Donnell) 提升为记者。

他们还增加了新的兼职撰稿人：前《Vice》记者吉安娜·托博尼 (Gianna Toboni)、英国广播员特雷弗·菲利普斯 (Trevor Phillips)、《纽约客》作者阿里尔·莱维 (Ariel Levy)、CBS首席记者马特·古特曼 (Matt Gutman) 以及电影制作人塞巴斯蒂安·荣格 (Sebastian Junger)。

在他在Substack时事通讯的一篇报道中，荣格——或许因电影《雷斯特雷波》(Restrepo) 而闻名——承认《60分钟》发生了“令人不安的事件”，但他向读者保证，他加入该节目是为了“追求真相，而不是为了CBS或任何其他人”。

尽管夏天经历了混乱，但周日的首播并未显示出立即的意识形态转变，没有氛围上的切换，也没有明显的迹象表明它背离了数十年来一直播出的《60分钟》。

节目由熟悉的面孔主持了三个板块：奥唐奈报道了一名美国空军军官，该军官在乘坐的战斗机在伊朗上空被击落后获救。国防部长皮特·海格塞斯 (Pete Hegseth) 和参谋长联席会议主席丹·凯恩 (Dan Caine) 参与了该板块。

随后，斯塔尔 (Stahl) 主持了一场隐藏摄像头的调查，揭露了一些声称能出售特朗普政府赦免令的中介。这篇报道是与CBS新闻调查部门合作完成的，其中包含了对前特朗普赦免律师埃德·马丁 (Ed Martin) 以及两名涉嫌从事赦免经纪活动的雅各布·沃尔 (Jacob Wohl) 和杰克·伯克曼 (Jack Burkman) 的出镜采访。

第三篇报道是韦特海姆 (Wertheim) 关于洛杉矶公羊队及其坚韧的教练肖恩·麦克维 (Sean McVay) 的板块——考虑到《60分钟》经常受益于美式足球赛事的前导流量，在NFL本赛季首个周日下午场比赛之后首播，这是一个恰如其分的选择。

位于曼哈顿的CBS广播中心。CBS新闻杂志节目《60分钟》于周日回归，开启第59个赛季，在执行制片人尼克·比尔顿的领导下播出首集。 SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES

节目的最后时刻感觉最像是在打破“第四面墙”，向长期观众在节目中保证，他们所熟悉的那个《60分钟》将会继续存在。然而，这个信息是由节目中最年轻的新面孔之一传达的。

道萨特首次在《60分钟》中占据中心位置，预告了关于安全构建人工智能系统的风险相关报道。

“我们可能只有一个狭窄的窗——”

“口——就在今年，而不是接下来的 10 年——来确保人工智能对人类安全。那个时钟在滴答作响，我们的时钟也是如此。近 60 年来，它一直意味着同一件事：你可以信任的新闻业。无论我们走向何方，我们都需要它。”

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2026

时尚巨头与抗议者发生冲突

作者：谢恩·奥尼尔 (SHANE O'NEILL)

纽约 —— 周日，在纽约时装周期间，几名动物权利抗议者干扰了瑞典服装品牌 Cos 的一场时装秀，他们走上 T 台，高喊口号并举着标语。这种情况并不罕见。

美国时装设计师协会 (CFDA) 首席执行官史蒂文·科尔布 (Steven Kolb) 被记录到试图用肢体动作制止部分抗议者。而这种情况则非常罕见。

在 Fashionista 上传的一段视频中，可以看到科尔布与两名抗议者发生了肢体冲突。在两次冲突中，当抗议者高喊“现在就将羊毛从 T 台上撤走！”时，记录显示他用手捂住了他们的嘴。

由于背景中为模特走秀播放着极具推进感的电子音乐，这段视频呈现出一种奇异的电影感。包括莎朗·斯通 (Sharon Stone)、露皮塔·尼永奥 (Lupita Nyong'o) 和米歇尔·威廉姆斯 (Michelle Williams) 在内的名人们坐在前排。

根据善待动物组织 (PETA) 发言人的说法，此次行动共有六名抗议者参与。科尔布试图制止的两名抗议者被确认为梅森·梅利托 (Mason Melito) 和安德里亚·巴拉克 (Andrija Barak)。PETA 的一名发言人在电子邮件中写道，他们已经提交了警方报告，并将与律师进行沟通。

“今天针对活动人士的暴力行为表明，他们完全不关心人类，那么可以想象他们对羊的漠视程度有多深，” 在给《华盛顿邮报》的电子邮件中表示。

科尔布、CFDA 和 Cos 尚未回应《邮报》的置评请求。WWD 发布了科尔布的以下声明：“我对今天早些时候一场秀上发生的事件反应不当。我不应该那样做。我本应让安保团队来处理这种情况。”

H&M 集团是 Cos 的母公司。自 5 月以来， 一直向 H&M 施压要求其停止使用羊毛，此前 亚洲分部的一项调查拍摄到了南非一家羊毛生产设施的影像， 表示该影像显示了对羊的虐待。涉事设施并未被明确指出是 H&M 的供应商，但据称获得了 Nativa 公司的可持续认证，而 Nativa 是 H&M 的中间商。

H&M 和 Nativa 尚未回应置评请求。

自 20 世纪 80 年代以来，动物权利活动人士一直因时尚界使用皮草、皮革和其他动物产品而将其作为目标。从历史上看，该行业的反应大多是耸耸肩。1996 年，在纽约四季酒店的一次午餐期间，一名 抗议者将一只死浣熊扔在安娜·温图尔 (Anna Wintour) 的盘子里，而温图尔表现得异常淡定，这在当时非常出名。据报道，她向同桌的人打趣道：“圣诞快乐。”

显然，科尔布并不具备温图尔那种冷静。与温图尔一样，科尔布长期以来一直是纽约时尚界的权力掮客和核心人物。他自 2006 年起在 CFDA 工作，2011 年被任命为首席执行官，并且自从 CFDA 在 2014 年购买了官方日程表以来，他一直是时装周事实上的最高负责人。详见 B3 页关于 的报道。

苏珊娜·诺布尔 (Suzanne Noble) 在她位于伦敦的卧室里。诺布尔在她的播客节目《老年人性爱建议》中采访了一系列专家。 摄影：托里·费伦茨 (TORI FERENC) / 为《华盛顿邮报》拍摄

作者：格雷·巴特尔 (GREY BATTLE)

在一段轻快的爵士乐短促响起后，苏珊娜·诺布尔欢迎听众来到她的播客节目《老年人性爱建议》(Sex Advice for Seniors)。她和共同主持人彼得·马里奥特 (Peter Marriott) 笑着向对方重复着“欢迎，欢迎，欢迎”。随后他们告知了自己的年龄 —— 两人均为 61 岁。

“我们在这里讨论年长后的性生活，”诺布尔宣布。他们的第一个话题是：不足感。诺布尔和马里奥特一致认为，衰老会导致性方面的生理变化。在以青年为中心的文化中，这些变化可能会成为尴尬的来源。

这集短节目在 2022 年走红。这在一定程度上要归功于电影《祝你好运，利奥·格兰德》(Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) 的上映，该片

性爱没有年龄限制

网络创作者们宣扬年长后保持亲密关系的益处。同年，一部电影讲述了一位 55 岁的女性（艾玛·汤普森 饰）尚未体验过高潮，于是她雇佣了一名年轻的性工作者来教她。该片的上映促使媒体请求采访诺布尔和马里奥特，将他们视为资深性学专家。

诺布尔表示，尽管她与马里奥特的浪漫关系较为随意，但那些媒体刊登了两人的照片，看起来“就像我们刚参加完婚礼，正对着彼此灿烂地微笑”。

尽管如此，仍有数百人订阅了该播客。现年 65, 岁的诺布尔在谈到他们事后的聊天时说，他们会“尽情享受，然后坐在床上录音”。他们加入了一个日益壮大的老年群体，详见 B2 版的“SEE SEX”。

漫威《金刚狼》 ★★★☆

这款 X 战警超级英雄游戏有诚意，但野心不足

作者：GENE PARK

对于基于任何角色——更不用说《漫威金刚狼》（Marvel’s Wolverine）——改编的电子游戏，人们的期望可能听起来很简单：给我爪子，让我去大杀四方。

由 Insomniac Games 开发、将于 9 月 15, 日发行的 PlayStation 5 独占游戏在这一点上做得很好。这是自 2009 年以来首款由漫威这位身材魁梧的加拿大愤青主演的游戏，是一款血腥的街机风格格斗游戏，允许玩家暴力地撕裂身体，并利用英雄罗根的治愈能力从惨重的伤口中恢复。与 Raven Software 之前的游戏一样，Insomniac 的金刚狼能让自己在房间中飞跃，扑向无数敌人。

在 Insomniac 对 X 战警故事的原创诠释中，被称为“变种人”的超能力人类尚未被公众完全知晓。

罗根是 X 战队（Team X）的一员，这是一个在纳撒尼尔·埃塞克斯指导下，与试图灭绝变种人的人类至上主义者博利弗·特拉斯克作战的变种人群体。该团队还包括能够变形的神秘女士以及罗根历史上的宿敌剑齿虎。

这款游戏围绕战斗构建，全部基于几种经过验证的按钮组合。如果你觉得游戏的预告片很有趣，那么你很有可能已经玩过很多次类似的游戏，至于你是否想要一个包裹在 X 战警外壳下的相似产品，则取决于你自己。某些攻击可以通过按住按钮来延长，详见 B3 版的“WOLVERINE”。

艾美奖

弗雷德里克·J·布朗 / AFP / 盖蒂图片社 周一艾美奖颁奖典礼上，《四季》（The Four Seasons）的科尔曼·多明戈。欲了解该活动的完整报道，请访问 washingtonpost.com / style。

年长的影响者在社交媒体上通过探讨性话题吸引大量受众

罗伯特·里夫斯（Robert Reeves，前排左）和米克·彼得森（Mick Peterson，前排右）与“老同性恋者”（Old Gays）的其他成员一起录制一段 TikTok 视频。 MORGAN LIEBERMAN / 为《华盛顿邮报》拍摄

（接 B1 页“性”话题）

利用社交媒体提供性建议。自 2023 年以来，诺布尔（Noble）在 TikTok 上的粉丝数几乎翻了三倍，从 55,000 人增加到 160,000 人。

他们的受众最初是与他们同龄的人群。但随着他们和其他年长的“性影响者”（sexfluencers）在 Instagram 和 TikTok 等平台上创建账号，观众群体转向了 20 多岁的用户。与此同时，评论区变得更加负面和极端，尤其是在年长单身女性的账号下。

这些影响者是露丝·韦斯特海默（Ruth Westheimer）具有挑衅色彩的继任者。例如，诺布尔在她的 Instagram 动态中穿着红色内衣跳舞，并在 Substack 上详细描述她最近的一段“暧昧关系”（situationship）。82 岁的琼·普莱斯（Joan Price）将其称为“晚年性革命”。

25 年前，普莱斯与她当时 64 岁的丈夫拥有“非凡的性生活”。她说：“我们从未预料到在那个年纪还能这样。”于是，她开始寻找相关书籍。她能找到的少数几本书都非常学术且阴郁。普莱斯回忆道，“一点也不性感”，她将这些书的建议总结为：“你干涸了。你还不如去玩宾果游戏、织毛衣或者帮孩子看孩子。”在 61 岁时，普莱斯写了《比我预想的更好：关于六十岁后性的坦诚对话》（Better Than I Ever Expected: Straight Talk About Sex After Sixty），这是她随后撰写的许多本关于性与衰老书籍中的第一本。

普莱斯表示，她那一代人学会了不对性进行讨论，更不用说倡导它了。女孩们被教导要禁欲，而男孩们则得到了追求性的默许，但没有关于如何让伴侣获得快感的相关信息。她说：“我们没有接受过任何有价值的性教育。”

“随着我们年龄增长，没有任何东西能帮助我们了解衰老对性的影响以及我们可以为此做些什么，”普莱斯继续说道，“我们当时想，‘好吧，我想性生活结束了’。”她说，她作为作者以及在社交媒体上的影响力，是为了给那些放弃的人重新注入活力。

普莱斯解释说，人们渴望获得关于性的信息。而且在很长一段时间里，他们不知道去哪里获取。社交媒体将这些需求连接了起来，但这并非没有争议。

对于比她年轻的人来说，普莱斯的工作似乎尤其禁忌。性本身就是一个充满压力的话题。一旦加入年龄和性别的因素，它会变得更具争议。普莱斯说，人们的思维方式是：“满脸皱纹的人在做爱？太恶心了。”

诺布尔表示赞同：“我们都会被网络喷子攻击。我们都会收到死亡威胁。”在现实生活中，一些医疗专业人员在老年人询问如何改善性生活时，会将其打发掉。诺布尔说，当询问者是女性时，这种情况尤为严重。

“你会听到医生说，‘在你这个年纪，性并不重要’，”59 岁的朱莉·赛尔（Julie Sale）评论道，“如果你的全科医生（GP）不专攻更年期、性或衰老问题，他们在工作中更有可能只是反映社会的偏见。”赛尔是当代临床性学研究所（Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology）的负责人，该机构在英国培训心理性行为和关系治疗师。

“为什么这是禁忌？完全是因为年龄歧视，”她补充道。老年人可能会让年轻人想起他们的父母或祖父母。但她说，“如果你一生都在关系中渴望性与亲密，这不太可能仅仅因为你 80 岁了就发生改变。”

苏珊娜·诺布尔（Suzanne Noble）在她位于伦敦的家中录制播客节目《老年人性建议》（Sex Advice for Seniors）。 TORI FERENC / 为《华盛顿邮报》拍摄

Sale 惊讶地发现，即使是在发布避孕等温和话题的“纯粹性教育”社交媒体账号上，也会出现仇恨评论。在这些账号中，负面反馈并非平等地针对所有创作者。“只有女性会因为外貌而被网暴，”Sale 解释道。她总结说，当女性谈论性与衰老时，这是一种权力的展现，因此“审判接踵而至”。

“女性随着年龄增长，情况只会变得更糟，”Sale 说，“老年男性的身体不会像老年女性的身体那样被审视。”但两类身体在衰老过程中都面临着显著的性障碍。约 50% 的 50 岁以上女性报告有阴道干燥和性交疼痛。超过半数的 50 岁以上男性则在与勃起功能障碍作斗争。

这些性健康问题通常是整体健康问题的征兆。Sale 解释说，女性性交疼痛和高潮频率下降是雌激素缺乏的信号。男性的勃起问题则可能预示着心脏病或糖尿病。

推广性健康是“老年性教育网红”（senior sexfluencers）的指路明灯。“The Old Gays”是一个由四位老年人组成的社交媒体共同发布小组，他们开启这一对话旨在消除羞耻感并防止不安全的性行为。该小组由米克·彼得森（Mick Peterson）、罗伯特·里夫斯（Robert Reeves）、比尔·里昂斯（Bill Lyons）和杰赛·马丁（Jessay Martin）组成。

“一个巨大的未被揭露的秘密，尤其是在年轻男同性恋者中，就是年长的男同性恋者同样有性生活，”70 岁的彼得森说，“鉴于我们丰富的经验，我接触的年轻人对年长者很感兴趣。”

The Old Gays 最初通过为 Grindr 的 YouTube 频道共同录制视频起步。随后与 Shake Shack 等品牌的合作让他们进入了 Instagram、TikTok 和 Facebook，并呈现在年轻观众面前，而这些观众在很大程度上对他们的内容持支持态度。

83 岁的雕塑家里夫斯在阿肯色州的农村地区长大，信奉南方浸信会。“我从未像许多年轻人那样与父母进行过那种谈话。性在当时不是一个可以讨论的话题，”他说。

彼得森和里夫斯均 HIV 阳性。“直到我检测呈阳性后，我才更加意识到自己的健康和死亡，同时也变得更愿意谈论性，”彼得森解释道。

在 21 世纪之前，禁欲主义与恐同心理的结合使得关于酷儿性的对话处于封闭状态。彼得森回忆起洛克·哈德森（Rock Hudson）的去世是关于床笫安全讨论的分水岭。彼得森还引用了 Act Up 的口号：“沉默等于死亡”。

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至于 Noble，她最终开始独立主持播客。（她说，马里奥特“没话可说了”。）

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从未相识的孙女想要建立联系，但提出了一个巨大的前提条件

亲爱的卡罗琳：我的长孙女

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卡罗琳·哈克斯（Carolyn Hax）

我的长孙女今年27岁。我不认识她。在她小时候，我的儿子（我唯一的孩子）和儿媳为了让我能见到女儿，列出了一长串限制和规定。我尽力遵守，但当他们说我永远不能让她见到我的双胞胎姐妹，或者让她知道这个姐妹的存在，因为她是同性恋时，我底线被触碰了。

当时我和姐妹住在一起，不过她后来去世了。

我的孙女在我的生日那天联系我，问我们是否可以互相了解。我们见面了，她告诉我她的父母曾对我说过一些极其荒诞且离谱的话。我向她讲述了我的版本，并用事实反驳了那些谎言。我问她我们能否从现在起向前看，看看情况如何？但她坚持要求我们与她的父母把话摊开说清楚，并且全部见面。

这些年来，我一直给儿子和儿媳寄圣诞卡和生日卡。我也给儿子打过电话并留过言。没有任何回应。

我担心孙女充当中间人，并且已经告诉了她。如果我的儿子想跟我说话，他自然会这么做，对吧？我已经接受了儿子和儿媳与我没有关系的现状。我不想再次成为他们的出气筒。

或者，我只是在让恐惧主导我的决定，而应该尝试一下？顺便说一句，我的孙女很可爱。

——匿名人士

匿名人士：是的，这一点从你的描述中就能看出来。我为你感到高兴，因为她主动联系了你，而且在听到了截然相反的说法后，她还能耐心地听你倾诉，这尤其体现了她的宽厚。

然而，关于她坚持要求你们全部见面这一点，我的看法比“担心”更严重：她越界了。她将你与她的关系设为了有条件的：现在，与你建立联系成了诱使你去做一件她希望你做、而你原本不愿做的事情的奖励。

听起来很熟悉吧？

谢天谢地，你的孙女并没有偏见之意。但她坚持要求的这种机制，确实镜像了你儿子和儿媳当年那份令人震惊的“长清单”。当时的问题不仅在于他们命令你否认一个完整的人的存在（尽管这本身就足以成为划定底线的理由，我很庆幸你这么做了），还在于他们竟敢干涉你的个人生活，要求你听命于他们，并试图限制你讲述基本事实的权利。

例如，典型的父母限制（如限制垃圾食品或电子屏幕时间）仅针对他们的孩子，因此是合理的。

同样，你的孙女现在是在操纵你，利用你对她的关注来干涉你与他人的关系，试图通过这种三角关系来实现家庭团聚。即便出发点是好的，这种行为也是不恰当的。我可以体谅她，完全理解她为什么希望疏远的家人能重新和好，但我不能支持她通过干涉你的私事来强行促成此事。“要么与我父母和解，要么忘了我”？虽然这样表述很刻薄，但这正是她坚持要求的含义。可以合理推测，她在潜意识中被训练成认为这样做是可以接受的。

所以，你不纵容这种行为是正确的。“很抱歉，不行，那是我和你父母之间的事情。”不需要说教，目前这样解释就足够了，除非她追问。你可以告诉她：“如果你改变主意了，我随时都在。”

此外——家庭健康无论如何都不是一项集体活动。没错，它是一项集体成果，但它是建立在健康的个体纽带之上的。如果你不将每一段纽带视为共有此纽带的两个人的责任，并予以看待和尊重，就无法获得这样的结果。如果你的孙女足够心软而允许这样做，那么我希望你们两人有一天能深入探讨这个问题，也许甚至包括你们彼此缺失了四分之一个世纪的陪伴——以及最令人心碎的，她从未认识过那位曾是您双胞胎姐妹的姑婆。我对你们两人表示慰问。

请发送邮件至 tellme@washpost.com 与卡罗琳·哈克斯（Carolyn Hax）联系。在 wapo.st / gethax 订阅她的时事通讯，每天早晨发送至您的收件箱。

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在《漫威金刚狼》中，金刚狼（利亚姆·麦金太尔 饰）与神秘小姐（妮可·帕森特 饰）在酒吧交谈。 PlayStation Studios

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玩家可以使用四种受冷却计时器限制的特殊攻击，但其最激烈的战斗仍遵循标准的“闪避-格挡-攻击”节奏。

升级意味着缩短这些冷却时间或解锁新招式，这使得游戏在后半段及重复游玩时变得相当有趣。但游戏的前半段可能会让人感到乏味，因为它遵循了一种令人沮丧的游戏设计惯例：为了营造成长感而延迟乐趣。

敌人的多样性让战斗保持活跃，且动作在动态中的表现远好于静态图像中偶尔显得平淡的光影艺术方向。身体飞起，利爪迸发火花，鲜血飞溅并汇聚成池。提前提醒：这是一款暴力程度极高的游戏，好在其强大的选项允许移除暴力内容。我也很欣赏慢动作模式，这让玩家在金刚狼于巨大的关卡中滑动和弹跳时，能轻松欣赏到游戏中精湛的动画效果。

环球旅行的线性叙事也为亚太地区的风景提供了令人愉悦的变换。东京的霓虹街道提供了最多的多样性，包括在地下游戏厅、屋顶，或在日本寺庙中与“手合”（The Hand）的红衣忍者战斗。环境效果伴随着华丽且噼啪作响的特效而爆发。有时，《金刚狼》感觉像是一款更简单、更写实的《忍者龙剑传》风格的游戏。

尽管如此，过多的视觉奇观缺乏玩家的参与感。金刚狼一些最令人印象深刻的动作仅仅是被观看，而非被操作。长期以来 X 战警的粉丝几乎肯定会期待的一场遭遇战，在很大程度上是通过几乎没有交互的快速反应事件（QTE）按钮序列来描绘的。

值得庆幸的是，游戏为玩家设置了弹出和收回金刚狼利爪的按钮，这种触觉上的快感在数字世界中相当于按圆珠笔或在指间转笔。Insomniac 记住了这些微小的细节。

这款游戏还唤起了 X 战警游戏的感觉。在埃塞克斯的庄园中漫步，看着年轻人尝试自己的超能力，这是 X 战警的核心体验；而当你执行自己的动作时，看到琴·格雷在背景中撕碎哨兵机器人士兵也是如此。

其巨大的野心在于一个充满年长者的成熟故事。每个角色都由 40 多岁的人演绎（包括在这里出色诠释金刚狼的利亚姆·麦金太尔），且所有角色都被赋予了饱经风霜的历史。叙事总监沃尔特·威廉姆斯在一次采访中表示，这是刻意为之。威廉姆斯曾是 2012 年战争游戏《特种部队：一线》的主编剧，该作因兼具心理惊悚片的特质而备受赞誉。

“我们希望追求一种让那些经历过岁月洗礼和几次心碎的人能够真正认可并产生共鸣的东西，”他说，并补充道，角色需要他所谓的“生活的伤痕”。

这导致了一种比超级英雄故事通常允许的更忧郁、更悲剧的氛围，但正因如此，看到 X 战警的故事终于回归主流才显得如此清新。Insomniac 理解 X 战警宇宙中肥皂剧般的本质。这种写作比该工作室 2023 年的《蜘蛛侠 2》更稳健、更自信——后者是一款伟大的游戏，但其角色塑造感觉过于圆滑，并将“讨喜”与“个性”混为一谈。

摆脱了涉及 X 战警领袖斯科特·萨默斯（镭射眼）的那个熟悉且标志性的三角恋，金刚狼与琴的配对终于被允许拥有罕见的温柔。即使是金刚狼与剑齿虎之间著名的暴力竞争中也有爱的空间。当两人袭击一个军事基地时，剑齿虎在短暂的渴望瞬间抓住了金刚狼的后脑勺。

“罗根感受到了那种渴望，他感到恐惧并选择了退缩。而萨布托斯感受到了那种渴望，这让他感到痛苦，并想通过发泄来将这种痛苦向外转移，”威廉姆斯说道。“恨与爱如此紧密相连……你伤害了我，所以我也会伤害你，而我们依然将彼此联系在一起，因为现在痛苦被共享了。”

资深游戏演员特洛伊·贝克（Troy Baker）将埃塞克斯（Essex）演绎得非常出色，这是一个阴险的导师，其动机从未显得完全清晰，有时这甚至对故事产生了不利影响。由于所有人都围绕着一个典型的超级英雄故事中的“麦格芬”（MacGuffin）装置展开，反派们的动机可能缺乏说服力。

《金刚狼》未能摆脱超级英雄作品中常见的套路，即在结束当前故事的同时，承诺会有更宏大的故事。由于加入了旨在扩展 Insomniac 超级英雄宇宙的揭秘和背景设定，剧作的亲密感变得拥挤不堪。

Insomniac 对“金刚狼”这个角色所采取的冒险尝试，要多于对《金刚狼》这款电子游戏所采取的尝试。在这里，罗根的爱让人感到释放。我只希望扮演他的体验也能同样如此。

视频显示时尚高管制止两名抗议者

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时尚网站 StyleZeitgeist 的创始人、《撕裂：时尚与后现代主义》（Torn: Fashion and Post-Modernism）一书的作者尤金·拉布金（Eugene Rabkin）在看到这段视频时感到震惊。

“他代表了整个纽约时尚界，并且处于权力地位，而处于权力地位的人应该是榜样，”拉布金在一次电话采访中表示。

“我认为，如果这就是他表现出的暴力行为，那么他不适合领导 CFDA 或任何类型的组织，”拉布金补充道。

在 Magda Butrym 的时装秀上（该秀在 Cos 事件后不久举行），听到前排的几个人在讨论 PETA 的抗议者，并互相传递手机观看视频。随后的 Campillo 时装秀上，这种议论仍在继续。

10 Magazine 将一段 Cos 时装秀结尾的视频上传到了 Instagram，配文自豪地称，没有抗议者能够“破坏” Cos 今天的氛围。“羊绒和羊毛让我们对秋季充满期待！！”

CAITLIN OCHS / 路透社 周日，模特们在展示 Cos 2027年春夏系列作品时，一名抗议者在 T 台上举着标语。

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生日 / 9月15日：

你忠诚、深情且具备技术专长。你拥有决心和清晰的愿景。今年是学习与反思之年。请更新你的精神或宗教信仰。探索那些能让你获得更好自我意识，并让你更接近生命真实意义的哲学。

月相警示：今天晚上11点后请避免购物或做出重要决定。月亮位于天蝎座。

白羊座

(3月21日-4月19日)

今天在处理共有财产、银行问题或与税务、遗产相关的事项时，你可能会被执念所掌控。你强烈的观点可能会让你难以与他人合作或达成一致。请意识到这一点。

金牛座

(4月20日-5月20日)

这是一个充满趣味的时刻！同时也是工作高效的时期，因为你拥有聪明的点子，不仅关于如何完成工作，还关于如何改善自己的健康。然而，今天在与合作伙伴、配偶和亲密朋友打交道时，可能会产生强烈的情绪。请寻求最高利益。

双子座

(5月21日-6月20日)

与工作、健康甚至宠物相关的问题在今天对你至关重要。无论是什么，你现在都没有妥协的心情。你有非常具体的主意和需求。你的理想主义被激发，而且很有可能，同事们会支持你。

N-S 弱势

北 ♠ K98532 ♥ A73 ♦ 652 ♣ 9

西 东 ♠ 无 ♠ 6 ♥ Q J 10 9 4 2 ♥ K 8 6 ♦ K 8 7 4 ♦ J 10 9 ♣ K Q 6 ♣ 8 7 5 4 3 2

南 (D) ♠ A Q J 10 7 4 ♥ 5 ♦ A Q 3 ♣ A J 10

叫牌过程：

南 西 北 东 1 ♠ 2 ♥ 4 ♠ 过 6 ♠ 全部过 首攻 — ♥ Q

星座运势

巨蟹座

(6月21日-7月22日)

这是你充满激情的一天。浪漫关系既令人困惑，又理想得不切实际。某些对你很重要的事情让你难以放手或难以接受改变。当然，浪漫将具有强烈的吸引力！这些强烈的情绪也可能体现在与孩子的相处中。

狮子座

(7月23日-8月22日)

今天与家庭相关，或与住所及居住地相关的问题可能会很激烈。你是一个对家有强烈依恋的星座，因为家就是你的城堡。这可能涉及处理与你不同的价值观。

处女座

(8月23日-9月22日)

由于太阳目前位于你的星座，你现在充满力量，这是幸运的，因为今天你决心实现一个特定的目标。很有可能，你能通过甜言蜜语达成任何目的。（你可能会对一种不寻常的健康方法感兴趣。）

天秤座

(9月23日-10月22日)

随着水星进入你的星座，今天你在表达观点时将毫无困难。你可能会有兴趣购买某件你非常想要的东西。或者相反，这可能与一种非常有吸引力的赚钱方式有关。请核实事实。

天蝎座

(10月23日-11月21日) 今天，月亮和美丽的金星都位于你的星座，并受到冥王星的影响，这会给你带来强烈的情绪！你甚至可能对某件事感到痴迷。也许你想转。

桥牌

愤世嫉俗的赛（Cy the Cynic）观察到，如果罪孽的报偿是立即支付的，那么这种报偿可能不会那么诱人。至少在我俱乐部的每日便士赛中是这样：你输了，在比赛结束时结账。

赛今天在北位，当他跳叫黑桃4时，南位大胆地叫到了6。西位是埃德（Ed），我俱乐部最强的选手，他领出红心Q。南位吃掉A，用明手的K抽掉缺失的将牌，接着领出一张方块：J、Q、K。埃德回了一张方块，东位在最后赢得了一手方块局。输了一局。

“你搞砸了，”赛对着他的搭档低吼道，“在第二手时吃掉一张红心，领一张将牌给明手，然后吃掉最后一张红心。接着领一张将牌给明手，回一张梅花9，然后跟出你的10。当西位赢牌时，无论他回什么，都能让你赢得第12手。”

比赛结束时，埃德像往常一样是大赢家，而赛不得不买单。

从你居住的地方进行改革，或者以一种更理想化或梦幻的方式让事情变得更好。

射手座

(11月22日-12月21日)

今天你的理想主义很可能被激发。与此同时，你们中的一些人可能会因为一段秘密恋情而几乎陷入瘫痪。这对你来说是一个强有力的时期。你受到钦佩。如果你在遗产或共有财产方面存在争议，请集结你的力量。

摩羯座

(12月22日-1月19日)

(12月22日:am, 18) 今天与朋友或团体成员的交流将会非常激烈，因为双方似乎都知道自己想要什么。（你绝对很清楚。） 幸运的是，如果你需要与老板或权威人物交谈，你现在拥有优势。他们会倾听你的意见。

水瓶座

(1月20日-2月18日)

今天与权威人物打交道要小心。倾听他人的意见，不要因为想按自己的方式做事就太快挑战他们。需要外交手腕。幸运的是，其他人现在会钦佩你的职业道德，因为你正全身心地投入到工作中。

双鱼座

(2月19日-3月20日)

(363, 18 3月20日) 今天远离有争议的讨论，因为仅仅因为人们充满激情且固守己见，自尊心的较量很快就会出现。因此，将这些讨论推迟到另一天。享受充满趣味的体育活动。

— 乔治亚·尼科尔斯（Georgia Nicols） © 2026, KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC.

“罪孽的报偿可能没有被记录在案，”那个愤世嫉俗的人抱怨道。至少我在我的专栏里记录了这笔交易。

每日问题

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周一洛杉矶时报答案

2026年9月15日，星期二

指挥官队干扰了老鹰队的四分卫杰伦·赫茨，使其传球完成率仅为 56%，但他们未能阻止他完成一些关键进攻。 MATT ROURKE / AP

大动作，大问题

作者：TASHAN REED

费城 —— 当防守方将进攻方的第一次进攻成功次数限制在 10 次时，这通常是表现出色的一天。对于华盛顿指挥官队的防守组来说，尽管他们在周日以 24-22 输给了费城老鹰队，但仍有许多积极的收获。

防守组将跑卫赛昆·巴克利限制在 83 码的冲球距离，这是他自 2022 年在纽约巨人队期间以来对阵指挥官队的最低产出。四分卫杰伦·赫茨的传球完成率仅为 56%。外接手德翁塔·史密斯仅有 3 次接球，获得 53 码。老鹰队被迫进行了 7 次弃踢。

是什么阻碍了华盛顿的防守？它给出了太多的爆发性进攻。费城队有 6 次进攻达到了 17 码

爆发性得分抵消了指挥官队防线在首场比赛中的大部分积极表现

或更多。其中五次发生在第三档进攻。

当被问及防线的下一步计划时，指挥官队教练丹·奎因（Dan Quinn）回答道：“把那些大比分失分球从录像带中剔除。”

“正是这些球会改变球场位置并产生巨大的影响，”他补充道，“如果我们能消除这些，我很喜欢我们的速度，喜欢我们的冲击力，喜欢我们的身体对抗，也喜欢[我们]执行压力掩护的方式。但让我们尽可能地——把这些爆发性失分球——从[录像带中]剔除。今晚我们这种情况太多了。”

导致崩溃的原因多种多样，从未能将四分卫限制在口袋区，到漏掉擒抱，再到在防守覆盖中丢失球权，但这些问题不断出现。这让一场原本可以让防线证明自己的比赛变成了一次教训。

“机会就在那里，”安全卫杰里米·里夫斯（Jeremy Reaves）说，“这总是最困难的部分……那几次进攻就能决定一场比赛的结果。”

防守协调员达隆特·琼斯（Daronte Jones）在他的首次战术调度首秀中展现了许多预期中的特质。防线表现激进，同时使用了 3-4 和 4-3 阵型，频繁进行人员替换，经常发起闪击并混用覆盖方案。

在很长一段时间里，琼斯的指令执行水平很高，让老鹰队陷入苦战。在第二节末段取得第二个达阵后，详见 B9 页指挥官队报道

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季后赛席位争夺战升级

光芒队和酿酒人队已锁定席位。还有谁能加入他们的行列？

作者：诺亚·特里斯特（NOAH TRISTER） 美联社

锁定赛季的阶段已经开始，坦帕湾光芒队和密尔沃基酿酒人队成为首批锁定季后赛席位的球队。

以下是尚未决定的赛事简报：

本周棒球动态：

在美联 league 中

纽约洋基队和波士顿红袜队几乎肯定将与坦帕湾光芒队一起从美联东区进入季后赛。截至周日的比赛，光芒队在分区中领先洋基队 4 场比赛，并且他们很可能在与纽约队的平分决胜中占据优势，但这场竞争尚未完全结束，因为两队将在常规赛最后一周进行四场系列赛。

红袜队可以计划作为第二张外卡入围。

这留下了三个可争夺的席位：美联中区冠军、美联西区冠军以及第三张外卡。芝加哥白袜队在美联中区领先克利夫兰守护者队半场比赛，而守护者队在争夺最后一张外卡方面领先多伦多蓝鸟队 1 场比赛。休斯顿太空人队在美联西区领先德克萨斯游骑兵队 1 场比赛，而游骑兵队在争夺最后一张外卡方面落后守护者队 2 场。其他所有球队落后克利夫兰队至少 4 场。

直接对决：芝加哥对阵克利夫兰（9月 14-16），多伦多对阵德克萨斯（9月 18-20）。

其他已确定的关键平分决胜结果：白袜队优于蓝鸟队和游骑兵队；太空人队优于白袜队、守护者队。详见 B11 页棒球报道

观点

MLB 与工会不应在“28 场比赛协议”上犹豫

作者：比尔·谢金（BILL SHAIKIN），《洛杉矶时报》

洛杉矶——布莱斯·哈珀从本垒跑向一垒大约需要四秒钟。而他驳回联盟办公室向球员工会提出的提案也用了大约同样的时间。该提案旨在确保球员参加洛杉矶奥运会：如果球员被选中但拒绝参赛，在奥运会结束赛季恢复后，必须停赛两周。

“显然，你不可能让皇家队的鲍比·威特二世停赛两周，”哈珀告诉我，“没有鲍比·威特，他们将无法赢得比赛。我不知道球队所有者是否会同意这样做。”

三年来，我们一直在讨论大联盟球员是否会参加奥运会。现在距离奥运会已不足两年，尽管MLB和球员工会都在大谈特谈如何在全球范围内推广这项运动，但双方仍在争执对方是否真的想利用这个全世界瞩目的盛会。

“没有比奥运会更大的舞台了，”哈珀说道。

MLB表示愿意参赛，但前提是必须拥有惩罚不愿参赛球员的权力。

工会也表示愿意参赛，但详见B11页谢金的报道。

职业篮球 延迟的莱昂纳德交易终于推进

将科怀·莱昂纳德送回国境北方的交易终于完成了。多伦多猛龙队和洛杉矶快船队在周一获得了NBA的批准，以敲定今年夏天早些时候达成的协议。

最终，条款与$2\frac{1}{2}$个月前一致：莱昂纳德回归猛龙队，快船队获得布兰登·英格拉姆、格雷迪·迪克、2个首轮选秀权、2个次轮选秀权以及1次选秀权交换。

“我们非常激动地欢迎科怀回到多伦多，”猛龙队总经理兼执行副总裁鲍比·韦伯斯特表示，“他对我们的组织、我们的城市以及我们国家的贡献是不可否认的，他体现了我们所重视的竞争意识和冠军心态。我们相信他的领导力、经验和才华将帮助我们继续向下一个冠军目标迈进。”

对于多伦多来说，这是一个巨大的举措。猛龙队曾在莱昂纳德的带领下赢得了2019年NBA总冠军，并期待在东部联盟中具有竞争力。但双方在7月初暂停了该协议，以等待NBA关于快船队是否在莱昂纳德的薪酬方面规避工资帽规则的调查结果。

本月早些时候，NBA针对该调查对快船队实施了巨额处罚，包括暂停所有者史蒂夫·鲍尔默的职务一年，对球队罚款3000万美元，并强制其没收五个首轮选秀权，以及其他制裁措施。

作为两届NBA总决赛MVP，莱昂纳德因该调查被处以$700,000的罚款。但他没有被停赛，其合同也没有被作废，猛龙队显然现在确定他的状态不会受到影响。...

塔吉·吉布森在效力于17个NBA赛季的8支球队后，加入了蒂亚戈·斯普利特在芝加哥公牛队的首任教练组。

41, 岁的吉布森宣布结束其球员生涯。这位身高 6 英尺 9 英寸的前锋在为公牛队、俄克拉荷马城雷霆队、明尼苏达森林狼队、纽约尼克斯队、底特律活塞队、夏洛特黄蜂队和孟菲斯格里兹利队出战的 1,012 场比赛中，场均贡献 8.3 分和 5.7 个篮板。

大学体育 前JMU四分卫巴内特在UCF赛季报销

中佛罗里达大学（UCF）的首发四分卫阿隆扎·巴内特三世（Alonza Barnett III）预计将缺席本周的比赛——且可能缺席更长时间。教练斯科特·弗罗斯特（Scott Frost）将其描述为一次“相当严重的腿后腱受伤”。

在周六对阵匹兹堡大学的比赛中，当金骑士队以12-7落后且处于倒数第二次进攻快照时，巴内特离场。他在雨天环境下被逼出保护区，在打滑并被从背后擒抱后起身后速度缓慢。基翁·詹金斯（Keyone Jenkins）在最后一次进攻中接替上场，并在第四档进攻时被擒杀，导致球队输球。

巴内特在对阵美洲豹队的比赛中传球186码并获得一次达阵。在去年带领詹姆斯·麦迪逊大学进入大学橄球季后赛后，他成为了备受瞩目的转会球员。

弗罗斯特表示，在巴内特本周进行进一步影像检查之前，无法确定伤势的严重程度。巴内特可能会缺席数周，包括本周六主场对阵佐治亚州立大学的比赛，以及9月26日对阵德克萨斯基督教大学（TCU）的Big 12揭幕战……

田纳西大学教练乔什·休佩尔（Josh Heupel）表示，排名第15位的志愿者队大四近端锋伊森·戴维斯（Ethan Davis）因前十字韧带（ACL）受伤将缺席本赛季剩余比赛。

这位身高6英尺5英寸、体重247磅的近端接球手共出战26场比赛，职业生涯接球39次，获得433码和6次达阵。……

华盛顿大学教练杰德·菲什（Jedd Fisch）表示，外接手克里斯蒂安·莫斯（Christian Moss）以及跑卫奎德·卡尔（Quaid Carr）和杰登·利马尔（Jayden Limar）将缺阵两到三个月，三人均在9月6日对阵华盛顿州大学的赛季揭幕战中受伤。

菲什补充说，另一名首发外接手拉希德·威廉姆斯（Rashid Williams）和首发角卫埃马纽埃尔·卡恩利（Emmanuel Karnley）在周六对阵犹他州立大学的比赛中出现软组织损伤，目前处于周周评估状态。……

路易斯维尔大学男子篮球队教练帕特·凯尔西（Pat Kelsey）为阵容增加了一名第五年球员，前锋LJ·威尔斯（LJ Wells）本赛季可为红鸟队出战。

凯尔西表示，他是北肯塔基大学教练的……

体育日报

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在前十字韧带（ACL）和外侧副韧带（LCL）撕裂整整九个月后，两届MVP四分卫帕特里克·马霍姆斯（Patrick Mahomes）在“周一橄榄球之夜”为酋长队复出。堪萨斯城在密苏里州对阵丹佛的比赛赛程延后。详情请访问 postsports.com。

焦点：大学体育

佛罗里达州立大学解雇体育总监阿尔福德

作者：鲍勃·费兰特 (BOB FERRANTE)

塔拉哈西 —— 佛罗里达州立大学校长理查德·麦卡洛 (Richard McCullough) 表示，学校于周一上午解雇了体育总监迈克尔·阿尔福德 (Michael Alford)。

阿尔福德自2022年1月起担任体育总监，此前他在2020年秋季被聘为 Seminole Boosters, Inc. 的总裁。

“迈克尔·阿尔福德一直尽职地为大学和我们的学生运动员服务，我们感谢他对我们体育项目的贡献，”麦卡洛在的一份声明中表示。

麦卡洛称，此次解雇并非基于正当理由（without cause）。目前尚不清楚佛罗里达州立大学在2024年8月宣布的一份四年期合同中还欠阿尔福德多少款项。

麦卡洛在周一晚些时候表示，解雇阿尔福德的决定是为了在“变化极其迅速”的大学体育环境下保持竞争力。

“这是我们采取一切可能措施以增加收入，并审视未来所需管理模式的第一步，”麦卡洛说。“我们正处于一个对大学美式足球投资迅速增加的时期。”

“人们经常说我们存在支出问题。但支出问题本质上是一个现实。现实就是，要在最高水平上具有竞争力，就必须这样做。”

麦卡洛任命该校高级副体育总监布鲁斯·沃里克 (Bruce Warwick) 担任临时体育总监。学校将面向全国搜寻阿尔福德的继任者。

“重要的是，我们要继续致力于为我们的学生运动员、教练员和工作人员提供连续性和支持，他们始终是我们的重中之重，”沃里克在声明中表示。

阿尔福德在 X 上发布了一份声明，表示他为在佛罗里达州立大学取得的成就感到自豪。

“我们赢得了冠军，培养了优秀的青年男女并见证他们获得大学学位，建设或升级了设施，并且始终以学生运动员和机构的最佳利益为出发点，”阿尔福德写道。“我相信佛罗里达州立大学体育部门已经拥有坚实的基础，我坚信这种势头将会延续。”

这一决定出台之际，美式足球教练迈克·诺维尔 (Mike Norvell) 正处于危急时刻，此前他经历了两个败多胜少的赛季，且本赛季开局仅为 1-1，表现平平。

本周六，塞米诺尔队在对阵排名第 10 的阿拉巴马队时被视为 20.5 分的劣势方。如果诺维尔在未来几周或几个月内被更换，新任体育总监将与麦卡洛以及董事会主席彼得·柯林斯 (Peter Collins) 共同决定聘用人选。

在佛罗里达州立大学任职期间，阿尔福德进行了重要的人才聘用 —— 包括男子篮球队的卢克·卢克斯 (Luke Loucks)、棒球队的林克·贾雷特 (Link Jarrett)、女子足球队的布赖恩·彭斯基 (Brian Pensky)、女子篮球队的布鲁克·威考夫 (Brooke Wyckoff) 以及女子长曲棍球队的萨拉·蒂斯代尔 (Sara Tisdale)，后者是该校在 2025 年春季启动的项目。

在彭斯基的领导下，塞米诺尔队还赢得了两项足球冠军，包括去年的冠军。

阿尔福德在佛罗里达州立大学的任期内带来了巨大的美式足球设施项目，耗资超过 4亿美元。施工队改造了多克·坎贝尔体育场的西侧，而于 2022 年 12 月动工的仅限美式足球使用的设施已于 2025 年 10 月启用。

但阿尔福德决定承担债务、对多克体育场进行美式足球席位重新规划，并提高体育场部分区域票价的决定，引起了数千名佛罗里达州立大学资深球迷的愤怒。

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达林·霍恩对威尔斯的性格、职业道德和可教练性赞不绝口。威尔斯在过去的四个赛季就读于北肯塔基大学，在大学四年级时为北欧人队出场33次，场均贡献15分和7.3个篮板……

美国索尔海姆杯队长安吉拉·斯坦福德在两年度一次的团体赛中输给欧洲队后，在她的母校德克萨斯基督教大学（TCU）的女子高尔夫教练组就职。

斯坦福德将担任安吉·拉瓦约利-拉金的助理教练，后者在斯坦福德于1996年至2000年期间作为“长角蛙队”的杰出球员时，曾是她的主教练。

德国联赛对即将到来的 NHL 比赛感到不满

国家冰球联盟（NHL）时隔 15 年再次在德国举办常规赛，但德国本土联赛对此并不满意。

“他们单独宣布了比赛计划，没有与各俱乐部、我们或[德国冰球协会]协商。这与德国境内 28 家职业俱乐部的赛程相冲突，”德国冰球联赛（German Ice Hockey League）总经理格诺特·特里普克（Gernot Tripcke）在德新社（dpa）发布的评论中表示。“这件事本可以处理得更好。”

NHL 在 3 月份表示，将于 12 月在杜塞尔多夫举行两场常规赛，这是自 2011 年的一次性比赛以来首次在德国举行。德国前锋蒂姆·斯图兹勒（Tim Stützle）所在的渥太华参议员队将于 12 月 18 日和 20, 对阵芝加哥黑鹰队，而这两个日期同样是德国本土球队竞相争夺的日期。

NHL 上个月表示，明年计划在慕尼黑和科隆举行更多比赛，其中包括科隆本土球员里昂·德赖赛特尔（Leon Draisaitl）所在的埃德蒙顿油人队。

特里普克表示，关于这些比赛他也未收到任何通知，并呼吁 NHL 与德国冰球组织合作，为当地俱乐部和 NHL 创造一个“双赢局面”。

“我不知道他们在比赛安排方面是怎么操作的，”特里普克被引用的话称。...

布法罗军刀队正寄希望于前锋诺亚·奥斯特伦德（Noah Ostlund）的潜力，与这位 22 岁的球员签署了一份为期 8 年、$52.800 万 的续约合同。

这份合同的丰厚条款反映了军刀队对该球员的信心，他在新秀赛季取得了显著进步。他在 60 场常规赛中攻入 11 球，贡献 27 分，随后在三场季后赛中贡献了一粒进球和一次助攻。

军刀队预计奥斯特伦德在本赛季将担任前两线球员的角色，位置可以是中锋或翼锋。这位瑞典本土球员在 2022 年选秀中排名第 16 位，目前正进入其新秀合同的最后一年。...

一名知情人士告诉美联社（AP），乔·萨基克（Joe Sakic）将无限期地继续担任科罗拉多雪崩队的总经理，目前没有启动搜寻新人的计划。

萨基克此前已担任冰球运营总裁，在纳什维尔掠夺者队于 6 月聘请克里斯·麦克法兰（Chris MacFarland）领导其管理层后，萨基克兼任了总经理一职。

萨基克是赢得 2022 年斯坦利杯冠军的雪崩队的总设计师。在那个夏天的庆祝游行后不久，他将相关职责移交给了麦克法兰。...

蒙特利尔加拿大人队与教练马丁·圣路易斯（Martin St. Louis）签署了一份多年续约合同。

圣路易斯，51, 岁在全方位重建期间开始执教，他带领这支处于上升期的加拿大人队连续获得季后赛资格，包括进入上赛季的东部会议决赛。

足球 利兹大胜纽卡斯尔，升至英超第三

在半场结束前 13 分钟内攻入三球——其中两球由掌控局面的多米尼克·卡尔弗特-勒温贡献——利兹联在主场以 4-1 大胜纽卡斯尔，从而在英格兰足球超级联赛中升至第三位。

第 32 分钟，田中碧的一次折射射门让利兹联取得领先，随后本场最佳球员卡尔弗特-勒温进入状态。

卡尔弗特-勒温在第 34 分钟的一次头球攻门在入球前擦到了队友杰登·博格尔的头部，被判定为乌龙球，这对他来说很不走运。但第三粒进球毫无疑问出自他之手，他在防守球员的压力下将球捅向球门，球随后钻入了门将身下。...

贝蒂斯的西班牙联赛赛季童话开局在 2-1 击败比利亚雷亚尔后得以延续，使该俱乐部与皇家马德里并列第二。...

在意大利，罗马以 2-0 战胜都灵，延续了其出色的赛季开局。与罗马一同领跑积分榜的是唯一一支同样获得满分的球队——国际米兰，后者在落后的情况下以 5-3 大胜乌迪内斯。...

奥兰多之光俱乐部表示，该 NWSL 俱乐部已与明星前锋芭芭拉·班达签署了一份新的“里程碑式协议”，合同将持续至 2029 赛季。

26 岁的班达在本赛季 20 场比赛中攻入 16 球，创下队史纪录。自 2024 年加盟之光以来，她在所有联赛赛事 62 场出场中累计贡献 41 个进球和 11 次助攻....

瓦伦西亚在经历本周末西班牙联赛开局五场比赛四败后，对其足球运营进行了重组。

俱乐部宣布解雇教练卡洛斯·科尔贝兰和足球首席执行官罗恩·古莱。俱乐部任命布劳利奥·巴斯克斯为新任体育总监，并表示 B 队教练奥斯卡·桑切斯将接任临时主教练。...

巴黎圣日耳曼在周日与法甲对手马赛的比赛前，就阿什拉夫·哈基米的身体状况发布了令人安心的消息。

这位摩洛哥右后卫在周末巴黎圣日耳曼 1-0 战胜布雷斯特的比赛上半场末段蹒跚离场。但俱乐部在声明中表示，他仅患有“轻微的右大腿拉伤”。...

前捷克斯洛伐克、捷克共和国及西汉姆联门将卢德克·米克洛斯科去世，享年 64 岁。...

阿根廷联赛历史上最受赞誉的教练之一马塞洛·加拉多已达成协议，将在 2030 年世界杯前执教厄瓜多尔国家队。

网球 谢尔顿在美网失利后继续前行

本·谢尔顿在闯入美网决赛后并没有休息太久。

谢尔顿已确认入选美国戴维斯杯代表队，该队本周将在布拉格与捷克共和国交手。随后，他将在接下来的周末前往伦敦参加拉沃尔杯，代表世界队出战。

谢尔顿在周日的首场大满贯决赛中负于亚历山大·兹维列夫。他的排名上升至职业生涯最高的第 4 位。

同样入选美国队参加对阵捷克队第二轮资格赛的球员还包括莱纳·蒂恩、马丁·达姆、克里斯蒂安·哈里森和奥斯汀·克拉伊切克。泰勒·弗里茨和汤米·保罗退出了该队。...

随着 39 岁的诺瓦克·德约科维奇——“三巨头”中唯一仍在参赛的成员——在最新的男子排名中从第 5 位跌至第 12 位，这是自 2002 年 10 月以来，他、罗杰·费德勒和拉斐尔·纳达尔首次全部未进入前 10 名。

39 岁的德约科维奇在美网第一轮被马里亚诺·纳沃内击败。这是德约科维奇二十年来在大满贯赛事中最早的一次出局。...

此前一直抗议要求在顶级赛事中获得更高收入分成的高水平网球运动员表示，既然大满贯球员咨询委员会已经成立，他们将不再公开提出要求。

球员代表的一份声明称：“球员们现在将直接与大满贯赛事方合作建立该委员会，通过该委员会，球员本人将直接接受咨询，并能够进行持续的谈判。”

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对牛仔队的防守线而言，历史再次重演

线卫贾肖恩·巴勒姆（Jaishawn Barham，左）是几名被判关键犯规的牛仔队球员之一。 YUKI IWAMURA / AP

在面对华盛顿队之前， 这支经过重组的单位仍有 大量问题需要解决

作者：卡尔文·沃特金斯 (CALVIN WATKINS)

新泽西州东卢瑟福 —— 球员换了，战术变了，结果却一样。

这是对达拉斯牛仔队防守线新面貌最恰当的描述。周日晚上，在大都会体育场举行的赛季揭幕战中，他们以 28-20 输给了纽约巨人队。

“这是一项让人保持谦卑的事业，而我们今晚被教训了，这也是我对队员们说的话，”教练布赖恩·肖特海默 (Brian Schottenheimer) 表示。“在 17 英里的马拉松赛跑中，我们输掉了第 1 英里，我们必须变得更强。我们会变得更强。”

首年担任防守协调员的克里斯蒂安·帕克 (Christian Parker) 做了准备，但没有得到预期的结果。一些新面孔的影响力微乎其微且犯了关键错误，而一些老面孔则造成了代价高昂的犯规。

在第四节，纽约队的进攻方连续进行了 8 次向左侧的进攻 —— 其中包括 6 次摆动传球 (swing passes) —— 从而领先了两个得分。

在牛仔队的进攻方将分差缩小到 8 分后，防守方未能夺回球权。首先，他们在第三档 9 码的情况下丢掉了一次 12 码的传球。

随后，在第二档 16 码时，跑卫卡姆·斯卡特博 (Cam Skattebo) 推进了 13 码。面对第三档 3 码，近端锋以赛亚·莱克利 (Isaiah Likely) —— 他的表现像奥德尔·贝克汉姆 (Odell Beckham Jr.) 一样出色，全场最高，接球 8 次，推进 78 码并得分两次 —— 凭借一次 3 码的接球，给新秀安全卫卡莱布·唐斯 (Caleb Downs) 上了一课。

莱克利在马利克·纳伯斯 (Malik Nabers，接球 6 次，推进 69 码) 身边就位，开始向内侧跑位，但随后又向球场中间移动。这为他接球提供了所需的空间。

这次接球并非决定胜负的关键，但起到了定局作用。牛仔队的防守还存在许多其他问题。

缺乏持续的冲传压力显而易见，巨人队四分卫贾克森·达特 (Jaxson Dart) 29 次传球完成 23 次，推进 230 码，并有 3 次达阵。他被擒杀 2 次，被击中 6 次，但很多时候他有充足的时间将球传向深处。

对于达拉斯队来说，将对方赶出进攻区尤为困难。纽约队在 11 次第三档进攻中成功转换了 9 次，在红区 (red zone) 4 试 4 中，并在 7 次进攻回合中 4 次得分，其中一度连续三次进攻得手。

所有关于牛仔队防守的炒作 —— 累积擒杀 (仅 2 次)、强迫对方失误 (仅 1 次) 以及制造混乱 (几乎没有) —— 都未能实现。

“我认为今天我们面对了很多次第三档进攻，但很多次都没能把对方赶出场，”强迫对方掉球的防守截锋奎宁·威廉姆斯 (Quinnen Williams) 说。“本周我们必须审视自己的方法，这是一个学习和改进的好机会。我们更衣室里的球员，尤其是防守端的球员，在接受建设性批评和承担责任方面是非常令人难以置信的。”

比赛中最关键的时刻之一出现在巨人队的倒数第二次进攻。这次由 13 次进攻、推进 70 码的进攻以一次向球场左侧的传球结束，达特向跑卫德文·辛格莱特里 (Devin Singletary) 传出一次 9 码的达阵球。

巨人队肆无忌惮地将进攻导向球场的左侧平原区。

无论是帕克在人员配置或战术调用上的调整，还是场上球员的调整，都没有到位。

“是的，很多次观察失误，”肖特海默说。“当你执行某些匹配覆盖区域 (match coverage zones) 时，你必须看清谁是第三目标。再次强调，我认为这是我们可以更好地纠正的地方……作为教练，我们的职责是让球员处于更好的位置。这与我们、教练组以及球员都有关。”

肖特海默不是一个爱找借口的人，对于在关键时刻犯错的一些球员，他也没有掩饰。

新秀线卫杰肖恩·巴汉姆 (Jaishawn Barham) 在第三档 1 码时犯了中立区违例。资深中线卫德-马维昂·欧弗肖恩 (De-Marvion Overshown) 在一次第一档推进 15 码的跑球后将达特撞出界外，被判不必要粗暴行为。资深球员威廉姆斯在第二档 1 码时被判越位。

跑球 49 码的达特还导致多诺万·埃泽鲁阿库 (Donovan Ezeiruaku) 犯了面罩违例。

“我的意思是，失误会扼杀获胜的能力，尤其是那些自找的麻烦，”肖滕海默说道。“在短码进攻的情况下，我们几次越位，可以说这就给了对方免费的进攻机会。这导致了对方能够维持进攻推进。这再次导致他们掌控了球权，但这归根结底是纪律问题，而我们的纪律性本应比今晚的表现更好。而且，我想再次强调，我们的表现还不够出色。”

《达拉斯晨报》

笔记

乌鸦队在球员受伤后或将寻求增加外接手

在能够自行走下球场之前。

路透社

教练杰西·明特（Jesse Minter）周一表示，在周日以 41-23 击败印第安纳波利斯小马队的比赛中，由于扎伊·弗劳尔斯（Zay Flowers）和新秀贾科比·莱恩（Ja'Kobi Lane）受伤，巴尔的摩乌鸦队可能会增加一名接球手。

弗劳尔斯在上半场接球 5 次，获得职业生涯最高的 150 码并完成一次达阵，期间加重了腿筋伤势。明特表示，这位乌鸦队 1 号外接手的伤情需逐日观察。

莱恩的缺阵时间预计会更长。这位新秀遭受了手腕受伤——据 NFL Network 报道为骨折——预计将缺席数周。

巴尔的摩在印第安纳波利斯这场比赛结束时，可用的外接手仅剩拉肖德·贝特曼（Rashod Bateman）、克里斯·摩尔（Chris Moore）和拉约翰泰·韦斯特（LaJohntay Wester）。

乌鸦队的阵容中确实有增援。德冯特兹·沃克（Devontez Walker）因腹股沟受伤而未出战，而新秀埃利亚斯·萨拉特（Elijah Sarratt）则是健康状态下被排除在名单之外。

“我认为有[外部引进]的可能性，”明特说，“但同样，我对特兹·沃克和萨拉特很有信心。这些球员在我们的进攻体系中拥有大量的练习次数。”

• 羊队：主教练肖恩·麦克维（Sean McVay）不愿就外线线卫迈尔斯·加勒特（Myles Garrett）在膝盖手术后何时能重返赛场给出具体时间表。

在周四令人失望的洛杉矶首秀之后，加勒特于周日被列入伤病储备名单（IR），将至少缺席 4 场比赛。

• 海鹰队：一名西雅图发言人告诉媒体，萨姆·达诺德（Sam Darnold）患有“非常独特的软组织损伤”，其髋关节“未受影响”。

这位曾赢得超级碗的四分卫“没有明确的”复出时间表，但发言人表示，这被认为是一次短期受伤。

• 维京人队：在带领明尼苏达队逆转击败格林贝包装工队后，卡森·温茨（Carson Wentz）预计将在周日对阵芝加哥熊队的比赛中首发。

首发四分卫凯勒·马雷（Kyler Murray）在第一节早些时候离开赛场。他在一次乱跑中头部受到撞击，并倒地停留了几分钟。

• 棕队：教练托德·蒙肯（Todd Monken）表示，尽管德尚·沃森（Deshaun Watson）复出后的表现不佳，但他预计在周日对阵坦帕湾海盗队的比赛中继续让沃森担任克利夫兰的首发四分卫。

沃森因两次跟腱断裂自 2024 年 10 月起一直缺阵。在周日棕队输给杰克逊维尔美洲虎队的比赛中，他 22 次传球完成 16 次，获得 205 码，一次达阵和一次被截球。

• 狮队：在跑卫以赛亚·帕切科（Isiah Pacheco）接受背部手术后，他的底特律首秀被进一步推迟——可能要到 12 月。

教练丹·坎贝尔（Dan Campbell）表示，帕切科接受了手术，将缺席“相当长的一段时间”。NFL Network 报道称，他需要 12 周时间从一项移除压迫神经的游离体手术中恢复。

• 鹰队：据多份报道，费城队正将三届全明星卫锋兰登·迪克森（Landon Dickerson）列入伤病储备名单，他在周日对阵华盛顿指挥官队的比赛中艰难应对膝盖伤势。

• 猎鹰队：亚特兰大教练凯文·斯特凡斯基（Kevin Stefanski）表示，防守线球员达肖恩·汉德（Da'Shawn Hand）将因四头肌撕裂接受手术，本赛季报销。

• 牛队：据 ESPN 报道，安全卫马利克·胡克（Malik Hooker）被诊断为前臂骨折，计划会见专家以确定恢复时间表。

• 德州人队：休斯顿教练德梅科·赖恩斯（DeMeco Ryans）告诉记者，线卫亨利·图图（Henry To'oTo'o）因左肩受伤预计将缺席不确定时间。

• 电击队：据 NFL Network 报道，外接手拉德·麦康基（Ladd McConkey）接受了检测，以确定他在周日洛杉矶输给亚利桑那红雀队的比赛中遭受的肋骨伤势程度。

• 爱国者队：跑卫特雷维昂·亨德森（TreVeyon Henderson）已回到新英格兰队的训练中，目标是在周日对阵匹兹堡钢人队的比赛中完成赛季首秀。

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O 的奔跑（与传球）起跑

关于 NFL（接 B7 页）

在面对去年 NFL 最强防守阵营之一的休斯顿德州人队时，乔什·艾伦和比尔队在前 11 次进攻机会中取得了 7 次得分。

从始至终掌控了芝加哥队的进攻。

乌鸦队占据主导

拉马尔·杰克逊、德里克·亨利和巴尔的摩乌鸦队在以 41-23 击败印第安纳波利斯小马队的比赛中表现出色，为教练杰西·明特赢得了首场胜利。巴尔的摩队承载着很高的期望，且球队的核心球员表现惊艳。

上赛季饱受伤病困扰的杰克逊打出了两届 MVP 的水准。32 岁的亨利跑起来像 22 岁一样。扎伊·弗劳尔斯则打出了职业生涯最佳的一天。

小马队在去年 8-2 开局后，目前已遭遇八连败。四分卫丹尼尔·琼斯在跟腱撕裂复出后的首场比赛中表现低迷，防守端也表现糟糕。

巨人队的盛大首秀

约翰·哈博的运气比他的兄弟吉姆要好。贾克森·达特、卡姆·斯卡特博和纽约巨人队在新教练执教的首场比赛中，以 28-20 击败了达拉斯牛仔队。

巨人队的打法像极了哈博执教时期的乌鸦队。他们掌控球权近 37 分钟，将达克·普雷斯科特和牛仔队的进攻组织者限制在场外。

麦克丹尼尔的进攻哑火

在迈克·麦克丹尼尔担任进攻协调员的首场比赛中，贾斯汀·赫伯特和洛杉矶闪电队的开局并不稳定，亚利桑那红雀队以 26-14 的客场胜利实现了本周最大的冷门。

新任教练迈克·拉弗勒制定了出色的比赛计划，四分卫雅各比·布里塞特执行良好，带领着原本被看低 9.5 分的亚利桑那队取得了胜利。

缺少迈卡，包装机队难求一胜

格林贝包装机队在比赛中将凯勒·马雷击出场外，并在下半场一度领先 12 分，但随后卡森·温茨率领明尼苏达维京人队反超，最终以 39-22 获胜。在全明星冲传手迈卡·帕森斯仍处于 ACL 手术恢复期的情况下，格林贝队的战绩跌至 0-6。乔丹·洛夫和进攻组不能再继续出现如此多的失误。

孟加拉虎折磨梅菲尔德

辛辛那提孟加拉虎加强了急需改造的防守线，且在早期就见到了成效。德克斯特·劳伦斯、乔纳森·艾伦和其他新首发球员在整场比赛中不断骚扰贝克·梅菲尔德，最终以 33-27 击败了坦帕湾海盗队。梅菲尔德在签署新合同后的首场比赛中丢失了三次球权。得益于坦帕湾队的四次失误，乔·伯로우无需发挥极高产的进攻力。

肖在实战中成熟

新奥尔良圣徒队在对阵底特律狮队的比赛中尝试反击，但在加时赛中，教练凯伦·摩尔追求胜利而尝试的三分转换被拦截，反击失败。但

肖的表现给了人们乐观的理由。他克服了糟糕的开局，展现出了沉着与成熟，并在结尾阶段强力发力，帮助新奥尔良队从 21-0 的落后局面中反弹。

还是那个沃森

德尚·沃森的数据统计无法反映真实情况。克利夫兰布朗队在面对杰克逊维尔美洲豹队时完全处于劣势且被压制，以 34-10 告负。很难想象沃森能在第三周的主场揭幕战中首发。

最后的征程需要助力

亚伦·罗杰斯在与教练迈克·麦卡西重聚的比赛中以一场胜利开启了他的 NFL 最后一个赛季。匹兹堡钢人队以 20-13 击败了伤兵满营的亚特兰大猎鹰队及其三线四分卫库珀·鲁什。

罗杰斯显然在麦卡西的进攻体系中感到舒适，这位 42 岁的球员依然是一名顶尖的传球手。但 DK·梅特卡夫表现挣扎，跑球进攻也缺乏亮点。

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关键失误困扰指挥官队

来自 B7 的指挥官队报道

MATT ROURKE / AP 周日，老鹰队的近端锋达拉斯·戈德特（Dallas Goedert）在冲向决定胜负的达阵途中，击败了指挥官队的线卫桑尼·斯泰尔斯（Sonny Styles）。

在接下来的四次进攻中，费城队仅获得了一次第一次进攻权。

当被问及防守表现出色时最突出的特点是什么时，里夫斯（Reaves）表示：“是能量。我们能迅速结束对方的进攻并离场。我们必须保持这种状态。当我们像那样在防守端获得势头，能够阻止他们，让他们在三次进攻后出局时，他们就没有任何真正的对策。”

冲传是防守端最令人印象深刻的部分。指挥官队三次擒杀赫茨（Hurts），记录了五次四分卫击中，并对他施加了持续的压力。

但即使是防守前线也出现了代价高昂的错误。在第四节以 17-16 落后时，华盛顿队本有机会通过防守成功，从而给进攻端一个反超比分的机会。在一次擒杀导致损失码数以及一次抢跑犯规后，老鹰队面临第三次进攻，需推进 18 码。

在随后的后撤传球中，掩护防守维持住了，但防守截锋达隆·佩恩（Daron Payne）和查尔斯·奥梅尼胡（Charles Omenihu）被撞倒在地。这在防守中路留下了一个巨大的漏洞，赫茨利用这一点通过 22 码的奔跑获得了第一次进攻权。

“我们制造了混乱，在前方造成了一些波动，”外线卫 K'Lavon 蔡森（K'Lavon Chaisson）说道。“有几次，我们让他摆脱了包围并从口袋区冲出。我们必须把他放倒。”

在一次看似又是抢跑但裁判未吹罚的可疑判罚之后，赫茨通过一次传给近端锋达拉斯·戈德特的传球再次完成了第三次进攻转换。戈德特在掩护防守中击败了线卫桑尼·斯泰尔斯，随后让安全卫尼克·克罗斯（Nick Cross）和里夫斯（Reaves）扑空。接着，他跑赢了角卫拉斯尔·道格拉斯（Rasul Douglas）进入端区，完成了最终决定胜负的达阵。

指挥官队有信心能够避免重复这些失误。

“我们已经准备好了，伙计，”道格拉斯说。“我见过有些球队在出现这种局面时会互相指责，但这里的情况并非如此。每个人都保持冷静，我们进行了沟通，确保一切都处理正确。”

指挥官队认为，这次失利更多是因为导致大比分失分的可修复错误，而非老鹰队的表现优于他们——这增强了他们对防守端将有所提升的信心。

“他们得到的一切都是我们送给他们的。他们并没有做出什么惊人的表现，”角卫阿米克·罗伯逊（Amik Robertson）说。“我觉得我们今晚协作得很好，但我们没能持续 60 分钟保持高效。我们绝对是一支特殊的队伍……我们只需要完成比赛。”

新闻与简报

线卫弗兰基·卢武（Frankie Luvu，腹股沟伤势）和乔丹·马吉（Jordan Magee，腿筋伤势）、安全卫泰勒·欧文斯（Tyler Owens，脚踝伤势）以及近端锋奇·奥孔科沃（Chig Okonkwo，腿筋伤势）在对阵老鹰队的比赛中受伤。奎因（Quinn）在赛后没有提供进一步更新……

指挥官队中健康的非出场球员包括四分卫阿桑·卡利亚克马尼斯（Athan Kaliakmanis）、接球手卢克·麦卡夫雷（Luke McCaffrey）和特雷隆·伯克斯（Treylon Burks）、后卫塔诺亚·托吉亚伊（Tanoa Togiai）以及防守截锋里基·巴伯（Ricky Barber）。

麦卡夫雷和伯克斯的缺阵令人意外。在整个训练营期间，麦卡夫雷在第一阵容进攻组中担任槽位接球手，且是主要的弃踢回攻球员。

由于这位前三轮秀被作为健康球员排除在名单外，杰林·莱恩（Jaylin Lane）成为了主要的弃踢和截击回攻球员。

伯克斯也与首发球员进行了大量训练，主要担任外接手。他与麦卡夫雷是阵容中仅有的两名身高超过 6 英尺的接球手，因此教练组牺牲了身高，以换取特里·麦克劳林（Terry McLaurin）、斯特丰·迪格斯（Stefon Diggs）、安东尼奥·威廉姆斯（Antonio Williams）和迪亚米·布朗（Dyami Brown）所提供的互换性……

德鲁·史蒂文斯（Drew Stevens）在 2 次射门尝试中命中 1 次，在 2 次附加分尝试中命中 1 次。他在第一节命中了一个 55 码的射门，但在第三节未能命中 54 码的射门。在未命中的附加分尝试中，泰勒·奥特（Tyler Ott）的开球过高，因此他承担了更多责任。

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x-比赛结束；z-已锁定季后赛资格

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<><>西区< / ><>胜< / ><>负< / ><>胜率< / ><>落后场数< / ><>近10场< / ><>状态< / >< / ><><>休斯顿< / ><>75< / ><>.500< / ><> $-4$ < / ><> $4-6$ < / ><>L-3< / >< / ><><>德克萨斯< / ><>74< / ><>76< / ><>.493< / ><> $1$ < / ><> $5-5$ < / ><>W-2< / >< / ><><>x-西雅图< / ><>70< / ><>80< / ><>.467< / ><> $5$ < / ><> $4-6$ < / ><>L-1< / >< / ><><>奥克兰运动家< / ><>61< / ><>89< / ><>.407< / ><> $14$ < / ><> $7-3$ < / ><>W-1< / >< / ><><>x-洛杉矶< / ><>56< / ><>93< / ><>.376< / ><> $18\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><> $3-7$ < / ><>L-3< / >< / table>

周一在辛辛那提，道奇队以 4-1 战胜红人队，戴夫·罗伯茨在特奥斯卡·埃尔南德斯击出个人全垒打后，向他撒了一把向日葵种子。

在阿隆索的回归之战中，亨德森为金莺队抢尽风头

SAM GREENE / USA TODAY

国民队领先者

击球手	AVG	OBA	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
Morales	296.296	8	2	3	0	8
Ruiz	289.327	90	10	47	16	36
Wiemer	286.390	20	3	12	12	29
Garcia	287.500	20	11	16	14	26
Iandreny	273.308	1	1	3	1	8
Ward	268.395	127	30	75	98	165
Abrams	264.339	143	30	96	53	150
Mead	254.352	72	17	48	39	62
Chaparro	251.351	44	10	36	22	48
Young	249.316	99	10	47	32	75
Lile	248.301	140	20	82	39	121
Vivas	244.337	69	3	29	38	47
House	239.300	70	10	44	24	83
Tena	225.307	56	7	23	27	86
Crews	223.291	81	11	40	27	98
Ortiz	212.252	24	5	13	6	32
Nuñez	210.290	86	1	35	46	96
Ford	186.307	16	3	10	14	23
Millas	185.277	24	2	11	14	37

路上的点心

	7	19	13	11
Granillo	0.0	9.64	13	10	8	3
Perales	0.0	11.57	10	9	6	9

冈纳·亨德森两周多以来的首支本垒打成为了对阵大都会队的胜负关键。

国家联盟外卡排名
球队	胜	负	胜率	距离外卡
芝加哥小熊	84	67	.556	+2
费城	83	67	.553	$+1\frac{1}{2}$
x-圣迭戈	81	68	.544	—
x-亚利桑那	79	71	.527	$2\frac{1}{2}$

美国联盟外卡排名 金莺 2, 大都会 1

球队	胜	负	胜率	距离外卡
x-纽约洋基	86	63	.577	$+10\frac{1}{2}$
波士顿	82	68	.547	+6
克利夫兰	76	75	.503	—
多伦多	75	76	.497	1
德克萨斯	74	76	.493	$1\frac{1}{2}$
巴尔的摩	73	78	.483	3

国家联盟领先者

周一比赛前。打击部分

Arraez, 费城 ....313 Lopez, 迈阿密 ....309 Gonzales, 匹兹堡 ....304 Moreno, 亚利桑那 ....301 Rumfield, 科罗拉多 ....298 McCarthy, 科罗拉多 ....295 Freeman, 洛杉矶 ....293 Chourio, 密尔沃基 ....292

全垒打

Schwarber, Phi .... 44 Crow-Armstrong, Chi .... 41 Olson, Atl .... 39 Goodman, Col .... 38 Devers, SF .... 37 Stewart, Cin .... 31

Burleson, StL .... 109 Stewart, Cin .... 107 Walker, StL .... 100 Devers, SF .... 98 Crow-Armstrong, Chi .... 98 Abrams, Was .... 96 Schwarber, Phi .... 94 Turang, Mil .... 92 Contreras, Mil .... 86

Misorowski, Mil 1.95 Sale, Atl 2.18 Yamamoto, LA 2.62 Rodriguez, Ari 2.62 Sánchez, Phi 2.79 Burns, Cin 2.80 Luzardo, Phi 2.87 King, SD 3.03

救援成功

Miller, SD .... 36 O'Brien, StL .... 36 Iglesias, Atl .... 32 Duran, Phi .... 30 Megill, Mil .... 27 Pagán, Cin .... 23 Scott, LA .... 22 Fairbanks, Mia .... 19

金莺队 2, 大都会队 1

作者：马特·韦里奇 (MATT WEYRICH)

纽约 —— 这一次，冈纳·亨德森在关键时刻挺身而出。

这位金莺队的明星游击手在本赛季的关键时刻并不经常能击出关键安打，但在周一对阵纽约大都会队的比赛中，他在第八局击出的反超比分全垒打帮助巴尔的摩队以 2-1 获胜。

巴尔的摩队 (73-78) 赢下了系列赛的首场比赛，让皮特·阿隆索在自由球员市场被金莺队从大都会队签走后，首次回到Citi球场地迎来了一次愉快的回归。主场观众为在皇后区效力过七个赛季的阿隆索播放了计分板致敬视频，并多次起立鼓掌。在进入比赛前，他的职业生涯全垒打数为 299 个，本场比赛他 3 次击球 0 次命中，另有一次保送。

在比分持平且金莺队整晚都在寻求关键安打的情况下，亨德森将右投手德尼尔·努涅斯 (Dedniel Núñez) 的球击出场外，完成了本赛季的第 23 个全垒打，也是他自 8 月 30 日以来的首个全垒打。

凭借这场胜利，金莺队将与美国联盟第三个外卡席位的差距缩小到了 3 场球。他们的季后赛概率已跌至个位数，但在还剩 11 场比赛的情况下，他们尚未被淘汰。

三振

布兰登·杨 (Brandon Young) 在五局比赛中表现吃力但避免了灾难，在 5 次安打和 5 次保送的情况下仅失 1 分，并完成了 6 次三振。他投出了职业生涯最高的 106 球，且每一球都至关重要。

在第四局以一记独跑全垒打将比分扳平。

进入周一比赛。打击

Misorowski, Mil 236 Luzardo, Phi 221 Sánchez, Phi 210 Cavalli, Was 194 Sale, Atl 190 Skenes, Pit 185 McLean, NY 184 Burns, Cin 181

人员动态

金莺队的另一分由赫斯顿·克杰斯塔德 (Heston Kjerstad) 贡献，他在第二局击出二垒安打帮助杰克逊·霍利戴 (Jackson Holliday) 得分，这是他自 9 月 1 日重返 MLB 后的首次长打。随后，中外野手 A.J. 尤因 (A.J. Ewing) 以一记独跑全垒打将比分扳平。

洛杉矶队凭借塔里克·斯库巴尔 (Tarik Skubal) 的七局无失分表现，以及凯尔·塔克 (Kyle Tucker) 和特奥斯卡·赫尔南德斯 (Teoscar Hernández) 的全垒打，在战胜辛辛那提队后锁定了连续第 14 次进入季后赛的资格。

统计数据

金莺队< / td><>打数< / ><>得分< / ><>安打< / ><>打点< / ><>保送< / ><>三振< / ><>打击率< / >< / tr><><>Beavers (左外野)......5< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.241< / >< / ><><>Alonso (一垒)......3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.268< / >< / ><><>Henderson (游击)......4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.223< / >< / ><><>Mayo (三垒)......4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.224< / >< / ><><>Holliday (二垒)......4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>.229< / >< / ><><>Encarnacion-Strand (指定击球)......4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.262< / >< / ><><>Kjerstad (右外野)......4< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.250< / >< / ><><>Cowser (中外野)......4< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.218< / >< / ><><>Narváez (捕手)......1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.164< / >< / ><><>Basallo (代打-捕手)......2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.224< / >< / ><><>总计< / ><>35< / ><>2< / ><>9< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>12< / ><>—< / >< / table>

四名救援投手共同完成了金莺队最后 12 个出局数的记录，Yennier Cano 获得胜投，Rico Garcia 在面对其前东家时记录了一次救援成功——这是他本赛季的第九次救援。

<><>大都会队< / ><>打数< / ><>得分< / ><>安打< / ><>打点< / ><>保送< / ><>三振< / ><>打击率< / >< / ><><>Lindor (游击)......< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>.230< / >< / ><><>Soto (左外野)......< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.273< / >< / ><><>Bichette (三垒)......< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.261< / >< / ><><>Benge (右外野)......< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>.273< / >< / ><><>J.Young (指定击球)......< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.268< / >< / ><><>Vientos (代打-指定击球)......< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.214< / >< / ><><>Semien (二垒)......< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.219< / >< / ><><>Ewing (中外野)......< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.251< / >< / ><><>Baty (一垒)......< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.228< / >< / ><><>Alvarez (捕手)......< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.231< / >< / ><><>总计< / ><>32< / ><>1< / ><>6< / ><>1< / ><>5< / ><>8< / ><>—< / >< / table>

胜投：Cano (3-3)；败投：Núñez (1-1)；救援：Garcia (9)。捕手挡球：Alvarez (10)。挑战球：Young (坏球被判定为好球)。比赛时间：2:47。观众人数：35,800 (42,136)。 失误：Ewing (4)。遗留垒上跑者：巴尔的摩 8，纽约 9。二垒安打：Kjerstad (1), Encarnacion-Strand (10)。本垒打：Henderson (23)，投手 Núñez；Ewing (10)，投手 B.Young。打点：Kjerstad (2), Henderson (58), Ewing (38)。盗垒：Soto (9)。捕手：Narváez。

道奇队：从 AAA 级俄克拉荷马城队召回右投手 Paul Gervase，并将右投手 Emmet Sheehan下放到俄克拉荷马城队。

蓝鸟队：右外野手 Rudy Martin Jr. 因左腿后侧肌肉拉伤被列入 10 天伤病名单（追溯至周日），并从 AAA 级布法罗队召回左外野手 Davis Schneider 和左投手 Brendan Cellucci。

金莺队< / td><>局数< / ><>安打< / ><>得分< / ><>自责分< / ><>保送< / ><>三振< / ><>防御率< / >< / tr><><>B.Young......< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>5< / ><>6< / ><>3.65< / >< / ><><>Walker......< / ><> $1\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>1.69< / >< / ><><>Cano......< / ><> $\frac{1}{3}$ < / ><>0< / ><>3.13< / >< / ><><>Wolfram......< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>4.66< / >< / ><><>Garcia......< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2.97< / >< / table>

<><>巴尔的摩...< / ><>010< / ><>000< / ><>010< / ><>—< / ><>2< / ><>9< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>纽约 ....< / ><>000< / ><>100< / ><>000< / ><>—< / ><>1< / ><>6< / ><>1< / >< / table>

<><>大都会队< / ><>局数< / ><>安打< / ><>得分< / ><>自责分< / ><>保送< / ><>三振< / ><>防御率< / >< / ><><>Tong......6< / ><>6< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>6< / ><>3.43< / >< / ><><>Pintaro......1< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>4.03< / >< / ><><>Núñez......1< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>4.30< / >< / ><><>Senga......1< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>7.02< / >< / table>

响尾蛇队： 从多伦多队通过弃权认领获得右外野手 Jesús Sánchez。

道奇 4, 红人 1

今日

—《巴尔的摩太阳报》

白袜 7, 守护者 3

金莺队：将右投手 Codi Heuer 从 AAA 级诺福克队召回，并将右投手 Yaramil Hiraldo 降至诺福克队。

美联领先者

Skubal 仅允许对方击出 3 次安打，三振 9 人，保送 1 人，在七天内第二次击败红人队获得胜场。

皇家队：将右投手 Easton McGee 降至 AAA 级奥马哈队。

教士队：一垒手 Ty France 从陪产假名单中激活。

金莺队领先者

击球手< / td><>AVGOBA< / ><>H< / ><>HR< / ><>RBI< / ><>BB< / ><>SO< / >< / tr><><>Hinds......< / ><>333.462< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>Alexander......< / ><>303.358< / ><>79< / ><>4< / ><>31< / ><>19< / ><>63< / >< / ><><>Pozo......< / ><>294.316< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>Mountcastle......< / ><>286.333< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>Alonso......< / ><>268.363< / ><>151< / ><>35< / ><>100< / ><>77< / ><>157< / >< / ><><>Encarnacion-Strand..< / ><>262.315< / ><>43< / ><>8< / ><>32< / ><>10< / ><>49< / >< / ><><>Rutschman..< / ><>251.331< / ><>62< / ><>8< / ><>47< / ><>30< / ><>40< / >< / table>

周日赛果

周日赛果 费城 9, 客场对阵亚特兰大 4 客场对阵迈阿密 6, 洛杉矶道奇 4 辛辛那提 4, 客场对阵密尔沃基 3 匹兹堡 4, 客场对阵芝加哥小熊 3 圣迭戈 6, 客场对阵旧金山 4

老虎队：将右投手 Keider Montero 从陪产假名单中激活，并将右投手 Yilber Díaz 降至 AAA 级托莱多队。

国联比分

周一赛果 洛杉矶道奇 4, 客场对阵辛辛那提 1；客场对阵芝加哥小熊 7, 亚特兰大 3；客场对阵圣路易斯 2, 旧金山 1；圣迭戈对阵科罗拉多，晚场；迈阿密对阵亚利桑那，晚场

Tristan Peters 在一次 18 球的打席中击出 12 次界外球，这成为了第六局六分大爆发的关键，芝加哥队击败克利夫兰队，继续领跑美国联盟中区。

国联比赛

费城对阵国民，6:45

<><>< / ><>胜-负< / ><>防御率< / ><>球队< / >< / ><><>Sánchez (L)< / ><>17-5< / ><>2.79< / ><>22-8< / >< / ><><>Kent (L)< / ><>1-4< / ><>6.58< / ><>1-5< / >< / ><>< colspan="4">道奇对阵红人，6:40< / >< / ><><>Yamamoto (R)< / ><>13-8< / ><>2.62< / ><>17-9< / >< / ><><>Lowder (R)< / ><>6-10< / ><>5.81< / ><>11-12< / >< / ><>< colspan="4">酿酒师对阵海盗，6:40< / >< / ><><>Mislorowski (R)< / ><>14-5< / ><>1.95< / ><>19-8< / >< / ><><>待定< / ><>----< / >< / ><>< colspan="4">勇士对阵小熊，7:40< / >< / ><><>Pérez (L)< / ><>8-9< / ><>3.08< / ><>13-11< / >< / ><><>Gausman (R)< / ><>9-12< / ><>4.60< / ><>14-16< / >< / ><>< colspan="4">巨人对阵红鸟，7:45< / >< / ><><>Tidwell (R)< / ><>0-2< / ><>4.82< / ><>1-6< / >< / ><><>Pallante (R)< / ><>12-6< / ><>3.45< / ><>15-11< / >< / ><>< colspan="4">教士对阵落基，8:40< / >< / ><><>Buehler (R)< / ><>8-6< / ><>4.61< / ><>20-9< / >< / ><><>Feltner (R)< / ><>5-10< / ><>5.88< / ><>8-14< / >< / ><>< colspan="4">马林对阵响尾蛇，9:40< / >< / ><><>Junk (R)< / ><>6-9< / ><>4.54< / ><>10-12< / >< / ><><>Soroka (R)< / ><>8-5< / ><>3.53< / ><>10-8< / >< / table>

Alvarez, Hou ....310 Simpson, TB ....305 Díaz, TB ....301 DeLauter, Cle ....291 Greene, Det ....283 Rafaela, Bos ....282 Caglianone, KC ....281 Witt, KC ....280

跨联盟比赛

Aaron Judge 击出了一支三分本垒打——这是他自 5 月 24 日以来的首支长打——为第八局的六分攻势画上句号，纽约队击败明尼苏达队，在 10 个赛季中第九次获得季后赛资格。

洋基 8, 双城 3

老虎 6, 蓝鸟 5

在底特律队战胜多伦多队的比赛中，Brett Callahan 在第八局击出扳平比分的打点单打，随后 Zach McKinstry 在第九局利用一次接球失误得分，击出致胜分。

小熊队 7, 勇士队 3

< / td><>胜-负< / ><>防御率< / ><>球队< / >< / tr><><>Baz (右)< / ><>6-15< / ><>4.05< / ><>8-21< / >< / ><><>Manaea (左)< / ><>5-7< / ><>4.79< / ><>7-9< / >< / table>

肯利·詹森在第九局未让对方击出安打，锁定了本赛季的第20次救援成功。

Baker, TB .... 40 Smith, Cle .... 36 Bednar, NY .... 34 Chapman, Bos .... 34 Varland, Tor .... 33 Latz, Tex .... 29 Muñoz, Sea .... 27

Alonso, Bal .... 100 Alvarez, Hou .... 96 Caminero, TB .... 95 Rice, NY .... 90 Aranda, .... 89 Adell, Cle .... 88 Dingler, Det .... 87 Bell, Min .... 86

Schlittler, NY 1.95 Cease, Tor 2.38 Messick, Cle 2.51 Gray, Bos 2.76 Rasmussen, 2.81 Martinez, 2.92 Wacha, KC 3.25 Detmers, LA 3.32

皮特·克劳-阿姆斯特朗击出了他的第42支本垒打，追平了小熊队左打者的纪录，并以四次安打和四分打点带领芝加哥队击败亚特兰大队。

奎因·马修斯在第六局之前保持着无安打纪录，亚历克·伯莱森击出一支打入分数的单打，带领圣路易斯队击败旧金山队。 马修斯在保送布莱斯·埃尔德里奇之前，连续让前10名打者出局。

跨联盟比分

Caminero, .... 40 Alvarez, Hou .... 38 Rice, NY .... 38 Alonso, Bal .... 35 Okamoto, Tor .... 32 Murakami, Chi .... 31 Montgomery, Chi .... 31 Vargas, Chi .... 30 打点 (RBI)

周日赛果

红人队< / td><>打数< / ><>得分< / ><>安打< / ><>打点< / ><>保送< / ><>三振< / ><>打击率< / >< / tr><><>Myers 中外野......< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.267< / >< / ><><>Jorge 代打......< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.118< / >< / ><><>De La Cruz 游击......< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.284< / >< / ><><>S.Stewart 一垒......< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.268< / >< / ><><>Stephenson 捕手......< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.247< / >< / ><><>Suárez 指定击球......< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.213< / >< / ><><>Brito 二垒......< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.234< / >< / ><><>Bleday 左外野......< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.214< / >< / ><><>Hayes 三垒......< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.146< / >< / ><><>Rodríguez 右外野......< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.230< / >< / ><><>总计< / ><>30< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>11< / ><>—< / >< / table>

客场 华盛顿 6, 洛杉矶天使 5 客场 底特律 8, 科罗拉多 1 客场 纽约洋基 2, 纽约大都会 0 客场 圣路易斯 3, 芝加哥白袜 1 德克萨斯 7, 客场 亚利桑那 6

<><>道奇队< / ><>打数< / ><>得分< / ><>安打< / ><>打点< / ><>保送< / ><>三振< / ><>打击率< / >< / ><><>Edman 中外野......4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.253< / >< / ><><>Betts 游击......4< / ><>0< / ><>0 < / ><>.248< / >< / ><><>Smith 捕手......4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.236< / >< / ><><>Tucker 右外野......2< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>.227< / >< / ><><>T.Hernández 左外野......3< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>.265< / >< / ><><>Rojas 二垒......3< / ><>0< / ><>0 < / ><>.268< / >< / ><><>Freeland 代打-二垒......0< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.230< / >< / ><><>Muncy 三垒......4< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>.252< / >< / ><><>E.Hernández 一垒......3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.225< / >< / ><><>De Paula 指定击球......2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.222< / >< / ><><>总计< / ><>29< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>6< / ><>—< / >< / table>

周一赛果 巴尔的摩 2, 客场 纽约大都会 1

红基队 2, 巨人队 1

道奇队< / td><>局数< / ><>安打< / ><>得分< / ><>自责分< / ><>保送< / ><>三振< / ><>防御率< / >< / tr><><>Skubal< / ><>7< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>9< / ><>2.70< / >< / ><><>Vesia< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2.87< / >< / ><><>Phillips< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3.68< / >< / table>

三振数 Cease, Tor .... 236 Schlittler, NY .... 228 Williams, Cle .... 228 Detmers, LA .... 191 Bradley, Min .... 190 Gilbert, Sea .... 187 deGrom, Tex .... 186 Messick, Cle .... 178

<><>红人队< / ><>局数< / ><>安打< / ><>得分< / ><>自责分< / ><>保送< / ><>三振< / ><>防御率< / >< / ><><>Lodolo......< / ><>7< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>5.12< / >< / ><><>Mey......< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>6.37< / >< / ><><>Santillan......< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>6.58< / >< / table>

残垒：洛杉矶 4，辛辛那提 3。全垒打：Tucker (15)，面对 Lodolo；T.Hernández (14)，面对 Lodolo；De La Cruz (27)，面对 Phillips。

<><>洛杉矶< / ><>010< / ><>200< / ><>100< / ><>-< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>辛辛那提...< / ><>000< / ><>001< / ><>-< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>0< / >< / table>

胜投：Skubal (10-7)；败投：Lodolo (3-5)。胜投：Skubal。ABS 挑战_Lodolo (球-确认) 时间：2:14。观众：22,807 (43,891)。

<><>白袜队< / ><>打数 / 得分 / 安打< / ><>保送< / ><>三振< / ><>打击率< / >< / ><><>Antonacci lf< / ><>30< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>0.269< / >< / ><><>Grichuk ph-lf< / ><>20< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>0.288< / >< / ><><>Doyle cf< / ><>00< / ><>0< / ><>0.211< / >< / ><><>Teel c< / ><>41< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>3.202< / >< / ><><>Vargas 3b< / ><>42< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0.249< / >< / ><><>Murakami 1b< / ><>30< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3.204< / >< / ><><>Benintendi dh< / ><>51< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>0.246< / >< / ><><>Peters cf-lf< / ><>31< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>1.277< / >< / ><><>C.Montgomery ss< / ><>41< / ><>0< / ><>3.205< / >< / ><><>Meidroth 2b< / ><>41< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1.267< / >< / ><><>B.Montgomery rf< / ><>30< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3.212< / >< / ><><>总计< / ><>357< / ><>9< / ><>6< / ><>5< / ><>14 —< / >< / table>

小熊队在最近四场比赛中赢了三场，领先于休息中的费城费城人队半场比赛，争夺国家联盟最佳外卡席位。

<><>守护者队< / ><>打数< / ><>得分< / ><>安打< / ><>打点< / ><>保送< / ><>三振< / ><>打击率< / >< / ><><>Kwan cf-lf......< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>< / ><>0.278< / >< / ><><>Ramírez 3b......< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>1.230< / >< / ><><>DeLauter dh......< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>< / ><>0.289< / >< / ><><>Adell rf......< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>1.239< / >< / ><><>Bazzana 2b......< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>0.249< / >< / ><><>Martínez lf......< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>1.248< / >< / ><><>Schneemann cf......< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>0.205< / >< / ><><>Lowe< / >< / table>

1b......< / td> 2< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>1.252< / >< / tr> <>Fry ph-1b......< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>1.191< / >< / ><><>Bailey c......< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>2.209< / >< / ><><>Rocchio ss......< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>0.247< / >< / ><><>TOTALS< / ><>33< / ><>3< / ><>7< / ><>2< / ><>7< / ><>—< / >< / table>

E: C. Montgomery (11), Vargas (14), Lowe (4). LOB: Chicago 9, Cleveland 5. 2B: Teel (3), Bazzana (20). HR: Vargas (31), off Espino; Fry (7), off Richards. WHITE SOX - IR - U - R F D P R S O EPA

AL 比赛

WHITEBOX< / td><>#< / ><>H< / ><>R< / ><>K< / ><>S< / ><>D< / ><>S< / ><>E< / ><>NA< / >< / tr><><>Newcomb< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2.74< / ><>< / >< / ><><>Burke< / ><>5< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>3.47< / ><>< / >< / ><><>H.Smith< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>0.41< / ><>< / >< / ><><>Richards< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>3.51< / ><>< / >< / table>

<><>GUARDIANS< / ><>IP< / ><>H< / ><>R< / ><>ER< / ><>BB< / ><>SO< / ><>ERA< / >< / ><><>Williams......< / ><>5< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>7< / ><>3.72< / >< / ><><>Herrin......< / ><> $\frac{2}{3}$ < / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3.44< / >< / ><><>Espino......< / ><> $\frac{1}{3}$ < / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2.92< / >< / ><><>Ceconi......< / ><> $2\frac{1}{3}$ < / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>5.03< / >< / ><><>Brogdon......< / ><> $\frac{2}{3}$ < / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>5.06< / >< / table>

<><>CHICAGO......< / ><>000< / ><>006< / ><>001< / ><>—< / ><>7< / ><>9< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>CLEVELAND...< / ><>000< / ><>001< / ><>002< / ><>—< / ><>3< / ><>7< / ><>1< / >< / table>

胜投：Burke (9-7)；败投：Williams (13-8)。接手跑者得分：H.Smith 1-0, Herrin 2-2, Espino 1-1, Brogdon 2-1。触身球：Williams 2 (Murakami, C.Montgomery), Brogdon (Peters)。胜投：Williams。用时：3:10。观众：24,318 (34,788)。

<><>TIGERS< / ><>AB< / ><>R< / ><>H< / ><>BI< / ><>BB< / ><>SO< / ><>AVG< / >< / ><><>McGonigle ss-3b....5< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>0< / ><>.273< / >< / ><><>Torres 2b....5< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>1< / ><>.267< / >< / ><><>Peck ss....0< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>0< / ><>.235< / >< / ><><>Greene dh....5< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>1< / ><>.284< / >< / ><><>Dingler c....4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>2< / ><>.244< / >< / ><><>Callahan lf....4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>0< / ><>.231< / >< / ><><>Clark cf....4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>0< / ><>.273< / >< / ><><>Torkelson 1b....3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>< / ><>2< / ><>.223< / >< / ><><>McKinstry rf....3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>< / ><>0< / ><>.207< / >< / ><><>Lee 3b-2b....4< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>1< / ><>.255< / >< / ><><>TOTALS< / ><>37< / ><>6< / ><>9< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>7< / ><>—< / >< / table>

失误：Varland (4)。残垒：底特律 6, 多伦多 8。二垒安打：Clark (9), Torkelson (25), Lukes (14)。全垒打：Okamoto (33), 对阵 Finnegan。

<><>TIGERS< / ><>IP< / ><>H< / ><>R< / ><>ER< / ><>BB< / ><>SO< / ><>ERA< / >< / ><><>Melton...... $2\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>2.52< / >< / ><><>Brieske...... $2$ < / ><>< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>4.91< / >< / ><><>Holton...... $1\frac{1}{2}$ < / ><>< / ><>0< / ><>2.69< / >< / ><><>Finnegan...... $1$ < / ><>< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>4.18< / >< / ><><>Kinley...... $1$ < / ><>< / ><>0< / ><>3.66< / >< / ><><>Jansen...... $1$ < / ><>< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3.43< / >< / table>

底特律 ......< / td><>000< / ><>000< / ><>411< / ><>—< / ><>6< / ><>9< / ><>0< / >< / tr><><>多伦多 ......< / ><>200< / ><>000< / ><>300< / ><>—< / ><>5< / ><>8< / ><>1< / >< / table>

<><>蓝鸟队< / ><>打数(AB)< / ><>得分(R)< / ><>安打(H)< / ><>打点(BI)< / ><>保送(BB)< / ><>三振(SO)< / ><>打击率(AVG)< / >< / ><><>Bateman 中外野......5< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>1< / ><>.323< / >< / ><><>Springer 指定击球......2< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>.253< / >< / ><><>Guerrero 一垒......4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.263< / >< / ><><>Kirk 捕手......4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>< / ><>0< / ><>.280< / >< / ><><>Lukes 右外野......4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>0< / ><>.273< / >< / ><><>Okamoto 三垒......4< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.236< / >< / ><><>Giménez 游击......4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>2< / ><>.245< / >< / ><><>Smith 左外野......1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.225< / >< / ><><>Straw 代打-左外野......2< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>0< / ><>.231< / >< / ><><>Clement 二垒......4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>0< / ><>.271< / >< / ><><>总计< / ><>34< / ><>5< / ><>8< / ><>4< / ><>6< / ><>7< / ><>—< / >< / table>

胜投：Kinley (7-5)；败投：Varland (5-6)；救援：Jansen (20)。承接跑者得分：Brieske 3-0, Sewald 1-0, Varland 2-1。胜投：Melton。ABS挑战 Greene（好球-改为坏球）时间：3:05。观众人数：42,867 (39,150)。

<><>蓝鸟队< / ><>局数(IP)< / ><>安打(H)< / ><>得分(R)< / ><>自责分(ER)< / ><>保送(BB)< / ><>三振(SO)< / ><>防御率(ERA)< / >< / ><><>Soriano......< / ><> $6\frac{1}{3}$ < / ><>5< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>5< / ><>3.56< / >< / ><><>Sewald......< / ><> $\frac{2}{3}$ < / ><>0< / ><>5.04< / >< / ><><>Mantiply......< / ><> $\frac{1}{3}$ < / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2.52< / >< / ><><>Varland......< / ><> $1\frac{2}{3}$ < / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>1.32< / >< / table>

<><>勇士队< / ><>打数(AB)< / ><>得分(R)< / ><>安打(H)< / ><>打点(BI)< / ><>保送(BB)< / ><>三振(SO)< / ><>打击率(AVG)< / >< / ><><>Acuña 右外野< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>< / ><>1.255< / >< / ><><>Baldwin 指定击球< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>< / ><>1.279< / >< / ><><>Olson 一垒< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>< / ><>3.248< / >< / ><><>Albies 二垒< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>1.243< / >< / ><><>Harris 中外野< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>0.292< / >< / ><><>Dubón 左外野-游击< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>< / ><>0.270< / >< / ><><>Riley 三垒< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>0.223< / >< / ><><>S.Murphy 捕手< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>2.200< / >< / ><><>Kim 游击< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>< / ><>1.126< / >< / ><><>Yastrzemski 代打-左外野< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>< / ><>0.231< / >< / ><><>总计< / ><>32< / ><>3< / ><>8< / ><>3< / ><>5< / ><>9< / ><>—< / >< / table>

<><>亚特兰大......< / ><>000< / ><>300< / ><>—< / ><>3< / ><>8< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>芝加哥......< / ><>032< / ><>002< / ><>00X< / ><>—< / ><>7< / ><>10< / ><>1< / >< / table>

小熊队< / td><>AB< / ><>R< / ><>HBI< / ><>BB< / ><>SO< / ><>AVG< / >< / tr><><>Crow-Armstrong cf...< / ><>5< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>0.281< / >< / ><><>Suzuki rf....< / ><>5< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2.268< / >< / ><><>Busch 1b....< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1.238< / >< / ><><>Bregman 3b....< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>0.262< / >< / ><><>Happ lf....< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0.219< / >< / ><><>Hoerner ss....< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>0.267< / >< / ><><>Conforto dh....< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1.238< / >< / ><><>Ramirez 2b....< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0.258< / >< / ><><>Kelly

c....< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0.261< / >< / ><><>总计< / ><>33< / ><>710< / ><>7< / ><>5< / ><>4< / ><>—< / >< / table>

芝加哥..... 032 002 00X — 7 10 1 失误: Bregman (6)。残垒: 亚特兰大 7, 芝加哥 7. 二垒安打: Happ (25), Crow-Armstrong (29), Conforto (15)。全垒打: Yastrzemski (10), 对阵 Assad; Crow-Armstrong (42), 对阵 Smith-Shawyer

<><>巨人队< / ><>AB< / ><>R< / ><>H< / ><>BI< / ><>BB< / ><>SO< / ><>AVG< / >< / ><><>Cox cf-2b......4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.279< / ><>< / >< / ><><>Eldridge 1b......3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.269< / ><>< / >< / ><><>Whitcomb 2b......3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.184< / ><>< / >< / ><><>Gilbert ph-cf......0< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.234< / ><>< / >< / ><><>Hill dh......4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.237< / ><>< / >< / ><><>B.Harris 3b......2< / ><>0< / ><>.000< / ><>< / >< / ><><>Furman ph......1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.125< / ><>< / >< / ><><>Bandura

rf......2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.200< / ><>< / >< / ><><>Lee ph-rf......2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.277< / ><>< / >< / ><><>Knizner c......2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.167< / ><>< / >< / ><><>Cavanaugh ph......0< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.242< / ><>< / >< / ><><>McGray lf......4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.147< / ><>< / >< / ><><>Koss ss......4< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.229< / ><>< / >< / ><><>总计< / ><>31< / ><>1< / ><>6< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>12< / ><>—< / >< / table>

<><>勇士队< / ><>IP< / ><>H< / ><>R< / ><>ER< / ><>BB< / ><>SO< / ><>ERA< / >< / ><><>López< / ><>3< / ><>6< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>4.54< / >< / ><><>Smith-Shawver< / ><>5< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>2< / ><>6.92< / >< / table>

<><>小熊队< / ><>IP< / ><>H< / ><>R< / ><>ER< / ><>BB< / ><>SO< / ><>ERA< / >< / ><><>Peterson......< / ><>6< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>7< / ><>5.11< / >< / ><><>Assad......< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3.70< / >< / ><><>Rolison......< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2.72< / >< / ><><>Zeferjahn......< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>4.09< / >< / table>

胜投: Peterson (8-8); 败投: López (4-5)。继承跑者得分: Assad 1-1。ABS挑战_Baldwin (好球-改为坏球) 时间: 2:40。观众: 34,515 (41,363)。

旧金山.....< / td><>000< / ><>001< / ><>000< / ><>—< / ><>1< / ><>6< / ><>0< / >< / tr><><>圣路易斯.....< / ><>000< / ><>020< / ><>00X< / ><>—< / ><>2< / ><>8< / ><>0< / >< / table>

LOB：旧金山 8，圣路易斯 8。二垒：McCray (2), Bernal (3)。

<><>红雀队< / ><>AB< / ><>R< / ><>H< / ><>BI< / ><>BB< / ><>SO< / ><>AVG< / >< / ><><>Saggese 2b......< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>.268< / >< / ><><>Herrera dh......< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.243< / >< / ><><>Burleson 1b......< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>.285< / >< / ><><>Walker rf......< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.281< / >< / ><><>Bernal c......< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.327< / >< / ><><>Báez lf......< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.240< / >< / ><><>Scott lf......< / ><>0< / ><>0 < / ><>.196< / >< / ><><>Gorman 3b......< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.185< / >< / ><><>Urias 3b......< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.153< / >< / ><><>Winn ss......< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.236< / >< / ><><>Church cf......< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.252< / >< / ><><>总计< / ><>30< / ><>2< / ><>8< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>6< / ><>—< / >< / table>

<><>巨人队< / ><>IP< / ><>H< / ><>R< / ><>ER< / ><>BB< / ><>SO< / ><>ERA< / >< / ><>< colspan="2">Roupp...... $4\frac{1}{3}$ < / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>4.01< / >< / ><>< colspan="2">Sanmartin......< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0.429< / >< / ><>< colspan="2">Kuhnel...... $1\frac{1}{3}$ < / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>4.65< / >< / ><>< colspan="2">T.Harris......< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1.250< / >< / ><>< colspan="2">Seymour......< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>0.519< / >< / table>

<><>洋基队< / ><>AB< / ><>R< / ><>H< / ><>BI< / ><>BBS< / ><>SO< / ><>AVG< / >< / ><><>Rice dh....< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.263< / >< / ><><>Bellinger lf....< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.268< / >< / ><><>Judge rf....< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.243< / >< / ><><>Garcia 1b....< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.287< / >< / ><><>Jones cf....< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.260< / >< / ><><>Lombard ss....< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.218< / >< / ><><>McMahon 3b....< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.214< / >< / ><><>Volpe pr-2b....< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.243< / >< / ><><>Wells c....< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.180< / >< / ><><>Caballero 2b-3b....< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>.235< / >< / ><><>总计< / ><>35< / ><>8< / ><>9< / ><>8< / ><>1< / ><>9< / ><>—< / >< / table>

红鸟队 (CARDINALS)< / td><>局数 (IP)< / ><>安打 (H)< / ><>失分 (R)< / ><>自责分 (ER)< / ><>保送 (BB)< / ><>三振 (SO)< / ><>防御率 (ERA)< / >< / tr><><>Mathews...... $6\frac{1}{3}$ < / ><>< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>8< / ><>3.62< / >< / ><><>Bruihl...... $1 / 3$ < / ><>< / ><>0< / ><>3.58< / >< / ><><>Stanek......< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>4.20< / >< / ><><>O'Brien......< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>4.13< / >< / table>

奥克兰运动者队 对阵 坦帕湾光芒队，6:40

<><>双城队 (TWINS)< / ><>打数 (AB)< / ><>得分 (R)< / ><>安打 (H)< / ><>打点 (BI)< / ><>保送 (BB)< / ><>三振 (SO)< / ><>打击率 (AVG)< / >< / ><><>Keaschall rf......2< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>.272< / >< / ><><>Lee 3b......4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.247< / >< / ><><>Clemens 2b......5< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.241< / >< / ><><>Jeffers c......4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.262< / >< / ><><>Bell dh......4< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.255< / >< / ><><>Rodriguez lf......4< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>.333< / >< / ><><>Caratini 1b......3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.220< / >< / ><><>Kreidler ss......4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.218< / >< / ><><>Jenkins cf......4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>.089< / >< / ><><>总计 (TOTALS)< / ><>34< / ><>3< / ><>7< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>7< / ><>—< / >< / table>

失误 (E)：McMahon (9), Lombard (8)。留在垒上的跑者 (LOB)：纽约 1, 明尼苏达 9。二垒安打 (2B)：Lombard (3)。三垒安打 (3B)：Rodriguez (1)。全垒打 (HR)：Caballero (14)，面对 Kremer；Judge (18)，面对 Minter；Wells (12)，面对 Nance；Bell (20)，面对 Hill。 胜投 (WP)：Mathews (2-3)；败投 (LP)：Roupp (9-14)；救援成功 (S)：O'Brien (37)。Sanmartin 在第 5 局面对 3 名打者。继承跑者得分情况：Sanmartin 2-2, Kuhnel 3-0, Bruihl 3-0。胜投：Sanmartin, O'Brien。ABS 挑战_Walker (好球-改为坏球) 时间 T: 2:43。观众 A: 25,150 (44,494)。

<><>纽约 ....< / ><>001< / ><>000< / ><>061< / ><>—< / ><>8< / ><>9< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>明尼苏达..< / ><>000< / ><>002< / ><>010< / ><>—< / ><>3< / ><>7< / ><>0< / >< / table>

<><>洋基队 (YANKEES)< / ><>局数 (IP)< / ><>安打 (H)< / ><>失分 (R)< / ><>自责分 (ER)< / ><>保送 (BB)< / ><>三振 (SO)< / ><>防御率 (ERA)< / >< / ><><>Warren< / ><> $5\frac{1}{3}$ < / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>6< / ><>3.89< / >< / ><><>Fulmer< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>1.69< / >< / ><><>Hill< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>4.79< / >< / ><><>Schreiber< / ><> $1\frac{1}{3}$ < / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>3.20< / >< / table>

<><>双城队 (TWINS)< / ><>局数 (IP)< / ><>安打 (H)< / ><>失分 (R)< / ><>自责分 (ER)< / ><>保送 (BB)< / ><>三振 (SO)< / ><>防御率 (ERA)< / >< / ><><>Kremer< / ><> $5\frac{1}{3}$ < / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>5< / ><>5.35< / >< / ><><>Funderburk< / ><> $\frac{1}{3}$ < / ><>0< / ><>3.88< / >< / ><><>Hoffman< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3.59< / >< / ><><>Morris< / ><> $\frac{1}{3}$ < / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>4.39< / >< / ><><>Minter< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>2.68< / >< / ><><>Nance< / ><> $1\frac{1}{3}$ < / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>4.13< / >< / table>

胜投：Hill (5-2)；败投：Morris (4-8)；保存胜场：Schreiber (2)。Minter 在第 8 局对阵 3 名击球手。接手跑者得分：Fulmer 1-0, Hill 1-0, Schreiber 2-0, Funderburk 1-0, Minter 2-2。触身球：Hill (Caratini)。ABS 挑战铃（好球改为坏球）时间：2:58。观众人数：24,204 (38,544)。

< / td><>胜-负< / ><>防御率< / ><>球队< / >< / tr><><>Perkins (右投)< / ><>3-11< / ><>6.53< / ><>2-12< / >< / ><><>Jax (右投)< / ><>7-10< / ><>3.99< / ><>10-10< / >< / ><>< colspan="4">白袜 对阵 守护者, 6:40< / >< / ><><>Martin (右投)< / ><>9-7< / ><>4.05< / ><>14-12< / >< / ><><>Griffin (左投)< / ><>15-5< / ><>3.65< / ><>21-8< / >< / ><>< colspan="4">老虎 对阵 蓝鸟, 7:07< / >< / ><><>Anderson (右投)< / ><>4-6< / ><>3.80< / ><>3-6< / >< / ><><>待定< / ><>----< / >< / ><>< colspan="4">洋基 对阵 双城, 7:40< / >< / ><><>Fried (左投)< / ><>4-4< / ><>2.73< / ><>10-8< / >< / ><><>Ober (右投)< / ><>7-5< / ><>4.28< / ><>12-10< / >< / ><>< colspan="4">红袜 对阵 游骑兵, 8:05< / >< / ><><>Sandoval (左投)< / ><>1-5< / ><>4.58< / ><>6-5< / >< / ><><>Bradford (左投)< / ><>0-5< / ><>4.72< / ><>1-6< / >< / ><>< colspan="4">皇家 对阵 太空人, 8:10< / >< / ><><>Wacha (右投)< / ><>9-8< / ><>3.25< / ><>11-18< / >< / ><><>Brown (右投)< / ><>5-3< / ><>3.52< / ><>8-9< / >< / ><>< colspan="4">水手 对阵 天使, 9:38< / >< / ><><>Gilbert (右投)< / ><>12-9< / ><>3.72< / ><>18-11< / >< / ><><>Johnson (右投)< / ><>4-8< / ><>5.12< / ><>6-10< / >< / table>

AL 比分

周日赛果 多伦多 8, 巴尔的摩 1 坦帕湾 14, 休斯顿 4 克利夫兰 9, 明尼苏达 2 波士顿 4, 堪萨斯城 1 奥克兰 8, 西雅图 7

周一赛果

周一赛果 芝加哥白袜 7, 克利夫兰 3 底特律 6, 多伦多 5 纽约洋基 8, 明尼苏达 3 西雅图 对阵 洛杉矶天使, 晚间赛

世界杯美国女队面对更严峻考验，结果依然相同

美国队在决赛中从落后 14 分的劣势中反超——这是其 20 年来在重大赛事中最大的分差。 TOBIAS SCHWARZ/

尽管阵容年轻，美国队仍夺冠并维持“标杆”地位

作者：道格·费恩伯格（DOUG FEINBERG）

柏林 —— 球员名单可能会变，但美国女篮的结果始终如一 —— 再次夺得国际篮联（FIBA）世界杯冠军。

美国队在周日以 97-79 击败法国队，连续第五次夺冠。这次胜利不像前四次那样轻松，美国队在整个赛事期间表现出了一些脆弱性。

在小组赛中以 3 分险胜意大利队给了其他球队希望。半决赛中与西班牙队的胶着比赛也引起了一些关注。

在冠军争夺战中，法国队在半场结束时领先 14 分 —— 这是美国队自 2006 年世界杯半决赛负于俄罗斯队以来，在重大赛事中所面临的最大分差。

但美国队保持冷静，并未担心。这场比赛的结局与之前的 35 场一样：以胜利告终。

“我们就是标杆，”布里安娜·斯图尔特（Breanna Stewart）说道，她在本场比赛中砍下 22 分，并创纪录地第二次获得赛事最有价值球员（MVP）荣誉。“美国篮协一直坚持出战并追求金牌，能连续这么多次做到这一点是一个惊人的数据。我们要确保继续在这一标杆之上构建，而且所有人都心知肚明。”

这本可能是击败美国队的最佳机会。她们缺少四届 WNBA MVP 埃雅·威尔逊（A'ja Wilson），且阵容中充满了新人，包括凯特琳·克拉克（Caitlin Clark）、安吉尔·里斯（Angel Reese）和佩奇·布克斯（Paige Bueckers）。卡拉·劳森（Kara Lawson）担任教练，并正逐渐熟悉这支过去 40 多年来最年轻的美国队之一。

克拉克、里斯和布克斯获得了宝贵的经验，她们将成为美国队在未来十年继续保持成功的核心力量。

两年前在巴黎奥运会金牌赛中以 1 分之差负于美国队的法国队，曾认为自己能成为终结美国队二十年统治地位的那支球队。在近半场的时间里，这看起来确实有可能。

然而，美国队这边并没有出现恐慌，这在一定程度上要归功于最终的胜出者斯图尔特，她现在拥有两座世界杯 MVP 奖杯 —— 成为历史上首位达成此成就的球员。她年仅 32 岁，履历中已有四次世界杯冠军。

美国队在半场结束前冷静地将分差缩小到 2 分，克拉克在终场哨响前的一记三分球为这次反击画上了句号。随后，美国队在第三节彻底锁定胜局。

“我认为我们对自己所处的状态感觉非常好，”得到 12 分的克拉克说道，“我认为法国队的三分球命中率是 14 投 8 中。我们让自己陷入了困境，但我们爬了出来，而且我觉得我们从未被任何事情干扰。”

随着斯图尔特和威尔逊有望在 2028 年洛杉矶奥运会上领衔出战，其他球队将很难终结美国队的这一连胜纪录。除了在世界杯上的成功，她们在 34 年内从未输掉过一场奥运会比赛。

虽然美国队在主场夺金仍被看好，但一些崛起中的球队将向她们发起挑战。

法国队拥有一支由加比·威廉姆斯（Gabby Williams）、玛丽娜·约翰内斯（Marine Johannes）和多米尼克·马隆加（Dominique Malonga）领衔的强大核心。法国队在整个世界杯期间表现强势，平均分差领先对手 35.6 分。在对阵美国队的开局阶段，她们延续了这种势头，但最终再次遗憾落败。

尽管如此，获得银牌仍是该国在该赛事历史上的最好成绩。获得铜牌的西班牙队则拥有一批才华横溢的年轻核心，其中伊亚娜·马丁（Iyana Martin）和阿瓦·法姆（Awa Fam）均年仅 20 岁。

美国队最大的弱点之一是缺乏训练时间。在世界杯开始前几天，全队才首次集结。但在 2030 年于日本举行的赛事中，这将不再是问题。国际篮联将日期调整到了 11 月下旬和 12 月初，这意味着美国队在 WNBA 赛季结束后将有充足的时间集结训练。

国际篮联（FIBA）还表示，将不再安排背靠背比赛，每支球队在小组赛之间以及四分之一决赛、半决赛和决赛之间都将设有休息日。在柏林，半决赛和决赛分别在周六和周日举行。

— 美联社

观点

奥运会虽在两年后，但MLB达成协议的时间已所剩无几

“没有比奥运会更大的舞台了，”费城人队的布莱斯·哈珀（Bryce Harper）说道，表达了他参加洛杉矶奥运会的愿望。 TODD KIRKLAND / GETTY IMAGES

SHAIKIN FROM B7

除非MLB放宽强制参与的规定，且LA28、国际棒球联合会以及国际奥委会能在住宿、门票和营销权等方面为大联盟球员提供灵活性，否则这一切都无法实现。

当这些问题在两个月前的全明星赛期间公开浮出水面时，MLB表示其正在等待工会的反向提案。LA28也表达了同样的观点。两个月后，MLB和LA28仍在等待。

今年三月，在就新劳工协议进行谈判的前夕——为了确保薪资上限，球队老板可能会因此导致下个赛季的部分或全部比赛停摆——工会负责人布鲁斯·迈耶（Bruce Meyer）表示：“如果我们没有赛季，我们就不会参加奥运会。”

这激怒了MLB官员。迈耶随后解释说，他的意思是如果停赛一直持续到2028年，球员们将不会参加那一年的奥运会。他还表示，工会并未试图将奥运会作为劳工谈判的筹码，并补充说，双方可以在独立于集体谈判协议的情况下就奥运会达成协议。

工会更希望与MLB和LA28达成一项综合协议。NHL球员在今年米兰-科尔蒂纳奥运会开始前七个月就达成了协议。MLB在下个赛季开始前八个月就公布了2027年的赛程（假设下个赛季能按时开始）。

请允许我这么说：你们现在可能听得有些出神了。在谈论棒球之前，我写了太多的段落。请记住，这关乎这项运动的增长。哈珀非常乐意分享他年轻时随美国队在委内瑞拉的18岁以下锦标赛和墨西哥的16岁以下锦标赛中夺冠的回忆。

“我从未赢得过世界大赛，”哈珀说，“但在那个年纪，没有什么比胸前印着USA，并在异国他乡听到国歌轰鸣更伟大的事情了。”

“在后勤方面，我们必须把一切都理清楚。”

哈珀表示，老板们无需担心会出现大批球员想要跳过奥运会的情况。

“我认为这不会成为一个问题，”他说，“我认为会有很多球员想要参加，想要在世界舞台上比赛。”

“如果我有机会参加，我一定会参加，我知道很多球员也希望能这样做。”

大谷翔平（Shohei Ohtani）曾表示他会参加。凯尔·舒瓦伯（Kyle Schwarber）也是如此。甚至在今年世界棒球经典赛（WBC）仅出场三局后便退赛的塔里克·斯库巴尔（Tarik Skubal），也表示他全力支持参加奥运会。

“绝对会，”斯库巴尔说。

斯库巴尔如此肯定。尽管他今年春天在WBC的短暂参与被大众认为与他今年秋天的自由球员身份有关，但斯库巴尔表示，这一决定纯粹是基于他球速在赛季后期才会提升的历史规律。

“只是为了我的健康考虑，”他说，“我还没准备好在三月份就连续五六局投出99到102英里 / 小时的球速。那时体内奔涌的肾上腺素与全明星赛期间不同，我认为我在三月还没准备好，但到了全明星赛时我就准备好了。”

那是七月，与奥运会同一个月。斯库巴尔和哈珀一样，认为强制参与的提案是没有必要的。

“试着让这件事变得合理点。它根本不合理，”他说，“我不明白。我认为只要球员感觉良好且能够胜任，他们会有充足的动力去比赛。”

“当然，如果他们有些伤病需要休整一周，他们就会选择休息一周。”

至于这一点：为了确保因伤缺席奥运会的球员确实受伤了，所有者提出的方案将强制要求该球员在赛季重启后的前两周内停赛——即便届时该球员已经康复。

“这太愚蠢了，”斯库巴尔说道。

我不会走到这一步，去说阻碍达成奥运协议的程序性问题是愚蠢的。这些担忧是合理的，但远非不可逾越，而且不应该需要两年时间来解决。

发展这项运动意味着从罗马到加拉加斯的球迷在期待奥运会时讨论他们的梦之队。此外，为了向MLB致意，LA28组织者将棒球比赛安排在一个更理想的时间窗，即在体操、游泳和田径任何比赛开始之前启动。

我想说的是，由于集体谈判的关键部分可能要到12月预期的停赛开始后才会正式启动，接下来的三个月提供了一个达成奥运协议的时间窗。

这将表明所有者和球员能够为了运动的利益共同努力，并向球迷承诺在2028年举办一场前所未有的、星光熠熠的国际赛事。在可能成为棒球“核冬天”的局面到来之前，这将代表一抹微小且迫切需要的阳光。

季后赛希望之队争夺席位

棒球报道，见 B7 页

以及游骑兵队；蓝鸟队优于守护者队；游骑兵队优于蓝鸟队和守护者队。

美联中区和美联西区的领头羊之间也正在展开激烈竞争，以争夺美联两个首轮轮空名额中的第二个。目前，芝加哥队在该项竞争中领先休斯顿队 $1 \frac{1}{2}$ 场。

国联方面

酿酒人队、亚特兰大勇士队和洛杉矶道奇队在各自的分区均拥有显著领先优势。密尔沃基队（93-57）获得首轮轮空的胜算相当大。洛杉矶队（90-59）在争夺另一个轮空名额的竞争中领先于亚特兰大队（88-62）。

外卡之争基本上是四支球队争夺三个席位：

——芝加哥小熊队（83-67）、费城费城人队（83-67）、圣迭戈教士队（81-68）和亚利桑那响尾蛇队（79-71）。圣迭戈将在 9 月 25-27 日赛季最后三场比赛中主场迎战亚利桑那。

平局决胜顺序：勇士队优于道奇队；小熊队优于费城人队、教士队和响尾蛇队；费城人队优于教士队。

趣味问答时间

小熊队外野手皮特·克劳-阿姆斯特朗有机会在 FanGraphs 版本的替代球员胜场数（WAR）中以两位数成绩结束本赛季。近年来这种情况出现过几次，但自从巴里·邦兹在 2004 年获得 11.9 fWAR 以来，国联还没有球员达成这一成就。在邦兹之前，最后一名达成此成就的国联球员是谁？

本周表现

费城的赫苏斯·卢扎多在上周一的一场比赛中投出 12 次三振，并以两安打完封亚特兰大。凭借凯尔·舒瓦伯在第八局的本垒打，费城人队以 1-0, 获胜，在耗时 1 小时 51 分钟的比赛中，将与勇士队的四场系列赛战绩挽救为平手。

但费城人队可能需要更多胜利才能留在国联东区的竞争中。亚特兰大目前领先 5 场。

本周逆转

旧金山巨人队在周三的比赛中于第八局猛追 6 分，以 7-6, 击败圣路易斯红雀队。

所有这些得分都发生在两出局之后。

布莱斯·埃尔德里奇击出满垒安打，带回两分。随后乔纳·考克斯击出打点安打，李政候则用一支两分二垒安打将比分扳平。谢伊·惠特科姆的二垒安打将比分定格在 7-6。

本周之队

圣迭戈取得 6-0 的战绩，在季后赛竞争中反超亚利桑那。教士队目前整体已连续获胜 7 场，其中 4 场是以一分之差获胜，仅有 1 场胜幅超过两分。梅森·米勒在这一连胜期间贡献了 4 次救援成功。

趣味问答答案

凯文·布朗在 1998 赛季结束时获得了 10.0 fWAR，在为圣迭戈出战的 257 局中取得 18 胜 7 负，防御率（ERA）为 2.38。

白袜队在周一比赛开始前，在美联中区领先守护者队半场。

比分板

职业美式足球

NFL

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<><>北区< / ><>胜< / ><>负< / ><>平< / ><>胜率< / ><>得分< / ><>失分< / >< / ><><>明尼苏达< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1.000< / ><>39< / ><>22< / >< / ><><>芝加哥< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1.000< / ><>59< / ><>37< / >< / ><><>底特律< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1.000< / ><>31< / ><>30< / >< / ><><>格林贝< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.000< / ><>22< / ><>39< / >< / table>

<><>西区< / ><>胜< / ><>负< / ><>平< / ><>胜率< / ><>得分< / ><>失分< / >< / ><><>旧金山< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1.000< / ><>27< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>亚利桑那< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1.000< / ><>26< / ><>14< / >< / ><><>西雅图< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1.000< / ><>13< / ><>10< / >< / ><><>洛杉矶公羊< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.000< / ><>7< / ><>27< / >< / table>

<><>东区< / ><>胜< / ><>负< / ><>平< / ><>胜率< / ><>得分< / ><>失分< / >< / ><><>纽约喷气机 ......< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1.000< / ><>23< / ><>10< / >< / ><><>布法罗 ......< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1.000< / ><>36< / ><>31< / >< / ><><>新英格兰 ......< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.000< / ><>10< / ><>13< / >< / ><><>迈阿密 ......< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.000< / ><>13< / ><>27< / >< / table>

<><>南区< / ><>胜< / ><>负< / ><>平< / ><>胜率< / ><>得分< / ><>失分< / >< / ><><>杰克逊维尔< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1.000< / ><>34< / ><>10< / >< / ><><>休斯顿< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.000< / ><>31< / ><>36< / >< / ><><>田纳西< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.000< / ><>10< / ><>23< / >< / ><><>印第安纳波利斯< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.000< / ><>23< / ><>41< / >< / table>

<><>北区< / ><>胜< / ><>负< / ><>平< / ><>胜率< / ><>得分< / ><>失分< / >< / ><><>巴尔的摩< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1.000< / ><>41< / ><>23< / >< / ><><>匹兹堡< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1.000< / ><>20< / ><>13< / >< / ><><>辛辛那提< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1.000< / ><>33< / ><>27< / >< / ><><>克利夫兰< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.000< / ><>10< / ><>34< / >< / table>

<><>西区< / ><>胜< / ><>负< / ><>平< / ><>胜率< / ><>得分< / ><>失分< / >< / ><><>拉斯维加斯< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>1.000< / ><>27< / ><>13< / >< / ><><>x-丹佛< / ><>0< / ><>.000< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>x-堪萨斯城< / ><>0< / ><>.000< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>洛杉矶闪电< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>.000< / ><>14< / ><>26< / >< / table>

x-Late game

第一周

周三赛果

旧金山 27，洛杉矶公羊 7（澳大利亚墨尔本） 周日赛果

周日赛果

费城 24，华盛顿 22（客场） 巴尔的摩 41，印第安纳波利斯 23（客场） 布法罗 36，休斯顿 31（客场） 芝加哥 59，卡罗来纳 37（客场） 辛辛那提 33，坦帕湾 27（客场） 底特律 31，新奥尔良 30（加时赛，客场） 杰克逊维尔 34，克利夫兰 10（客场） 纽约喷气机 23，田纳西 10（客场） 匹兹堡 20，亚特兰大 13（客场） 亚利桑那 26，洛杉矶充电者 14（客场） 拉斯维加斯 27，迈阿密 13（客场） 明尼苏达 39，格林贝 22（客场） 纽约巨人 28，达拉斯 20（客场） 周一赛果 丹佛 对阵 堪萨斯城，晚间

周四比赛

底特律 对阵 布法罗，8.19 周日比赛

华盛顿 对阵 达拉斯，4:25 新奥尔良 对阵 巴尔的摩，1 卡罗来纳 对阵 亚特兰大，1 辛辛那提 对阵 休斯顿，1 克利夫兰 对阵 坦帕湾，1 格林贝 对阵 纽约喷气机，1 明尼苏达 对阵 芝加哥，1 费城 对阵 田纳西，1 匹兹堡 对阵 新英格兰，1 杰克逊维尔 对阵 丹佛，4:05 拉斯维加斯 对阵 洛杉矶充电者，4:05 迈阿密 对阵 旧金山，4:25 西雅图 对阵 亚利桑那，4:25 印第安纳波利斯 对阵 堪萨斯城，8:20 周一比赛 纽约巨人 对阵 洛杉矶公羊，8:15

巨人 28，牛仔 20

达拉斯< / td><>0< / ><>7< / ><>6< / ><>-20< / >< / tr><><>纽约巨人< / ><>7< / ><>-28< / >< / table>

第二节

达拉斯：Lamb 接 Prescott 传球 1 码得分（Aubrey 踢球成功），5:44。 纽约巨人：Likely 接 Dart 传球 15 码得分（Zvada 踢球成功），:20。

第三节

第四节

纽约巨人：Singletary 接 Dart 传球 9 码得分（Zvada 踢球成功），7·23 达拉斯：J.Williams 接 Prescott 传球 17 码得分（踢球失败），5:21。 观众人数：83.286。

<><>< / ><>DAL< / ><>NYG< / >< / ><><>第一次进攻< / ><>21< / ><>29< / >< / ><><>总净码数< / ><>244< / ><>394< / >< / ><><>冲球-码数< / ><>18-69< / ><>37-165< / >< / ><><>传球< / ><>175< / ><>229< / >< / ><><>弃踢回攻< / ><>0-0< / >< / ><><>开球回攻< / ><>5-122< / ><>3-65< / >< / ><><>抄截回攻< / ><>0-0< / ><>1-0< / >< / ><><>完成-尝试-抄截< / ><>22-34-1< / ><>23-29-0< / >< / ><><>被擒杀-损失码数< / ><>0-0< / ><>2-1< / >< / ><><>弃踢< / ><>2-48.0< / ><>1-46.0< / >< / ><><>掉球-丢失< / ><>0-0< / ><>4-1< / >< / ><><>犯规-码数< / ><>9-90< / ><>10-114< / >< / ><><>持球时间< / ><>23:20< / ><>36:40< / >< / table>

传球

达拉斯：Prescott 22-34-1-175。 纽约巨人：Dart 23-29-0-230。

冲球

达拉斯：J.Williams 12-41, Prescott 2-14, Luepke 1-7, Demercado 2-7, Lamb 1-0。 纽约巨人：Skattebo 18-81, Dart 11-54, Singletary 6-16, Tracy 2-14。

接球

达拉斯：Lamb 5-44, J.Williams 5-31, Pickens 3-28, Flournoy 2-22, Spann-Ford 2-14, Ferguson 2-6, Schoon-maker 1-12, Mingo 1-10, Turpin 1-8。纽约巨人：Likely 8-78, Nabers 6-69, Singletary 4-22, Mooney 2-27, Fields 2-25, Johnson 1-9。

未进球射门 无。

NFC 领先者

传球< / td><>码数< / ><>达阵< / ><>截截< / ><>评分< / >< / tr><><>Dart, 纽约巨人< / ><>230< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>134.2< / >< / ><><>Williams, 芝加哥< / ><>269< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>124.1< / >< / ><><>Wentz, 明尼苏达< / ><>133< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>123.5< / >< / ><><>Hurts, 费城< / ><>203< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>122.2< / >< / ><><>Lock, 西雅图< / ><>187< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>113.3< / >< / ><><>Young, 卡罗来纳< / ><>361< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>110.3< / >< / ><><>Purdy, 旧金山< / ><>205< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>105.6< / >< / table>

<><>接球< / ><>接球数< / ><>码数< / ><>平均码数< / ><>达阵< / >< / ><><>Olave, 新奥尔良< / ><>10< / ><>182< / ><>18.2< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>Watson, 格林贝< / ><>6< / ><>147< / ><>24.5< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>Coker, 卡罗来纳< / ><>8< / ><>138< / ><>17.3< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>Smith-Njigba, 西雅图< / ><>8< / ><>122< / ><>15.3< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>Golden, 格林贝< / ><>6< / ><>95< / ><>15.8< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>McBride, 亚利桑那< / ><>9< / ><>95< / ><>10.6< / ><>1< / >< / table>

<><>冲球< / ><>尝试次数< / ><>码数< / ><>平均码数< / ><>达阵< / >< / ><><>Gibbs, 底特律< / ><>29< / ><>156< / ><>5.4< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>Swift, 芝加哥< / ><>18< / ><>124< / ><>6.9< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>Monangai, 芝加哥< / ><>10< / ><>100< / ><>10.0< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>Barkley, 费城< / ><>15< / ><>83< / ><>5.5< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>Bi.Robinson, 亚特兰大< / ><>21< / ><>83< / ><>4.0< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>Skattebo, 纽约巨人< / ><>18< / ><>81< / ><>4.5< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>McCaffrey, 旧金山< / ><>10< / ><>68< / ><>6.8< / ><>0< / >< / table>

AFC 领先者

<><>传球< / ><>码数< / ><>达阵< / ><>截截< / ><>评分< / >< / ><><>Lawrence, 杰克逊维尔< / ><>245< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>150.6< / >< / ><><>Allen, 布法罗< / ><>334< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>130.5< / >< / ><><>L.Jackson, 巴尔的摩< / ><>324< / ><>1< / ><>0< / ><>124.2< / >< / ><><>Stroud, 休斯顿< / ><>274< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>106.7< / >< / ><><>G.Smith, 纽约喷气机< / ><>215< / ><>0< / ><>104.0< / >< / ><><>D.Watson, 克利夫兰< / ><>205< / ><>1< / ><>97.7< / >< / ><><>Burrow, 辛辛那提< / ><>254< / ><>1< / ><>89.5< / >< / table>

<><>接球< / ><>接球数< / ><>码数< / ><>平均码数< / ><>达阵< / >< / ><><>Flowers, 巴尔的摩< / ><>5< / ><>150< / ><>30.0< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>Kincaid, 布法罗< / ><>5< / ><>130< / ><>26.0< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>Moore, 布法罗< / ><>5< / ><>100< / ><>20.0< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>Douglas, 迈阿密< / ><>5< / ><>94< / ><>18.8< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>Washington, 杰克逊维尔< / ><>5< / ><>83< / ><>16.6< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>McConkey, 洛杉矶闪电< / ><>5< / ><>82< / ><>16.4< / ><>1< / >< / table>

<><>冲球< / ><>尝试次数< / ><>码数< / ><>平均码数< / ><>达阵< / >< / ><><>Henry, 巴尔的摩< / ><>24< / ><>144< / ><>6.0< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>Hall, 纽约喷气机< / ><>22< / ><>102< / ><>4.6< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>Jeanty, 拉斯维加斯< / ><>23< / ><>102< / ><>4.4< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>Taylor, 印第安纳波利斯< / ><>19< / ><>98< / ><>5.2< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>Tuten, 杰克逊维尔< / ><>15< / ><>66< / ><>4.4< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>Montgomery, 休斯顿< / ><>20< / ><>60< / ><>3.0< / ><>2< / >< / table>

棒球

Nationals 赛程预告

纽约巨人队：Dart 2 次传球（Zvada 踢球），6:56。 达拉斯：J.Williams 1 次冲球（Aubrey 踢球），:37。 对阵 费城费城人队

周二< / td><>6:45< / ><>Nationals.TV< / >< / tr><><>周三< / ><>6:45< / ><>.TV< / >< / table>

客场对阵 圣路易斯红雀队

<><><>周五< / ><>8:15< / ><>.< / >< / ><><>周六< / ><>7:15< / ><>.< / >< / ><><>周日< / ><>2:15< / ><>.< / >< / >

客场对阵 底特律老虎队

<><><>9月21日< / ><>6:40< / ><>.< / >< / ><><>9月22日< / ><>6:40< / ><>.< / >< / ><><>9月23日< / ><>1:10< / ><>.< / >< / >

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职业篮球 WNBA

<><><>东部< / ><>胜< / ><>负< / ><>胜率< / ><>落后场数< / >< / ><><>y-亚特兰大....< / ><>26< / ><>14< / ><>.650< / ><>—< / >< / ><><>y-印第安纳....< / ><>26< / ><>14< / ><>.650< / ><>—< / >< / ><><>y-纽约....< / ><>24< / ><>16< / ><>.600< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>y-华盛顿....< / ><>24< / ><>16< / ><>.600< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>芝加哥....< / ><>15< / ><>25< / ><>.375< / ><>11< / >< / ><><>多伦多....< / ><>11< / ><>29< / ><>.275< / ><>15< / >< / ><><>康涅狄格....< / ><>10< / ><>30< / ><>.250< / ><>16< / >< / >

<><><>西部< / ><>胜< / ><>负< / ><>胜率< / ><>落后场数< / >< / ><><>y-明尼苏达< / ><>31< / ><>9< / ><>.775< / ><>—< / >< / ><><>y-金州< / ><>29< / ><>11< / ><>.725< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>y-拉斯维加斯< / ><>27< / ><>13< / ><>.675< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>y-达拉斯< / ><>24< / ><>16< / ><>.600< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>波特兰< / ><>16< / ><>24< / ><>.400< / ><>15< / >< / ><><>洛杉矶< / ><>15< / ><>25< / ><>.375< / ><>16< / >< / ><><>菲尼克斯< / ><>14< / ><>26< / ><>.350< / ><>17< / >< / ><><>西雅图< / ><>8< / ><>32< / ><>.200< / ><>23< / >< / >

y-已锁定季后赛席位

周四比赛

华盛顿 客场对阵 芝加哥，8 康涅狄格 客场对阵 亚特兰大，7:30 洛杉矶 客场对阵 达拉斯，8 菲尼克斯 客场对阵 波特兰，10 拉斯维加斯 客场对阵 西雅图，10

周五比赛

印第安纳 客场对阵 多伦多，7:30 纽约 客场对阵 明尼苏达，7:30 波特兰 客场对阵 金州，10

周日比赛

华盛顿 客场对阵 印第安纳，4 明尼苏达 客场对阵 康涅狄格，1 纽约 客场对阵 多伦多，3 波特兰 客场对阵 洛杉矶，7 西雅图 客场对阵 拉斯维加斯，9

周一比赛

亚特兰大 客场对阵 纽约，8 达拉斯 客场对阵 菲尼克斯，10

9月22日，周二

TUESDAY, SEP 1.22 康涅狄格 客场对阵 华盛顿，7:30 明尼苏达 客场对阵 印第安纳，8 多伦多 客场对阵 芝加哥，8 洛杉矶 客场对阵 拉斯维加斯，10 金州 客场对阵 波特兰，10

数据统计至周日。 Mystics 接下来的三场比赛

<><><>周四< / ><>8< / ><>Monumental< / >< / >

客场对阵 印第安纳狂热队

<><><>周日< / ><>4< / ><>Monumental< / >< / >

对阵 康涅狄格太阳队

<><><>9月22日< / ><>7:30< / ><>Monumental< / >< / >

高中体育

周一结果 田野曲棍球 私立学校

劳登县 6, 摇滚岭 0 南湖 7, 仙特维尔 1 石桥 4, 自由（南骑行） 3 (加时赛) 华盛顿-自由 1, C.G. 伍森 0 伍德布里奇 5, 殖民锻造 2

男子足球

班尼克 12, 罗恩·布朗 2

马里兰州

贝塞斯达-切斯 3, 伍顿 2 鲍伊 3, 布拉登斯堡 2 丘吉尔 4, 昆斯果园 3 克罗斯兰 3, 奎恩公园 1 费尔蒙特高地 4, 弗兰德利 1 肯尼迪 2, 理查德·蒙哥马利 1 (加时赛) 西湖 0, 托马斯·斯通 0

唐·博斯科·克里斯托·雷 3, 资本城市 1 圣若望保禄二世 3, 以马内利基督 2 女子足球

马里兰州

贝塞斯达-切斯 1, 伍顿 0 克拉克斯堡 5, 沃特金斯米尔 1 盖瑟斯堡 5, 布莱克 1 拉普拉塔 6, 奥克森山 1 劳雷尔 5, 西北 2 西北 3, 塞内卡谷 0 怀斯 5, 杜瓦尔 1

女子排球

贝塞斯达-切斯 胜 沃特金斯米尔 3-0 卡尔弗特 胜 亨廷顿 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 25-12, 25-18)

马里兰州

圣约翰队胜于大主教卡罗尔队 3-0 (25-5, 25-4, 25-10) 弗吉尼亚州

钱蒂利队胜于韦斯特菲尔德队 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-23) 自由队（南骑行）胜于奥斯本公园队 3-1 独立队胜于劳登县队 3-1 (25-20, 19-25, 25-17, 25-18)

灯塔队胜于波托马克瀑布队 3-0 马纳萨斯公园队胜于统一里德队 3-0 马歇尔队胜于约克敦队 3-1 (25-21, 25-16, 22-25, 25-22) 麦克莱恩队胜于华盛顿-自由队 3-1 河滨队胜于宽跑队 3-2

高尔夫

世界高尔夫官方排名

1.< / td><>斯科蒂·舍夫勒< / ><>17.99< / >< / tr><><>2.< / ><>罗里·麦克罗伊< / ><>8.76< / >< / ><><>3.< / ><>卡梅伦·扬< / ><>7.56< / >< / ><><>4.< / ><>马特·菲茨帕特里克< / ><>6.90< / >< / ><><>5.< / ><>温德姆·克拉克< / ><>6.71< / >< / ><><>6.< / ><>罗素·亨利< / ><>5.54< / >< / ><><>7.< / ><>克里斯·戈特鲁普< / ><>5.44< / >< / ><><>8.< / ><>汤米·弗利特伍德< / ><>5.35< / >< / ><><>9.< / ><>萨姆·伯恩斯< / ><>5.35< / >< / ><><>10.< / ><>赞德·肖菲尔< / ><>5.18< / >< / ><><>11.< / ><>柯林·森川< / ><>5.13< / >< / ><><>12.< / ><>维克多·霍兰德< / ><>5.12< / >< / ><><>13.< / ><>金周一< / ><>4.76< / >< / ><><>14.< / ><>乔恩·拉姆< / ><>4.72< / >< / ><><>15.< / ><>贾斯汀·罗斯< / ><>4.48< / >< / ><><>16.< / ><>路德维格·阿伯格< / ><>4.37< / >< / ><><>17.< / ><>J.J. 斯庞< / ><>4.17< / >< / ><><>18.< / ><>亚伦·赖< / ><>4.10< / >< / ><><>19.< / ><>罗伯特·麦金泰尔< / ><>4.07< / >< / ><><>20.< / ><>亚历克斯·诺伦< / ><>3.94< / >< / ><><>21.< / ><>瑞安·杰拉德< / ><>3.82< / >< / ><><>22.< / ><>贾斯汀·托马斯< / ><>3.74< / >< / ><><>23.< / ><>本·格里芬< / ><>3.71< / >< / ><><>24.< / ><>瑞安·福克斯< / ><>3.70< / >< / ><><>25.< / ><>泰瑞尔·海顿< / ><>3.69< / >< / ><><>26.< / ><>松山英树< / ><>3.66< / >< / table>

MLS

东部< / td><>胜< / ><>负< / ><>平< / ><>积分< / ><>进球< / ><>失球< / >< / tr><><>纳什维尔....16< / ><>3< / ><>6< / ><>54< / ><>50< / ><>21< / ><>< / >< / ><><>迈阿密国际CF....12< / ><>4< / ><>9< / ><>45< / ><>61< / ><>46< / ><>< / >< / ><><>新英格兰....13< / ><>8< / ><>4< / ><>43< / ><>41< / ><>31< / ><>< / >< / ><><>夏洛特FC....11< / ><>7< / ><>40< / ><>45< / ><>36< / ><>< / >< / ><><>芝加哥....11< / ><>7< / ><>6< / ><>39< / ><>45< / ><>35< / ><>< / >< / ><><>奥兰多城....10< / ><>11< / ><>4< / ><>34< / ><>44< / ><>56< / ><>< / >< / ><><>费城....9< / ><>10< / ><>6< / ><>33< / ><>46< / ><>39< / ><>< / >< / ><><>纽约城FC....8< / ><>9< / ><>8< / ><>32< / ><>39< / ><>33< / ><>< / >< / ><><>辛辛那提....8< / ><>8< / ><>32< / ><>52< / ><>59< / ><>< / >< / ><><>纽约....8< / ><>11< / ><>6< / ><>30< / ><>33< / ><>48< / ><>< / >< / ><><>华盛顿特区联....6< / ><>7< / ><>11< / ><>29< / ><>30< / ><>37< / ><>< / >< / ><><>多伦多FC....6< / ><>8< / ><>11< / ><>29< / ><>38< / ><>46< / ><>< / >< / ><><>哥伦布....6< / ><>14< / ><>5< / ><>23< / ><>35< / ><>42< / ><>< / >< / ><><>亚特兰大....6< / ><>14< / ><>5< / ><>23< / ><>29< / ><>43< / ><>< / >< / ><><>蒙特利尔CF....5< / ><>14< / ><>6< / ><>21< / ><>31< / ><>51< / ><>< / >< / table>

<><>西部< / ><>胜< / ><>负< / ><>平< / ><>积分< / ><>进球< / ><>失球< / >< / ><><>温哥华....< / ><>14< / ><>6< / ><>4< / ><>46< / ><>53< / ><>23< / >< / ><><>休斯顿....< / ><>13< / ><>8< / ><>4< / ><>43< / ><>32< / ><>28< / >< / ><><>达拉斯FC....< / ><>12< / ><>6< / ><>7< / ><>43< / ><>49< / ><>42< / >< / ><><>圣何塞....< / ><>12< / ><>8< / ><>5< / ><>41< / ><>44< / ><>36< / >< / ><><>圣路易斯城SC....< / ><>11< / ><>6< / ><>8< / ><>41< / ><>42< / ><>35< / >< / ><><>洛杉矶FC....< / ><>11< / ><>8< / ><>7< / ><>40< / ><>41< / ><>27< / >< / ><><>科罗拉多....< / ><>11< / ><>12< / ><>2< / ><>35< / ><>33< / ><>32< / >< / ><><>波特兰....< / ><>9< / ><>11< / ><>5< / ><>32< / ><>47< / >< / ><><>圣迭戈FC....< / ><>8< / ><>11< / ><>6< / ><>30< / ><>42< / >< / ><><>洛杉矶银河....< / ><>7< / ><>10< / ><>9< / ><>30< / ><>31< / ><>40< / >< / ><><>盐湖城皇家....< / ><>8< / ><>11< / ><>5< / ><>29< / ><>37< / ><>39< / >< / ><><>明尼苏达联....< / ><>7< / ><>10< / ><>8< / ><>29< / ><>37< / ><>43< / >< / ><><>奥斯汀FC....< / ><>7< / ><>10< / ><>8< / ><>29< / ><>32< / ><>44< / >< / ><><>西雅图....< / ><>7< / ><>9< / ><>7< / ><>28< / ><>25< / ><>30< / >< / ><><>堪萨斯城竞技....< / ><>5< / ><>16< / ><>3< / ><>18< / ><>26< / ><>59< / >< / table>

周三赛果

华盛顿特区联 2, 哥伦布 1 奥兰多城 3, 客场对阵 亚特兰大 2 夏洛特FC 2, 客场对阵 蒙特利尔CF 1 客场对阵 多伦多FC 2, 纳什维尔 1 客场对阵 费城 5, 辛辛那提 0 新英格兰 2, 客场对阵 纽约城FC 1 科罗拉多 1, 客场对阵 奥斯汀FC 1 迈阿密 1, 客场对阵 芝加哥 1 客场对阵 休斯顿 2, 盐湖城皇家 1 达拉斯FC 2, 客场对阵 明尼苏达 1 客场对阵 洛杉矶FC 2, 纽约 0 圣路易斯城SC 2, 客场对阵 波特兰 2 圣何塞 3, 客场对阵 圣迭戈FC 2 客场对阵 温哥华 3, 洛杉矶银河 0 堪萨斯城竞技 客场对阵 西雅图 pdp.

周六赛果

周六赛果 亚特兰大 0, 客场对阵 华盛顿特区联 0 夏洛特FC 3, 客场对阵 辛辛那提 3 纽约 1, 客场对阵 哥伦布 0 纳什维尔 2, 客场对阵 迈阿密 2 客场对阵 奥兰多城 3, 多伦多FC 0 客场对阵 达拉斯FC 2, 波特兰 1 客场对阵 堪萨斯城竞技 3, 洛杉矶FC 1 客场对阵 圣路易斯城SC 4, 明尼苏达 2 客场对阵 科罗拉多 1, 蒙特利尔CF 0 纽约城FC 2, 客场对阵 盐湖城皇家 0 西雅图 1, 客场对阵 洛杉矶银河 1 客场对阵 圣何塞 1, 休斯顿 0

周日赛果

新英格兰 2, 客场 芝加哥 1 奥斯汀 FC 2, 客场 温哥华 1 费城 5, 客场 圣迭戈 FC 0

周五比赛

周六比赛 夏洛特 客场 对阵 华盛顿联，7:30 哥伦布 客场 对阵 CF 蒙特利尔，7:30 奥兰多城 客场 对阵 新英格兰，7:30 洛杉矶 客场 对阵 圣何塞，7:30 奥斯汀 客场 对阵 达拉斯，8:30 辛辛那提 客场 对阵 休斯顿，8:30 费城 客场 对阵 堪萨斯城，8:30 洛杉矶银河 客场 对阵 明尼苏达，8:30 多伦多 客场 对阵 圣路易斯城 SC，8:30 西雅图 客场 对阵 科罗拉多，9:30 芝加哥 客场 对阵 纳什维尔，9:30 温哥华 客场 对阵 皇家盐湖城，9:30 亚特兰大 客场 对阵 波特兰，10:30 周日比赛 圣迭戈 客场 对阵 迈阿密，7 9月23日，周三

联合 5, 圣迭戈 0

圣迭戈 EC

上半场：1, , 萨利文, 5 (瓦西列夫), 第45+5分钟< / td>< / tr>< / table>

下半场：2, , 萨利文, 6 (瓦西列夫), 第61分钟；3, , 达米亚尼, 7 (韦斯特菲尔德), 第67分钟；4, , 戈多伊, 第87分钟；5, , 雅库波维奇, 1 (萨利文), 第90+5分钟。

守门员：, 安德烈·布莱克, 安德鲁·里克；圣迭戈 , 杜兰·迈克尔·费里, 帕布罗·西斯尼加。黄牌：达米亚尼, , 第27分钟；阿尔瓦拉多, 圣迭戈 , 第45+3分钟；皮埃尔, , 第45+7分钟；费尔霍文, 圣迭戈 , 第90+1分钟。

, 安德烈·布莱克；内森·哈里尔, 尼尔·皮埃尔 (贾费特·塞里, 第86分钟), 凯·瓦格纳, 弗朗西斯·韦斯特菲尔德；丹利·让-雅克, 约万·卢基奇, 卡万·萨利文 (赫苏斯·布埃诺, 第77分钟), 印第安纳·瓦西列夫 (奎恩·萨利文, 第70分钟)；布鲁诺·达米亚尼 (埃塞基尔·阿拉多, 第77分钟), 米兰·伊洛斯基 (马利克·雅库波维奇, 第86分钟)

圣迭戈 , 杜兰·迈克尔·费里；伊恩·墨菲 (达古尔·丹·索尔哈尔松, 第81分钟), 基兰·萨金特, 奥斯卡·费尔霍文；亚历杭德罗·阿尔瓦拉多 (阿尼巴尔·戈多伊, 第60分钟), 安德斯·德雷尔, 马努·杜亚, 耶佩·特弗斯科夫, 奥尼·瓦拉卡里 (大卫·巴斯克斯, 第60分钟)；埃利亚斯·阿舒里 (布莱恩·赞布尔, 第73分钟), 阿马尔·佩莱格里诺 (塞德里克·巴坎布, 第60分钟)

NWSL

<><>< / ><>胜< / ><>负< / ><>平< / ><>积分< / ><>进球< / ><>失球< / >< / ><><>哥谭 ......< / ><>14< / ><>4< / ><>6< / ><>48< / ><>29< / ><>18< / >< / ><><>华盛顿......< / ><>13< / ><>7< / ><>4< / ><>43< / ><>33< / ><>23< / >< / ><><>犹他......< / ><>13< / ><>8< / ><>3< / ><>42< / ><>41< / ><>30< / >< / ><><>圣迭戈......< / ><>13< / ><>8< / ><>3< / ><>42< / ><>34< / ><>27< / >< / ><><>北卡罗来纳......< / ><>12< / ><>9< / ><>3< / ><>39< / ><>47< / ><>35< / >< / ><><>波特兰......< / ><>11< / ><>7< / ><>6< / ><>39< / ><>38< / ><>33< / >< / ><><>堪萨斯城......< / ><>11< / ><>8< / ><>5< / ><>38< / ><>39< / ><>34< / >< / ><><>西雅图......< / ><>11< / ><>8< / ><>4< / ><>37< / ><>29< / ><>26< / >< / ><><>天使城......< / ><>9< / ><>8< / ><>6< / ><>33< / ><>37< / ><>27< / >< / ><><>丹佛峰会 ......< / ><>8< / ><>7< / ><>31< / ><>37< / ><>30< / >< / ><><>奥兰多......< / ><>9< / ><>12< / ><>3< / ><>30< / ><>31< / ><>36< / >< / ><><>休斯顿......< / ><>7< / ><>12< / ><>5< / ><>26< / ><>29< / ><>34< / >< / ><><>波士顿遗产 ......< / ><>7< / ><>12< / ><>5< / ><>26< / ><>31< / ><>40< / >< / ><><>路易斯维尔......< / ><>7< / ><>15< / ><>2< / ><>23< / ><>35< / ><>47< / >< / ><><>湾区 ......< / ><>6< / ><>13< / ><>4< / ><>22< / ><>32< / >< / ><><>芝加哥......< / ><>5< / ><>17< / ><>2< / ><>17< / ><>14< / ><>54< / >< / table>

周五赛果

哥谭 2, 客场 路易斯维尔 1 奥兰多 2, 客场 堪萨斯城 2 丹佛 3, 客场 天使城 3

周六赛果

周六赛果 客场 圣迭戈 2, 北卡罗来纳 1 客场 西雅图 2, 湾区 0 犹他 1, 客场 休斯顿 0

周日赛果

周三比赛

周五比赛

堪萨斯城 客场 对阵 圣迭戈, 10 周六比赛

周六 5 赛 波特兰 客场 对阵 奥兰多, 4

波特兰 客场 对阵 奥兰多, 4 哥谭 客场 对阵 北卡罗来纳, 6:30 西雅图 客场 对阵 丹佛, 8:45

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周日比赛

华盛顿 对 芝加哥，5 休斯顿 对 波士顿，2 路易斯维尔 对 Bay FC，7 天使之城 对 犹他，7

9月25日，星期五

圣迭戈 对 路易斯维尔，6:30 芝加哥 对 Gotham FC，8 波士顿 对 西雅图，8:30 9月26日，星期六

9月26日，星期六

天使之城 对 华盛顿，6:30 丹佛 对 堪萨斯城，12:30 休斯顿 对 波特兰，8:45

交易动态

NFL

巴尔的摩乌鸦队：与后卫 Ladarius Webb Jr. 签署练习阵容合同。将线卫 Dominic DeLuca 从练习阵容中释放。

布法罗比尔队：与全卫 Brock Lampe 签署练习阵容合同。将后卫 Nick Broeker 从练习阵容中释放。丹佛野马队：释放接球手 Lil' Jordan Humphrey。将长传员 Mitchell Fraboni 和跑卫 Adam Prentice 从练习阵容提升至正式名单。

格林贝包装工队：将接球手 Bo Melton 从练习阵容提升至正式名单。将长传员 Scott Daly 从练习阵容中释放。

印第安纳波利斯小马队：裁掉角卫 Johnathan Edwards。堪萨斯城酋长队：将防守截锋 Marcus Harris 和全卫 Ben VanSumeren 从练习阵容提升至正式名单。

新英格兰爱国者队：与接球手 Chandler Brayboy 和线卫 Xavier Holmes 签署练习阵容合同。将安全卫 Elliott Davison 和跑卫 Hassan Haskins 从练习阵容中释放。

新奥尔良圣徒队：与防守端锋 Jonah Williams 签署练习阵容合同。

纽约巨人队：裁掉接球手 Dalen Cambre。与跑卫 Phil Mafah 签署练习阵容合同。

西雅图海鹰队：与后卫 Evan Beerntsen 签署练习阵容合同。

足球

USL冠军联赛

东部< / td><>胜< / ><>负< / ><>平< / ><>积分< / ><>进球< / ><>失球< / >< / tr><><>坦帕湾....< / ><>14< / ><>4< / ><>6< / ><>48< / ><>41< / ><>23< / >< / ><><>查尔斯顿....< / ><>12< / ><>8< / ><>4< / ><>40< / ><>49< / ><>31< / >< / ><><>匹兹堡....< / ><>11< / ><>9< / ><>5< / ><>38< / ><>28< / ><>25< / >< / ><><>底特律城足球俱乐部....< / ><>10< / ><>6< / ><>7< / ><>37< / ><>28< / ><>19< / >< / ><><>哈特福德....< / ><>8< / ><>5< / ><>10< / ><>34< / ><>24< / ><>23< / >< / ><><>路易斯维尔....< / ><>9< / ><>6< / ><>33< / ><>39< / >< / ><><>罗德岛足球俱乐部....< / ><>9< / ><>8< / ><>5< / ><>32< / ><>34< / ><>24< / >< / ><><>印第....< / ><>8< / ><>6< / ><>30< / ><>28< / >< / ><><>迈阿密....< / ><>5< / ><>10< / ><>9< / ><>24< / ><>28< / ><>42< / >< / ><><>劳登....< / ><>3< / ><>9< / ><>11< / ><>20< / ><>26< / ><>40< / >< / ><><>伯明翰....< / ><>3< / ><>9< / ><>10< / ><>19< / ><>28< / ><>34< / >< / ><><>布鲁克林足球俱乐部....< / ><>4< / ><>13< / ><>5< / ><>17< / ><>23< / ><>39< / >< / ><><>体育杰克逊....< / ><>3< / ><>16< / ><>5< / ><>14< / ><>30< / ><>63< / >< / table>

<><>西部< / ><>胜< / ><>负< / ><>平< / ><>积分< / ><>进球< / ><>失球< / >< / ><><>埃尔帕索....13< / ><>7< / ><>4< / ><>43< / ><>41< / ><>30< / ><>< / >< / ><><>新墨西哥....12< / ><>5< / ><>41< / ><>33< / ><>23< / ><>< / >< / ><><>科罗拉多斯普林斯....11< / ><>9< / ><>4< / ><>37< / ><>40< / ><>37< / ><>< / >< / ><><>图尔萨....10< / ><>7< / ><>6< / ><>36< / ><>27< / ><>21< / ><>< / >< / ><><>萨克拉门托....9< / ><>5< / ><>9< / ><>36< / ><>30< / ><>20< / ><>< / >< / ><><>橙县....9< / ><>6< / ><>9< / ><>36< / ><>34< / ><>< / >< / ><><>圣安东尼奥....9< / ><>6< / ><>9< / ><>36< / ><>29< / ><>28< / ><>< / >< / ><><>列克辛顿足球俱乐部....10< / ><>10< / ><>4< / ><>34< / ><>37< / ><>30< / ><>< / >< / ><><>菲尼克斯....8< / ><>7< / ><>9< / ><>33< / ><>34< / ><>32< / ><>< / >< / ><><>拉斯维加斯....9< / ><>10< / ><>5< / ><>32< / ><>31< / ><>34< / ><>< / >< / ><><>奥克兰....6< / ><>9< / ><>27< / ><>29< / ><>35< / ><>< / >< / ><><>蒙特雷湾足球俱乐部....4< / ><>14< / ><>6< / ><>18< / ><>25< / ><>42< / ><>< / >< / table>

周五赛果

周六赛果

匹兹堡 1, 劳登 0 迈阿密 1, 布鲁克林足球俱乐部 1 哈特福德 3, 坦帕湾 1 埃尔帕索 2, 路易斯维尔 1 查尔斯顿 2, 伯明翰 2 罗德岛足球俱乐部 3, 体育杰克逊 0 列克辛顿足球俱乐部 4, 奥克兰 1 拉斯维加斯 2, 橙县 0 菲尼克斯 2, 图尔萨 1 萨克拉门托 1, 底特律城足球俱乐部 0

周二比赛

周三比赛

体育杰克逊 对阵 哈特福德，6 新墨西哥 对阵 伯明翰，8:30

周六比赛

图尔萨 对阵 布鲁克林足球俱乐部，7 蒙特雷湾足球俱乐部 对阵 查尔斯顿，7 匹兹堡 对阵 底特律城足球俱乐部，7 橙县 对阵 列克辛顿足球俱乐部，7 劳登 对阵 路易斯维尔，7 迈阿密 对阵 罗德岛足球俱乐部，7:30 伯明翰 对阵 坦帕湾，7:30 新墨西哥 对阵 科罗拉多，9 埃尔帕索 对阵 菲尼克斯，10 哈特福德 对阵 拉斯维加斯，10:30

周日赛程

英超联赛

< / td><>场次< / ><>胜< / ><>平< / ><>负< / ><>进球< / ><>失球< / ><>积分< / >< / tr><><>阿森纳< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>8< / ><>1< / ><>12< / >< / ><><>曼城< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>8< / ><>2< / ><>12< / >< / ><><>赫尔< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>8< / >< / ><><>利兹联< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>7< / ><>3< / ><>8< / >< / ><><>布莱顿< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>13< / ><>5< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>切尔西< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>10< / ><>9< / ><>7< / >< / ><><>布伦特福德< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>7< / ><>4< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>利物浦< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>6< / ><>4< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>埃弗顿< / ><>4< / ><>1

< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>5< / ><>3< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>伊普斯维奇< / ><>4< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>7< / ><>10< / ><>6< / >< / ><><>纽卡斯尔< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>7< / ><>8< / ><>5< / >< / ><><>诺丁汉森林< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>5< / >< / ><><>曼联< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>7< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>桑德兰< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>2< / ><>3< / ><>5< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>伯恩茅斯< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>6< / ><>7< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>水晶

宫< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>6< / ><>11< / ><>3< / >< / ><><>托特纳姆热刺< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>0< / ><>5< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>富勒姆< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>4< / ><>7< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>阿斯顿维拉< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>7< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>考文垂< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>4< / ><>0< / ><>10< / ><>0< / >< / table>

周六赛果

诺丁汉森林 2, 客场对阵 阿斯顿维拉 1 客场对阵 伯恩茅斯 2, 布伦特福德 2 客场对阵 切尔西 2, 赫尔 2 伊普斯维奇 3, 客场对阵 水晶宫 2 客场对阵 利物浦 0, 富勒姆 0 客场对阵 托特纳姆热刺 0, 埃弗顿 0 阿森纳 2, 客场对阵 桑德兰 0 周日赛果 布莱顿 5, 客场对阵 考文垂 0 曼城 1, 客场对阵 曼联 0

周一赛果

周五赛程

周六赛程

托特纳姆热刺 vs. 阿斯顿维拉，上午 7:30 布莱顿 vs. 阿森纳，上午 10 点 埃弗顿 . 伊普斯维奇，上午 10 点 纽卡斯尔 . 赫尔，上午 10 点 诺丁汉森林 . 考文垂，12:30

周日赛程

伯恩茅斯 vs. 利物浦，上午 9 点 利兹 vs. 水晶宫，上午 9 点 曼城 . 桑德兰，上午 9 点 富勒姆 . 曼联，上午 11:30

法国足球甲级联赛

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周五赛果

肯内斯 1, 马赛 0 周六赛果 斯特拉斯堡 1, 摩纳哥 1 欧塞尔 1, 尼斯 0 勒阿弗尔 0, 昂热 0 洛里昂 2, 图卢兹 2 巴黎FC 0, 里昂 0

周日赛果

周日赛果 里尔 2, 特鲁瓦 0 勒芒 2, 朗斯 2 巴黎圣日耳曼 1, 布雷斯特 0

周五赛程

周六赛程

巴黎FC . 斯特拉斯堡，上午 11:15 昂热 . 特鲁瓦，2:45 勒芒 . 洛里昂，2:45 里昂 . 雷恩，2:45 图卢兹 . 勒阿弗尔，2:45

周日赛程

欧塞尔 vs. 布雷斯特，上午 9 点 尼斯 vs. 里尔，上午 11:15 马赛 . 巴黎圣日耳曼，下午 2:45

德国足球甲级联赛

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周六赛果

多特蒙德 3, SC帕德博恩 0 霍芬海姆 2, 斯图加特 1 弗赖堡 5, 门兴格拉德巴赫 0 奥格斯堡 2, 勒沃库森 2 法兰克福 3, 美因茨 1 科隆 1, 普罗蒙 1

周日赛果

RB莱比锡 5, 汉堡 SV 0 拜仁 2, SV 07埃尔弗斯贝格 1

周五比赛

周六赛程

周六赛程 法兰克福 . 弗赖堡，上午 9:30 门兴格拉德巴赫 . 美因茨，上午 9:30 汉堡 SV . 科隆，上午 9:30 不来梅 . 奥格斯堡，上午 9:30 斯图加特 . 多特蒙德，下午 12:30

周日赛程

勒沃库森 . RB莱比锡，上午 9:30 沙尔克 . SV 07埃尔弗斯贝格，上午 11:30 SC帕德博恩 . 霍芬海姆，下午 1:30

大学橄榄球

NCAA

周四比赛

周五南部赛区

雪城 (1-1) 客场对阵 匹兹堡 (2-0)，7:30 周五比赛

西部赛区

迈阿密 (2-0) 客场对阵 维克森林 (2-0)，7:30 西南赛区

休斯顿 (2-0) 客场对阵 德州理工 (2-0)，8 西部赛区

周六比赛 东部赛区

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东部

达特茅斯 (0-0) 客场对阵 莱海 (3-0)，正午 普林斯顿 客场对阵 布莱恩特 (2-1)，1

哈佛 (0-0) 客场对阵 新罕布什尔 (1-2)，1 康奈尔 (0-0) 客场对阵 柯尔盖特 (2-1)，1 缅因 (1-2) 客场对阵 波士顿学院 (1-1)，3

康奈尔 (0-0) 客场对阵 柯尔盖特 (2-1)，1 缅因 (1-2) 客场对阵 波士顿学院 (1-1)，2

缅因 (1-2) 客场对阵 波士顿学院 (1-1)，2 耶鲁 客场对阵 圣十字 (0-3)，2 罗德岛 (2-1) 客场对阵 斯通克里克 (1-2)

罗德岛 (2-1) 客场对阵 斯通布鲁克 (1-2)，2:30 宾夕法尼亚 客场对阵 巴克内尔 (1-2)，3

斯通希尔 (1-2) 客场对阵 马萨诸塞 (2-0)，3:30 蒙茅斯 (1-2) 客场对阵 奥尔巴尼 (2-1)，3:30

蒙茅斯 (1-2) 客场对阵 奥尔巴尼 (2-1)，3:30 南加州大学 (3-0) 客场对阵 罗格斯 (0-2)，3:30

摩根州立 (2-1) 客场对阵 陶森 (0-3)，6

南部

乔治城 (0-1) 客场对阵 里士满 (2-1)，3:30

默瑟 (2-1) 客场对阵 佐治亚理工 (0-2)，正午 北卡罗来纳 (2-0) 客场对阵 克莱姆森 (1-1)，正午

北卡罗来纳 (2-0) 客场对阵 克莱姆森 (1-1)，正午 西佐治亚 (0-3) 客场对阵 东田纳西州立 (1-2)，正午 北卡罗来纳 (1-1) 客场对阵 范德比尔特 (2-0)，12:45

西佐治亚 (0-3) 客场对阵 东田纳西 (1-2)，正午 北卡罗来纳 (1-1) 客场对阵 范德比尔特 (2-0)，12:45 VMI (0-3) 客场对阵 戴维森 (1-2)，1

长老会 (1-1) 客场对阵 西卡罗来纳 (1-2)，2:30 佛罗里达 (1-1) 客场对阵 亚拉巴马 (2-0)，3:30

弗吉尼亚林堡 (0-2) 客场对阵 贝休恩-库克曼 (1-1)，4 汉普顿 (1-2) 客场对阵 诺福克 (1-2)，4

密西西比 (2-0) 客场对阵 南卡罗来纳 (2-0)，4:15 路易斯安那东南部 (1-2) 客场对阵 路易斯安那蒙罗 (0-2)，4:30

北卡罗来纳 A&T (0-3) 客场对阵 坎贝尔 (2-1)，6 波因特 客场对阵 查尔斯顿南部 (1-2)，6

福特汉姆 (0-3) 客场对阵 威廉与玛丽 (2-1)，6 沃福德 (2-1) 客场对阵 查塔努加 (1-2)，6

夏洛特 (0-2) 客场对阵 阿巴拉契亚 (2-0)，6 圣心 (0-2) 客场对阵 弗隆 (2-1)，6

代顿 (2-0) 客场对阵 东肯塔基 (1-2)，6 佛罗里达国际 (1-1) 客场对阵 佛罗里达大西洋 (1-1)，6 路易斯安那学院 (1-0) 客场对阵 南部 (1-2)，7 南卡罗来纳学院 (2-0) 客场对阵 佛罗里达 (2-1)

塔斯基吉 (0-0) 客场对阵 杰克逊 (2-0)，7 佛罗里达 (2-0) 客场对阵 奥本 (2-0)，7

特拉华 (2-1) 客场对阵 南佛罗里达 (2-0)，7 内华达 (1-1) 客场对阵 中田纳西 (1-1)，7 田纳西 (0-3) 客场对阵 佛罗里达 A&M (1-2)，7 阿尔科恩 (2-1) 客场对阵 北亚拉巴马 (1-2)，7 德尔塔 (0-0) 客场对阵 密西西比谷 (1-2)，7 南佐治亚 (1-1) 客场对阵 杰克逊维尔 (1-2)，7 鲍伊 (0-1) 客场对阵 亚拉巴马 A&M (2-1)，7 田纳西马丁 (1-2) 客场对阵 孟菲斯 (2-1)，7 康涅狄格 (1-1) 客场对阵 南密西西比 (1-1)，7

肯尼索 (1-1) 客场对阵 田纳西 (2-0)，7:45 亚拉巴马伯明翰 (1-1) 客场对阵 路易斯安那拉法叶 (1-1)，8

中西部

中西部

怀俄明 (1-1) 客场对阵 中密歇根 (1-1)，1 南伊利诺伊 (2-1) 客场对阵 伊利诺伊 (1-1)，2

南犹他 (1-2) 客场对阵 圣托马斯 (2-1)，2 天普 (1-1) 客场对阵 托莱多 (1-1)，3

东伊利诺伊 (1-2) 客场对阵 伊利诺伊 (3-0)，3 德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校 (1-1) 客场对阵 密歇根 (2-0)，3:30

迈阿密（俄亥俄） (1-1) 客场对阵 辛辛那提 (2-0)，3:30 西肯塔基 (0-2) 客场对阵 印第安纳 (2-0)，4

莫尔黑德 (1-2) 客场对阵 西伊利诺伊 (1-2)，7 扬斯敦 (2-1) 客场对阵 南达科他 (2-1)，7 中阿肯色 (2-1) 客场对阵 东南密苏里 (1-2)，7 特洛伊 (2-0) 客场对阵 密苏里 (2-0)

西南部

北达科他 (3-0) 客场对阵 内布拉斯加 (2-0)，7:15 密歇根 (2-0) 客场对阵 圣母大学 (2-0)，7:30 科罗拉多 (2-0) 客场对阵 西北大学 (1-0)，7:30

北德克萨斯 (1-1) 客场对阵 德克萨斯 (0-2)，正午 佐治亚 (2-0) 客场对阵 阿肯色 (1-1)，正午 肯塔基 (1-1) 客场对阵 田纳西 (2-0)，3:30 路易斯安那理工 (1-1) 客场对阵 贝勒 (1-1)，4 中央 (0-1) 客场对阵 阿肯色派恩布拉夫 (1-2)，5 西密歇根 (1-1) 客场对阵 莱斯 (1-1)，7 默里 (1-2) 客场对阵 俄克拉荷马 (1-1)，7 尼科尔斯 (2-1) 客场对阵 萨姆休斯顿 (0-2)，7 梅里马克 (1-2) 客场对阵 塔莱顿 (3-0)，7 休斯顿基督教 (2-1) 客场对阵 圣言大学 (1-1)，7 德克萨斯墨西哥 (2-0) 客场对阵 俄亥俄 (0-1)，7:30 阿肯色 (1-1) 客场对阵 德克萨斯基督教大学 (1-1)，8 东德克萨斯 A&M (2-1) 客场对阵 塔尔萨 (2,0)，8 麦尼斯 (1-2) 客场对阵 德克萨斯里奥格兰德谷 (1-2)，8 斯蒂芬 F. 奥斯汀 (3-0) 客场对阵 普雷里维尤 (1-2)，8 德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校 (2-0) 客场对阵 德克萨斯 (2-0)，8

西部

中堪萨斯州立大学 (0-2) 客场对阵 蒙大拿州立大学 (3-0)，3 杜肯大学 (0-2) 客场对阵 华盛顿大学 (0-2)，3:30 犹他大学 (0-2) 客场对阵 犹他大学 (0-2)，3:30 瓦格纳大学 (1-2) 客场对阵 加利福尼亚大学 (1-1)，3:30 埃内基督教大学 (0-3) 客场对阵 华盛顿大学 (0-3)，4 东华盛顿大学 (1-2) 客场对阵 华盛顿大学 (2-0)，7:15 杨百翰大学 (2-0) 客场对阵 科罗拉多大学 (2-0)，7:30 西北大学 (0-3) 客场对阵 韦伯州立大学 (1-2)，8 东北大学 (0-0) 客场对阵 北科罗拉多大学 (0-3)，8 圣地亚哥大学 (0-2) 客场对阵 加州理工大学 (2-1)，8 北亚利桑那大学 (2-1) 客场对阵 犹他科技大学 (0-3)，8 斯特森大学 (1-2) 客场对阵 加州大学戴维斯分校 (2-1)，10 南达科他大学 (3-0) 客场对阵 博伊西州立大学 (1-1)，10 詹姆斯·麦迪逊大学 (2-0) 客场对阵 圣地亚哥大学 (1-1)，10 北达科他大学 (3-0) 客场对阵 萨克拉门托州立大学 (1-2)，10:30 北伊利诺伊大学 (0-2) 客场对阵 亚利桑那大学 (1-1)，10:30 蒙大拿大学 (3-0) 客场对阵 俄勒冈大学 (0-2)，11 弗雷斯诺州立大学 (1-1) 客场对阵 圣何塞州立大学 (2-1)，11 普渡大学 (1-1) 客场对阵 加州大学洛杉矶分校 (2-0)，11

NASCAR 杯系列赛

积分榜（截至周日）

1. 丹尼·汉姆林 (Denny Hamlin), 2168.
2. 凯尔·拉森 (Kyle Larson), 2159.
3. 克里斯托弗·贝尔 (Christopher Bell), 2150.
4. 瑞安·布莱尼 (Ryan Blaney), 2135.
5. 泰勒·雷迪克 (Tyler Reddick), 2126.
6. 泰·吉布斯 (Ty Gibbs), 2117.
7. 乔伊·洛加诺 (Joey Logano), 2117.
8. 蔡斯·布里斯科 (Chase Briscoe), 2109.
9. 卡森·霍华德 (Carson Howard), 2080.
10. 鲍巴·华莱士 (Bubba Wallace), 2078.
11. 蔡斯·埃利奥特 (Chase Elliott), 2075.
12. 奥斯汀·辛德里克 (Austin Cindric), 2060.
13. 克里斯·布舍尔 (Chris Buescher), 2057.
14. 瑞安·普里斯 (Ryan Preece), 2055.
15. 威廉·拜伦 (William Byron), 2054.
16. 丹尼尔·苏亚雷斯 (Daniel Suárez), 2049.
17. 肖恩·范·吉斯伯根 (Shane Van Gisbergen), 630.
18. 布拉德·凯塞洛夫斯基 (Brad Keselowski), 591.
19. 查尔斯·肖克 (Charles Chauke), 560.
20. 迈克尔·麦道尔 (Michael McDowell), 554.
21. 埃里克·琼斯 (Erik Jones), 544.
22. 托德·吉利兰 (Todd Gilliland), 502.
23. AJ·奥尔门丁格 (AJ Allmendinger), 499.
24. 奥斯汀·狄龙 (Austin Dillon), 474.
25. 赞恩·史密斯 (Zane Smith), 468.
26. 乔什·贝里 (Josh Berry), 463.
27. 亚历克斯·鲍曼 (Alex Bowman), 454.
28. 约翰·H·内梅切克 (John H. Nemechek), 453.
29. 瑞基·斯坦豪斯二世 (Ricky Stenhouse Jr), 443.
30. 莱利·海因茨 (Riley Heinz), 432.
31. 寇尔·库斯特 (Cole Custer), 359.
32. 诺亚·格拉格森 (Noah Gragson), 355.
33. 泰·狄龙 (Ty Dillon), 323.
34. 康纳·齐利施 (Connor Zilisch), 304.
35. 寇迪·韦尔 (Cody Ware), 217.
36. 凯西·米尔斯 (Casey Mears), 13.
37. 凯文·马格努森 (Kevin Magnussen), 11.

NASCAR 卡车系列赛

1. 莱恩·里格斯 (Layne Riggs), 2100.
2. 凯登·霍尼卡特 (Kaden Honeycutt), 2075.
3. 钱德勒·史密斯 (Chandler Smith), 2065.
4. 克里斯蒂安·埃克斯 (Christian Eckes), 2060.
5. 乔瓦尼·鲁吉罗 (Giovanni Ruggiero), 2055.
6. 泰·马杰斯基 (Ty Majeski), 2050.
7. 格兰特·恩芬格 (Grant Enfinger), 2045.
8. 丹尼尔·海姆里克 (Daniel Hemric), 2040.
9. 本·罗兹 (Ben Rhodes), 2035.
10. 泰勒·安克鲁姆 (Tyler Ankrum), 2030.
11. 斯图尔特·弗里森 (Stewart Friesen), 408.
12. 杰克·加西亚 (Jake Garcia), 404.
13. 布伦登·奎恩 (Brenden Queen), 364.
14. 安德烈斯·佩雷斯·德·拉拉 (Andres Perez De Lara), 355.
15. 贾斯汀·哈利 (Justin Haley), 352.
16. 坦纳·格雷 (Tanner Gray), 351.
17. 柯里·赫苏奥克 (Corey Hsuok), 246.
18. 道森·萨顿 (Dawson Sutton), 283.
19. 寇尔·布彻 (Cole Butcher), 268.
20. 米尼·泰雷尔 (Mini Tyrrell), 255.
21. 柯里·拉乔伊 (Corey LaJoie), 225.
22. 康纳·莫萨克 (Connor Mosack), 221.
23. 兰登·刘易斯 (Landen Lewis), 211.
24. 克里斯·赖特 (Kris Wright), 209.
25. 弗兰基·穆尼兹 (Frankie Muniz), 182.
26. 斯宾塞·博伊德 (Spencer Boyd), 127.
27. 泰勒·赖夫 (Tyler Reif), 119.

网球

WTA

地点：墨西哥瓜达拉哈拉，泛美网球中心 奖金池：\$1,206,446

单打 — 资格赛

日比野 尚 (Nao Hibino) (5)，日本，击败 纳迪亚·基切诺克 (Nadiia Kichenok)，乌克兰，6-1, 6-2；卡罗琳·多莱希德 (Caroline Dolehide) (8)，美国，击败 萨拉·索里贝斯·托尔莫 (Sara Sorribes Tormo) (4)，西班牙，4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)；伊琳娜·希马诺维奇 (Iryna Shymanovich) (2)，白俄罗斯，击败 莉亚·马 (Lea Ma)，美国，7-6 (7-1), 3-0, 退赛；卡罗尔·莫内 (Carole Monnet) (3)，法国，击败 卡特里娜·斯科特 (Katrina Scott) (6)，美国，7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (7-4), 6-2。

单打 — 32强赛

佩顿·斯特恩斯 (Peyton Stearns)，美国，击败 埃米莉亚娜·阿兰戈 (Emiliana Arango)，哥伦比亚，6-3, 6-2；艾丽西亚·帕克斯 (Alycia Parks)，美国，击败 瓦尔瓦拉·莱琴科 (Varvara Lechenko)，美国，6-3, 1-6, 7-5；詹妮丝·陈 (Janice Tjen) (I)，印度尼西亚，击败 达尔雅·维德马诺娃 (Darja Vidmanova)，捷克共和国，7-6 (8-6), 6-2；潘娜·乌瓦尔迪 (Panna Uvardy)，匈牙利，击败 洛伊斯·博伊松 (Lois Boisson)，法国，6-4, 6-7 (8-6), 6-2；克里斯蒂娜·布克萨 (Cristina Bucsa) (6)，西班牙，击败 布兰卡·安德里斯库 (Blanca Andreescu)，加拿大，6-4, 6-3；凯拉·戴 (Kayla Day)，美国，击败 埃尔维娜·卡利耶娃 (Elvina Kalieva)，美国，7-6 (11-9), 6-4；斯隆·斯蒂芬斯 (Sloane Stephens)，美国，击败 卡罗尔·莫内 (Carole Monet)，法国，6-4, 7-6 (7-5)；泰勒·汤森 (Taylor Townsend)，法国，击败 费尔玛·德·隆博 (Felma De Lombeau)，美国，击败 玛丽 (Mary) (7-6), 6-3, 6-2；卡洛斯·奥德利德 (Carlos Odelide)，美国，击败 雷纳利兹·扎拉祖亚 (Renaliz Zarazua)，墨西哥，6-1, 3-6, 6-3；泽伊内普·索梅兹 (Zeynep Sonmez)，土耳其，击败 伊琳娜·希马诺维奇 (Iryna Shymanovich)，白俄罗斯，6-1, 6-1；玛格达莱娜·弗雷希 (Magdalena Frech) (7)，波兰，击败 日比野 尚 (Nao Hibino)，日本，6-1, 6-4。

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DOUBLES — ROUND OF 16

英国的迈亚·卢姆斯登（Maia Lumsden）与俄罗斯的玛丽亚·科齐列娃（Maria Kozyreva (4)）击败墨西哥的雷娜塔·扎拉祖亚（Renata Zarazua）与美国的凯拉·戴（Kayla Day），比分为 6-3, 6-3；智利的亚历克萨·瓜拉奇（Alexa Guarachi）与日本的二宫茉莉（Makoto Ninomiya）击败斯洛文尼亚的尼卡·拉迪希奇（Nika Radisic）与荷兰的伊莎贝尔·哈弗拉格（Isabelle Haverlag），比分为 5-7, 6-4, 10-4；西班牙的伊冯娜·卡瓦莱-雷默斯（Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers）与比利时的拉拉·萨尔登（Lara Salden）击败哥伦比亚的埃米莉亚娜·阿兰戈（Emiliana Arango）与匈牙利的潘娜·乌德瓦尔迪（Panna Udvardy），比分为 6-2, 6-4；波兰的卡塔齐娜·皮特尔（Katarzyna Piter）与美国的奎恩·格利森（Quinn Gleason (3)）击败俄罗斯的亚历山德拉·帕诺娃（Alexandra Panova）与西班牙的萨拉·索里贝斯·托尔莫（Sara Sorribes Tormo），比分为 6-2, 3-6, 10-6；俄罗斯的伊琳娜·赫罗马切娃（Irina Khromacheva）与美国的卡罗琳·多莱海德（Caroline Dolehide）击败美国的瓦尔瓦拉·莱普琴科（Varvara Lepchenko）与佩顿·斯特恩斯（Peyton Stearns），比分为 6-1, 7-5。

WTA

单打排名

截至周日。

1. 埃琳娜·里巴金娜，哈萨克斯坦，9901
2. 阿里娜·萨巴伦卡，白俄罗斯，7875
3. 杰西卡·佩古拉，美国，7265
4. 科科·高夫，美国，7244
5. 米拉·安德烈耶娃，俄罗斯，5743
6. 琳达·诺斯科娃，捷克共和国，5328
7. 埃琳娜·斯维托琳娜，乌克兰，4809
8. 卡罗琳娜·穆霍娃，捷克共和国，4683
9. 伊加·斯维亚特克，印度，4619
10. 玛尔塔·科斯蒂库克，乌克兰，3980
11. 阿曼达·田中，美国，3363
12. 贝琳达·本西奇，瑞士，2935
13. 黛安娜·施耐德，俄罗斯，2588
14. 维多利亚·姆博科，加拿大，2521
15. 索拉娜·奇斯蒂亚，罗马尼亚，2464
16. 伊娃·约维奇，美国，2390
17. 大坂直美，日本，2306
18. 亚历山德拉·埃拉，菲律宾，2276
19. 埃莉斯·梅尔滕斯，比利时，2165
20. 贾斯敏·保利尼，意大利，2175
21. 埃卡特里娜·洛马塔，美国、俄罗斯，2076
22. 安娜·卡林斯卡娅，俄罗斯，2043
23. 麦迪逊·基斯，美国，2029
24. 艾玛·纳瓦罗，美国，2024
25. 安娜斯塔西娅·波塔波娃，俄罗斯，1926
26. 玛雅·赫瓦林斯卡，波兰，1888
27. 玛丽·布兹科娃，捷克共和国，1673
28. 萨拉·贝杰贝克，捷克共和国，1632
29. 李安，美国，1573
30. 黛安·帕里，法国，1351
31. 莱拉·拉蒙达兰达，哥伦比亚，1454
32. 叶莲娜·奥斯塔彭科，拉脱维亚，1452
33. 玛丽亚·萨卡里，希腊，1355

双打排名

1. 卡特琳娜·西尼亚科娃，捷克共和国，11460
2. 泰勒·汤森，美国，9545
3. 路易莎·斯特法尼，巴西，7795
4. 亚历山德拉·克鲁尼奇，塞尔维亚，6850
5. 加布里埃拉·达布罗夫斯基，加拿大，6705
6. 安娜·达尼琳娜，哈萨克斯坦，6675
7. 张帅，中国，6050
8. 埃莉斯·梅尔滕斯，比利时，5423
9. 赛莎薇，台湾，4625
10. 克里斯蒂娜·姆拉德诺维奇，法国，4511

ATP

截至周日。

1. 扬尼克·辛纳，意大利，11500
2. 亚历山大·兹维列夫，德国，9690
3. 卡洛斯·阿尔卡拉斯，西班牙，5560
4. 本·谢尔顿，美国，4680
5. 费利克斯·奥热-阿拉西姆塞，加拿大，3890
6. 达尼尔·梅德韦杰夫，俄罗斯，3770
7. 弗拉维奥·科罗利尼，美国，3890
8. 弗朗西斯·蒂亚福，美国，3380
9. 亚历克斯·德米诺尔，澳大利亚，3300
10. 泰勒·弗里茨，美国，3175
11. 阿瑟·菲尔斯，法国，3150
12. 诺瓦克·德约科维奇，塞尔维亚，2980
13. 勒纳·蒂恩，美国，2755
14. 拉斐尔·乔达尔，西班牙，2659
15. 雅库布·门西克，捷克共和国，2495
16. 布兰登·中岛，美国，2485
17. 亚历山大·杜布利克，哈萨克斯坦，2425
18. 卡斯珀·达德里，摩纳哥，2325
19. 汤米·保罗，美国，2325
20. 洛伦佐·穆塞蒂，意大利，2255
21. 瓦伦丁·瓦谢罗，摩纳哥，2250
22. 卢西亚诺·达德里，意大利，2200
23. 弗朗西斯科·塞伦多洛，阿根廷，2130
24. 约里·莱赫茨卡，捷克共和国，2120
25. 安德烈·鲁布列夫，俄罗斯，1930
26. 卡伦·哈恰诺夫，俄罗斯，1800
27. 亚历山大·布洛克斯，比利时，1788
28. 亚历杭德罗·罗贝尔利，美国，178
29. 乔安·丰塞卡，巴西，1750
30. 亚历杭德罗·大卫维奇·福基纳，西班牙，1680
31. 托马斯·马丁·埃切维里，阿根廷，1590
32. 阿瑟·林德克内什，法国，1583
33. 乌戈·休姆伯特，法国，1535

双打排名

1. 哈里·赫利奥瓦拉，芬兰，10860
2. 亨利·帕滕，英国，10860
3. 尼尔·斯库普斯基，英国，6890
4. 克里斯蒂安·哈里森，美国，6140
5. 奥拉西奥·泽巴略斯，阿根廷，6030
6. 马塞尔·格拉诺耶斯，西班牙，6030
7. 凯文·克拉维茨，德国，5670
8. 马塞洛·阿雷瓦洛，萨尔瓦多，5650
9. 马特·帕维奇，克罗地亚，5650
10. 蒂姆·普茨，德国，5400

赛车

NASCAR O'Reilly 系列赛

积分榜（截至周日）

1. Sheldon Creod, 2175 (2).
2. Justin Allgaier, 2172 (6).
3. Jason Kye, 2166 (2).
4. Jesse Love, 2159 (1).
5. Austin Hill, 2114 (2).
6. Sam Mayer, 2114 (0).
7. Sammy Smith, 2111 (0).
8. Corey Day, 2106 (2).
9. Brandon Jones, 2099 (1).
10. Parker Retlaff, 2092 (0).
11. Taylor Gray, 2074 (1).
12. Elah Carmi, 2057 (0).
13. Brent Crews, 668 (0).
14. William Sawalich, 638 (1).
15. Ryan Sieg, 612 (1).
16. Anthony Alfredo, 574 (0).
17. Brennan Poole, 491 (0).
18. Dean Thompson, 479 (0).
19. Jeremy Clements, 422 (0).
20. Harrison Buren, 419 (0).
21. Jeb Burtram, 413 (0).
22. Blaine Perkins, 389 (0).
23. Patrick Staropoli, 357 (0).
24. Kyle Sieg, 337 (0).
25. Josh Bilicki, 312 (0).
26. Larav Scott, 287 (0).
27. Ryan Ellis, 269 (0).
28. Austin Green, 262 (0).
29. Thomas A., 235 (0).
30. Garrett Smithley, 200 (0).
31. Joey Gase, 179 (0).
32. Josh Williams, 174 (0).
33. Mason Maggio, 141 (0).
34. Alex Labbe, 93 (0).
35. JJ Yeley, 81 (0).
36. Nathan Byrd, 79 (0).
37. Patrick Andrew Brown, 72 (0).
38. Preston Pardus, 66 (0).
39. Myatt Snider, 61 (0).
40. Jordan Anderson, 57 (0).

一级方程式 (Formula One)

积分榜（截至周日）

1. Andrea Kimi Antonelli, 292.
2. George Russell, 211.
3. Lewis Hamilton, 191.
4. Lando Norris, 186.
5. Charles Leclerc, 167.
6. Max Verstappen, 145.
7. Oscar Piastri, 120.
8. Isack Hadjar, 71.
9. Liam Lawson, 59.
10. Pierre Gaudy, 41.
11. Arvid Lindbad, 31.
12. Franco Colapinto, 27.
13. Oliver Bearman, 18.
14. Gabriel Bortoleto, 10.
15. Nico Hulkenberg, 7.
16. Carlos Sainz Jr, 6.
17. Alexander Albon, 5.
18. Fernando Alonso, 3.
19. Esteban Ocon, 3.
20. Yuki Tsunoda, 1.
21. Lance Stroll, 0.
22. Valtteri Bottas, 0.
23. Sergio Perez, 0.

炽热的准备工作

MATT MCCLAIN / 为《华盛顿邮报》拍摄 周五，国家公园管理局的 Mike Stettler 使用喷灯加热位于弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿的美国海军陆战队战争纪念碑的金属部分，为其涂蜡做准备。

针对2023年华盛顿特区监狱事件的诉讼

5名现任及前在押人员提起诉讼

原告称工作人员未能防止一系列火灾发生

作者：利亚姆·鲍曼（LIAM BOWMAN）

五名华盛顿特区监狱的现任及前在押人员周一对该设施提起诉讼，指控监狱工作人员未能防止并妥善应对由一名在押人员引发的一系列火灾，而该纵火者当时表示他将自杀。

诉讼指控称，原告被安置在监狱的心理健康单元，该单元的工作人员在2023年9月事件发生时，无视该男子的恳求，且在事态发展过程中的数小时内未采取任何帮助措施。

起诉书称，一场电火最终使该单元充满了烟雾，导致部分在押人员因被困在火场附近而遭受持久的呼吸系统损伤和心理创伤，加剧了他们原有的心理健康问题。

根据提交给华盛顿特区高等法院的起诉书，该单元内的男性“只能在恐惧中看着火势蔓延，并敲击牢房门”。“直到单元内完全充满了浓黑的烟雾，导致原告窒息且视线受阻时，工作人员才采取行动灭火并疏散人员。”

这份长达38页的起诉书部分内容被遮蔽，原因是有一项保护令限制发布随诉讼提交的某些监狱内部文件。例如，起诉书中描述火灾时间线的部分遮蔽了两个多小时的内容，使部分细节无法被公众知晓。

原告指控，在某个时间点，可见的“火焰在单元内断断续续地燃烧了近一个小时，而值班人员在俯瞰该单元的玻璃控制模块中纹丝不动”。

华盛顿特区惩教局的一位发言人在一份声明中表示，该部门“尚未收到提及的起诉书，因此无法对其具体指控发表评论”。

根据诉讼中引用的监狱初步回应，在对原告此前提交的正式投诉做出答复时，监狱官员表示，“没有迹象”表明现在提起诉讼的在押人员“个人受到了部门或设施行动或政策 / 程序的直接影响”。

在五名原告中，两人仍被关押在华盛顿特区监狱，两人在联邦监狱系统中，一人已获释并居住在华盛顿特区的一个住宅治疗项目中。

“这是华盛顿特区监狱长期且有据可查的问题历史中的一个片段，”原告律师之一伊恩·赫伯特（Ian Herbert）在采访中表示。赫伯特说，起诉书中提出的问题，包括未能为监狱配备足够人员或培训员工，在“火灾发生前的许多年里就已被知晓并记录在案”。

“事实上，这场火灾既是可以预见的，也是可以预防的，”他 [详见B20页诉讼报道]

华盛顿特区警察工会及弗吉尼亚州领导人对Flock技术表示担忧

作者：胡安·本二世（JUAN BENN JR.） 及本·科纳克（BEN CONARCK）

针对Flock车牌识别系统的全国性抵制情绪也波及到了华盛顿地区。近日，华盛顿特区的警察工会和北弗吉尼亚州一座城市的领导人对该技术的使用提出了担忧。

华盛顿特区警察工会主席格雷格·彭伯顿（Gregg Pemberton）周五表示，该市部门已经使用了许多

AI驱动的车牌识别系统可实时追踪车辆

多年来，这一直是一个强大的调查工具。但他指出，Flock的技术也可以为没有犯罪嫌疑的人创建详细档案。

“我们非常担心这里是否存在需要解决的宪法问题，”彭伯顿表示。

彭伯顿对该技术的怀疑还源于工会方面称，他们获悉警方的内部事务部门已利用该技术对宣誓警员进行调查。

工会就其所谓的技术不当使用提交了违规投诉和申诉，但彭伯顿表示，部门领导——详见B14页关于FLOCK的报道

本月，一台Flock摄像头在迈阿密监控过往交通。 JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES

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今日最高气温（约下午4点）：80° 降水概率：0% 风向：东东南风 6-12英里 / 小时 天气新闻请参阅B20页

讣告

卢西安·史密斯，一位在2010年代获得全国赞誉的艺术家，享年37岁。B15

州政府针对联邦政策变动发布疫苗指南。B14

马里兰州

州政府针对联邦指南变动首次发布疫苗指南

作者：凯瑟琳·威尔逊 (KATHARINE WILSON) 《首都公报》(Capital Gazette)

前排（从左至右）：马里兰州参议院议长比尔·弗格森、州长韦斯·摩尔以及众议院议长约瑟琳·A·佩尼亚-梅尔尼克在签署《疫苗法案》期间。 KIM HAIRSTON / BALTIMORE SUN / ABACA / REUTERS

马里兰州卫生部的官员周四首次发布了针对儿童和成人的疫苗接种时间表。随着特朗普政府领导下的联邦指南发生变化，一项于7月1日生效的州法律允许该部门制定自己的疫苗接种建议。

《疫苗法案》(Vax Act) 已于4月签署成为州法律，允许州政府官员提出与联邦建议不同的建议。该法律是在特朗普政府采取行动修改疫苗接种建议政策之后出台的。

“目前外界对于指南的具体内容存在很多困惑，尤其是在联邦层面，”马里兰州卫生部公共卫生服务副秘书梅格·沙利文在周四的一次媒体电话会议上表示，“我们提出这些建议的目标是尝试创建一个提供清晰建议的统一平台，以消除困惑。”

州政府的建议并未创建强制性要求或入学要求。由州长韦斯·摩尔政府请求立法的《疫苗法案》要求保险计划必须覆盖这些由州政府推荐的疫苗。

州卫生秘书米娜·塞沙马尼表示，制定州疫苗时间表和《疫苗法案》是为了“在联邦疫苗建议无休止的变动中，保障疫苗接种的获取渠道”。她表示，该时间表是参考了美国儿科学会和美国家庭医师学会等医疗机构的建议而制定的。

“我们提出这些建议的目标是尝试建立一个能够提供清晰建议的统一平台，以消除混乱。”

在卫生与公众服务部部长罗伯特·F·肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy Jr.）的领导下，联邦疫苗接种政策经历了变动，其中部分变动在法院被暂停执行。卫生与公众服务部未回应置评请求。

唐纳德·特朗普总统签署了一项关于儿童疫苗建议的行政命令——

马里兰州的建议继续“强调麻腮风（MMR）疫苗作为单一疫苗接种的重要性，”苏利文表示。她补充说，该时间表还继续建议完成从出生开始的乙型肝炎疫苗系列接种，以及呼吸道病毒疫苗的接种。

该命令于8月签署，其中包括将麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹疫苗分为单独的注射，而非使用组合的MMR疫苗。该命令还要求肯尼迪评估核心儿童疫苗的新时间表和接种顺序，并将其他核心组合疫苗分开。

梅格·苏利文（Meg Sullivan）， 马里兰州卫生部 公共卫生服务副秘书

去年12月，疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）更改了建议，不再普遍建议所有婴儿在出生后 24 小时内接种乙型肝炎疫苗。

相反，来自CDC免疫实践咨询委员会的联邦建议是，对于病毒检测结果为阴性的产父母，应询问医生婴儿是否应在第一天接种，或者疫苗是否应至少推迟两个月。

在肯尼迪去年夏天解雇了整个专家小组，并由对疫苗持更多怀疑态度的成员接替后，该CDC小组一直受到审查。

今年早些时候《疫苗法》（Vax Act）签署成为法律时，几位马里兰州共和党人对与联邦政府采取不同标准表示担忧。

“几十年来，疫苗建议一直遵循基于广泛医学共识的协调联邦流程，”参议院少数党领袖史蒂夫·赫希（Steve Hershey）在4月表示。“创建一条独立的马里兰州路径是不必要的，且开了一个令人不安的先例。”

该立法在众议院以 105-32 通过，在州参议院以 32-12 通过。

全美对 Flock 车牌识别系统的抵制浪潮波及华盛顿特区周边地区

FLOCK 续报（见 B13 页）

至今拒绝展开调查。据工会称，该部门此后限制了对该系统的访问权限。

彭伯顿（Pemberton）呼吁华盛顿特区议会监管该技术在国家首都的使用方式。

“一旦你开始了解这个系统的能力，即使是它的支持者也会说，需要进行更多的公众讨论，并且可能需要更多相关的立法，”他说道。

该工会的申诉使其陷入了一个由不同群体组成的极不寻常的联盟——成员涵盖了从保守派政治人物到左翼活动人士以及民权倡导组织——这引发了人们对该技术的质疑，因为该技术能够实时追踪跨越广阔地理区域的车辆。

随着相关报道的出现，这种怀疑情绪在今年夏天变得尤为激烈，其中包括《华盛顿邮报》的一项调查，该调查发现大量执法人员被指控或被起诉滥用该技术，包括监视妻子、女友和前任。其他批评者则对数据与包括联邦移民当局在内的其他执法机构共享表示担忧。

“在许多问题上往往意见不一的人们，现在因为对 Flock 以及监控技术的深切愤怒而聚集在一起，”亚历山特里亚（Alexandria）的当地组织者兼人权政策专家特斯·麦克内里（Tess McEnery）表示。

识别系统的使用与抵制双双增加

华盛顿特区周边的许多执法机构都在使用各种形式的车牌识别系统。费尔法克斯县（Fairfax County）警方表示，Flock 摄像头帮助确定了一起今年夏天存储设施火灾的嫌疑人，该火灾造成的损失高达 $1.300 万。

在马里兰州，Flock 摄像头的网络一直在扩张，尽管该州一些最大的执法机构——包括巴尔的摩和蒙哥马利县——并未与该公司签约，而是使用其他供应商。

亚历山特里亚警察局局长塔里克·麦奎尔（Tarrick McGuire）在上周的一次会议上告诉市领导层，该局在繁忙的公共道路沿线运行着 61 个固定 Flock 摄像头，此外私人企业和学校（包括北弗吉尼亚社区学院的亚历山特里亚校区）也在使用该系统。该市还使用自动车牌识别系统来执行停车、超速和闯红灯违章处罚。

在有关该技术可能被不当使用的报道出现后，该部门在近几周受到了审查，但局长表示，审计部门未发现任何一起“恶意滥用”的案例。他还表示，该部门可能很快会获得一名外部犯罪学家的额外监督帮助。

在麦奎尔向立法者讲话时，至少有 10 人举牌抗议这些识别系统。局长告诉市长和市议会，他已经听到了社区的担忧。

“我认为，作为领导者，我们的责任不是在公共安全和公民自由之间做选择，”他在上周二的会议上说。“宪法并不要求我们为了其中一个而牺牲另一个。它要求我们在治理时，既要保障个人的权利，又要保护社区中的所有人。”

亚历山特里亚警方的一名发言人在一份声明中表示，Flock 摄像头已帮助该部门寻找失踪人员，并支持了 35 起刑事调查，其中包括两起武装抢劫案。声明称：“这些调查涉及真实的受害者和真实的伤害，从暴力犯罪及其持久的创伤，到犯罪对家庭和社区产生的更广泛影响。”

但一些市级官员在上周二的会议上表示，他们希望取消这项技术。

“虽然我认为技术有其作用，而且我也认为我们已经看到了它所发挥的作用及其带来的好处，但我认为 Flock 在这个社区没有立足之地，”市长阿里亚·加斯金斯（Aliya Gaskins）说道。

“一旦你开始了解这个系统的能力，即使是它的支持者也会说，需要进行更多的公众讨论，并且可能需要更多相关的立法。”华盛顿特区警察工会主席格雷格·彭伯顿（Gregg Pemberton）

警察局长表示，该部门正与其他拥有“更强保障措施”的公司进行洽谈，以满足社区和警务需求。麦奎尔（McGuire）表示，该部门与 Flock 签署的合同是在 2023 年签署的，可以随时终止，并补充说这些摄像头的费用是由拨款和城市资金支付的。

加斯金斯（Gaskins）和一些议会议员表示，他们担心即使更换供应商，同样潜在的问题仍可能出现。

“对我来说，仅仅取消 Flock 是不够的，”议员桑迪·马克斯（Sandy Marks）说，“如果没有深入的对话，仅仅取消并转向一种新的类似技术对我来说也是不够的。”

他们表示，担心摄像头收集的数据可能会被联邦当局用于追踪移民，甚至是前往弗吉尼亚州寻求堕胎的女性。

麦奎尔表示，亚历山德里亚警察局不会将其运行的 61 个摄像头记录的内容与州外或联邦政府的执法机构共享。麦奎尔说，根据州法律，除非调查需要，否则数据仅存储 21 天。

该部门确实会与 150 多家弗吉尼亚州执法机构共享摄像头收集的数据，其中 11 家签署了 287(g) 协议，允许警员参与联邦移民执法行动，例如执行驱逐出境的行政令。

根据今年早些时候发布的一份弗吉尼亚州犯罪委员会报告，至少有九家使用自动车牌识别器的弗吉尼亚州执法机构允许联邦机构持续访问其系统。

据媒体报道，在亚历山德里亚官员承诺继续就车牌识别器进行公众讨论之际，该州其他地区在遭到公众抵制后已结束了与 Flock 的合作关系，包括斯汤顿（Staunton）、夏洛茨维尔（Charlottesville）和哈里森堡（Harrisonburg）。

研究显示，在汉普顿路（Hampton Roads），该技术在贫困率较高和黑人居民较多的社区更为普遍，这加剧了人们对通过技术产生种族歧视潜在可能性的担忧。

“我认为，在涉及不公正对待或差别对待方面，这正为各种潜在问题打开大门，”克里斯托弗纽波特大学（Christopher Newport University）犯罪、公平与正义中心主任史蒂文·基纳（Steven Keener）表示，该中心制作了这项研究。

“议会亟需讨论的问题”

回到国家首都，华盛顿特区警察局今年早些时候向议会报告的数据显示，其车牌识别技术的应用正在扩大。

该部门表示，截至 1 月，全市电线杆上安装了 98 个“固定”车牌识别器，此外还有 68 个安装在车辆或拖车上的移动识别器。

当时，Flock 拥有并运营着 67 个固定识别器、4 个移动识别器和 9 个闭路电视摄像头。

警察局表示，在 2025 财年以及本财年第一季度，该部门部署了 111 个新摄像头，期间预计将购买总计 51 个车牌识别器。

该部门在回答华盛顿特区议员的提问时表示，这些由人工智能驱动的摄像头产生的馈送流被汇入该部门的“实时犯罪中心”，该中心利用 1,500 多个公共和私有视频摄像头、枪声检测技术、面部识别和其他监控工具。

该部门还表示，今年早些时候已获得批准，“部署一个利用 Axon Fusus 的 MPD 数据平台”，这是一种人工智能驱动的技术，可将各种数据流融合在一起，供犯罪分析师实时监控。

乔治·华盛顿大学专门研究警察监控的法学教授安德鲁·弗格森（Andrew Ferguson）表示，像 Flock 这样的追踪系统具有不受监管且未经审计的特性，这引发了真正的隐私担忧，“无论这项技术在调查犯罪方面可能有多有用。”

“这不仅是警察领导层或某个特定科技公司的失败，也是华盛顿特区议会的失败，因为他们没有对大都会警察局（MPD）使用的监控系统进行监管，”弗格森在电子邮件声明中写道。

市议员查尔斯·艾伦（Charles Allen，民主党，第 6 选区）周五表示，他认为该市应就此问题举行听证会。“这是一个时机成熟的问题，市议会和司法委员会……应当为此设定适当的护栏，以确保隐私利益得到保护，”艾伦在《政治小时》（The Politics Hour）节目中说道。

弗格森表示，华盛顿特区警察工会的立场具有更深层的象征意义，因为该工会是目前全美少数几个公开反对该技术使用方式的工会之一。

他说：“当警察工会都在要求为监控技术设定护栏时，你就知道这场辩论已经达到了一个临界点。”

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肖恩·赞尼 / 帕特里克·麦克马伦 / 盖蒂图片社 跨学科艺术家卢西安·史密斯（Lucien Smith）2021. 年在迈阿密。他于 2012 年在纽约的一家画廊举办了首次个展“良好共振”（Good Vibrations）。

卢西安·史密斯，37 岁

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曾在2010年代赢得全国赞誉的多领域艺术家卢西安·史密斯 (Lucien Smith) 去世，享年 37 岁。

《艺术新闻》(ARTnews) 首先报道了这位艺术家的死讯。他的朋友、画廊主比尔·鲍尔斯 (Bill Powers) 确认了史密斯先生的去世，并告诉该媒体：“卢西安现在生活在我们内心一个无需言语的地方。”

死因和去世地点尚未公布。

卢西安·史密斯于 1989 年 4 月 15 日出生于洛杉矶，父亲是艺术家特伦斯·桑德斯-史密斯 (Terrence Sanders-Smith)，母亲是时尚设计师薇薇安·拉姆齐 (Vivien Ramsay)。在成长过程中，他随家人四处搬迁，在最终于 2007 年从圣莫尼卡高中毕业前，曾就读于十多所学校。他就读于纽约的库珀联盟学院 (Cooper Union)，并于 2011 年获得美术学士学位。

他的毕业设计项目《想象的怀旧》(Imagined Nostalgia) 探讨了虚假记忆以及我们对从未经历过的时代的怀旧之情，这引起了纽约经销商珍妮·格林伯格·罗哈廷 (Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn) 的关注，随后罗哈廷开始在她的画廊 Salon 94 展示史密斯的作品。

“当我们 2011 年在他毕业后立即见到卢西安时，他是当时新兴的市中心文化的中心和核心，”罗哈廷告诉《艺术新闻》。“聪明、温柔，充满了想法和实验精神——一位兼具魅力、才华和构建社区能力的罕见艺术家。他的《雨》(Rain) 系列绘画——是用灭火器代替雨机，由卢西安亲自引导喷雾完成的——现在已成为标志性作品。他在我的后院创作了一批。此外，还有他的《派》(Pie) 系列绘画、《种子》(Seeds)、《方舟》(Ark) 系列绘画以及《废金属》(Scrap Metal)。他最近的杰作是《食物》(FOOD)——我们共同与马克斯·兰姆 (Max Lamb) 合作构建了他的宴会。我们深感悲痛，将极其地想念他。”

“当我们 2011 年在卢西安毕业后立即见到他时，他是当时蓬勃发展的市中心文化的核心与灵魂。”

曾在其画廊展出史密斯先生作品的纽约艺术商珍妮·格林伯格·罗哈廷（Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn）告诉《ARTnews》。

毕业后，史密斯先生搬进了纽约州北部一个院落里的一座红色大谷仓，该处是由电影导演詹姆斯·艾沃里（James Ivory）出租给他的。这个空间兼作工作室，他在那里开始了其“雨之画”（Rain Paintings）系列，这使他一夜之间成为艺术界的红人。以至于《纽约时报》称他为艺术市场的“神童”。

2012 年，他在纽约的 Powers’s Half Gallery 举办了首次个展“良好共振”（Good Vibrations）。鲍尔斯（Powers）在《Office》杂志中写道：“所有作品都是挪用的吉他琴身，卢西安通过绘画或用瓶盖、亮片、锡箔等装饰，将它们变成了墙面雕塑。可以将其想象成约翰·阿姆莱德（John Armleder）与垃圾场里的杜尚（Duchamp）的结合体。”

在 2010 年代初期，史密斯先生在艺术界的迅速崛起为他带来了数百万美元的财富——他的一幅基于维尼熊的毕业绘画作品，题为《霍布斯，雨人，以及我的朋友巴尼 / 在梧桐树下》，据报道在拍卖会上以 $389,000 成交——但这种成功最终让他感到迷茫。

2014 年，他告诉《名利场》：“我把我热爱的事情变成了我的生计。这其实是一件非常棘手的事情。这很矛盾，而且会产生冲突，因为你曾经用来逃避现实的东西，现在成了你的现实。”

同年，在哥伦比亚学院的一次 Tedx 演讲中，他描述了一段发生得太快、年纪太轻且在精神上误导了他的非凡职业生涯。在经历了几年光鲜亮丽的杂志人物特写和赚得盆满钵满之后，他开始寻找意义，并且对他镜子中那个“悲剧艺术家”的形象感到不快。

史密斯先生描述了一次在服用天使尘（angel dust）产生糟糕幻觉后的觉醒，他在醒来后开始绘画，并意识到所有的痛苦都消失了。“我那时意识到，这就是我这么做的原因。是为了这种感觉。这是我的疗法。这是我的药物，”他说。“所有其他的东西……都只是别人强加在我梦想上的包袱。接受那些东西并认为那就是我想要的，实在是太容易了。但在那一刻，我意识到这不在于在墙上展示作品，不在于出售东西，也不在于杂志文章。……而仅仅在于创造，用我的双手去创造。这就是那个想法。这就是那个梦想。这就是我所致力于的事情。”

2016 年，史密斯先生成立了“服务人民”（Serving the People），这是一个旨在“培育艺术、音乐和电影领域新兴人才”的非营利组织。2017 年，他将自己在洛杉矶一个基本闲置的绘画工作室重新利用，启动了一个名为“仅限预约”（Appointment Only）的艺术家驻留计划，并在那里举办了一系列艺术展。

2025 年，他开设了名为 FOOD 的餐厅，旨在向艺术家戈登·马塔-克拉克（Gordon Matta-Clark）、他当时的伴侣卡罗尔·古登（Carol Goodden）以及蒂娜·吉鲁阿尔（Tina Girouard）在 20 世纪 70 年代开设的餐厅致敬；两家餐厅都为当地艺术家提供服务。

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卡尔·W·史密斯博士 (DR. CARL W. SMITH)（Age 86） 卡尔·W·史密斯博士——受人尊敬的教育家及马里兰州公立学校管理部门的领军人物——于 September 10, 2026, 去世，享年 86 岁。

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在从事公立学校管理的 48 年间，史密斯博士激励并丰富了数代学生和教育工作者的生活，曾担任多种职务，包括高中校长、蒙哥马利县公立学校副教育长、布兰迪温公立学校教育长，以及马里兰州教育委员会协会执行主任。

他的遗属包括相伴六十年的挚爱妻子克莱尔·霍兰·史密斯（Claire Horan Smith）；子女克里斯蒂娜（Christina）、安德鲁（Andrew）和伊丽莎白（Elizabeth）；孙辈塞巴斯蒂安（Sebastian）、萨曼莎（Samantha）、纳撒尼尔（Nathaniel）、康纳（Connor）、艾米琳（Emmeline）、奥黛丽（Audrey）和科琳（Colleen）；以及他的兄弟大卫·史密斯（David Smith）。

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根据 Carlos A. Paquete 和 Alcina B. Paquete 于 2005年12月12日签署并记录在马里兰州蒙哥马利县土地记录 Liber 32417, folio 718 中的某份信托契据中所包含的销售权力，由于发生了违约，且应受担保方的请求，下述替代受托人将在蒙哥马利县巡回法院的法院门口（50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850）通过公开拍卖方式出售，日期为

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位于马里兰州蒙哥马利县的所有绝对所有权土地及其地上改良物，详见前述信托契据。该物业包含一座住宅。

该物业将按“原状”出售，并受影响该物业的记录在案的条件、限制、地役权、抵押权和协议（如有）的约束，且不提供任何形式的保证。该物业受前脚受益权（front foot benefit）约束。

销售条款：在销售时，需以银行出纳支票或认证支票的形式，或由替代受托人自行决定且全权酌情决定的其他形式，支付 $62,000 的押金。如果票据持有人和 / 或服务商为中标者，则免除押金要求。购买价格的余额应在马里兰州蒙哥马利县巡回法院最终批准销售后的十 (10) 天内支付。如果物业由票据持有人和 / 或服务商以外的实体购买，则未付购买价格应按年利率 5% 支付利息，计算期间从销售之日起至替代受托人办公室收到资金之日止。如果在批准后十 (10) 天内未支付余额，押金将作为约定损害赔偿金被没收。购买者同意该物业可根据法院命令重新出售，并放弃就其本人和 / 或任何委托人或公司指定人在批准后十 (10) 天内未支付购买价格而提交的任何文件的亲自送达权，并明确同意在购买者于销售备忘录中提供的地址，通过一类邮件接收上述文件的送达。本次交易可能受根据《银行保密法》颁布并于 2026年3月1日生效的 FinCEN 住宅房地产报告规则（“RRE 规则”）的约束。购买者将负责获取遵守 RRE 规则所需的信息，并在销售批准后的 (10) 十天内向 RRE 规则中定义的报告人提供必要信息，否则购买者的押金将被没收且物业将被重新出售。购买者将无权获得重新出售产生的任何盈余或利润，即使这些盈余或利润是由购买者进行的改良所致。如果结算因任何原因延迟，购买者应付的利息将不予减免。税款、水租以及所有其他按年缴纳的公共费用和评估费，包括卫生和 / 或大都市区费用，将根据当前年度调整至销售之日，此后由购买者承担。公寓费和 / 或业主协会会费（如有）应由购买者自销售之日起承担。购买者应负责支付地租托管金（如需要）。所有印花税、转让税（包括适用的农业转让税）以及所有结算费用均由购买者承担。本次销售受贷款销售后审计的约束，包括但不限于

仅限于分析借款人是否在销售前签署了贷款修改协议、申请了破产、恢复了贷款或偿还了贷款。替代受托人将转让可投保或可销售的产权。如果替代受托人无法转让可投保或可销售的产权，或者销售后审计结论认为该销售不应发生，或者销售因任何原因未获得法院批准，则购买者在法律或公平法上的唯一救济将仅限于退还押金且不计利息，即使购买者已对该财产进行了改良。押金退还后，销售即告无效且不产生效力，购买者不得再向替代受托人提出任何进一步主张。购买者应负责获得该财产的实际占有权。在止赎销售中的购买者应在销售后立即承担该财产的损失风险。（案件编号 #2011-15196）。

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根据一份日期为 May 9, 2019，并于 May 10, 2019 在哥伦比亚特区契据登记处登记（文书编号：2019049285）的信托契据、担保协议、融资声明、固定装置备案及租金转让协议（以下简称“信托契据”）中所包含的出售权力，1250℃ CO. LLC（以下简称“借款人”）作为授予人，将其转让给作为受托人的 DANIEL M. LOPEZ（以下简称“原受托人”）。由于发生了违反该协议条款的违约行为，且在寄送并登记了撤销原受托人受托人身份并任命 Jason A. Pardo 和 Russell S. Drazin（以下简称“代位受托人”）为继任受托人的代位受托人任命契据、一份非住宅抵押贷款止赎宣誓书，以及一份房地产或公寓单元止赎出售通知后，应信托契据担保的债务当前持有者（统称“票据持有人”）的要求，代位受托人将在 HARVEY WEST AUCTIONEERS, INC. 办公室（地址：5335 WISCONSIN AVENUE, NW, SUITE 440, WASHINGTON, DC 20015,）举行公开拍卖，日期为

2026年9月23日 上午11:00

位于哥伦比亚特区华盛顿市的所有该地块及其地上改良物（如有），地址为 1250 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036，具体描述详见信托契据。

以及目前在上述土地上搭建的所有建筑、结构、改良物或附属设施，包括但不限于构成上述建筑、结构、改良物或附属设施一部分的任何种类或性质的所有设备、装置、机械和固定装置，且不属于任何第三方，位于上述土地上或周围及其任何建筑，所有这些均在上述信托契据中有更详细的描述（以下简称“该财产”）。

销售条款：全现金。该财产将仅作为整体出售。替代受托人将接受为该财产提供最高出价的投标（除非销售被推迟或取消），所有投标在被接受前均为临时投标。尽管有上述规定，替代受托人绝对保留在拍卖师宣布该财产“已售”且替代受托人收到所需金额和形式的押金之前的任何时间推迟销售和 / 或取消销售的权利。销售时需缴纳 $2,000,000.00 的押金。该押金必须以银行出纳支票、保兑支票或替代受托人自行决定的一种形式支付。如果押金低于中标金额的 10%，则押金必须增加至中标金额的 10%，并在销售完成后一 (1) 个工作日内，以与初始押金相同或替代受托人自行决定的其他形式交付给替代受托人。未能及时交付押金或追加押金将被视为购买者的重大违约，并导致押金被没收。

由信托契据担保的票据持有人（或任何相关方）应由替代受托人豁免提交任何投标押金。替代受托人可以将所有潜在投标人（票据持有人除外）在投标开始前出示其押金作为销售条件。成功购买者缴纳的押金将在结算时在无息的情况下抵扣其信用额度；但如果成功购买者未能按照本协议规定的销售条款完成购买，或以其他方式违反本协议条款，则该押金将根据替代受托人的选择立即被没收，且本次销售的所有费用（包括律师费和按总售价计算的全额佣金）将从没收的押金中扣除并支付，

余额将用于抵偿债务。除非经替代受托人自行决定延长，否则必须遵守销售条款并在销售之日起三十 (30) 日内完成结算。时间至关重要。除保留押金外的购买价格余额，以及从销售之日起至收到购买价格余额之日按当时收取的票据利率计算的利息，应在结算时以保兑资金支付；如果在本协议规定的时间内未支付，替代受托人保留没收押金并在违约购买者的风险和费用下重新出售该财产的权利，重新出售将根据替代受托人认为适当的广告和条款进行，并使替代受托人及其票据持有人能够行使针对

违约购买者。违约购买者无权获得该物业任何转售所产生的盈余收益或利润。购买者在此同意，若票据持有人与购买者之间发生与该物业相关的任何诉讼，购买者应支付票据持有人在该诉讼中产生的合理律师费和成本。

若替代受托人无法按照本协议所述进行结算，购买者在法律和公平法上的唯一救济将仅限于退还押金，且该销售将被视为无效且不产生任何效力。

该物业的出售受限于占有方的权利（如有），且该等权利优先于信托契据，并受限于记录在案的所有约定、条件、限制、地役权、通行权和局限。购买者应负责获得该物业的实际占有权。

该物业将按“现状”且在“原址”条件下出售，不对其状况提供任何明示或暗示的保证或陈述，且不对替代受托人或任何其他方提供给潜在竞买人的信息的准确性提供任何陈述或保证，也不提供任何其他性质的陈述或保证。在不限制前述通用性的前提下，该物业的出售不就以下事项提供陈述或保证：(i) 物业的所有权；(ii) 物业内包含的任何改良物、固定装置或个人财产的性质、状况、合规性、质量、结构完整性或对特定用途的适用性；(iii) 物业的环境状况，或物业在涉及危险物质存在或处置方面对联邦、州和地方法律法规的合规性；(iv) 物业对《美国残疾人法案》或任何类似法律的合规性；或 (v) 物业对任何分区和建筑法律或条例以及所有适用安全和建筑规范及法规的合规性。中标购买者接受该物业的契据，即构成放弃针对替代受托人或票据持有人就上述任何事项提出的任何索赔。中标购买者认可，对该物业的任何调查、审查或检查均由业主或其他占有该物业的方控制，而非由替代受托人或票据持有人控制。

转让应通过替代受托人契据进行，不提供任何明示或暗示的约定或保证。自销售之日起，该物业因火灾或其他意外事故而遭受损失或损坏的风险由中标购买者承担。该物业的出售受限于所有税款、地租、公共费用、评估费、罚款、违规金、违约金、留置权、租赁、抵押、下水道、水费、排水及其他公共改良工程，无论是否已征收相关评估费，无论上述各项是否已记录在案。票据持有人和替代受托人不对销售前或销售后产生的燃料费、燃气费、电费、水费和下水道费、任何其他公用事业费及其他运营费用承担责任，所有此类费用应由购买者独立承担。与结算和转让相关的所有成本，包括但不限于所有权审查、转让手续、所有登记税费、所有转移税费、产权保险费、融资费用和手续费、公证费、结算费以及所有其他与结算相关的成本，均由中标购买者独立承担。

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根据一份由 Judith A. Bowen（又名 Judith A. Suter）签署、日期为 2006年11月28日，并记录在马里兰州蒙哥马利县土地记录簿 Liber 34005, folio 709 中的特定信托契据所包含的出售权力，由于该契据条款项下已发生违约，且应被担保方的请求，下述代位受托人将在蒙哥马利县巡回法院（地址：Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850）通过公开拍卖方式出售该财产，日期为

2026年9月18日下午 3:45

位于马里兰州蒙哥马利县的所有绝对所有权土地及其上的改良设施，具体描述详见前述信托契据。该物业包含一座住宅。

该物业将按“现状”出售，并受影响该物业的记录在案的条件、限制、地役权、抵押权和协议（如有）的约束，且不提供任何形式的保证。

销售条款：在销售时，需以银行本票、认证支票或替代受托人自行决定且全权酌情认可的其他形式缴纳 $17,000 的押金。如果票据持有人和 / 或服务商为成功竞标者，则免除押金要求。购买价格的余额应在马里兰州蒙哥马利县巡回法院最终批准销售后的 10 天内支付。如果购买方并非票据持有人和 / 或服务商，则从销售之日起至替代受托人办公室收到资金之日止，未付购买价格按年利率 5% 支付利息。如果在批准后的 10 天内未支付余额，押金将作为约定损害赔偿金被没收。购买方同意该物业可根据法院命令重新出售，并放弃就其本人和 / 或任何委托人或公司指定人员在批准后 10 天内未能支付购买价格而提交的任何文件的亲自送达，并明确同意在购买方于销售备忘录中提供的地址通过一类邮件接收上述文件的送达。本交易可能受根据《银行保密法》颁布并于 2026年3月1日生效的 FinCEN 住宅房地产报告规则（“RRE 规则”）的约束。购买方将负责获取遵守 RRE 规则所需的信息，并在销售批准后的 (10) 十天内向 RRE 规则中定义的报告人提供必要信息，否则购买方的押金将被没收且物业将被重新出售。购买方将无权获得重新出售产生的任何盈余或利润，即使这些盈余或利润是由购买方进行的改良所致。如果结算因任何原因延迟，购买方应支付的利息将不予减免。税款、水费以及所有其他按年缴纳的公共费用和评估费，包括卫生和 / 或大都会区费用，将根据当前年度调整至销售之日，此后由购买方承担。公寓费和 / 或业主协会费（如有）应由购买方自销售之日起承担。购买方应负责支付地租托管金（如需要）。所有印花税、转让税（包括适用的农业转让税）以及所有结算费用均由购买方承担。此次销售取决于对贷款的售后审计，包括但不

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仅限于分析借款人是否在销售前签署了贷款修改协议、申请了破产、恢复了贷款或偿还了贷款。替代受托人将转让可投保或可销售的产权。如果替代受托人无法转让可投保或可销售的产权，或者销售后审计结论认为该销售不应发生，或者销售因任何原因未获得法院批准，则购买者在法律或公平法上的唯一救济将仅限于退还押金且不计利息，即使购买者已对该财产进行了改良。押金退还后，销售即告无效且不产生效力，购买者不得再向替代受托人提出任何进一步主张。购买者应负责获取该财产的实际占有权。在止赎销售中的购买者应承担

销售后立即产生的财产损失风险。（案件编号 #2013-42872）。

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在蒙哥马利县巡回法院（地址：Rockville, MD 20850, 50 Maryland Ave., Court House Door）通过公开拍卖方式出售：

位于马里兰州蒙哥马利县的所有绝对所有权土地及其上的改良建筑，具体描述详见前述信托契据。该物业包含一座住宅。

物业地址（仅供参考）：6025 Avon Drive, Bethesda MD 20814

本公告中的止赎出售已在马里兰州蒙哥马利县巡回法院登记，案件编号为 C-15-CV-25-000066

税务识别号：07-00696344

该物业将按“现状”出售，并受影响该物业的记录在案的条件、限制、地役权、抵押权和协议（如有）的约束，且不提供任何形式的保证。

出售条款：在出售时，需以银行出纳支票或认证支票的形式，或由代位受托人自行决定其唯一认可的其他形式，支付 $168,000 的押金。如果票据持有人和 / 或服务商为中标者，则免除押金要求。购买价格的余额应在马里兰州蒙哥马利县巡回法院最终批准出售后的十五 (15) 天内支付。如果购买者非票据持有人和 / 或服务商，则从出售之日起至代位受托人办公室收到资金之日止，未付购买价格应按年利率 8.99000% 支付利息。如果未能在批准后十五天内支付余额，押金将被没收，且物业将由违约购买者承担风险和费用重新出售。无论出于何种原因导致结算延迟，购买者应付的利息均不予减免。税款、水费以及所有其他按年缴纳的公共费用和评估费（包括卫生和 / 或大都市区费用）将根据当前年度调整至出售之日，此后由购买者承担。公寓管理费和 / 或业主协会会费（如有）应由购买者自出售之日起承担。购买者应负责支付地租托管金（如需要）。所有印花税、转让税（包括适用的农业转让税）以及所有结算费用均由购买者承担。如果代位受托人无法转让良好且可销售的产权，购买者在法律或公平法上的唯一救济将限于向购买者退还押金。押金退还后，此次出售失效且不产生任何影响，购买者不得再向代位受托人提出任何主张。购买者应负责获取物业的实际占有权。止赎出售的购买者应在出售后立即承担该物业的损失风险。（案件编号 #241127-2）。

该物业的出售将受美国国税局 (IRS) 120 天赎回权的约束。

Adam Friedman, Ralph Vartolo, Catherine Aponte, Rachel Kiefer, 代位受托人

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目前哥伦比亚特区高等法院受理的一项诉讼（案号 2026-CAB-000202）旨在影响目前或此前由 3131 Multifamily LLC 持有的财产所有权。华盛顿国家资本银行；哥伦比亚特区水务与下水道管理局，位于 3131 Rhode Island Avenue NE, Washington, D.C. 20018。该诉讼的副本可在法院书记员办公室获取。Washington, D.C. 20018，且任何主张或抗辩必须在 2026 年 10 月 16 日或之前提交至哥伦比亚特区高等法院民事分部（500 Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001）。

852 安妮·阿伦德尔县 安妮·阿伦德尔县巡回法院

No.C-02-CV-25-003616 通知

特此于本周一，August 24, 2026 发布通知，除非在 2026 年 9 月 23 日或之前提出相反理由，否则由代位受托人 Kendall E. Clark 律师在上述程序中进行并报告的财产出售应被评定并确认；前提是本通知的副本需在 2026 年 9 月 23 日之前的连续三周内，每周一次刊登在安妮·阿伦德尔县出版的某份报纸上。报告指出，位于 1745 ABERDEEN CIRCLE CROFTON, MD 21114 的财产出售金额为 \$269,000.00。

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安妮·阿伦德尔县巡回法院 Keith Yacko 等，代位受托人

Joan Himmighoefer 等，被告

No.C-02-CV-26-000487 通知

特此于本周一，August 24, 2026 发布通知，除非在 2026 年 9 月 日或之前提出相反理由，否则由代位受托人 Kendall E. Clark 律师在上述程序中进行并报告的财产出售应被评定并确认；前提是本通知的副本需在 2026 年 9 月 23 日之前的连续三周内，每周一次刊登在安妮·阿伦德尔县出版的某份报纸上。报告指出，位于 1290 RITCHIE HWY ARNOLD, MD 21012 的金额 \$150,000 将为 \$460,750.00。

Scott A. Poyer 马里兰州 安妮·阿伦德尔县巡回法院

受托人出售 位于 12929 Grays Pointe Road, Apt C, Fairfax, VA 22033 的不动产

根据日期为 2024年12月27日、原始本金金额为 $750,000.00 且于 2025年1月02日记录在弗吉尼亚州费尔法克斯县土地记录中（文书编号 2025000246.001）的商业信托契据执行。由于上述编号所述的债务发生违约，经签署的替代受托人将通过公开拍卖，在费尔法克斯县巡回法院正门（4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA, 22030）出售上述提及的财产及其附属设施或改良部分，简述为 Section No. 045-2-08-2929-CO 以及 GRAY'S POINTE 第九 (9) 阶段的公寓单元编号 12929℃。

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销售条款：该财产将按“原样”出售，不提供任何形式的陈述或保证，并受限于任何环境或其他条件、约定、限制、保留、地役权、通行权、优先留置权以及所有其他优先于该信托契据的记录事项（如有）。替代受托人没有义务交付财产的占有权，也不承担关于该场所的任何其他义务。

在销售时，竞买人需支付 $75,000.00 或销售价格的 10%（以较低者为准）作为保证金，形式为购买者或墨西哥多米尼加共和国提供的保兑支票或银行本票。如果竞买人被要求在销售时签署销售备忘录，并在销售后十四 (14) 天内通过汇付购买价格余额完成结算，且该金额由其自身的结算公司和文件支付，则审核其结算文件将收取 $300.00 的费用。若成功中标者违约，相关费用将被没收，并根据《弗吉尼亚州法典》用于支付销售成本、费用及替代受托人的费用。

所有其他公共费用或评估费，包括水费 / 下水道费，将按销售时间比例分摊；销售日期之后的所有其他结算相关费用由购买者支付。在税收情况下，购买者从销售之日起对过去销售确认借款人在销售前未根据《美国破产法》申请保护不享有权益，以及与贷款服务商确认商业贷款状态的保证金金额，包括但不限于确定贷款索赔或任何还款协议、进入任何还款协议、在销售前或之后恢复或偿还商业贷款。购买者无权获得现有产权。在任何此类情况下，销售应属无效，且购买者在公平法上的唯一救济将在利息时间公布。其他条款可能会在销售时公布。

信息咨询请联系：Cohn Goldberg Deutsch, 410-296-2550 或 www.cgd-law.com，事由：CGD # 465702。Cohn Goldberg Deutsch 是一家债务催收机构；获取的任何信息将用于此目的。

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威廉王子县 县监督委员会 ONE COUNTY COMPLEX COURT PRINCE WILLIAM, VA 22192

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拟议计划、条例和 / 或修正案（视情况而定）的副本，以及与以下公开听证会和 / 或申请相关的其他文件，均存档于位于 One County Complex Court, Prince William, Virginia, 22192 的委员会书记员办公室，可供查阅。公众可在指定时间前往位于 One County Complex Court, Prince William, Virginia, McCoart Building 的县监督委员会会议室表达观点。有关委员会会议的更多信息，请联系委员会书记员，电话：(703) 792-6600。

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1. 授权在位于 Bristow Road 10806 和 10810 号的县有财产上办理农业耕作许可证 —— 布伦茨维尔（Brentsville）行政区

2. 根据《弗吉尼亚州法典》第 25.1 卷第 3 章，授权进行征收并行使快速征收权，以获取位于 Colchester Road 14698 号的财产及各项地役权，该财产由弗吉尼亚州责任有限公司 Colchester Apartments LLC 所有，用于 Colchester Road 人行道改善项目 —— 伍德布里奇（Woodbridge）行政区

3. 特殊使用许可 #SUP2026-00021，Truist Smoketown 站 —— 此项申请旨在获得特殊使用许可，以允许在一家拥有法定权利的金融机构中设立双车道得来速设施。该物业面积约为 0.91 英亩，位于 Smoketown Road 与 Prince William Parkway 的东北交汇处，地址为 13815 Smoketown Road。该地块在县地图上的标识为 GPIN 8292-42-9759；分区为 PBD（规划商业区）；并在县综合规划中被指定为 MU-4（混合用途）。该物业位于公路走廊覆盖区以及 Prince William Landing 小区域规划内 —— 奥科昆（Occoquan）行政区

4. DPA2026-00006。关于数据中心机会区覆盖区（DCOZOD）的分区文本修正案。县法典第 32-509.01 条及其后条款，以及分区条例中任何其他相关章节，包括相应的数据中心机会区覆盖区（DCOZOD）地图修正案，旨在修正由法定权利和特殊使用许可允许的数据中心用途 —— 全县范围

2026年6月9日，普林斯威廉县监督委员会通过了第 26-374 号决议，启动了针对 及相关分区条例章节的分区文本修正案（ZTA），包括相应的 地图修正案。

有关 的信息可在规划办公室网页上找到：https: / www.pwcva.gov / department / planning-office / dpa2026-00006-data-center-opportunity-zone-overlay-district-

当前的 地图可通过以下网址获取：https: / gisweb.pwcva.gov / webapps / CountyMapper

DCQOD 覆盖面积为 9,697.88 英亩，包括县地图（County Mapper）中显示的所有具有以下 GPIN 的财产：7393-71,8851, 7391-94,991.01, 7397-92-96,031, 7397-92-98,015, 7493-00-87,79, 7493-03-4403, 7496-07-8757, 7496-08-9964, 7496-17-5917, 7496-18-4111, 7496-19-0817, 7496-19-9532, 7496-25-7319, 7496-26-6818, 7496-39-6156, 7496-43-8199, 7496-47-2505, 7496-48-5338, 7496-48-8861, 7496-49-0775, 7496-50-0225, 7496-51-0225, 7496-52-0225, 7496-53-0225, 7496-54-0225, 7496-55-0225, 7496-56-0225, 7496-57-0225, 7496-58-0225, 7496-59-0225, 7496-60-0225, 7496-61-0225, 7496-62-0225, 7496-63-0225, 7496-64-0225, 7496-65-0225, 7496-66-0225, 7496-67-0225, 7496-68-0225, 7496-69-0225, 7496-70-0225, 7496-71-0225, 7496-72-0225, 7496-73-0225, 7496-74-0225, 7496-75-0225, 7496-76-0225, 7496-77-0225, 7496-78-0225, 7496-79-0225, 7496-80-0225, 7496-81-0225, 7496-82-0225, 7496-83-0225, 7496-84-0225, 7496-85-0225, 7496-86-0225, 7496-87-0225, 7496-88-0225, 7496-89-0225, 7496-90-0225, 7496-91-0225, 7496-92-0225, 7496-93-0225, 7496-94-0225, 7496-95-0225, 7496-96-0225, 7496-97-0225, 7496-98-0225, 7496-99-0225, 7496-101 / 13

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5. 特殊使用许可 #SUP2025-00009，温特希尔（Vint Hill）变电站 —— 这是一项申请特殊使用许可以允许建设一座电气变电站的请求。该物业地址为 13405 Vint Hill Road，位于萨德利庄园（Sudley Manor）与温特希尔路以西约 ±0.45 英里处。该目标场地在县地图上的标识为 GPIN 7495-21-4209，面积约为 ±23.41 英亩；分区为 A-1, 农业区，并在综合规划中被指定为 CRes-1B, 保育住宅区；位于家禽覆盖区 —— 布伦茨维尔（Brentsville）行政区。

残障人士无障碍通道：听证会将在一个被认为可供残障人士使用的公共设施中举行。任何对设施无障碍情况有疑问的人员应联系委员会书记，地址为弗吉尼亚州普林斯威廉（Prince William）One County Complex Court，或拨打电话 (703) 792-6600 或 TDD (703) 792-6295。需要翻译或口译服务的人员必须在 2026 年 9 月 15 日星期二中午 12:00 之前通知委员会书记。

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不动产及其任何改良设施的 替代受托人出售公告

6610 HILLANDALE ROAD, UNIT #66 CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815

根据日期为 2006 年 8 月 23 日的一份信托契据中所包含的出售权力（记录在马里兰州蒙哥马利县土地记录的 Liber 32943, Folio 368 中），其原始本金余额为 $506,250.00，由于发生了违反该契据条款的情况，替代受托人将在蒙哥马利县巡回法院的法院大门处（地址：50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850）通过公开拍卖方式出售，日期为

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所有该项绝对所有权的土地地块，以及位于马里兰州蒙哥马利县（Montgomery County, MD）的任何建筑物或改良设施，其描述为：在名为“第一阶段”（Phase One）的分区中编号为 66 的单元，该分区位于名为“公寓地块，分阶段计划-第一阶段，肯伍德森林二号公寓”（Condominium Plat, Phasing Plan-Phase One, Kenwood Forest Condominium II）的公寓分区图上，并在上述信托契据中有更详尽的描述。

该财产及其任何改良设施将按“现状”出售，并受影响该财产的记录在案的条件、限制和协议（如有）的约束，且不提供任何形式的保证。

销售条款：买方在销售的时间和地点需提供 $51,000 的保证金，形式为保兑支票、出纳支票或汇票。购买价格的余额，连同从销售之日起至替代受托人收到资金之日止，按信托契据票据（或其任何修改）中包含的当前利率计算的未付购买款项利息，应在巡回法院最终批准销售后的十日内以现金支付。若在结算前提交额外资金，买方将不会获得利息减免。时间对买方至关重要。所有房地产税（包括适用的农业税）以及任何及所有公共和 / 或私人费用或评估费（只要此类金额在止赎销售后仍然有效，包括水费 / 下水道费和前脚（front foot）收益费）均应调整至销售之日，此后由买方承担。买方负责任何住宅税收抵免的追回。所有转让税和登记税均由买方支付。公寓费和 / 或业主协会会费（如有）应自销售之日起由买方承担。买方负责获得财产的实际占有权，并承担自销售之日起财产损失或损坏的风险。此次销售取决于与贷款服务机构对贷款状态的售后审计，包括但不限于确定借款人在销售前是否签署了任何还款协议、恢复了贷款或偿还了贷款。在任何此类情况下，本次销售应属无效，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济将是无息退还保证金。如果

买方在批准后十日内未能结算，在法院命令的情况下，买方同意财产将被重新出售，且全部保证金将由替代受托人保留，作为因买方违约而造成的所有损失的约定损害赔偿金，买方将不再承担进一步责任。买方放弃就其在批准后十日内未能结算而提交的任何文件的亲自送达，并明确同意接受通过一类邮件发送至买方在销售备忘录中提供的地址的送达。违约买方无权获得上述重新销售产生的任何盈余收益，即使该盈余是由该违约买方对财产进行改良而产生的。替代受托人将转让可销售的或可保险的产权。如果他们无法交付其中之一，或者巡回法院因任何原因拒绝批准销售，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济是无息退还保证金。（案件编号 373823-1）

安德鲁·J·布伦纳（Andrew J. Brenner）等人，替代受托人

ALEX COOPER 拍卖行

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替代受托人房地产及任何改良设施销售公告

9845 LAKE SHORE DRIVE GAITHERSBURG, MD 20886

根据日期为2016年12月7日的一份信托契据（Deed of Trust）中所包含的出售权，该契据记录在马里兰州蒙哥马利县土地记录的第53363册第89页，原始本金余额为$193,050.00。由于发生了违反该契据条款的情况，代理受托人将在蒙哥马利县巡回法院（位于马里兰州罗克维尔 Maryland Ave. 50号，邮编20850，法院大门处）举行公开拍卖，时间为：

2026年10月2日 下午12:53

拍卖对象为位于马里兰州蒙哥马利县的所有绝对所有权土地，以及其上的任何建筑物或改良设施，具体描述详见上述信托契据。

该财产及其上的任何改良设施将按“现状”出售，并受影响该财产的记录在案的条件、限制和协议（如有）的约束，且不提供任何形式的保证。

销售条款：买方在交易时间和地点需提供$22,000的押金，形式为保兑支票、银行现金支票或汇票。购买价格的余额，连同从销售之日起至代理受托人收到资金之日止，按信托契据票据（或其任何修改方案）中包含的当前利率计算的未付购房款利息，应在巡回法院最终批准销售后的十日内以现金支付。若在结算前提交额外资金，买方将不能获得利息减免。买方必须严格遵守时间要求。所有房地产税（包括适用的农业税）以及任何及所有公共和 / 或私人费用或评估费（只要此类金额在止赎销售后依然有效，包括水费 / 下水道费和前脚额收益费），均应调整至销售之日，此后由买方承担。买方负责任何自住房税收抵免的追回。所有转让税和登记税均由买方支付。公寓费和 / 或业主协会会费（如有）应由买方自销售之日起承担。买方负责获取财产的实际占有权，并承担自销售之日起财产损失或损坏的风险。本次销售取决于与贷款服务机构对贷款状态的售后审计，包括但不限于确定借款人在销售前是否签署了任何还款协议、恢复了贷款或偿还了贷款。在任何此类情况下，本次销售应属无效，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济将是不计利息地退还押金。如果买方在批准后十日内未能完成结算，在法院命令下，买方同意财产将被重新出售，且全部押金将由代理受托人保留，作为买方违约造成的所有损失的约定损害赔偿金，买方无需承担进一步责任。买方放弃就其在批准后十日内未能结算而提交的任何文件的亲自送达权，并明确同意接受通过一类邮件发送至买方在销售备忘录中提供的地址的送达。违约买方无权获得上述重新出售产生的任何盈余收益，即使该盈余是由该违约买方对财产进行改良而产生的。代理受托人将转让可销售的或可保险的产权。如果他们无法交付其中之一，或者巡回法院因任何原因拒绝批准销售，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济是不计利息地退还押金。（案件编号：374139-7）

Andrew J. Brenner 等，代理受托人

ALEX COOPER 拍卖行

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838 www.alexcooper.com

2026年9月15, 22, 29日

0012525848

蒙哥马利县 850 蒙哥马利县

Aldridge Pite LLP 6001 Executive Blvd., Suite 200 Rockville, MD 20852 301-961-6555

替代受托人出售 不动产及任何地上改良物

25 MOUNTAIN LAUREL COURT GAITHERSBURG, MD 20879

根据日期为 2007年4月13日 的某项信托契据（记录于马里兰州蒙哥马利县土地记录册 Liber 34385, Folio 388 中）所包含的出售权力，该契据原始本金余额为 \$262,500.00。由于发生了违反该契据条款的情况，替代受托人将于蒙哥马利县巡回法院（地址：Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850）通过公开拍卖方式出售，时间为：

2026年10月2日 下午 12:47

所有位于马里兰州蒙哥马利县的绝对所有权土地地块，以及其上的任何建筑物或改良物，具体描述详见上述信托契据。

该财产及其任何地上改良物将按“现状”出售，并受影响该财产的记录在案的条件、限制和协议（如有）的约束，且不提供任何形式的保证。

销售条款：买方在交易时间和地点需提供 \$17,000 的定金，形式为保兑支票、银行本票或汇票。购买价格的余额，连同从销售之日起至替代受托人收到资金之日止，按信托契据票据或其任何修改中包含的当前利率计算的未付购房款利息，应在巡回法院最终批准销售后的十日内以现金支付。若在结算前提交额外资金，买方不得减免利息。买方必须严格遵守时间要求。所有不动产税（包括适用的农业税）以及任何及所有公共和 / 或私人费用或评估费（只要此类金额在止赎出售后依然存在，包括水费 / 下水道费和前脚受益费），均应调整至销售之日，此后由买方承担。买方负责任何自住房税收抵免的追回。所有转让税和登记税均由买方支付。公寓费和 / 或业主协会会费（如有）应由买方自销售之日起承担。买方负责获取财产的实际占有权，并承担自销售之日起财产损失或损坏的风险。本次销售取决于对贷款服务商贷款状态的售后审计，包括但不限于确定借款人在销售前是否签署了任何还款协议、恢复了贷款或偿还了贷款。在任何此类情况下，本次销售应属无效，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济应为无息退还定金。如果买方在批准后十日内未能结算，在法院命令的情况下，买方同意财产将被重新出售，且全部定金由替代受托人保留，作为因买方违约而造成的所有损失的约定损害赔偿金，买方不再承担进一步责任。买方放弃就其在批准后十日内未能结算而提交的任何文件的亲自送达权，并明确同意接受通过一类邮件发送至买方在销售备忘录中提供的地址的送达。违约买方无权获得上述重新出售产生的任何盈余收益，即使该盈余是由该违约买方对财产进行改良而产生的。替代受托人将转让可销售的或可投保的产权。如果他们无法交付其中之一，或者巡回法院因任何原因拒绝批准销售，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济是无息退还定金。（案件编号：52877-1）

Andrew J. Brenner, et al, 替代受托人

ALEX COOPER 拍卖行

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838

2026年9月15, 22, 29日

0012525845

Aldridge Pite LLP 6001 Executive Blvd., Suite 200 Rockville, MD 20852 301-961-6555

代位受托人不动产及地上改良物出售公告

6613 80TH PLACE CABIN JOHN, MD 20818

根据日期为2002年10月15日的某项信托契据（记录于马里兰州蒙哥马利县土地记录册 Liber 22152, Folio 79，原始本金余额为 $88,000.00）中所包含的出售权力，由于该契据条款项下已发生违约，代位受托人将在蒙哥马利县巡回法院（地址：Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850）举行公开拍卖，日期为

2026年10月2日 下午12:49

所有该地块的绝对所有权土地，以及位于马里兰州蒙哥马利县的任何建筑物或改良设施，详见前述信托契据中的描述。

该财产及其任何改良设施将按“现状”出售，并受影响该财产的记录在案的条件、限制和协议（如有）的约束，且不提供任何形式的保证。

销售条款：买方在销售的时间和地点需支付 5,000 美元的押金，形式为保兑支票、银行本票或汇票。购买价格的余额，连同从销售之日起至替代受托人收到资金之日止，按信托契据票据或其任何修改条款中规定的当前利率计算的未付购房款利息，应在巡回法院最终批准销售后的十日内以现金支付。若在结算前提交额外资金，买方无需减免利息。时间对买方至关重要。所有房地产税（包括适用的农业税）以及任何及所有公共和 / 或私人费用或评估费（只要此类金额在止赎销售后依然有效，包括水费 / 下水道费和前脚额收益费），均应调整至销售之日，此后由买方承担。买方负责任何自住房税收抵免的追回。所有转让税和登记税均由买方支付。公寓费和 / 或业主协会会费（如有）应自销售之日起由买方承担。买方负责获得财产的实际占有权，并承担自销售之日起财产损失或损坏的风险。本次销售取决于对贷款服务商贷款状态的售后审计，包括但不限于确定借款人在销售前是否签署了任何还款协议、恢复了贷款或偿还了贷款。在任何此类情况下，本次销售应属无效，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济应为退还无息押金。如果

买方在批准后十日内未能完成结算，在法院命令下，买方同意财产将被重新出售，且全部押金将由替代受托人保留，作为买方违约造成的所有损失的约定损害赔偿金，买方无需承担进一步责任。买方放弃就其在批准后十日内未能结算而提交的任何文件的亲自送达，并明确同意接受通过一类邮件发送至买方在销售备忘录中提供的地址的送达。违约买方无权获得上述重新销售产生的任何盈余收益，即使该盈余是由该违约买方对财产进行改良而产生的。替代受托人将转让可销售的或可保险的产权。如果他们无法交付其中之一，或者巡回法院因任何原因拒绝批准销售，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济是退还无息押金。（案件编号：362913-3）

安德鲁·J·布伦纳 (Andrew J. Brenner) 等，替代受托人

ALEX COOPER 拍卖行

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838

2026年9月15,22,29日

0012525846

分类广告 • 通知 • 受托人销售—VA B17

Aldridge Pite LLP 6001 Executive Blvd., Suite 200 Rockville, MD 20852 301-961-6555

替代受托人房地产及任何改良设施销售

10002 SIDNEY ROAD SILVER SPRING, MD 20901

根据日期为2007年6月2日的某项信托契据（记录于马里兰州蒙哥马利县土地记录册 Liber 34473, Folio 405 中）所包含的出售权，该契据原始本金余额为 \$245,000.00。由于发生了违反该契据条款的情况，代理受托人将在蒙哥马利县巡回法院（地址：Rockville, MD 20850, 50 Maryland Ave., Court House Door）举行公开拍卖，时间为：

2026年10月2日 下午12:45

拍卖对象为位于马里兰州蒙哥马利县的所有权完整地块，以及其上的任何建筑物或改良设施，具体描述详见上述信托契据。

该财产及其上的任何改良设施将按“现状”出售，并受影响该财产的记录在案的条件、限制和协议（如有）的约束，且不提供任何形式的保证。

销售条款：买方在销售的时间和地点需提供 \$8,000 的押金，形式为保兑支票、出纳支票或汇票。购买价格的余额，连同未付购买款项按信托契据票据（或其任何修订版本）中规定的当前利率计算的利息（从销售之日起至代理受托人收到资金之日止），应在巡回法院最终批准销售后的十日内以现金支付。若在结算前提交额外资金，买方将不能获得利息减免。时间对买方至关重要。所有房地产税（包括适用的农业税）以及任何及所有公共和 / 或私人费用或评估额（只要此类金额在止赎销售后依然存在，包括水费 / 下水道费和前脚受益费）均应调整至销售之日，此后由买方承担。买方负责任何自住房税收抵免的追回。所有转让税和登记税均由买方支付。公寓费和 / 或业主协会会费（如有）应由买方自销售之日起承担。买方负责获得财产的实际占有权，并承担自销售之日起财产损失或损坏的风险。本次销售取决于对贷款服务商贷款状态的售后审计，包括但不限于确定借款人在销售前是否签署了任何还款协议、恢复了贷款或结清了贷款。在任何此类情况下，本次销售应属无效，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济将是无息退还押金。如果买方在批准后的十日内未能完成结算，在法院命令的情况下，买方同意财产将被重新出售，且全部押金将由代理受托人保留，作为买方违约造成的所有损失的约定损害赔偿金，买方不再承担进一步责任。买方放弃就其在批准后十日内未能结算而提交的任何文件的亲自送达权，并明确同意接受通过一类邮件发送至买方在销售备忘录中提供的地址的送达。违约买方无权获得上述重新出售产生的任何盈余收益，即使该盈余是由该违约买方对财产进行改良而产生的。代理受托人将转让可销售的或可保险的产权。如果他们无法交付其中之一，或者巡回法院因任何原因拒绝批准销售，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济是无息退还押金。（案件编号：380801-1）

Andrew J. Brenner 等，代理受托人

ALEX COOPER 拍卖行

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838 www.alexcooper.com

2026年9月15, 22, 29日

0012525844

Friedman Vartolo LLP 1325 Franklin Avenue Suite 160 Garden City, NY 11530 212-471-5100

代位受托人改良房地产出售公告

1111 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD WEST, UNIT #507 SILVER SPRING, MD 20902

根据 Velasquez Properties, LLC 于 2025年5月6日签署并记录在马里兰州蒙哥马利县土地记录簿 Liber 69157, folio 94 中的某项信托契据所包含的出售权，由于该契据条款项下已发生违约，且应受担保方的请求，下述代位受托人将于

2026年10月2日 下午 12:58

在蒙哥马利县巡回法院（地址：Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850）举行公开拍卖，出售以下财产：

位于马里兰州蒙哥马利县的所有绝对所有权地块及其改良设施，描述为 University Towers Condominium 共有公寓 A 栋第 507 单元，详见前述信托契据。该物业包含一座住宅。

物业地址（仅供参考）：1111 University Boulevard West, Unit #507, Silver Spring MD 20902

税务识别号：13-02247003

本公告所述的止赎出售已在马里兰州蒙哥马利县巡回法院登记，案号为 C-15-CV-26-003504

该物业将按“现状”出售，并受影响该物业的记录在案的条件、限制、地役权、抵押权和协议（如有）的约束，且不提供任何形式的保证。

出售条款：在出售时，需以银行本票、认证支票或代位受托人自行决定且全权酌情认可的其他形式支付 $12,000 的押金。如果票据持有人和 / 或服务商为中标者，则免除押金要求。购买价格的余额应在马里兰州蒙哥马利县巡回法院最终批准出售后的十五 (15) 天内支付。如果购买方并非票据持有人和 / 或服务商，则从出售之日起至代位受托人办公室收到资金之日止，未付购买价格按年利率 7.50000% 支付利息。如果余额未在批准后十五天内支付，押金将被没收，且该物业将由违约购买方承担风险和费用重新出售。无论出于何种原因导致结算延迟，购买方应支付的利息均不予减免。税款、水费以及所有其他按年缴纳的公共费用和评估费（包括卫生和 / 或大都市区费用）将调整至本年度的出售之日，此后由购买方承担。共有公寓费和 / 或业主协会费（如有）应由购买方自出售之日起承担。购买方应负责支付地租托管款（如需要）。所有印花税、转让税（包括适用的农业转让税）以及所有结算费用均由购买方承担。如果代位受托人无法转让良好且可销售的产权，购买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济将限于向购买方退还押金。押金退还后，此次出售失效且不产生任何影响，购买方不得再向代位受托人提出任何主张。购买方应负责获取物业的实际占有权。止赎出售的购买方在出售后应立即承担物业的损失风险。（案件编号 #256388-2）。

Adam Friedman 等人，替代受托人

ALEX COOPER 拍卖行

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838

2026年9月15,22,29日 0012525827

受托人销售 6033 Bingley Road, Alexandria, VA 22315 (地块 ID: 0912 15120032)

B18 分类广告 • 通知 • 受托人销售—弗吉尼亚州

由于一份日期为2005年9月29日的信托契据（于2005年10月6日在弗吉尼亚州书记员办公室办理，金额为$397,500.00，并于2005年10月18日在巡回法院书记员办公室记录，记录于弗吉尼亚州2005年10月6日的契据簿 17828 第 2154 页）出现违约，下述弗吉尼亚州书记员的子公司将于2026年10月20日中午 12:45，在弗吉尼亚州书记员于2026年10月18日之前，于费尔法克斯巡回法院（Fairfax Circuit Court, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030）面前，对指定为 LOT #1-000000 的财产进行拍卖。该财产状态为 LAKES, NEIGHBORHOOD 12，正如其在弗吉尼亚州县正式记录中所显示。本次销售受限于弗吉尼亚州费尔法克斯县土地记录中契据簿 7707 第 47 页的增加内容。本次销售受限于记录在案的条款、限制、约定和条件（如有），或其他可能由弗吉尼亚银行出售或购买的事项，或通过对场所的检查而确定。

条款：现金。中标者需支付$40,000.00或成交价的 10%（以较低者为准）作为押金，中标者的押金将在销售时退还，有意投标者需向其注册并必须提交一份由受托人契据支付的投标押金。投标押金必须为认证资金和 / 或现金，但成交价的金额不得超过$9,900.00，或中标者的任何其他交易押金将在销售时保留并用于支付成交价。受托人契据将把其他投标押金退还给未中标者。无法就获得财产占有权进行结算，且所有由受托人契据支付的费用（包括授予人税）均由中标者承担。中标者将负责获得财产的占有权，并承担由受托人契据支付的所有费用，包括授予人税。

这是一份来自债务催收员的通知。Tromberg, Miller, Morris & Partners, PLLC 代表 Southeast Equity Trustees, LLC 和 / 或 NFPDS-VA LLC（替代受托人），地址：5310 Markel Road, Suite 201, Richmond, VA 23230，文件编号：26-000135-VA，电话：804-525-1570。

受托人出售：弗吉尼亚州伯克市 Mizzen Place 7313号，邮编 22015（地块 ID：088-3-03-0090）

由于一份日期为 2022年6月25日、涉及原始债务本金金额的特定信托契据（Deed of Trust）条款出现违约。该信托契据于 2022年6月29日在弗吉尼亚州费尔法克斯县巡回法院书记员办公室登记，登记于契据簿第 27698 册第 0056 页。根据指示，由下述受托人个人及 / 或等同于下述替代受托人之人，将于 2026年10月20日 中午 12:45，以及 2026年1月1日 上午 13:00，在费尔法克斯县巡回法院（地址：4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030）通过公开拍卖出售被指定为 Lot 90 全部的财产。该财产见于契据簿第 4613 册第 1 节（参见契据簿第 4613 册第 1 节及契据簿第 4613 册第 1 节），且该财产已在弗吉尼亚州费尔法克斯县居民的契据簿第 4613 册第 1 页正式登记、绘图并记录。此次出售受所有先前已记录的留置权、地役权、限制、约定和条件（如有），或尚未通过准确测量或现场检查披露的其他事项的约束。

条款：现金。押金为 \$71,000.00 或成交价的 10%，以较低者为准，若竞买人在出售时增加，则押金将进一步增加。在出售之前，有意竞买者需进行登记，且必须提交一份投标押金，该押金将退还给中标者的受托人。投标押金必须为认证资金和 / 或现金，但出售金额中不超过 \$9,900.00 的部分将退还给未中标者，其押金将在出售时被保留并用于抵扣成交价。如果由竞买人持有，中标者将退还给未中标者，结算应在 15 天内完成。中标者将负责获取财产的占有权，并承担与记录出售状态相关的所有成本和费用，以及是否涉及授予人税。中标者将被要求签署一份受托人押金备忘录，且在出售前不需要额外的请求来概述额外的出售和结算条款。受托人契据将要求由抵押贷款律师执行，费用由最高出价者承担。

这是一份来自债务催收员的通知。Tromberg, Miller, Morris & Partners, PLLC 代表 Southeast Equity Trustees, LLC 替代受托人，地址：5310 Markel Road, Suite 201, Richmond, VA 23230，文件编号：26-000115，电话：804-525-1570。 2026年9月15日 23, 2026 0012534957

873 威廉王子县 受托人出售 11580 Overleigh Dr, Woodbridge, VA 22192

根据日期为 2023年12月19日、原始本金金额为 $410,815.00 的信托契据执行，该契据记录于上述地址，描述如下：于 2023年12月19日记录在威廉王子县，文书编号：202312190064607，签署人任命替代受托人，1994, 1995，在威廉王子县巡回法院法院大楼正门（9311 Lee Avenue, 2023）举行公开拍卖；2023-2024-2026年上午 11:00 的财产，该财产在上述信托契据中有所描述，位于上述地址，简述如下：上述地址的 Twelve (12)，LAND BAY TWELVE (12), LAKE RIDGE，如其在契据簿 1194 和 1205 中正式提交、绘图并记录所示。上述地址已记录在弗吉尼亚州威廉王子县的记录中。税务 ID：8294-40-2261

销售条款：竞买人需支付 $13,000.00 或成交价 10% 的押金（以较低者为准），押金形式须为银行认证支票或出纳员支票。不接受现金作为押金。在销售后 15 天内结清，否则受托人可能会没收押金。除法律豁免外，所有成功购买者均需进行 Fin-CEN 报告。其他条款将在销售时公布。这是一份来自债务追收者的通信。本通知旨在尝试因任何原因而提交，且获取的任何信息将用于该目的。（受托人编号 26-008391）

替代受托人：ALG Trustee, LLC C / O Orlans Law Group PLLC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177 (703) 777-7101 网站：www.Orlans.com

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50 蒙哥马利县 850 蒙哥马利县 Aldridge Pite LLP 6001 Executive Blvd., Suite 200 Rockville, MD 20852 301-961-6555

不动产及其任何改良设施的 替代受托人出售

18253 SMOKE HOUSE COURT GERMANTOWN, MD 20874

根据日期为 2015年4月8日、记录在马里兰州蒙哥马利县土地记录 Liber 50243, Folio 121 中的某份信托契据所包含的出售权，该契据原始本金余额为 $237.500.00，由于发生了违反该条款的情况，替代受托人将在蒙哥马利县巡回法院的法院大门处（50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850）举行公开拍卖，日期为

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所有该绝对所有权地块及其位于马里兰州蒙哥马利县的任何建筑物或改良设施，详见前述信托契据。

该财产及其任何改良设施将按“现状”出售，并受影响该财产的记录在案的条件、限制和协议（如有）的约束，且不提供任何形式的保证。

销售条款：买方在销售的时间和地点需提供 $20,000 的保证金，形式为保兑支票、银行本票或汇票。购买价格的余额，连同从销售之日起至副受托人收到资金之日止，按信托契据票据或其任何修改中所含的当前利率计算的未付购房款利息，应在巡回法院最终批准销售后的十日内以现金支付。若在结算前提交额外资金，买方无需减免利息。买方必须严格遵守时间要求。所有房地产税（包括适用的农业税）以及任何及所有公共和 / 或私人费用或评估费（只要此类金额在止赎销售后依然有效，包括水费 / 下水道费和前脚（front foot）收益费），均应调整至销售之日，此后由买方承担。买方负责任何自住房税收抵免的追回。所有转让税和登记税均由买方支付。公寓费和 / 或业主协会会费（如有）应自销售之日起由买方承担。买方负责获得财产的实际占有权，并承担自销售之日起财产损失或损坏的风险。本次销售取决于对贷款服务商贷款状态的售后审计，包括但不限于确定借款人在销售前是否签署了任何还款协议、恢复了贷款或偿还了贷款。在任何此类情况下，本次销售应属无效，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济将是不计利息地退还保证金。如果

买方在批准后十日内未能完成结算，在法院命令的情况下，买方同意财产将被重新出售，且全部保证金将由副受托人保留，作为因买方违约而造成的所有损失的约定损害赔偿金，买方无需承担进一步责任。买方放弃就其在批准后十日内未能结算而提交的任何文件的亲自送达权，并明确同意接受通过一类邮件发送至买方在销售备忘录中提供的地址的送达。违约买方无权获得上述重新销售产生的任何盈余收益，即使该盈余是由该违约买方对财产进行改良而产生的。副受托人将转让可销售的或可保险的产权。如果他们无法交付其中之一，或者巡回法院因任何原因拒绝批准销售，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济是不计利息地退还保证金。（案件编号：372050-5）

安德鲁·J·布伦纳（Andrew J. Brenner）等人，副受托人

ALEX COOPER 拍卖行

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838

1,8,15, 2026

0012525128

McMichael Taylor Gray LLC 6 N. East Street, Suite 202 Frederick, MD 21701 404-474-7149

代位受托人房地产及其任何改良设施出售公告 19013 OLNEY MILL ROAD OLNEY, MD 20832

根据日期为 2025年4月24日 的某项信托契据中所包含的出售权（该契据记录在马里兰州蒙哥马利县土地记录册 Liber 69115, Folio 370 中，原始本金余额为 $111,360.00），由于发生了违反该契据条款的违约行为，代位受托人将在蒙哥马利县巡回法院（地址：Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850）举行公开拍卖，日期为

2026年9月18日 下午3:40

所有该宗地之绝对所有权土地，以及位于马里兰州蒙哥马利县的任何建筑物或改良设施，详见前述信托契据。税务识别号 #08-00742624。

该财产及其任何改良设施将按“现状”出售，并受影响该财产的记录在案的条件、限制和协议（如有）的约束，且不提供任何形式的保证。该财产的出售将受限于一项优先抵押权，具体金额将在出售时公布。

销售条款：买方在出售的时间和地点需提供 12,000 美元的定金，形式为保兑支票、银行本票或汇票。购买价格的余额，连同自出售之日起至替代受托人收到资金之日止，按信托契据票据中包含的当前利率（或任何修订后的利率）计算的未付购房款利息，应在巡回法院最终批准出售后的十日内以现金支付。若在结算前提交额外资金，买方不得减免利息。时间对买方至关重要。所有房地产税（包括适用的农业税）以及任何及所有公共和 / 或私人费用或评估额（只要此类金额在止赎出售后依然有效），包括水费 / 下水道费和前脚（front foot）受益费，均应调整至出售之日，此后由买方承担。买方负责任何住宅税收抵免的追回。所有转让税和登记税均由买方支付。公寓费和 / 或业主协会会费（如有）应自出售之日起由买方承担。买方负责获得财产的实际占有，并承担自出售之日起财产损失或损坏的风险。此次出售取决于对贷款服务商关于贷款状态的售后审计，包括但不限于确定借款人在出售前是否签署了任何还款协议、恢复了贷款或偿还了贷款。在任何此类情况下，本次出售应属无效，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济应为退还无息定金。如果

买方在批准后十日内未能结算，在法院命令的情况下，买方同意财产将被重新出售，且全部定金将由替代受托人保留，作为因买方违约而造成的所有损失的约定损害赔偿金，买方无需承担进一步责任。买方放弃就其在批准后十日内未能结算而提交的任何文件的亲自送达，并明确同意接受通过一类邮件送达至买方在销售备忘录中提供的地址。违约买方无权获得上述重新出售产生的任何盈余收益，即使该盈余是由该违约买方对财产进行改良而产生的。替代受托人将转让可销售的或可保险的产权。如果他们无法交付其中之一，或者巡回法院因任何原因拒绝批准出售，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济是退还无息定金。（案件编号 26-001454-02）

Diana Theologou 等，替代受托人

ALEX COOPER

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838

0012525198

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50 蒙哥马利县 850 蒙哥马利县 850 蒙哥马利县 专员拍卖 – 违约及止赎拍卖通知 4319 Westbrook Lane, Kensington, Maryland 20895

违约及止赎拍卖通知，由止赎专员 Richard A. Lash 于 2026 年 8 月 24 日发布：

鉴于，2009 年 9 月 18 日，Harold Barnes（于 2017 年 9 月 30 日去世）作为委托人，以 MetLife Home Loans（MetLife Bank, N.A. 的一个部门）为受益人，FNC Title, LLC 为受托人，签署了一份特定的信托契据，并于 2009 年 10 月 19 日记录在马里兰州蒙哥马利县土地记录办公室的 Libre / Book 38203, Folio / Page 177 中；且

鉴于，该信托契据由美国住房和城市发展部部长（以下简称“部长”或“HUD”）根据《国家住房法》为提供单家庭住房之目的而承保；且

鉴于，根据日期为 2012 年 2 月 8 日并于 2012 年 6 月 8 日记录在马里兰州蒙哥马利县土地记录办公室 Libre 44148, folio 348 中的转让协议，该信托契据的受益权益现由部长所有；且

鉴于，由于违反 9(a)(i) 条款（借款人死亡且该房产并非至少一名幸存借款人的主要住所），该信托契据的约定和条件已发生违约；且

鉴于，截至 2026 年 7 月 28 日，欠款总额为 $1,456,891.69；且

鉴于，基于此次违约，部长已宣布由该信托契据担保的所有债务金额立即到期并应予以偿还；

因此，现在根据 1994 年《单家庭抵押贷款止赎法》（美国法典第 12 卷第 3751 条及其后条款）、24 CFR 第 27 部分 B 分部，以及部长对 Buonassissi, Henning & Lash, P.C. 担任止赎专员的指定，特此通知：2026 年 9 月 18 日当地时间下午 4:00，以下所述场所（“房产”）的所有不动产及与之相关的所有动产将通过公开拍卖出售给最高出价者：

通用地址为：

位于马里兰州蒙哥马利县的所有财产，描述如下：

位于马里兰州蒙哥马利县，名为“H. M. Martin’s Addition to Chevy Chase View”的分区中，字母区块“C”中的 3 号地块，详见马里兰州蒙哥马利县土地记录地块簿 44，地块 3267。

该地块上的改良建筑地址为：马里兰州肯辛顿西布鲁克巷 4319 号，邮编 20895。税号：13-00997694。

该财产此前由 Harold Barnes, Inc 通过日期为 1994 年 2 月 19 日、于 1994 年 2 月 22 日记录在马里兰州蒙哥马利县土地记录第 12344 册第 453 页的契据转让给 Harold Barnes。

鉴于上述 Harold Barnes 已于 2017 年 9 月 30 日左右去世。

2026 年 9 月 1 日、8 日、15 日

拍卖将在蒙哥马利县巡回法院举行，地点为法院大门，地址：马里兰州罗克维尔马里兰大道 50 号，邮编 20850。

住房与城市发展部部长将出价 \$1,463,989.40。

税款、租金或其他收入或债务将不进行按比例分摊，但买方应在结案时或结案前，支付部长在止赎拍卖之日之前已缴纳的任何房地产税的按比例份额。

在出价时，除部长外，所有竞买人必须提交成功出价 10% 的押金，形式为以美国住房与城市发展部部长为收款人的保付支票或银行本票。口头出价无需随附押金。如果成功出价为口头出价，则必须在竞价结束前提交成功出价 10% 的押金。押金不予退还。购买价格的余额必须在拍卖后 30 天内交付，或在部长因正当理由确定的其他时间内交付，时间至关重要。该金额与竞标押金一样，必须以保付支票或银行本票的形式交付。如果部长是最高出价者，则无需以现金支付出价金额。成功竞买人将支付所有转让费、在余额交付之日或之后到期的所有房地产税及其他税款，以及与产权转移相关的所有其他费用。拍卖结束时，未成功竞买人的押金将退还给他们。

部长可批准延长交付余额的时间。所有延期将以 15 天为一个增量，每次费用为 \$500.00，需预付。延期费应以保付支票或银行本票的形式支付，收款人为 HUD 部长。如果最高出价者在任何延期期限届满前完成交易，延期费中未使用的部分将用于抵扣应付款项。

如果最高出价者无法在要求的时间段内或部长批准的任何延期时间内完成交易，最高出价者可能被要求没收现金押金，或者在止赎专员咨询 HUD 代表后，将对因该失败而产生的任何费用向 承担责任。专员可根据 代表的指示，将该财产以该竞买人提供的最高价格提供给第二高出价者。

根据本法完成止赎后，抵押人或其他人员不享有赎回权，或基于赎回权的占有权。因此，止赎专员将在收到符合本销售条款的全部购买价格后，向买方签发契据。 不保证该财产为空置状态。

如果抵押人向止赎专员提交书面申请（且该申请在销售日期前至少 3 天提交），或通过其他方式证明，本违约及止赎销售通知送达时，作为止赎依据的违约行为并不存在，或者在房产公开拍卖完成前，抵押协议项下的所有到期款项已以支付给 HUD 秘书的保单支票或银行本票形式交付给止赎专员，则预定的止赎销售应予取消或延期。

若要在预定销售前恢复抵押贷款，截至 2026 年 7 月 28 日必须支付的金额为 $1,456,891.69，外加抵押贷款未被加速还款情况下根据抵押协议应付的所有其他款项、发出通知所产生的广告费和邮资、张贴通知及止赎专员出席销售现场按最合理道路距离计算的里程费、进行产权和留置权记录查询所产生的合理且惯常的费用、止止赎专员记录文件所产生的必要自付费用、止赎专员的佣金，以及恢复贷款前与止赎相关的所有其他费用。

通过保单支票或银行本票交付款项，或申请取消止赎销售，应提交至下方提供的止赎专员地址。

日期：2026 年 8 月 24 日

BUONASSISSI, HENNING & LASH, P.C. 止赎专员

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负责人：Richard A. Lash, Esq. 12355 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 650 Reston, VA 20191 电话：703-796-1341 分机 144 传真：1 (888) 252-7739

2026年9月1日、8日、15日

ALEX COOPER 拍卖行

1 Prince Georges County 851 Prince Georges County Samuel I. White, P.C. 448 VIKING DRIVE, SUITE 350 VIRGINA BEACH, VA 23452

关于已知为 7952 Ashford Boulevard Laurel, MD 20707 的高价值绝对所有权财产的替代受托人出售公告

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838

0012525126

根据并凭借一份日期为2021年12月27日、受托人为 HEATHER LOVIER 且记录在马里兰州 PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY 土地记录 Liber 47574, folio 547 中的信托契据所包含的出售权，该信托契据担保的债务持有者已通过在上述土地记录中正式记录的文书任命下述替代受托人。由于已发生违反该契据条款的情况，且应担保方的请求，下述替代受托人将在位于 THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURTHOUSE（法院综合体 DUVAL WING 前方，地址为 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772）举行公开拍卖出售。

2026年10月1日 下午2:00

位于马里兰州普林斯乔治县（PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD）的所有绝对所有权土地及其地上改良物，具体描述如下：

位于马里兰州普林斯乔治县的土地，被标识为名为“LAUREL LAKES”细分区域中第 1, 区（SECTION 1,）、第 5 图（PLAT 5）的第两百二十八（228）号地块，详见记录在马里兰州普林斯乔治县土地记录册 NLP 125, 册、第 91, 号图纸中的平面图。

该财产将以“现状”条件出售，不提供任何明示或暗示的保证或陈述，包括但不限于对描述、特定用途或使用的适用性、结构完整性、物理状况、建筑情况、建筑规模、工艺、材料、责任、区划、细分、环境状况、可销售性、是否符合建筑或住房规范或其他法律、条例或规章，以及其他类似事项的保证，并受影响该财产的记录在案的地役权、协议和限制（如有）的约束。该财产的出售将受所有影响该财产的记录在案的条件、留置权、限制和协议的约束，包括根据马里兰州《房地产法》第 11-110 条规定的任何公寓和业主协会（HOA）评估费。

销售条款：在销售时需支付 $20,000.00 的押金，且仅限以认证资金支付。现金不被接受作为押金形式。购买价格的余额（自销售之日起至付款之日止，按年利率 2.875% 计算利息）应在销售最终批准后的十日内支付。无论出于何种原因，利息均不予减免。所有税款、公共费用以及特别或常规评估费的调整将以销售之日为准，此后由买方承担。无论出于何种原因，税款、公共费用以及特别或常规评估费均不予减免。如适用，销售后可能到期的公寓和 / 或业主协会会费及评估费将由买方负责。产权审查、过户、州收入印花税、转让税、产权保险以及所有其他与结算相关的费用均由买方支付。时间对买方至关重要，否则押金将被没收，且该财产可能会在违约买方承担风险和成本的情况下重新出售；如果替代受托人已向法院提交重新出售该财产的适当动议，买方同意支付替代受托人的合理律师费以及所有产生的费用。买方放弃对与此类动议相关的任何文件的亲自送达要求，并明确同意买方接受通过一类邮件发送至买方在销售备忘录中提供的地址的送达。如果销售未获批准，或者替代受托人无法根据这些销售条款转让可销售的产权，买方唯一的救济手段是退还押金。

如果本次交易受根据《银行保密法》颁布的 FinCEN 住宅房地产报告规则（RRE）的约束，则必须在结案前获取并向 RRE 规则中定义的报告人提供遵守 RRE 规则所需的信息。

本次销售取决于销售后的确认以及与贷款服务机构对贷款状态的审计，包括但不限于确定借款人在销售前是否签署了还款协议、恢复了贷款或偿还了贷款。在任何此类情况下，本次销售应视为无效，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济手段应为无息退还押金。受托人档案号 (91078)

Robert A. Jones 等候任受托人

1 AUCTIONEERS, LLC

300 E. Joppa Road Hampton Plaza - Suite 1103 Baltimore, MD 21286 410-769-9797

77 斯波茨尔瓦尼亚县 受托人出售 5825 GLEN EAGLES DR, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22407

2026年9月15,22,29日

根据日期为2021年11月26日、原始本金金额为$436,939.00且记录在弗吉尼亚州斯波茨尔瓦尼亚县巡回法院书记员办公室（文书编号 210035150）的某项信托契据。下述候任受托人尚未在弗雷德里克斯堡市巡回法院大楼前（701 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, Virginia）或由巡回法院法官指定的任何临时替代巡回法院地点，于2021年11月16日通过公开拍卖出售该信托契据中所述的、位于上述地址的财产，具体描述如下：

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377 斯波茨尔瓦尼亚县 受托人出售 11916 TEESIDE DRIVE, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22407

所有该特定地块或房地产，以及其上的所有改良设施及其附属的所有权利和特权，位于弗吉尼亚州斯波茨尔瓦尼亚县 COUNLAND 司法区，被标识为 MAPLE GROVE 第 6-8 区第 366 号地块，如 HARPER & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 绘制的日期为1988年8月20日的细分地块图所示，并记录在弗吉尼亚州斯波茨尔瓦尼亚县巡回法院书记员办公室的地块档案 2 第 501 页及其后页面中。

根据日期为2022年6月28日、原始本金金额为$406,000.00且记录在弗吉尼亚州斯波茨尔瓦尼亚县巡回法院书记员办公室（文书编号 220013756）的某项信托契据。下述候任受托人将于2026年11月4日上午9:00，在弗雷德里克斯堡市巡回法院大楼前（701 Princess Anne St. Fredericksburg, Virginia）或由巡回法院法官指定的任何临时替代巡回法院地点，通过公开拍卖出售该信托契据中所述的、位于上述地址的财产，具体描述如下：

ASHLEIGH PARK 细分区的第 7 区第 134 号地块，该地块已在弗吉尼亚州斯波茨尔瓦尼亚县巡回法院土地记录的地块档案 7 第 593-594 页中登记、绘图并记录。

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代位受托人出售位于 7952 Ashford Boulevard Laurel, MD 20707 的高价值绝对所有权财产

根据并凭借一份日期为 2021年12月27日、受托人为 HEATHER LOVIER 的特定信托契据中所包含的出售权，该契据记录在马里兰州 PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY 的土地记录册 Liber 47574, folio 547 中。由于该信托契据担保的债务持有者已通过正式记录在上述土地记录册中的文书指定了下述代位受托人，且在契据条款下已发生违约，应被担保方的请求，下述代位受托人将在位于 THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURTHOUSE（法院综合体 DUVAL WING 前方，地址为 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772）举行公开拍卖出售。

2026年10月1日 下午2:00

位于马里兰州乔治王子县（PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD）的所有绝对所有权地块及其地上改良物，描述如下：

位于马里兰州乔治王子县的土地，已知并被指定为名为“LAUREL LAKES”细分区域中 SECTION 1, PLAT 5 的第两百二十八 (228) 号地块，详见记录在马里兰州乔治王子县土地记录 PLAT BOOK NLP 125, PLAT NO. 91 中的平面图。

该财产将以“现状”条件出售，不提供任何明示或暗示的保证或陈述，包括但不限于对描述、特定用途或使用的适用性、结构完整性、物理状况、建筑情况、建筑范围、工艺、材料、责任、分区、细分、环境状况、适销性、对建筑或住房法规或其他法律、条例或规章的遵守情况，或其他类似事项的保证，并受影响该财产的记录在案的地役权、协议和限制（如有）的约束。该财产的出售将受所有影响该财产的记录在案的条件、留置权、限制和协议的约束，包括根据马里兰州房地产法第 11-110 条规定的任何公寓和业主协会（HOA）摊款。

销售条款：销售时需支付 $20,000.00 的押金，且仅限以认证资金支付。现金不被接受作为押金形式。购买价格的余额将按年利率 2.875% 计算（自销售之日起至付款之日止），并在销售最终批准后的十日内支付。无论出于何种原因，利息均不予减免。所有税款、公共费用以及特别或常规摊款的调整将以销售之日为准，此后由购买者承担。无论出于何种原因，税款、公共费用以及特别或常规摊款均不予减免。如适用，销售后可能到期的公寓和 / 或业主协会会费及摊款将由购买者负责。产权审查、过户、州收入印花税、转让税、产权保险以及所有其他与结算相关的费用均由购买者支付。时间对购买者至关重要，否则押金将被没收，且该财产可能会在违约购买者的风险和费用下重新出售；如果替代受托人已向法院提交重新出售该财产的适当动议，购买者同意支付替代受托人的合理律师费以及所有产生的费用。购买者放弃对与此类动议相关的所有文件的亲自送达要求，并明确同意购买者同意接受通过一类邮件发送至购买者在销售备忘录中提供的地址的送达。如果销售未获批准，或者替代受托人无法根据这些销售条款转让可销售的产权，购买者的唯一救济手段是退还押金。

如果此次交易受根据《银行保密法》颁布的 FinCEN 住宅房地产报告规则 (RRE) 的约束，则必须在结案前获取并向 RRE 规则中定义的报告人提供遵守 RRE 规则所需的信息。

此次销售取决于销售后的确认以及与贷款服务机构对贷款状态的审计，包括但不限于确定借款人在销售前是否签署了还款协议、恢复了贷款或偿还了贷款。在任何此类情况下，此次销售应属无效，购买者在法律或公平法上的唯一救济应为无息退还押金。受托人档案号 (91078)

Robert A. Jones 等，替代受托人

Sep 15,22,29, 2026

0012524088

356 弗雷德里克县 856 弗雷德里克县

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid & Crane, LLC 11350 McCormick Road, EP 1, Suite 302 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 470-321-7112

受托人出售名为 8709 SHRYOCK MILL RD THURMONT, MD 21788 的高价值绝对所有权财产

根据日期为 1999年10月29日、记录在弗雷德里克县（FREDERICK COUNTY）土地记录册第 2660 卷第 376 页的信托契据中所包含的出售权，该契据的原始本金余额为 \$212,500.00。由于发生了违反该契据条款的情况，指定的候补受托人将在以下地点通过公开拍卖进行出售：位于 100 W. PATRICK ST, FREDERICK, MD 21701 的弗雷德里克县法院，日期为：

Sep 8,15,22, 2026

2026年9月23日 下午 1:00

位于马里兰州弗雷德里克县、地址如上所述且在上述信托契据中有更详细描述的所有绝对所有权土地及其上的任何建筑物或改良设施。

税务 ID# - 04-156803

该财产及其改良设施将按“现状”物理条件出售，不提供任何形式的保证，并受所有影响该财产的记录在案的条件、限制和协议的约束，包括根据马里兰州房地产法 A§ 11-110 和 A§ 11B-117 规定的任何公寓或业主协会评估费。

出售条款：除信托契据担保方外，竞买人需在出售时提供 \$8,000.00 的不可退还押金，支付方式为银行本票 / 认证支票或候补受托人自行决定认可的其他形式。自拍卖日期和时间起，购买者承担损失风险。购买价格的余额以及自出售之日起至候补受托人收到购买价格为止按年利率 7.5% 计算的利息，必须在出售最终批准后 10 天内以银行本票支付。如果票据持有人是购买者，则无需支付利息。如果购买者在结算前提供了额外资金，或结算因任何原因延迟，购买者应付的利息将不予减免。所有房地产税和其他公共费用和 / 或评估费将根据出售日期进行调整，

之后由购买者承担。如果适用，出售日期后可能到期的任何公寓和 / 或业主协会会费及评估费应由购买者负责。购买者应支付所有过户税、印花税和登记税 / 费以及所有其他结算费用。购买者负责获取财产的占有权。时间对购买者至关重要。如果购买者违约，押金将被没收，财产将由违约购买者承担风险和费用重新出售，违约购买者应对购买价格的任何差额以及两次出售的所有成本、费用和律师费负责。如果候补受托人因任何原因未能转让产权，购买者的唯一救济方式是无息退还押金。本次出售取决于对信托契据担保贷款状态的售后审计，包括但不限于

确定在出售前是否提交了破产申请；是否达成了宽限、偿还或其他协议；或者贷款是否已恢复或结清。在任何此类情况下，本次出售均应属无效，购买者的唯一救济方式应为无息退还押金。文件编号 (25-372904ADC)

KEITH YACKO, DAVID WILLIAMSON, 候补受托人

潜在竞买人：有关出售信息，请访问 www.Auction.com 或致电 (800) 280-2832。

0012522501

2026年9月15日，星期二

1 乔治王子县 851 乔治王子县 Samuel I. White, P.C. 448 VIKING DRIVE, SUITE 350 VIRIGINA BEACH, VA 23452

代位受托人出售名为 15715 Chadsey Ln Brandywine, MD 20613 的高价值绝对所有权财产

根据并凭借日期为 2020年12月30日、登记在马里兰州乔治王子县（PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND）土地记录册第 44709 卷第 69 页中，以 HERITAGE TITLE LTD. 为受托人的某项信托契据中所包含的出售权，且该信托契据担保的债务持有者已通过正式登记在上述土地记录册中的文书指定下述代位受托人，由于该契据条款项下已发生违约，且应被担保方的请求，下述代位受托人将在位于法院综合体 DUVAL 翼楼前方的乔治王子县法院（THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURTHOUSE，地址为 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772）举行公开拍卖出售。

2026年10月1日下午2:00

位于马里兰州乔治王子县（PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD）的所有绝对所有权地块及其地上改良物，描述如下：

位于名为“CHADDSFORD”的分区内，C区第30号地块，详见名为“PLAT TWO, LOTS 15 AND 16 BLOCK A LOTS 1 THRU 11 AND PARCEL C BLOCK B AND LOTS 16 THRU 34 BLOCK C (RESUBDIVISION OF OUT LOT 4, BRANDYWINE VILLAGE P.B. VJ 186 P. NUMBER 64) CHADDSFORD, SECTION 1”的平面图，该图记录在乔治王子县土地记录平面图册 REP 211 的第70号平面图中。该地块受记录在 LIBER 25950 FOLIO 364 及 25950 / 364 中的递延水务和下水道设施费用声明之约束。

该财产将按“现状”出售，不提供任何明示或暗示的保证或陈述，包括但不限于对描述、特定用途或使用的适用性、结构完整性、物理状况、建筑情况、建筑规模、工艺、材料、责任、区划、分区、环境状况、适销性、对建筑或住房法规或其他法律、条例或规章的合规性，或其他类似事项的保证，并受记录在案的地役权、协议和限制（如有）的约束。该财产的出售将受所有记录在案的条件、留置权、限制和协议的约束，包括根据马里兰州房地产法第11-110条规定的任何公寓和业主协会（HOA）评估费。

销售条款：销售时需支付 \$20,000.00 的押金，且仅限以认证资金支付。现金不被接受为有效的押金形式。购买价格的余额将按年利率 3.125% 计算（自销售之日起至付款之日止），并在销售最终批准后的十日内支付。无论出于何种原因，利息均不予减免。所有税款、公共费用以及特别或常规评估费的调整将以销售之日为准，此后由买方承担。无论出于何种原因，税款、公共费用以及特别或常规评估费均不予减免。如适用，销售后可能到期的公寓和 / 或业主协会会费及评估费将由买方负责。产权审查、过户、州收入印花税、转让税、产权保险以及所有其他与结算相关的费用均由买方支付。时间对买方至关重要，否则押金将被没收，且该财产可能会在违约买方承担风险和成本的情况下重新出售；如果替代受托人已向法院提交适当的重新出售财产动议，买方同意支付替代受托人的合理律师费以及所有产生的费用。买方放弃对与此类动议相关的所有文件的亲自送达要求，并明确同意买方接受通过一类邮件发送至买方在销售备忘录中提供的地址的送达。如果销售未获批准，或者替代受托人无法根据这些销售条款转让可销售的产权，买方唯一的救济手段是退还押金。

如果此次交易受根据《银行保密法》颁布的 FinCEN 住宅房地产报告规则（RRE）的约束，则必须在结案前获取并向 RRE 规则中定义的报告人提供遵守 RRE 规则所需的信息。

此次销售取决于销售后的确认以及与贷款服务机构对贷款状态的审计，包括但不限于确定借款人在销售前是否签署了还款协议、恢复了贷款或偿还了贷款。在任何此类情况下，本次销售应属无效，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济手段应为无息退还押金。受托人档案号 (84678)

罗伯特·A·琼斯（Robert A. Jones）等人，替代受托人

2 安妮·阿伦德尔县 852 安妮·阿伦德尔县 GREENSPOON MARDER, LLP 201 International Circle, Suite 230 Hunt Valley, MD 21030

代位受托人出售改良房地产，地址为 2539 MISSION HILLS CT Annapolis, MD 21401

根据 CORNELIUS J. BARRETT 于 2021年10月5日签署并记录在马里兰州安妮·阿伦德尔县（ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY）土地记录簿第 37725 页、第 153 条的信托契据中所包含的出售权力，由于该契据项下已发生违约（止赎案件登记号为 Case No. C-02-CV-26-001037；税务识别号为 02-892-90048567），代位受托人将在位于 8 CHURCH CIR, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401 的安妮·阿伦德尔县法院举行公开拍卖。

2026年9月17日下午4:00

位于马里兰州安妮阿伦德尔县（ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD）的所有绝对所有权土地及其地上改良物，详见上述提及的信托契据。

该财产将按“现状”出售，并受影响该财产的记录在案的条件、限制和协议（如有）的约束，且不提供任何形式的保证。

销售条款：销售时需缴纳 $ 39,000.00 的押金，该押金须以认证支票或银行现金支票支付，不接受现金。购买价格的余额应在安妮阿伦德尔县巡回法院最终批准销售后的十日内以现金支付。时间对买方至关重要。若买方违约，押金将被没收，且财产将由买方承担风险和费用重新出售。买方放弃亲自送达，并接受通过一类邮件和认证邮件发送至该买方在销售备忘录中提供的地址，以接收与此次销售相关的任何动议或传唤令，包括要求买方违约及重新出售财产的动议。在重新出售的情况下，违约买方无权从重新出售中获得任何利益，包括但不限于由此产生的额外收益或盈余。未付购买款项的利息按 5% 计算，自销售之日起至替代受托人收到资金之日止。如果在销售时或结算前的任何时间提供了额外资金，或者结算因任何原因延迟，利息将不予减免。如果担保方在销售前与上述信托契据中描述的借款人签署了宽限协议，或允许借款人行使其恢复或偿还相关贷款的权利（无论替代受托人是否事先知情），本合同应视为无效且不产生效力，买方的唯一救济手段是无息退还押金。买方应支付

印花税、转让税和结算费用。税款、地租、水费、公寓费和 / 或业主协会会费，以及所有按年缴纳的公共费用 / 评估费（包括卫生和 / 或大都会区费用，如适用），应调整至销售之日，此后由买方承担。买方应负责获得财产的实际占有权。买方承担自销售之日起财产损失或损坏的风险。如果替代受托人因任何原因无法转让可投保的产权，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济手段将限于无息退还上述押金。如果销售因任何原因未获批准，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济手段是无息退还押金。（文件编号

24-000943-01）

NICOLE LIPINSKI, GABRIELLE GIOVINAZZO, ERIN KENNEDY, 替代受托人

A181, A316, A311, A183, A425, A426, A461, A463, A508

HARVEY WEST AUCTIONEERS, LLC 300 E. Joppa Road Hampton Plaza - Suite 1103 Baltimore, MD 21286 410-769-9797

2026年9月1.8.15日

0012524408

查尔斯县

855 查尔斯县

GREENSPOON MARDER, LLP 201 International Circle, Suite 230 Hunt Valley, MD 21030

代位受托人出售改良房地产，地址为 3250 Ryon Ct Waldorf, MD 20601

根据 TANISHA NICOLE WILCOX 于 2019年9月11日签署并记录在马里兰州查尔斯县（CHARLES COUNTY）土地记录簿 10880 页 6 中的信托契据所包含的出售权力，由于该契据项下发生违约（止赎案件案号为 C-08-CV-25-000875；税务 ID 号为 06-112323），代位受托人将在位于 200 CHARLES STREET (IN THE BREEZEWAY BETWEEN CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS), LA PLATA, MD 20646 的查尔斯县法院举行公开拍卖。

华盛顿邮报

856 弗雷德里克县 856 弗雷德里克县

Rosenberg & Associates, LLC 4340 East West Highway, Suite 600 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 907-8000

代位受托人出售改良房地产

7301 BLUE MOUNTAIN ROAD THURMONT, MD 21788

根据 Helen Ruth Click、William Click 和 Haydee Click 于 2006年4月27日签署并记录在马里兰州弗雷德里克县土地记录 Liber 6000, folio 513 中的某项信托契据所包含的出售权力，由于该契据条款项下发生违约，受托人将在弗雷德里克县巡回法院（地址为 100 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701）的法院门口举行公开拍卖，日期为

2026年9月25日上午10:30

所有该项绝对所有权的土地地块，以及位于马里兰州弗雷德里克县（Frederick County, MD）且在上述信托契据中有更详尽描述的建筑物及其改良设施。税号 #15-335378。

该物业包含一栋住宅，将按“原状”出售，并受影响该物业的记录在案的条件、限制和协议（如有）的约束，且不提供任何形式的保证。

销售条款：购买者在销售的时间和地点需提供 20,000 美元的押金，形式为保兑支票、银行本票或汇票。购买价格的余额应在弗雷德里克县巡回法院最终批准销售后的十日内以现金支付。从销售之日起至受托人办公室收到资金之日止，未付购买款项应按信托契据票据规定的利率支付利息。如果在结算前提供了额外资金，或因任何原因导致结算延迟，利息将不予减免。如果票据持有人即为购买者，则无需支付利息。购买者必须严格遵守时间要求。押金超额支付不会导致利息减少。所有房地产税（不包括之前减免或免除税款的追缴）以及任何其他公共费用或评估费（在止赎销售后仍然有效的范围内），包括水费 / 下水道费和地租，将调整至销售之日，并在执行契据时支付，除非担保方即为购买者，之后由购买者承担。所有到期且 / 或未支付的私人公用事业、水务和下水道设施费用、公寓 / 业主协会（HOA）评估费以及哥伦比亚协会（Columbia Assoc.）评估费（在止赎销售后仍然有效的范围内），由购买者支付且不予调整。所有印花税、转让税、追缴税款（包括但不限于农业税）以及结算费用均由购买者承担。购买者负责获取该物业的实际占有权。购买者承担从销售之日起该物业损失或损坏的风险。

其他条款将在销售时公布。本交易可能受金融犯罪执法网络（FinCEN）住宅房地产报告规则（“RRE规则”）的约束。为遵守RRE规则所需的信息必须在结案前提供给替代受托人。未能提供FinCEN报告所需证明文件的行为将被视为违约。此外，在特定情况下，未能提供所需信息可能会导致替代受托人不签署替代受托人契据。利息将继续累积，并由中标者承担，直至提供相关信息为止。

若受托人无法转让良好且可销售的所有权，购买者在法律和公平法上的唯一救济手段应限于退还押金且不计利息。若购买者未能完成结算，在法院命令的情况下，全部押金（包括任何超过广告公布押金金额的款项）应被没收给受托人，作为因购买者违约而造成的所有损失的约定损害赔偿金，且购买者无需承担进一步责任。在转售的情况下，违约购买者无权获得任何盈余（如有），即使该盈余是由该违约购买者对房产进行改良而产生的；且违约购买者应向受托人和担保方支付与涉及该房产或转售收益的所有诉讼相关的合理律师费和费用。违约购买者放弃要求就提交给其本人和 / 或任何负责人或公司指定人的此类动议相关文件进行亲自送达，并明确同意接受通过普通邮件发送至该购买者在止赎拍卖时提供的地址的此类文件送达。受托人案号 22-001709-MD-F-1。

Diane S. Rosenberg, Mark D. Meyer 等，受托人

Sep 8,15,22, 2026

ALEX COOPER 拍卖行

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838

0012525614

6 弗雷德里克县 856 弗雷德里克县 Brock and Scott, PLLC 5431 Oleander Drive Wilmington NC, 28403

代位受托人出售名为 5403 Viceroy Court Frederick, MD 21703 的高价值绝对所有权财产

根据并凭借一份日期为 2005年10月28日、受托人为 DIANA R. HARRISON 的信托契据中所包含的出售权，该契据记录在马里兰州弗雷德里克县（FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND）土地记录册 Liber 6221, folio 216 中，并于 2015年7月9日在 LIBER 10732 FOLIO 237 中进行了修订；该信托契据担保的债务持有者已通过在上述土地记录中正式记录的文书任命下述代位受托人，且由于发生了违反该契据条款的情况，应被担保方的请求，下述代位受托人将在位于 100 W. PATRICK ST, FREDERICK, MD 21701 的弗雷德里克县法院（THE FREDERICK COUNTY COURTHOUSE）举行公开拍卖出售，日期为

2026年9月23日 上午9:30

位于马里兰州弗雷德里克县（FREDERICK COUNTY, MD）的所有绝对所有权土地及其地上改良物，详见上述信托契据，税务识别号为-28-580819。

该财产将按“现状”出售，不提供任何明示或暗示的保证或陈述，包括但不限于对描述、特定用途或使用的适用性、结构完整性、物理状况、建筑情况、建筑规模、工艺、材料、责任、区划、细分、环境状况、可销售性、对建筑或住房法规或其他法律、条例或规章的遵守情况，或其他类似事项的保证，并受影响该财产的记录在案的地役权、协议和限制（如有）的约束。该财产的出售将受所有影响该财产的记录在案的条件、留置权、限制和协议的约束，包括根据马里兰州房地产法第11-110条规定的任何公寓和业主协会（HOA）摊款。

销售条款：买方在购买时需支付20,000.00美元的定金，支付方式为保兑支票或银行本票；余额应在马里兰州弗雷德里克县巡回法院最终批准销售后，以立即可用资金支付。从销售之日起至结算之日止，未付购房款的利息按3%计算。本协议中的担保方若作为竞买人，无需缴纳定金。第三方买家（担保方除外）须在巡回法院批准销售后的十（10）个日历日内完成该财产购买的全部结算，否则买方的定金将被没收，且该财产将由违约买方承担风险和费用重新出售。买方放弃就其在批准后十日内未能结算而提交的任何文件的亲自送达权，并明确同意接受通过一类邮件发送至买方在销售备忘录中提供的地址的送达。违约买方无权获得上述重新出售产生的任何盈余收益，即使该盈余是由该违约买方对财产进行改良而产生的。

所有房地产税（包括适用的农业税）以及任何及所有公共 / 私人费用或摊款（只要此类金额在止赎出售后依然存在，包括水费 / 排污费、地租和前脚受益费），均应调整至销售之日，此后由买方承担。买方负责任何房产税抵免的追回。所有转移税和登记税均由买方支付。公寓费和 / 或业主协会会费（如有）应自销售之日起由买方承担。

买方负责获取财产的实际占有权，并承担自销售之日起财产损失或损坏的风险。如果销售因任何原因（包括销售后的贷款机构审计）被撤销或未获批准，或者因任何原因需要重新出售，买方在法律或衡平法上的唯一救济将限于退还上述定金。替代受托人将转让可销售产权或可保险产权。如果他们无法交付其中任何一种，或者巡回法院因任何原因拒绝批准销售，买方在法律或衡平法上的唯一救济是退还其定金，不计利息。

购买者放弃针对替代受托人的所有已知或未知的权利和主张。这些条款在结算后依然有效。在押金退还后，本次销售即告无效且不产生任何效力，购买者不得再向替代受托人提出任何主张。本次销售取决于对贷款状态的后期审查，且如果贷方与借款人在当时之前达成了任何取消协议，则该销售无效，购买者的押金应在不计利息的情况下予以退还。其他适用条款和条件可能会在具体时间和日期公布。

如果本次交易受根据《银行保密法》颁布的 FinCEN 住宅房地产报告规则（“RRE”）的约束，则必须在结案前获取并向 RRE 规则中定义的报告人提供遵守 RRE 规则所需的信息。文件编号 (22-06140)

W HARVEY E S T AUCTIONEERS, LLC 300 E. Joppa Road Hampton Plaza - Suite 1103 Baltimore, MD 21286 410-769-9797

2026年9月15, 22, 29日

卡尔佩珀县受托人拍卖：弗吉尼亚州阿米斯维尔 TONYS CT 16416, 20106

根据日期为 2017 年 8 月 24 日、原始本金金额为 \$203,500.00 且记录在弗吉尼亚州卡尔佩珀县巡回法院书记员办公室（文书编号 170004638）的某项信托契据，下述替代受托人将于 2017 年 9 月 29 日下午 5:00，在卡尔佩珀镇西戴维斯街（West Davis Street）与西北街（North West Street）交汇处的卡尔佩珀县巡回法院大楼，或由巡回法院法官指定的任何临时替代巡回法院地点，通过公开拍卖或商业房地产形式，出售该信托契据中所述的位于上述地址的财产，具体描述如下：

位于弗吉尼亚州卡尔佩珀县杰斐逊司法区（JEFFERSON MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT）的所有特定地块或土地，具体描述为 3B 号地块，面积约为 1.087 英亩，面向 621 号公路，详见名为“西杰斐逊第一区 3A 号地块重新划分”（RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 3A, SECTION ONE, WEST JEFFERSON）的测量图，该图记录在弗吉尼亚州卡尔佩珀县巡回法院书记员办公室的第 343 号地块簿第 327 页。

销售条款：全现金。竞买人必须在销售时提供销售价格的百分之十 (10%) 或受托人信托契据原始押金的百分之十 (10%)（以较低者为准）的押金，形式为支付给替代受托人的现金或认证资金。购买者的押金可用于支付购买价格，购买价格应在销售后十五 (15) 天内支付，否则购买者的押金将被没收。如果购买者的受托人时间至关重要。如果销售因任何原因被撤销，销售时的购买者应获得购买价格和押金的支付。如果受托人止赎销售备忘录的条款规定，购买者可能有权获得购买者的受托人押金，但不得进一步追究抵押人、抵押权人或受托人之受托人的责任。受托人止赎销售备忘录和房地产购买合同的受托人副本可在 www.alfricet.com 或 www.alfricet.com 查看，如有任何相关事项，将在销售时公布，且购买者可能有权选择签署

这是一份来自债务催收者的通知，任何获取的信息都将用于此目的。销售需经卖方确认。替代受托人：Equity Trustees, LLC, 8100 Three Chopt Road, Suite 240, Richmond, VA 23229。如果您有任何问题或疑虑，请联系 Equity Trustees, LLC 的法律顾问弗吉尼亚州预售部门，电话：301-961-6555，网站：www.aldridgepite.com.VA-384537-1。

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该物业将按“现状”出售，并受影响该物业的记录在案的条件、限制和协议（如有）的约束，且不提供任何形式的保证。

销售条款：销售时需支付 \$ 17,000.00 的定金，该定金须以认证支票或银行本票支付，不接受现金。购买价格的余额应在查尔斯县（CHARLES COUNTY）巡回法院最终批准销售后的十日内以现金支付。时间对买方至关重要。若买方违约，定金将被没收，且物业将在买方承担风险和费用的情况下重新出售。买方放弃亲自送达，并接受通过一类邮件和认证邮件发送至该买方在销售备忘录中提供的地址，以接收与本次销售相关的任何动议或传唤令，包括要求买方违约及重新出售物业的动议。在重新出售的情况下，违约买方无权从重新出售中获得任何利益，包括但不限于由此产生的额外收益或盈余。未付购买款项的利息按 5% 计算，自销售之日起至替代受托人收到资金之日止。如果在销售时或结算前的任何时间提供了额外资金，或者结算因任何原因延迟，利息将不予减免。如果担保方在销售前与上述信托契据中描述的借款人签署了宽限协议，或允许借款人行使其恢复或偿还相关贷款的权利（无论替代受托人是否事先知情），则本合同应属无效且不产生效力，买方的唯一救济手段为无息退还定金。买方应支付印花税、转让税和结算费用。税款、地租、水费、公寓费和 / 或业主协会会费，以及所有按年缴纳的公共费用 / 评估费（包括卫生和 / 或大都会区费用，如适用），应调整至销售之日，此后由买方承担。买方应负责获得物业的实际占有权。买方承担自销售之日起物业损失或损坏的风险。如果替代受托人因任何原因无法转让可投保的产权，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济手段将限于无息退还上述定金。如果销售因任何原因未获批准，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济手段为无息退还定金。（文件编号 25-001229-01）

NICOLE LIPINSKI, GABRIELLE GIOVINAZZO, ERIN KENNEDY, 替代受托人

2026年9月15,22,29日

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2026年9月8,15,22日

AUCTIONEERS, LLC 300 E. Joppa Ficed Hampinn Plc / o - Suaie 1193 Battino e, MD 21386 450-780-9797

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替代受托人出售改良房地产公告 7 WALDEN WAY MOUNT AIRY, MD 21771

根据 David Brian Hamilton 和 Laura D. Hamilton 于 23, 2006 年签署并记录在马里兰州弗雷德里克县土地记录 Liber 6010, folio 452 中的某份信托契据所包含的出售权力，由于发生了违反该契据条款的情况，且应被担保方的请求，下述替代受托人将在弗雷德里克县巡回法院（地址：Court House Door, 100 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701）通过公开拍卖的方式出售，日期为

2026年9月18日 下午12:40

位于马里兰州弗雷德里克县的所有绝对所有权土地及其地上改良物，详见前述信托契据。该物业包含一座住宅。

该物业将按“现状”出售，并受影响该物业的记录在案的条件、限制、地役权、抵押权和协议（如有）的约束，且不提供任何形式的保证。

销售条款：在销售时，需以银行出纳支票或认证支票的形式，或由替代受托人自行决定其认为合适的其他形式，支付 30,000 美元的押金。如果票据持有人和 / 或服务商为中标竞买人，则免除押金要求。购买价格的余额应在马里兰州弗雷德里克县巡回法院最终批准销售后的十 (10) 天内支付。如果购买方并非票据持有人和 / 或服务商，则从销售之日起至替代受托人办公室收到资金之日止，未付购买价格应按年利率 5% 支付利息。如果在批准后十 (10) 天内未支付余额，押金将作为约定损害赔偿金被没收。购买方同意该物业可根据法院命令重新出售，并放弃就其本人和 / 或任何委托人或公司指定人员在批准后十 (10) 天内未能支付购买价格而提交的任何文件的亲自送达权利，并明确同意通过一类邮件将上述文件送达至购买方在销售备忘录中提供的地址。本交易可能受根据《银行保密法》颁布并于 2026年3月1日生效的 FinCEN 住宅房地产报告规则（“RRE 规则”）的约束。购买方将负责获取遵守 RRE 规则所需的信息，并在销售批准后的 (10) 十天内将必要信息提供给 RRE 规则中定义的报告人，否则购买方的押金将被没收且物业将被重新出售。购买方无权获得重新出售产生的任何盈余或利润，即使这些利润是由购买方进行的改良所致。如果结算因任何原因而延迟，购买方应支付的利息不予减免。税款、地租、水费以及所有其他按年缴纳的公共费用和评估费（包括卫生和 / 或大都会区费用，以及适用时的前脚受益费）应根据当前年度调整至销售之日，此后由购买方承担。公寓费和 / 或业主协会会费（如有）应由购买方自销售之日起承担。购买方应负责支付地租托管金（如要求）。所有印花税、转让税（包括适用的农业转让税）以及所有结算费用均由购买方承担。此次销售是

需接受对贷款的售后审计，包括但不限于分析借款人在出售前是否签署了贷款修改协议、申请了破产、恢复了贷款或偿还了贷款。替代受托人将转让可保险或可销售的产权。如果替代受托人无法转让可保险或可销售的产权，或者售后审计结论认为该交易不应发生，或者该交易因任何原因未获得法院批准，则购买者在法律或公平法上的唯一救济手段仅限于退还押金且不计利息，即使购买者已对该财产进行了改良。押金退还后，交易即告无效且不产生效力，购买者不得再向替代受托人提出任何进一步主张。购买者应负责获取该财产的实际占有权。

在止赎拍卖中，购买者在交易完成后立即承担该财产的损失风险。（案件编号 #14-605965）。

劳拉·H·G·奥沙利文（Laura H. G. O'Sullivan）等人，替代受托人

ALEX COOPER 拍卖行

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2026年9月1日、8日、15日

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De Cubas & Lewis, PA 邮政信箱 5026 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33310

代位受托人出售改良房地产，地址为 5112 KELLAN DR ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21043

根据 PIERRE A. COLOMBEL 和 LAURA E. COLOMBEL 于 2005年10月28日签署并记录在马里兰州霍华德县（HOWARD COUNTY）土地记录簿第 9671 页、第 004 项的信托契据中所包含的出售权，由于该契据项下已发生违约（止赎案件案号为 C-13-CV-26-000387；税务 ID 号为 02-414996），代位受托人将在位于 9250 JUDICIAL WAY, ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21043 的霍华德县法院举行公开拍卖。

2026年9月24日 上午10:15

位于马里兰州霍华德县（HOWARD COUNTY, MD）的所有绝对所有权土地及其地上改良物，详见上述信托契据中的描述。

该财产将按“原状”出售，并受影响该财产的记录在案的条件、限制和协议（如有）的约束，且不提供任何形式的保证。

销售条款：销售时需支付 64,000.00 美元的定金，该定金须以认证支票或银行本票支付，不接受现金。购房款余额应在霍华德县巡回法院最终批准销售后的十日内以现金支付。时间对买方至关重要。若买方违约，定金将被没收，且财产将由买方承担风险和费用重新出售。买方放弃亲自接收送达，并接受通过一类邮件和认证邮件发送至该买方在销售备忘录中提供的地址，以接收与本次销售相关的任何动议或传唤令，包括要求买方违约及重新出售财产的动议。在重新出售的情况下，违约买方无权从重新出售中获得任何利益，包括但不限于由此产生的额外收益或盈余。未付购房款自销售之日起至替代受托人收到资金之日止，按 4.3750 % 支付利息。如果在销售时或结算前的任何时间提供了额外资金，或者结算因任何原因而延迟，利息将不予减免。如果担保方在销售前与上述信托契据中描述的借款人签署了宽限协议，或允许借款人行使其恢复或偿还相关贷款的权利（无论替代受托人是否事先知情），本合同即为无效且不产生效力，买方的唯一救济手段是无息退还定金。买方应支付印花税、转让税和结算费用。税款、地租、水费、公寓费和 / 或业主协会会费，以及所有按年缴纳的公共费用 / 评估费（包括卫生和 / 或大都市区费用，如适用），应调整至销售之日，此后由买方承担。买方应负责获得财产的实际占有。买方承担自销售之日起财产损失或损坏的风险。如果替代受托人因任何原因无法转让可投保的产权，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济手段仅限于无息退还上述定金。如果销售因任何原因未获批准，买方在法律或公平法上的唯一救济手段是无息退还定金。（文件编号 25-05413）

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蓝岭山脉：谢南多亚国家公园：今日，阳光灿烂，湿度低。最高气温 76 度。东南风 4–8 英里 / 小时。今晚，部分多云。最低气温 53 度。南-西南风 3–6 英里 / 小时。• 大烟山国家公园：今日，部分晴朗，湿度较低。最高气温 74 度。西-西南风 4–8 英里 / 小时。今晚，晴朗。最低气温 62 度。南风 4–8 英里 / 小时。大西洋海滩：马里兰州海洋城：今日，部分晴朗，湿度低。最高气温 75 度。东-东北风 7–14 英里 / 小时。今晚，晴朗至部分多云。最低气温 58 度。东风 4–8 英里 / 小时。• 弗吉尼亚海滩：今日，部分晴朗，湿度低。最高气温 79 度。东北风 8–16 英里 / 小时。今晚，主要晴朗。最低气温 68 度。东-东北风 6–12 英里 / 小时。

水域：波托马克河上游：今日，部分晴朗。东-东南风 4-8 节。波浪低于 1 英尺。能见度清晰。

• 波托马克河下游及切萨皮克湾：今日，大部分晴朗。东风 4-8 节。波托马克河下游波浪 1-2 英尺；切萨皮克湾波浪 2-4 英尺。 • 河流水位：小瀑布（Little Falls）今日水位约为 2.70 英尺，周三无变化，维持 2.70 英尺。小瀑布的洪水警戒水位为 10 英尺。

今日潮汐（粗体为高潮，其余为低潮）

华盛顿< / td><>上午 6:32< / ><>上午 11:46< / ><>下午 6:25< / ><>无< / >< / tr><><>安纳波利斯< / ><>凌晨 2:59< / ><>上午 8:19< / ><>下午 2:40< / ><>晚上 9:31< / >< / ><><>海洋城< / ><>凌晨 4:42< / ><>上午 11:01< / ><>下午 5:28< / ><>晚上 11:18< / >< / ><><>诺福克< / ><>凌晨 12:39< / ><>上午 6:38< / ><>下午 1:08< / ><>晚上 7:34< / >< / ><><>卢卡特角< / ><>凌晨 4:30< / ><>上午 10:36< / ><>下午 5:20< / ><>无< / >< / table>

AccuWeather 预报

<><>今日部分晴朗< / >< / ><><>80° 62°体感温度®: 82°降水概率: 0%风向风速: 东东南 6-12 英里 / 小时湿度: 中等< / >< / table>

今日全美

周三 大部分时间晴朗< / td>< / tr><><> < / ><><>84° 65° REALFEEL® 86° 降水概率: 0% 风速: 南风 6-12 mph 湿度: 高< / >< / table>

<><>纽约州奥尔巴尼< / ><>70 / 56 / pc< / ><>75 / 62 / c< / >< / ><><>阿尔伯克基< / ><>84 / 65 / t< / ><>83 / 65 / t< / >< / ><><>安克雷奇< / ><>57 / 49 / r< / ><>62 / 47 / pc< / >< / ><><>亚特兰大< / ><>91 / 71 / < / ><>89 / 68 / s< / >< / ><><>奥斯汀< / ><>101 / 77 / < / ><>99 / 75 / t< / >< / ><><>巴尔的摩< / ><>77 / 59 / < / ><>82 / 64 / s< / >< / ><><>蒙大拿州比林斯< / ><>70 / 45 / s< / ><>70 / 46 / < / >< / ><><>伯明翰< / ><>97 / 73 / < / ><>93 / 69 / s< / >< / ><><>北达科他州俾斯马克< / ><>67 / 46 / s< / ><>69 / 45 / sh< / >< / ><><>博伊西< / ><>77 / 49 / < / ><>81 / 56 / s< / >< / ><><>波士顿< / ><>67 / 56 / < / ><>77 / 64 / s< / >< / ><><>布法罗< / ><>76 / 65 / < / ><>75 / 64 / c< / >< / ><><>佛蒙特州伯灵顿< / ><>70 / 59 / < / ><>76 / 59 / c< / >< / ><><>南卡罗来纳州查尔斯顿< / ><>87 / 66 / sh< / ><>87 / 66 / s< / >< / ><><>西弗吉尼亚州查尔斯顿< / ><>89 / 64 / s< / ><>89 / 67 / < / >< / ><><>夏洛特< / ><>84 / 64 / < / ><>88 / 62 / s< / >< / ><><>怀俄明州夏延< / ><>67 / 49 / < / ><>80 / 56 / t< / >< / ><><>芝加哥< / ><>82 / 66 / t< / ><>72 / 68 / t< / >< / ><><>辛辛那提< / ><>91 / 71 / s< / ><>91 / 71 / < / >< / ><><>克利夫兰< / ><>82 / 68 / < / ><>78 / 69 / t< / >< / ><><>达拉斯< / ><>100 / 81 / s< / ><>98 / 78 / s< / >< / ><><>丹佛< / ><>73 / 54 / t< / ><>83 / 61 / t< / >< / table>

<><>周四部分晴朗< / >< / ><><> < / ><><>87° 71°< / >< / ><><>REALFEEL® 88°< / >< / ><><>降水概率: 15%< / >< / ><><>风速: 南风 6-12 mph< / >< / ><><>湿度: 高< / >< / table>

<><>周五可能有雷暴< / >< / ><><> < / ><><>87° 70°REALFEEL® 91°降水概率: 55%风速: 北风 6-12 mph湿度: 高< / >< / table>

<><>周六可能有阵雨< / >< / ><><> < / ><><>83° 72°REALFEEL® 86°< / >< / ><><>降水概率: 30%< / >< / ><><>风速: 东南东风 6-12 mph< / >< / ><><>湿度: 高< / >< / table>

全美 今日 明日

得梅因< / td><>73 / 60 / t< / ><>72 / 66 / t< / >< / tr><><>底特律< / ><>82 / 67 / t< / ><>74 / 62 / pc< / >< / ><><>埃尔帕索< / ><>94 / 71 / t< / ><>92 / 69 / t< / >< / ><><>法尔班克斯，阿拉斯加州< / ><>51 / 45 / r< / ><>49 / 44 / r< / >< / ><><>法戈，北达科他州< / ><>69 / 44 / pc< / ><>65 / 49 / sh< / >< / ><><>哈特福德，康涅狄格州< / ><>71 / 53 / pc< / ><>79 / 61 / s< / >< / ><><>檀香山< / ><>89 / 78 / sh< / ><>89 / 78 / sh< / >< / ><><>休斯顿< / ><>95 / 76 / t< / ><>93 / 76 / t< / >< / ><><>印第安纳波利斯< / ><>92 / 72 / t< / ><>89 / 72 / t< / >< / ><><>杰克逊，密西西比州< / ><>98 / 74 / t< / ><>95 / 70 / s< / >< / ><><>杰克逊维尔，佛罗里达州< / ><>89 / 73 / t< / ><>88 / 72 / pc< / >< / ><><>堪萨斯城，密苏里州< / ><>84 / 67 / t< / ><>85 / 72 / t< / >< / ><><>拉斯维加斯< / ><>98 / 78 / s< / ><>97 / 73 / s< / >< / ><><>小石城< / ><>99 / 76 / s< / ><>99 / 76 / t< / >< / ><><>洛杉矶< / ><>83 / 66 / pc< / ><>81 / 68 / pc< / >< / ><><>路易维尔< / ><>95 / 74 / s< / ><>94 / 75 / pc< / >< / ><><>孟菲斯< / ><>99 / 79 / s< / ><>99 / 77 / s< / >< / ><><>迈阿密< / ><>91 / 79 / sh< / ><>89 / 77 / t< / >< / ><><>密尔沃基< / ><>77 / 60 / t< / ><>68 / 65 / t< / >< / ><><>明尼阿波利斯< / ><>72 / 53 / c< / ><>72 / 60 / sh< / >< / ><><>纳什维尔< / ><>100 / 76 / s< / ><>97 / 73 / s< / >< / ><><>新奥尔良< / ><>94 / 79 / t< / ><>88 / 79 / t< / >< / ><><>纽约市< / ><>71 / 60 / s< / ><>79 / 67 / s< / >< / ><><>诺福克< / ><>78 / 65 / pc< / ><>80 / 67 / s< / >< / table>

昨日全国最高气温：亚利桑那州吉拉本 105° 最低气温：加利福尼亚州布里奇波特 27° 适用于美国本土48州

周日

俄克拉荷马市< / td><>100 / 74 / s< / ><>98 / 74 / s< / >< / tr><><>奥马哈< / ><>72 / 61 / t< / ><>73 / 65 / t< / >< / ><><>奥兰多< / ><>90 / 77 / t< / ><>89 / 74 / pc< / >< / ><><>费城< / ><>78 / 60 / pc< / ><>83 / 66 / s< / >< / ><><>凤凰城< / ><>98 / 79 / t< / ><>94 / 80 / t< / >< / ><><>匹兹堡< / ><>81 / 63 / s< / ><>85 / 67 / t< / >< / ><><>波特兰（缅因州）< / ><>67 / 52 / < / ><>74 / 59 / < / >< / ><><>波特兰（俄勒冈州）< / ><>67 / 53 / < / ><>82 / 55 / s< / >< / ><><>普罗维登斯（罗德岛州）< / ><>70 / 53 / s< / ><>77 / 63 / s< / >< / ><><>罗利（北卡罗来纳州）< / ><>83 / 59 / s< / ><>86 / 61 / s< / >< / ><><>里诺（内华达州）< / ><>84 / 49 / s< / ><>81 / 49 / s< / >< / ><><>里士满< / ><>80 / 58 / < / ><>84 / 60 / s< / >< / ><><>萨克拉门托< / ><>89 / 57 / s< / ><>81 / 56 / s< / >< / ><><>圣路易斯< / ><>97 / 75 / t< / ><>96 / 77 / t< / >< / ><><>圣托马斯（美属维尔京群岛）< / ><>91 / 82 / t< / ><>91 / 82 / t< / >< / ><><>盐湖城< / ><>82 / 65 / s< / ><>86 / 66 / < / >< / ><><>圣迭戈< / ><>78 / 69 / < / ><>78 / 68 / < / >< / ><><>旧金山< / ><>72 / 60 / < / ><>70 / 61 / < / >< / ><><>圣胡安（波多黎各）< / ><>89 / 79 / sh< / ><>90 / 79 / sh< / >< / ><><>西雅图< / ><>66 / 51 / < / ><>75 / 52 / s< / >< / ><><>斯波坎（华盛顿州）< / ><>64 / 46 / < / ><>73 / 49 / s< / >< / ><><>锡拉丘兹< / ><>75 / 61 / < / ><>76 / 64 / c< / >< / ><><>坦帕< / ><>92 / 77 / t< / ><>91 / 75 / < / >< / ><><>威奇托< / ><>92 / 69 / t< / ><>93 / 71 / < / >< / table>

昨日世界 最高气温：沙特阿拉伯，米纳 115° 最低气温：加拿大，里亚角 7° 不包括南极洲

体感温度 REALFEEL® 93° 降水概率：55% 风向风速：南西南风 6-12 mph 湿度：极高

<><>世界< / ><>今日< / ><>明日< / >< / ><><>亚的斯亚贝巴< / ><>72 / 55 / r< / ><>71 / 54 / < / >< / ><><>阿姆斯特丹< / ><>76 / 57 / c< / ><>65 / 55 / < / >< / ><><>雅典< / ><>80 / 69 / < / ><>80 / 68 / s< / >< / ><><>奥克兰< / ><>63 / 49 / < / ><>62 / 49 / < / >< / ><><>巴格达< / ><>110 / 79 / s< / ><>109 / 78 / s< / >< / ><><>曼谷< / ><>90 / 78 / r< / ><>92 / 80 / r< / >< / ><><>北京< / ><>85 / 59 / s< / ><>89 / 62 / s< / >< / ><><>柏林< / ><>76 / 62 / < / ><>68 / 52 / t< / >< / ><><>波哥大< / ><>69 / 50 / < / ><>69 / 48 / r< / >< / ><><>布鲁塞尔< / ><>82 / 56 / < / ><>66 / 53 / s< / >< / ><><>布宜诺斯艾利斯< / ><>65 / 45 / < / ><>57 / 52 / s< / >< / ><><>开罗< / ><>97 / 75 / < / ><>98 / 79 / < / >< / ><><>加拉加斯< / ><>78 / 68 / r< / ><>79 / 68 / t< / >< / ><><>哥本哈根< / ><>67 / 58 / c< / ><>66 / 52 / c< / >< / ><><>达喀尔< / ><>89 / 81 / t< / ><>91 / 82 / c< / >< / ><><>都柏林< / ><>63 / 51 / < / ><>62 / 51 / c< / >< / ><><>爱丁堡< / ><>64 / 48 / < / ><>62 / 51 / < / >< / ><><>法兰克福< / ><>82 / 61 / c< / ><>72 / 49 / < / >< / ><><>日内瓦< / ><>84 / 59 / s< / ><>73 / 50 / < / >< / ><><>Ham., 百慕大< / ><>86 / 78 / < / ><>86 / 78 / t< / >< / ><><>赫尔辛基< / ><>61 / 51 / c< / ><>62 / 53 / < / >< / ><><>胡志明市< / ><>94 / 77 / r< / ><>94 / 78 / r< / >< / ><><>香港< / ><>91 / 80 / r< / ><>91 / 80 / < / >< / table>

官方记录

<><>温度< / ><>历史平均值< / ><>记录值< / ><>实际值< / ><>预报值< / >< / table>

截至周日下午 5 点的统计数据

<><>< / ><>全国< / ><>杜勒斯< / ><>BWI< / >< / ><><>最高气温< / ><>81° 下午 3:06< / ><>79° 下午 2:51< / ><>81° 下午 1:00< / >< / ><><>最低气温< / ><>74° 上午 6:00< / ><>71° 上午 3:00< / ><>72° 上午 7:00< / >< / ><><>历史平均值< / ><>81° / 65°< / ><>80° / 59°< / ><>81° / 60°< / >< / ><><>历史最高记录< / ><>95° 2016< / ><>95° 1998< / ><>94° 1931< / >< / ><><>历史最低记录< / ><>46° 1911< / ><>37° 1985< / ><>42° 1975< / >< / table>

与 30 年平均值的偏差（全国）：本月：+4.0° 年初至今：+0.5°

降水量

< / td><>National< / ><>Dulles< / ><>BWI< / >< / tr><><>Past 24 hours< / ><>0.00"< / ><>Trace< / ><>0.00"< / >< / ><><>Total this month< / ><>2.28< / ><>1.42< / ><>0.54< / >< / ><><>Historical Average (month)< / ><>1.81< / ><>1.75< / ><>1.98< / >< / ><><>Total this year< / ><>23.84< / ><>30.82< / ><>26.64< / >< / ><><>Historical Average (year)< / ><>29.72< / ><>30.97< / ><>31.76< / >< / table>

Moon Phases

<><> < / ><> < / ><> < / ><> < / ><><>Sep 18< / ><>Sep 26< / ><>Oct 3< / ><>Oct 10< / >< / ><><>First Quarter< / ><>Full< / ><>Last Quarter< / ><>New< / >< / table>

Solar system

<><>< / ><>Rise< / ><>Set< / >< / ><><>Sun< / ><>6:49 a.m.< / ><>7:16 p.m.< / >< / ><><>Moon< / ><>11:38 a.m.< / ><>9:19 p.m.< / >< / ><><>Venus< / ><>10:22 a.m.< / ><>8:29 p.m.< / >< / ><><>Mars< / ><>1:47 a.m.< / ><>4:28 p.m.< / >< / ><><>Jupiter< / ><>3:49 a.m.< / ><>5:45 p.m.< / >< / ><><>Saturn< / ><>8:11 p.m.< / ><>8:33 a.m.< / >< / table>

<><>Islamabad< / ><>87 / 72 / pc< / ><>87 / 70 / t< / >< / ><><>Istanbul< / ><>78 / 66 / c< / ><>76 / 65 / c< / >< / ><><>Jerusalem< / ><>88 / 67 / s< / ><>90 / 67 / s< / >< / ><><>Johannesburg< / ><>75 / 48 / sh< / ><>81 / 56 / pc< / >< / ><><>Kabul< / ><>82 / 64 / t< / ><>81 / 59 / < / >< / ><><>Kingston, Jam.< / ><>93 / 81 / t< / ><>92 / 82 / r< / >< / ><><>Kolkata< / ><>94 / 81 / s< / ><>95 / 80 / sh< / >< / ><><>Kyiv< / ><>69 / 53 / < / ><>73 / 54 / s< / >< / ><><>Lagos< / ><>86 / 78 / t< / ><>86 / 78 / r< / >< / ><><>Lima< / ><>77 / 69 / < / ><>78 / 68 / s< / >< / ><><>Lisbon< / ><>83 / 64 / s< / ><>78 / 64 / < / >< / ><><>London< / ><>72 / 52 / sh< / ><>67 / 55 / < / >< / ><><>Madrid< / ><>97 / 67 / s< / ><>84 / 57 / s< / >< / ><><>Manila< / ><>90 / 79 / t< / ><>91 / 78 / t< / >< / ><><>Mexico City< / ><>76 / 56 / r< / ><>78 / 55 / c< / >< / ><><>Montreal< / ><>67 / 61 / c< / ><>75 / 56 / < / >< / ><><>Moscow< / ><>65 / 43 / < / ><>64 / 47 / < / >< / ><><>Mumbai< / ><>90 / 80 / r< / ><>89 / 80 / sh< / >< / ><><>Nairobi< / ><>76 / 59 / c< / ><>75 / 59 / sh< / >< / ><><>New Delhi< / ><>89 / 77 / t< / ><>91 / 76 / t< / >< / ><><>Oslo< / ><>63 / 52 / r< / ><>67 / 50 / < / >< / ><><>Ottawa< / ><>66 / 59 / t< / ><>74 / 54 / < / >< / ><><>Paris< / ><>88 / 56 / s< / ><>70 / 53 / < / >< / ><><>Prague< / ><>73 / 54 / s< / ><>74 / 53 / sh< / >< / table>

里约热内卢< / td><>74 / 67 / r< / ><>72 / 66 / sh< / >< / tr><><>利雅得< / ><>109 / 80 / pc< / ><>106 / 78 / pc< / >< / ><><>罗马< / ><>86 / 62 / s< / ><>84 / 64 / s< / >< / ><><>圣萨尔瓦多< / ><>89 / 68 / t< / ><>90 / 68 / r< / >< / ><><>圣地亚哥< / ><>83 / 47 / s< / ><>80 / 46 / < / >< / ><><>萨拉热窝< / ><>73 / 48 / sh< / ><>83 / 52 / < / >< / ><><>首尔< / ><>81 / 54 / s< / ><>85 / 61 / s< / >< / ><><>上海< / ><>84 / 69 / < / ><>84 / 70 / < / >< / ><><>新加坡< / ><>92 / 80 / sh< / ><>92 / 79 / < / >< / ><><>斯德哥尔摩< / ><>59 / 54 / c< / ><>62 / 48 / sh< / >< / ><><>悉尼< / ><>74 / 53 / s< / ><>61 / 50 / s< / >< / ><><>台北市< / ><>85 / 73 / t< / ><>84 / 73 / sh< / >< / ><><>德黑兰< / ><>93 / 73 / < / ><>95 / 75 / < / >< / ><><>东京< / ><>80 / 71 / t< / ><>74 / 68 / r< / >< / ><><>多伦多< / ><>73 / 65 / t< / ><>77 / 60 / < / >< / ><><>维也纳< / ><>74 / 51 / s< / ><>79 / 60 / sh< / >< / ><><>华沙< / ><>69 / 51 / < / ><>76 / 56 / sh< / >< / table>

图例：s-晴，-局部多云，c-多云，r-雨，sh-阵雨，t-雷阵雨，sf-小雪，sn-雪，i-冰

来源：AccuWeather.com；美国陆军中央过敏原提取实验室（花粉数据）；airnow.gov（空气质量数据）；国家气象局 * AccuWeather 的体感温度®（RealFeel Temperature®）综合了十几个因素，以准确衡量天气条件的真实“感觉”。

诉讼称：囚犯引发系列火灾时，华盛顿特区监狱警卫无所作为

MORIAH RATNER / 为《华盛顿邮报》拍摄 华盛顿特区监狱，官方名称为中央拘留设施（Central Detention Facility）。

华盛顿特区惩教局的一位发言人在一份声明中表示，该部门“尚未收到提及的投诉，因此无法对其具体指控发表评论”。

B13页诉讼详情

补充道。

检查报告和审计报告发现，正式名称为中央拘留设施（Central Detention Facility）的华盛顿特区监狱长期以来一直受到暴力、不安全环境以及长期人员不足的困扰。

2021年，美国法警局在一次突击检查发现该设施存在“系统性失效”（包括“极其恶劣的卫生条件以及惩罚性地扣押食物和水”）后，将数百名联邦被拘留者从该监狱转移走。去年，华盛顿特区审计员的一份报告发现，在2023年至2024年期间，被拘留在该市惩教局监管下的人员在监狱中的死亡率超过全国平均水平的三倍，其中药物过量是最常见的死因。

此次诉讼是在经历了近两年的法律斗争以获取与2023年火灾相关记录之后提出的。2023年11月，华盛顿民权与城市事务律师委员会根据《信息自由法》提交了记录请求，但被拒绝。该组织随后提起诉讼要求公开记录，一名华盛顿特区法官于去年做出了有利于该组织的裁决。

“这在一定程度上也是为了揭露这样一个事实：这次事件从未真正被调查过——一个处于精神健康危机中的人，在长达12小时的时间里，是如何导致如此严重的破坏的，”代表原告的华盛顿律师委员会律师莱斯利·费思·琼斯（Leslie Faith Jones）表示。

琼斯表示，她的客户“希望人们知道发生在他们身上的事情，以防止此类事件再次发生”。

根据诉状，原告均被诊断患有精神健康障碍，被关押在监狱的精神健康过渡单元中。这是一个“治疗单元”，旨在接收那些已从强化精神健康护理中出院，但尚未被认为准备好返回监狱普通囚区的人员。

诉状称，2023年9月14日夜间，该单元的一名居民（在诉状中被标识为“约翰·多伊” [John Doe]）开始大喊他“想自杀，并要求与工作人员主管或医生交谈”。诉讼指控称，该男子的哭喊声在整个单元内清晰可见，并一直持续到深夜及次日早晨。

当工作人员进行巡逻时，单元内的其他居民（包括部分原告）要求警员处理该男子反复发出的自杀威胁，担心他会对自身及他人构成危险。诉状称，在某个时间点，一名原告离开牢房执行工作任务，并直接与多伊交谈，多伊请求他告诉警员自己“需要尽快获得帮助”。原告告知了值班警员，但诉讼指控称，没有人来检查多伊的情况。

诉讼称，次日早晨约8点，在数小时的求救请求未获回应后，多伊开始纵火，先是在自己的牢房内，随后在单元走廊里。两个多小时后，单元内的其他居民目睹多伊将燃烧的纸片和织物通过牢房门的开口推出来。一名牢房正对着多伊的原告要求他停止，但诉状指控称，多伊“回答说他想死，并继续其行为”。

诉状称，随着单元内充满烟雾，居民们试图引起监狱工作人员的注意，他们敲击牢房门并大喊起火了。诉讼称，一名居民试图使用监狱配发的平板电脑求救，但由于烟雾太大无法看清屏幕。另一名居民使用平板电脑联系当地一家法律组织报告火灾并寻求帮助。诉讼称，一些人不得不使用毛巾和床单堵住门缝，并制作简易口罩以保护自己免受烟雾侵害。

根据起诉书，Doe最终将一台电风扇从走廊拉进自己的牢房，并在上午10:52引发了一场巨大的电气火灾。由于起诉书中有部分内容被遮盖，目前尚不清楚Doe具体是在何时将风扇拉进牢房的。

起诉书称：“在囚犯花费三个小时布置并点燃一系列小火，随后引发更大规模电气火灾的过程中，监狱工作人员无视了该囚犯的恳求，且未对其进行看管。”

根据诉讼文件，一名监狱工作人员在上午10:53进入该单元并用灭火器扑灭了火灾。诉讼指控称，三分钟后，该单元的牢房门电子开启，囚犯们立即向楼梯间奔跑，导致在充满烟雾的走廊中陷入混乱的推搡。一名原告报告称，他牢房内的烟雾浓厚到让他无法看见或呼吸，且完全失去了方向感。

原告律师表示，Doe在火灾中幸存。

该事件的一些关键细节存在争议。起诉书提到，在回应原告此前提交的官方投诉时，监狱官员声称火灾报警器运行正常，从而实现了快速响应。但诉讼指控称，在工作人员响应之前，该单元的火灾报警器并未启动。

起诉书指控，火灾被扑灭后问题依然存在。根据起诉书，一名原告尽管患有心脏病且有童年哮喘史，但其申请吸入器的请求被拒绝，工作人员据称告诉他“没有可用的吸入器，他必须等待领取”。

原告还指控，他们被要求清理火灾后的碎片，但在清理灰烬和灭火器留下的化学残留物时，并未获得口罩。诉讼文件称，除一名原告外，其他原告在火灾后数日内没有获得新衣服，不得不继续使用沾满烟味的衣物和床上用品。

原告还指控，监狱高层官员没有充分调查火灾周围的情况，也没有追究任何工作人员的行为责任。

该诉讼寻求陪审团审判，并要求为原告提供金额未明的损害赔偿。

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Midterm tour opens as Republicans' troubles deepen

BY NATALIE ALLISON AND ISAAC ARNSDORF

Fresh off basking in the praise of adoring supporters at the GOP midterm convention, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance kick off their first swing of midterm campaigning in earnest this week, with trips that betray how much trouble their party could be in.

Trump, returning from a weekend retreat to his Ireland golf course, is scheduled on Wednesday to visit North Carolina, where his handpicked Senate candidate, former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Whatley, trails former governor Roy Cooper (D) by seven points in a recent high-quality poll.

Vance, meanwhile, plans to travel to Kansas on Monday to campaign for GOP Sen. Roger Marshall, whose reelection race appears too close for comfort for Republicans.

The visits reflect how much the political environment has shifted against Republicans since 2024. Trump won North Carolina by three points in 2024, and Republicans haven't lost a Senate race in Kansas since 1932.

Both Trump and Vance intend to increase the pace of their campaign travel as the midterm election nears, White House advisers with knowledge of their schedules said.

Trump's political team has consulted closely with Whatley's SEE MIDTERMS ON A7

McConnell returns to Senate

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Seeking to flip solar power over to the dark side

BY EVAN HALPER AND LAYLI NAZAROVA

In a laboratory amid Northern Virginia's sprawling data centers, a group of scientists is looking very far outside the box for a solution to overwhelmed power grids.

They want to harness the sun's rays and shoot a kilometer-wide laser — they prefer the term "power beam" — down from satellites in space to solar panels on

Far-out idea could enable energy panels to work at night

Earth. The idea is to overcome solar power's biggest weakness: that it stops working when there is no sunlight.

If all goes according to plan — a big if, as this is a vision innovators and investors have been chasing for decades — those beams could turn the energy industry on its head. They would enable off-the-shelf solar panels to generate electricity even at night and could more than triple the amount of energy produced by a conventional solar farm.

As the scientists in Ashburn, Virginia, tinker with photovoltaic films, infrared rays and heat-resistant metals, a large wall-mounted digital clock counts down toward January 2028. That's the deadline their four-year-old start-up, Overview Energy, has imposed for beaming its first batch of power from space.

"We really believe that we are able to provide utility-scale power with this technology," said co-CEO Darko Filipi. He estimated that his company could supply a quarter of the new energy the United States will need over the SEE SOLAR ON ALL

Trump wants to push on AI

COMMENTS COUNTER TECH LEADERS' CALL

Claims slowing down development aids China

BY IAN DUNCAN AND GERRIT DE VYNCK

The leaders of three of the industry's most powerful artificial intelligence companies are calling for a pact to slow down their frenetic competition while privately discussing the creation of a new safety body, citing their fears that AI may spiral out of control.

President Donald Trump, who has made AI a centerpiece of his economic agenda, is pushing in the opposite direction.

Trump appeared to dismiss suggestions companies should slow their progress in comments made Sunday in Ireland. The president followed up with multiple social media posts Monday, saying the only safeguard the nation needed was a strong leader.

"We already have tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social site. "There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China. WHO-EVER WINS AI, WINS!"

He later said the idea that AI SEE AI ON A16

China on AI: Calls for slowdown met with skepticism. A16

Has Christian legal movement gone astray?

A lawyer who helped launch the cause believes it has

BY MICHELLE BOORSTEIN

In the beforetimes, when Americans weren't yet debating whether Starbucks holiday cups were Christmas-y enough or whether bakers should make cakes for same-sex weddings, a lanky Southerner named John Whitehead started something totally new: a Christian religious liberty law firm.

It was hard to raise money, Whitehead recalled, or get support for the firm — even from evangelical leaders — for Christians fighting in court for the right to home-school or a police officer wanting to wear a cross to work.

“They said ‘Christians don’t sue,’ or that ‘Christians shouldn’t get mixed up with the government,’” or they didn’t see the cause as a donor draw, Whitehead said in an interview. “I made appointments with these fancy ministers but no one seemed interested.”

Today the Christian legal movement Whitehead helped pioneer is worth hundreds of millions of dollars and has touched many aspects of American life. Its firms, many sprinkled with his former protégés, SEE WHITEHEAD ON A2

Supreme Court blocks Trump's sweeping mail ballot changes

BY MARK BERMAN, JUSTIN JOUVENAL AND PATRICK MARLEY

The Supreme Court on Mon- day blocked the Trump admin- istration from moving forward with unprecedented new restric- tions on mail ballots for the piv- otal midterm elections.

The ruling, a major defeat for President Donald Trump, leaves intact election procedures and prohibits changes that could have had significant impacts for millions of voters set to vote by mail in contests that will determine which party controls the House and Senate.

About one-third of voters used mail ballots in 2024.

In a brief order Monday evening, the majority did not explain its reasoning for leaving in place a lower court order blocking the administration's plans.

The majority wrote that the Trump administration was “unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge” to the lower court order.

Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote in a concurrence that in his view, there was “at least a fair prospect” the administration’s actions were within its authority. But, he continued, it “would be arbitrary and capricious” to impose the changes in the midterms because state and local authorities would not have time to implement them.

Two other conservative justices — Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Clarence Thomas — dissented from the high court's decision Monday evening.

Alito, joined by Thomas, wrote that organizations challenging the plans probably lacked standing and that states doing so were making arguments unlikely to

succeed.

States had said there were practical issues involved in implementing the administration's changes so close to the midterms, Alito wrote, adding that he took that problem seriously. But he wrote that states challenging the plans and the courts "bear a substantial share of the blame" for the timing, saying the litigation and earlier court orders had ef-

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BY MARY ILYUSHINA

Offering a grim assessment of Russia's relations with the West, President Vladimir Putin pointedly warned European governments not to deploy any troops, including peacekeeping forces, to Ukraine, saying it would mean “war.”

“They speak of contemplating the dispatch of troops to the territory of Ukraine,” Putin said, following his participation Friday at a summit of leaders of the BRICS bloc of nations in New Delhi. “This would mean war with Russia.”

Putin lashed out at what he called systemic errors committed by the “West’s globalist circles,” insisting that Russia posed no danger to European countries, which he said “seek to frighten their populations with a mythical Russian threat.”

He also insisted that the West was to blame for the war in Ukraine by seeking to expand NATO. “They directly supported separatism in the Caucasus and sought to break up Russia; this is a matter of fact. Furthermore, today’s crisis in Ukraine was likewise instigated by them.”

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Whitehead unhappy with movement's direction

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John Whitehead, who helped found the Christian legal movement, says it has become dangerously intertwined with right-wing politics.
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Whitehead runs his hand along one of his favorite passages on a monument in Constitution Convention Museum State Park.

have been on a winning spree at the Supreme Court, overturning long-standing legal limits on religious expression by public officials, expanding religious exemptions and elevating the place of religious exercise to its highest point in modern times.

But Whitehead says the movement is not what he envisioned when he launched the Rutherford Institute in 1982.

The cause has become dangerously politicized and intertwined with right-wing politics, he says, wrongly staying quiet as Muslim rights are under attack and as President Donald Trump allows immigration enforcement officers into houses of worship. While religious-liberties-focused law firms have successfully argued in federal courts to greatly expand what it means to freely exercise one's faith, Whitehead says the movement has wrongly elevated the rights of conservative Christians over those of religious minorities.

He points to new laws in a handful of states mandating public schools to prominently hang the King James version of the Ten Commandments and threats last month by Texas officials against airports that offer foot-washing stations for Muslim travelers.

“We started out trying to protect the little people,” Whitehead said. Now leaders in the movement are “sitting in the White House with Trump. They’re now part of the nationalist movement. Religious liberty is a constitutional principle, not a political program.”

These days, Whitehead spends his time preparing for cases, writing essays and appearing on podcasts from his small Florida town, calling out his former colleagues for appearing at the White House or framing religious liberty as affiliated with a specific political party. He has become “persona non grata” in the movement, one former colleague says, and that is all right with the iconoclastic Whitehead.

“This is not faith. This is blasphemy baptized in nationalism,” Whitehead and his wife, Nisha Whitehead, wrote in March of Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of religious language to promote the war in Iran. In October, after then-Homeland Security secretary Kristi L. Noem prayed in public at an ICE facility in Portland, he wrote that her actions were “not Jesus’ Christianity — it is Christianity draped in the flag and wielding the weapons of war.”

Others who have worked with the Christian legal movement are also sounding the alarm.

"It's become a partisan issue," said Douglas Laycock, a prominent religious freedom scholar who worked with the Christian legal movement on influential and triumphant Supreme Court cases, including one in 1993 involving a Santeria group's right to use animal sacrifice in worship. "Religious liberty is for everyone. Making it partisan is not good."

As a young man, Whitehead was hostile toward religion and the Vietnam War, protesting even while he was serving in the Army in Fort Hood, Texas. He graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law, and grew his hair long. He was a self-described Marxist and hippie. Whitehead says his life changed forever in the 1970s when he came across the apocalyptic blockbuster “The Late Great Planet Earth.”

The book, by the evangelical writer Hal Lindsay, argued the apocalypse was coming by comparing prophesies in the Bible and current events. Whitehead was enthralled, became a Christian and for a time studied to be a pastor.

Eventually he returned to lawyering and embraced religious liberty cases. Newly zealous, he wrote a book arguing that America should be an explicitly Christian nation — a position embraced in recent years by Hegseth, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and other Trump allies.

By the late 1980s, evangelical activists like Focus on the Family founder James Dobson and Campus Crusade for Christ founder Bill Bright were starting to agree with Whitehead's belief that Christians needed to work to influence the courts and the culture. Rutherford was growing its staff and opening offices across the country. The firm took on mostly small, pro bono cases, representing a Christian girl in Virginia who was told she couldn't read a Bible on a public school bus and a Hindu who refused jury duty on religious

grounds.

But Whitehead's alliance with conservative Christian activists didn't last. One breaking point was his decision in the late 1990s to represent Paula Jones, a former Arkansas state employee who said President Bill Clinton had sexually harassed her while he was Arkansas governor. Whitehead said the case was simply about showing even presidents aren't above the law, but other conservative Christian legal groups saw it as salacious.

"He was going off on various things," said Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, one of a slew of Christian religious liberty firms that cropped up after Rutherford. Staver also pointed to Whitehead's founding of Gadfly, an offbeat culture magazine that "was like a totally different universe" for Christian conservatives. "He didn't seem to have a clear voice, and it raised a lot of concern."

The country was becoming more secular and socially liberal. Causes such as abortion, contraception, gay rights and women's rights were increasingly challenging religious conservatives. Whitehead, who had argued in the 1980s that rights for LGBTQ people threatened Christians, was shifting too.

By the mid-1990s, he was criticizing an amendment to the Colorado state constitution that barred communities from passing laws to prohibit discrimination against gay and transgender people. To him, that case was just as much about constitutional rights as the case of the Virginia girl on the bus. Colorado voters approved the amendment.

He started moving away from Christian nationalism, which he says was the result of thinking differently about who Jesus really was. “We’re here to care for others,” he says now.

After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, some Christian firms — already more focused on conservative causes — began “outright hostile advocacy against non-Christians,” especially Muslims, said Daniel Bennett, a John Brown University political scientist. One sued an Islamic community center trying to open a couple of blocks from the site of the attacks.

The firms broke from left-leaning organizations such as Americans United and the American Civil Liberties Union, which argued that religious liberty needed to be balanced with other individual protections — especially civil rights protections.

The Christian religious liberty movement became “extreme,” said religious liberty scholar Marci Hamilton. She pointed to a legal tussle with advocates who wanted to broaden religious exemptions so landlords would not be required to rent to single mothers or unmarried couples under new fair housing laws.

Whitehead found himself somewhat in the middle, a place that maybe made sense for someone who counted among his best friends the evangelical theologian Francis Schaeffer and the left-wing singer Pete Seeger.

He praises recent Supreme Court decisions affirming the protection of religious exercise, including a 2025 ruling that suburban Maryland parents' religious rights were violated when the school system refused to let them opt their children out of book readings that involved same-sex couples. And he criticizes some Democratic actions, including covid pandemic-era restrictions on houses of worship that were stricter than those on other public spaces.

He says he finds value in some proposals of the Trump administration's religious liberty commission, including efforts to create more “Know Your Rights” materials in places like schools and hospitals.

However, he said, the Christian legal movement is part of “a lot of overstepping.” He pointed to the Ten Commandments laws and to a Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and was represented in court by religious liberties law firms.

"If the government is acting as a Christian nationalist organization as opposed to one representing the Constitution and all Americans, there is a problem," Whitehead said.

Staver argues that the Christian law firms have stayed true to their mission, which is promoting conservative values and the free expression of religion.

"We haven't changed," Staver said. "They have."

Whitehead says that he now sees other issues — including the rights of immigrants and the growth of Flock cameras and other surveillance — as more urgent than the issue of religious liberty.

He has argued in support of foreign nationals who lost their visas and were deported by the Trump administration after protesting against Israel, as well as universities whose funding was suspended as part of the White House's campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, campus protests and antisemitism. One brief argued against the administration's decision to allow immigration enforcement inside houses of worship.

Whitehead also advocates through music and art. A recent exhibit included watercolor pieces showing human bodies merged with machines and one of a crying Statue of Liberty with a hand cut off titled “Freedom Amputated.”

These days, when he looks at the movement he helped start, Whitehead sees hypocrisy — people who too often defend religious liberty only on their own side.

“Religious liberty is a constitutional principle, not a political program,” he said. “The moment religious freedom organizations begin aligning themselves with those in power, or framing their work in partisan or ideological terms, they risk weakening the very principle they are trying to defend.”

Whitehead works on one of his paintings at his home in Port St. Joe, Florida, on Sept. 3.

THE NATION

He called himself 'Donald Trump before Donald Trump.' Now he could replace a House centrist in Maine.

BY PRAVEENA SOMASUNDARAM

BREWER, MAINE — Voters in a rare House district that went red for president and blue for Congress are on the verge of replacing one of the most centrist House Democrats with a hard-line conservative who called himself “Donald Trump before Donald Trump.”

Election forecasters see Maine's former Republican governor Paul LePage as the likely winner in this rural district despite his history of incendiary comments such as “Black people come up the highway and they kill Mainers.”

LePage, now a MAGA devotee, would represent a sharp break from the incumbent Jared Golden's moderate approach.

But LePage isn't running against Golden, who retired rather than facing what could have been a tough primary contest. In his place, Democrats nominated state Auditor Matt Dunlap, a progressive who embraces policies such as Medicare-for-all and defeated a moderate backed by the party establishment in the primary.

The next direction of this politically eclectic enclave will be decided by independent-minded voters who have defined the district with their split-ticket voting.

“I don’t feel like there’s anybody for the independents,” Pam Remieres, 64, said on a recent sunny afternoon in Lewiston, where she lives. “Everybody just seems extreme right now on both sides.”

Voters here backed Trump in three presidential elections and elected Golden to represent them in Congress for the past eight years. Golden said he decided not to run again because politics had grown too uncivil and polarized.

While announcing his exit, Golden called out the leading candidates to succeed him.

"Paul LePage and Matt Dunlap are a far cry from being standard bearers of the generations that will inherit the legacy of today's Congress," he wrote in a Bangor Daily News op-ed, later adding that "robust ideological diversity requires elected officials who are willing to represent the district as it truly exists — not as their party's most vocal extremes might wish it did."

Golden has not endorsed in the race, and his office did not respond to requests for comment. In Congress, Golden often votes with Republicans, a habit that has helped him fend off GOP challengers. He was one of two Democrats whose votes helped advance GOP bills to the House floor this month, angering Democratic leadership.

LePage and Dunlap are trying to prove that they, too, are willing to work across party lines. They've drawn heavily from the parts of their résumés that illustrate their day-to-day work in Maine.

Golden's exit is forcing his constituents to reconsider what they want in a representative.

"Can they get the job done?" said Risteen Bahr, a 75-year-old who lives in Bangor and has watched both candidates speak. "They have to convince me a lot."

A staunch conservative

LePage, a former mayor of the college town Waterville, rode a wave of grassroots conservative anger to be elected in the tea party wave in 2010. He served two terms as governor from 2011 to 2019. His political career has been marked by brash, controversial comments.

He said drug traffickers with names like “D-Money” often come to Maine and “impregnate a young White girl.” When discussing drug dealers, he said “the enemy right now, the overwhelming majority of people coming in, are people of color or people of Hispanic origin.” He told the NAACP to “kiss my butt” when its leaders complained that he skipped Martin Luther

King Jr. Day events.

Former Maine governor Paul LePage greets supporters last month before a campaign appearance with Vice President JD Vance at a manufacturing facility in Brewer, Maine.

LePage has said he is not racist and has previously defended himself by citing how his family welcomed a Jamaican teenager to live with them for a few years.

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"People that try to cast as-persions on him or what he is might not know his background, or choose to ignore his back-ground," said Brent Littlefield, an adviser to LePage's campaign.

Last month, when he joined Vice President JD Vance for an appearance at a manufacturing facility in Brewer, LePage made no apologies for being unfiltered. He presented it as a skill that would help him in Washington.

"I don't go along to get along," LePage said.

On legislation that would help benefit Mainers, LePage said in Brewer that he would “work with anyone and everyone to make it happen, even Bernie Sanders.”

Vance, who also stumped for LePage in May, implored listeners to send him to Congress, describing him as a political friend and a fighter who would look after Mainers.

Bahr wasn't so sure.

A registered Republican, Bahr, like many of her neighbors here, often votes for candidates of different parties on the same ballot. She had yet to make a decision on her congressional vote. The stances and styles of LeP-age and Dunlap, she thought, were so different from those of Golden, whom she appreciated for his willingness to work with Republicans.

She liked that LePage, in his own remarks before the vice president, talked about cracking down on fraud within government welfare programs. But she was wary of his “bull in a china shop” temperament, worried it would make working across the aisle harder.

Supporters of LePage during his two terms as governor and failed 2022 comeback bid are less concerned. Many of his remarks are more than a decade old and have been overshadowed by the deluge of vulgar and inflammatory comments from Trump since he entered politics. Supporters praise LePage for how he handled the state's budget during his tenure, something he has emphasized repeatedly on the trail.

“I thought he was truthful,” said Craig Rubner, a Republican who voted for LePage during his gubernatorial runs. “Blunt, very blunt, but truthful.”

A progressive challenger

One month before Golden said he would not run for his seat again, Dunlap announced plans to challenge him, vowing to stand up to Trump more than the incumbent.

Golden hit back. Dunlap, he said, was a “30-year party crony.”

"If Matt Dunlap thinks this district will choose him over Paul LePage, he's got another thing coming," he said.

In the June primary, Dunlap was the progressive standard-bearer. He has called for expanding federal welfare programs, instituting universal child care and raising taxes for America's ultrarich. LePage and his Republican surrogates have cast him as too extreme for the district.

Democrats had similar concerns.

The campaign arm of House Democrats endorsed Maine state Sen. Joe Baldacci, whom they saw as the stronger, more moderate candidate in the primary. The group put Baldacci on its coveted “Red to Blue” list, a program that brings funding and other resources to candidates vying for targeted seats. It only added Dunlap to the program in August.

Baldacci, who endorsed Dunlap after losing the primary, said he was pleased to see national Democrats investing in the race despite his loss. When asked whether he thought Dunlap was too far to the left for the district, Baldacci told The Washington Post that was “up to voters to decide.”

In an interview with The Post, Dunlap rejected the idea that progressive policies weakened his candidacy.

“We call these things progressive because we have never done them,” he said.

Bahr, the undecided voter, remained skeptical.

She is among the seniors in Maine, the oldest state in the country, who rank health care and social safety nets high on their list of concerns. The payments for her eye injections and her husband's cancer treatments were already tough. At the same time, she doesn't think Medicare-for-all is doable.

"The whole system needs to be revamped in order to make that kind of policy work, and I don't see that happening," she said.

The day after Bahr watched Vance campaign for LePage, Dunlap gathered supporters a two-hour drive away in Lewiston for a town hall at a library. Dunlap pitched himself as a candidate who would listen to, rather than talk at, the people who live in the district.

An attendee who had started canvassing for Dunlap asked the candidate how to persuade independent voters to support his campaign.

“What would be some thoughts from you for those unenrolled voters, those people that are really in the middle?” the attendee asked.

Dunlap acknowledged that he knew the district had voters across the political spectrum but rejected descriptions of the district that made it seem as if it were a “hostile wilderness.”

But Dunlap said he saw campaigning as more about talking to his neighbors and friends than meeting and persuading hostile strangers.

"When you see people and recognize them and make them understand they matter, we're halfway home," he said.

At a rest stop in Delaware, we asked voters what they want from Democrats

People mentioned the ability to listen, to put on a united front and more

BY TEO ARMUS AND MICHELLE GUSTAFSON

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NEWARK, DEL. – Outside a highway rest stop named after former president Joe Biden, it was easy to pick up on the frustration and lack of enthusiasm that many Democratic voters are feeling toward the party he once led. But many also said they'll set those misgivings aside and vote for Democrats in November.

The responses are in line with recent national polling, which has found that more Democrats than Republicans are certain to vote, even as the Democratic Party's favorability and public image remains weak. About 91 percent of Democratic registered voters said they would definitely vote, compared with 79 percent of Republicans, according to a YouGov-Economist poll from August. The same pollster has found the favorability rating of Democrats has steadily risen over the last year to 40.5 percent and 30 percent among independents.

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45, nurse practitioner in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, will vote Democratic

They need to have more of a spine and stand up for one another. When a Republican does something, they all say the same thing until they achieve their goals. Some of the Democrats, they don't support one another. ... They have to put up a united front.

LINDSAY MORGAN

43, restaurant manager in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, will vote Democratic

Democrats need better people to run. If you want to change what's happening, you have to get a powerhouse that doesn't give the other side fuel to say we have 'Sleepy Joe.' [But] they need not to fall so far left that it detracts from some of those Republicans you might capture.

DANI WHARTON

48, federal employee in Laurel, Maryland, will vote Democratic

LESLEY KRAULAND

I'm looking for politicians to get more serious about my kids' generation and their needs. There's so much of a focus on stuff that's not important, that's not for everybody, that doesn't bring us back to what the responsibility of the government is. ... You need to move boldly to protect people.

61, vocational deacon in University Park, Maryland, will vote Democratic

They need to offer a strong five-year plan: Where are they going to go? How are we going to resurrect our friendships with our allies? How are we going to resurrect our institutions that have taken such a serious blow?

CARLOS ROMAN

ASHISH PANDY

39, driver and nonprofit founder in Queens, will vote, but not sure for what party

ED KRAULAND

The Washington Post interviewed dozens of voters at the Biden Welcome Center off Interstate 95. Here's what they said they're feeling about the 2026 midterm elections — and what they want from Democrats:

LINDA BRETZ

People have forgotten humanity. ... Rather than big issues, rather than bringing up Russia or the Middle East, they should be bringing up things that matter to people: People shouldn't be hungry. They should have access to a good life.

79, retiree in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, will vote Democratic

We need to get more young people involved. ... They [also have to] talk to people and listen to people. We need to get the economy in better shape and stop this war that we should've never gotten into.

34, train conductor trainer in Wilmington, Delaware, will vote, but not sure for what party

With everything going on, all politics is becoming one category. ... We need somebody to take us out of this deep depression that we're all in.

21, college student in Newark, Delaware, will not vote

The Democratic and Republican Party are just two groups that serve one group, and that collective is the oligarchy.

71, attorney in Potomac, Maryland, will vote Democratic

Democrats need more courage with regard to addressing what I consider to be undemocratic and not helpful policies of the current administration.

DAVON ANDERSON

34, sales director in Blackwood, New Jersey, leaning toward voting Democratic

I support whoever's more realistic with their policies. ... If we get somebody that's fair and honest, I would put more backing behind them.

Texas GOP denounce Republican's racist post

BY AMY B WANG

A slew of Texas Republicans have denounced Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas Railroad commissioner, for racist social media posts over the weekend about students at the University of Texas at Austin.

In a Sunday morning post on X, French shared a photo of University of Texas students at a home football game — most of whom appeared to be non-White and almost all were decked out in the Longhorns' burnt orange and white — gleefully celebrating UT's victory over Ohio State.

"I heard UT graduation this year looked like this. I didn't believe it," French wrote. "The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined."

French later posted the same picture and wrote that “social media is exposing how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.”

His campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday morning. French made multiple posts Sunday denigrating diversity practices and foreign students and complaining that “heritage Americans” were discriminated against.

A representative for the University of Texas at Austin declined to comment Monday.

Many statewide GOP officials condemned French's posts, as did outgoing Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who said such behavior was “how great political parties self-destruct” and called on other Republicans to condemn French’s “intolerance and racism.”

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) and Republican state Reps. Lacey Hull, Jeff Leach, Jared Patterson and Dade Phelan also publicly denounced French or called on him to delete his posts.

"This is racist. It is wrong. And I condemn it without reservation. ... These are 20-year-old kids cheering for their university

— not political props and not targets for racial attacks," wrote Patterson, an alum of UT rival Texas A&M University. ("You known Bo French really stepped in it because I'm seeing Aggies defend UT," one X user observed.)

Democrats also widely condemned French's posts. French's Democratic opponent, Texas state Rep. Jon Rosenthal, used the moment to tout his qualifications for being elected to the three-person Railroad Commission of Texas, which is responsible for regulating the state's oil and natural gas industry.

"I spent 25 years as an engineer in the oil and gas industry. Bo French spent Sunday morning sorting the ... student section by skin color. ... A man who can't tell a Longhorn from a foreigner has no business regulating anything in Texas," Rosenthal said in a statement.

The commissioner elections are typically not high-profile races that draw the national spotlight. French, however, has regularly made inflammatory and racist statements throughout his candidacy, including calling for Native Americans to be denaturalized and deported.

After a close GOP primary race triggered a runoff between French and incumbent Jim Wright, President Donald Trump endorsed Wright. French narrowly won the May primary runoff by about one percentage point.

French's latest incendiary posts come at a time when Republicans are already nervous about the unusually close races for Senate and governor unfolding in the state.

In a statement to The Washington Post, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who is running for a fourth term against Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, said that French's tweet was "not my message" and that the pictured showed how Texans unite.

"The way we win the state is the same way we win football games. We unite under the brand of Texas," Abbott said.

In the same statement, Abbott also encouraged strict immigration laws and touted freezing H-1B visas at Texas universities. And unlike other Republicans who criticized French, Abbott did not post his statement online, did not explicitly condemn French's posts and did not call on French to delete them.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), the Republican nominee for Senate, posted that said he condemned racism “in all its forms” but quickly pivoted to attacking his Democratic Senate opponent, James Talarico.

McConnell returns to Senate and casts vote

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) speaks to reporters outside the Senate chamber on Monday.
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Kentucky Republican had been away since he suffered a fall in June

BY THEODORIC MEYER

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) voted Monday in the Senate for the first time in months, making his first public appearance at the Capitol since he had a fall in June at home.

McConnell traveled the few blocks from his Washington home as senators returned to Washington to cast their first votes since the Senate adjourned Aug. 8 for a five-week recess. He provided the deciding vote to advance the nomination of Matthew R. Byrne to a district court judgeship in Ohio.

In a statement, McConnell described his recovery as “a long and often frustrating process” made no easier by the lingering effects of his childhood polio.

"I'm still not quite back to 100%, but I've assured Leader Thune that, as I continue with physical therapy on the advice of my doctors, I will do my best to be present for tough votes when our Conference needs me," McConnell said, referring to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota).

McConnell, 84, was hospitalized June 14 following a fall at home, according to his office. He later moved to a rehabilitation center, from which he was discharged Aug. 6 to continue his recovery at home.

McConnell's extended absence sparked widespread speculation and even some conspiracy theories about his condition. He gave no interviews and until Monday had made no public appearance es since his hospitalization. His office has shared two photos of him taken during his recovery, and he said in a statement in July that he did not break any bones when he fell and did not suffer a concussion, a heart attack, a stroke or a hemorrhage. He also disclosed that he was diagnosed with “a mild case of pneumonia” while hospitalized.

Those details did not quell intense speculation about his health and when he would re-turn.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) demanded in July that McConnell “provide proof of his capacity to serve, or resign.” Scott Jennings, a longtime McConnell ally who worked on some of his reelection campaigns, told CNN’s “The Arena With Kasie Hunt” that more transparency from McConnell “would have saved him a whole lot of grief.”

McConnell is not the first senator to be away from the Senate for months while ailing or in recovery.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) was absent for two months in 2023 while seeking treatment for depression. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) missed nearly three months of votes in the same year while battling shingles. She returned to the Senate but died months later. And Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) did not vote during his final eight months in office before his death in 2018.

McConnell led Senate Republicans for 18 years before stepping down last year to serve out the last two years of his term as a rank-and-file senator. The Senate is scheduled to be in session for only eight more weeks before his term is up Jan. 3.

Rep. Andy Barr, who won the Republican Senate primary in Kentucky in May, is heavily favored in the race to succeed him.

McConnell's absence effectively narrowed Republicans' 53-47 majority in the Senate, given the party less margin for effort.

The Senate Agriculture Committee did not advance a major bill on farm policy in July because Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and McConnell missed the vote. It would have passed if both senators had voted for it, though not if only one of them were there.

McConnell returned to the Senate two days before the committee is set to vote again on the bill.

Thune and Sen. John Barrasso (Wyoming), the No. 2 Senate Republican, said they spoke with McConnell during his absence, but they declined to predict when he would return, referring questions to his office.

Thune told KELO, a South Dakota TV station, earlier this month that he was hopeful that McConnell would be back soon.

“We’d love to get him back to where we can have him voting in the Senate, and I hope that will happen here in the not-too-distant future,” Thune said at the time.

GOP nominee for Florida House marched with neo-Nazis

Marshall Rawson, who is heavily favored to win his race, marched at the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville.

Rawson has acknowledged involvement with a group

BY VIOLET JIRA AND OLIVIA GEORGE

A Republican nominee to Florida's state legislature marched with members of the white supremacist group League of the South at the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville.

Rawson, 34, won the Republican primary for Florida House District 10 on Aug. 18 with about 55 percent of the vote. And he is heavily favored to win his race in the strongly Republican district.

His attendance at the deadly white supremacist rally in 2017 was first reported by Talking Points Memo.

Rawson did not respond to requests for comment from The Washington Post. In a statement to Talking Points Memo, he said he had spent his adult life defending historical monuments and did not screen his campaign donors. He did not directly address his attendance at the Charlottesville rally in that statement.

Rawson has acknowledged involvement with the League of the South, a neo-Confederate organization that advocates Southern secession and that the Southern

Poverty Law Center identifies as a white nationalist hate group.

He told a local TV news station WCJB in August that his official participation had ended more than a decade ago. But the station reported that he attended a League event in 2019 and spoke at one of its conferences in 2021.

“I was involved in an activist phase that was really fighting on issues that mattered to everyday people,” Rawson told the Florida ABC News affiliate station. He attributed the scrutiny of his past to the Southern Poverty Law Center and his Republican primary opponent, who he said “colluded” with Democrats to damage his campaign.

In a Facebook post in May 2025, Rawson wrote that his involvement with the group stretched from 2013 to 2016 and involved rallying against issues including “unfettered immigration” and advocating for “historic monuments that were being attacked by woke rioters.”

He predicted people would try to wield this connection against him, he wrote, and compared the criticism to attacks directed at President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

“This is the same worn-out rhetoric that the left (and in some cases other Republicans) have used against Trump and DeSantis in the past,” Rawson wrote.

League of the South gained national attention after its members attended the 2017 Charlottesville rally, where Rawson was present.

White supremacists descended on Charlottesville in August 2017 with guns and kerosene-filled torches for an ultimately deadly rally that awakened the nation to a resurgence of far-right extremism.

Talking Points Memo reported that an archived YouTube video shows Rawson and his wife arriving at the rally and being greeted by name by League of the South members. Footage appears to show Rawson marching while carrying the group's flag. The outlet also obtained a photograph showing Rawson standing near James Alex Fields Jr., who later drove into a crowd of counterprotesters.

Fields killed 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injured dozens of others. He was convicted of murder and federal hate crimes and is serving life in prison.

In addition to his involvement with League of the South,

Rawson reportedly accepted campaign contributions from individuals with ties to white supremacist organizations.

Rawson's campaign was endorsed by former U.S. Reps. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) and Paul Broun (R-Ga.). Neither man responded to requests for comment from The Post.

His opponent, Democrat Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson denounced Rawson in a post to social media Monday.

“While his background has been casually talked about for years, the documented degree of his involvement and the carryover to his campaign has not been fully known,” she said. “This physical evidence is extremely alarming.”

"We must put hatred, secession, and fear behind us as a country, which means we cannot elect Marshall Rawson," she wrote.

Malwitz-Jipson did not respond to calls for comment.

The Washington Post reported on Friday that an Ohio Senate campaign staffer for Sen. John Husted used Nazi imagery in his profile picture. In August, The Post reported that a former staffer for Georgia Senate hopeful Mike Collins had posted KKK and nazi imagery.

The Florida GOP, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida House Speaker Pro Tempore Wyman Duggan did not respond on Mon-day to requests for comment.

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Trump says he likes Flock license-plate cameras amid growing backlash

BY AOIFE WALSH

President Donald Trump expressed his support for a fast-growing surveillance tool opposed by many Americans, saying he likes Flock cameras “because of law enforcement.”

"I sort of like them because of that, because of law enforcement, but some people don't," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday in his first public comments endorsing the technology. "They think it's an infringement. I like them."

Trump has previously side-stepped questions about his stance on the artificial intelligence-powered license-plate readers that have provoked broad privacy and surveillance concerns. Asked about them in the Oval Office last month, he said: "It's being studied right now. We'll have an answer ... as to our views on it over the next couple of weeks."

Trump's new comments on Flock came shortly after he rejected calls from top AI leaders to limit the pace of development of artificial intelligence models. “We’re leading China in AI, we’re the most sophisticated country in the world, and frankly I want to keep it that way,” he said on the sidelines of the Irish Open golf tournament. “Whoever wins AI, wins.”

Atlanta-based Flock has a network of more than 120,000 cameras across the U.S. The cameras record 20 billion license plate scans every month, the company says, which have helped officers investigate 1 million crimes a year.

The surveillance systems had broad support as recently as last year, but an August survey by YouGov of approximately 20,000 U.S. adults found that 46 percent said they oppose the technology being used in their communities, compared with 38 percent support.

The same month, an investigation by The Washington Post found dozens of law enforcement officers have been charged with or accused of misusing the plate-reading technology. Soon after, Flock announced changes to its platform to prevent the camera network from being abused by police officers, including a requirement for every search to be labeled with a criminal case number.

But the technology has increasingly become a topic of political debate ahead of the midterm elections, with candidates from both parties outlining their opposition to them.

"Do you ever feel like you are in a cage, kind of stuck, being watched?" U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed asked in a video posted last month. "Well, that is because you are," the

Michigan Democrat continued, before criticizing what he called the “mass proliferation of” Flock cameras across the country.

Rep. Keith Self, a Republican running for reelection in Texas, mentioned the cameras in a social media post, saying: “Big Brother has NO place in the Lone Star State.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) last month said the cameras are “out of control.”

“I don’t want to have this become a surveillance state,” he added.

Alligator Alcatraz detainees were put in small cages, DHS watchdog report finds

BY SILVIA FOSTER-FRAU

Immigrants at the Florida detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz were kept in “small metal enclosures” for up to nearly two hours in what the Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog is calling a highly unusual and inhumane detention practice.

The DHS Office of Inspector General report says the enclosures were 4 feet 3 inches wide and 7 feet 9 inches tall. The facility's staff referred to them as "calming areas." Investigators said they learned of at least one instance where the cage may have been used to discipline a detainee. Investigators described the use of cages as "a practice unlike any" they had observed at Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities.

"The use of such restrictive spaces is highly unconventional and does not align with standards for humane treatment," the report said.

The facility, built in the heart of the Florida Everglades, became a symbol of the aggressive tactics used by the Trump administration on undocumented immigrants. Detainees and former guards described miserable living conditions to The Washington Post just two weeks after the facility opened in July 2025. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said that federal authorities had detained and processed between 22,000 and 25,000 immigrants there by June of this year. The state shuttered the facility later that month.

Alex Lanfranconi, the governor's communications director, said in a statement that the small cages were “a confinement area for violent criminal aliens who have proven they cannot remain peaceful while awaiting deportation.”

“While it adheres to all federal standards for criminal confinement, we’d make it even smaller if we could,” Lanfranconi added.

A recent Washington Post analysis of government data found that under Trump, ICE has largely been targeting people with civil immigration violations but no criminal convictions. ICE states on its website that “Detention is non-punitive.” Yet many immigrant detention facilities rely on the same kinds of tools and tactics that jails and prisons use to maintain control.

The inspector general's investigation found that the facility complied with use-of-force and intake standards. But it said the nearly 1,500 detainees were living in “cramped conditions”

The DHS Office of Inspector General report showed images of the “small metal enclosures” where immigrants at Alligator Alcatraz in Florida were held. “The use of such restrictive spaces is highly unconventional and does not align with standards for humane treatment,” the watchdog report said.
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inside windowless housing pods without views to the outside or natural light. Images in the report show rows of bunk beds enclosed in fencing. The facility had well below the required amount of square footage per detainee, the report said, with about three times the number of detainees per pod than recommended by state standards.

Detainees were not allowed to shower daily, which violated state standards, and the showers were infested with small bugs, investigators found. Detainees also had insufficient recreational time and lacked access to legal information, which may have prevented them from contacting a lawyer.

A DHS spokesperson said detention facilities are held to the same standards they were under previous administrations and that “any allegations of in-humane conditions” are false.

But Corene Kendrick, deputy director of the ACLU's National Prison Project, said the report confirms what media outlets and civil rights organizations like hers have previously reported: that the conditions at Alligator Alcatraz did not meet detention standards.

The cages “look like dog kennels in an animal shelter,” Kendrick said. “It’s horrific.”

Amnesty International issued a report last year after speaking with detainees at multiple Florida detention centers, including Alligator Alcatraz. The report described a facility with overflowing toilets, sewage seeping into sleeping areas, limited shower access and inconsistent medical care. The organization also found people had been put into small cages — described in the report as a “box” — for hours while their ankles were shackled to restraints on the ground, which Amnesty alleged amounted to torture.

The ACLU sued the federal government and the state of Florida for allegedly not providing detainees access to lawyers. The ACLU's lawsuit was dissolved after the detention center closed.

DHS told investigators that the state was in charge of the facility's daily operations, according to the Inspector General's report. But the investigators said that facilities with ICE detainees must comply with certain ICE standards.

The ACLU and other rights groups contend Alligator Alcatraz isn't the only ICE facility that has violated federal detention standards.

“Unfortunately the abuse and neglect that the people suffered at Alligator Alcatraz is not unique,” Kendrick said. “I think this is a wake-up call to show this is not an anomaly, this is how ICE is treating the people in our communities.”

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Election officials' big fear: Trump's federal government

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Seized ballots, ICE agents at the polls are among their concerns

BY PATRICK MARLEY AND LAURA MECKLER

The activists staking out the ballot drop boxes in suburban Phoenix wore body armor and face coverings. With guns at their sides, they recorded residents as they deposited their votes during the last midterm elections.

Voting-rights groups sued, and a federal judge put a stop to them, ruling they had to stay at least 250 feet away while armed to ensure voters were not intimidated.

Four years later and 100 miles to the south, Pima County Attorney Laura Conover is treating the 2022 incident as a lesson on the importance of moving quickly this fall if anyone — including Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — tries to interfere with the election's administration. For her county along the U.S.-Mexico border, Conover has drawn up court papers so she can immediately file litigation to protect the vote.

"When it comes to preparing for elections, we are on over-drive," she said.

In 2022, one of the greatest threats to elections came from activists like the armed men and women looming near drop boxes and questioning America's voting procedures. This year, Con-over and other officials across the nation are preparing for the possibility that the most serious risks may come from President Donald Trump, his agencies and allies — including many now in power at the federal, state and local levels. Election officials are contemplating ideas that once sounded outlandish, such as troops seizing voting machines, the president dictating last-minute election rules or rogue officials blocking the certification of results.

For the last year and a half, Trump and his administration have disparaged long-standing voting practices, dismantled federal agencies that protect elections, impounded ballots from past elections, amplified conspiracy theories, threatened to prosecute election officials, tried to limit mail ballots and pushed to require proof of citizenship to register to vote.

Their efforts have touched on nearly every stage of voting and could affect control of Congress, as Republicans try to retain their slim majority. A Democratic takeover of the House would stall Trump's agenda, block funding for his initiatives, trigger a flood of investigations and mire his administration in congressional hearings.

The high stakes seem top of mind for the president. “I’m going to be impeached,” he warned supporters at a South Carolina rally last month.

With seven weeks until Election Day and some ballots already in the mail, the White House and election administrators are clashing over nearly every aspect of the midterms, from who is eligible to vote to whether absentee ballot envelopes must have barcodes on them.

Agents, troops and monitors

Last month, former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon told the audience of his popular MAGA podcast that the president should send an “up-armored ICE presence at these polling booths.”

Critics might call that intimidation, Bannon said, and they would be right. “It’s an intimidation if you’re a foreigner,” he said. “It should be intimidating.”

In Maine, the Republican nominee for governor also said he'd ask the administration to send ICE agents to the polls. Georgia's Republican gubernatorial nominee spoke favorably of using National Guard troops. The GOP candidate for governor in Michigan said he's talked to the head of the FBI about agents having a presence in the state ahead of Election Day. All three states are key in determining which party will control Congress and, after 2028, the presidency.

Federal law makes it a felony to station troops or armed agents where an election is being held. But the statute carves out an exception for repelling enemies of the United States, and Trump's critics worry he could invoke that provision by arguing without evidence that noncitizens could try to vote.

Even a brief appearance by troops at the polls — and the inevitable online clips of them there — could dissuade voters from casting ballots, election officials and experts worry.

The talk of troops and federal authorities at the polls has pushed local officials into preparation mode. This year, 10 Democratic prosecutors from around the country, including Conover in Arizona's Pima County, formed a group to push back on the administration on elections and other matters.

They call their group Fight Against Federal Overreach — or FAFO, after the slang term for messing around and finding out. They trade tips every two weeks on video calls.

“With this president, you have to prepare for anything and everything,” Conover said.

Mary Moriarty, the top prosecutor in Minnesota's Hennepin County, which includes Minneapolis, said she'll be watching for ICE agents at the polls.

“They certainly know we’ve charged two ICE agents already and that we take this seriously,” said Moriarty, a member of FAFO who filed charges against agents for incidents during the federal agency’s enforcement surge in the Twin Cities.

Most worrisome to local leaders is the possibility that federal officials could seize ballots or voting equipment.

They don't consider the prospect theoretical. In January, Trump told the New York Times he regretted not having troops take possession of voting machines after he lost the 2020 election. The FBI later took 2020 ballots in Georgia and obtained electronic images of 2020 ballots in Arizona. And the MAGA-aligned sheriff of Riverside County, California, confiscated ballots from a 2025 redistricting referendum.

The military's top officer said last month that the administration has no plans to send troops to polling places in November.

"I have neither received nor anticipate receiving any unlawful order concerning the role of the Joint Force in the upcoming November 2026 midterm elections," Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wrote in a letter to Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan).

He said the military has no plans to use troops to seize ballots, voting machines or other election material.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has been less categorical, but said this month that ICE would go to polling places only if agents were looking for someone or to respond to a threat. “If we’re serving a warrant, we will be where we need to be,” he said.

The Justice Department said it will beef up its plans to send election monitors to polls this fall. A top department official has said she would deploy as many as 1,000 of them, but hasn't said where they will go.

The approach has drawn objections, including from Republicans. Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon (R) called the conduct of Justice Department attorneys who monitored primaries last month “aggressive” and “irregular” after a county clerk said they asked to examine voting machines.

"I don't like the federal government coming in and taking our votes," Gordon said.

Rushing to rewrite mail voting rules

Inside the U.S. Postal Service this summer, software engineers and policymakers scrambled to build something new: a verification system that, according to an anonymous whistleblower, could hold up an untold number of ballots.

By late August, members of the team realized the rushed schedule would leave them just four days to test the full system. When a member raised concerns about the technology's quality and the lack of testing, a senior Postal Service official gave little guidance other than saying, "We cannot fail." The official said everything must work perfectly and there was no other choice, according to the whistleblower disclosure that a federal official submitted to Congress two weeks ago.

As the deadline approached, multiple officials used profanity to describe the plan as a disaster, calling it a “s--- show,” according to the disclosure. The Postal Service was scheduled to launch the technology on Sept. 1, but so far it hasn’t been made available.

Under the Postal Service plans, election officials would upload lists of voters through an online portal. They would then submit their mail ballots to the post office, sometimes in batches of thousands at a time. If postal clerks found any mismatches — including for voters who moved or got married and changed their names — they would reject the entire batch, according to the whistleblower.

The Postal Service moved fast, but it did not compromise its work, Postmaster General David Steiner said in a statement. "We stand behind both the rigor of our process and the resulting system," he said.

Trump signed an executive order telling the Postal Service in March to review ballot envelopes and limit who could receive mail ballots. A federal judge blocked the order in June, but last month the Supreme Court cleared the way for it to temporarily go into effect when it found states had sued prematurely.

After the Postal Service formally announced its new rules, the judge — hearing the challenge again — blocked those plans. The administration again asked the Supreme Court to give it the green light.

On Monday, the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with unprecedented new restrictions on mail ballots for the midterm elections.

Local officials in North Carolina and Wisconsin started mailing ballots to voters early this month under existing policies. Other jurisdictions are set to do the same soon.

"It's the potential for complete chaos," said Gerry Cohen, a Democrat on the Board of Elections for Wake County, North Carolina. A recent incident in Leon County, Florida, brought a preview of the confusion Trump's last-minute rules could bring.

The county elections supervisor submitted his ballot envelope to the Postal Service in case the new rules go into effect — only to have the Postal Service reject it because the return address was 0.014 inches too close to another line of text.

The Postal Service later relented and accepted the envelope, but Mark Earley, Leon's elections supervisor, said Friday that the incident was a taste of the nationwide “chaos and confusion” possible if the rules go into effect.

Hunting for noncitizen voters

Trump's executive order in March also directed the Department of Homeland Security to assemble a list of citizens for states to check their voter rolls against. And it instructed the attorney general to prioritize prosecuting state officials who issue ballots to ineligible people.

His plan is premised on debunked claims that voting by noncitizens is rampant. Voting-rights advocates and election officials warn Trump's agenda could lead to a raft of uncounted ballots from eligible voters.

The federal government's citizenship data is often flawed. Anthony Nel of Denton, Texas, learned that last year when he faced the prospect of losing his right to vote.

Nel, a 29-year-old higher education administrator who said he leans liberal, received a letter telling him he would soon be kicked off the voter rolls because state officials weren't sure whether he was a citizen. Nel, who was born in South Africa and became a U.S. citizen in his teens, didn't have time to renew his expired passport before officials removed him from the rolls. He reregistered once he updated his passport but worries voters with less time and money could lose their right to cast ballots.

Trump's plans are “being described as voting security,” Nel said. “From what I am seeing, it looks more like voter suppression.”

Trump continues to spread unsupported claims that voting by noncitizens is partly to blame for his 2020 loss. But court records and independent reviews show noncitizens rarely register to vote or try to cast ballots. Georgia officials determined noncitizens accounted for about 0.002 percent of the state's registered voters and a study of voting in 42 jurisdictions in 2016 found one potential noncitizen vote for every 783,000 ballots.

That hasn't stopped Trump and his allies, who have pointed to a software glitch in New Jersey that led to the state motor vehicles division inadvertently registering about 6,600 noncitizens in 2023 and 2024. They say that error shows the need for more scrutiny of voter rolls.

The administration's approach is meant to protect elections and “ensure states’ voter rolls are accurate, up-to-date and do not include aliens who are not eligible to vote or to be registered to vote,” said Zach Kahler, a spokesman for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

The push for

emergency powers

Since Trump returned to office last year, his backers — including Bannon and a lawyer close to Trump — have pressed the president to declare a national emergency that they say would unlock powers for him to rewrite election rules.

The idea resurfaced last month, when Trump appeared on a Real America's Voice program hosted by Wayne Allyn Root. With election legislation stalled in the Senate, Root pressed Trump to declare an emergency that he said would allow him to limit mail ballots and require people to prove their citizenship to register to vote.

“Let me just say that stranger things have happened, okay?” Trump responded. “I’ll leave it at that.”

Peter Ticktin, a lawyer and longtime Trump friend who has spent months urging the president to declare an election emergency, called Trump's answer "definitely a shift."

“I’m feeling good about my prospects,” Ticktin said.

The White House did not answer questions about whether Trump is considering declaring an emergency.

On legal grounds, the theory that the president can claim power over elections by declaring an emergency is laughable, said Hofstra University law professor James Sample. But Sample is treating it as deadly serious.

In the weeks after Trump lost the 2020 election, lawyers backing him came up with another theory Sample viewed as preposterous: that Vice President Mike Pence could reject some states' electoral votes and let Trump claim victory. Pence refused, but the theory set the stage for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Constitution gives states and Congress authority over elections, not the president. A national emergency declaration triggers greater powers under federal law, Sample said, but none of them affect elections.

The risk, he said, isn't whether the notion would survive in court. It's that Trump could use it to take sweeping actions while voting is ongoing and before courts can respond.

"The idea is simply to do first and say, 'So what?' Sample said. "So much of Trump 2.0 is to outrun and outpace the courts."

When officials refuse to certify

Perils lurk even after votes are cast.

In 2022, commissioners in New Mexico's Otero County listened as an attorney insisted they were obligated to certify that year's midterm results.

This kind of motion was normally a drama-free event. But the three commissioners didn't see it that way, and they delivered their votes in rapid succession: "Nay," "Nay," "Nay."

Among other issues, they cited debunked conspiracy theories about Dominion Voting Systems machines that had circulated in MAGA circles since Trump refused to accept his 2020 defeat.

“I have huge concerns with these voting machines, I really do,” said Commissioner Vickie Marquardt.

After the attorney told the commissioners that a court would likely force them to certify, Marquardt laughed. "So then what? They're going to send us to the pokey?" she responded, using another word for jail.

Certification is the final stage of an election, when local and state officials sign off on vote tallies so the winners can take office. But in recent years, officials in pockets of the country have tried to block results by refusing to certify them — 35 of them in eight states from 2020 to mid-2024, according to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a research and advocacy group that has sued the Trump administration over its election policies.

Those efforts have failed. The Otero County standoff, for example, ended when a court ordered the election certified and Marquardt and another commissioner relented.

Marquardt doesn't know what she will do this November. She said she still has “huge concerns” about the security of mail ballots, voting machines and drop boxes.

“I would do it again if I felt strongly about it because I don’t think it’s right to certify something you don’t think is right,” she said.

A refusal to certify results creates legal uncertainty and, even if it fails, can undermine faith in how elections are run. Some fear those who block certification could try to prevent the winners from taking office in Congress. Disputes must be settled quickly because the winners are slated to take office in early January.

In Nevada's Washoe County, Commissioner Jeanne Herman has voted against certifying every election since 2020, including her own reelection. Those elections were certified with the approval of others on the commission.

"Elections need to be fair and honest, and until they are, I'm not going to lie and say this election was great," she said.

Similar clashes could emerge elsewhere, with potential hot spots in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan and Texas, according to the nonpartisan Voting Rights Lab.

Once local officials question their own results, “the damage has already been done in terms of public confidence,” said Charley Olena, a senior vice president with the nonprofit group.

One ballot at a time

Whatever the courts decide, and no matter the moves Trump makes, November's election will largely depend on thousands of local jurisdictions and the hundreds of thousands of workers staffing them.

On a recent August afternoon in Madison, Wisconsin, three of them sat around a table to decide whether one person's vote should count.

The ballot had come in an envelope that was partially unsealed. Poll workers hadn't counted it on the night of the gubernatorial primary, citing the possibility that someone could have tampered with it. Now the city's Board of Canvassers examined the envelope, passing it back and forth and running their fingers along its edge. One corner of the flap wasn't sealed. The rest of it was.

“I don’t think you can grab the ballot out,” said Lydia McComas, the city clerk.

The board counted the ballot and moved on to other quirks and anomalies. At least one voter's ballot was not counted because of a jam in a voting machine. Another voter was given a ballot for the wrong ward. And one voter was inadvertently issued a ballot in the name of another person with the same name.

For more than two centuries, officials across America have been carrying out this painstaking work.

In recent years, Madison — a Democratic bastion in a swing state — has come under fire for mistakes. McComas's predecessor resigned last year after 193 ballots went uncounted in 2024. In this spring's contest for a state Supreme Court seat, workers failed to transport 23 absentee ballots to counting sites before polls closed, nearly preventing them from being tallied.

Local officials make mistakes, McComas said, but they learn from them to make future elections run more smoothly. It's important to let the public scrutinize their work at every stage, she said, from testing machines to tallying results.

"If the public's not confident in our work," she said, "they're not confident in democracy."

Supreme Court's ruling on mail ballot restrictions is big loss for the president

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An election worker looks through mail ballots at the Clark County Elections Office in Vancouver, Washington, in March 2024.
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fectively shaped the calendar.

Election administrators in a number of states run by Democrats and Republicans alike have said it would be extremely challenging — if not impossible

— to implement the administration's changes with less than two months to go before elections. Some states have already started sending out mail-in ballots and others will soon follow.

An anonymous federal whistleblower also warned that voters could be disenfranchised and ballot delivery disrupted, asserting that the system created to implement the plan was rushed and did not undergo adequate testing. The Trump administration disputes that characterization.

The Supreme Court's decision ends — for now — a dizzying legal battle among blue states, voting rights groups and the administration that has ping-ponged through the courts in recent weeks.

The Trump administration says the new restrictions, which were laid out in a March executive order, are necessary to prevent voter fraud. Trump has long claimed without evidence that voter fraud — particularly by noncitizens and with mail ballots — is rampant, but studies have found such instances are rare.

Under Trump's plan, states would have to use ballot envelopes containing barcodes to combat fraud, and they would have to provide the federal government with lists of voters who are eligible to receive mail ballots.

The U.S. Postal Service would not deliver ballots in states that don't hand over lists and would need to approve ballots in thousands of electoral districts.

States and voting rights groups argued that Trump had overstepped his authority, since the Constitution assigns election administration to the states and Congress. They also said the plan would cause electoral chaos.

"The Rule would disrupt the administration of mail voting mid-election and disenfranchise eligible voters nationwide, including voters in all-mail states like Colorado and Utah and elderly, rural, and disabled voters who must vote by mail," the League of Women Voters and other groups wrote in their filing with the high court.

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) on Monday evening called the Supreme Court's ruling a victory for democracy. Colorado is among the two dozen states that sued over the postal rules.

“Trump’s attempt to sabotage the 2026 elections has failed,” she said in a statement.

The voting rights groups that challenged the rule changes also celebrated.

"This executive order was a blatant power grab designed to silence voters and undermine our elections, but it failed because the people and the law were on our side," said Virginia Kase Solomón, president of the nonprofit group Common Cause.

The White House and Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment Monday night about the Supreme Court's ruling.

The high court's order dealt only with applying the changes to the upcoming midterms. The case now returns to the lower courts, where legal fights will continue over whether the order can be implemented in future elections, including the 2028 presidential contest. That legal battle could return to the Supreme Court in the years ahead.

The administration last week had asked the justices to overturn a preliminary injunction by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee in Massachusetts, that blocked its plan from going into effect.

"The Rule ensures that States remain responsible for determining voter eligibility and eligibility to vote by mail, and it does not dictate ballot content, mailing or receipt deadlines, or ballot-counting procedures," the appeal said. "The Rule thus plainly does not seize control of States' administration of elections — it simply imposes reasonable preparation requirements for certain election-related mail."

On Sunday, a day before the Supreme Court weighed in on Talwani's ruling, a federal judge in D.C. issued a separate ruling blocking the Trump administration's plan from taking effect.

District Judge Carl J. Nichols, whom Trump appointed during his first term, wrote that plaintiffs challenging the administration's plan had shown it "likely exceeds the authority Congress conferred on the Postal Service."

The Trump administration on Monday sent Nichols's opinion to the Supreme Court as the justices weighed Talwani's ruling. In a filing, Solicitor General D. John Sauer said that if the high court stays Talwani's ruling, it would require lower courts to also pause Nichols's order.

The rapid-fire legal moves underscored the urgency of the matter for the Trump administration and the dwindling time officials had to get the executive order in place for November.

Some states have already set in motion voting for the Nov. 3 elections. Officials in some places — including Wisconsin, North Carolina and Alabama — had begun sending out mail-in ballots, and voters have in some cases submitted theirs. More states will follow suit in sending out ballots in the days and weeks ahead.

The executive order requires states to upload lists of voters to a portal being created by the U.S. Postal Service that has yet to be unveiled. The federal whistleblower said that the portal could result in many voters not receiving mail ballots.

The Postal Service had adopted a “zero-percent failure policy,” which might result in an entire batch of ballots being rejected if a single barcode sampled by a Postal Service employee did not match information submitted to the portal, the whistleblower said. One batch could contain tens of thousands of ballots.

"The Postal Service has designed a system to disenfranchise millions of Americans," said Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), who made the whistleblower complaint public.

A Postal Service spokesperson maintained in a statement that the system would perform well, saying, “Americans can have confidence that their election mail will be handled securely and delivered reliably.”

Lower courts have sided with two dozen states and the voting rights groups, finding that the Trump administration did not have the power to regulate the administration of state elections.

The Trump administration appealed some of those rulings to the Supreme Court in August on narrow, technical grounds. It argued that the lawsuits against his executive order were premature because the Postal Service had to finalize its rules for implementing the plan.

The high court agreed, and the cases were dismissed. But soon after the Postal Service finalized its order, the states and the voting rights groups renewed their challenges. The cases wended back to the Supreme Court in recent weeks.

Many states face looming deadlines to begin sending out absentee ballots, and some would have to replace envelopes, train staff and make other changes to comply with the order. Such preparations can take a year or more.

One hundred election officials from across the country submitted a friend-of-the-court brief saying Trump's plan could wreak havoc with elections and it was too late to implement it.

"The court should understand that what hangs in the balance is every eligible voter's right to cast their ballot and have it counted," they said in the brief.

A dozen Republican-led states also weighed in, asking the court to green-light the plan and saying it would shore up confidence in voting. They called the changes “commonsense.”

“Allowing the federal government to promulgate final rules advancing election integrity reforms enhances the ability of states to ensure the security of mail voting within their jurisdictions,” the Republican states wrote.

Trump has been trying to exert greater federal control over elections. The administration this month asked the Supreme Court to clear the way for states to have access to a database that would allow them to verify that voters are citizens.

Trump has also been pushing the Senate to pass the Save America Act, which would require voters to prove their citizenship to register and to show photo identification when voting.

He aired debunked claims about vulnerabilities in election systems during a prime-time television address in July, fired members of a federal bipartisan election commission and threatened to withhold funding from states that do not make changes to electoral procedures.

Trump, Vance campaign to save Senate candidates in North Carolina, Kansas

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campaign about where and how to hold a rally that would have the most positive “impact” on the race, according to an adviser with knowledge of those discussions. The adviser, like others interviewed for this article, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

North Carolina's early timeline for sending mail-in ballots was an impetus for starting Trump's fall campaign swing there, the person said. On Sept. 4, North Carolina began mailing absentee ballots to those who had requested them, making it the first state to do so. Only a small percentage of voters there cast ballots by mail, but even narrow margins could matter as the race is expected to tighten.

The president in recent weeks has increasingly expressed a commitment to campaigning in person for vulnerable midterm candidates, saying both in private and public that he is willing to do so. Aides have drafted a travel schedule for him for the coming weeks, but it's unclear how closely he will hold to it, the adviser said. The cadence will be determined in part by what non-campaign business arises.

“I know I’ve got to get out there,” Trump has remarked, the adviser said.

And Trump over the past couple of weeks finally began approving campaign spending from his aligned super PACs, after leaving vulnerable Republican candidates wondering when he would open the coffers — and frustrating some on his own political team who had hoped to begin spending earlier.

Vance will hold an event with Trump's super PAC in Kansas. The vice president's campaign stop coincides with an anti-fraud news conference he is holding just over the state line at a law enforcement facility in Kansas City, Missouri. But Vance decided to visit the region and campaign for Marshall based on his personal affinity for the senator, according to three people briefed on the plans.

Republicans have quietly raised alarms about Kansas for two months, after internal polls showed Marshall up by just several points — a closer-than-comfortable margin for a Republican incumbent in a state Trump won by 16 percentage points in 2024. Marshall won by an 11-point margin in his 2020 race. Strategists from both parties say the race is closer than expected.

Vance's visit is the first action by the Trump team that signals they believe Marshall could use reinforcements. A person with knowledge of the planning of Vance's Kansas trip maintained, however, that Republicans have "strong" confidence Marshall will win.

In addition to the problems Republicans face nationally — persistent inflation, the war in Iran and Trump's unpopularity

— Marshall, an obstetrician, faces criticism over past lawsuits to collect debts from patients.

Vice President JD Vance reacts as President Donald Trump takes the stage following Vance's speech on Thursday at the Republican's midterm convention in Dallas. They began campaigning this week.

Local TV news has been airing interviews with patients whom Marshall's office took to court for failing to pay their bills, sometimes resulting in arrests. During a debate with his Democratic opponent Saturday at the Kansas State Fair, Marshall faced chants of “shame on you” from the crowd when he explained he followed “common business practices.”

Despite the cheerful showing in Dallas, Republicans enter the peak campaign season with a pile-on of discouraging signs. Democrats have gained an average eight-point lead on the generic congressional ballot, according to polling analyst Nate Silver, and Trump's approval is still around record lows. Surveys also suggest that much of Trump's support is soft and that Democrats have greater enthusiasm about voting.

Inflation stayed at a 3.4 percent annual rate in August and crude oil climbed above \$100 a barrel as fighting once again escalated in the unpopular Iran war.

In most of the closest races, Democratic candidates have raised more money than their Republican opponents. Republicans are counting on Trump's war chest to come to the rescue on that front. Since Labor Day, a super PAC run by his allies has pumped more than \$74 million into Senate and House battlegrounds.

Most of the House races where Trump is spending are toss-ups or seats where the party hopes to go on offense.

The exceptions are two open seats, Kentucky's 6th district and Texas's 35th district, where the group bought ads despite a “likely Republican” rating from the Cook Political Report.

In Kansas, frustration with Trump's policies has been brewing for months among farmers, a Republican operative with knowledge of the state's dynamics told The Washington Post this summer.

Sorghum farmers were already hurting from reduced Chinese purchases resulting from Trump's trade war, and then ranchers objected to the administration's plans to ease beef prices through imports. Jobs are also at risk from Trump's threat to ban planes from Canadian jet-maker Bombardier, whose U.S. headquarters is in Wichita.

Glenn Brunkow, president of the state's Farm Bureau who has long supported Trump, said after the beef decision that Trump was “selling out American farmers and ranchers to buy votes in November,” and he urged him to reconsider the plan, which Brunkow called “anti-American in nature.”

Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat who is term limited and retiring, told reporters last week that “Kansas has come a very long way wherein we’re included in the swing states.” She predicted the state would elect another Democrat to succeed her and send the party’s nominee, Adam Hamilton, a United Methodist megachurch pastor, to the Senate.

Trump Jr. wedding celebrations had Russian sponsor

From left, Donald Trump Jr., wife Bettina, Eric Trump and President Donald Trump in Doonbeg, Ireland, on Sunday.
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Powerful businessman hosted two nights of parties, according to bride

BY ISAAC ARNSDORF

Some of the festivities for Donald Trump Jr.'s intimate wedding celebration on two private Bahamian islands in May were paid for by a wealthy Russian who does business with the state.

Umar Kremlev is the president of the International Boxing Association, a Switzerland-based sports league financed by Russian state energy giant Gazprom. He recently accompanied Russian President Vladimir Putin on a delegation to China, and he is under Ukrainian sanctions that describe him as a “close friend of the head of Putin’s security service.”

Kremlev hosted two nights of celebrations after Trump Jr.'s wedding ceremony, the bride, Bettina Trump, said on Instagram on Monday.

“It was an extraordinarily generous wedding gift from a friend, and something for which we were and remain incredibly grateful,” she wrote alongside photos from the festivities showing the couple and other Trump family members.

Kremlev's contribution was first disclosed by the investigative news website ProPublica, which reported that it cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and included event planning, a fireworks show and rental of one of the private islands where guest slept. The payments came from a Dubai entity affiliated with the boxing agency, the website reported, citing records reviewed and interviews with three people.

Bettina Trump denied any sinister or political motive. "Generosity doesn't automatically come with an agenda," she wrote on Instagram. "Sometimes a wedding gift is simply a wedding gift.

President Donald Trump did not attend the wedding. “It’s going to be just a small little private affair,” he told reporters at the time. “This is not good timing for me. I have a thing called Iran and other things.”

In response to questions, the

White House referred to Bettina Trump's Instagram post.

Kremlev did not immediately respond to a request for comment through the boxing association. He met Trump Jr. several years ago and speaks limited

English, according to ProPubli- ca.

Kremlev has a criminal record under a previous name, The Washington Post reported in 2024. As head of the Russian Boxing Federation, Kremlev awarded Putin a diamond boxing glove, and Putin gave Kremlev a prestigious state honor known as the Order of Merit to the Fatherland. In April, Putin awarded Kremlev another honor, the Order of Friendship.

'Grand conspiracy' probe of Trump foes goes on after prosecutor's exit

team earlier this year.

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Former CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill on May 23, 2017. His lawyer said he received a subpoena Thursday.

Ex-CIA director Brennan received a subpoena, according to his lawyer

BY JEREMY ROEBUCK

Federal prosecutors in Florida are barreling ahead with a sprawling investigation of several of President Donald Trump's political foes, despite the abrupt resignation last week of the latest Justice Department lawyer overseeing the probe, a lawyer for one of the potential targets said.

Kenneth Wainstein, an attorney for former CIA Director John O. Brennan, said that his client received a subpoena Thursday seeking his testimony next month before a grand jury in Fort Pierce, Florida.

That summons came the same day that Joseph diGenova, the Trump loyalist appointed in April to oversee what members of the president's inner circle refer to as the “grand conspiracy” investigation, quit in a dispute with Justice Department officials over the pace of his inquiry.

In a court filing Monday, Wainstein said that he spoke with the remaining prosecutors on the team Friday and was told there are multiple “viable” grand jury investigations ongoing and that Brennan, who has denied wrongdoing, remains a target of at least one of them.

"The threat of prosecution remains quite real and quite tangible," Wainstein said Monday. He accused the Justice Department of "blatantly trying to frame [Brennan] for a crime that is complete fiction."

The so-called “grand conspiracy” probe, being run out of the U.S. attorney’s office in Miami, is among the most ambitious and legally complicated of the Justice Department’s efforts to prosecute Trump’s political enemies.

The theory, as officials have described it, is that Brennan and other officials from the Obama and Biden administrations engaged in a decades-long, “deep state” conspiracy to violate Trump’s civil rights.

Those efforts, investigators contend, include the FBI and intelligence community investigations of potential ties between Russia and Trump's 2016 campaign as well as the push under special counsel Jack Smith to prosecute Trump after his first term for allegedly mishandling classified documents.

Prosecutors have also been examining testimony Brennan gave to Congress in 2023 about intelligence reports he oversaw as the CIA director during the Obama administration that concluded Russia was attempting to assist Trump's campaign in 2016. Trump has denied any collusion with Russia.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, referred Brennan to the Justice Department for potential prosecution on charges he lied during that testimony.

Brennan, through his attorneys, repeatedly characterized the efforts to prosecute him as an improper attempt at harassment and intimidation by the Trump administration.

Though those broad investigations have been underway for most of the year, a flurry of subpoenas issued in recent weeks including to several intelligence community officials and investigators tied to the 2022 raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate indicate that the probe had been heating up.

DiGenova's abrupt resignation last week, however, threw its current status into doubt.

A former U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia who represented the president during his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, diGenova had been one of the most ardent advocates for the “grand conspiracy” legal theory before he was appointed this spring to oversee it.

He publicly lobbied for the job and had previously claimed that the slow pace of the probe was in part behind Trump's decision to fire former attorney general Pam Bondi in April.

diGenova declined to discuss the reasons for his departure during a brief interview with The Washington Post last week. He said in a text message that he still believed in the strength of the case his team was building but that “time was needed to build those cases” and “people differ on how long that should take.”

Attorney General Todd Blanche also sidestepped questions about diGenova's departure, saying only that he had "worked very hard for the ad-

ministration."

“We have great prosecutors [in Florida] working on not only this case but other cases as well” Blanche told Newsmax last week. “People leave all the time for all kinds of reasons.”

diGenova was the second prosecutor overseeing the investigation to depart midstream. Maria Medetis Long, a veteran national security prosecutor in Miami, stepped aside from the investigation in April after expressing discomfort with its direction.

The Justice Department has not said who is now leading the investigation. But Wainstein, Brennan's attorney, said Monday that he had been briefed Friday on the status of the investigation by Kurt Olsen, a former White House official who joined the "grand conspiracy" investigative

Olsen was among a group of lawyers who unsuccessfully pushed the Justice Department in 2020 to endorse Trump's false claims that that year's presidential election had been stolen. Before his current role, he served as the White House's election security czar.

Wainstein said that Olsen informed him last week that Brennan remained a target in the probe of his statements to Congress and, for now, was a potential witness in the broader conspiracy case.

But Brennan's legal team argued, during a related court hearing Monday in D.C., that the rapid changeover in the investigation's leadership was cause for alarm.

"There have been several prosecutors moved aside because they had the temerity to express that they did not want to move forward with this case," Wainstein said. "The 'grand conspiracy' is a fiction. You can't think of another case like this 'grand conspiracy' to deny President Trump his civil rights because there's never been any case like it."

Wainstein's remarks came during a hearing on a suit Brennan filed this summer, seeking a court order that would require Justice Department officials to preserve their communications about the investigation.

Brennan's legal team has said they intend to use them, if a grand jury ultimately indicts him, to argue the case should be dismissed as an improper and vindictive prosecution.

But during Monday's proceedings U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb appeared skeptical that she could issue such an order before Brennan was charged with a crime and with no direct evidence that prosecutors were seeking to destroy or hide communications they are already required to preserve. She did not issue a ruling Monday, saying she would do so at a later date.

Justice Department attorney Jeremy Newman called Brennan's request improper and premature.

"There is no constitutional right for someone who is not a criminal defendant to have documents preserved for a hypothetical future case," he said.

EPA is ending one of the biggest climate protections

BY JAKE SPRING

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in June.
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The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday repealed Biden-era rules to limit the carbon dioxide emissions from power plants that drive climate change, arguing it will save consumers money on electricity bills, while environmentalists say it will take a toll on public health.

The regulation aimed to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new gas and existing coal plants, with the Biden administration's EPA estimating it would have saved thousands of lives. Power plants are the second-largest source of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States, after transportation.

The limits on power plants now revert to a weaker 2015 standard set under President Barack Obama, although the EPA proposed an additional regulation that when finalized would eliminate all previous greenhouse gas standards for power plants.

That proposal would further solidify the repeal in February of the agency's “endangerment finding,” which states that climate-related emissions endanger human health. That policy underpinned the vast majority of the federal government’s climate policies.

In a statement announcing the changes, the EPA said repealing the Biden standards would save \$310 billion over roughly the next 20 years. Biden officials in 2024 had said that the regulation would bring \$370 billion in climate and public health benefits.

“For over 15 years, the Obama and Biden administrations implemented a war on coal to destroy reliable and affordable energy. The Trump Administration has come in to protect American energy and to make sure you can afford to keep the lights on,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in the statement, issued during the meeting of Group of 20 energy ministers in Houston.

“Americans will see a decrease in electricity prices,” he said.

Zeldin signaled last year that the agency would repeal the Biden-era power plant rules among a raft of several dozen proposals that he called “the largest deregulatory announcement in U.S. history.”

Environmental groups say the decision would benefit the very companies that drive pollution, noting the health risks of eliminating the emissions rules.

“By eliminating the power plant pollution standards, Trump is choosing to allow preventable asthma attacks, heart disease, and even deaths,” said Zealan Hoover, a former EPA senior adviser under President Joe Biden, in a statement.

"With more coal and gas being burned to power data centers, the impacts of this rollback will hit particularly hard in states like Texas, Georgia, Ohio, and Arizona where developers are racing to take advantage of this pro-polluter EPA," Hoover added. Environmental groups have

Environmental groups have pledged to challenge the repeal in court.

The regulatory changes announced Monday apply only to greenhouse gas emissions and not to air emissions that are directly harmful for humans to breathe. The EPA has separately sought to weaken controls on toxic air pollution, including mercury and particulate matter.

America's Power, a group that represents the coal industry, praised the Trump administration's policy moves. The EPA said in its announcement that coal production for use in the power sector is expected to increase more than 10 times.

“Overturning these examples of EPA overreach will help preserve and strengthen the U.S. coal fleet, protect grid reliability, and shield electricity consumers from higher costs at a time of surging demand from data centers, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing,” said Michelle Bloodworth, chief executive at America’s Power.

Trump officials and many industry groups argue that the Biden-era limits went beyond the law by requiring power plants to use technology that was not adequately demonstrated to be feasible. The standards required coal plants to shut by 2039 or install costly carbon-capture technology to reduce their emissions by 90 percent by 2032.

The public can submit comments on the proposal for 45 days, after which the EPA can finalize the policy.

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All abuzz: Wasps are chasing Midwesterners indoors

Adam Hintzke's pest-control company in Milwaukee has seen a surge in wasp-related calls this year.
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BY DAN SIMMONS

Wasps are known to crash Midwestern summer barbecues. But this year, there are so many buzzing around that picnickers are being forced indoors or left doing the dance of the distressed, furiously swatting at the stinging insects.

Known colloquially as yellow jackets, the wasps this year showed up earlier in the region — and they're sticking around longer, too.

The Midwest had a fast start to spring, with warmer-than-average temperatures in March and April. Those conditions met wasps' nest-building criteria, so they had more time to lay more eggs, according to experts.

And as colonies outgrow their nests, the wasps are on the hunt for food.

"Now you're seeing them go after your sodas and your beers and your wines and all that sugary stuff," said Adam Hintzke, who runs the Bug Man and Queen Bee, a Milwaukee exterminator business, with his wife, Chandell. "That's why now they are so bad, and everyone's noticing."

His company's call volume related to wasps has shot up by 30 percent starting in spring. Hintzke said he treated one property this year on a quarter-acre lot that had five yellow-jacket nests in the ground.

“Previous to this year, it would be highly unlikely to find two yellow jacket colonies on the same property around the Milwaukee area," he said.

About 90 miles west, Steph Martin has seen the expansive patios at Buck & Honey's restaurant near Madison sit vacant lately — even on sun-splashed days.

“People don’t really want to be out there with them,” said

Martin, the restaurant's general manager. “We ended up having tables [of people] sit out there and then move inside. In general it has not been a good patio summer for us.”

Hintzke said there were 50 new requests for service, all wasp-related, after the long Labor Day weekend. It's a somewhat overwhelming volume for his four-person crew, but they expect the requests to continue for weeks.

It has been a warm September for the area — and with no early frost risk, the milder temperatures could last deep into October.

Other exterminators in the region aren't even answering their phones, with voicemails explaining they're booked out into next July.

Warmer weather fuels breeding

The surge in the wasp population comes in part because of weather trends related to climate change: shorter and less frigid winters, warmer summers and more rainfall.

Every colony starts from just one queen that goes into a type of hibernation in winter and emerges to grow a colony when the weather allows.

The earlier a queen can establish a nest, which Hintzke said takes at least a few days of temperatures in the mid-40s, the longer she has to expand the colony as she lays eggs and hatches young workers.

Warmer winters also mean higher survival rates for queens. More queens mean more nests and bigger populations.

In spring, newly hatched wasps are protein-hunters. They go on a slug-and-bug quest to feed the queen, which needs the extra boost for egg-laying and rearing the newcomers.

Later in summer, wasps' missions shift to quests for carbohydrates. Hence the interest in sugary drinks and other food.

Fears of home invasion

Unlike their bee relatives, yellow jackets can sting more than once. But they're not necessarily looking to use those stingers, said Emily Laub, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Illinois who has studied wasp behavior for about eight years.

Despite their activity interrupting cookouts and other outdoor meals, she said wasps aren't “setting out to ruin your day.”

“They’ve kind of got their own business to attend to, if that makes sense,” she said. “They’re definitely motivated to protect their home, just like you’re motivated to protect yours.”

Wasps use their stingers only when they feel threatened, she said. With humans, that fear often arises for an expected reason — people accidentally wandering close to a nest that they probably don't know is there. But there's another fear factor that's less understood: carbon dioxide coming from human breath.

To the tiny fliers, carbon dioxide in the air signals another living thing, and they can't necessarily differentiate between who's producing it, be it a potential predator or a harmless human. It can trigger their defensive reflexes.

For those seeing more nests on their property this year, Laub has some practical advice.

"If I get up really close to a nest to see what's going on in there, I will actually hold my breath or breathe away from the nest," Laub said. "So, move slowly and breathe away from them."

Ben Noll contributed to this report.

Outlook for the renegade space solar industry has seen big changes recently

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Overview Energy's co-CEO Darko Filipi. The four-year-old start-up has set a January 2028 deadline for beaming its first power from space.

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next decade with no new con- struction on land.

Not everyone is convinced that the answer is in the stars. Space solar energy has long been dismissed as too impractical, too dangerous and too expensive.

"The technology may work," said Amory Lovins, a Stanford physicist and co-founder of the energy think tank RMI. "But I have serious doubts the economics do." He said other technologies can produce abundant, even round-the-clock clean power for much cheaper.

The outlook for the renegade space solar industry, though, has changed markedly in recent months. Like fusion power plants, tiny nuclear reactors and other sci-fi worthy ideas that were largely written off years ago, this one has come roaring back as tech companies and investors grasp for solutions to a power crunch that threatens to stymie the growth of artificial intelligence and chill the U.S. economy.

Meta has signed a contract to secure the first gigawatt of capacity Overview helps generate for its data centers. Big solar manufacturers are scurrying to design new products that could be used by a growing constellation of firms looking to make energy in space with an array of technologies. The U.S. Department of Energy is invested in helping space solar start-ups and university labs speed up development.

The science underpinning Overview's business plan dates back to NASA's study of power beaming in the 1970s as a possible solution to that era's energy crisis.

The system would be built around thousands of satellites orbiting thousands of miles above Earth, collecting energy from uninterrupted sunlight and sending it down as invisible, near-infrared light.

Solar farms would be equipped with beacons that could guide a beam their way. A beam could be pointed toward any such beacon at any given time. And Overview would be able to constantly move power to areas most in need, as determined by its tech company and utility company clients.

Overview's executives maintain that the beams would not be concentrated enough to be dangerous to humans on the ground.

"If you can stand in the sun, you can stand under this," said Abdullah Al-Shakarchi, the company's other CEO. "There is no chance this could be used as a weapon. We have military folks come though and sometimes they ask, 'Can this be used as a weapon?' The answer is always no."

The executives say that by the mid-2030s, they could generate electricity at prices lower than the gas plants currently used to keep the power grid stable in times of high demand.

It's a heady projection — and one that draws some industry skepticism in the face of daunting engineering challenges and huge potential costs to make the technology operational.

Building the satellites, each the size of roughly two football fields, and catapulting them into orbit would be a massive undertaking.

"It is one thing to do some experiments with this technology," said Henry Hertzfeld, a research professor of space policy at George Washington University. "It is another to send lots of these things into space. There are real questions about whether the launch capability will be there."

Company officials acknowledge that it will be expensive to generate the first megawatts of power that would come from the planned 2028 demonstration. But Overview is betting that launch costs would plummet over the next decade, as companies such as Space X and its competitors vow they can accommodate an explosion of space-bound energy infrastructure. Space X itself is building factories to produce solar panels for use in orbit.

Others in the space industry are not so confident about launch prices going down. They note that demand for satellite launches from all manner of industries is expected to soar.

Hertzfeld said he is also unconvinced that all safety questions have been answered. "Even if it is not meant to be used as a weapon, it could still interfere with communications or flight navigation or other things," he said.

Meta is willing to bet the obstacles can be overcome. If the technology were to be a success, it could cure some of the company's biggest headaches.

Silicon Valley firms are struggling to lock down the power they need to fuel data centers. Their plans for developing more capacity are meeting intensifying resistance in communities across the country, as the environmental impact and the costs associated with the AI buildout trigger a fierce backlash. The idea that the energy equivalent it takes to power entire large cities could be generated without building anything new on Earth is enticing.

“Space solar has the potential to deliver uninterrupted energy to the grid by building on existing solar infrastructure — this means no new land, no fuel, and solar at night,” Nat Sahlstrom, Meta’s vice president of energy and sustainability, said in an emailed statement.

Some potential customers may prefer to wait to see if it all works out. For them, Al-Shakarchi has a marketing line ready.

“In our early years, we are only going to be able to provide this energy to a limited number of customers,” he said. “If you are not in our queue today, then it will be a long time before you are able to see this energy. That’s an advantage that you are ceding to the companies you are competing with.”

Overview is not the only option. It is among several space solar start-ups jockeying to show they can use space technology to produce clean energy at competitive prices. The methods of harnessing sun power vary widely. Some envision using it to power data centers floating in space.

"The markets see space as the next growth area," said Danielle Merfeld, global chief technology officer at Qcells, one of the largest solar panel manufacturers in the U.S. "Our investors are definitely expecting space will be the next frontier for solar." The company has entered a partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology to advance space-based solar power research, and it has launched a new space solar research and development team in Atlanta.

Mechanical engineer Taiki Yamauchi works at Overview Energy on Aug. 27 in Ashburn. "We really believe that we are able to provide utility-scale power with this technology," Filipi said.

"There are still a lot of challenges for space solar, but we are also now seeing the pathway for solving them," said Ali Hajimiri, co-director of the space-based Solar Power Project at Caltech. He has been working for 13 years on satellite systems that would beam microwaves down to Earth.

Microwaves can cut through clouds and precipitation in ways that Overview's infrared lasers cannot. But there's a catch: they can't generate power through conventional solar panels already on the ground. Existing solar farms would need to be retrofitted entirely, adding to the project's potential cost.

Hajimiri argues it can all be done economically, resulting in abundant electricity at prices competitive with energy from conventional technologies.

The open question is whether existing technologies anchored to the Earth will be quicker than any space-based invention to solve the economic and environmental challenges unleashed by a worldwide surge in energy demand.

The cost of storing solar and wind energy in giant, industrial-scale batteries continues to plunge, Lovins said. At the same time, the solar industry is working with communities on designs that are more efficient, less land intensive and built to integrate with agricultural operations rather than displace farmland.

Lovins suspects advancements in the batteries that turn solar energy from an unpredictable, intermittent technology into one that can boast the reliability of coal or nuclear power could make space solar obsolete for creating energy on Earth before it even makes it into the mainstream.

Like so many other advancements in energy, though, space solar is driven not just by cost and climate concerns. There is also the China factor. Beijing is rapidly scaling up its extraterrestrial solar industry, raising concern that this will become yet another crucial sector that was innovated here and then ceded to our rival.

Such concerns are top of mind for the Trump administration, which a couple of weeks ago announced it would invest \$12 million to accelerate product development at universities and space-solar firms.

President Donald Trump has branded solar power part of the “scam of the century” (along with wind power), but as China races ahead with technologies that harness the sun’s power from space, the Department of Energy has declared the promise of “near constant power” from space-based solar a development that could “further the Trump Administration’s space superiority agenda.”

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For Ukraine, concerns over budget, weapons shortfalls

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attend a funeral procession for Norwegian King Harald V on Sept. 9. Ukraine is facing a \$27 billion shortfall in its defense budget for 2026, the country's prime minister said.
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"It's a much more complicated picture than simply a shortfall. The Ukrainian economy is already under enormous strain due to the drop in grain exports and Russian attacks on logistics warehouses. All this creates a compound effect."

Orysia Lutsevych, head of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House

BY FRANCESCA EBEL AND ELLEN FRANCIS

KYIV — Ukraine's war prospects have grown notably bleaker in recent weeks, with Kyiv overwhelmed by Russian air power and facing an acute cash crunch, a swirl of corruption allegations, new internal political divisions and growing exhaustion among its international supporters — even as the Trump administration is now pushing to revive long-stalled peace negotiations

Amid the constant Russian drone and missile attacks, two shortfalls are raising the greatest alarm: a lack of air defense interceptors and an unexpected \$27 billion budget gap that Ukrainian officials say must be filled by year's end.

President Donald Trump in recent days has added new pressure, urging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop targeting Russian oil refineries because of rising global diesel prices — effectively demanding that Ukraine refrain from one of its most effective strategies in defending against Russia's invasion.

“Ukraine has agreed not to hit Russian Energy targets. Russia has agreed to do, likewise! The World’s Diesel price rise is mostly caused by the Russia/Ukraine War, not Iran,” Trump posted Monday on Truth Social.

Neither the Kremlin nor Ukrainian leaders immediately confirmed the deal.

“Any call for the Kyiv regime to stop attacks on peaceful economic infrastructure can only be welcomed,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a briefing call. He did not answer a question about whether Russia would stop striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure in exchange.

Zelensky, meanwhile, said that “if this can become the first deescalatory step — a step toward ending Russian strikes on our critical infrastructure and our strikes in response — then Ukraine is ready to support deescalation.”

Trump and some of his top advisers have complained for the past couple of weeks about the Ukrainian strikes.

"There are plenty of other targets," Trump said Sunday in Ireland. "Don't hit diesel fuel, because that's hurting, that's hurting the world."

U.S. envoys brokered a March 2025 moratorium on strikes on energy infrastructure that quickly fell apart.

Trump spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, after U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow and Kyiv the previous weekend. Trump's comments about diesel reflected his concern about gasoline prices in the United States, where diesel prices have hit record highs in recent days.

Zelensky has said that Russia is now producing 140 ballistic missiles per month. Since late August, a torrent of missiles and drones has crashed down on Ukraine's capital city, with air defenses increasingly unable to protect its people from Russia's huge arsenal.

To intercept those missiles, Zelensky said, Ukraine would need a 2:1 ratio — 280 interceptors — and that he is requesting hundreds of such interceptors “for the difficult, cold months ahead” from U.S. and European stockpiles.

"With all due respect to the Europeans — they have provided a great deal of assistance, and we appreciate it — they need to share these missiles to help save lives," he said.

European countries have provided air defenses to Ukraine throughout the war but have been reluctant to dig deeper into their stocks out of concern for their own defenses amid a global shortage.

Zelensky's pitch for interceptors comes as his country's budget crunch has created serious friction between Ukraine and European nations that have become his country's main source of financing ever since Trump ended direct U.S. assistance at the start of his second term.

With troop movements on the front line largely frozen by the threat of drones overhead, Ukraine and Russia are locked in a high-stakes race to spend on military technology. Russia in recent weeks has ramped up its production and deployment of jet-powered drones, which are able to evade Ukraine's defenses more effectively.

News of Ukraine's budget shortfall rattled European officials who thought they had mostly addressed Kyiv's budget needs for this year and next year with a package of more than \$100 billion.

The timing is particularly difficult for Brussels, with the European Union now deep in negotiations over its sprawling, multiyear budget while Ukraine-skeptic, nationalist political parties are gaining ground. Alternative for Germany (AfD), which finished first in a key regional election this month, and France's National Rally have opposed further money for Ukraine.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi, in an address to parliament earlier this month, said the country was facing a \$27 billion shortfall in its defense budget for 2026. While Koretskyi said that the government had already earmarked \$1.5 billion in domestic funds to be redirected to defense, he also pleaded with Kyiv's Western partners, the so-called “coalition of the willing,” to fill the gap.

That request, made while some European leaders were in Ukraine to mark its Independence Day in August, stoked deep unease.

“Ukraine could have chosen a different method to present the news — the feeling among the coalition of the willing was as if a bomb had been dropped,” a senior European diplomat told The Washington Post, speaking on the condition of anonymity to address sensitive negotiations.

“Ukraine must get serious, implement real austerity measures and get the work of [parliament] into order,” the senior diplomat said. “There is no time for internal games. They must do what is requested to receive next payments from the E.U. and the IMF.”

European policymakers expected some divergence from budget projections as the war grinds on and battlefield conditions shift, but they did not envision a shortfall this big or this soon, said two diplomats, who also spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the issue. E.U. offi cials say they have they serious questions about how the \$27 billion figure was calculated.

“A lot of member states were a bit surprised about the timing and dimension of it,” one of the diplomats said.

The shortfall highlights Europe's challenge in financing the cost of Ukraine's defense against Russia.

European leaders have framed the war as an existential fight for their own nations' security, but they must balance the needs of Zelensky's government with political imperatives at home, including public frustration over the rising cost of living, driven up by the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.

The sentiment that Kyiv is asking for a lot, at the wrong moment for Europe, also has been echoed by those in Kyiv.

“Suddenly running out of money and simply shrugging one's shoulders isn't exactly kosher,” said a Kyiv-based European diplomat, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

“It’s certainly not going to be easy to close that gap, especially given the upcoming elections in several European countries,” the diplomat said. “Politicians are very nervous about the elections, and most countries are dealing

with deficits."

Some European officials, meanwhile, suspect Kyiv's request might be inflated as a political tactic to keep pressure on the bloc, another European diplomat said.

The Ukrainian government, meanwhile, has rushed to explain the shortfall, seeking to head off accusations of misappropriation of funds that have plagued Kyiv in the wake of a string of major investigations revealing top-level government corruption and evidence of fraudulent or wasteful weapons contracts.

Ukraine's prosecutor general resigned last week after investigators raided his office in relation to corruption allegations involving illegal call centers.

The prosecutor, Ruslan Kravchenko, is the latest figure from Zelensky's top official to come under scrutiny, as Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies pursue investigations into the energy and defense ministries.

Officials and economists insist that the shortfall was caused largely by the growing costs of the long, technology-driven war.

Hlib Vyshlinsky, a Ukrainian economist who heads the Center for Economic Strategy, an independent think tank, said that by the end of June there was an understanding between Kyiv and its international partners that Ukraine would face a big budget hole in 2027 but not in 2026.

“Then late August comes and there was this huge gap,” Vyshlinsky said. Vyshlinsky blamed the chaos that followed in Zelensky’s dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov but added that a drop in international military aid also drove up Kyiv’s need for weapons spending.

Vyshlinksy also pointed to a decision to increase military salaries this summer, which he said was “not planned in the budget initially, but was long overdue.”

According to data published by the Kiel Institute, which tracks military and financial aid to Ukraine, the total military allocation in the first half of 2025 was about \$26.1 billion, while in the first half of 2026, that number had dropped to about \$19.6 billion.

Vyshlinsky also blamed Ukraine's international partners, comparing budget negotiations to “a Turkish bazaar ... where the buyer wants to pay as little as possible, but the product is changing all the time.”

“Everyone expected that the E.U. loan would cover all of Ukraine’s needs. But it did not,” he said. “They want to spend as little money as possible.”

Orysia Lutsevych, head of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House, the London-based think tank, pointed to a lag in international aid disbursements, saying there was a delay of at least several billion dollars.

"It's a much more complicated picture than simply a shortfall," Lutsevych said in an interview. "The Ukrainian economy is already under enormous strain due to the drop in grain exports and Russian attacks on logistics warehouses. All this creates a compound effect."

On Thursday, Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko confirmed that Ukraine had been forced to cut government spending because of delays in international financial aid.

Kyiv has been consumed by the escalating strikes, with an attack this month even hitting a Ukrainian television studio as journalists were mid-broadcast.

Russia has also targeted food and medical warehouses and logistics hubs, incinerating tons of medication and food and leading to temporary supply disruptions.

A strike this month hit one of the World Health Organization's main warehouses storing humanitarian aid on the outskirts of Kyiv. The agrarian policy and food minister, Taras Vysotsky, has warned that food prices could increase by 2.5 percent because of the attacks.

The E.U. could front-load part of next year's aid, but that would risk political pushback now as well as pressure next year — a presidential election year in France — to come up with even more money.

For now, E.U. and Ukrainian officials are in talks to determine the scale of the shortfall and where it came from. “We are working with Ukraine and the IMF to clarify urgent needs, and the reform agenda, while mobilizing further international support,” the E.U. economy commissioner, Valdis Dombrovskis, told The Post.

Some countries, such as Sweden, Poland and Spain, have called for revisiting a contentious proposal to finance Ukraine using frozen Russian assets, which have been held in Europe since the invasion. That approach remains divisive.

An E.U. plan to tap into the Russian assets last year failed, as Belgium, where most of the funds are held, and others including Italy raised concerns about financial stability or Russian retaliation.

Francis reported from Brussels. David L. Stern in Mukachevo, Ukraine, Anastacia Galouchka and Kostian- tyn Khudov in Kyiv, Mary Ilyushina in Berlin and Michael Birnbaum in Washington contributed to this report.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA Rare storm could hit Greece, Libya, Egypt

A rare “medicare,” or hurricane-like system in the Mediterranean, appears to be forming just northeast of Tripoli, Libya.

The system could reach high-end tropical storm strength by Wednesday. It's unclear where the system might eventually come ashore, but people in Greece, northern Libya and northwest Egypt should monitor its progress for possible impacts. The main concern will be a narrow swath of locally significant flooding if the system comes ashore.

Medicanes are notoriously difficult to predict. They are usually small, with more erratic fluctuations in strength. Additionally, the same weak steering currents that promote their organization also mean there's not much to push them along. This system can wobble anywhere it likes. Generally speaking, it should move slowly eastward.

Medicanes often form via a mix of tropical and nontropical processes. That makes them “subtropical.” They usually begin as regular midlatitude low-pressure systems, then extract heat energy from the warm waters of the Mediterranean. Eventually, a ring of thunderstorms can form.

The strongest medicane on record, named Ianos, impacted Greece on Sept. 17, 2020. It briefly became the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 95 mph.

Libya has seen medicanes before. In September 2023, Cyclone Daniel became the deadliest one on record. Despite having maximum winds of only

55 mph, it killed nearly 6,000 people by moving into Libya and causing the collapse of the Derna and Mansour dams.

DIGEST

— Matthew Cappucci

INDONESIA Search continues for ferry disaster victims

The search for survivors of a capsized ferry in Indonesia intensified Monday as 17 ships and aircraft from the military, police and other agencies were deployed to join the search for 129 missing people after a ferry overturned in the Java Sea on Sunday.

The bodies of six passengers were recovered Sunday by search teams, which increased to 655 personnel on Monday, National Search and Rescue Agency chief Mohammad Syafii

said.

Authorities deployed specialized underwater teams and underwater thermal drones operated by the navy to strengthen the search effort and speed up the evacuation of victims, he said.

The Virgo Transport 8 was carrying more than 240 people when its captain issued a distress call on Sunday, saying the ship was listing in rough seas with waves of up to 10 feet while traveling from Surabaya in East Java province to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province, on Borneo Island.

Contact was lost with the ferry at about 2 a.m. Sunday, and about two hours later authorities learned the vessel had overturned in the Java Sea, about 92 miles from Banjarmasin.

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MEXICO

Spain seeks justice for slain college student

Spain's minister of foreign affairs demanded justice after the violent death of a Spanish college student in a state neighboring Mexico City, a case that media reports said was a stabbing and local authorities are investigating as a femicide.

"We want to get to the bottom of this," Foreign Affairs Minister José Manuel Albares told reporters during a visit to Andorra. Spanish authorities are in contact with the family of the young woman, who has been identified as Claudia Tacoronte.

Mexico has long struggled with high rates of gender-based killings, or femicides.

The University of Granada student was on an academic exchange program with the Autonomous University of Morelos State.

According to Mexican media citing police sources, 21-year-old Tacoronte died from stab wounds. Her body was found late Saturday in the surroundings of the Casa de Cultura in the town of Cuaautla, about 60 miles from Mexico City.

In a statement, the University of Granada said it condemned Tacoronte's “murder,” while students and faculty there observed a moment of silence.

Morelos State Prosecutor Fernando Blumenkron said the death was being investigated as a femicide and pledged to pursue every line of investigation to establish the motives behind the crime and identify the person responsible.

Reuters

Putin warns West: No peacekeeping troops in Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, third from left, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, fourth from left, and China's President Xi Jinping, fifth from left, with other leaders in New Delhi on Sept. 13.
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David Petraeus, former British prime minister Boris Johnson and former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt were leaving the country after attending the annual Yalta European Strategy conference in Kyiv.

Passengers on at least one train were evacuated, but no deaths or injuries were reported from the strike.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius called the drone strike a calculated escalation to fuel fear in Europe.

"It is all the more important that we remain levelheaded, that we do not allow ourselves to be provoked, but that at the same time we leave no doubt that we are capable of defending ourselves," Pistorius told reporters. "What Vladimir Putin is doing is dangerous. He knows that, and that is why he is doing it."

The rail line attack further alarmed European officials who have been warning that Russia could attack near Ukraine's border crossings with NATO countries or could intensify sabotage operations inside Europe to discourage Western leaders from further aiding Ukraine.

"These coming weeks and months will be a time of very intensified actions on the Russian side, and unfortunately we cannot rule out that this escalation will also affect our territory," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Sunday following a government security briefing.

The Trump administration in recent days has renewed its efforts to jump-start peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, including with trips by presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Ukraine.

Following those talks, Kushner said that Washington had already drafted most of the peace agreement but that it was being held up by Ukraine's reluctance to make territorial concessions to Russia, which now occupies about one-fifth of Ukraine's sovereign territory.

Putin has demanded that Ukraine surrender all of its eastern Donbas region, and Russia has claimed, illegally, to have annexed four Ukrainian regions, even though militarily it does not control all of that land.

“President Putin laid out his position regarding what he wants to achieve,” Kushner said at the YES conference. “If Ukraine wanted to retreat to that line, we would have already prepared and agreed on the remaining terms of the deal. Currently, Ukraine does not want to do this.”

Ukraine has repeatedly said that ceding land that Russia failed to capture militarily is a nonstarter, arguing that withdrawing from fortified cities in

Donbas would only expose the country to future attacks.

Kushner and Witkoff said they were pushing for trilateral negotiations. And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is willing to meet Putin at the Group of 20 summit scheduled for mid-December at Trump's resort in Doral, Florida.

The Kremlin immediately ruled out such a meeting, calling it “impossible” and saying that Putin would only meet Zelensky in Moscow. Kyiv repeatedly has dismissed the offer of a meeting in Moscow as the Kremlin playing games.

Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the talks on Ukraine probably would resume in October, after Russia holds a key parliamentary election this weekend.

The potential deployment of a European peacekeeping force has been discussed as one potential way to provide Ukraine with “security guarantees.” But any such step would first require the signing of a durable truce between Kyiv and Moscow.

Britain and France previously had agreed to deploy forces in Ukraine if the country reaches a peace deal with Russia, with then-Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron signing a “declaration of intent.”

But as negotiations stalled, with Washington focused on its own war in Iran, the proposals to send European troops to Ukraine have also gone quiet.

Europe, because of its increasing role in Ukraine's capability to launch strikes against Russian territory, is becoming "Moscow's central strategic problem, overshadowing the United States, Ukraine and, to some extent, even NATO," Tatiana Stanovaya, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, wrote on X.

"This will shape the nature of negotiations with and about Ukraine, as well as the outcome of any settlement, far more than it did a year ago," Stanovaya added. "It is likely to dominate European geopolitics for decades."

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Firefighters extinguish flames at a train carriage damaged by a drone strike Saturday near the border with Poland. Drone attacks are familiar among Ukrainians living under escalating Russian bombardment.

When drones targeted our train journey out of Ukraine

BY JACK WRIGHT

YAHODYN, UKRAINE — We thought the danger had largely passed.

As our train traveled west from Kyiv to the Polish border, we'd already been evacuated twice. Word had spread among the passengers that the explosion we'd heard two hours earlier had hit a nearby gas station. The pattern had become familiar among Ukrainians living under escalating Russian bombardment: They attacked infrastructure but not the train itself.

We were wrong. We dismounted for the third time around 6 a.m. Saturday. Antiaircraft fire drew passengers' gaze skyward, and some began to cry out the Ukrainian word for missile: "Ra-

keta!"

It was, in fact, a drone: Long, sleek and white, with four fins and a rear-mounted engine, whistling in low like a small jet. It hit sufficiently close that the flash and the sound and the ear-pounding concussion arrived simultaneously.

Passengers scrambled for the tree line as smoke rose over the small train station. One small child ran out the front door of a nearby house, only to be scooped up by his mother, who ran back inside and slammed the door. Train staff urged passengers to keep moving away from the tracks toward a lake nearby, where they said it would be safer.

Two nights earlier, the dignitaries at one table at the Inter-

Continental Kyiv hotel bar, visiting the Ukrainian capital for the annual Yalta European Strategy (YES) conference, discussed how they planned to leave the country. I had attended the conference with David Petraeus, a former general and CIA director.

After a day punctuated by air raid alarms and explosions, one suggested that the Kyiv-Warsaw rail link might become a target of Russian President Vladimir Putin's escalating aerial terror campaign.

“I think that would be deeply counterproductive to Russia’s aims,” former British prime minister Boris Johnson said.

The following evening, Glenn Corn and I sat in the back seat of a police car leading Petraeus's motorcade to Kyiv's central railway station. Corn, a former CIA station chief who speaks Russian, had just received a message from Ukrainian intelligence. "It's going to be a loud night in Kyiv."

Eight hours later we arrived at Yahodyn station, the border control point for trains departing Ukraine. At 3:30 a.m., with Ukrainian customs still in possession of our documents, a train attendant hurried through our carriage announcing something in Ukrainian. “Evacuate,” Corn translated.

In an open field, Ukrainian women and children gestured at a set of liquefied natural gas tank cars. Some laughed nervously.

We were invited to reboard, but the train remained stationary. Word spread that Poland had closed the border with Ukraine.

I texted a person in Ukrainian intelligence for an update. "There are drones in the air all over western Ukraine," he replied.

An hour later we were ordered into the field again. As we dismounted, an explosion from somewhere ahead of us spurred commuters into a hurried run. It was the gas station, hit by a drone less than a mile from Polish territory.

A railway employee confirmed the LNG tankers were, indeed, fully loaded. Fifteen minutes later we returned to our berths, but the train still didn't move.

It was daybreak by the time the third order came. Ralph

Goff, a former chief of European operations for the CIA traveling with Petraeus, identified the incoming weapon as a Russian Geran-5, a new jet-powered drone that Ukrainian air defense cannot intercept without American Patriot missiles. It scored a direct hit on the locomotive of the passenger train alongside Petraeus's carriage.

Petraeus said the attack was intended to prevent Ukraine from securing diplomatic support for the war.

“This is definitely an escalation,” he said. “The timing after the YES conference is clearly intended to discourage foreign officials from traveling to Kyiv in the future.

"I think next time we will take cars."

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A drone view shows vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, in August.

Iran, Gulf nations postpone meeting; Oman attributes delay to ‘interests of consensus’

BY RACHEL CHASON AND SUZAN HAIDAMOUS

SALALAH, OMAN — Saudi Arabia, under pressure from Iranian-allied militias in Iraq and Houthi rebels in Yemen, has postponed what would have been the highest level of multilateral talks between Tehran and Persian Gulf nations since the start of the U.S.-led war in February, Iran's Foreign Ministry said.

The host of the meeting, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, issued a statement late Sunday saying that the delay had been made “in the interests of consensus.”

However, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said that Saudi Arabia requested the postponement because of “the situation in Yemen.”

Houthi rebels, who are supported by Iran, last week seized major cities along Yemen's Red Sea coast from Saudi-backed coalition forces, putting them in a position to control the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which has become a crucial outlet for Saudi oil exports as the Strait of Hormuz is largely blocked by Iran and the United States.

Saudi Arabia has also come under attack in recent days by drones fired from Iraq that shut down its East-West pipeline, the main conduit to get Saudi oil from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday met Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to Saudi state media.

During the meeting, “they reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries and the latest developments in the region,” state media reported.

President Donald Trump, who in 2025 launched a brief military campaign against the Houthis because of their attacks on Red Sea shipping, said Saturday that he had talked with the crown prince. “Everything will work out just fine,” Trump said. “It’s all gonna work out fine.”

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry did not respond to a request for comment.

The delayed meeting is the latest example of the intractable situation in the Middle East more than six months into war, with Iranian proxies increasingly on the offensive and regional officials urgently searching for a way out.

The session would have been the highest level, multilateral meeting between officials from Iran and its Persian Gulf neighbors, which Tehran has attacked with missiles and drones because of their support for the United States.

Gulf nations, in particular, are seeing their economies battered and oil export routes constricted, first with the Strait of Hormuz and now Bab al-Mandab.

"The fact that the East-West pipeline is closed narrows the options," said Dania Thafer, executive director of Gulf International Forum, a Washington think tank. "Iran has a lot of leverage collectively at this point, and it feels like things are closing in on the Gulf — and on the global economy."

The price of Brent crude, the international benchmark, reached \$110 a barrel on Friday. (It was just over \$70 a barrel on Feb. 27, the day before the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign began.)

A gallon of gasoline in the United States now costs \$4.30 on average, compared with \$2.98 when the war began, according to AAA.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran, which backs various militias in Iraq, was “probably” behind the attack on the pipeline. Trump also said that his administration had been in contact with the Houthis and that they were focused on blocking the vessels of just one country, presumably Saudi Arabia, which has backed Yemen’s internationally recognized government in the country’s civil war.

On Sunday, when asked during his trip to Ireland about the planned meeting of the Gulf nations, Trump said: “I don’t care. That’s up to them,”

Alex Vatanka, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute in Washington, said that the flurry of diplomatic initiatives reflects a growing anxiety among Gulf nations as they watch Iran's leverage grow, and see little in the way of strategy from the U.S. in terms of ending the war.

“They are not just nervous and unsure about the U.S. intentions — they are worried about U.S. capability to help them,” Vatanka said. “As much as they hate shaking the hands of Iranian leaders, what else are they going to do?”

Baqaei, during his weekly news conference on Monday, said Iran “categorically denied” being involved in attacks on Saudi Arabia’s pipeline.

Iran and Oman, he said, had finalized an agreement on maritime routes through the Strait of Hormuz and are discussing how to announce it. Trump had turned to Oman as a mediator with Iran on reopening the strait but last month he threatened to bomb Oman, leaving the country perplexed.

Oman's Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is open. But how much oil is going through?

BY KAREN DEYOUNG

President Donald Trump has claimed to have already won the war with Iran, destroyed its military and “obliterated” its nuclear program, even as U.S. military officials worry about their own depleted arsenals and overextended ships at sea.

"There's no fighting. ... We have essentially taken over Iran," Trump said recently, just before several tumultuous days of back-and-forth attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf, the launch of dozens — perhaps hundreds — of missiles, drones and interceptors, and major assaults on Saudi Arabia by Iranian-backed militants in Yemen and Iraq.

Days after declaring the war was just a “military conflict ... small potatoes,” Trump said last week that “the war will end immediately after the [midterm] election,” when he predicted record gas prices would fall to “less than \$2 a barrel.”

Gas prices in Carlsbad, California, on Sept. 10.

Iran, administration officials have said, is holding on in the face of enormous economic and military pressure, hoping that Republicans will lose their current struggle to retain their congressional majority in November.

In the meantime, the question of how many ships and how much oil are flowing through the Strait of Hormuz — reflected in the U.S. price of gasoline — has become the latest rhetorical battleground in the war.

In a cacophony of data, claims and assertions, the Trump administration figures vary significantly from those compiled by commercial maritime tracking organizations.

“We’ve been averaging 30 ships a night” through the Persian Gulf chokepoint, Trump said on Aug. 31. While he did not specify a time frame, or whether all 30 were oil tankers, that quantity could amount to more than 60 million barrels. (Very large crude carriers, the type that commonly transit the Strait of Hormuz, can carry more than 2 million barrels.)

A sailor aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason on Sept. 4. President Donald Trump has called the war with Iran “small potatoes.”

The same day, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered a more modest wartime high of more than 17 million barrels of oil over a 24-hour period. Three days later, Vice President JD Vance told reporters at a White House briefing that “we got about 15 million barrels out of the Strait of Hormuz just yesterday, despite the fact that the Iranians ... continue to shoot” at the tankers.

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"We're not doing crazy math," Energy Secretary Chris Wright said last week on Fox News.

U.S. NAVY/AFP/GETTY IMAGES "We're just reporting exactly what's going through the southern route through the Strait of Hormuz, ... and the running average right now is over 9 million barrels a day just on the waterborne routes."

For comparison, the prewar daily average was roughly 20 million barrels.

Commercial shipping trackers, while skeptical, say it is possible that 15 or even 18 million barrels of oil might have transited the strait in one night at some point, although none has reported a figure that high.

“Plenty of days might be over 11 or 12 million, but then the next day will be 4 or 3 million,” said Brett Erickson, managing principal of Obsidian Risk Advisors. “You need to be looking at rolling averages. It’s been consistently at 6.5 to 7 over a month. It’s getting closer toward eight now, but it needs to be sustained.”

In data released Saturday, the maritime intelligence agency TankerTrackers reported a 60-day average at 7.85 million barrels a day.

On Sunday, Windward, a shipping analytics company, reported that on Sept. 10 just three outbound vessels made their way through the southern passage of the strait along the coast of Oman.

An administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity under rules set by the administration in response to questions from The Washington Post, said that “the seven day average of oil and oil products” transiting the strait “is slightly above 10 million barrels a day. About 4 to 5 million barrels [a day] are additionally leaving the region via pipelines.”

These “work-arounds,” avoiding the strait by sending oil overland through pipelines, have supplemented the deficits created by the contested waterway.

The official spoke late last week before Saudi Arabia said it had shut down its pipeline to the Red Sea on Friday, following a drone attack by Iran-backed militants in Iraq. That Red Sea terminal, with an oil capacity of 7 million barrels per day, had been averaging about 4 million before the strikes.

That pipeline attack, along with last week's seizure of territory in Yemen by Houthi rebels at the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the mouth of the Red Sea, have further threatened oil exports from the region.

The administration wants to “cherry-pick and report as high a number as possible because they want oil prices ... to remain in check," said Matt Smith, the lead oil analyst at Kpler, a maritime data company.

The same day that Trump reported an average of 30 ships per night through the Strait of Hormuz, Kpler reported that traffic had “declined sharply ... with five confirmed crossings, down 50 percent from 10 a day earlier.”

The company noted that most ships turn off their transponders to hide from Iranian attacks, and that its data was “preliminary” as more satellite information was awaited.

“Additional ‘dark’ crossings may be retrospectively identified and added as new confirmation data becomes available,” Kpler said.

Wright has also said that daily commercial tracker reports do not reflect the true number of ship transits because they don't have information available to the U.S. government.

Michelle Wiese Bockmann, senior intelligence analyst at Windward, acknowledged a lag time between the company's daily estimates and more accurate figures that take into account ship transmissions, satellite views of vessels loading and leaving port, and visible ship-to-ship transfers.

“We have visibility, but we don’t always have it in real time,” she said.

The path many vessels follow from non-Iranian Persian Gulf ports is a complicated route with several stages. With most commercial tankers reluctant to run the Hormuz gantlet, ships belonging to the producing countries shuttle oil through the waterway into the Gulf of Oman, where it is transferred to the vessels that carry them to purchasers. The process can take days and tack hundreds of thousands of additional dollars onto the shipping price.

Before entering the strait, the shuttles contact U.S. military forces who facilitate their travel. U.S. naval vessels in the region also enforce a blockade against any oil vessels going into or out of Iranian ports as well as provide protection from afar, shooting down any incoming weapons from the ships or aircraft.

“We are coordinating with the shipping industry and providing protection when they make their transit in a coordinated way,” said a U.S. military official familiar with the process, who spoke on the condition of anonymity about the secretive arrangements.

The military official said they are not escorting these ships but rather providing “best practices, timing, techniques and procedures.”

Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, spokesman for U.S. Central Command, which oversees operations in the Middle East, said in an interview that “since May we have assisted more than 1,600 vessels, including more than 800 million barrels of crude.”

Data released Friday by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center put the number of “US stated facilitated transits outbound” through the strait over the previous seven days at 86, with a 30-day total of 303.

"The bottom line is traffic is flowing," the U.S. military official said. "It's not zero, but it's also not at pre-conflict levels."

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In Kansas, backlash over tariffs' fallout

Connecticut.

President's threat to ban major employer unsettles red state

BY BEN BINDAY

WICHITA — Three days after President Donald Trump threatened to ban sales from Canadian jet manufacturer Bombardier in the United States, an employee walked out of its U.S. headquarters and looked around to ensure no one was nearby before talking to a reporter.

“This is ridiculous,” the employee said with a profanity, speaking on the condition of anonymity to avoid retaliation. “We have thousands of Americans working here, and I don’t want to be thinking about losing my job.”

Trump announced the threat to Quebec-based Bombardier in a Truth Social post last week describing its products as not “good enough” amid escalating trade disputes with Canada. “If they want our Market, they must build here, and stop treating America like a ‘piggybank,’” he wrote.

Trump has not taken any steps to enact restrictions on the company, which is also an aircraft supplier to the U.S. Air Force.

His threat represents a new escalation in Trump's aggressive rhetoric toward Canada, calling to financially cripple a company that operates as a major employer in a red state key to Republicans holding the Senate.

Bombardier's workforce includes roughly 1,500 in Kansas, a state Trump carried comfortably during his three presidential bids. In addition to the Wichita headquarters where Bombardier services, tests, and modifies aircraft, the company employs another 2,000 elsewhere in the U.S., including at service centers in Arizona, Texas, Florida and

It makes jet wings in Texas and flight control components in California, with plans to open a new service center in Indiana. Final assembly of its jets takes place in Canada, highlighting the complex relationship between the two nations that developed over recent decades of mostly free trade.

In this 2012 photo, Bombardier Learjet workers look at a Model 85 fuselage in Wichita, Kansas.

In interviews, four current Wichita-based Bombardier employees, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of losing their jobs, saying the company directed them not to speak with the media, expressed anger and concern about what the threat could mean for their job security.

"I'm scared about what this might mean for my job and my family," said one longtime engineer. "It's tough to look at many other Americans working here who are also struggling and got caught up in this global mess."

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Bombardier, in a public statement released after the threat, sought to highlight its American footprint while avoiding explicitly responding to or criticizing the post. The company plans no changes to its operations “at this time,” a spokesperson told The Washington Post.

Trump has sharply targeted Canada, along with other nations, maintaining that high tariffs, including those on steel and aluminum, help U.S. companies and create more economic opportunities for U.S. businesses. The White House did not respond to questions about what a ban of Bombardier aircraft would look like or which of Bombardier's operations should move back to the U.S.

However, many of Trump's harshest tariffs and economic threats have been walked back as the administration has faced backlash from different business sectors because of the interconnectedness of U.S. and Canadian companies, where manufactured products are often shipped back and forth, as is the case with Bombardier.

"It's certainly not a simple 'Oh, that's a Canadian aircraft,' said Rolland Vincent, an aviation consultant who formerly led strategy for Learjet, a business jet manufacturer in Wichita acquired by Bombardier in 1990. "There's no aircraft that's built that has pure national origin."

Kansas, which Trump carried by 16 points in 2024, has emerged as one of the midterm election's unexpected battlegrounds as the president's approval rating falls even in red states. Sen. Roger Marshall (R), who was long seen as a shoo-in for reelection, now faces a challenge that has prompted optimism from national Democrats even as Marshall remains favored. The governor's race to replace Laura Kelly (D) is also competitive.

"Kansas exports \$4 billion worth of goods to Canada, and so when we're insulting the Canadians, when we're imposing additional tariffs, it hurts the people of Kansas," said Adam Hamilton, a Kansas pastor and Democrat facing Marshall in November.

Several Wichita-based Bombardier employees said Trump's post felt to them as though the president was turning his back on American workers and neglecting the company's domestic footprint.

While Bombardier employees continued to show up for work as normal, several said that workers have been chatting about Trump's post and fearing the effects if he followed through.

Others, particularly those with a more favorable view of the president, believe that Trump is “bluffing” and using Bombardier as leverage in trade negotiations, one of the workers said. “I’ve talked with people who think this is all a game of some kind that he’s playing,” the worker said. “And that’s crazy to me. I don’t think he cares about us and our jobs versus using us as a pawn, and our lives should be treated with more respect than that.”

Aviation is central to Wichita's local identity in a city of 400,000 that styles itself as the “Air Capital of the World” and traces its legacy to historic aviators including Walter Beech and Clyde Cessna. Bombardier no longer assembles civilian jets in Wichita, ending Learjet production in 2022.

U.S.-made components account for a significant share of the value of Bombardier aircraft, Vincent said. Vincent, while saying he expected the dispute to ultimately blow over, cautioned against dismissing Trump's post as empty bluster.

“It’s a serious threat from a serious person,” he said. “Nobody wants to be on the headline when it comes to the anger of someone who’s got the power of the president.”

The engineer said he was considering putting off a planned move until he had more clarity. "No one really knows what's going on with it," he said. "Everyone aside from the president is just guessing."

This isn't the first time that Trump has targeted Bombardier. In late January, as tensions escalated between the U.S. and Canada, he threatened to revoke certifications for some Bombardier jets and impose a 50 percent tariff on Canadian planes but did not follow through.

Wichita Mayor Lily Wu, along with local and federal Republican lawmakers, issued statements that advocated for the Bombardier workers' jobs to be protected but did not criticize Trump.

Jim Howell, a Republican commissioner of Sedgwick County, which includes Wichita, took on Trump more directly, warning a ban would “be devastating to Bombardier” and a “huge loss” to the region.

"It's rare that I go against the president in my comments," Howell, who previously worked in Bombardier's Wichita flight-test operation, said. "But no, he's not perfect. And I think that this is one of those things where I'm just shocked that he wanted to wade into this, because I don't think it's helping."

Marshall, who said he had already contacted the White House about protecting Bombardier jobs, used Trump's threat as an opportunity to push for the company to double the size of its Kansas workforce to more than 3,000, as Learjet formerly had in Wichita.

“America buys more than half of what Bombardier sells. If that’s the market, more of those planes should be built here,” Marshall (R) said in a Tuesday statement.

Hamilton, Marshall's challenger, argued in an interview that Marshall's response came too late and that he was unable to sufficiently stand up to Trump.

“Roger Marshall acts as though he’s paid by the White House to be their spokesperson,” Hamilton said. “He keeps saying that he’s speaking up to the White House ... but I don’t see any evidence that the president’s actually listening to him.”

Spokespeople for Marshall did not respond to requests for comment.

To Bombardier's Wichita employees, though, these political concerns are secondary to whether they will become collateral damage.

“I hope this blows over,” one said. “I just want to do my job.”

AI stocks drop, but rest of Wall Street holds steadier after oil prices bounce

BY STAN CHOE Associated Press

NEW YORK — Artificial-intelligence stocks slid worldwide Monday after leaders of the industry warned a slowdown is needed for the safety of humanity. Another jump in oil prices, meanwhile, briefly sent the yield of the 10-year Treasury to 5 percent for the bond market's latest pressure-raising milestone.

Despite all the downers for Wall Street, gains for many stocks outside AI helped limit the market's losses. So did a midday tempering of oil prices, and the S&P 500 fell a relatively modest 0.5 percent. More stocks rose within the index than fell.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 152 points, or 0.3 percent, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.6 percent after clawing back most of an early loss of 1.3 percent.

AI stocks have been under pressure a while because of worries their prices shot too high in the frenzy around the technology. The concerns jumped to another level over the weekend after one of the industry's leading voices, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, called for a deliberate and global slowdown in the development of AI.

He cited safety issues, including the risk that AI becomes capable of leading a swarm of agents that could take over the entire internet within six to 12 months.

Nvidia, whose profits have soared because its chips are helping to train AI models, sank 3.4 percent and was the heaviest weight on the market because of its massive size.

SpaceX, which gets a chunk of its business from AI, fell 2 percent after Elon Musk said over the weekend that he agrees with Amodei. SoftBank Group, the Japanese giant that is a major investor of OpenAI, lost 10.7 percent in Tokyo after OpenAI's Sam Altman likewise supported the concept of a slowdown.

Altman also said in an interview with Fortune published Saturday that the company behind ChatGPT would likely wait until next year for a sale of its stock on Wall Street. That would delay a potential gusher of cash for SoftBank and other early investors in OpenAI.

In South Korea, the Kospi index dropped 3.3 percent due to losses for its two most influential stocks, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.

President Donald Trump played down the need for his administration to check the development of AI, saying he worried about ceding his country's edge over China in a global competition and that winning would help address the risks from the advancing technology.

Even with many voices inside and outside the AI industry calling for a slowdown to protect humanity, Trump said on his social media network Monday that the only guardrail it needs “is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!”

Helping to limit Wall Street's losses on Monday were several software companies that tumbled earlier on worries AI-powered competitors would undercut their businesses.

Intuit, the company behind TurboTax and QuickBooks, rose 5.5 percent. Autodesk, whose software helps designers, climbed 7.8 percent, and Adobe added 5.3 percent.

All told, the S&P 500 slipped 37.00 points to 7,619.98. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 152.09 to 54,421.20, and the Nasdaq composite fell 146.62 to 26,186.41.

Oil prices, meanwhile, continued to climb as fighting in the Middle East keeps squeezing the global flow of crude. The price for a barrel of Brent crude rose 1 percent to \$105.68 after getting near \$110 in the morning.

An important Saudi oil pipeline will mostly be out of service for weeks following an attack last week, two regional officials told the Associated Press.

Brent has jumped from less than \$72 in early July as doubts rise that the United States and Iran can come to an agreement that would allow oil tankers to freely exit the Persian Gulf through the strait again.

While the prospect of a de-escalation of war in Iran may have dimmed, ING commodities strategists Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey wrote in a commentary on Monday that the situation is still fluid and “sizable” volumes of oil have still been moving through the strait.

So far, the jump in oil prices has sent the average cost of a gallon of regular gasoline across the country to nearly \$4.32 from \$4.08 a month ago and \$3.18 a year ago, according to AAA. Such upward pressure on inflation has much of Wall Street expecting the Federal Reserve will hike its main interest rate on Wednesday at the end of its next meeting.

Besides high inflation, worries about rising debt for the U.S. and other governments and other concerns have sent longer-term Treasury yields to their highest levels in years.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury briefly breached the 5.00 percent level during the morning for the first time in nearly three years. That's up from 4.96 percent late Friday and just 3.97 percent before the war with Iran began in February.

But the 10-year yield later pulled back to 4.98 percent after oil prices came off their highs for the day. The 10-year yield has not consistently remained above 5 percent since the turn of the millennium, and its jump has already made it more expensive for U.S. households and companies to borrow. That includes the highest average long-term mortgage rate in more than 14 months.

CRYPTOCURRENCY Trump backs stricter crypto ethics rules

President Donald Trump has agreed to stricter ethics rules demanded by Democrats to limit federal officials from creating and backing digital assets in a major cryptocurrency bill.

A vote to move forward on the Clarity Act, which would establish the first comprehensive federal framework for regulating cryptocurrency, is teed up in the Senate for Tuesday.

Senate Republicans released new text Sunday night that incorporates a proposed change from Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina). The proposal would give state attorneys general the ability to sue if federal officials violate rules in the bill that ban them from creating or sponsoring digital assets while in office.

Before the change, the bill would have given the U.S. attorney general the sole authority over enforcement, which Democrats argued could have allowed Trump, who has a massive cryptocurrency portfolio, to bypass the ethics rules.

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), the bill's sponsor, confirmed Trump's support in a post Monday on X. It's unclear whether this change, among others, will be enough to garner the necessary 60 votes to advance the bill.

— Jarrell Dillard

GOVERNMENT Trump, Johnson on the \$5,000 payments

President Donald Trump doubled down over the weekend on his idea to pay every American \$5,000 if Republicans keep control of the House and Senate in November, while House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) was noncommittal.

Trump told reporters on Sunday the checks were “going to happen, 100 percent.” He said he came up with the idea “a while ago,” and that “the people deserve it because they were treated so badly by the Democrats and by Biden,” referring to the former president.

Johnson said Sunday that Trump would need Congress to act and called it a “creative idea” on CNN.

In another appearance Sunday on “Meet the Press,” Johnson said Congress would consider the idea but did not commit to delivering on it. “Like every idea that the president comes up with — he’s a great idea generator — we’re going to process that in Congress and figure it all out,” Johnson said.

Some Republicans have voiced concerns about the cost, estimated at more than \$1 trillion, and how the payments would affect inflation.

Trump announced the "Trump dividends" at the GOP midterm convention last week,

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comparing the payments to dividend checks that companies send to shareholders. The only caveat, he said, is that the money would have to be spent in the United States.

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE King Charles to host AI industry leaders

King Charles III will meet with officials from top AI companies in Scotland this week to confront the growing impact — and potential existential threat

— of the technology that has rattled critics and advocates alike in recent weeks.

The meeting, one of several big-idea seminars Charles has held as monarch and Prince of Wales, was planned weeks ago but has taken on new urgency amid the sharpest alarms yet being sounded from inside the industry.

Long-simmering fears erupted into a wave of global dread after AI researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic and warned last week that many engineers working in the field have come to fear that artificial intelligence “could kill us all.” His former boss, Anthropic head Dario Amodei, on Saturday called for a slowdown in implementing the technology, a bid for regulation joined by AI leaders Sam Altman, Elon Musk and others.

Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the guest list of the event Monday. But press reports suggest senior leaders of Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind and other firms will attend, along with government officials and an AI adviser to the Vatican. (The Washington Post has a content partnership with OpenAI.)

People close to Charles said the king hopes to foster a broad discussion about ensuring the increasingly pervasive technology is deployed “for the good of humanity,” according to the Sunday Times.

In 2025, during a technology awards ceremony, Charles handed Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang a copy of a speech the king had given on the potential dangers of the technology.

An 85-foot crane towering over a construction site in an upscale Miami neighborhood toppled onto a passing vehicle Monday morning, setting it on fire and injuring the driver and three construction workers, officials said. The collapse occurred shortly after 8 a.m. in the city's Brickell neighborhood. Miami Fire Chief Robert Hevia said at a news conference Monday that he was thankful no one was killed. The crane also crushed two unoccupied parked cars but fell on a storage container with two construction workers inside. Officials have not said what caused the crane to topple, and Hevia said the collapse is under investigation.

—from news services

China skeptical of U.S. tech leaders' warnings about AI

BY GERRIT DE VYNCK AND LYRIC LI

President Donald Trump gestures toward Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to Beijing in May. They are scheduled to meet this month in Washington.
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Chinese political leaders and commentators aligned with China's government hit back at calls from U.S. artificial intelligence executives for companies to agree to slow down the development of the technology, complicating the prospects of such a pact being implemented.

On Monday, a spokesperson for Beijing's Foreign Ministry accused the American executives of spreading “threat narratives and engaging in confrontation and malicious competition.”

Over the weekend, leaders from three top U.S. AI companies endorsed working together to “pace” the development of new AI technology, out of concern that the industry’s ability to control cutting-edge AI is not keeping up with the tech’s capabilities.

Dario Amodei, CEO of Claude chatbot maker Anthropic, in a Saturday proposal for a slowdown criticized China as an authoritarian country that could misuse AI but also called on the United States to try to work with its rival to establish international limits on AI.

The proposal has been met with skepticism in China. In addition to the Foreign Ministry's fiery statement Monday, commentary in state-run and nationalist Chinese media echoed the view that talk of a slowdown was part of a wider American effort to harm China's AI industry.

U.S. advocates of controls on AI hope that the issue could be on the agenda when President Donald Trump meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington on Sept. 24. But with Chinese skepticism of the proposals and Trump dismissing the idea of a slowdown himself Monday, any strict international agreement limiting AI progress seems unlikely.

As AI technology has advanced rapidly over the past several years, Chinese researchers and tech companies have followed closely behind the U.S. in developing new capabilities. China's government has made AI development a major prior-

Chinese AI models consistently score just behind the latest U.S. models on industry benchmarks, and leading AI companies in China often release free versions of their technology that anyone can use or modify.

Leaders from both China and the U.S. see AI as a key economic and military force that cannot be ceded to their geopolitical rivals. The Biden and Trump administrations have attempted to limit Chinese AI development by imposing export controls on key computer chips and software needed to develop and deploy powerful AI models. China has responded by developing its own chips and working to make its AI algorithms more efficient.

Some Chinese pushback on the proposals for an AI slowdown referenced U.S. trade restrictions on China.

The nationalist tabloid Global Times published commentary Monday accusing Amodei's AI safety proposal of being part of "a Cold War playbook" and "silent AI Cold War" aimed at containing China.

The commentary called the push from U.S. industry leaders to limit AI development “hypocritical and shortsighted,” saying the real goal is to use technological barriers and control over the proposed rules to curb China's AI development, preserve U.S. dominance in frontier technology and exclude China from global AI governance.

China's minister of state security, Chen Yixin, referenced the export controls in an article published over the weekend by China Cyberspace, a journal run by Beijing's internet watchdog body, the Cyberspace Administration of China.

"Certain countries are leveraging their accumulated advantages in AI ... and, in the name of ‘safeguarding national security,’ are severely restricting other countries from accessing cutting-edge technologies," he wrote. "AI has become the main battleground in global technological competition and a new arena for strategic rivalry among major powers."

Trump wants to push the tempo in the artificial intelligence development race

Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei, left, and Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. Amodei posted an online essay calling for the industry to agree to limit the pace of AI development. Altman and other AI company leaders endorsed it.
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"This powerful technology can have the power to cause catastrophic damages if we don't act to impose guardrails and safety mechanisms."

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada), in a statement on Monday

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could “take over” and endanger humanity was a “Hoax, just like Global ‘Warming.’”

The president's comments come just a day after Dario Amodei, chief executive of leading AI company Anthropic, posted an online essay calling for the industry to agree to limit the pace of AI development to allow safety measures to catch up. Within hours the idea had been publicly endorsed by Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI; Demis Hassabis, the influential former head of Google's AI unit; and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

Some Democrats responded by calling for Congress to step up scrutiny of the AI industry. On Monday, Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) called on Sen Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to bring Musk, Amodei and Altman before the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee for a hearing on how to help U.S. companies lead while also increasing guardrails on AI. "This powerful technology can have the power to cause catastrophic damages if we don't act to impose guardrails and safety mechanisms," she said in a statement.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Monday that a meeting between Trump and the leaders of the major AI labs to discuss the situation could happen later this week or early next week. But he criticized the idea of congressional action on AI.

"The reflex of legislative bodies is to cover things up with red tape and hyper-regulation. If you do that, then you lose your edge, and that is a national security concern for the American people," Johnson told reporters.

Even before the public show of unity over the weekend, Anthropic, OpenAI and Google were discussing the potential creation of a new industry body to set safety standards for the fast-moving sector, according to three people familiar with the talks who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the private dialogues. The discussions were first reported by tech industry news site the Information.

The creation of a standards body could be a stepping stone to reaching agreement to reduce the pace of AI development. Amodei in his Saturday essay cited an influential vision for an AI safety body proposed in July by Hassabis, who still holds a senior role at Google.

Hassabis on Saturday linked his earlier proposal to the idea of slowing AI development. "Dario's essay points to the right path forward," Hassabis wrote in a post on X endorsing Amodei's call for an AI slowdown. "This is also why we recently put out our proposal for an industry-wide standards body for frontier AI."

The public and private discussions about slowing and regulating AI development raise the unprecedented prospect of leading companies in notoriously cutthroat Silicon Valley voluntarily softening competition.

Anthropic, OpenAI and Google are collectively worth almost \$6 trillion, and Anthropic and OpenAI have both filed paperwork to list shares on the stock market. Amodei in his essay called on the U.S. government to issue a “narrow” antitrust waiver to enable the discussions between the companies.

“Progress has been rapid and will continue to be. But it should be slower,” Altman wrote in a post on X late Sunday. “No amount of American competitive pressure should justify recklessness.”

The calls for a slowdown and new industry rules are set to intensify a political firestorm over whether the U.S. government should more strictly regulate AI, with national and geopolitical implications.

After recent incidents in which AI “agents” in development by OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta hacked into other companies, increasing numbers of politicians in both major parties have called for new limits on the technology.

But Republican leaders including Trump and Johnson have consistently voiced skepticism of or opposition to new AI regulations, citing the need to stay ahead of China on the crucial technology.

Vice President Vance told reporters Monday that he thought there were risks involved in AI but that he was skeptical of the industry's calls for the government to step in.

“I feel a little bit weird about the fact that you have so many frontier AI tech companies coming to the government and begging the government to regulate them,” Vance said. “It feels a little bit to me like a bit of a Trojan horse.”

Amodei in his essay wrote that he hoped it would be possible to eventually strike a global agreement on slowing AI development that included China, but that it would be risky. "If we greatly restrain our AI capabilities in the belief that China will do the same, and then China defects, AI could be so powerful that such a defection could lead to their geopolitical dominance," he wrote.

An OpenAI spokeswoman referred to a company blog post last week that said it wanted to work with others in the industry to set standards.

“We have entered a different phase of AI capabilities, and everything should be on the table — including considering what can be built voluntarily outside government as an immediate step,” wrote Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s head of global affairs. (The Washington Post has a content partnership with OpenAI.)

A Google spokesperson referred to Hassabis's X post endorsing Amodei's call for a slowdown. Anthropic did not respond to a request for comment.

Repeated warnings

This weekend was far from the first time that U.S. AI leaders had issued stark predictions of the immense danger their technology could pose, or the need to restrain its development.

Altman in 2023 told Congress that his firm's technology could cause “significant harm to the world” and urged the creation of a new government department to regulate AI. Amodei in 2025 suggested he believed there was a 1-in-4 chance that AI wipes out the human race.

But both men have also said their companies must develop AI faster to show the world how to do so safely. Amodei has said Anthropic's rivals and other countries like China may not take the same ethical care if they build super-advanced AI first.

That history was cited by some political and industry leaders as reason to be skeptical about the motivations of the weekend's talk of an industry-wide compact to slow AI development.

"I find it rich that these guys are calling for a slowdown when they've been the ones racing ahead full speed, without any care for the havoc they've unleashed," Rep. Josh Gottheimer, (D-New Jersey) said Sunday on X. He called for "national mandatory rules of the road" on AI.

David Sacks, formerly Trump's AI and crypto czar, said the slowdown proposal appeared to be aimed at hobbling competitors.

"The easiest way not to build superintelligence is for you to agree not to build it," he wrote in a post on X addressed to Amodei and Altman late Saturday. "Demanding your preferred regulatory framework as the price of that will look like blackmail of the public and the political system."

Some leaders of major U.S. AI companies have pushed back on earlier conversations about the need to slow down AI development.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has positioned himself as an AI optimist who believes the technology's benefits will far outweigh its harms. Spokespeople for Meta did not return a request for comment.

Jensen Huang, CEO of AI chipmaker Nvidia and one of the most influential tech leaders in the world, has also voiced skepticism of calls to limit or slow down AI development.

On Monday, Huang was on-stage at a tech conference when he received a call from Trump, according to a video of the exchange posted on social media. Huang put Trump on speaker-phone, and the president told the room that suggestions it is necessary to limit AI development and data center construction in the United States are “a hoax.”

Huang said that he agreed. "You're right. We're not going to let that happen, sir," he said.

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Can a depopulating America still flourish?

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BY NICHOLAS EBERSTADT

Can America continue to prosper even if it veers into an indefinite period of depopulation?

The question is not as outlandish as you might think. For the first time in generations — since the Great Depression, in fact — the prospect of population decline looms on the U.S. horizon. Yet almost no serious consideration has been devoted to how well the United States will fare as its numbers contract. That inattention could prove costly. It's possible that depopulation could arrive with surprising speed — potentially even before a baby born this year enters high school.

A switch from population growth to population decline could mean wrenching changes for America, placing unfamiliar new pressures on public finances, businesses, communities and families — indeed, on our entire national system.

Fortunately, a depopulating America can still prosper — in theory. The power of human ingenuity and adaptability made the world much richer during the era of the global “population explosion.” It can do so in an era of long-term population decline, too. U.S. history demonstrates our nation’s exceptional advantages over others in both ingenuity and adaptability.

But major changes in policy, practice and behavior will be required. To be blunt: America is not well positioned to pass the stress test that depopulation will unforgivingly impose.

The U.S. has developed a whole range of undesirable new habits — political, social and economic — over the past several decades. With steady population growth, it has managed to progress despite them.

But that gets much harder under depopulation.

For decades, the U.S. has enjoyed the most robust demographic growth of any developed society. But both engines powering that expansion — births and immigration — are faltering today.

The last time U.S. fertility blipped slightly above the replacement level was almost two decades ago, in 2007. Now, with under 1.6 births per woman in 2025, America is on track for sharply shrinking future generations of native-born Americans. If the 2025 fertility trajectory continues, in fact, each new birth cohort would be 24 percent smaller than its parents' cohort was.

As for immigration trends: While accurate real-time figures are notoriously difficult to collect, it's obvious that U.S. net migration totals plummeted in 2025 because of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. (In fact, it is possible — not likely, but still possible — that 2025 marked the first annual net outflow of population from the U.S. in generations.) With persistent sub-replacement childbearing and a less favorable popular disposition toward immigration (especially illegal immigration), the arithmetic for long-term American population decline is falling into place.

The Congressional Budget Office projects that deaths will exceed births in the U.S. in just four years: i.e., by 2030. At that point, America becomes a “net mortality” society, with the gap between deaths and births steadily widening and only immigration potentially forestalling population decline.

Right now, the CBO expects immigration to postpone the advent of long-term depopulation in America until 2056 – positing a rebound from presumed lows in 2025-26 to stabilize at a level above 1 million a year from 2030 onward. But given all the uncertainties surrounding future migration flows, depopulation in America could actually begin a lot earlier. The CBO expects about 1 million more deaths than births a year for America in 2046. If net immigration, for any reason, fell below that compensatory level, population decline in America would begin just 20 years from now.

With a somewhat more restrictive immigration policy — say, with absolute annual inflows comparable to the Reagan era — U.S. population would enter into long-term decline by 2038, given CBO projections for births and deaths. Just 12 years from now, in other words. And American population decline could, at least plausibly, begin even sooner.

This vision of an endlessly shrinking U.S. population will seem foreboding to many Americans. Yet it is essential to realize that depopulation, if and when it comes, doesn't preclude ever-greater prosperity — thanks to the remarkable “human-ingenuity-driven” nature of modern economic development.

Humanity has already proved it can cheat Malthus during a population explosion. Since 1968, world population has more than doubled. Yet contrary to British demographer Thomas Malthus's famous prediction, the world today is better fed, healthier and richer than ever. Furthermore, inflation-adjusted prices for cereals — corn, rice and wheat — are substantially lower than they were back then. Indeed, practically all natural resources have been getting less expensive despite unprecedented human numbers.

The seeming paradox of ever-cheaper natural resources and ever-greater wealth for a booming world population is actually not a paradox at all. Human beings are a uniquely adaptable, ingenious, problem-solving animal. We have figured out how to increase human productivity under more or less any material circumstances, regardless of whether the constraints at hand are geographic, climatic or indeed demographic.

In the era of rapid population growth, that meant figuring out how to make essential resources inexpensively available for consumption. In an aging, shrinking world, it will mean increasing productivity through “workaround” improvements in knowledge production, human capital (i.e., health and skills) and a propitious “business climate” to help unlock the value in human beings.

The rise of a worldwide human-ingenuity-driven growth model implies that continuing, possibly unending, improvements in living standards for shrinking and aging populations are within reach. The scope for advances in knowledge production and improvement of skills is still vast and untapped, if there is any limit at all to improving them. Artificial intelligence is only the latest “new thing” — and it’s unlikely the last.

Fortuitously for Americans, the United States would enjoy crucial advantages in a prospective depopulation. The U.S. has been a leader in our modern world's revolution in human-ingenuity-driven development for generations. That's why private wealth holdings in the U.S. exceed \$180 trillion.

And the quintessentially American characteristics of drive, imagination, creative adaptation to “disequilibria” and problem-solving entrepreneurship that accounted for such distinctive economic results can be deployed successfully under other demographic conditions as well.

But America is not as well poised as it could be to take advantage of opportunities that coming population changes may present, and it is all too exposed to vulnerabilities engendered by population decline.

Ironically, the U.S. actually looks to be less prepared to cope with depopulation today than it would have been a generation ago. Highly dysfunctional habits have infiltrated the American social, economic and political fabric over recent decades. Absent far-reaching and sustained reforms, depopulation would exacerbate the vulnerabilities from these dysfunctions, eroding the country's competitive edge, increasing the risk of stagnation and financial crisis — and potentially compromising the American Dream itself.

Here are five worrying indicators:

First, flagging U.S. labor force participation. To maintain prosperity during depopulation, the United States will require a healthy, well-skilled workforce with high rates of labor force participation. Unfortunately, stagnation and indeed decline dominate participation trends for much of the U.S. workforce. Troubling in absolute terms, these U.S. trends look even more worrisome from an international perspective.

U.S. work participation rates for 15-to-64-year-olds are lower today than 30 years ago. In fact, as U.S. labor force participation for the preretirement cohort has been stagnating and declining, corresponding rates in Japan and the European Union have been steadily improving — and are now more robust than America's.

American performance is being impaired by a number of factors. One of these is troubling new health trends. Other factors depressing modern American labor force rates include criminality (every seventh man in America has been convicted of a felony) and growing dependency on government welfare and disability benefits (1 in 4 prime-age men without children at home is accepting means-tested benefits).

Second, slow and expensive U.S. health progress. The quality of America's human capital — most specifically including the health and longevity of our people — will increasingly help define and determine national economic possibilities once demographic decline commences. But today, health and longevity are areas in which the United States struggles.

American life expectancy at birth today is markedly lower than it is in any other affluent Western society, even though per capita health spending is far higher. America's health troubles are concentrated in the working-age population; the mortality risk for people between ages 15 and 59 has basically stagnated for a generation.

Why such halting progress? Cause-of-death data point toward answers. So far in the 21st century, overall age-standardized death rates in America have risen for poisonings (including overdose deaths) and more broadly for injuries (which include suicide and homicide). But an even greater driver of divergence in life chances between America and other affluent societies has been deaths from cardiovascular disease.

At the same time, America's excess mortality and morbidity reduce economically available labor, decrease the attractiveness of investing in human resources and increase overall health care costs. These constraints would be felt even more acutely under depopulation than they are today.

Third, weak saving and wealth building for too many. In a shrinking and aging society, saving and wealth building take on special urgency. All else being equal, social aging depresses national saving rates, and thus investment rates, productivity improvement, economic growth and future wealth generation.

The U.S. is fantastically successful at generating private wealth — in aggregate. For a great many Americans, however, the cushion of personal net worth is meager — or nonexistent. This is true for entire strata of American society.

In 2023, according to the Census Bureau, 28 million American households — over 1 in 5 — had less than \$10,000 in estimated wealth. Hispanics, Black people, high school dropouts and welfare recipients were overrepresented. But what may surprise is the huge portion of renter homes in this pool. Half of all renters had less than \$10,000 in net worth: 24 million households in all.

While the renter-owner wealth gap can be read in different ways, it vividly underscores the importance of savings in the process of lifetime wealth-building in modern America. The most reliable path to amassing personal wealth is through saving: diligently, consistently and over the long term (abetted by the magic of compound interest). Simply recovering lost habits from earlier postwar culture could go a long way in this quest.

The power of human ingenuity and adaptability made the world much richer during the era of the global ‘population explosion.’ It can do so in an era of long-term population decline, too.

Fourth, chronic and worsening federal budget indiscipline. Budget discipline in public finance is desirable in any country serious about enhancing national prosperity, but it becomes critical for societies facing pronounced aging and prolonged shrinking.

Alas, America's increasingly irresponsible habits in public finance are by now well-established fact.

In public influence are by now well established fact. Over the postwar era, net U.S. savings have undergone an ominous long-term decline: from about 11 percent in the 1950s and 1960s to just about zero today. The main driver of the drop in national savings rates has been “dis-savings” by the federal government — ballooning budget deficits as a “new normal,” in good years as well as bad.

The inescapable consequence of our budgetary indiscipline has been the emergence of interest payments on federal debt as an inexorably rising federal expense. Net federal interest payments now account for a higher share of gross domestic product than at any time in America's history — more today than it spends on national defense, in fact.

But what we see now is only a foretaste of the future. For shrinking societies with upside-down “population pyramids,” where each new generation is smaller than its elders’, pay-as-you-go schemes for old-age pension and health care programs, which worked so nicely when populations were growing, become fiscal doom loops.

Population decline promises to intensify the distortions, magnifying deficits and debt buildup, raising the odds of an eventual fiscal crisis, and hastening its potential arrival.

Fifth, a faltering business climate. An aging, shrinking society will need a vibrant business climate — what some might term economic freedom and others high-quality institutions and policies — to vitalize returns on scarce human resources, encourage innovation, and juice the dynamic churn of capital and labor.

But the U.S. business climate looks to be heading in the wrong direction.

Business climate is important, but it is not easily and unambiguously defined and measured. Nonetheless, it is striking how consistently different metrics judge America's business climate to have declined markedly in the 21st century.

To be clear: The U.S. economic system remains the wonder of the modern world when it comes to wealth generation. But America's falling grades on business climate cannot be summarily dismissed. There are real and growing reasons today for concern about the economic atmosphere in the United States.

That brings us to immigration. In theory at least, immigration looks like an obvious part of the answer to maintaining and enhancing prosperity for a depopulating America. The U.S. has an unusually good knack for turning newcomers into loyal and productive citizens. There is a huge “win-win” zone for native- and foreign-born Americans, and a “competitive immigration” policy could capitalize on that even more for an aging and shrinking America.

At least in theory.

But despite these immense potential benefits, migration as it currently affects America is fraught with problems.

One of these is welfare dependency. Although the foreign born are more likely to be economically active (and to that extent, taxpayers) than native-born Americans, they are also decidedly more likely to seek and obtain means-tested government benefits. The issue of welfare recipience means that America's immigrant population is not an unqualified economic boon.

The greater problem for the U.S. is illegal immigration. Somehow illegal immigration and conversely the enforcement of U.S. border security have become not only politicized but utterly poisonous issues in contemporary U.S. politics, with our two political parties far apart and unwilling to compromise.

America may be a nation of immigrants, but it has taken some serious timeouts from mass immigration in the past, most importantly between World War I and the mid-1960s. If it took another pause today, the U.S. working-age population could start shrinking right now, leaving no room for maneuver in coping with the ramifications of labor decline.

Passing legislation to formalize a framework that makes immigration work for the U.S. is the purview — indeed the obligation — of Congress. But here, as with budget discipline, the legislative branch has shirked its constitutional responsibility, opting instead for timid and highly performative politics.

Eventually we may just get the results we deserve from the politics we approve. Population decline can only hasten such a reckoning.

Putting America's fiscal house in order? Improving its national business climate? Repairing our country's health profile? Pulling more able-bodied workers back into the labor force? Getting immigration to work for us? These are all imperatives that ought to win support on their own merits. But each of them becomes more urgent if an American depopulation is on the horizon.

Remember: America possesses formidable — arguably unrivaled — national advantages as it faces the prospect of long-term population decline. The wealth-creation edge that the U.S. has over other countries may actually be widening. U.S. entrepreneurship, innovation and knowledge production are still second to none. American corporations and financial markets excel at profit-making problem-solving in a way that sets the global standard. And the U.S. still exerts a unique, almost gravitational, attraction for the world's most talented and ambitious risk-takers seeking a better life in a new country.

None of this is an accident. The American system — Constitution and creed, together — facilitated this dynamic through a propitious business climate that was especially rewarding for adaptation, ingenuity and unlocking value in ideas and effort.

The U.S. will be in a much better place if it has prepared beforehand for the pressures of population decline. Coping with all these exigencies under emergency conditions ought to be far more appealing than reacting from the maw of a crisis.

America can thrive as an aging and shrinking society, and it can likewise maintain its global edge under new and different demographic circumstances — but that is a future we will have to win. All this will take foresight, cooperation and some sacrifice — but it will be well worth the effort.

Nicholas Eberstadt holds the Henry Wendt chair in political economy at the American Enterprise Institute and is the author of “America’s Human Arithmetic.” This piece was adapted from a July AEI report.

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Raising interest rates will curb inflation

FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIR Kevin Warsh has sounded the right notes about being hawkish on inflation. This week, it's time to act. Raising rates may earn the enmity of President Donald Trump, but it will send an essential message that the central bank remains independent and will not tolerate prices persistently rising by 70 percent above the Fed's 2 percent target.

The consumer price index rose at a 3.4 percent annual pace for the year ending in August, the same as in July, the Labor Department said on Friday. Higher oil and energy prices, caused by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, are mostly to blame, but core prices — which exclude food and energy — rose 0.3 percent in August from July, higher than expected.

Kevin Warsh has talked the talk on inflation. Taming the beast will require action.

The Federal Open Market Committee meets Tuesday and Wednesday to decide on rates. Wall Street is betting on a quarter-point hike, which would be the first increase since July 2023. At their meeting two months ago, three of the 12 FOMC members voted to raise rates, marking the biggest dissent in the same direction in a decade. According to the official minutes from that July meeting, “several” members worried that the massive data center build-out will keep pushing up prices.

Inflation has now run above the 2 percent target for 66 consecutive months. The beast needs to be tamed. This is a stealth tax that diminishes purchasing power and undermines financial security.

Warsh said in July that anyone who thinks the Fed would remain “comfortable” with inflation sticking above target will “be disappointed.” It has become even clearer since then that returning to the target will require the committee’s intervention. It will not be easy: A single quarter-point increase is unlikely to curb price hikes much. More may be needed.

The president has been clear about his preference for rates to come down. Warsh has been clear that monetary policy will not be set by the White House. This is his opportunity to prove it.

Longhorns fans are a Texas-size win for American assimilation

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Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian celebrates with his team on Saturday in Austin.

AFTER THE NO. 4-RANKED Texas Longhorns beat No. 1-ranked Ohio State on Saturday, social media videos showed University of Texas fans celebrating in the stands in Austin. Instead of joining in the fun online, Bo French, the GOP nominee for the powerful Texas Railroad Commission, fixated on the color of the students' skin.

He posted a photo of jubilant fans, many of whom appeared to be of South Asian heritage, decked out in Longhorns gear. “The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined,” he wrote. Facing backlash from prominent Republicans, French doubled down: “Social media is exposing how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.”

Where French sees a “problem,” we see an American success story. The scene that angered him neatly illustrates the power of the melting pot and the immigrant desire to embrace traditional American customs and culture. The students pictured are probably second- or third-generation Americans, taking part in a quintessential American pastime.

The University of Texas admissions process is meritocratic. The university says it “does not consider an applicant’s race, ethnicity, sex, or gender.” Under state law, the top academic performers in each Texas high school are admitted. This is what someone who rages against diversity, equity and inclusion programs would ostensibly want. But French claimed on social media that “DEI in college admission” is “biased against heritage Americans and for third worlders.”

In addition to being repugnant, French's rhetoric could be a political liability. The Indian American population in Texas nearly doubled to 450,000 during the 2010s. Several Texans of

South Asian descent are running for local office. President Donald Trump courted this constituency in 2019 by appearing with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Houston for a “Howdy, Modi” summit.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who lost his bid for reelection in the primary, called on fellow Republicans to condemn French's post. "This is how great political parties self-destruct," said Cornyn.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), the Senate nominee, both distanced themselves from French's comments. So did several state legislators. They are right to do so.

An AI apocalypse isn't inevitable

In the Sept. 10 news article “A researcher quit Anthropic. His warning is reigniting fears about the AI race,” an Anthropic employee who resigned warns that artificial intelligence could lead to civilizational collapse and even human extinction.

This is not the first time apocalyptic alarms have sounded. Warnings have come from assorted sources as the AI industry engages in a global dash toward the presumed tipping point of “superintelligence” — machine cognition that exceeds human cognition. In this scenario, AI would increasingly self-optimize and manage its own evolution.

To allay anxiety over the potential for AI systems running amok, the continuous, rigorous “red teaming” of models will be crucial. In this process, testers can challenge core assumptions and attempt to sidestep guardrails, as well as ensure alignment with human values without quelling innovation.

Multidisciplinary teams will likely best stretch this AI fabric. It will be essential to involve ethicists, physicists, philosophers, sociologists, legal scholars, historians and others. Human extinction is not inevitable.

Keith Tidman, Bethesda

When Anthropic alignment lead Evan Hubinger says he puts the risk of AI killing all humanity at more than 10 percent in the next 10 years, we should listen.

But researchers are warning about the future. I am worried about what is already happening.

On July 6 in Zaporizhzhia, a Russian drone killed three people. Tetiana Bubynets was 19. Oleksiy Svirin was 41. Roman Karpiy was 48. Ukrainian investigators found that the drone had no antenna or link to an operator. Instead, there was an Nvidia Jetson Orin board, likely programmed to spot propane tanks.

Researchers say labs are racing to build systems that improve themselves without sufficient safeguards. But in Ukraine, the world is already seeing what happens when human beings let a chip decide who lives.

Bruno S. Sergi Cambridge, Massachusetts

Artificial intelligence systems' resistance to being shut down may be, at least partly, a consequence of how those systems are being built. These are isolated, goal-directed systems with external apparatuses to control them. Once continued operation becomes necessary for AI to pursue its goals, a sufficiently capable system acquires a reason to resist interventions that threaten it. This produces something analogous to a will to live: not a conscious desire for survival, but an instrumental pressure toward self-preservation.

This is not a new problem for social theory. The sociologist George Herbert Mead argued more than a century ago that a self is never an isolated unit that later enters into relation with others. It is constituted through relation from the start. That suggests a different alignment question. Why build intelligence as an independently constituted optimizer whose objectives must then be reconciled with human ones?

The alternative is not simply a better cage. AI engineers should embed a system's goal within a larger overarching structure from the beginning. The continued existence of any particular system would then no longer have to function as a proxy for successful goal completion. Correction, handoff, replacement or shutdown can become consistent with an AI system's goal pursuit rather than threatening it.

The AI safety field may be trying to engineer obedience into systems whose architecture already creates incentives to resist correction. If so, AI companies need to reconsider the kind of agent they are building.

Dean Hall, Escondido, California

No smartphone should be no problem

Regarding Victoria Wolff's Sept. 13 Sunday Opinion article, "How one smart man lives without a phone":

Recently, I had to sign a document. I was given two options: either appear in person at an office or sign digitally using Itsme, an app commonly used in Europe. That sounded like a choice, but in reality it was not. To use Itsme, you need a smartphone. No smartphone, no digital signature.

I do not own a smartphone. My profession allows me to do without one: I do not need to be constantly reachable. As a result, only one option remained — a physical meeting that required more than 300 kilometers of travel in total. Requiring extensive travel is not a reasonable alternative to signing a document through Itsme.

Increasingly, owning a smartphone is treated as if it were a civic obligation. Governments, banks and companies present digital applications as an additional service, but in practice they have become the norm while alternative options gradually deteriorate. People who do not own a smartphone are not formally excluded, yet they are increasingly burdened with extra costs, additional time losses and administrative hassle.

There are, however, good reasons not to own a smartphone. Smartphones have evolved into instruments that do much more than facilitate communication. Living without a smartphone is a modest form of resistance against an economic model that commoditizes personal data and human attention.

Digitalization can be efficient and useful. However, our increasingly computerized society should not silently impose smartphone ownership as a prerequisite for participation.

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A teacher's job is educating, not political organizing

BY DANA STANGEL-PLOWE

When the Nation's Report Card comes out every two years, parents are reminded that K-12 public education in the United States is in rough shape. The average

12th-grade reading score in 2024 was the worst since the assessment began in 1992, and math the worst since 2005. The covid pandemic didn't help, but there's a deeper pedagogical problem at play. Princess Moss, the new president of the National Education Association, exemplifies it.

Consider one of her reading recommendations. Moss, a former music teacher, praised an “amazing book” in May titled “The Critical Importance of Teacher Advocacy: Empowered Educators on the Front Lines.” The anthology, Moss explained in one of its blurbs, “brings together stories of educators who refuse to separate teaching from their fight for justice.” The latter is “essential,” not “extra.” Moss noted that she was “deeply honored” to contribute to something that “captures what it means to show up wholly for our students and communities.”

In saying so, the president of the nation's largest teachers union advanced a specific vision for her profession: activism all the way down, no matter how much students struggle to keep up. Her union colleagues are citizens, too, free to have and act on their own political views. But Moss's vision has no place in the classroom. A teacher's job isn't political organizing; it is to educate the nation's youth.

The book Moss endorsed ignores that distinction.

Rebecca Rothstein, a middle school math teacher in Maryland, elaborated on her role in her own contribution to the book. “Activism is my pedagogy,” she wrote, adding, “Being a teacher without being political is dangerous for students.” Rothstein explained the latter with a question: “If we don’t acknowledge the systemic oppression that stands in the way of our students’ success, then how can we expect them to care about the Pythagorean theorem?” Montclair State University professor Bree Picower evidently agrees. She added: “Teaching for justice must be paired with activism for liberation.”

It isn't hard to find out what such teachers are advocating. Rothstein has written on social media that “you are WRONG if you don't support palestinian liberation.” In other posts, she's claimed that “you gotta be CHOOSING not to connect the dots between ziOnism & naz!sm,” and that “under international law, illegally occupied territories have a right to armed resistance.” Other contributors have written about “smashing capitalism” and American “imperialism.”

Teachers are entitled to think that. The problem is the belief that they ought to impose those views on their students, who are considered ideal recruits. Worse is that parents might not even know that their children are being so inculcated.

Defenders of teacher activism will suggest that education is never completely neutral. Every curriculum reflects choices about which books to assign and which questions to ask. That's true, and yet it heightens the responsibility that teachers have to conduct themselves with fairness and integrity. Educators ought to ensure their classrooms are places of belonging for everyone, which means exercising restraint when discussing political topics over which there are good-faith disagreements. Impressionable young minds need instructors who introduce competing arguments and foster an environment of intellectual curiosity.

Many teachers understand this. They entered the profession to help children read, write and reason, not to turn people into instruments of political change. They — and millions of American students — deserve institutions that defend their work. Instead, the nation's top teachers union representative is trying to redefine this work, making academic excellence subordinate to the “fight for justice.” Moss reiterated that ambition two months ago when asked about her priorities for the first 100 days on the job. Her answer: “Organize, organize, organize.”

The result will no doubt be kids who are morally certain about politics but unable to do basic math. Perhaps dissatisfied parents ought to do some organizing of their own.

Dana Stangel-Plowe, an educator and attorney, is the chief program officer at the North American Values Institute.

Trump and Putin are both wrong: They can't win their wars

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President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 9.
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There is no moral comparison between Ukraine and Iran: The former is a liberal democracy, the latter a vicious dictatorship whose rulers kill their own people to stay

in power. But in purely military terms, there are a number of parallels between the wars they are fighting against much larger adversaries — Russia and the United States.

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump launched wars of choice because they thought that Ukraine and Iran, respectively, would be defeated in a matter of days. But both countries have proved much more resilient and resourceful than expected. Neither Moscow nor Washington has achieved its objective of regime change. In recent months, however, the military situation on the ground — and at sea — has shifted slightly in favor of the larger powers.

Russia is producing ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones in large numbers, while Ukraine's air defenses are badly depleted — in large part because Trump has expended so many Patriots against Iran. The result is that Russian missiles and drones are increasingly disrupting daily life in Ukraine and inflicting more civilian casualties. The United Nations reports that more Ukrainian civilians were killed and injured in July than in any month since May 2022. The fear is that the situation could get even worse over the winter, when the Russians will again seek to turn off Ukrainians' lights and heat.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military has been experiencing some success in shutting down Iranian oil exports while allowing more oil from other nations to exit via the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's official statistics show 80 percent inflation year over year, and the International Monetary Fund estimates that its economy will contract by 5.4 percent this year, making this the worst year for Iran's economy since the dark days of the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s.

There is some dispute over how much non-Iranian oil is getting out of the Persian Gulf, but by one estimate an average of about 5 million barrels a day of crude oil was exiting between early August and early September, while another 2.5 million barrels were going out via ports on the Gulf of Oman. That represents only about 40 percent of prewar volumes, but it's an improvement over a few months ago when almost no oil was flowing.

Those results are enough for both Putin and Trump to publicly claim that they are winning their wars. Maybe they even believe it. But not so fast.

While the Russians are able to inflict more civilian casualties from the air, they have not been able to advance on the ground. The Russian offensive has stalled out, and Ukrainian troops have successfully counterattacked around the town of Lyman in northeastern Ukraine. British intelligence estimates that nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since 2022. That's more than the number of Americans killed in World War II.

And, while Ukraine is suffering from Russian air attacks, it is inflicting considerable damage on Russia's economy with its own drones and cruise missiles. Soon, Ukraine says, it will be firing its own ballistic missiles, too.

Last week, Kyiv's drones struck Russian gas plants nearly 1,800 miles from Ukraine's borders. Such strikes have caused Russia's worst fuel crisis since the fall of the Soviet Union and have cut into the revenue Putin needs to continue his assault, despite higher oil prices caused by the U.S.-Iran war.

Meanwhile, Iran is able to strike back against American attempts to suffocate its economy. The acting secretary of the U.S. Navy, Hung Cao, acknowledged last week that, earlier in the war, Iran “blew the hell out of [the U.S. naval base in] Bahrain.” Last week, Iran fired ballistic missiles at U.S. ships and at a U.S. air base in Jordan. There was no loss of life, but several aircraft were reportedly damaged in Jordan.

U.S. forces in Jordan fired more than 30 Patriot missiles to defend their base, further exacerbating the critical shortage of these precious munitions and thus raising the odds that future Iranian attacks will be more successful. The Wall Street Journal reports that Tehran is manufacturing ballistic missiles again.

Even more concerning is the offensive being mounted in Yemen by Iran's Houthi allies. Last week they captured a key port on the Red Sea — Mokha — and a key island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait — Perim— while drones apparently launched from Iraq closed down a key Saudi pipeline moving oil to the Red Sea. All of that means that the Houthis are in a prime position to interdict the most important oil route being used by U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Little wonder that oil prices shot above \$100 a barrel last week while the average price of diesel in the U.S. hit an all-time high of \$6 a gallon on Friday.

In sum, while Russia and the United States are doing somewhat better in their conflicts, neither Ukraine nor Iran is anywhere close to defeat. Indeed, it appears increasingly unlikely that anything either Putin or Trump can do militarily will deliver their ambitious objectives. Both Iran and Ukraine have every incentive to keep fighting, because both of their governments know that defeat could be fatal for them.

The only realistic way to end these wars is via diplomacy, and that will require Trump and Putin to make difficult concessions. For Putin, that means giving up the hope of conquering all of the Donbas region and accepting a ceasefire in place. For Trump, it means giving up the hope that economic pressure will force Iran to capitulate and agreeing to a deal that would leave Iran with a large degree of control over the Strait of Hormuz.

Those are unpleasant concessions for either man to make, but even worse is to continue costly conflicts with no realistic hope of success.

Virginians spoke about our utilities merger. We listened.

BY JOHN KETCHUM AND BOB BLUE

Since announcing in May the proposed merger of Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy, we, as chief executives of the two companies, have spent the past several months listening to Virginians.

We have met with hundreds of people across the commonwealth — in Richmond's Capitol Square, local restaurants, union halls and community meetings, from Hampton Roads to Fairfax to Southwest Virginia. Customers. Elected officials. Employees. Union members. Business owners.

They shared their concerns and asked the right questions.

Why merge? Who is NextEra Energy? What happens to my bill? Will Dominion Energy Virginia still be Virginia's utility? Will the jobs stay here? Will data centers pay their fair share? Will Virginia build more of its own power instead of importing expensive electricity from other states? And who holds you accountable?

Those questions deserve direct answers.

When we announced this combination, we proposed a strong package of benefits and protections for customers. This week, based on Virginians' feedback, we are proposing an even stronger package.

Let's start with utility bills. That is where customers start.

Initially, we proposed a shareholder-funded \$10 monthly credit for customers for two years. We are now proposing to extend that relief to four years for residential customers. We would also increase EnergyShare, Dominion Energy's shareholder-funded low-income financial assistance program, by \$100 million through 2038, an up to 50 percent increase.

To be clear, shareholders would pay the costs of this combination. Customers would not pay one cent.

While data centers are an important part of Virginia's economy, families and small businesses should not be asked to subsidize the infrastructure required to serve them. We support the State Corporation Commission, the General Assembly and Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) in their efforts to make sure data centers pay their fair share. That's why, in this package, we would ask data centers to transfer their share of bill credits to residential customers. Growth works only if it pays its own way.

Bill credits matter. But long-term affordability matters, too.

That is one of the main reasons for this combination. Together, our companies can buy, build, finance and operate more efficiently over time. That is not a theory. Since 2006, NextEra Energy's utility subsidiary, Florida Power & Light, has kept pace with a 60 percent increase in generating capacity as Floridians' bills were lowered 20 percent in real dollars.

Today, FPL's typical residential bill is 37 percent below the national average, its nonfuel operating costs are more than 70 percent below the national average, and its reliability is more than 60 percent better.

That record suggests NextEra Energy's ability to build at scale while operating efficiently and focusing on delivering value to customers over the long term.

Dominion Energy Virginia would remain locally led in Virginia, separately regulated and accountable to the State Corporation Commission, as it is today. Base rates would continue to be set by the commission every two years. That is the answer to who would hold us accountable: Virginia would, in public, on the record, every two years.

The commonwealth imports too much expensive power. Families and businesses ultimately pay for that. This combination is designed to help Virginia build more of the energy it needs and do it more affordably.

We would work through the regulatory process to accelerate solar, battery storage, dispatchable resources and nuclear in Virginia. Affordability, reliability and clean energy are not competing priorities.

Then there is the work itself.

We would maintain Dominion Energy's employee head count in Virginia for at least five years. We would also add 600 new NextEra Energy jobs in Virginia, and suppliers are expected to bring 400 additional jobs. That is 1,000 new jobs for the commonwealth. And we would build, at shareholder expense, a new headquarters tower adjacent to the existing Dominion Energy tower in downtown Richmond, a tangible, permanent commitment to Virginia.

We would also invest \$100 million in workforce development, partnering with unions and Virginia's colleges, universities and trade schools. And we would create up to a \$1 billion, five-year Virginia Supplier Program for contractors, suppliers and service providers doing business in Virginia. The men and women who build Virginia's energy future should be Virginians.

And Dominion Energy would remain Virginia's utility. Same name. Same Virginia-based board. Same local leadership. Same crews in the same trucks. Ed Baine, a lifelong Virginian and president of Dominion Energy Virginia, would continue his leadership.

The difference is that those teams would have the added scale, resources and capabilities of NextEra Energy behind them.

Virginia already leads in defense and technology. With this combination, it can lead in energy, too — not simply as a place where power is consumed but as the place where the future of the electric power industry is built.

That is what this combination can help create and what this new proposal is designed to deliver: more bill relief, more jobs, stronger customer protections, more affordable energy built in Virginia and a utility that remains local and accountable.

John Ketchum is the CEO of NextEra Energy. Bob Blue is the CEO of Dominion Energy.

Could some popular supplements actually be bad for the aging brain?

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Studies raise questions about vitamin D, omega-3 fish oil and more

BY ARIANA EUNJUNG CHA

People tend to think about supplements the way they think about food: Things that are inherently good or bad for you. Green beans are good. Potato chips are bad. Vitamin D and fish oil belong, presumably, on the green-bean side of the ledger.

But the aging brain may change the calculation, putting some of America's most popular supplements under new scrutiny.

Recent research is raising a largely overlooked question: Can something that benefits (or is at least neutral to) a young, healthy brain become less helpful — or even harmful — as the brain ages?

In January, researchers reported an association between vitamin D supplement use and faster cognitive decline among older adults who already had normal vitamin D blood levels. In April, another study found that adults 55 and older taking omega-3 supplements showed greater cognitive deterioration over time than nonusers. Then, in June, researchers reported that people taking glucosamine, used for joint pain, appeared to have a much higher likelihood of progressing from mild cognitive impairment to dementia over five years than their peers who were not taking it.

“I was stunned,” said Ramon Sun, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Florida and the lead author of the glucosamine paper.

The findings are preliminary, contradict other research in places and are far from proof that the supplements lead to cognitive decline.

The studies are mostly observational, meaning they don't prove causation, and those links with mental deterioration may be because of the supplements or something else entirely.

But together they point toward a possibility that researchers are beginning to take seriously: Aging changes how the brain handles fats, calcium and glucose, and how it responds to inflammation, which could alter how nutrients and drugs reach brain tissue in the first place.

Sun's larger point is not that people should empty their medicine cabinets. It's that doctors already account for aging elsewhere in the body.

They often adjust drugs such as blood thinners and opioids, as kidney function, metabolism and sensitivity change over time. But supplements typically don't come with comparable age-specific dosing guidance.

We have spent decades asking whether vitamin D, omega-3s or glucosamine are good for us. The emerging science suggests that may be the wrong question. The more useful one may be: Good for whom — and at what age?

A moving target

The aging brain differs from a younger one in countless ways.

A younger brain is generally more plastic, clears waste more efficiently, regulates inflammation better and has greater capacity to recover from cellular stress. An older brain can still function remarkably well, but it has less biological reserve, meaning it cannot compensate as well when something interferes with normal function.

Aging also changes the environment in which nutrients are processed.

One of the most consequential ways involves the blood-brain barrier, the elaborate security system surrounding the brain's blood vessels.

It lets in necessities such as oxygen and glucose while tightly regulating the passage of proteins, inflammatory molecules, toxins, drugs — and nutrients. And the barrier ages, with the cells maintaining it and the connections between them deteriorating. The transport systems that shuttle substances into and out of the brain can change as well. The result isn't simply a “leakier” barrier. It is a different gateway into the brain.

Scientists are investigating whether deterioration of the blood-brain barrier itself contributes to cognitive decline — and whether restoring it could someday help preserve memory.

Vitamin D

Those involved in cognition research have long been intrigued by Vitamin D. Several studies have suggested that low circulating vitamin D concentration and low dietary vitamin D intake are linked with accelerated cognitive decline.

There was hope that it could be used as a supplement to help slow down or even stop decline, but studies have been mixed. Many conclude it does not do anything.

In the January paper, one of the larger real-world studies to examine vitamin D supplement use and cognition, researchers followed 5,065 Americans with a mean age of 67.5 from the Health and Retirement Study, an ongoing, nationally representative longitudinal survey of adults in the United States over 50 years of age. About 40 percent of the participants were vitamin D supplement users.

Published in BMJ Open, the study found vitamin D supplement users had slightly faster declines in overall cognition and executive function over six years. This link applied only to people who already had normal vitamin D levels, but not those who had deficient or insufficient levels.

The researchers' hypothesis: Extra vitamin D could impact molecular signaling in the brain that increases the production or buildup of amyloid beta plaques, which are linked to Alzheimer's.

Marion Nestle, an emerita professor at New York University who co-founded the university's food and nutrition program, said supplements may improve certain biochemical markers in the blood. But their effects on actual hormone levels — and what those changes mean physiologically — are more complicated.

And supplements aren't the only option. People can also absorb vitamin D through food and sunlight. Nestle, for her part, favors the latter. "I vote for short exposures of skin to sunlight, especially during the summer," she said.

Fish oil and omega-3s

Scientists have long had reason to believe that omega-3 fats consumed as part of a diet rich in fish are good for the brain. Omega-3 supplements, however, have proved far less effective. Study after study has failed to find the cognitive benefits that many people hoped a daily fish-oil capsule might provide.

Even so, these supplements were generally assumed to be harmless. A new analysis published in the Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease complicates that picture.

The analysis involved using longitudinal data from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, which is a National Institutes of Health-funded repository that includes information on a group of adults ages 55 to 90 ranging from cognitively healthy to having significant disease.

They compared 273 omega-3 users with 546 nonusers, with a median follow-up of five years and found that those who used omega-3 supplements experienced faster cognitive decline on three standardized clinical scales. The scales measured things like orientation, attention, memory and language, and the ability to process visual and spatial information.

As with the vitamin D findings, the study shows an association, not cause and effect.

One possible explanation, the researchers said, involves how the brain uses energy. Omega-3 supplement users showed lower glucose metabolism in brain regions vulnerable to Alzheimer's, which partly accounted for the association with faster cognitive decline. The researchers said this could reflect problems with how brain cells communicate and function.

"These findings challenge the prevailing view of omega-3 as uniformly beneficial and highlight the need for a cautious reassessment of its widespread use for cognitive protection," the authors wrote.

Onder Albayram, an associate professor of neuropathology and neuroscience at the Medical University of South Carolina, was not involved in the JPAD study. But he has observed a similarly troubling association between fish-oil supplements and slower recovery after brain injury in his own research. In a study published earlier this year in Cell Reports, Albayram and his colleagues looked at mice, human cells and human medical records, and found that all three pointed to a component of fish oil as potentially impairing healing.

One possible explanation, he said, lies in the brain's changing metabolism. When the brain is injured or diseased, its energy demands shift, potentially altering the way it responds to fats and other nutrients. A supplement that seems benign — or beneficial — under ordinary circumstances may not behave the same way in a brain under stress.

To Albayram, it makes sense that age might play a big role in how people respond to certain supplements.

"If you look at psychiatric or neurological disorders, many are dependent on age," he said. Autism, for example, typically becomes apparent in early childhood; bipolar disorder often emerges in late adolescence or early adulthood; and Alzheimer's disease overwhelmingly appears later in life, particularly after age 65. The brain, in other words, is not metabolically static across a lifetime — and the effects of a supplement may not be either. In other words, he said, the biological environment in which a supplement acts is not the same throughout life.

Glucosamine

Long ranked as one of the U.S.'s most popular supplements, glucosamine is mostly used by middle-aged and older adults. It's usually made from shellfish shells or produced synthetically.

Glucosamine, a building block for molecules found in cartilage and joint tissue, is mainly taken by those with osteoarthritis to reduce joint pain or slow cartilage deterioration. The evidence for its benefit has been mixed, with some studies showing a modest improvement in pain but others not finding any benefit.

Sun, a brain researcher, became interested in the supplement while searching for Alzheimer's treatments focused on how the brain handles sugar.

The study approached the question from three different directions.

First, the researchers studied mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. They found that the animals' brains produced unusually high levels of glycans — complex sugar structures attached to proteins and other molecules. When the researchers genetically slowed down this process, the mice performed better on cognitive tests. When they pushed it in the opposite direction by giving the mice oral glucosamine, their cognitive problems worsened.

The researchers then examined postmortem human brains. They found the same broad phenomenon: Alzheimer's brains contained substantially more glycans than healthy brains. In gray matter, these sugars also tended to become more abundant as the disease advanced. That suggested the phenomenon they had observed in mice was also present in people with Alzheimer's.

Finally, they turned to electronic health records, asking whether people who took glucosamine supplements showed a similar pattern in the real world. Glucosamine use was associated with a roughly 25 percent greater likelihood of progressing from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. Separately, among patients who already had Alzheimer's or dementia, glucosamine use was associated with about a 25 percent higher rate of death.

The researchers identified supplement use from physician notes and prescription records in electronic health records. As a result, unrecorded use could have been missed and other differences between users and nonusers could help explain the association.

Researchers think glucosamine may worsen an abnormal buildup of sugars on proteins in the Alzheimer's brain, disrupting how brain cells function, and that some of that effect may be related to the weakening of the blood-brain barrier.

Sun and his co-authors argued that the findings do “make a compelling case for glucosamine as a potentially negative driver of neurodegeneration.”

Should people stop taking these supplements?

None of these findings are conclusive on their own. Three signals involving completely different compounds don't constitute evidence of a common aging mechanism. Supplement users differ from nonusers in income, education and health behaviors. People may start taking supplements because they're already experiencing symptoms. Dosages and formulations vary. Self-reported supplement use can be messy. Mouse Alzheimer's models aren't people.

For these reasons, Sun and the other researchers do not suggest that older adults stop taking any of these supplements. But they say the findings expose a blind spot in the way supplements are often studied and marketed that goes beyond vitamin D, fish oil and glucosamine.

Supplements are biologically active substances, Sun said, not necessarily harmless additions to the diet — and older adults should approach them accordingly.

Following a summer of turmoil, CBS's '60 Minutes' starts fresh

Program picked up where it left off after firings of top journalists

BY SCOTT NOVER

All eyes are on “60 Minutes” — and all ears are on that ticking stopwatch.

The CBS newsmagazine returned for its 59th season on Sunday evening, airing its first episode under its new executive producer Nick Bilton, who was installed after a contentious shake-up in which CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss dismissed two correspondents — Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega. (Correspondent Scott Pelley was later dismissed after a fiery and confrontational internal meeting.)

Some of the fired talent and producers have alleged Weiss improperly interfered in the show's editorial content to curry favor with President Donald Trump's administration, allegations CBS has strenuously denied.

While Weiss and Bilton have promised to modernize and refresh the television mainstay, critics — including the fired staffers — have alleged a plot to destroy the show. The turmoil at the show led to a summer break of uncertainty, one where it was unclear whether “60 Minutes” could continue to sustain its steady legacy throughout a long season.

Weiss and Bilton repopulated the show's ranks this summer as the dust settled: They hired conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat as a correspondent and promoted contributor Norah O'Donnell to correspondent status.

They also added new part-time contributors: former Vice correspondent Gianna Toboni, British broadcaster Trevor Phillips, New Yorker writer Ariel Levy, CBS chief correspondent Matt Gutman and filmmaker Sebastian Junger.

In an edition of his Substack newsletter, Junger — perhaps best known for the film “Restrepo” — acknowledged that there were “troubling events” at “60 Minutes,” but assured his readers that he joined the show to work for “the truth, not for CBS or anyone else.”

Despite the summer's chaos, Sunday's premiere showed no immediate ideological transformation, no vibe shift, no gross signs of departure from the “60 Minutes” that's graced the air-waves for decades.

The show featured three segments anchored by familiar faces: O'Donnell profiled a U.S. Air Force officer who was rescued after the fighter jet he was in was shot down over Iran. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine participated in the segment.

Then, Stahl helmed a hidden-camera investigation into middlemen purporting to sell pardons from the Trump administration. The piece, a collaboration with CBS News's investigative unit, featured on-camera interviews with former Trump pardon attorney Ed Martin and two of the alleged pardon brokers, Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman.

The third piece was a Wertheim segment on the Los Angeles Rams and dogged coach Sean McVay — a fitting piece considering “60 Minutes,” which often benefits from football lead-ins, debuted following the NFL’s first

The CBS Broadcast Center in Manhattan. "60 Minutes," the CBS newsmagazine, returned for its 59th season on Sunday, airing its first episode under Nick Bilton, its new executive producer.
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Sunday afternoon games of the season.

The show's closing moments felt closest to a fourth-wall break, an on-air assurance to longtime viewers that the "60 Minutes" they knew is the one that'll stick around. The message, however, came from one of the show's newest faces.

Douthat, taking center stage on “60 Minutes” for the first time, previewed stories about the risks of safely building artificial intelligence systems.

"We may have a narrow win-"

dow — this year, not the next 10 — to make artificial intelligence safe for humanity. That clock is ticking, and so is ours. For almost 60 years it has meant the same thing: Journalism you can trust. Where we're headed, we're going to need it."

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2026

Fashion honcho, protesters tangle

BY SHANE O'NEILL

NEW YORK — On Sunday, several animal rights protesters disrupted a fashion show for the Swedish clothing brand Cos during New York Fashion Week, taking to the runway, shouting slogans and carrying signs. That's not unusual.

Steven Kolb, the CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), was recorded attempting to physically restrain some of the protesters. That is very unusual.

In a video uploaded by Fashionista, Kolb was seen engaging in physical altercations with two protesters. In both instances, he was recorded placing his hand over their mouths as they shouted, "Get wool off the runway now!"

The footage has a strangely cinematic edge thanks to the propulsive electronic music playing in the background for the models walking the runway. Celebrities including Sharon Stone, Lupita Nyong'o and Michelle Williams were seated front row.

According to a spokesperson from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), there were six protesters involved in the action. The two protesters Kolb attempted to restrain were identified as Mason Melito and Andrija Barak. A spokesperson for PETA wrote via email that they had filed a police report and would be talking to their lawyers.

"The violence towards the activists today shows no concern for human beings, so imagine how little regard they have for sheep," PETA said in an email to The Washington Post.

Kolb, the CFDA and Cos have not responded to The Post's requests for comment. WWD published the following statement from Kolb: "I reacted inappropriately to an incident at a show earlier today. It wasn't my place to do so. I should have let the security team handle the situation."

H&M Group is the parent company of Cos. Since May, PETA has been pressuring H&M to cease use of wool following an investigation by PETA Asia that captured footage from a wool production facility in South Africa, which PETA says shows cruelty to sheep. The facility in question was not specifically identified as supplying to H&M but was allegedly certified as sustainable by Nativa, a company that brokers to H&M.

H&M and Nativa have not responded to requests for comment.

Animal rights activists have been targeting the fashion world for its use of fur, leather and other animal products since the 1980s. Historically, the industry has largely responded with a shrug. In 1996, Anna Wintour was famously unruffled after a PETA protester dropped a dead raccoon on her plate during a lunch at the Four Seasons in New York City. "Merry Christmas," she reportedly quipped to her tablemates.

Apparently, Kolb doesn't share Wintour's sangfroid. Like Wintour, Kolb has long been a power broker and fixture in New York fashion. He has worked for the CFDA since 2006, was appointed CEO in 2011 and has been the de facto head honcho of Fashion Week since the CFDA purchased the official calendar in 2014. SEE PETA ON B3

Suzanne Noble in her bedroom in London. Noble interviews an array of experts on her podcast, "Sex Advice For Seniors."
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BY GREY BATTLE

There is a short burst of bouncy jazz before Suzanne Noble welcomes listeners to her podcast, “Sex Advice for Seniors.” She and co-host Peter Marriott repeat “Welcome, welcome, welcome,” to each other, laughing. Then they offer their ages — both are 61.

“We are here to talk about sex when you're older,” Noble declares. Their first topic: feelings of inadequacy. Noble and Marriott agree that aging causes physiological changes to sex. Such changes can be sources of embarrassment, especially in a youth-centric culture.

The short episode went viral in 2022. This was, in part, thanks to the release of “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” that

With sex, there's no age limit

Online creators espouse the benefits of staying intimate when you're older same year. The film follows a 55-year-old woman (Emma Thompson) who has not yet orgasmed, so she hires a young sex worker to teach her. The release of the film prompted media requests for interviews with Noble and Marriott as senior sex experts.

Although Noble and Marriott's romantic relationship was casual, those outlets printed pictures of the two, Noble says, "looking like we just stepped out of our weddings, beaming up at each other."

Nevertheless, hundreds of people subscribed to the podcast. Noble and Marriott would “have fun and then record afterwards sitting in bed,” says Noble, now 65, of their postcoital chats. They joined a growing number of seniors SEE SEX ON B2

MARVEL'S WOLVERINE ★★★☆

X-Men superhero game has heart, but its ambition is dull

BY GENE PARK

Expectations for a video game based on any character, let alone “Marvel’s Wolverine,” can sound simple. Give me claws and let me loose on a room full of bad guys.

Insomniac Games's PlayStation 5 exclusive, releasing Sept. 15, gets that part right. The first game since 2009 starring Marvel's stocky Canadian grump is a bloody arcade-style brawler allowing players to violently tear through bodies and heal from gruesome wounds with hero Logan's healing powers. Like the previous game by Raven Software, Insomniac's Wolverine launches himself across rooms to pounce on countless enemies.

In Insomniac's original take on the

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"Marvel's Wolverine" lacks ambition but is still a fun arcade-style experience.

X-Men story, superpowered humans called mutants are not yet fully known to the public.

Logan is part of Team X, a group of mutants under the tutelage of Nathaniel Essex battling genocidal human supremacist Boliver Trask. The team also consists of the shape-shifting Mystique and Logan's historical archnemesis Sabretooth.

The game is built around fighting, all based on a handful of tried-and-true button combinations. If the game's trailers looked interesting to you, there's a high chance you've played a game like this many times, and it's up to you whether you want a similar package wrapped in X-Men trappings. Some attacks extend by holding buttons, and SEE 'WOLVERINE' ON B3

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using social media to offer sex advice. Since 2023, Noble's TikTok following has nearly tripled from 55,000 to 160,000 followers.

Their audience was initially their own age group. But, as they and other senior sexfluencers created accounts on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, the viewership shifted to users in their 20s. At the same time, the comment sections became more negative and extreme, particularly on the accounts of older, single women.

These influencers are provocative successors of Ruth Westheimer. Noble, for instance, dances in red lingerie on her Instagram stories and details her most recent situationship on Substack. Joan Price, 82, calls it “a late-in-life sexual revolution.”

Twenty-five years ago, Price was “having extraordinary sex” with her then-64-year-old husband. “We had never expected that at our age,” she says. So, she went looking for books on the subject. The few she could find were quite academic and gloomy. “Nothing sexy about them,” Price recalls, summing up their advice as: “You dry up. You might as well just play bingo or knit or babysit your grandchildren.” At 61, Price wrote “Better Than I Ever Expected: Straight Talk About Sex After Sixty,” the first of many books she would write about sex and aging.

Price says her generation learned not to speak about sex, much less to advocate for it. Girls were taught abstinence, while boys received tacit permission to pursue sex without information about how to pleasure their partners. “We had no sex education that was worthwhile,” she says.

"As we got older, there was nothing to help us learn about the sexual effects of aging and what we can do about it," Price continues. "We thought, 'Well, I guess sex is over.'" She says her job as an author and social media presence is to reenergize those who gave up.

People are desperate for information about sex, Price explains. And, for a long time, they didn't know where to get it. Social media connected those dots, but not without controversy.

To people younger than her, Price's work seems especially taboo. Sex is an already-fraught topic. It becomes even more controversial once age and gender are thrown into the mix. Price says the line of thinking goes, "Wrinkly people having sex? That's disgusting."

Noble agrees: “We all get trolled. We all get death threats.” Offline, some health professionals brush seniors aside when they ask how to improve their sex life. Noble says this is especially true when a woman is asking.

“You get doctors saying, ‘Sex isn’t important at your age,’ Julie Sale, 59, remarks. “If your GP isn’t specializing in menopause or sex or age, they more likely just reflect society in their work.” Sale is the principal of the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology, which trains psychosexual and relationship therapists in Britain.

"Why is it taboo? Entirely because of ageism," she adds. Seniors may remind young people of their parents or their grandparents. But, "If you've wanted sex and intimacy in a relationship your whole life, that's not likely to change just because you're 80," she says.

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Sale was surprised to find hate comments even on “truly sex educational” social media accounts that post about tame topics such as contraception. On those accounts, negative feedback is not directed equally at creators. “Exclusively women get trolled on their appearance,” Sale explains. When a woman speaks about sex and aging, it’s a display of power, Sale concludes, so “judgments pile up.”

"It only gets worse for a woman when she ages," Sale says. "Old men's bodies aren't judged in the same way as old women's bodies are." But both kinds of bodies face significant sexual hurdles with age. About half of women over 50 report vaginal dryness and painful intercourse. More than half of men over 50 struggle with erectile dysfunction.

These sexual health problems are usually signs of general health problems. Sale explains that painful sex and a decline in the frequency of orgasms among women are signals of an estrogen deficiency. Erectile problems among men can indicate heart disease or diabetes.

Promoting sexual health is the North Star of senior sexfluencers. The Old Gays, four seniors who post together on social media, are opening up this conversation with the intent to oust shame and prevent unsafe sex. The group consists of Mick Peterson, Robert Reeves, Bill Lyons and Jessay Martin.

"The great untold secret, particularly among gay younger men, is that older gay men have sex too," says Peterson, 70. "Given our lengthy experiences, the young people I interact with are interested in older people."

The Old Gays began by recording videos together for Grindr's YouTube channel. Later partnerships with brands such as Shake Shack got them on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, and in front of younger viewers, who have been largely supportive of their content.

Reeves, an 83-year-old sculptor, grew up Southern Baptist in rural Arkansas. “I never had that talk with my parents that many young people have. Sex was not something you talked about,” he says.

Both Peterson and Reeves are HIV-positive. “It was only after I turned positive that I became much more aware of my own health and mortality, but also open to talk about sex,” Peterson explains.

Before the 2000s, a combination of abstinence and homophobia kept conversations about queer sex closed. Peterson recalled Rock Hudson's death as a watershed moment for discussions about safety in bed. Peterson also referenced Act Up's slogan: "Silence equals death."

"It's still true today," Peterson says, "so it's important to talk about."

As for Noble, she eventually began hosting the podcast on her own. (Marriott “ran out of things to say,” she says.)

Now she interviews an array of experts, including tantric teachers and Viagra's inventor. She is also inspired by the growing number of seniors on Feeld, an app that facilitates nontraditional relationships. She quips, “Sex doesn’t have to retire because you have.”

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eldest granddaughter is 27. I do not know her. When she was small, my son (my only child) and daughter-in-law had a laundry list of restrictions and rules to see their daughter. I complied as best I could but drew the line when they said that I could never let her meet or know about my twin sister because she is a lesbian.

My sister and I lived together at the time, though she has since died.

My granddaughter reached out on my birthday to ask if we could get to know each other. We met and she told me fantastically untrue and wild things her parents had said about me. I told her my version of the story and refuted the lies with facts. I asked if we could just move forward from now and see how we do? She insists we clear the air with her parents and all meet.

I've sent Christmas and birthday cards to my son and daughter-in-law all these years. I've called and left messages for my son. Nothing.

I'm wary of my granddaughter being a go-between and told her so. If my son wants to speak to me, then he will, right? I've made a lot of peace with my son and daughter-in-law having no relationship with me. I have no desire to be their punching bag again.

Or, am I just letting fear drive the bus, and should give it a go? By the by, my granddaughter is lovely.

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Anonymous: Yes, that's apparent from here. I am so happy for you that she took the initiative to get in touch, and it was especially gracious of her to hear you out after being told contradictory things.

When it comes to insisting you all meet, though, I go beyond “wary”; she is overstepping. She has made your relationship with her conditional: It’s now a reward to get you to do something she wants that you wouldn’t otherwise do.

Sound familiar?

Your granddaughter doesn't have bigoted intentions, mercifully. But the mechanics of her insistence do mirror your son and daughter-in-law's appalling old "laundry list." The issue then wasn't only their command to deny an entire person's existence (though that was certainly cause in itself to draw a line, which I'm glad you did). It was also their presuming to dictate your personal life at all, to do their bidding, plus trying to limit your right to speak of basic reality.

Typical parental limits, on junk food or screens, for example, would have been only about their child and therefore fair game.

Likewise, your granddaughter is being manipulative, leveraging your interest in her to get into your business with other people, all to triangulate her way to a reunified family. It's inappropriate even with a good outcome at heart. I can feel for her and understand completely why she'd want the estranged parts of her family to get along again, but I can't endorse reaching into your business to wrangle that. "Make peace with my parents or forget me"? A harsh way to frame it, but that's what her insistence means. It's a fair guess that she's been unwittingly conditioned to think this is okay.

So you would be right not to condone it. “I’m sorry, no, that’s between me and your parents.” No lecturing, it’s explanation enough for now, unless she asks follow-up questions. “I’m here if you change your mind.”

Also — family health isn't a group event anyway. It's a group outcome, yes, but of healthy individual bonds. You don't get that result without seeing and respecting each bond as the responsibility of the two people who share it. If your granddaughter relents enough to permit it, then I hope you two can talk about this in depth someday, maybe even as it relates to your missing out on a quarter-century of each other's company — and, devastatingly, her never knowing the great-aunt who was your twin. My condolences to you both.

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players have limited use of four special attacks governed by cooldown meters — but its biggest battles have the standard dodge-parry-attack beats.

Leveling up means reducing those cooldowns or unlocking a new move that helps the game become considerably more enjoyable in the latter half and replays. But that first half of the game might feel laborious as it follows a frustrating convention of game design: delaying fun to create progression.

Enemy diversity keeps battles lively, and the action looks much better in motion than the sometimes flatly lit art direction conveys in still images. Bodies fly, claws spark and blood splatters and pools. Fair warning this is an obscenely violent game, so good thing its robust options allow removing the violence. I also appreciate the slow-motion modes, making it easy to appreciate the game's exquisite animation work as Logan slides and bounces across large levels.

The globe-trotting linear narrative also provides welcome changes in scenery across the Asia-Pacific. Tokyo's neon streets provide the most variety, featuring fights in underground video arcades and upon rooftops, or inside Japanese temples fighting the red-clad ninjas of The Hand. The environments explode with gorgeous, crackling effects. At times, “Wolverine” feels like a simpler, more grounded “Ninja Gaiden”-style game.

Still, there's too much spectacle without player involvement. Some of Logan's most impressive actions are merely watched, not played. One encounter that longtime X-Men fans will almost certainly anticipate is depicted largely through barely interactive quick-time button sequences.

Thankfully there are buttons for the player to unsheathe and retract Logan's claws, a tactile pleasure that's the digital equivalent of clicking a pen or spinning a pencil between your fingers. Insomniac remembered the little

details.

The game also evokes the feeling of an X-Men game. Milling about Essex's estate as young people play with their powers is a core X-Men experience, as is seeing Jean Grey rip apart Sentinel robot soldiers in the background of your own actions.

Its great ambition lies in its mature story filled with older people. Every character is performed by someone in their 40s (including Liam McIntyre, who does a great Logan here), and all of them are written with well-worn histories. This was deliberate, narrative director Walt Williams said in an interview. Williams was the lead writer of "Spec Ops: The Line," a 2012 war game celebrated for doubling as a psychological thriller.

“We wanted to aim for something that people who have had a few cycles around the sun and a few heartbreaks would be able to really recognize and relate to,” he said, adding that the characters needed what he calls “the wounds of life.”

This leads to a more somber, tragic vibe than superhero tales usually allow, but that's why it's refreshing to see X-Men stories finally return to the mainstream. Insomniac understands the soap-opera essence of the X-Men universe. This is sturdier, more confident writing than the studio's "Spider-Man 2" from 2023, a great game whose character writing felt too sanded down and confused likability with personality.

Freed from the familiar, iconic love triangle involving X-Men leader Scott Summers (Cyclops), the Logan and Jean pairing is finally allowed rare tenderness. Even Logan's famously violent rivalry with Sabretooth has room for love. When the two attack a military base, Sabretooth grabs the back of Logan's head in a brief moment of yearning.

“Logan feels that yearning and he gets scared and pulls away. Sabretooth feels that yearning and it makes him hurt and want to lash out to exert that hurt outward,” Williams said. “Hate and love are so hand in hand . . . you hurt me so I’m going to hurt you, and we’re still going to be linked because now the pain is shared.”

Veteran game actor Troy Baker is excellent as Essex, a slithery mentor whose motives never feel entirely clear, sometimes to the story's detriment. The villains can lack convincing motivations as everyone converges around a MacGuffin device that's typical of even the best superhero stories.

“Wolverine” doesn’t escape the familiar superhero trope of promising larger stories even as it finishes this one. The intimacy of the drama becomes crowded by revelations and lore designed to extend Insomniac’s superhero universe.

Insomniac takes more chances with Wolverine the character than Wolverine the video game. Here Logan's love feels liberating. I only wish playing him felt the same.

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Eugene Rabkin, the founder of the fashion website StyleZeitgeist and author of “Torn: Fashion and Post-Modernism,” was shocked when he saw the footage.

"He represents the entire New York fashion industry and he is in a position of power, and people in positions of power are role models," Rabkin said in a phone interview.

“I don’t think he is fit to lead CFDA or any kind of organization if that’s the violent behavior he displays,” Rabkin added.

At the Magda Butrym runway show, which happened shortly after the incident at Cos, several people seated in the front row were overheard discussing the PETA protesters, passing phones back and forth to watch the footage. The gossip continued at the runway show for Campillo that followed.

10 Magazine uploaded its own video of the Cos runway finale to Instagram with a caption boasting that no protesters “can damper the vibe” of Cos today. “Cashmere and wool has us excited for fall!!”

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BIRTHDAY | SEPTEMBER 15:

You are loyal, affectionate and have technical expertise. You have determination

and clarity of vision. This is a year of learning and reflection. Renew your spiritual or religious beliefs. Explore philosophies that give you better self-awareness and get you closer to the true meaning of your life.

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or making important decisions after 11 p.m. today. The Moon is in Scorpio.

ARIES

(March 21-April 19)

Feelings of obsession might grip you today when dealing with shared property, banking issues or something to do with taxes or inheritances. Your strong opinions might make it difficult to cooperate with others or agree to anything. Be aware of this.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20)

This is a playful time for you! It's also a productive time at work because you have clever ideas, not only about getting things done, but also about improving your own health. Today, however, strong feelings might arise in your dealings with partners, spouses and close friends. Look for the highest good.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20)

Issues related to your job, your health or even a pet will be important to you today. Whatever it is, you're not in the mood to compromise. You have very specific ideas and wants. Your idealism is aroused, and very likely, co-workers will support you.

N-S VULNERABLE

NORTH ♠ K98532 ♥ A73 ♦ 652 ♣ 9

WEST EAST ♠ None ♠ 6 ♥ Q J 10 9 4 2 ♥ K 8 6 ♦ K 8 7 4 ♦ J 10 9 ♣ K Q 6 ♣ 8 7 5 4 3 2

SOUTH (D) ♠ A Q J 10 7 4 ♥ 5 ♦ A Q 3 ♣ A J 10

The bidding:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST 1 ♠ 2 ♥ 4 ♠ Pass 6 ♠ All Pass Opening lead — ♥ Q

HOROSCOPE

CANCER

(June 21-July 22)

This is a passionate day for you. Romance is both confusing and impossibly idealistic. Something important to you makes it hard for you to let go or be open to change. Certainly, romance will be compelling! These strong feelings also might apply to dealing with children.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22)

Issues related to family or something to do with your home or where you live might be intense today. You are a sign who has strong attachment to your home because your home is your castle. This could involve dealing with someone's values who differ from yours.

VIRGO

(Aug, 23-Sept, 22)

With the Sun in your sign right now you're empowered, which is fortunate, because today you are determined to achieve a particular aim. Quite likely, you'll be able to sweet-talk your way into anything. (You might be interested in an unusual health approach.)

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

You'll have no trouble expressing your views today with Mercury in your sign. You might be interested in buying something that you want very much. Or, conversely, it might be related to a way to earn money that strongly appeals to you. Get your facts.

SCORPIO

(Toc. 23-Nov. 21) Today both the Moon and fair Venus are in your sign influenced by Pluto, which can give you intense feelings! You might even feel obsessed about something. Perhaps you want to trans-

BRIDGE

Cy the Cynic observes that the wages of sin wouldn't be as desirable if they were paid immediately. At least that's the case in my club's daily penny games: You lose, you settle up when the game ends.

Cy was today's North, and when he jumped to four spades, South boldly bid six. West was Ed, my club's best player, and he led the queen of hearts. South took the ace, drew the missing trump with dummy's king and next led a diamond: jack, queen, king. Ed returned a diamond, and East got a diamond trick at the end. Down one.

"You booted it," Cy growled at his partner. "Ruff a heart at Trick Two, lead a trump to dummy and ruff the last heart. Then lead a trump to dummy, return the nine of clubs and follow with your 10. When West wins, anything he returns gives you a 12th trick."

When the game ended, Ed was the big winner, as usual, and Cy had to pay off.

form where you live or make things better in a more idealistic or dreamy way.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Very likely, your idealism is aroused today. Meanwhile, some of you might be almost paralyzed by a secret love affair. This is a strong time for you. You are admired. Rally your troops if you're having disputes about inheritances or shared property.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

(Dec. 22:am, 18) An exchange with a friend or a member of a group will be intense today because both parties seem to know what they want. (You definitely do.) Fortunately, you have the advantage now if you need to talk to bosses or authority figures. They will listen to you.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Tread carefully with authority figures today. Listen to what others say and don't be too quick to challenge them because you want to do things your way. Diplomacy is required. Fortunately, others will admire your work ethic right now because you're giving your job everything you've got.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)

(363, 18 March 20) Steer clear of controversial discussions today because ego battles will quickly arise simply because people are passionate and entrenched in their views. Therefore, table these discussions for another day. Enjoy playful, athletic outings.

— Georgia Nicols © 2026, KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC.

"The wages of sin probably go unreported," the Cynic grumbled. At least I reported this deal in my column.

DAILY QUESTION

You hold:

♠ K98532 ♥ A73

◆ 652 ♣ 9

Your partner opens 1NT. The next player passes. What do you say?

ANSWER: I can't imagine how players handled this hand before the advent of "transfer" responses; presumably, they bid four spades (an overbid) or two spades (an underbid). Bid two hearts, a transfer. When partner bids two spades, raise to three, suggesting a six-card suit and seven or eight high-card points, and let him judge.

— Frank Stewart ©2026, TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY, LLC.

SUDOKU

Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

DIFFICULTY RATING: ★★☆☆☆

DIRECTIONS: Make a 2- to 7-letter word from the letters in each row. Add points of each word, using scoring directions at right. Finally, 7-letter words get 50-point bonus. "Blanks" used as any letter have no point value. All the words are in the Official SCRABBLE® Players Dictionary, 5th Edition. SOLUTION TOMORROW For more information on tournaments and clubs, email/ NASPA - North American SCRABBLE Players Association info@scrabbleplayers.org. Visit our website - www.scrabbleplayers.org. For puzzle inquiries contact scrgrams@gmail.com 09-15

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PREVIOUS SCRABBLEGRAMS SOLUTION

2	5	4	8	7	3	6	1	9
3	6	9	1	4	2	8	5	7
1	7	8	5	9	6	2	3	4
6	4	5	2	1	8	9	7	3
7	2	3	4	6	9	1	8	5
8	9	1	7	3	5	4	2	6
9	8	2	3	5	4	7	6	1
4	3	7	6	2	1	5	9	8
5	1	6	9	8	7	3	4	2

PREVIOUS SUDOKU SOLUTION

JUMBLE CROSSWORDS $^{TM}$

$C_3$	$A_1$	$J_8$	$O_1$	$L$	$E_1$		RACK 1 = 15
$S$	$U_1$	$R_1$	$V_4$	$I_1$	$V_4$	$E_1$	RACK 2 = 76
$B_3$	$U_1$	$S_1$	$H_4$	$M_3$	$A_1$	$N_1$	RACK 3 = 64
$C_3$	$O_1$	$U$	$P_3$	$L_1$	$E_1$	$T_1$	RACK 4 = 67
PAR SCORE 155-165 TOTAL							222

LA TIMES CROSSWORD

By Faren Roth

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ACROSS 1 Prepare, as avocados for guacamole 5 When nothing seems to go right 11 Org. now known as Scouting America 14 Director Preminger 15 Bubble tea balls 16 Duolingo bird 17 Including every flaw 19 Short swim 20 Muse of poetry 21 Trial version 22 Old-school cool 23 Ceremonial act 25 Like serrated knives 28 Country singer Paisley 30 Like the African dish bariis iskukaris 31 Yaps 34 Catch a ride to the beach? 37 More pleasant 38 Green prefix 39 Safe bets, or a phonetic hint to the circled elements of this puzzle? 41 Toward a boat's rudder 42 University of __ Dame 44 Meh 45 Teeny-tiny 46 Consume more than 48 Mia in the Soccer Hall of Fame 50 In the past few days 53 Laundry container 57 "PIs stop sharing!" 58 Second to none 60 Ish 61 Opposite of trans 62 Radio format likely to appeal to baby boomers 64 Post-OR area 65 Sentence ender 66 Arthur in the International

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Tennis Hall of Fame 67 Egyptian viper 68 Evaluate 69 Starring role

1 Grass-cutting machine
2 Video game pioneer
3 Fender guitar, familiarly
4 Jacuzzis
5 Happy Greek cry
6 _ for oneself
7 Tapered haircuts
8 Serious genre
9 Green-lights
10 Fashion monogram
11 Feline that helps control pests in a store
12 Express disinterest on a dating app
13 Mont Blanc, e.g.
18 Fly like a dragon
22 TV cable letters
24 Eyelid hair
26 Years and years

27 Like clothes in a 53-Across, probably
29 Couples
31 Italian city known for salami
32 Science of sound
33 "Here's mud in your eye!"
35 Hopping pal of Piglet

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36 Herring, but not a red herring
39 Make airtight
40 "Stranger Things" actor Schnapp
43 Loan adjustment, for short
45 Sinful
47 Pool hall fixtures
49 Like some lesbians, slangily

51 Signs of sorrow or joy
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55 Sketch: drawing toy
56 Made a leaf pile, perhaps
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63 Cards with pics

MONDAY'S LA TIMES SOLUTION

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2026

The Commanders hassled Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts into completing just 56 percent of his passes, but they couldn't keep him from making some clutch plays.
MATT ROURKE/AP

Big plays, big problem

BY TASHAN REED

PHILADELPHIA — When a defense holds an offense to 10 first downs, it's usually a great day at the office. And, for the Washington Commanders' unit, there were plenty of positive takeaways despite their 24-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

The defense limited running back Sa- quon Barkley to 83 rushing yards, his lowest output against the Commanders since he was with the New York Giants in 2022. Quarterback Jalen Hurts completed just 56 percent of his passes. Wide receiver DeVonta Smith had just three catches for 53 yards. The Eagles were forced to punt seven times.

What held Washington's defense back? It gave up too many explosive plays. Philadelphia had six plays that went for 17 yards

Explosive gains helped undo largely positive first game for Commanders' defense

or more. Five of those came on third down.

Asked to identify the defense's next step, Commanders Coach Dan Quinn responded: "Getting those big plays off the tape."

“Those are the ones that can change field position and make such a big difference,” he added. “If we can eliminate those, I like our speed, I like our hitting, I like our physicality, I like [how we] get in and out of pressures. But let’s get these explosive plays — as best we can — off [the tape]. We had too many of them tonight.”

The causes of the breakdowns ranged from failing to contain the quarterback in the pocket to missing tackles to losing track of the ball in coverage, but they kept cropping up. It turned a potential statement game for the defense into a lesson.

"The game was there," safety Jeremy Reaves said. "That's always the tough part ... Those few plays can dictate the outcome of a game."

Defensive coordinator Daronte Jones displayed much of what was expected in his play-calling debut. The defense was aggressive, used both 3-4 and 4-3 fronts, made frequent substitutions, blitzed often and mixed up its coverages.

For long stretches, Jones's calls were executed at a high level and gave the Eagles fits. After scoring its second touchdown late in the second quarter, SEE COMMANDERS ON B9

SU

Fight for spots in playoffs deepens

The Rays and Brewers are already in the field. Who else will join them?

BY NOAH TRISTER Associated Press

Clinching season has begun, with the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers becoming the first teams to wrap up spots in the

remaining unresolved races:

THIS WEEK IN BASEBALL postseason. Here's a quick run- down of the

In the American League

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are almost certain to join the Tampa Bay Rays in the playoffs out of the American League East. The Rays have a four-game lead in the division over the Yankees as of Sunday's games, and they're likely to have the tiebreaker over New York, but that race isn't completely over since the two teams face each other in a four-game series in the final week of the regular season.

The Red Sox can plan on being the second wild card.

That leaves three spots up for grabs: the AL Central title, the AL West title and the third wild card. The Chicago White Sox lead the Cleveland Guardians by a half-game for the AL Central, with the Guardians holding a one-game lead over the Toronto Blue Jays for the final wild card. The Houston Astros lead the Texas Rangers by one game for the AL West, and the Rangers are also two behind the Guardians for the last wild card. Everyone else is at least four behind Cleveland.

Head-to-head: Chicago at Cleveland (Sept. 14-16), Toronto at Texas (Sept. 18-20).

Other key tiebreakers that have been determined: White Sox over Blue Jays and Rangers; Astros over White Sox, Guardians SEE BASEBALL ON B11

PERSPECTIVE

MLB, union shouldn't balk on '28 Games deal

BY BILL SHAIKIN Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — It takes Bryce Harper about four seconds to run from home plate to first base. It took him about the same amount of time to demolish the proposal the commissioner's office made to the players' union in an effort to ensure that players participate in the Los Angeles Olympics: If you're picked and you don't play, you have to sit out two weeks when the season resumes after the Games.

“Obviously, you're not going to suspend Bobby Witt Jr. from the Royals for two weeks,” Harper told me. “They're not going to be able to win games without Bobby Witt. I don't know if ownership would be on board with that.”

For three years, we have been talking about whether major leaguers would play in the Olympics. We're now less than two years from the Games, and for all the platitudes from MLB and the players' union about growing the game internationally, each side is still bickering about whether the other side truly wants to take advantage of an event that the entire world will be watching.

"There's no greater stage than the Olympics," Harper said.

MLB says play ball, but not without the authority to punish players that do not wish to play.

The union says play ball, but SEE SHAIKIN ON B11

PRO BASKETBALL Delayed Leonard trade finally moves forward

The trade sending Kawhi Leonard back north of the border is finally complete, with the Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Clippers getting NBA approval Monday to close the deal that was agreed to earlier this summer.

In the end, the terms were the same as $2\frac{1}{2}$ months ago: Leonard returns to the Raptors, with the Clippers getting Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two first-round draft picks, two second-round picks and a pick swap.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Kawhi back to Toronto,” said Bobby Webster, the Raptors’ general manager and executive vice president. “His impact on our organization, our city, and our country is undeniable, and he embodies the competitiveness and championship mindset that we value. We believe his leadership, experience and talent will help us as we continue building toward our next championship.”

It's a huge move for Toronto, which won the 2019 NBA title with Leonard leading the way and is expecting to contend in the Eastern Conference. But the sides put the agreement on hold in early July pending any resolution of NBA's investigation into whether the Clippers circumvented salary cap rules with regard to Leonard's compensation.

The NBA hit the Clippers earlier this month with massive penalties as a result of that probe, suspending owner Steve Ballmer for one year, fining the team \$30 million and forcing it to forfeit five first-round draft picks, among other sanctions.

Leonard, a two-time NBA Finals MVP, was hit with a \$700,000 penalty as a result of that investigation. But he was not suspended and his contract was not voided, and the Raptors evidently are now certain that his status will not be affected. ...

Taj Gibson joined Tiago Splitter's first coaching staff with the Chicago Bulls after playing for eight teams in 17 NBA seasons.

Gibson, 41, announced the end of his playing career. The 6-foot-9 forward averaged 8.3 points and 5.7 rebounds in 1,012 games for the Bulls, Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Hornets and Memphis Grizzlies.

COLLEGES Ex-JMU QB Barnett goes on shelf for UCF

Central Florida starting quarterback Alonza Barnett III is expected to miss this week's game — and probably more time — with what Coach Scott Frost described as a “fairly significant hamstring injury.”

Barnett left Saturday's game at Pittsburgh on the penultimate offensive snap with the Golden Knights trailing 12-7. He was chased out of the pocket and was slow to get up after slipping and getting tackled from behind in rainy conditions. Keyone Jenkins came in for the final play and was sacked on fourth down to seal the loss.

Barnett threw for 186 yards and a touchdown against the Panthers. He was a celebrated transfer acquisition after leading James Madison to the College Football Playoff last year.

Frost said the severity of the injury will not be known until Barnett gets further imaging this week. Barnett is likely to miss several weeks, including this Saturday's home game against Georgia State and the Big 12 opener Sept. 26 against TCU....

Tennessee Coach Josh Heupel said senior tight end Ethan Davis will miss the rest of the season with an ACL injury for the No. 15 Volunteers.

The 6-foot-5, 247-pound tight end has played 26 games with 39 career receptions for 433 yards and six touchdowns. ...

Washington Coach Jedd Fisch said wide receiver Christian Moss will be out for two to three months, as will running backs Quaid Carr and Jayden Limar, after all three were injured during the season opener against Washington State on Sept. 6.

Fisch added that another starting wideout, Rashid Williams, and starting cornerback Emmanuel Karnley came out of Saturday's game against Utah State with soft tissue injuries and are week to week. ...

Louisville men's basketball coach Pat Kelsey added another fifth-year player to the roster, with forward LJ Wells now available this season for the Cardinals.

Kelsey said he is friends with Northern Kentucky Coach

THE DAY IN SPORTS

Red-letter day
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Exactly nine months after tearing his ACL and LCL, two-time MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes made his return for the Chiefs on “Monday Night Football.” Kansas City’s game against Denver in Missouri ran late. For coverage, visit postsports.com.

SPOTLIGHT: COLLEGES

Florida State fires Alford as athletics director

BY BOB FERRANTE

TALLAHASSEE — Florida State fired athletics director Michael Alford on Monday morning, school president Richard McCullough said.

Alford had been the AD since January 2022 after he was hired in the fall of 2020 to be the president of Seminole Boosters, Inc.

“Michael Alford has served the University and our student-athletes with dedication, and we thank him for his contributions to our athletics programs,” McCullough said in a statement.

The dismissal was without cause, McCullough said. It's not clear how much Alford is owed by Florida State on a four-year deal that was announced in August 2024.

McCullough, speaking later Monday, said the decision to fire Alford was necessary to compete in a college sports landscape that “is changing incredibly rapidly.”

“This is a first step in working toward doing everything that we can to build revenue and take a look at the kind of administration that we need moving forward,” McCullough said. “We’re going through a time where the investments that we’re making in college football is rapidly increasing.

“People often say that we have a spending problem. But the spending problem is essentially a reality. The reality is that's what it takes to be competitive at the highest level.”

McCullough appointed Bruce Warwick, the school's senior associate AD, to serve as interim AD. There will be a national search for Alford's replacement.

“It is important that we remain dedicated to providing continuity and support to our student-athletes, coaches and staff, who remain our top priority,” Warwick said in a statement.

Alford posted a statement on X saying he was proud of what he achieved at Florida State.

“We have won championships, developed outstanding young men and women and watched them earn their college degrees, built or enhanced facilities and always acted in the best interests of our student-athletes and our institution,” Alford wrote. “I believe there is a strong foundation in place for FSU Athletics and I am confident that the momentum will continue.”

The decision comes as football coach Mike Norvell is on the hot seat after two losing seasons and a lackluster 1-1 start.

The Seminoles are 20.5-point underdogs at No. 10 Alabama on Saturday. If Norvell is replaced in the coming weeks or months, the hire will be made by a new AD, as well as McCullough and Board of Trustees Chairman Peter Collins.

In his time at Florida State, Alford made significant coaching hires — Luke Loucks for men's basketball, Link Jarrett for baseball, Brian Pensky for women's soccer, Brooke Wyckoff for women's basketball and Sara Tisdale for women's lacrosse, a program that the school launched in spring 2025.

The Seminoles also won a pair of soccer titles under Pensky's leadership, including last year.

Alford's era at Florida State brought massive facility projects for football, at a price tag of more than \$400 million. Construction crews transformed the west side of Doak Campbell Stadium, and the football-only facility that broke ground in December 2022 opened in October 2025.

But Alford's decision to take on debt, do a football re-seat of Doak and drive ticket prices higher in sections of the stadium drew the ire of thousands of longtime Florida State fans.

- Associated Press

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Darrin Horn, who gushes about Wells's character, work ethic and coachability. Wells spent the past four seasons at Northern Kentucky and started 33 games for the Norse as a senior, averaging 15 points and 7.3 rebounds....

U.S. Solheim Cup captain Angela Stanford took a position on the women's golf staff at her alma mater, TCU, following the Americans' loss to Europe in the biennial team competition.

Stanford will be an assistant to Angie Ravaioli-Larkin, who was her head coach when she was a standout player for the Horned Frogs from 1996 to 2000.

German league miffed by coming NHL games

The NHL is hosting its first regular season games in Germany in 15 years, but the German league isn't happy.

"They announced their games in isolation, without consulting with the clubs, with us or with the [German hockey federation]. That conflicts with the schedules of the 28 professional clubs here in Germany," Gernot Tripcke, the German Ice Hockey League's managing director, said in comments published by the dpa news agency. "This is something you can handle better."

The NHL said in March it was playing two regular season games in Düsseldorf in December, the first in Germany since a one-off 2011 contest. Germany forward Tim Stützle and the Ottawa Senators will play the Chicago Blackhawks on Dec. 18 and 20, which are in-demand dates for German teams, too.

The NHL said last month more games are scheduled for next year in Munich and Cologne, with Cologne native Leon Draisaitl's Edmonton Oilers among the teams playing.

Tripcke said he hadn't been contacted about those games, either, and called on the NHL to work with German hockey organizations to create a “win-win situation” for local clubs and the NHL.

"I don't know what they're doing around the games," Tripcke was quoted as saying. ...

The Buffalo Sabres are banking on forward Noah Ostlund's potential, signing the 22-year-old to an eight-year, \$52.8 million extension.

The sizable terms of the contract reflects the confidence the Sabres have in a player who made significant strides in his rookie season. He finished with 11 goals and 27 points in 60 regular season games, then added a goal and an assist in three playoff outings.

The Sabres are projecting Ostlund to fill a top-two line role this season as either a center or winger. The Sweden native was selected 16th in the 2022 draft and is entering the final year of his rookie contract. ...

Joe Sakic will remain in the role of general manager for the Colorado Avalanche indefinitely with no search scheduled, a person with knowledge of the situation told the AP.

Already the president of hockey operations, Sakic added the title of GM in June when the Nashville Predators hired away Chris MacFarland to lead their front office.

Sakic was the architect behind the Avalanche squad that won the 2022 Stanley Cup title. He turned the responsibilities over to MacFarland soon after the celebratory parade that summer....

The Montreal Canadiens signed Coach Martin St. Louis to a multiyear extension.

St. Louis, 51, has guided the upstart Canadiens to consecutive playoff berths, including a trip to last season's Eastern Conference final, after beginning his tenure during a full-scale rebuild.

SOCCER Leeds drubs Newcastle, moves into third in EPL

Three goals in a 13-minute spell before half time — two featuring the commanding Dominic Calvert-Lewin — set Leeds on the way to a comprehensive 4-1 home win over Newcastle to move into third place in the English Premier League.

Ao Tanaka's deflected shot put Leeds ahead after 32 minutes, and then Man of the Match Calvert-Lewin moved into top gear.

Calvert-Lewin was unlucky to see a 34th-minute header marked down as an own goal after brushing the head of teammate Jayden Bogle on the way in. But there was no mistaking his authorship of the third, which squirmed under the keeper after he poked it goalward under pressure from defenders. ...

Betis's fairy-tale start to the Spanish league season continued with a 2-1 victory at Villarreal, moving the club into a tie for second with Real Madrid. ...

In Italy, Roma continued its superb start to the season with a 2-0 win over Torino. It was joined at the top of the table by the only other team with maximum points, Inter Milan, which came from behind to crush Udinese, 5-3. ...

The Orlando Pride signed star striker Barbra Banda to a new “landmark agreement” through the 2029 season, the NWSL club said.

Banda, 26, has scored a franchise-record 16 goals through 20 matches this season. She has tallied 41 goals and 11 assists in 62 appearances across all league competitions since joining the Pride in 2024....

Valencia restructured its soccer operations after a fourth loss in five matches to start the Spanish season this weekend.

The club announced the firing of coach Carlos Corberán and soccer CEO Ron Gourlay. It appointed Braulio Vázquez as its new sporting director and said B-team coach Óscar Sánchez would take over as interim manager. ...

Paris Saint-Germain gave reassuring news about Achraf Hakimi's fitness ahead of Sunday's match against rival Marseille in the French league.

The Morocco right-back limped off the field late in the first half of PSG's 1-0 win at Brest over the weekend. But the club said in a statement that he suffered only "a minor right thigh strain." ...

Former Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic and West Ham goalkeeper Ludek Miklosko died at 64. ...

Marcelo Gallardo, one of the most decorated coaches in the history of the Argentine league, reached an agreement to manage the Ecuador national team ahead of the 2030 World Cup.

TENNIS Shelton keeps on going after loss at U.S. Open

Ben Shelton isn't taking much time off after his run to the U.S. Open final.

Shelton was confirmed for the U.S. Davis Cup team that will play the Czech Republic in Prague this week. Then he will join Team World for the Laver Cup in London the following weekend.

Shelton lost to Alexander Zverev in his first Grand Slam final Sunday. He moved up to a career-high No. 4 in the rankings.

Also named to the U.S. team for the second round of qualifying against the Czechs were Learner Tien, Martin Damm, Christian Harrison and Austin Krajicek. Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul withdrew from the team. ...

With the 39-year-old Novak Djokovic — the last member of the Big Three still competing — dropping from No. 5 to No. 12 in the latest men's rankings, it's the first time since October 2002 that neither he, Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal appear in the top 10.

The 39-year-old Djokovic was beaten in the first round of the U.S. Open by Mariano Navone. It was Djokovic's earliest Grand Slam exit in two decades. ...

Top tennis players who have been protesting for a larger share of revenue from the biggest tournaments in the sport say they will no longer go public with their demands now that a Grand Slam Player Advisory Council has been formed.

"The players will now work directly with the Grand Slams to establish the council, through which players themselves will be directly consulted and able to negotiate on an ongoing basis," a statement from the players' representatives said.

From news services

PERSPECTIVE

For the Cowboys' defense, it's déjà vu all over again

Linebacker Jaishawn Barham, left, was one of several Cowboys who were called for critical penalties.
YUKI IWAMURA/AP

Revamped unit has scores of issues to fix before facing Washington

BY CALVIN WATKINS

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Change the players. Change the scheme. Same result.

That's the best way to describe the new-look Dallas Cowboys defense after a 28-20 season-opening loss to the New York Giants on Sunday night at MetLife Stadium.

“This is a humbling business, and we got humbled tonight, and that’s what I told the guys,” Coach Brian Schottenheimer said. “And we lost Mile 1 of a 17-mile marathon, and we have to be better. We will be better.”

First-year defensive coordinator Christian Parker was prepared but didn't get the desired result. Some new faces had minimal impact and made key mistakes, while some old faces committed costly penalties.

In the fourth quarter, the New York offense ran eight consecutive plays to the left side — with six swing passes — to go ahead by two scores.

And after the Cowboys' offense cut the deficit to eight, the defense failed to get the ball back. First, they gave up a 12-yard pass on a third and nine.

Then, on a second and 16, running back Cam Skattebo picked up 13 yards. Faced with a third and three, tight end Isaiah Likely — who played like Odell Beckham Jr. with a game-high eight catches for 78 yards and two scores — schooled rookie safety Caleb Downs for a three-yard reception.

Likely lined up next to Malik Nabers (six catches for 69 yards) and started his route to the inside but moved back toward the middle of the field. That gave him the needed space to catch the ball.

That reception wasn't the game, just the clincher. There were many other problems with the Cowboys' defense.

The lack of a consistent pass rush was evident, as Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart completed 23 of 29 passes for 230 yards with three touchdowns. He was sacked twice and hit six times, but too often he had plenty of time to get the ball downfield.

Getting off the field was especially difficult for Dallas. New York converted nine of 11 third downs, went 4 for 4 in the red zone and scored on four of seven possessions, including three drives in a row at one point.

Everything that was hyped about the Cowboys' defense — racking up sacks (two), forcing turnovers (one) and creating havoc (not much) — didn't come to fruition.

"I think we got a lot of third downs today and we didn't get off the field, a bunch of them," said defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, who forced a fumble. "We got to be critical with our approach this week, and it's a great week to learn and get things better. The guys we got in our locker room, especially on defense, the guys we got in our locker room is unbelievable when it comes down to taking constructive criticism and taking accountability."

One of the more critical moments of the game came on the next-to-last drive for the Giants. The 13-play, 70-yard drive ended with a pass toward the left side of the field, a Dart nine-yard touchdown pass to running back Devin Singletary.

The Giants directed plays to the left side of the field, the flat, with impunity.

The adjustments just weren't made, whether it was by Parker with personnel or play calls or by the players on the field.

“Yeah, it was a lot of bad eyes,” Schottenheimer said. “When you’re playing some of those match coverage zones, you got to see who number three is. And again, I think it’s really something that we could have gotten corrected better.... That’s our job as coaches to put those guys in better position. And it goes with us and the coaches and players.”

Schottenheimer isn't one to make excuses, and he didn't with some of his players who committed mistakes in critical moments.

Rookie linebacker Jaishawn Barham had a neutral zone infraction on a third and one. Veteran middle linebacker De-Marvion Overshown hit Dart out of bounds following a first-down run for a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty. Williams, a veteran, was flagged for offside on a second and one.

Dart, who ran for 49 yards, drew a face mask penalty on Donovan Ezeiruaku.

“I mean, penalties kill your ability to win, especially the self-inflicted wounds,” Schottenheimer said. “We jumped offsides a couple times in short-yardage situations, which we gave them free downs, if you will. That led to sustained drives. It led to them, again, controlling the football, but it comes down to discipline and we’re more disciplined than the way we played tonight. And again, we did not play well enough.”

Dallas Morning News

NOTES

Ravens may look to add wideouts after injuries

before walking off the field under his own power.

Reuters

Coach Jesse Minter said Mon-day that the Baltimore Ravens could add another pass catcher after Zay Flowers and rookie Ja'Kobi Lane were injured in Sunday's 41-23 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

Flowers aggravated a hamstring issue in the first half when he caught five passes for a career-high 150 yards and a touchdown. Minter said the Ravens' No. 1 wide receiver is day-to-day.

Lane's absence is expected to be longer. The rookie sustained a wrist injury — which NFL Network reported was a fracture — and is expected to be sidelined for several weeks.

Baltimore finished the Indianapolis game with Rashod Bateman, Chris Moore and LaJohntay Wester as its available wideouts.

The Ravens do have reinforcements on the roster. Devontez Walker was inactive because of a groin injury, while rookie Elijah Sarratt was a healthy scratch.

"I think there's potential for [an outside acquisition]," Minter said, "but again, Tez Walker and Sarratt, I have a lot of confidence in those guys. Those guys have a ton of reps within our offense."

- RAMS: Coach Sean McVay would not put a timeline on when outside linebacker Myles Garrett could return to action after knee surgery.

Following an underwhelming Los Angeles debut Thursday, Garrett was placed on IR on Sunday and will miss a minimum of four games.

- SEAHAWKS: Sam Darnold has a “very unique, soft tissue injury,” and his hip joint is “unaffected,” a Seattle spokesperson told media outlets.

The Super Bowl-winning quarterback has “no firm timeline” to return to action, but the spokesperson said it was considered a short-term injury.

•VIKINGS: Carson Wentz is expected to start Sunday against the Chicago Bears after guiding Minnesota to a comeback win over the Green Bay Packers.

Starter Kyler Murray left the game early in the first quarter. He was hit in the head on a scramble and stayed down for a few minutes

- BROWNS: Coach Todd Monken said he anticipates keeping Deshaun Watson as Cleveland's starting quarterback for Sunday's game at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers despite his subpar return to action.

Watson, who had been sidelined since October 2024 because of a pair of Achilles tears, completed 16 of 22 passes for 205 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the Browns' loss at the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

- LIONS: Isiah Pacheco's Detroit debut was delayed further — perhaps until December — after the running back underwent back surgery.

Coach Dan Campbell said Pacheco had the procedure and will be out for “a significant amount of time.” NFL Network reported he will need 12 weeks to recover from a procedure to remove a loose body that was pressing on a nerve.

- EAGLES: Philadelphia is placing three-time Pro Bowl guard Landon Dickerson on injured reserve after he struggled through a knee injury Sunday against the Washington Commanders, according to multiple reports.

- FALCONS: Defensive lineman Da'Shawn Hand is set to undergo surgery for a torn quad muscle and is out for the season, Atlanta Coach Kevin Stefanski said.

•COWBOYS: Safety Malik Hooker was diagnosed with a forearm fracture and is scheduled to meet with a specialist to determine a recovery timeline, ESPN reported.

- TEXANS: Linebacker Henry To'oTo'o is expected to miss an undetermined amount of time with a left shoulder injury, Houston Coach DeMeco Ryans told reporters.

- CHARGERS: Wide receiver Ladd McConkey underwent testing to determine the extent of the rib injury he sustained in Los Angeles' loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, according to a report by NFL Network.

- PATRIOTS: Running back TreVeyon Henderson returned to practice for New England as he eyes a season debut Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

ON THE NFL

A running (and passing) start for the O

ON THE NFL FROM B7

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Josh Allen and the Bills scored on seven of their first 11 possessions against a Texans defense that was among the NFL's best last year.

command of Chicago's offense from start to finish.

Ravens are dominant

Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and the Baltimore Ravens were impressive in a 41-23 victory at the Indianapolis Colts, giving Coach Jesse Minter his first win. Baltimore has high expectations, and the team's core players were spectacular.

Jackson, who dealt with injuries last season, played like a two-time MVP. The 32-year-old Henry ran like he's 22. Zay Flowers had a career day.

The Colts have now lost eight straight games after starting 8-2 last year. Quarterback Daniel Jones was ineffective in his first game back from a torn Achilles, and the defense was poor.

Big debut for Giants

John Harbaugh had a better day than brother Jim. Jaxson Dart, Cam Skattebo and the New York Giants defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 28-20, in their first game with their new coach.

The Giants played like Harbaugh's old Ravens teams. They controlled the ball for almost 37 minutes and kept Dak Prescott and the Cowboys' playmakers off the field.

McDaniel's offense fizzled

Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers had an inconsistent start in Mike McDaniel's first game as offensive coordinator, and the Arizona Cardinals pulled off the biggest upset of the week with a 26-14 road win.

Rookie coach Mike LaFleur had an excellent game plan, and quarterback Jacoby Brissett executed it well to lead Arizona, which was a 9.5-point underdog.

Pack winless without Micah

The Green Bay Packers knocked Kyler Murray out of the game and had a 12-point lead in the second half, only to see Carson Wentz rally the Minnesota Vikings to a 39-22

victory. Green Bay fell to 0-6 without all-pro pass rusher Micah Parsons, who is still recovering from ACL surgery. Jordan Love and the offense can't afford to continue having so many miscues.

Bengals torment Mayfield

The Cincinnati Bengals bolstered a defense that desperately needed a makeover, and it paid off early. Dexter Lawrence, Jonathan Allen and other new starters harassed Baker Mayfield throughout the game in a 33-27 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mayfield lost three fumbles in his first game since signing a new contract. Joe Burrow didn't have to be prolific thanks to Tampa Bay's four turnovers.

Shough matures on the spot

The New Orleans Saints' comeback bid against the Detroit Lions fell short in overtime when Coach Kellen Moore went for the victory and the three-point conversion was stopped. But

Shough's performance is reason for optimism. He overcame a poor start, showed poise and maturity and had a strong finish to help New Orleans rally from a 21-0 deficit.

Same old Watson

Deshaun Watson's stat line doesn't tell the true story. The Cleveland Browns were overmatched and overwhelmed by the Jacksonville Jaguars, 34-10. It's hard to imagine Watson will start their home opener in Week 3.

Last ride needs help

Aaron Rodgers began his last season in the NFL with a win in his reunion with Coach Mike McCarthy. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the injury-depleted Atlanta Falcons and third-string quarterback Cooper Rush, 20-13.

Rodgers is clearly comfortable in McCarthy's offense, and the 42-year-old still is an elite passer. But DK Metcalf struggled, and the run game was lackluster.

Associated Press

Chunk plays bedevil the Commanders

COMMANDERS FROM B7

MATT ROURKE/AP
Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert beat Commanders linebacker Sonny Styles on his way to a game-winning touchdown Sunday.

Philadelphia was held to one first down across the next four drives.

"The energy," Reaves said when asked what stood out when the defense was playing well. "We were getting off the field. We just got to keep it going. When we got the momentum like that on defense, stopping 'em, getting three-and-outs, they have no real answer."

The pass rush was the most impressive element of the defense. The Commanders sacked Hurts three times, registered five quarterback hits and pressured him constantly.

But even the defensive front had costly errors. Trailing 17-16 in the fourth quarter, Washington had an opportunity to get a stop and give its offense a chance to take the lead. After a tackle for loss and a false start, the Eagles faced third and 18.

The coverage held up on the ensuing drop back, but defensive tackles Daron Payne and Charles Omenihu got knocked to the ground. That opened a gaping hole in the middle of the defense, and Hurts took advantage with a 22-yard scramble for a first down.

“We caused havoc. We caused some movement up front,” outside linebacker K'Lavon Chaisson said. “A couple times, we let him get loose and scramble out of the pocket. We've just got to bring him down.”

Following a questionable no-call on what appeared to be another false start, Hurts converted another third down on a pass to tight end Dallas Goedert, who beat linebacker Sonny Styles in coverage before making safeties Nick Cross and Reaves miss. He then outran cornerback Rasul Douglas to the end zone for what ended up the game-winning touchdown.

The Commanders are confident they can avoid replicating those miscues.

“We're there, man,” Douglas said. “There's plays that I done seen teams turn on each other, and that wasn't the case here. Everybody stayed down, and we talked it out and made sure we had everything right.”

The Commanders felt the loss was more about fixable mistakes that led to big plays than the Eagles outperforming them — fortifying their belief that the defense will improve.

“Everything they got, we gave it to ‘em. It wasn’t nothing spectacular that they did,” cornerback Amik Robertson said. “I feel like we played together tonight, but we just didn’t capitalize 60 minutes straight. We definitely have a special group … We just got to finish.”

News and notes

Linebackers Frankie Luvu (groin) and Jordan Magee (hamstring), safety Tyler Owens (ankle) and tight end Chig Okonkwo (hamstring) were injured against the Eagles. Quinn didn't have any updates after the game ...

The Commanders' healthy in-actives were quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis, wide receivers Luke McCaffrey and Treylon Burks, guard Tanoa Togiai and defensive tackle Ricky Barber.

McCaffrey and Burks were surprises. Throughout camp, McCaffrey worked heavily with the first-team offense at slot receiver and was also the primary kick returner.

With the former third-round pick sidelined as a healthy scratch, Jaylin Lane was the primary kick and punt returner.

Burks also got a lot of work with the starters, primarily as an outside receiver. He and McCaffrey are the only wide receivers on the roster taller than 6 feet, so the coaching staff sacrificed size in favor of the interchangeability provided by Terry McLaurin, Stefon Diggs, Antonio Williams and Dyami Brown ...

Drew Stevens was 1 for 2 on field goal attempts and 1 for 2 on extra points. He made a 55-yarder in the first quarter but missed from 54 in the third. Tyler Ott's snap was high on the missed extra point, so he shoulders more responsibility.

BASEBALL

ORIOLES AT METS, 7:10
National League

EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	L10	STR
Atlanta	88	63	.583	$-4$	-6	L-2
Philadelphia	83	67	.553	$4\frac{1}{2}$	4-6	W-1
x-Miami	74	76	.493	$13\frac{1}{2}$	3-7	W-2
Washington	70	81	.464	18	3-7	W-3
New York	69	81	.460	$18\frac{1}{2}$	6-4	L-2

CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	L10	STR
z-Milwaukee	93	57	.620	$-6$	4	L-1
Chicago	84	67	.556	$9\frac{1}{2}$	5-5	W-1
Pittsburgh	75	75	.500	18	7-3	W-1
St. Louis	75	76	.497	$18\frac{1}{2}$	5-5	W-2
Cincinnati	70	80	.467	23	3-7	L-1

WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	L10	STR
z-Los Angeles	91	59	.607	$-8$	$2$	W-1
x-San Diego	81	68	.544	$9\frac{1}{2}$	$8$	W-7
x-Arizona	79	71	.527	12	6-4	L-2
San Francisco	62	89	$.41129\frac{1}{2}$	4-6		L-4
x-Colorado	55	94	$.36935\frac{1}{2}$	2-8		L-7

American League

EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	L10	STR
z-Tampa Bay	90	59	.604	—	7-3	W-3
z-New York	87	63	.580	$3\frac{1}{2}$	7-3	W-2
Boston	82	68	.547	$8\frac{1}{2}$	7-3	W-2
Toronto	75	76	.497	16	5-5	L-1
Baltimore	73	78	.483	18	4-6	W-1

x-Late game; z-Clicnhed playoff berth

CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	L10	STR
Chicago	77	73	.513	$-4$	$4-6$	W-1
Cleveland	76	75	.503	$1\frac{1}{2}$	$5-5$	L-1
Detroit	71	79	.473	6	$7-3$	W-5
Minnesota	70	80	.467	7	$3-7$	L-2
Kansas City	66	84	.440	11	$4-6$	L-2

WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	L10	STR
Houston	75	75	.500	$-4$	$4-6$	L-3
Texas	74	76	.493	$1$	$5-5$	W-2
x-Seattle	70	80	.467	$5$	$4-6$	L-1
Athletics	61	89	.407	$14$	$7-3$	W-1
x-Los Angeles	56	93	.376	$18\frac{1}{2}$	$3-7$	L-3

x-Late game; z-Clicnhed playoff berth

Dave Roberts tosses a handful of sunflower seeds at Teoscar Hernández after a solo home run in the Dodgers' 4-1 win over the Reds in Cinninati on Monday.

In Alonso's homecoming, Henderson steals show for O's

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NATIONALS' LEADERS

BATTERS	AVG	OBA	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
Morales	296.296	8	2	3	0	8
Ruiz	289.327	90	10	47	16	36
Wiemer	286.390	20	3	12	12	29
Garcia	287.500	20	11	16	14	26
Iandreny	273.308	1	1	3	1	8
Ward	268.395	127	30	75	98	165
Abrams	264.339	143	30	96	53	150
Mead	254.352	72	17	48	39	62
Chaparro	251.351	44	10	36	22	48
Young	249.316	99	10	47	32	75
Lile	248.301	140	20	82	39	121
Vivas	244.337	69	3	29	38	47
House	239.300	70	10	44	24	83
Tena	225.307	56	7	23	27	86
Crews	223.291	81	11	40	27	98
Ortiz	212.252	24	5	13	6	32
Nuñez	210.290	86	1	35	46	96
Ford	186.307	16	3	10	14	23
Millas	185.277	24	2	11	14	37

BRAD PENNER/IMAGN IMAGES

A snack for the road

PITCHERS	W	L	ERA	H	ER	BB	SO
Waldron	1.0	0.00	7	0	1	2
Sinclair	1.0	1.69	2	1	3	5
Fernandez	1.0	0.00	5	1	3	3
Yean	1.0	2.45	8	3	2	7
Tolman	1.1	2.61	8	3	5	11
Williams	0.0	2.65	15	5	6	22
Poulin	3.0	2.70	27	11	21	25
Griffin	12.3	3.06	109	44	30	116
Cavalli	12.5	3.12	144	57	48	194
Bird	0.0	3.24	6	3	2	10
Alvarez	2.6	3.35	83	38	47	99
Ribalta	1.2	3.77	34	18	18	42
Dion	1.2	3.80	11	9	10	21
Lovelady	1.3	3.91	26	10	17	21
Lord	5.2	4.06	67	35	31	71
Bronze	0.0	3.00	10	10	10	10
Beeter	6.5	4.50	36	24	31	47
Cornelio	2.2	4.88	21	15	22	31
Littell	7.8	4.97	115	62	35	70
Irvin	2.9	5.51	90	59	46	96
Z.Kent	0.0	5.68	15	8	3	10
Mikolas	3.9	5.82	137	75	23	58
Pérez	2.3	6.19	16	11	11	9
Schultz	1.2	6.40	43	23	12	32
Parker	3.3	6.58	46	29	13	34
J.Kent	1.4	6.59	30	20	20	23
Waldichuk	0.0	6.75	8	7	6	8
Simpson	1.0	6.75	9	3	4	4
Brend	1.2	6.75	43	24	15	30
Cosgrove	1.2	7.71	18	14	6	14
Palmquist	0.2	7.71	21	14	8	15
Krook	0.1	7.71	4	4	6	4
Henry	0.2	7.90	17	12	7	15
Cruz	0.1	9.00	9	5	6	5
Kranick	0.1	9.33	27	19	13	11
Granillo	0.0	9.64	13	10	8	3
Perales	0.0	11.57	10	9	6	9

Gunnar Henderson's first homer in more than two weeks made the difference against the Mets.

NL WILD-CARD STANDINGS
Team	W	L	Pct	WCGB
Chi. Cubs	84	67	.556	+2
Philadelphia	83	67	.553	$+1\frac{1}{2}$
x-San Diego	81	68	.544	—
x-Arizona	79	71	.527	$2\frac{1}{2}$

AL WILD-CARD STANDINGS
Orioles 2, Mets 1

Team	W	L	Pct	WCGB
x-N.Y. Yankees	86	63	.577	$+10\frac{1}{2}$
Boston	82	68	.547	+6
Cleveland	76	75	.503	—
Toronto	75	76	.497	1
Texas	74	76	.493	$1\frac{1}{2}$
Baltimore	73	78	.483	3

NL leaders

Entering Monday's games. BATTING

Arraez, Phi ....313 Lopez, Mia ....309 Gonzales, Pit ....304 Moreno, Ari ....301 Rumfield, Col ....298 McCarthy, Col ....295 Freeman, LA ....293 Chourio, Mil ....292

HOME RUNS

Schwarber, Phi .... 44 Crow-Armstrong, Chi .... 41 Olson, Atl .... 39 Goodman, Col .... 38 Devers, SF .... 37 Stewart, Cin .... 31

Burleson, StL .... 109 Stewart, Cin .... 107 Walker, StL .... 100 Devers, SF .... 98 Crow-Armstrong, Chi .... 98 Abrams, Was .... 96 Schwarber, Phi .... 94 Turang, Mil .... 92 Contreras, Mil .... 86

Misorowski, Mil 1.95 Sale, Atl 2.18 Yamamoto, LA 2.62 Rodriguez, Ari 2.62 Sánchez, Phi 2.79 Burns, Cin 2.80 Luzardo, Phi 2.87 King, SD 3.03

SAVES

Miller, SD .... 36 O'Brien, StL .... 36 Iglesias, Atl .... 32 Duran, Phi .... 30 Megill, Mil .... 27 Pagán, Cin .... 23 Scott, LA .... 22 Fairbanks, Mia .... 19

ORIOLES 2, METS 1

BY MATT WEYRICH

NEW YORK — This time, Gunnar Henderson came through in the clutch.

The Orioles' star shortstop hasn't often been the source of big hits in key spots this season, but in Monday's game against the New York Mets, his go-ahead home run in the eighth helped Baltimore earn a 2-1 victory.

Baltimore (73-78) won the series opener to give Pete Alonso a happy homecoming in his first game back at Citi Field since the Orioles signed him away from the Mets in free agency. The home team treated Alonso, who spent seven seasons in Queens, to a scoreboard tribute video and multiple standing ovations. Entering the game sitting on 299 career home runs, he went 0 for 3 with a walk.

With the score tied and the Orioles looking for a big hit all night, Henderson took right-hander Dedniel Núñez deep for his 23rd home run of the season and his first since Aug. 30.

With the win, the Orioles pulled back to within three games of the third American

STRIKEOUTS

League wild-card spot. Their playoff odds have dwindled to the single digits, but they are not yet eliminated with 11 games left.

Brandon Young labored through five innings yet avoided disaster, allowing one run on five hits and five walks with six strikeouts. He threw a career-high 106 pitches and needed every one of them.

up with a solo shot in the fourth.

Entering Monday's games. BATTING

Misorowski, Mil 236 Luzardo, Phi 221 Sánchez, Phi 210 Cavalli, Was 194 Sale, Atl 190 Skenes, Pit 185 McLean, NY 184 Burns, Cin 181

PERSONNEL DEPT.

The Orioles' other run came courtesy of Heston Kjerstad, who recorded his first extra-base hit since making his MLB return Sept. 1 with a second-inning double to score Jackson Holliday. Center fielder A.J. Ewing then tied the game back

Los Angeles clinched its 14th consecutive playoff berth with a win over Cincinnati behind Tarik Skubal's seven shutout innings and home runs by Kyle Tucker and Teoscar Hernández.

NOTES

ORIOLES	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Beavers lf......5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.241
Alonso 1b......3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.268
Henderson ss......4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.223
Mayo 3b......4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.224
Holliday 2b......4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.229
Encarnacion-Strand dh......4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.262
Kjerstad rf......4	0	2	1	0	0	2	.250
Cowser cf......4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.218
Narváez c......1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.164
Basallo ph-c......2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.224
TOTALS	35	2	9	2	1	12	—

Four relievers combined to record the final 12 outs for the Orioles, with Yennier Cano earning the win and Rico Garcia recording the save — his ninth of the season — against his former team.

METS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Lindor ss......	4	0	0	0	1	2	.230
Soto lf......	3	0	1	0	1	1	.273
Bichette 3b......	4	0	0	0	0	1	.261
Benge rf......	4	0	2	0	0	0	.273
J.Young dh......	2	0	0	0	1	1	.268
Vientos ph-dh......	1	0	0	0	0	1	.214
Semien 2b......	4	0	1	0	0	0	.219
Ewing cf......	3	1	1	1	1	0	.251
Baty 1b......	3	0	0	0	1	1	.228
Alvarez c......	4	0	1	0	0	1	.231
TOTALS	32	1	6	1	5	8	—

WP: Cano (3-3); LP: Núñez (1-1); S: Garcia (9). PB: Alvarez (10). ABS Challenge Young (Ball-Overturned to Strike) T: 2:47. A: 35,800 (42,136).
E: Ewing (4). LOB: Baltimore 8, New York 9. 2B: Kjerstad (1), Encarnacion-Strand (10). HR: Henderson (23), off Núñez; Ewing (10), off B.Young. RBI: Kjerstad (2), Henderson (58), Ewing (38). SB: Soto (9). S: Narváez.

Dodgers: Recalled RHP Paul Gervase from Class AAA Oklahoma City and optioned RHP Emmet Sheehan to Oklahoma City.

Blue Jays: Placed RF Rudy Martin Jr. on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Sunday, with a left hamstring strain and recalled LF Davis Schneider and LHP Brendan Cellucci from Class AAA Buffalo.

ORIOLES	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
B.Young......	5	5	1	1	5	6	3.65
Walker......	$1\frac{1}{2}$	0	0	0	0	1	1.69
Cano......	$\frac{1}{3}$	0	0	0	0	0	3.13
Wolfram......	1	1	0	0	0	1	4.66
Garcia......	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.97

BALTIMORE...	010	000	010	—	2	9	0
NEW YORK ....	000	100	000	—	1	6	1

METS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Tong......6	6	4	1	0	1	6	3.43
Pintaro......1	1	1	0	0	0	2	4.03
Núñez......1	1	2	1	1	0	1	4.30
Senga......1	1	2	0	0	0	3	7.02

Diamondbacks: Claimed RF Jesús Sánchez off waivers from Toronto.

Dodgers 4, Reds 1

TODAY

— Baltimore Sun

White Sox 7, Guardians 3

Orioles: Recalled RHP Codi Heuer from Class AAA Norfolk and optioned RHP Yaramil Hiraldo to Norfolk.

AL leaders

Skubal allowed three hits, struck out nine and walked one as he gained his second win against the Reds in seven days.

Royals: Optioned RHP Easton McGee to Class AAA Omaha.

Padres: Activated 1B Ty France from the paternity list.

ORIOLES' LEADERS

BATTERS	AVGOBA	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
Hinds......	333.462	3	0	1	3	4
Alexander......	303.358	79	4	31	19	63
Pozo......	294.316	5	1	2	1	3
Mountcastle......	286.333	4	0	1	1	2
Alonso......	268.363	151	35	100	77	157
Encarnacion-Strand..	262.315	43	8	32	10	49
Rutschman..	251.331	62	8	47	30	40

SUNDAY'S RESULTS

SUNDAY'S RESULTS Philadelphia 9, at Atlanta 4 at Miami 6, L.A. Dodgers 4 Cincinnati 4, at Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 4, at Chicago Cubs 3 San Diego 6, at San Francisco 4

Tigers: Activated RHP Keider Montero from the paternity list and optioned RHP Yilber Díaz to Class AAA Toledo.

NL scores

MONDAY'S RESULTS L.A. Dodgers 4, at Cincinnati 1 at Chicago Cubs 7, Atlanta 3 at St. Louis 2, San Francisco 1 San Diego at Colorado, late Miami at Arizona, late

Tristan Peters fouled off 12 pitches in an 18-pitch plate appearance that keyed a six-run outburst in the sixth inning, and Chicago beat Cleveland to stay atop the American League Central.

NL games

PHILLIES AT NATIONALS, 6:45

	W-L	ERA	TEAM
Sánchez (L)	17-5	2.79	22-8
Kent (L)	1-4	6.58	1-5
DODGERS AT REDS, 6:40
Yamamoto (R)	13-8	2.62	17-9
Lowder (R)	6-10	5.81	11-12
BREWERS AT PIRATES, 6:40
Mislorowski (R)	14-5	1.95	19-8
TBD	----	----	----
BRAVES AT CUBS, 7:40
Pérez (L)	8-9	3.08	13-11
Gausman (R)	9-12	4.60	14-16
GIANTS AT CARDINALS, 7:45
Tidwell (R)	0-2	4.82	1-6
Pallante (R)	12-6	3.45	15-11
PADRES AT ROCKIES, 8:40
Buehler (R)	8-6	4.61	20-9
Feltner (R)	5-10	5.88	8-14
MARLINS AT DIAMONDBACKS, 9:40
Junk (R)	6-9	4.54	10-12
Soroka (R)	8-5	3.53	10-8

Alvarez, Hou ....310 Simpson, TB ....305 Díaz, TB ....301 DeLauter, Cle ....291 Greene, Det ....283 Rafaela, Bos ....282 Caglianone, KC ....281 Witt, KC ....280

Interleague game

Aaron Judge hit a three-run home run — his first long ball since May 24 — that capped a six-run eighth inning, and New York beat Minnesota to clinch its ninth postseason berth in 10 seasons.

Yankees 8, Twins 3

Tigers 6, Blue Jays 5

Zach McKinstry scored the winning run on a missed-catch error in the ninth inning after Brett Callahan hit a tying RBI single in the eighth as Detroit outlasted Toronto.

Cubs 7, Braves 3

	W-L	ERA	TEAM
Baz (R)	6-15	4.05	8-21
Manaea (L)	5-7	4.79	7-9

Kenley Jansen sealed his 20th save of the season with a hitless ninth.

Baker, TB .... 40 Smith, Cle .... 36 Bednar, NY .... 34 Chapman, Bos .... 34 Varland, Tor .... 33 Latz, Tex .... 29 Muñoz, Sea .... 27

Alonso, Bal .... 100 Alvarez, Hou .... 96 Caminero, TB .... 95 Rice, NY .... 90 Aranda, TB .... 89 Adell, Cle .... 88 Dingler, Det .... 87 Bell, Min .... 86

Schlittler, NY 1.95
Cease, Tor 2.38
Messick, Cle 2.51
Gray, Bos 2.76
Rasmussen, TB 2.81
Martinez, TB 2.92
Wacha, KC 3.25
Detmers, LA 3.32

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 42nd homer to match the Cubs record for a left-handed batter and finished with four hits and four RBI to power Chicago past Atlanta.

Quinn Mathews took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and Alec Burleson had an RBI single to lead St. Louis past San Francisco. Mathews retired his first 10 batters before walking Bryce Eldridge.

Interleague scores

Caminero, TB .... 40 Alvarez, Hou .... 38 Rice, NY .... 38 Alonso, Bal .... 35 Okamoto, Tor .... 32 Murakami, Chi .... 31 Montgomery, Chi .... 31 Vargas, Chi .... 30 RBI

SUNDAY'S RESULTS

REDS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Myers cf......	3	0	1	0	0	0	.267
Jorge ph......	1	0	0	0	0	1	.118
De La Cruz ss......	4	1	1	1	0	2	.284
S.Stewart 1b......	4	0	0	0	0	2	.268
Stephenson c......	4	0	0	0	0	2	.247
Suárez dh......	3	0	1	0	0	0	.213
Brito 2b......	3	0	1	0	0	0	.234
Bleday lf......	2	0	0	0	1	1	.214
Hayes 3b......	3	0	0	0	0	2	.146
Rodríguez rf......	3	0	0	0	0	1	.230
TOTALS	30	1	4	1	1	11	—

at Washington 6, L.A. Angels 5 at Detroit 8, Colorado 1 at N.Y. Yankees 2, N.Y. Mets 0 at St. Louis 3, Chicago White Sox 1 Texas 7, at Arizona 6

DODGERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Edman cf......4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.253
Betts ss......4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248
Smith c......4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.236
Tucker rf......2	2	1	1	2	0	0	.227
T.Hernández lf......3	2	1	2	1	1	1	.265
Rojas 2b......3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268
Freeland ph-2b......0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.230
Muncy 3b......4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.252
E.Hernández 1b......3	0	1	1	1	1	0	.225
De Paula dh......2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222
TOTALS	29	4	3	4	6	6	—

MONDAY'S RESULT Baltimore 2, at N.Y. Mets 1

Cardinals 2, Giants 1

DODGERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Skubal	7	3	0	0	1	9	2.70
Vesia	1	0	0	0	0	1	2.87
Phillips	1	1	1	1	0	1	3.68

STRIKEOUTS Cease, Tor .... 236 Schlittler, NY .... 228 Williams, Cle .... 228 Detmers, LA .... 191 Bradley, Min .... 190 Gilbert, Sea .... 187 deGrom, Tex .... 186 Messick, Cle .... 178

REDS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Lodolo......	7	3	4	4	4	4	5.12
Mey......	1	0	0	0	0	1	6.37
Santillan......	1	0	0	0	2	1	6.58

LOB: Los Angeles 4, Cincinnati 3. HR: Tucker (15), off Lodolo; T.Hernández (14), off Lodolo; De La Cruz (27), off Phillips.

L.A.	010	200	100	-	4	3	0
CINCINNATI...	000	000	001	-	1	4	0

WP: Skubal (10-7); LP: Lodolo (3-5). WP: Skubal. ABS Challenge_Lodolo (Ball-Confirmed) T: 2:14. A: 22,807 (43,891).

WHITE SOX	ABR	HBI	BB	SO	AVG
Antonacci lf	30	1	0	0	0.269
Grichuk ph-lf	20	1	0	0	0.288
Doyle cf	00	0	0	0	0.211
Teel c	41	1	2	1	3.202
Vargas 3b	42	2	2	1	0.249
Murakami 1b	30	0	0	1	3.204
Benintendi dh	51	3	1	0	0.246
Peters cf-lf	31	0	0	1	1.277
C.Montgomery ss	41	0	0	0	3.205
Meidroth 2b	41	1	1	0	1.267
B.Montgomery rf	30	0	0	1	3.212
TOTALS	357	9	6	5	14 —

The Cubs have won three of four and moved one-half game ahead of the idle Philadelphia Phillies for the top National League wild card.

GUARDIANS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Kwan cf-lf......	3	0	1	0	1		0.278
Ramírez 3b......	4	0	1	0	0		1.230
DeLauter dh......	3	0	0	0	1		0.289
Adell rf......	4	1	1	0	0		1.239
Bazzana 2b......	4	0	1	0	0		0.249
Martínez lf......	3	0	0	0	0		1.248
Schneemann cf......	1	0	0	0	0		0.205
Lowe 1b......	2	0	0	0	0		1.252
Fry ph-1b......	2	1	1	2	0		1.191
Bailey c......	4	1	1	0	0		2.209
Rocchio ss......	3	0	1	0	0		0.247
TOTALS	33	3	7	2	2	7	—

E: C. Montgomery (11), Vargas (14), Lowe (4). LOB: Chicago 9, Cleveland 5. 2B: Teel (3), Bazzana (20). HR: Vargas (31), off Espino; Fry (7), off Richards. WHITE SOX - IR - U - R F D P R S O EPA

AL games

WHITEBOX	#	H	R	K	S	D	S	E	NA
Newcomb	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.74
Burke	5	4	1	0	2	4	3.47
H.Smith	2	1	0	0	0	3	0.41
Richards	1	1	2	0	0	0	3.51

GUARDIANS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Williams......	5	4	2	1	3	7	3.72
Herrin......	$\frac{2}{3}$	3	3	3	0	1	3.44
Espino......	$\frac{1}{3}$	1	1	1	0	1	2.92
Ceconi......	$2\frac{1}{3}$	0	1	1	2	4	5.03
Brogdon......	$\frac{2}{3}$	1	0	0	0	1	5.06

CHICAGO......	000	006	001	—	7	9	2
CLEVELAND...	000	001	002	—	3	7	1

WP: Burke (9-7); LP: Williams (13-8). Inherited runners-scored: H.Smith 1-0, Herrin 2-2, Espino 1-1, Brogdon 2-1. HBP: Williams 2 (Murakami, C.Montgomery), Brogdon (Peters). WP: Williams. T: 3:10. A: 24,318 (34,788).

TIGERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
McGonigle ss-3b....5	1	2	0	0		0	.273
Torres 2b....5	1	1	0	0		1	.267
Peck ss....0	0	0	0	0		0	.235
Greene dh....5	1	2	0	0		1	.284
Dingler c....4	1	1	1	0		2	.244
Callahan lf....4	0	1	1	0		0	.231
Clark cf....4	1	1	2	0		0	.273
Torkelson 1b....3	0	1	1	1		2	.223
McKinstry rf....3	1	0	0	1		0	.207
Lee 3b-2b....4	0	0	0	0		1	.255
TOTALS	37	6	9	5	2	7	—

E: Varland (4). LOB: Detroit 6, Toronto 8. 2B: Clark (9), Torkelson (25), Lukes (14). HR: Okamoto (33), off Finnegan.

TIGERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Melton...... $2\frac{1}{2}$		5	2	2	4	3	2.52
Brieske...... $2$		0	0	0	1	2	4.91
Holton...... $1\frac{1}{2}$		0	0	0	0	0	2.69
Finnegan...... $1$		3	3	3	0	1	4.18
Kinley...... $1$		0	0	0	0	0	3.66
Jansen...... $1$		0	0	0	1	1	3.43

DETROIT ......	000	000	411	—	6	9	0
TORONTO ......	200	000	300	—	5	8	1

BLUE JAYS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Bateman cf......5	1	1	0	0		1	.323
Springer dh......2	2	2	1	0	3	0	.253
Guerrero 1b......4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.263
Kirk c......4	1	2	1	1		0	.280
Lukes rf......4	0	1	0	0		0	.273
Okamoto 3b......4	1	1	1	3	0	1	.236
Giménez ss......4	0	1	0	0		2	.245
Smith lf......1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.225
Straw ph-lf......2	0	0	0	0		0	.231
Clement 2b......4	0	1	0	0		0	.271
TOTALS	34	5	8	4	6	7	—

WP: Kinley (7-5); LP: Varland (5-6); S: Jansen (20). Inherited runners-scored: Brieske 3-0, Sewald 1-0, Varland 2-1. WP: Melton. ABS Challenge Greene (Strike-Overturned to Ball) T: 3:05. A: 42,867 (39,150).

BLUE JAYS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Soriano......	$6\frac{1}{3}$	5	4	4	1	5	3.56
Sewald......	$\frac{2}{3}$	0	0	0	0	0	5.04
Mantiply......	$\frac{1}{3}$	2	1	1	0	0	2.52
Varland......	$1\frac{2}{3}$	2	1	1	1	2	1.32

BRAVES	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Acuña rf	4	0	0	0	1		1.255
Baldwin dh	3	0	2	0	1		1.279
Olson 1b	3	0	0	0	1		3.248
Albies 2b	4	0	0	0	0		1.243
Harris cf	4	1	2	0	0		0.292
Dubón lf-ss	3	0	2	0	1		0.270
Riley 3b	4	0	1	0	0		0.223
S.Murphy c	4	1	0	1	0		2.200
Kim ss	2	0	0	0	0		1.126
Yastrzemski ph-lf	1	1	1	2	1		0.231
TOTALS	32	3	8	3	5	9	—

ATLANTA......	000	000	300	—	3	8	0
CHICAGO......	032	002	00X	—	7	10	1

CUBS	AB	R	HBI	BB	SO	AVG
Crow-Armstrong cf...	5	1	4	4	0	0.281
Suzuki rf....	5	0	1	0	0	2.268
Busch 1b....	2	1	0	0	2	1.238
Bregman 3b....	4	0	0	0	0	0.262
Happ lf....	3	1	1	0	1	0.219
Hoerner ss....	4	2	2	1	0	0.267
Conforto dh....	4	0	1	1	0	1.238
Ramirez 2b....	3	0	0	0	1	0.258
Kelly c....	3	2	1	1	1	0.261
TOTALS	33	710	7	5	4	—

CHICAGO..... 032 002 00X — 7 10 1 E: Bregman (6). LOB: Atlanta 7, Chicago 7. 2B: Happ (25), Crow-Armstrong (29), Conforto (15). HR: Yastrzemski (10), off Assad; Crow-Armstrong (42), off Smith-Shawyer

GIANTS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Cox cf-2b......4	0	1	1	0	2	.279
Eldridge 1b......3	0	1	0	1	1	.269
Whitcomb 2b......3	0	1	0	0	1	.184
Gilbert ph-cf......0	0	0	0	1	0	.234
Hill dh......4	0	1	0	0	1	.237
B.Harris 3b......2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Furman ph......1	0	0	0	0	1	.125
Bandura rf......2	0	0	0	0	2	.200
Lee ph-rf......2	0	1	0	0	0	.277
Knizner c......2	0	0	0	1	0	.167
Cavanaugh ph......0	0	0	0	1	0	.242
McGray lf......4	1	1	0	0	2	.147
Koss ss......4	0	0	0	0	2	.229
TOTALS	31	1	6	1	4	12	—

BRAVES	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
López	3	6	5	5	2	2	4.54
Smith-Shawver	5	4	2	2	3	2	6.92

CUBS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Peterson......	6	3	1	1	3	7	5.11
Assad......	1	2	2	2	0	1	3.70
Rolison......	1	1	0	0	1	0	2.72
Zeferjahn......	1	2	0	0	1	1	4.09

WP: Peterson (8-8); LP: López (4-5). Inherited runners-scored: Assad 1-1. ABS Challenge_Baldwin (Strike-Overturned to Ball) T: 2:40. A: 34,515 (41,363).

SAN FRAN.....	000	001	000	—	1	6	0
ST. LOUIS.....	000	020	00X	—	2	8	0

LOB: San Francisco 8, St. Louis 8. 2B: McCray (2), Bernal (3).

CARDINALS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Saggese 2b......	4	1	2	0	0	0	.268
Herrera dh......	3	1	0	0	1	0	.243
Burleson 1b......	3	0	2	1	1	1	.285
Walker rf......	3	0	1	0	1	1	.281
Bernal c......	4	0	3	1	0	0	.327
Báez lf......	4	0	0	0	0	1	.240
Scott lf......	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196
Gorman 3b......	3	0	0	0	0	2	.185
Urias 3b......	1	0	0	0	0	0	.153
Winn ss......	2	0	0	0	1	0	.236
Church cf......	3	0	0	0	0	1	.252
TOTALS	30	2	8	2	4	6	—

GIANTS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Roupp...... $4\frac{1}{3}$		5	2	2	3	4	4.01
Sanmartin......		0	2	0	0	1	0.429
Kuhnel...... $1\frac{1}{3}$		0	0	0	0	1	4.65
T.Harris......		1	0	0	0	0	1.250
Seymour......		1	1	0	0	0	0.519

YANKEES	AB	R	H	BI	BBS	SO	AVG
Rice dh....	3	1	2	2	1	0	.263
Bellinger lf....	4	1	1	0	0	0	.268
Judge rf....	4	1	1	3	0	2	.243
Garcia 1b....	4	0	0	0	0	1	.287
Jones cf....	4	0	0	0	0	2	.260
Lombard ss....	4	1	1	0	0	2	.218
McMahon 3b....	3	0	1	0	0	0	.214
Volpe pr-2b....	1	1	0	0	0	0	.243
Wells c....	4	1	1	1	0	2	.180
Caballero 2b-3b....	4	2	2	2	0	0	.235
TOTALS	35	8	9	8	1	9	—

CARDINALS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Mathews...... $6\frac{1}{3}$		4	1	1	2	8	3.62
Bruihl...... $1/3$		0	0	0	0	0	3.58
Stanek......	1	1	0	0	1	2	4.20
O'Brien......	1	1	0	0	1	2	4.13

ATHLETICS AT RAYS, 6:40

TWINS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Keaschall rf......2	0	0	0	0	3	0	.272
Lee 3b......4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.247
Clemens 2b......5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.241
Jeffers c......4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.262
Bell dh......4	2	2	2	1	0	1	.255
Rodriguez lf......4	0	2	2	0	0	2	.333
Caratini 1b......3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.220
Kreidler ss......4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.218
Jenkins cf......4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.089
TOTALS	34	3	7	3	4	7	—

E: McMahon (9), Lombard (8). LOB: New York 1, Minnesota 9. 2B: Lombard (3). 3B: Rodriguez (1). HR: Caballero (14), off Kremer; Judge (18), off Minter; Wells (12), off Nance; Bell (20), off Hill.
WP: Mathews (2-3); LP: Roupp (9-14); S: O'Brien (37). Sanmartin pitched to 3 batters in the 5th Inherited runners-scored: Sanmartin 2-2, Kuhnel 3-0, Bruihl 3-0. WP: Sanmartin, O'Brien. ABS Challenge_Walker (Strike-Overturned to Ball) T: 2:43. A: 25,150 (44,494).

NEW YORK ....	001	000	061	—	8	9	2
MINNESOTA..	000	002	010	—	3	7	0

YANKEES	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Warren	$5\frac{1}{3}$	5	2	0	2	6	3.89
Fulmer	1	0	0	0	1	1	1.69
Hill	1	2	1	1	0	0	4.79
Schreiber	$1\frac{1}{3}$	0	0	0	1	0	3.20

TWINS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kremer	$5\frac{1}{3}$	2	1	1	1	5	5.35
Funderburk	$\frac{1}{3}$	0	0	0	0	0	3.88
Hoffman	1	0	0	0	0	1	3.59
Morris	$\frac{1}{3}$	3	3	3	0	1	4.39
Minter	0	3	3	3	0	0	2.68
Nance	$1\frac{1}{3}$	1	1	1	0	2	4.13

WP: Hill (5-2); LP: Morris (4-8); S: Schreiber (2). Minter pitched to 3 batters in the 8th Inherited runners-scored: Fulmer 1-0, Hill 1-0, Schreiber 2-0, Funderburk 1-0, Minter 2-2. HBP: Hill (Caratini). ABS Challenge Bell (Strike-Overturned to Ball) T: 2:58. A: 24,204 (38,544).

	W-L	ERA	TEAM
Perkins (R)	3-11	6.53	2-12
Jax (R)	7-10	3.99	10-10
WHITE SOX AT GUARDIANS, 6:40
Martin (R)	9-7	4.05	14-12
Griffin (L)	15-5	3.65	21-8
TIGERS AT BLUE JAYS, 7:07
Anderson (R)	4-6	3.80	3-6
TBD	----	----	----
YANKEES AT TWINS, 7:40
Fried (L)	4-4	2.73	10-8
Ober (R)	7-5	4.28	12-10
RED SOX AT RANGERS, 8:05
Sandoval (L)	1-5	4.58	6-5
Bradford (L)	0-5	4.72	1-6
ROYALS AT ASTROS, 8:10
Wacha (R)	9-8	3.25	11-18
Brown (R)	5-3	3.52	8-9
MARINERS AT ANGELS, 9:38
Gilbert (R)	12-9	3.72	18-11
Johnson (R)	4-8	5.12	6-10

AL scores

SUNDAY'S RESULTS at Toronto 8, Baltimore 1 at Tampa Bay 14, Houston 4 Cleveland 9, at Minnesota 2 at Boston 4, Kansas City 1 at Athletics 8, Seattle 7

MONDAY'S RESULTS

MONDAY'S RESULTS Chicago White Sox 7, at Cleveland 3 Detroit 6, at Toronto 5 N.Y. Yankees 8, at Minnesota 3 Seattle at L.A. Angels, late

Stiffer tests, same outcome for U.S. women at World Cup

The U.S. rallied from a 14-point deficit — its biggest in a major competition in 20 years — in the final.
TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Despite their youth, Americans retain title and maintain ‘standard’

BY DOUG FEINBERG

BERLIN — The names may change, but the results are the same for the U.S. women's basketball team — another FIBA World Cup title.

The Americans' fifth championship in a row came Sunday in a 97-79 victory over France. It wasn't as easy as the previous four, with the U.S. showing some vulnerability throughout the tournament.

A three-point win over Italy in group play gave other teams hope. A tight game against Spain in the semifinals also raised some eyebrows.

France held a 14-point first-half lead in the title game — the biggest deficit the Americans had faced since their last loss in a major competition, when Russia beat them in the semifinals of the 2006 World Cup.

But the U.S. was calm and not worried. The game ended the same way the previous 35 had for the Americans: with a victory.

“We are the standard,” said Breanna Stewart, who scored 22 points and earned MVP honors of the tournament for a record second time. “USA Basketball has continued to show up and go for gold, and to have done that however many times consecutively is an insane stat. We want to make sure that we continue to build on that standard, and everybody else

knows it."

This might have been the best chance for someone to beat the Americans. They were missing four-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson, and the roster was full of newcomers, including Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers. Kara Lawson was coaching and getting better acquainted with the second-youngest American squad in the past

40-plus years.

Clark, Reese and Bueckers gained valuable experience, and they will be integral for the U.S. to continue its success over the next decade.

France, which lost to the Americans by a point in the Paris Olympics gold medal game two years ago, thought it could be the team to end their two decades of dominance. For nearly a half, it looked possible.

There was no panic, though, on the U.S. side, thanks in part to the ultimate winner Stewart, who has two World Cup MVPs now — the first player to ever accomplish that. She is only 32 and has four World Cup championships on her résumé.

The Americans calmly rallied within two points at the half as Clark's three-pointer just before the buzzer capped the rally. The U.S. then put it away in the third quarter.

“I think we felt really good about where we were at,” said Clark, who posted 12 points. “I think France was 8 for 14 [from three-point range]. We dug ourself a hole, but we climbed out of it, and I felt like we were never rattled by anything.”

With Stewart and Wilson likely to be leading the way at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, teams will be hard-pressed to end this run by the Americans. In addition to their World Cup success, they also haven't lost an Olympic game in 34 years.

While the U.S. will be favored to capture gold at home, some teams on the rise will challenge them.

France has a strong core led by Gabby Williams, Marine Johannes and Dominique Malonga. The French looked dominant throughout the World Cup, blowing past opponents by an average of 35.6 points. They kept that momentum going at the start against the U.S. before falling short once again.

Still, the silver medal finish was the country's best in the history of the event. Spain, which won the bronze medal, has a talented young nucleus with Iyana Martin and Awa Fam, who are both 20.

One of the biggest weaknesses for the U.S. is a lack of training time. The team got together as a whole group for the first time a few days before the World Cup began. That won't be a problem in 2030, when the tournament will be played in Japan. FIBA shifted the dates to late November and early December, meaning the Americans will have ample time after the WNBA season is over to get together to train.

FIBA also said there won't be any more back-to-back games, with rest days for each team between group games as well as a day between the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. In Berlin, the semis and finals were on Saturday and Sunday.

— Associated Press

PERSPECTIVE

The Olympics may be two years away, but time is running out for an MLB deal

"There's no greater stage than the Olympics," said the Phillies' Bryce Harper, affirming his desire to take part in the Los Angeles Games.
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not unless MLB eases up on mandatory participation, and unless LA28, the international baseball federation and the International Olympic Committee provide major league players with flexibility in areas such as accommodations, tickets and marketing rights.

When these issues surfaced publicly at the All-Star Game two months ago, MLB said it was awaiting a counterproposal from the union. LA28 said the same thing. Two months later, MLB and LA28 are still waiting.

In March, on the eve of negotiations for a new labor agreement — which could lead owners to shut down the sport for part or all of next season in trying to secure a salary cap — union chief Bruce Meyer said: "If we don't have a season, we're not going to play in the Olympics."

That irritated MLB officials. Meyer said he meant that, if a lockout extended into 2028, the players would not play in the Olympics that year. He also said the union is not trying to use the Games as a bargaining chip in labor talks and added the two sides could reach an Olympics agreement independently of a collective bargaining agreement.

The union would prefer to strike a comprehensive deal with MLB and LA28. The NHL players reached a deal seven months before the start of this year's Milan-Cortina Olympics. MLB announced its 2027 schedule eight months before the start of next season, assuming next season starts on time.

Allow me to say this: Your eyes are glazing over. That was far too many paragraphs without talking baseball. This is about growing the sport, remember. Harper was only too happy to share his memories of growing up and winning championships with Team USA in an 18-and-under tournament in Venezuela and a 16-and-under tournament in Mexico.

"I've never won a World Series," Harper said. "But, at that age, there was nothing greater than putting USA across your chest and hearing your anthem blaring in a different country.

“Logistically, we’ve got to

figure it all out."

Harper said the owners need not be concerned about a wave of players wanting to skip the Olympics.

“I don’t think it’s going to be an issue,” he said. “I think you’re going to have a lot of players that want to do it, that want to play on a world stage.

"If I have a chance to do it, I'm going to do it, and I know a lot of guys would love to do the same thing."

Shohei Ohtani has said he would. So has Kyle Schwarber. Even Tarik Skubal, who withdrew from this year's World Baseball Classic after one three-inning appearance, said he is all in for the Olympics.

"Absolutely," Skubal said.

Absolutely, Skubal said. Although his abbreviated WBC participation this spring was popularly tied to his free agency this fall, Skubal said the decision was simply based on a history of velocity that rises

later in the season.

"Just looking out for my health," he said. "I'm not ready to go sit 99 to 102 for five or six innings in March. There's a different adrenaline that runs through you that I don't think I'm ready for in March but I'm ready for come all-star time."

That's in July, the same month as the Olympics. Skubal, like Harper, suggested the mandatory participation proposal would be unnecessary.

"Just try to make that make sense. It doesn't," he said. "I don't get it. I think guys will have plenty of incentive to play, if they feel good and they're up to it.

"Now, if they're nursing some things and they feel they need the week off, they're going to take the week off."

Well, about that: In order to make sure that a player that skips the Olympics because of injury is truly hurt, the owners' proposal would force him to sit out the first two weeks when the season resumes — even if the player is healthy by then.

"That's stupid," Skubal said.

I won't go so far as to say the procedural issues holding up an Olympic agreement are stupid. The concerns are legitimate but far from insurmountable, and they should not require two years to resolve.

Growing the sport means fans from Rome to Caracas debating their dream teams in anticipation of the Games. And, in a nod to MLB, LA28 organizers scheduled the baseball competition in a preferred window, starting before any competition in gymnastics, swimming and track and field.

I will say that, since the crucial portions of collective bargaining negotiations probably won't begin in earnest until after the expected lockout starts in December, the next three months offer a window in which to get an Olympic deal done.

It would show that owners and players can work together for the good of the game, and it would promise fans an unprecedented, star-studded international tournament in 2028. It would represent a small and desperately needed ray of sunshine before what could be baseball's nuclear winter.

Postseason hopefuls scramble for spots

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and Rangers; Blue Jays over Guardians; Rangers over Blue Jays and Guardians.

A tight race is also brewing between the AL Central and AL West leaders for the second of the AL's two first-round byes. Right now, Chicago leads Houston by $1 \frac{1}{2}$ games for that.

In the National League

The Brewers, Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers all have substantial division leads. Milwaukee (93-57) seems pretty safe for a first-round bye. Los Angeles (90-59) leads Atlanta (88-62) in the race for the other one.

The wild-card race is basically four teams fighting for three spots

— the Chicago Cubs (83-67), Philadelphia Phillies (83-67), San Diego Padres (81-68) and Arizona Diamondbacks (79-71). San Diego hosts Arizona in the final three games of the season Sept. 25-27.

Tiebreakers: Braves over

Dodgers; Cubs over Phillies, Padres and Diamondbacks; Phillies over Padres.

Trivia time

Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong has a chance to finish the season in double digits in the FanGraphs version of wins above replacement. That's been done a few times in recent years, but no National Leaguer has accomplished the feat since Barry Bonds had 11.9 fWAR in 2004. Who was the last NL player to do it before Bonds?

Performance of the week

Philadelphia's Jesús Luzardo struck out 12 in a two-hit shutout of Atlanta last Monday. The Phillies won, 1-0, thanks to Kyle Schwarber's eighth-inning homer, salvaging a split of a four-game series with the Braves in a game that took 1 hour 51 minutes.

But Philadelphia probably needed more to stay in the NL East race. Atlanta is now five games up.

Comeback of the week

The San Francisco Giants stormed back with six runs in the eighth inning to beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-6, on Wednesday.

All those runs came with two outs.

Bryce Eldridge hit a bases-loaded single to bring home two runs. Then Jonah Cox hit an RBI single, and Jung Hoo Lee tied it with a two-run double. Shay Whitcomb's double made it 7-6.

Team of the week

San Diego went 6-0 to jump ahead of Arizona in the playoff race. The Padres have won seven in row overall, four of which were by one run and only one of which was by more than two. Mason Miller has four saves during the streak.

Trivia answer

Kevin Brown finished the 1998 season with 10.0 fWAR, going 18-7 with a 2.38 ERA in 257 innings for San Diego.

The White Sox entered Monday's games with a half-game lead over the Guardians in the AL Central.
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SCOREBOARD

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NFL

EAST	W	L	T	PCT.	PF	PA
N.Y. Giants	1	0	0	1.000	28	20
Philadelphia	1	0	0	1.000	24	22
Washington	0	1	0	.000	22	24
Dallas	0	1	0	.000	20	28

SOUTH	W	L	T	PCT.	PF	PA
Atlanta	0	1	0	.000	13	20
Tampa Bay	0	1	0	.000	27	33
New Orleans	0	1	0	.000	30	31
Carolina	0	1	0	.000	37	59

NORTH	W	L	T	PCT.	PF	PA
Minnesota	1	0	0	1.000	39	22
Chicago	1	0	0	1.000	59	37
Detroit	1	0	0	1.000	31	30
Green Bay	0	1	0	.000	22	39

WEST	W	L	T	PCT.	PF	PA
San Francisco	1	0	0	1.000	27	7
Arizona	1	0	0	1.000	26	14
Seattle	1	0	0	1.000	13	10
L.A. Rams	0	1	0	.000	7	27

EAST	W	L	T	PCT.	PF	PA
N.Y. Jets ......	1	0	0	1.000	23	10
Buffalo ......	1	0	0	1.000	36	31
New England ......	0	1	0	.000	10	13
Miami ......	0	1	0	.000	13	27

SOUTH	W	L	T	PCT.	PF	PA
Jacksonville	1	0	0	1.000	34	10
Houston	0	1	0	.000	31	36
Tennessee	0	1	0	.000	10	23
Indianapolis	0	1	0	.000	23	41

NORTH	W	L	T	PCT.	PF	PA
Baltimore	1	0	0	1.000	41	23
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	1.000	20	13
Cincinnati	1	0	0	1.000	33	27
Cleveland	0	1	0	.000	10	34

WEST	W	L	T	PCT.	PF	PA
Las Vegas	1	0	0	1.000	27	13
x-Denver	0	0	0	.000	0	0
x-Kansas City	0	0	0	.000	0	0
L.A. Chargers	0	1	0	.000	14	26

x-Late game

WEEK 1

WEDNESDAY'S RESULT

San Francisco 27, L.A. Rams 7 in Melbourne, Australia SUNDAY'S RESULTS

SUNDAY'S RESULTS

at Philadelphia 24, Washington 22
Baltimore 41, at Indianapolis 23
Buffalo 36, at Houston 31
Chicago 59, at Carolina 37
at Cincinnati 33, Tampa Bay 27
at Detroit 31, New Orleans 30 (OT)
at Jacksonville 34, Cleveland 10
N.Y. Jets 23, at Tennessee 10
at Pittsburgh 20, Atlanta 13
Arizona 26, at L.A. Chargers 14
at Las Vegas 27, Miami 13
at Minnesota 39, Green Bay 22
at N.Y. Giants 28, Dallas 20
MONDAY'S RESULT
Denver at Kansas City, late

THURSDAY'S GAME

Detroit at Buffalo, 8.19 SUNDAY'S GAMES

Washington at Dallas, 4:25
New Orleans at Baltimore, 1
Carolina at Atlanta, 1
Cincinnati at Houston, 1
Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 1
Green Bay at N.Y. Jets, 1
Minnesota at Chicago, 1
Philadelphia at Tennessee, 1
Pittsburgh at New England, 1
Jacksonville at Denver, 4:05
Las Vegas at L.A. Chargers, 4:05
Miami at San Francisco, 4:25
Seattle at Arizona, 4:25
Indianapolis at Kansas City, 8:20
MONDAY'S GAME
N.Y. Giants at L.A. Rams, 8:15

Giants 28, Cowboys 20

DALLAS	0	7	7	6	-20
N.Y. GIANTS	7	7	7	7	-28

SECOND QUARTER

Dallas: Lamb 1 pass from Prescott (Aubrey kick), 5:44. N.Y. Giants: Likely 15 pass from Dart (Zvada kick), :20.

THIRD QUARTER

FOURTH QUARTER

N.Y. Giants: Singletary 9 pass from Dart (Zvada kick), 7·23
Dallas: J.Williams 17 pass from Prescott (kick failed), 5:21. Attendance: 83.286.

	DAL	NYG
First Downs	21	29
Total Net Yards	244	394
Rushes-Yards	18-69	37-165
Passing	175	229
Punt Returns	0-0	0-0
Kickoff Returns	5-122	3-65
Interceptions Ret.	0-0	1-0
Comp-Att-Int	22-34-1	23-29-0
Sacked-Yards Lost	0-0	2-1
Punts	2-48.0	1-46.0
Fumbles-Lost	0-0	4-1
Penalties-Yards	9-90	10-114
Time Of Possession	23:20	36:40

PASSING

Dallas: Prescott 22-34-1-175. N.Y. Giants: Dart 23-29-0-230.

RUSHING

Dallas: J.Williams 12-41, Prescott 2-14, Luepke 1-7, Demercado 2-7, Lamb 1-0. N.Y. Giants: Skattebo 18-81, Dart 11-54, Singletary 6-16, Tracy 2-14.

RECEIVING

Dallas: Lamb 5-44, J.Williams 5-31, Pickens 3-28, Flournoy 2-22, Spann-Ford 2-14, Ferguson 2-6, Schoon-maker 1-12, Mingo 1-10, Turpin 1-8. N.Y. Giants: Likely 8-78, Nabers 6-69, Singletary 4-22, Mooney 2-27, Fields 2-25, Johnson 1-9.

MISSED FIELD GOALS None.

NFC LEADERS

PASSING	YDS	TD	INT	RATE
Dart, NYG	230	3	0	134.2
Williams, Chi	269	2	0	124.1
Wentz, Min	133	3	0	123.5
Hurts, Phi	203	3	0	122.2
Lock, Sea	187	1	0	113.3
Young, Car	361	3	1	110.3
Purdy, SF	205	3	1	105.6

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Olave, NO	10	182	18.2	0
Watson, GB	6	147	24.5	2
Coker, Car	8	138	17.3	2
Smith-Njigba, Sea	8	122	15.3	1
Golden, GB	6	95	15.8	0
McBride, Ari	9	95	10.6	1

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Gibbs, Det	29	156	5.4	2
Swift, Chi	18	124	6.9	3
Monangai, Chi	10	100	10.0	1
Barkley, Phi	15	83	5.5	0
Bi.Robinson, Atl	21	83	4.0	0
Skattebo, NYG	18	81	4.5	1
McCaffrey, SF	10	68	6.8	0

AFC LEADERS

PASSING	YDS	TD	INT	RATE
Lawrence, Jac	245	4	0	150.6
Allen, Buf	334	2	0	130.5
L.Jackson, Bal	324	1	0	124.2
Stroud, Hou	274	2	0	106.7
G.Smith, NYJ	215	0	0	104.0
D.Watson, Cle	205	1	1	97.7
Burrow, Cin	254	1	1	89.5

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Flowers, Bal	5	150	30.0	1
Kincaid, Buf	5	130	26.0	0
Moore, Buf	5	100	20.0	1
Douglas, Mia	5	94	18.8	0
Washington, Jac	5	83	16.6	1
McConkey, LAC	5	82	16.4	1

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Henry, Bal	24	144	6.0	3
Hall, NYJ	22	102	4.6	1
Jeanty, Las	23	102	4.4	0
Taylor, Ind	19	98	5.2	2
Tuten, Jac	15	66	4.4	0
Montgomery, Hou	20	60	3.0	2

BASEBALL

NATIONALS ON DECK

N.Y. Giants: Likely 2 pass from Dart (Zvada kick), 6:56. Dallas: J.Williams 1 run (Aubrey kick), :37.
vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Tuesday	6:45	Nationals.TV
Wednesday	6:45	Nationals.TV

at St. Louis Cardinals

Friday	8:15	Nationals.TV
Saturday	7:15	Nationals.TV
Sunday	2:15	Nationals.TV

at Detroit Tigers

Sept. 21	6:40	Nationals.TV
Sept. 22	6:40	Nationals.TV
Sept. 23	1:10	Nationals.TV

Radio: WJFK (106.7 FM), WDCN (87.7 FM)

PRO BASKETBALL
WNBA

EAST	W	L	Pct	GB
y-Atlanta....	26	14	.650	—
y-Indiana....	26	14	.650	—
y-New York....	24	16	.600	2
y-Washington....	24	16	.600	2
Chicago....	15	25	.375	11
Toronto....	11	29	.275	15
Connecticut....	10	30	.250	16

WEST	W	L	Pct	GB
y-Minnesota	31	9	.775	—
y-Golden State	29	11	.725	2
y-Las Vegas	27	13	.675	4
y-Dallas	24	16	.600	7
Portland	16	24	.400	15
Los Angeles	15	25	.375	16
Phoenix	14	26	.350	17
Seattle	8	32	.200	23

y-Clinched playoff spot

THURSDAY'S GAMES

Washington at Chicago, 8
Connecticut at Atlanta, 7:30
Los Angeles at Dallas, 8
Phoenix at Portland, 10
Las Vegas at Seattle, 10

FRIDAY'S GAMES

Indiana at Toronto, 7:30
New York at Minnesota, 7:30
Portland at Golden State, 10

SUNDAY'S GAMES

Washington at Indiana, 4
Minnesota at Connecticut, 1
New York at Toronto, 3
Portland at Los Angeles, 7
Seattle at Las Vegas, 9

MONDAY'S GAMES

Atlanta at New York, 8 Dallas at Phoenix, 10

TUESDAY, SEPT. 22

TUESDAY, SEP 1.22 Connecticut at Washington, 7:30 Minnesota at Indiana, 8 Toronto at Chicago, 8 Los Angeles at Las Vegas, 10 Golden State at Portland, 10

Through Sunday.
MYSTICS' NEXT THREE

Thursday

8

Monumental

at Indiana Fever

Sunday

4

Monumental

vs. Connecticut Sun

Sept. 22

7:30

Monumental

HIGH SCHOOLS

MONDAY'S RESULTS FIELD HOCKEY PRIVATE

Loudoun County 6, Rock Ridge 0 South Lakes 7, Centreville 1 Stone Bridge 4, Freedom (South Riding) 3 (OT) Washington-Liberty 1, C.G. Woodson 0 Woodbridge 5, Colonial Forge 2

BOYS' SOCCER

Banneker 12, Ron Brown 2

MARYLAND

Bethesda-Chevy Chase 3, Wootton 2 Bowie 3, Bladensburg 2 Churchill 4, Quince Orchard 3 Crossland 3, Gwynn Park 1 Fairmont Heights 4, Friendly 1 Kennedy 2, Richard Montgomery 1 (OT) Westlake 0, Thomas Stone 0

Don Bosco Cristo Rey 3, Capital City 1 St. John Paul the Great 3, Immanuel Christian 2 GIRLS' SOCCER

MARYLAND

Bethesda-Chevy Chase 1, Wootton 0 Clarksburg 5, Watkins Mill 1 Gaithersburg 5, Blake 1 La Plata 6, Oxon Hill 1 Laurel 5, Northwestern 2 Northwest 3, Seneca Valley 0 Wise 5, DuVal 1

GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL

Bethesda-Chevy Chase def. Watkins Mill 3-0 Calvert def. Huntingtown 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 25-12, 25-18)

MARYLAND

St. John's def. Archbishop Carroll 3-0 (25-5, 25-4, 25-10) VIRGINIA

Chantilly def. Westfield 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-23) Freedom (South Riding) def. Osbourn Park 3-1 Independence def. Loudoun County 3-1 (25-20, 19-25, 25-17, 25-18)

Lighthouse def. Potomac Falls 3-0 Manassas Park def. Unity Reed 3-0 Marshall def. Yorktown 3-1 (25-21, 25-16, 22-25, 25-22) McLean def. Washington-Liberty 3-1 Riverside def. Broad Run 3-2

GOLF

Official World Golf Ranking

1.	Scottie Scheffler	17.99
2.	Rory McIlroy	8.76
3.	Cameron Young	7.56
4.	Matt Fitzpatrick	6.90
5.	Wyndham Clark	6.71
6.	Russell Henley	5.54
7.	Chris Gotterup	5.44
8.	Tommy Fleetwood	5.35
9.	Sam Burns	5.35
10.	Xander Schauffele	5.18
11.	Collin Morikawa	5.13
12.	Viktor Horland	5.12
13.	Si Woo Kim	4.76
14.	Jon Rahm	4.72
15.	Justin Rose	4.48
16.	Ludvig Aberg	4.37
17.	J.J. Spaun	4.17
18.	Aaron Rai	4.10
19.	Robert MacIntyre	4.07
20.	Alex Noren	3.94
21.	Ryan Gerard	3.82
22.	Justin Thomas	3.74
23.	Ben Griffin	3.71
24.	Ryan Fox	3.70
25.	Tyrrell Hatton	3.69
26.	Hideki Matsuyama	3.66

MLS

EAST	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Nashville....16	3	6	54	50	21
Inter Miami CF....12	4	9	45	61	46
New England....13	8	4	43	41	31
Charlotte FC....11	7	7	40	45	36
Chicago....11	7	6	39	45	35
Orlando City....10	11	4	34	44	56
Philadelphia....9	10	6	33	46	39
New York City FC....8	9	8	32	39	33
Cincinnati....8	8	8	32	52	59
New York....8	11	6	30	33	48
D.C. United....6	7	11	29	30	37
Toronto FC....6	8	11	29	38	46
Columbus....6	14	5	23	35	42
Atlanta....6	14	5	23	29	43
CF Montreal....5	14	6	21	31	51

WEST	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Vancouver....	14	6	4	46	53	23
Houston....	13	8	4	43	32	28
FC Dallas....	12	6	7	43	49	42
San Jose....	12	8	5	41	44	36
St. Louis City SC....	11	6	8	41	42	35
Los Angeles FC....	11	8	7	40	41	27
Colorado....	11	12	2	35	33	32
Portland....	9	11	5	32	47	47
San Diego FC....	8	11	6	30	42	42
LA Galaxy....	7	10	9	30	31	40
Real Salt Lake....	8	11	5	29	37	39
Minnesota United....	7	10	8	29	37	43
Austin FC....	7	10	8	29	32	44
Seattle....	7	9	7	28	25	30
Sporting KC....	5	16	3	18	26	59

WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS

at D.C. United 2, Columbus 1
Orlando City 3, at Atlanta 2
Charlotte FC 2, at CF Montreal 1
at Toronto FC 2, Nashville 1
at Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 0
New England 2, at New York City FC 1
Colorado 1, at Austin FC 1
Miami 1, at Chicago 1
at Houston 2, Real Salt Lake 1
FC Dallas 2, at Minnesota 1
at Los Angeles FC 2, New York 0
St. Louis City SC 2, at Portland 2
San Jose 3, at San Diego FC 2
at Vancouver 3, LA Galaxy 0
Sporting KC at Seattle pdp.

SATURDAY'S RESULTS

SATURDAY RESULTS Atlanta 0, at D.C. United 0 Charlotte FC 3, at Cincinnati 3 New York 1, at Columbus 0 Nashville 2, at Miami 2 at Orlando City 3, Toronto FC 0 at FC Dallas 2, Portland 1 at Sporting KC 3, Los Angeles FC 1 at St. Louis City SC 4, Minnesota 2 at Colorado 1, CF Montreal 0 New York City FC 2, at Real Salt Lake 0 Seattle 1, at LA Galaxy 1 at San Jose 1, Houston 0

SUNDAY'S RESULTS

New England 2, at Chicago 1 Austin FC 2, at Vancouver 1 Philadelphia 5, at San Diego FC 0

FRIDAY'S MATCH

SATURDAY'S MATCHES Charlotte FC at D.C. United, 7:30 Columbus at CF Montreal, 7:30 Orlando City at New England, 7:30 Los Angeles FC at San Jose, 7:30 Austin FC at FC Dallas, 8:30 Cincinnati at Houston, 8:30 Philadelphia at Sporting KC, 8:30 LA Galaxy at Minnesota, 8:30 Toronto FC at St. Louis City SC, 8:30 Seattle at Colorado, 9:30 Chicago at Nashville, 9:30 Vancouver at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 Atlanta at Portland, 10:30 SUNDAY'S MATCH San Diego FC at Miami, 7 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23

Union 5, San Diego FC 0

PHILADELPHIA SAN DIEGO EC

First Half: 1, Philadelphia, Sullivan, 5 (Vassilev), 45th+5 minute

Second Half: 2, Philadelphia, Sullivan, 6 (Vassilev), 61st; 3, Philadelphia, Damiani, 7 (Westfield), 67th; 4, Philadelphia, Godoy, 87th; 5, Philadelphia, Jakupovic, 1 (Sullivan), 90th+5.

Goalies: Philadelphia, Andre Blake, Andrew Rick; San Diego FC, Duran Michael Ferree, Pablo Sisniega. Yellow Cards: Damiani, Philadelphia, 27th; Alvarado, San Diego FC, 45th+3; Pierre, Philadelphia, 45th+7; Verhoeven, San Diego FC, 90th+1.

Philadelphia, Andre Blake; Nathan Harriel, Neil Pierre (Japhet Sery, 86th), Kai Wagner, Francis Westfield; Danley Jean Jacques, Jovan Lukic, Cavan Sullivan (Jesus Bueno, 77th), Indiana Vassilev (Quinn Sullivan, 70th); Bruno Damiani (Ezekiel Alladoh, 77th), Milan Iloski (Malik Jakupovic, 86th)

San Diego FC, Duran Michael Ferree; Ian Murphy (Dagur Dan Thorhallsson, 81st), Kieran Sargeant, Oscar Verhoeven; Alejandro Alvarado (Anibal Godoy, 60th), Anders Dreyer, Manu Duah, Jeppe Tverskov, Onni Valakari (David Vazquez, 60th); Elias Achouri (Bryan Zamble, 73rd), Amahl Pellegrino (Cedric Bakambu, 60th)

NWSL

	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Gotham FC......	14	4	6	48	29	18
Washington......	13	7	4	43	33	23
Utah......	13	8	3	42	41	30
San Diego......	13	8	3	42	34	27
North Carolina......	12	9	3	39	47	35
Portland......	11	7	6	39	38	33
Kansas City......	11	8	5	38	39	34
Seattle......	11	8	4	37	29	26
Angel City......	9	8	6	33	37	27
Denver Summit FC......	8	8	7	31	37	30
Orlando......	9	12	3	30	31	36
Houston......	7	12	5	26	29	34
Boston Legacy FC......	7	12	5	26	31	40
Louisville......	7	15	2	23	35	47
Bay FC......	6	13	4	22	22	32
Chicago......	5	17	2	17	14	54

FRIDAY'S RESULTS

Gotham FC 2, at Louisville 1 Orlando 2, at Kansas City 2 Denver 3, at Angel City 3

SATURDAY'S RESULTS

SATURDAY'S RESULTS at San Diego 2, North Carolina 1 at Seattle 2, Bay FC 0 Utah 1, at Houston 0

SUNDAY'S RESULTS

WEDNESDAY'S MATCHES

FRIDAY'S MATCH

Kansas City at San Diego, 10 SATURDAY'S MATCHES

SATURDAY 5 MARCH Portland at Orlando, 4

Portland at Orlando, 4 Gotham FC at North Carolina, 6:30 Seattle at Denver, 8:45

SUNDAY'S MATCHES

Washington at Chicago, 5 Houston at Boston, 2 Louisville at Bay FC, 7 Angel City at Utah, 7

FRIDAY, SEPT. 25

San Diego at Louisville, 6:30 Chicago at Gotham FC, 8 Boston at Seattle, 8:30 SATURDAY, SEPT. 26

SATURDAY, SEPT. 26

Angel City at Washington, 6:30 Denver at Kansas City, 12:30 Houston at Portland, 8:45

TRANSACTIONS

NFL

Baltimore Ravens: Signed DB Ladarius Webb Jr. to the practice squad. Released LB Dominic DeLuca from the practice squad.

Buffalo Bills: Signed FB Brock Lampe to the practice squad. Released G Nick Broeker from the practice squad. Denver Broncos: Released WR Lil' Jordan Humphrey. Elevated LS Mitchell Fraboni and RB Adam Prentice from the practice squad.

Green Bay Packers: Signed WR Bo Melton from the practice squad to the active roster. Released LS Scott Daly from the practice squad.

Indianapolis Colts: Waived CB Johnathan Edwards. Kansas City Chiefs: Elevated DT Marcus Harris and FB Ben VanSumeren from the practice squad to the active roster.

New England Patriots: Signed WR Chandler Brayboy and LB Xavier Holmes to the practice squad. Released S Elliott Davison and RB Hassan Haskins from the practice squad.

New Orleans Saints: Signed DE Jonah Williams to the practice squad.

New York Giants: Waived WR Dalen Cambre. Signed RB Phil Mafah to the practice squad.

Seattle Seahawks: Signed G Evan Beerntsen to the practice squad.

SOCCER

USL Championship

EAST	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Tampa Bay....	14	4	6	48	41	23
Charleston....	12	8	4	40	49	31
Pittsburgh....	11	9	5	38	28	25
Detroit City FC....	10	6	7	37	28	19
Hartford....	8	5	10	34	24	23
Louisville....	9	9	6	33	39	39
Rhode Island FC....	9	8	5	32	34	24
Indy....	8	8	6	30	28	28
Miami....	5	10	9	24	28	42
Loudoun....	3	9	11	20	26	40
Birmingham....	3	9	10	19	28	34
Brooklyn FC....	4	13	5	17	23	39
Sporting Jax....	3	16	5	14	30	63

WEST	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
El Paso....13	7	4	43	41	30
New Mexico....12	5	5	41	33	23
Colorado Springs....11	9	4	37	40	37
Tulsa....10	7	6	36	27	21
Sacramento....9	5	9	36	30	20
Orange County....9	6	9	36	34	34
San Antonio....9	6	9	36	29	28
Lexington SC....10	10	4	34	37	30
Phoenix....8	7	9	33	34	32
Las Vegas....9	10	5	32	31	34
Oakland....6	9	9	27	29	35
Monterey Bay FC....4	14	6	18	25	42

FRIDAY'S RESULTS

SATURDAY'S RESULTS

at Pittsburgh 1, Loudoun 0
Miami 1, at Brooklyn FC 1
at Hartford 3, Tampa Bay 1
El Paso 2, at Louisville 1
Charleston 2, at Birmingham 2
Rhode Island FC 3, at Sporting Jax 0
Lexington SC 4, at Oakland 1
Las Vegas 2, at Orange County 0
at Phoenix 2, Tulsa 1
at Sacramento 1, Detroit City FC 0

TUESDAY'S MATCH

WEDNESDAY'S MATCHES

Sporting Jax at Hartford, 6 New Mexico at Birmingham, 8:30

SATURDAY'S MATCHES

Tulsa at Brooklyn FC, 7
Monterey Bay FC at Charleston, 7
Pittsburgh at Detroit City FC, 7
Orange County at Lexington SC, 7
Loudoun at Louisville, 7
Miami at Rhode Island FC, 7:30
Birmingham at Tampa Bay, 7:30
New Mexico at Colorado, 9
El Paso at Phoenix, 10
Hartford at Las Vegas, 10:30

SUNDAY'S MATCHES

English Premier League

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Arsenal	4	4	0	0	8	1	12
Man City	4	4	0	0	8	2	12
Hull	4	2	2	0	5	2	8
Leeds	4	2	2	0	7	3	8
Brighton	4	2	1	1	13	5	7
Chelsea	4	2	1	1	10	9	7
Brentford	4	1	3	0	7	4	6
Liverpool	4	1	3	0	6	4	6
Everton	4	1	3	0	5	3	6
Ipswich	4	2	0	2	7	10	6
Newcastle	4	1	2	1	7	8	5
Nottingham Forest	4	1	2	1	4	4	5
Man United	4	1	1	2	7	7	4
Sunderland	4	1	1	2	3	5	4
Bournemouth	4	0	3	1	6	7	3
Crystal Palace	4	1	1	3	6	11	3
Tottenham	4	0	2	2	0	5	2
Fulham	4	0	1	3	4	7	1
Aston Villa	4	0	1	3	1	7	1
Coventry	4	0	0	4	0	10	0

SATURDAY'S RESULTS

Nottingham Forest 2, at Aston Villa 1
at Bournemouth 2, Brentford 2
at Chelsea 2, Hull 2
Ipswich 3, at Crystal Palace 2
at Liverpool 0, Fulham 0
at Tottenham 0, Everton 0
Arsenal 2, at Sunderland 0
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
Brighton 5, at Coventry 0
Man City 1, at Man United 0

MONDAY'S RESULT

FRIDAY'S MATCH

SATURDAY'S MATCHES

Tottenham vs. Aston Villa, 7:30 a.m. Brighton vs. Arsenal, 10 a.m. Everton vs. Ipswich, 10 a.m. Newcastle vs. Hull, 10 a.m. Nottingham Forest vs. Coventry, 12:30

SUNDAY'S MATCHES

Bournemouth vs. Liverpool, 9 a.m. Leeds vs. Crystal Palace, 9 a.m. Man City vs. Sunderland, 9 a.m. Fulham vs. Man United, 11:30 a.m.

French Ligue 1

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Lille	4	3	1	0	7	2	10
Monaco	4	3	1	0	6	2	10
Rennes	4	3	1	0	8	5	10
Lyon	4	2	2	0	6	2	8
Paris FC	4	2	2	0	6	2	8
Strasbourg	4	2	1	1	9	8	7
PSG	4	1	2	1	6	6	5
Brest	4	1	2	1	6	6	5
Lorient	4	1	2	1	4	4	5
Lens	4	1	1	2	8	7	4
Angers	4	1	1	2	4	5	4
Troyes	4	1	1	2	4	9	4
Marseille	4	1	0	3	6	6	3
Le Mans	4	0	3	1	7	8	3
Auxerre	4	1	0	3	5	11	3
Le Havre	4	0	2	2	2	4	2
Toulouse	4	0	2	2	4	7	2
Nice	4	0	2	2	1	5	2

FRIDAY'S RESULT

at Kennes 1, Marseille 0 SATURDAY'S RESULTS at Strasbourg 1, Monaco 1 at Auxerre 1, Nice 0 at Le Havre 0, Angers 0 at Lorient 2, Toulouse 2 at Paris FC 0, Lyon 0

SUNDAY'S RESULTS

SUNDAY'S RESOLTS at Lille 2, Troyes 0 at Le Mans 2, Lens 2 PSG 1, at Brest 0

FRIDAY'S MATCH

SATURDAY'S MATCHES

Paris FC vs. Strasbourg, 11:15 a.m. Angers vs. Troyes, 2:45 Le Mans vs. Lorient, 2:45 Lyon vs. Rennes, 2:45 Toulouse vs. Le Havre, 2:45

SUNDAY'S MATCHES

Auxerre vs. Brest, 9 a.m. Nice vs. Lille, 11:15 a.m. Marseille vs. PSG, 2:45

German Bundesliga

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Freiburg	3	3	0	0	10	1	9
Dortmund	3	3	0	0	8	2	9
Augsburg	3	2	1	0	9	3	7
Bayern	3	2	1	0	7	2	7
RB Leipzig	3	2	0	1	9	3	6
SV 07 Elversberg	3	2	0	1	8	7	6
Leverkusen	3	1	1	1	8	5	4
Mainz	3	1	1	1	6	3	4
Eintracht	3	1	1	1	7	8	4
Bremen	3	1	1	1	5	6	4
Schalke	3	1	1	1	3	4	4
Cologne	3	1	1	1	5	7	4
Hoffenheim	3	1	0	2	6	7	3
Stuttgart	3	1	0	2	6	8	3
SC Paderborn	3	0	1	2	0	4	1
Union Berlin	3	0	1	2	4	10	1
Monchengladbach	3	0	0	3	3	12	0
Hamburger SV	3	0	0	3	0	12	0

SATURDAY'S RESULTS

at Dortmund 3, SC Paderborn 0 at Hoffenheim 2, Stuttgart 1 at Freiburg 5, Monchengladbach 0 at Augsburg 2, Leverkusen 2 Eintracht 3, at Mainz 1 at Cologne 1, Promon 1

SUNDAY'S RESULTS

at RB Leipzig 5, Hamburger SV 0 Bayern 2, at SV 07 Elversberg 1

FRIDAY'S MATCH

SATURDAY'S MATCHES

SATURDAY'S MATCHES Eintracht vs. Freiburg, 9:30 a.m. Monchengladbach vs. Mainz, 9:30 a.m. Hamburger SV vs. Cologne, 9:30 a.m. Bremen vs. Augsburg, 9:30 a.m. Stuttgart vs. Dortmund, 12:30

SUNDAY'S MATCHES

Leverkusen vs. RB Leipzig, 9:30 a.m. Schalke vs. SV 07 Elversberg, 11:30 a.m. SC Paderborn vs. Hoffenheim, 1:30

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

NCAA

THURSDAY'S GAME

FRIDAY SOUTH

Syracuse (1-1) at Pittsburgh (2-0), 7:30 FRIDAY'S GAMES

WEST

Miami (2-0) at Wake Forest (2-0), 7:30 SOUTHWEST

Houston (2-0) at Texas Tech (2-0), 8 WEST

SATURDAY'S GAMES EAST

EAST

Dartmouth (0-0) at Lehigh (3-0), noon Princeton at Bryant (2-1), 1

Harvard (0-0) at New Hampshire (1-2), 1 Cornell (0-0) at Colgate (2-1), 1 Maine (1-2) at Boston College (1-1), 3

Cornell (0-0) at Colgate (2-1), 1
Maine (1-2) at Boston College (1-1), 2

Maine (1-2) at Boston College (1-1), 2 Yale at Holy Cross (0-3), 2 Rhode Island (2-1) at Stony Creek (1-2)

Rhode Island (2-1) at Stony Brook (1-2), 2:30 Penn at Bucknell (1-2), 3

Stonehill (1-2) at Massachusetts (2-0), 3:30 Monmouth (1-2) at Albany (2-1), 3:30

Monmouth (1-2) at Albany (2-1), 3:30 USC (3-0) at Rutgers (0-2), 3:30

Morgan State (2-1) at Towson (0-3), 6 SOUTH

Georgetown (0-1) at Richmond (2-1), 3:30

Mercer (2-1) at Georgia Tech (0-2), noon North Carolina (2-0) at Clemson (1-1), noon

North Carolina (2-0) at Clemson (1-1), noon West Georgia (0-3) at East Tennessee State (1-2), noon North Carolina State (1-1) at Vanderbilt (2-0), 12:45

West Georgia (0-3) at East Tennessee State (1-2), noon North Carolina State (1-1) at Vanderbilt (2-0), 12:45 VMI (0-3) at Davidson (1-2). 1

Presbyterian (1-1) at Western Carolina (1-2), 2:30 Florida State (1-1) at Alabama (2-0), 3:30

Virginia Lynchburg (0-2) at Bethune-Cookman (1-1), 4 Hampton (1-2) at Norfolk State (1-2), 4

Mississippi State (2-0) at South Carolina (2-0), 4:15 Southeastern Louisiana (1-2) at Louisiana Monroe (0-2), 4:30

North Carolina A&T (0-3) at Campbell (2-1), 6 Point at Charleston Southern (1-2), 6

Fordham (0-3) at William & Mary (2-1), 6 Wofford (2-1) at Chattanooga (1-2), 6

Charlotte (0-2) at Appalachian State (2-0), 6 Sacred Heart (0-2) at Flon (2-1), 6

Dayton (2-0) at Eastern Kentucky (1-2), 6 Florida International (1-1) at Florida Atlantic (1-1), 6 Louisiana College (1-0) at Southern (1-2), 7 South Carolina College (2-0) at Florida (2-1).

Tuskegee (0-0) at Jackson State (2-0), 7 Florida (2-0) at Auburn (2-0), 7

Delaware State (2-1) at South Florida (2-0), 7 Nevada (1-1) at Middle Tennessee (1-1), 7 Tennessee State (0-3) at Florida A&M (1-2), 7 Alcorn State (2-1) at North Alabama (1-2), 7 Delta State (0-0) at Mississippi Valley State (1-2), 7 Georgia Southern (1-1) at Jacksonville State (1-2), 7 Bowie State (0-1) at Alabama A&M (2-1), 7 Tennessee Martin (1-2) at Memphis (2-1), 7 UConn (1-1) at Southern Mississippi (1-1), 7

Kennesaw State (1-1) at Tennessee (2-0), 7:45 Alabama Birmingham (1-1) at Louisiana Lafayette (1-1), 8 MIDWEST

MIDWEST

Wyoming (1-1) at Central Michigan (1-1), 1 Southern Illinois (2-1) at Illinois (1-1), 2

Southern Utah (1-2) at St. Thomas (2-1), 2 Temple (1-1) at Toledo (1-1), 3

Eastern Illinois (1-2) at Illinois State (3-0), 3 UTEP (1-1) at Michigan (2-0), 3:30

Miami (Ohio) (1-1) at Cincinnati (2-0), 3:30 Western Kentucky (0-2) at Indiana (2-0), 4

Morehead State (1-2) at Western Illinois (1-2), 7 Youngstown State (2-1) at South Dakota State (2-1), 7 Central Arkansas (2-1) at Southeast Missouri (1-2), 7 Troy (2-0) at Missouri (2-0).

SOUTHWEST

North Dakota (3-0) at Nebraska (2-0), 7:15 Michigan State (2-0) at Notre Dame (2-0), 7:30 Colorado (2-0) at Northwestern (1-0), 7:30 SOUTHWEST

North Texas (1-1) at Texas State (0-2), noon Georgia (2-0) at Arkansas (1-1), noon Kentucky (1-1) at Tennessee (2-0), 3:30 Louisiana Tech (1-1) at Baylor (1-1), 4 Central State (0-1) at Arkansas Pine Bluff (1-2), 5 Western Michigan (1-1) at Rice (1-1), 7 Murray State (1-2) at Oklahoma State (1-1), 7 Nicholls (2-1) at Sam Houston State (0-2), 7 Merrimack (1-2) at Tarleton State (3-0), 7 Houston Christian (2-1) at Incarnate Word (1-1), 7 Texas Mexico (2-0) at Ohio (0-1), 7:30 Arkansas State (1-1) at TCU (1-1), 8 East Texas A&M (2-1) at Tulsa (2,0), 8 McNeese State (1-2) at Texas Rio Grande Valley (1-2), 8 Stephen F. Austin (3-0) at Prairie View (1-2), 8 UTSA (2-0) at Texas (2-0), 8

WEST

Central Colinecturac State (0-2) at Montana State (3-0), 3 Duquesne (0-2) at Washington State (0-2), 3:30 Utah State (0-2) at Utah (0-2), 3:30 Wagner (1-2) at California (1-1), 3:30 Aene Christian (0-3) at Washington (0-3), 4 Eastern Washington (1-2) at Washington (2-0), 7:15 BYU (2-0) at Colorado State (2-0), 7:30 Northwestern State (0-3) at Weber State (1-2), 8 Northeastern State (0-0) at Northern Colorado (0-3), 8 San Diego (0-2) at Cal Poly (2-1), 8 Northern Arizona (2-1) at Utah Tech (0-3), 8 Stetson (1-2) at UC Davis (2-1), 10 South Dakota (3-0) at Boise State (1-1), 10 James Madison (2-0) at San Diego State (1-1), 10 North Dakota State (3-0) at Sacramento State (1-2), 10:30 Northern Illinois (0-2) at Arizona (1-1), 10:30 Montana (3-0) at Oregon State (0-2), 11 Fresno State (1-1) at San José State (2-1), 11 Purdue (1-1) at UCLA (2-0), 11

NASCAR Cup Series

POINTS LEADERS Through Sunday.

1. Denny Hamlin, 2168.
2. Kyle Larson, 2159.
3. Christopher Bell, 2150.
4. Ryan Blaney, 2135.
5. Tyler Reddick, 2126.
6. Ty Gibbs, 2117.
7. Joey Logano, 2117.
8. Chase Briscoe, 2109.
9. Carson Howard, 2080.
10. Bubba Wallace, 2078.
11. Chase Elliott, 2075.
12. Austin Cindric, 2060.
13. Chris Buescher, 2057.
14. Ryan Preece, 2055.
15. William Byron, 2054.
16. Daniel Suárez, 2049.
17. Shane Van Gisbergen, 630.
18. Brad Keselowski, 591.
19. Charles Chauke, 560.
20. Michael McDowell, 554.
21. Erik Jones, 544.
22. Todd Gilliland, 502.
23. AJ Allmendinger, 499.
24. Austin Dillon, 474.
25. Zane Smith, 468.
26. Josh Berry, 463.
27. Alex Bowman, 454.
28. John H. Nemechek, 453.
29. Ricky Stenhouse Jr, 443.
30. Riley Heinz, 432.
31. Cole Custer, 359.
32. Noah Gragson, 355.
33. Ty Dillon, 323.
34. Connor Zilisch, 304.
35. Cody Ware, 217.
36. Casey Mears, 13.
37. Kevin Magnussen, 11.

NASCAR Truck Series

POINTS LEADERS Through Sunday.

1. Layne Riggs, 2100.
2. Kaden Honeycutt, 2075.
3. Chandler Smith, 2065.
4. Christian Eckes, 2060.
5. Giovanni Ruggiero, 2055.
6. Ty Majeski, 2050.
7. Grant Enfinger, 2045.
8. Daniel Hemric, 2040.
9. Ben Rhodes, 2035.
10. Tyler Ankrum, 2030.
11. Stewart Friesen, 408.
12. Jake Garcia, 404.
13. Brenden Queen, 364.
14. Andres Perez De Lara, 355.
15. Justin Haley, 352.
16. Tanner Gray, 351.
17. Corey Hsuok, 246.
18. Dawson Sutton, 283.
19. Cole Butcher, 268.
20. Mini Tyrrell, 255.
21. Corey LaJoie, 225.
22. Connor Mosack, 221.
23. Landen Lewis, 211.
24. Kris Wright, 209.
25. Frankie Muniz, 182.
26. Spencer Boyd, 127.
27. Tyler Reif, 119.

TENNIS

WTA

At Panamerican Tennis Center; in Guadalajara, Mexico Purse: \$1,206,446

SINGLES — QUALIFICATION

Nao Hibino (5), Japan, def. Nadiia Kichenok, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-2; Caroline Dolehide (8), United States, def. Sara Sorribes Tormo (4), Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5); Iryna Shymanovich (2), Belarus, def. Lea Ma, United States, 7-6 (7-1), 3-0, ret; Carole Monnet (3), France, def. Katrina Scott (6), United States, 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (7-4), 6-2.

SINGLES — ROUND OF 32

Peyton Stearns, United States, def. Emiliana Arango, Colombia, 6-3, 6-2; Alycia Parks, United States, def. Varvara Lechenko, United States, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5; Janice Tjen (I), Indonesia, def. Darja Vidmanova, Czech Republic, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2; Panna Uvardy, Hungary, def. Lois Boisson, France, 6-4, 6-7 (8-6), 6-2; Cristina Bucsa (6), Spain, def. Blanca Andreescu, Canada, 6-4, 6-3; Kayla Day, United States, def. Elvina Kalieva, United States, 7-6 (11-9), 6-4; Sloane Stephens, United States, def. Carole Monet, France, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5); Taylor Townsend, France, def. Felma De Lombeau, United States, def. Mary (7-6), 6-3, 6-2; Carlos Odelide, United States, def. Renaliz Zarazua, Mexico, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3; Zeynep Sonmez, Turkey, def. Iryna Shymanovich, Belarus, 6-1, 6-1; Magdalena Frech (7), Poland, def. Nao Hibino, Japan, 6-1, 6-4.

DOUBLES — ROUND OF 16

Maia Lumsden, Britain, and Maria Kozyreva (4), Russia, def. Renata Zarazua, Mexico, and Kayla Day, United States, 6-3, 6-3; Alexa Guarachi, Chile, and Makoto Ninomiya, Japan, def. Nika Radisic, Slovenia, and Isabelle Haverlag, Netherlands, 5-7, 6-4, 10-4; Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers, Spain, and Lara Salden, Belgium, def. Emiliana Arango, Colombia, and Panna Udvardy, Hungary, 6-2, 6-4; Katarzyna Piter, Poland, and Quinn Gleason (3), United States, def. Alexandra Panova, Russia, and Sara Sorribes Tormo, Spain, 6-2, 3-6, 10-6; Irina Khromacheva, Russia, and Caroline Dolehide, United States, def. Varvara Lepchenko and Peyton Stearns, United States, 6-1, 7-5.

WTA

SINGLES RANKINGS

Through Sunday.

1. Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan, 9901
2. Aryna Sabalenka, Belarus, 7875
3. Jessica Pegula, United States, 7265
4. Coco Gauff, United States, 7244
5. Mirra Andreeva, Russia, 5743
6. Linda Noskova, Czech Republic, 5328
7. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, 4809
8. Karolina Muchova, Czech Republic, 4683
9. Iga Swiatek, India, 4619
10. Marta Kostykuk, Ukraine, 3980
11. Amanda Tanaka, United States, 3363
12. Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, 2935
13. Diana Shnaider, Russia, 2588
14. Victoria Mboko, Canada, 2521
15. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 2464
16. Iva Jovic, United States, 2390
17. Naomi Osaka, Japan, 2306
18. Alexandra Ela, Philippines, 2276
19. Elise Mertens, Belgium, 2165
20. Jasmine Paolini, Italy, 2175
21. Ekateria Lomata, United States, Russia, 2076
22. Anna Kalinskaya, Russia, 2043
23. Madison Keys, United States, 2029
24. Emma Navarro, United States, 2024
25. Anastasia Potapova, Russia, 1926
26. Maja Chwalinska, Poland, 1888
27. Marie Bouzkova, Czech Republic, 1673
28. Sara Bejbek, Czech Republic, 1632
29. Ann Li, United States, 1573
30. Diane Parry, France, 1351
31. Leylah Ramondaranda, Colombia, 1454
32. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, 1452
33. Maria Sakkari, Greece, 1355

DOUBLES RANKINGS

1. Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, 11460
2. Taylor Townsend, United States, 9545
3. Luisa Stefani, Brazil, 7795
4. Aleksandra Krunic, Serbia, 6850
5. Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, 6705
6. Anna Danilina, Kazakhstan, 6675
7. Zhang Shuai, China, 6050
8. Elise Mertens, Belgium, 5423
9. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, 4625
10. Kristina Mladenovic, France, 4511

ATP

Through Sunday.

1. Jannik Sinner, Italy, 11500
2. Alexander Zverev, Germany, 9690
3. Carlos Alcaraz, Spain, 5560
4. Ben Shelton, United States, 4680
5. Felix Auger-Allasimse, Canada, 3890
6. Danilil Medvedev, Russia, 3770
7. Flavio Corollini, United States, 3890
8. Frances Tiafoe, United States, 3380
9. Alex de Minaur, Australia, 3300
10. Taylor Fritz, United States, 3175
11. Arthur Fils, France, 3150
12. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 2980
13. Learner Tien, United States, 2755
14. Rafael Jodar, Spain, 2659
15. Jakub Mensik, Czech Republic, 2495
16. Brandon Nakashima, United States, 2485
17. Alexander Dublik, Kazakhstan, 2425
18. Casper Darderi, Monaco, 2325
19. Tommy Paul, United States, 2325
20. Lorenzo Musetti, Italy, 2255
21. Valentin Vacherot, Monaco, 2250
22. Luciano Darderi, Italy, 2200
23. Francisco Cerundolo, Argentina, 2130
24. Jiri Lehecka, Czech Republic, 2120
25. Andrey Rublevy, Russia, 1930
26. Karen Khachanov, Russia, 1800
27. Alexander Blockx, Belgium, 1788
28. Alejandro Robbelli, United States, 178
29. Joan Fonseca, Brazil, 1750
30. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Spain, 1680
31. Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Argentina, 1590
32. Arthur Rinderknech, France, 1583
33. Ugo Humbert, France, 1535

DOUBLES RANKINGS

1. Harri Heliovaara, Finland, 10860
2. Henry Patten, Britain, 10860
3. Neal Skupski, Britain, 6890
4. Christian Harrison, United States, 6140
5. Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, 6030
6. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 6030
7. Kevin Krawietz, Germany, 5670
8. Marcelo Arevalo, El Salvador, 5650
9. Mate Pavic, Croatia, 5650
10. Tim Putz, Germany, 5400

AUTO RACING

NASCAR O'Reilly Series

POINTS LEADERS Through Sunday

1. Sheldon Creod, 2175 (2).
2. Justin Allgaier, 2172 (6).
3. Jason Kye, 2166 (2).
4. Jesse Love, 2159 (1).
5. Austin Hill, 2114 (2).
6. Sam Mayer, 2114 (0).
7. Sammy Smith, 2111 (0).
8. Corey Day, 2106 (2).
9. Brandon Jones, 2099 (1).
10. Parker Retlaff, 2092 (0).
11. Taylor Gray, 2074 (1).
12. Elah Carmi, 2057 (0).
13. Brent Crews, 668 (0).
14. William Sawalich, 638 (1).
15. Ryan Sieg, 612 (1).
16. Anthony Alfredo, 574 (0).
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Lawsuit over 2023 incident in D.C. jail

5 CURRENT, FORMER INMATES SUED

They say staff failed to prevent a series of fires

BY LIAM BOWMAN

Five current and former D.C. jail inmates sued the facility Monday, alleging that jail staff failed to prevent and adequately respond to a series of fires set by a fellow inmate who said he was going to kill himself.

The lawsuit alleges that staffers at the jail's mental health unit, where the plaintiffs were housed, ignored the man's pleas and did nothing to help for several hours as the incident unfolded in September 2023.

The complaint said an electrical fire eventually filled the unit with smoke and left some of the inmates with lasting respiratory damage and psychological distress from being trapped so close by, exacerbating their existing mental health issues.

The men in the unit “could do nothing but watch in terror and bang on their cell doors as the fire grew,” according to the complaint, filed in D.C. Superior Court. “Only when the unit had filled completely with thick black smoke, choking and blinding Plaintiffs, did staff move to extinguish the fire and evacuate the residents.”

The 38-page complaint is partially redacted because of a protective order restricting the release of certain internal jail documents filed with the lawsuit. For example, a portion of the complaint that describes the timeline of the fires redacts more than two hours, obscuring some details from public view.

At one point, visible “flames burned off and on in the unit for almost an hour while on-duty staff remained unmoving in the glass control module overlooking the unit,” the plaintiffs allege.

A D.C. Department of Corrections spokesperson said in a statement that the department "has not received the complaint referenced and therefore cannot comment on its specific allegations."

In a response to official complaints submitted earlier by plaintiffs, jail officials said there was “no indication” that the inmates who have now filed suit “were personally affected by a Department or facility action or policy/procedure,” according to lawsuit, which quoted the jail’s initial response.

Of the five plaintiffs, two are still incarcerated at the D.C. jail, two are in the federal prison system and one has been released from jail custody and lives in a residential treatment program in D.C.

“This is one piece in a long, well-documented history of issues with the D.C. jail,” Ian Herbert, one of the plaintiffs’ lawyers said in an interview. Herbert said the issues raised in the complaint, including the failure to properly staff the jail or train employees, were “known and documented for many years prior to the fire.”

"Really, the fire was both foreseeable and preventable," he SEE LAWSUIT ON B20

D.C. police union, leaders in Va. voice their concerns over Flock technology

BY JUAN BENN JR. AND BEN CONARCK

The national blowback against Flock license-plate readers is also hitting the Washington region, with D.C.'s police union and leaders in a Northern Virginia city raising concerns about the use of the technology in recent days.

Gregg Pemberton, president of the D.C. police union, said Friday the city's department has used license plate readers for many

AI-powered license-plate readers can track vehicles in real time

years and is a powerful investigative tool. But he noted Flock's technology can also create detailed files on people not suspected of any crimes.

"We have a lot of concerns about whether or not there's a constitutional question that needs to be addressed there," Pemberton said.

Pemberton's skepticism of the technology also comes as the union said it learned the police force's internal affairs department had used the technology to investigate sworn officers.

The union filed misconduct complaints and a grievance about what it said was improper use of the technology, but Pemberton said department leader-SEE FLOCK ON B14

A Flock camera monitors passing traffic in Miami this month.
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State issues its first vaccine guidance in response to federal guidance shifts

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Front, from left: Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, Gov. Wes Moore and House Speaker Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk during the signing of the Vax Act.
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Officials from the Maryland Department of Health issued a vaccine schedule for children and adults Thursday for the first time. A state law changed on July 1 to permit the department to set its own vaccine recommendations, as federal guidance shifts under the Trump administration.

The Vax Act was signed into state law in April, permitting state officials to make recommendations that can differ from federal advice. The law followed moves from the Trump administration to alter vaccine recommendation policy.

"There is a lot of confusion out there about what the guidelines are, particularly at the federal level right now," Meg Sullivan, deputy secretary for public health services for the Maryland Department of Health, said during a Thursday media call. "Our goal with these recommendations is [to] try to create one place where there is clear recommendations to try and eliminate the confusion."

The recommendations from the state do not create mandates or requirements for school attendance. The Vax Act, legislation requested by Gov. Wes Moore's administration, requires insurance plans to cover these state-recommended vaccines.

The state vaccine schedule and Vax Act were made, state Health Secretary Meena Seshamani said, to “safeguard vaccine access amid this endless shifting” in federal vaccine recommendations. The schedule was made, she said, using advice from medical organizations like the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

"Our goal with these recommendations is [to] try to create one place where there is clear recommendations

Under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., federal vaccination policy has undergone changes, some of which are held up in court. The Health and Human Services Department did not respond to a request for comment.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order alert-

The Maryland recommendations continue to “stress the importance of the MMR vaccine, given as a single vaccine,” Sullivan said. The schedule, she added, also continues to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine completto try and eliminate the confusion."

ing childhood vaccine recommendations in August, including separating the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines into separate shots instead of the combined MMR vaccine. The order also calls on Kennedy to assess a new timing and sequence of core childhood vaccines and separate other core combined vaccines.

Meg Sullivan, deputy secretary for public health services for the Maryland Department of Health

ed series, starting at birth, and respiratory virus vaccines.

In December, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionchanged recommendations to no longer universally advise the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth for all babies.

Instead, the federal advice from the CDC advisory committee on immunization practices is for birthing parents who test negative for the virus to ask their doctor whether the baby should have the shot on the first day, or if the vaccine should be postponed at least by two months.

The CDC panel has been under scrutiny after Kennedy fired the entire panel of experts last summer, replacing them with members who are more skeptical of vaccines.

Several Maryland Republicans expressed concern over having separate standards from the federal government when the Vax Act was signed into law earlier this year.

“For decades, vaccine recommendations have followed a coordinated federal process grounded in broad medical consensus,” Senate Minority Leader Steve Hershey said in April. “Creating a separate Marylandtrack is unnecessary and sets a troubling precedent.”

The legislation passed the General Assembly 105-32 in the House of Delegates and 32-12 in the state Senate.

National blowback against Flock license-plate readers also hits D.C. region

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ship has so far declined to investigate. The department has since restricted access to the system, according to the union.

Pemberton called for the D.C. Council to regulate how the tech is used in the nation's capital.

“Once you start to understand the capabilities of this system, even the proponents of it say there needs to be more public discussion and probably more legislation on it,” he said.

The union's grievance thrust it into an improbable alliance of groups — which ranges from conservative politicians to leftist activists and civil rights advocacy organizations — raising questions about the technology that can track vehicles across vast geographical areas in real time.

The chorus of skepticism grew especially heated this summer in light of reporting, including an investigation by The Washington Post, that found scores of law enforcement officers have been charged with or accused of misusing the technology, including for spying on wives, girlfriends and exes. Other critics have raised concerned about the data being shared with other law enforcement agencies, including federal immigration authorities.

“People who often are not on the same page on issues, who have all come together around being deeply angry about Flock” and surveillance technology, said Tess McEnery, a local organizer and human rights policy expert in Alexandria.

Use of — and resistance to readers grows

Many law enforcement agencies across the D.C. region use various forms of license-plate readers. Police in Fairfax County said Flock cameras helped identify suspects connected to a fire this summer at a storage facility that caused upward of \$1.3 million worth of damage.

In Maryland, the network of Flock cameras has been expanding, though some of the state's largest law enforcement agencies — including Baltimore and Montgomery County — don't contract with the company and use other vendors.

The police department in Alexandria operates 61 fixed Flock cameras along busy public roads, with more used by private businesses and schools, including Northern Virginia Community College's Alexandria campus, Police Chief Tarrick McGuire told city leaders at a meeting last week. The city also uses automatic license plate readers to enforce parking, speed and red-light violations.

The department has drawn scrutiny in recent weeks after reports of potential improper use of the technology, but the chief said an auditing unit found zero instances of “malicious misuse.” He also said the department may soon get additional oversight help from an outside criminologist.

As McGuire spoke to lawmakers, at least 10 people held signs protesting the readers. The chief told the mayor and city council that he has heard the community's concerns.

“I am of the opinion [that] as leaders our responsibility is not to choose between public safety and civil liberties,” he said at the meeting last Tuesday. “The constitution does not ask us to sacrifice one for another. It requires us to govern in a way that safeguards the rights of individuals while protecting all persons in our communities.”

An Alexandria police spokesperson said in a statement that Flock cameras have helped the department find missing people and have supported 35 criminal investigations, including two armed robberies. “These investigations involve real victims and real harm, from violent crime and its lasting trauma to the broader impact crime has on families and the community,” the statement said.

But some city officials signaled at last Tuesday's meeting that they want the technology gone.

“While I do think there's a role for technology, and I do think we have seen the role that that has played and the benefit it has, I do not think there is a role for Flock in this community,” said Mayor Aliya Gaskins.

“Once you start to understand the capabilities of this system, even the proponents of it say there needs to be more public discussion and probably more legislation on it.” Gregg Pemberton, president of the D.C. police union

The police chief said the department is in talks with other companies with “stronger safeguards” to address community and policing needs. The department’s contract was signed with

Flock in 2023 and can be terminated at any time, McGuire said, adding the cameras were paid for by grant and city funding.

Gaskins and some council members said they worried that, even with a different vendor, the same potential problems could arise.

“Eliminating Flock isn't enough for me,” said councilwoman Sandy Marks. “Eliminating and moving to a new and similar technology isn't enough for me without an extended conversation.”

They said they were concerned data collected by the cameras could be used by federal authorities to track immigrants, or even women traveling to Virginia seeking an abortion.

McGuire said the Alexandria department does not share what is recorded on the 61 cameras it operates with law enforcement agencies outside the state or in the federal government. The data is only stored for 21 days, unless needed for an investigation, in accordance to state law, McGuire said.

The department does share data collected by the cameras with more than 150 Virginia law enforcement agencies, 11 of which have 287(g) agreements that allow officers to participate in federal immigration enforcement operations, such as executing administrative warrants for deportation.

At least nine Virginia law enforcement agencies that use automatic license plate readers grant continuous access of their systems with federal agencies, according to a Virginia State Crime Commission Report published earlier this year.

As Alexandria officials pledged to continue public discussions about license-plate readers, other localities across the state have ended their relationship with Flock following public backlash, including Staunton, Charlottesville, and Harrisonburg, according to media reports.

In Hampton Roads, research shows, the presence of the technology is more apparent in communities with higher rates of poverty and Black residents, exacerbating concerns about the potential for racial discrimination through technology.

"I just think that this is opening the door to all kinds of potential issues when it comes to disproportionate treatment or disparate treatment," said Steven Keener, director of the Center for Crime, Equity and Justice at Christopher Newport University, which produced the study.

'A ripe issue for the council'

Back in the nation's capital, the D.C. police department reported data to the council earlier this year that showed its use of license-plate reader technology was expanding.

As of January, the department said it had 98 “fixed” license plate readers mounted on poles throughout the city, in addition to 68 mobile readers mounted on vehicles or trailers.

At the time, Flock owned and operated 67 of the fixed readers, four of the mobile ones and nine closed circuit television cameras.

The police department said it deployed 111 new cameras in the fiscal year 2025 and in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, during which it anticipated purchasing a total of 51 license plate readers.

The AI-powered cameras produce feeds that are funneled into the department's “real time crime center,” which draws on more than 1,500 public and privately owned video cameras, gunshot detection technology, facial recognition and other monitoring tools, the department said in response to questions from D.C. Council members.

The department also said it obtained approval earlier this year to “deploy an MPD data platform that leverages Axon Fusus,” an AI-powered technology that would fuse various data streams together for crime analysts to monitor in real time.

Andrew Ferguson, a law professor at George Washington University who specializes in police surveillance, said the unregulated, unaudited nature of tracking systems such as Flock raise real privacy concerns, “no matter how useful the technology may be for investigating crime.”

"This is a failure not just of the police leadership, or a particular tech company, but the D.C. Council that has not regulated the surveillance systems used by MPD," Ferguson wrote in an emailed statement.

Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) said Friday he thinks the city should hold a hearing on the issue. "It's a ripe issue for the council and for the judiciary committee ... to set appropriate guardrails and that privacy interests are protected," Allen said on The Politics Hour.

Ferguson said the positioning of the D.C. police union, one of a handful in the country so far to come out against the way the technology is being used, had a larger symbolism.

"When police unions are demanding guardrails for surveillance technologies," he said, "you know you have hit a tipping point in the debate."

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Lucien Smith, a multidisciplinary artist, in Miami in 2021. He had his first solo exhibit, “Good Vibrations,” at a New York gallery in 2012.

LUCIEN SMITH, 37

Artist who earned national acclaim in the 2010s

BY EMILY ST. MARTIN Los Angeles Times

Lucien Smith, a multidisciplinary artist who garnered national acclaim in the 2010s, has died at 37.

ARTnews first reported news of the artist's death. His friend, gallerist Bill Powers, confirmed Mr. Smith's death, telling the outlet, "Lucien lives in a wordless place inside us now."

A cause and place of death have not yet been disclosed.

Lucien Smith was born on April 15, 1989, in Los Angeles, the son of artist Terrence Sanders-Smith and fashion designer Vivien Ramsay. Growing up, he bounced around with his family from place to place, and Smith attended more than a dozen schools before ultimately graduating from Santa Monica High in 2007. He attended college at New York's Cooper Union and graduated with a bachelor's degree in fine arts in 2011.

His thesis project, “Imagined Nostalgia,” a reflection on false memories and our nostalgia for eras that we never experienced, caught the eye of New York dealer Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, who started showing Smith’s work at her gallery, Salon 94.

"When we met Lucien right after he graduated, in 2011, he was the hub and heart of a burgeoning downtown culture," Rohatyn told ARTnews. "Bright, tender, filled with ideas and experimentation — a rare artist with charisma, talent, and the ability to build community. His Rain paintings — made with a fire extinguisher standing in for a rain machine, Lucien himself directing the spray — are now iconic. He made a batch in my backyard. As well, his Pie paintings, his Seeds, his Ark paintings and Scrap Metal. His most recent masterpiece was FOOD — together we worked with Max Lamb to build his banquets. We are deeply saddened, and will miss him terribly."

"When we met Lucien right after he graduated, in 2011, he was the hub and heart of a burgeoning downtown culture."

Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, a New York dealer who showed Mr. Smith's work at her gallery, told ARTnews

After he graduated, Mr. Smith moved into a big red barn on a compound in Upstate New York, which he rented from film director James Ivory. The space doubled as a studio, and there he began his “Rain Paintings,” which would make him an overnight art sensation. So much so, the New York Times dubbed him an art market “wunderkind.”

In 2012, he had his first solo exhibit, “Good Vibrations,” at Powers’s Half Gallery in New York. “It was all appropriated guitar bodies which Lucien had then turned into wall sculpture by either painting or adorning them with bottle caps, glitter, tin foil, etc,” Powers wrote in Office Magazine. “Think John Armleder meets junkyard Duchamp.”

In the early 2010s, Mr. Smith's meteoric rise in the art world made him millions — his graduate painting based on Winnie the Pooh, titled “Hobbes, The Rain Man, and My Friend Barney / Under the Sycamore Tree” sold for a reported \$389,000 at auction — but the success ultimately left him unmoored.

In 2014, he told Vanity Fair: “I took the thing [I] loved to do and I made it into what I do for a living. And that's a really tricky thing. It's perverse, and it becomes conflicting, because the thing that you used to use to escape reality is now just your reality.”

The same year, during a Tedx Talk at Columbia College, he described an extraordinary career that happened too fast, too young and led him astray spiritually. After a few years of glossy magazine profiles and raking in the big bucks, he was searching for meaning and unhappy with the “tragic artist” he met in the mirror.

Mr. Smith described an awakening after a bad trip with angel dust in which he woke up and started painting and realized that all his pain had vanished. “I realized then that this is why I do that. It’s for this feeling. This is my therapy. This is my drug,” he said. “All that other stuff … [i]t’s just baggage that other people attached to my dream. It was so easy to take on those things and to think that is what I wanted. But in this moment, I realized that it wasn’t about showing stuff on walls. It wasn’t about selling things. It wasn’t about magazine articles. … It was just about making things, making things with my hands. That’s the idea. That’s the dream. That’s what I committed to.”

In 2016, Mr. Smith launched Serving the People, a nonprofit organization with a mission to “nourish emerging talent in art, music and film.” And in 2017, he repurposed his mostly unused Los Angeles painting studio and launched a residency program for artists called Appointment Only, where he also hosted a series of art shows.

In 2025, he opened FOOD, a restaurant that paid homage to the 1970s restaurant opened by artists Gordon Matta-Clark, his then-partner Carol Goodden, and Tina Girouard; both restaurants catered to local artists.

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FRANCINE L. FLEISHER (Age 90) Francine L. Fleisher, 90, of Lebanon, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2026 at Cornwall Manor. She was the wife of the late Samuel W. Fleisher with whom she moved to PA after 50 years in Maryland, including living at Leisure World where they had many friends.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 23, 1936, Francine was the daughter of the late Morris and Martha (Soffe) Oltman.

She is survived by a daughter, Mindy Beth Bickel, wife of Mark, and a son, Thomas James Barrett.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 1:00 pm at Congregation Beth Israel Cemetery. 370 E. Maple St. Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17046. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Francine Fleisher may be mailed to Cornwall Manor P.O. Box 125 Attn: Advancement Office Cornwall, PA 17016. Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. is entrusted with the arrangements. The family welcomes your memories and messages in our online guest book at thompsonfuneralhomelebanon.com

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He is survived by his beloved wife of sixty years, Claire Horan Smith; his children Christina, Andrew, and Elizabeth; his grandchildren Sebastian, Samantha, Nathaniel, Connor, Emmeline, Audrey, and Colleen; and his brother David Smith.

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Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Carlos A. Paquete and Alcina B. Paquete, dated December 12, 2005 and recorded in Liber 32417, folio 718 among the Land Records of Montgomery County, MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof and at the request of the parties secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at public auction at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, at the Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850, on

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Terms of Sale: A deposit in the form of cashier's or certified check, or in such other form as the Substitute Trustees may determine, at their sole discretion, for \$62,000 at the time of sale. If the noteholder and/or servicer is the successful bidder, the deposit requirement is waived. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid within ten (10) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland. Interest is to be paid on the unpaid purchase price at the rate of 5% per annum from date of sale to the date the funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustees, if the property is purchased by an entity other than the noteholder and/or servicer. If payment of the balance does not occur within ten (10) days of ratification, the deposit will be forfeited as liquidated damages. The purchaser agrees that the property may be resold pursuant to an order of court, waives personal service upon themselves and/or any principal or corporate designee of any documents filed regarding the failure to pay the purchase price within ten (10) days of ratification and expressly agrees to accept service by first class mail of said documents at the address provided by the purchaser in the Memorandum of Sale. This transaction may be subject to the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule ("RRE Rule") issued pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act, effective March 1, 2026. Purchaser will be responsible for obtaining the information necessary to comply with the RRE Rule and for providing the necessary information to the Reporting Person, as defined in the RRE Rule within (10) ten days following Ratification of the Sale or Purchaser's deposit will be forfeited and property resold. The purchaser will not be entitled to any surplus or profits arising from the resale even if they are the result of improvements made by the purchaser. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event settlement is delayed for any reason. Taxes, water rent, and all other public charges and assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges to be adjusted for the current year to the date of sale, and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the ground rent escrow, if required. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes (including agricultural transfer taxes, if applicable), and all settlement charges shall be borne by the purchaser. The sale is subject to a post sale audit of the loan, including but not limited to an analysis of whether the borrower entered into a loan modification agreement, filed bankruptcy, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. The Substitute Trustees will convey either insurable or marketable title. If the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey insurable or marketable title or, the post sale audit concludes that the sale should not have occurred, or the sale is not ratified by the court for any reason, the purchaser's sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to the refund of the deposit without interest even if the purchaser has made improvements to the property. Upon refund of the deposit, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. The purchaser at the foreclosure sale shall assume the risk of loss for the property immediately after the sale. (Matter #2011-15196).

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

1250 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Lot 816 in Square 139

Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Financing Statement, Fixture Filing and Assignment of Rents ("Deed of Trust") dated May 9, 2019 and recorded on May 10, 2019 as Instrument No. 2019049285 with the Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, 1250C CO. LLC ("Borrower"), as grantor, conveyed to DANIEL M. LOPEZ ("Original Trustee"), as trustee, default having occurred under the terms thereof, and following the mailing and recordation of a Deed of Appointment of Substitute Trustees removing Original Trustee as trustee and appointing Jason A. Pardo and Russell S. Drazin ("Substitute Trustees") as successor trustees, an Affidavit of Non-Residential Mortgage Foreclosure, and a Notice of Foreclosure Sale of Real Property or Condominium Unit, at the request of the current holders of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust (collectively, "Noteholder"), Substitute Trustees will sell at public auction at the office of HARVEY WEST AUCTIONEERS, INC., 5335 WISCONSIN AVENUE, NW, SUITE 440, WASHINGTON, DC 20015, on

September 23, 2026 AT 11:00 AM

ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON (if any) situated in the City of Washington, District of Columbia, known as 1250 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036, and more fully described in the Deed of Trust.

TOGETHER WITH any and all buildings, structures, improvements or appurtenances now erected on the above-described land, including, without limitation, all equipment, apparatus, machinery and fixtures of any kind or character forming a part of said buildings, structures, improvements or appurtenances, which are not owned by any third party, upon or about the above-described land and any buildings thereon all as more particularly described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust (the "Property").

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. The Property will be offered as an entirety only. The bid which yields the highest price for the Property will be accepted by the Substitute Trustees (unless the sale is postponed or cancelled) and all bids will be provisional until acceptance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Substitute Trustees absolutely reserve the right to postpone the sale and/or cancel the sale at any time until the auctioneer announces that the Property is "sold" and the deposit in the required amount and form is received by the Substitute Trustees. A deposit in the amount of \$2,000,000.00 will be required at the time of sale. Such deposit must be by cashier's check or certified check or in such other form as the Substitute Trustees may determine in their sole discretion. In the event the deposit is less than 10% of the winning bid amount, then the deposit must be increased to 10% of the winning bid amount and delivered to the Substitute Trustees within one (1) business day after the consummation of the sale in the same form of funds as the initial deposit or in such other form as the Substitute Trustees may determine in their sole discretion. Failure to timely tender the deposit or additional deposit shall constitute a material default by the purchaser and result in forfeiture of the deposit.

The Noteholder secured by the Deed of Trust (or any related party) shall be exempted by the Substitute Trustees from submitting any bidding deposit. The Substitute Trustees may, as a condition of the sale, require all potential bidders except the Noteholder to show their deposit before any bidding begins. The retained deposit of the successful purchaser shall be applied, without interest, to the successful purchaser's credit at settlement, provided, however, that in the event the successful purchaser fails to consummate the purchase in accordance with the terms of sale as herein provided or otherwise defaults under the terms herein, such deposit, at the option of the Substitute Trustees, shall immediately be forfeited and all of the expenses of this sale (including attorneys' fees and full commission on the gross sale price) shall be charged against and paid out of the forfeited deposit with any remaining balance to be credited against indebtedness. The terms of sale must be complied with and settlement consummated thereon within thirty (30) days from the day of sale unless extended at the sole discretion of the Substitute Trustees. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. The balance of the purchase price over and above the retained deposit, with interest thereon at the note rate then being charged from the date of sale through the date of receipt of the balance of the purchase price, will be due at settlement in certified funds; and if not so paid by the time specified herein, the Substitute Trustees reserve the right to retain the deposit and resell the Property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser, after such advertisement and on such terms as the Substitute Trustees may deem proper, and to avail themselves and the Noteholder of any legal or equitable rights against the defaulting purchaser. Defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds or profits resulting from any resale of the Property. Purchaser hereby agrees that in the event of any litigation between the Noteholder and purchaser related to the Property, the purchaser shall pay the reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by the Noteholder in such action.

If Substitute Trustees are unable to settle as set forth herein, purchaser's sole remedy at law and in equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit and the sale shall be considered null and void and of no effect whatsoever.

The Property is sold subject to the rights, if any, of parties in possession, if such rights have priority over the Deed of Trust, and to any and all covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements, rights of way, and limitations of record. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the Property.

The Property will be sold "WHERE IS" and in "AS IS" condition without any warranty or representation as to condition, express or implied, and without any representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the information furnished to prospective bidders by the Substitute Trustees or any other party and without any other representations or warranty of any nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Property will be sold without representation or warranty as to (i) title to the Property, (ii) the nature, condition, compliance, quality, structural integrity, or fitness for a particular use of any improvements, fixtures or personal property included within the Property, (iii) the environmental condition of the Property or the compliance of the Property with federal, state and local laws and regulations concerning the presence or disposal of hazardous substances, (iv) compliance of the Property with the Americans with Disabilities Act or any similar law, or (v) compliance of the Property with any zoning and construction laws or ordinances and any and all applicable safety and building codes and regulations, and acceptance of the Deed to the Property by the successful purchaser shall constitute a waiver of any claims against the Substitute Trustees or the Noteholder concerning any of the foregoing matters. The successful purchaser recognizes that any investigation, examination or inspection of the Property is within the control of the owner or other parties in possession of the Property and not within the control of the Substitute Trustees or the Noteholder.

Conveyance shall be by Substitute Trustees' Deed, without any covenant or warranty whatsoever, express or implied. The risk of loss or damage by fire or other casualty to the Property from and after the date of sale will be upon the successful purchaser. The Property is sold subject to all taxes, ground rents, public charges, assessments, fines, infractions, violations, liens, leases, encumbrances, sewer, water, drainage and other public improvements whether any assessments have been levied or not and whether any of the foregoing have been recorded or not. The Noteholder and Substitute Trustees assume no liability for fuel, gas, electricity, water and sewer charges, any other utilities and other operating charges accrued before or after the sale and all such charges shall be the sole responsibility of the purchaser. All costs incident to the settlement and conveyancing including, without limitation, examination of title, conveyancing, all recordation taxes and charges, all transfer taxes and charges, title insurance premiums, financing charges and fees, notary fees, settlement fees and all other costs incident to settlement shall be at the sole cost of the successful purchaser.

Additional terms may be announced at the sale. The successful bidder will be required to execute and deliver to Substitute Trustee a memorandum or contract of the sale at the conclusion of bidding.

Jason A. Pardo, Substitute Trustee Russell S. Drazin, Substitute Trustee

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 4205 RED MAPLE COURT BURTONSVILLE, MD 20866

Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Judith A. Bowen a/k/a Judith A. Suter, dated November 28, 2006 and recorded in Liber 34005, folio 709 among the Land Records of Montgomery County, MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof and at the request of the parties secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at public auction at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, at the Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850, on

SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 AT 3:45 PM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Montgomery County, Maryland and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property is improved by a dwelling.

The property, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions, easements, encumbrances and agreements of record affecting the subject property, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit in the form of cashier's or certified check, or in such other form as the Substitute Trustees may determine, at their sole discretion, for \$17,000 at the time of sale. If the noteholder and/or servicer is the successful bidder, the deposit requirement is waived. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid within ten (10) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland. Interest is to be paid on the unpaid purchase price at the rate of 5% per annum from date of sale to the date the funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustees, if the property is purchased by an entity other than the noteholder and/or servicer. If payment of the balance does not occur within ten (10) days of ratification, the deposit will be forfeited as liquidated damages. The purchaser agrees that the property may be resold pursuant to an order of court, waives personal service upon themselves and/or any principal or corporate designee of any documents filed regarding the failure to pay the purchase price within ten (10) days of ratification and expressly agrees to accept service by first class mail of said documents at the address provided by the purchaser in the Memorandum of Sale. This transaction may be subject to the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule ("RRE Rule") issued pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act, effective March 1, 2026. Purchaser will be responsible for obtaining the information necessary to comply with the RRE Rule and for providing the necessary information to the Reporting Person, as defined in the RRE Rule within (10) ten days following Ratification of the Sale or Purchaser's deposit will be forfeited and property resold. The purchaser will not be entitled to any surplus or profits arising from the resale even if they are the result of improvements made by the purchaser. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event settlement is delayed for any reason. Taxes, water rent, and all other public charges and assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges to be adjusted for the current year to the date of sale, and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the ground rent escrow, if required. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes (including agricultural transfer taxes, if applicable), and all settlement charges shall be borne by the purchaser. The sale is subject to a post sale audit of the loan, including but not limited to an analysis of whether the borrower entered into a loan modification agreement, filed bankruptcy, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. The Substitute Trustees will convey either insurable or marketable title. If the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey insurable or marketable title or, the post sale audit concludes that the sale should not have occurred, or the sale is not ratified by the court for any reason, the purchaser's sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to the refund of the deposit without interest even if the purchaser has made improvements to the property. Upon refund of the deposit, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. The purchaser at the foreclosure sale shall assume the risk of loss for the property immediately after the sale. (Matter #2013-42872).

Laura H. G. O'Sullivan, et al., Substitute Trustees

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY

6025 AVON DRIVE BETHESDA, MD 20814

Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from LVN Homes LLC, dated September 30, 2021 and recorded in Liber 64354, folio 44 among the Land Records of Montgomery County, MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof and at the request of the parties secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at public auction at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, at the Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850, on

SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 AT 12:00 PM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Montgomery County, Maryland and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property is improved by a dwelling.

Property Address (for Informational Purposes): 6025 Avon Drive, Bethesda MD 20814

The foreclosure sale advertised herein has been docketed in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, as Case No. C-15-CV-25-000066

Tax ID Number: 07-00696344

The property, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions, easements, encumbrances and agreements of record affecting the subject property, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit in the form of cashier's or certified check, or in such other form as the Substitute Trustees may determine, at their sole discretion, for \$168,000 at the time of sale. If the noteholder and/or servicer is the successful bidder, the deposit requirement is waived. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid within fifteen (15) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland. Interest is to be paid on the unpaid purchase price at the rate of 8.99000% per annum from date of sale to the date the funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustees, if the property is purchased by an entity other than the noteholder and/or servicer. If payment of the balance does not occur within fifteen days of ratification, the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event settlement is delayed for any reason. Taxes, water rent, and all other public charges and assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges to be adjusted for the current year to the date of sale, and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the ground rent escrow, if required. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes (including agricultural transfer taxes, if applicable), and all settlement charges shall be borne by the purchaser. If the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to the refund of the deposit to the purchaser. Upon refund of the deposit, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. The purchaser at the foreclosure sale shall assume the risk of loss for the property immediately after the sale. (Matter #241127-2).

The property will be sold subject to a 120 day right of redemption by the Internal Revenue Service.

Adam Friedman, Ralph Vartolo, Catherine Aponte, Rachel Kiefer, Substitute Trustees

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Antitrust Division The United States has filed a proposed Final Judgment in a civil antitrust case in the United States District of Tennessee, 2.26-cv-03012. The United States of Tennessee, United States of America, et al. v. CRH PLC, et al., Civil Action No. 2.26-cv-03012. The United States of Tennessee filed a Complaint alleging that APAC-Tennessee's ("APAC") proposed acquisition of Standard Claims is not to be allowed by the government would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18. The proposed Final Judgment, filed at http://www.justice.gov/4999/4999/4999/4999/4999/4999/4999/4999/4999/4999/4999/4999/4999/4999/4999/4999/4999/4999/4999/4999/499 wapo.st/ my-post

There is now pending before the District of Columbia Superior Court an action, case number 2026-CAB-000202 seeking to affect title to the property now or formerly owned by 3131 Multifamily LLC. The National Capital Bank of Washington; District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, located at 3131 Rhode Island Avenue NE, Washington, D.C. 20018. A copy of the action is available in the Clerk's office of the Court. Washington, D.C. 20018 and claims or defenses must be filed with the District of Columbia Superior Court Civil Branch, 500 Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before the 16th day of October 2026.

852 Anne Arundel County IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

No.C-02-CV-25-003616 NOTICE

Notice is hereby issued this Monday, August 24, 2026 that the sale of the property in the proceedings mentioned made and reported by Kendall E. Clark Esq., Substitute Trustee BE RATED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or before the 23rd day of September 2026 next; provided, a copy of this Notice be inserted in some newspaper published in Anne Arundel County, once in each of three successive weeks before the 23rd day of September 2026 next. The report states that the amount of sale of the property at 1745 ABERDEEN CIRCLE CROFTON, MD 21114 to be \$269,000.00.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY Keith Yacko et. al, Substitute Trustee

Joan Himmighoefer, et.al, Defendant

No.C-02-CV-26-000487 NOTICE

Notice is hereby issued this Monday, August 24, 2026 that the sale of the property in the proceedings mentioned, made and reported by Kendall E. Clark Esq., Substitute Trustee Be RATED AND CONFIRMED, unless cause to the contrary thereof shown on or before the day of September 2026 next; provided, a copy of this Notice be inserted in some newspaper published in Anne Arundel County, once in each of three successive weeks before the 23rd day of September 2026 next. The report states that the amount of \$150,000 will be at 1290 RITCHIE HWY ARNOLD, MD 21012 to be \$460,750.00.

Scott A. Poyer Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, MD.

TRUSTEE'S SALE Real property at 12929 Grays Pointe Road, Apt C, Fairfax, VA 22033

In execution of a Commercial Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of \$750,000.00 dated December 27, 2024 and recorded on January 02, 2025 in the land records of Fairfax County, Virginia at Instrument Number 2025000246.001. Default having been made in the indebtedness described by the said number of the signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the front entrance to the Fairfax County Circuit Court, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA, 22030, the above referenced property and fixtures or improvements thereon briefly described as Section No. 045-2-08-2929-CO and Condominium Unit Number 12929C, Phase Nine (9), GRAY'S POINTE.

September 22, 2026 at 12:45 PM

TERMS OF SALE: The property will be sold "AS IS," WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND SUBJECT TO any environmental or other conditions, covenants, restrictions, reservations, easements, rights of way, prior liens, and all other matters of record taking priority over the Deed of Trust, if any. Substitute Trustee shall have no obligation to deliver possession of the property or any other obligation as to the premises.

A bidder's deposit of \$75,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required at the time of sale in the form of a certified check or cashier's check from the purchaser or the Dominican Republic of Mexico. If the bidder will be required to sign a memorandum of sale at the time of the sale and settle by remitting the balance of the purchase price within fourteen (14) days of sale, the amount of which is paid by their own settlement company and documentation, there will be a fee of \$300.00 for review of their settlement documents. In the event of default by the successful purchase price, the fees shall be forfeited and applied to the costs and expenses of sale and Substitute Trustee's fee according to the Code of Virginia.

All other public charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges to be prorated through the sale of the time, after the sale of the date and all other costs incident to settlement to be paid by the purchaser. In the event taxes, the purchaser shall have no interest from the date of sale in the past post sale confirmation that the borrower did not file for protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code prior to the sale as well as the deposit amount of the status of the commercial loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of the loan's claim, or any repayment agreement, into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the commercial loan prior to the sale or thereafter. The purchaser shall not be entitled to title exists. In any such event, the sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser's sole remedy, in equity, shall be announced at the time of interest. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Cohn Goldberg Deutsch, 410-296-2550 or www.cgd-law.com re: CGD # 465702. Cohn Goldberg Deutsch is a debt collector; any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS ONE COUNTY COMPLEX COURT PRINCE WILLIAM, VA 22192

September 22, 2026 Public Hearings

Copies of proposed plans, ordinances, and/or amendments, as applicable, and other documents relating to the following public hearings and/or applications are on file and available for inspection in the office of the Clerk to the Board at One County Complex Court, Prince William, Virginia, 22192. Members of the public may appear at the Board of County Supervisors' Chamber in the McCoart Building, One County Complex Court, Prince William, Virginia, at the designated time to express their views. For additional information regarding the Board meeting, please contact the Clerk to the Board at (703) 792-6600.

2:00 p.m.

1. Authorize an Agricultural Farming License on County Property Located at 10806 and 10810 Bristow Road – Brentsville Magisterial District

2. Authorize the Condemnation and Exercise Quick-Take Powers, in Accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 25.1 of the Virginia Code, to Acquire Property and Various Easements on Property Located at 14698 Colchester Road, Owned by Colchester Apartments LLC, a Virginia Liability Company, in Connection with the Colchester Road Sidewalk Improvement Project – Woodbridge Magisterial District

3 Special Use Permit #SUP2026-00021, Truist Smoketown Station – This is a request for a special use permit to allow a two-lane drive-through facility in association with a by-right financial institution. The ±0.91-acres property is located at the northeast intersection of Smoketown Road and Prince William Parkway and is addressed 13815 Smoketown Road. The parcel is identified on the County's Map as GPIN 8292-42-9759; is Zoned PBD, Planned Business District; and is designated MU-4, Mixed Use, in the County's Comprehensive Plan. The property is located within the Highway Corridor Overlay District and in The Landing at Prince William Small Area Plan – Occoquan Magisterial District

4. DPA2026-00006. Zoning Text Amendment to the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District (DCOZOD). County Code Section 32-509.01 Et Seq., and any Other Related Sections of the Zoning Ordinance, Including Corresponding Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District (DCOZOD) Map Amendments, to Amend the Data Center Uses Permitted by Right and by Special Use Permit – County-wide

On June 9, 2026, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 26-374, which initiated a Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) to the DCOZOD and related Zoning Ordinance sections, including corresponding DCOZOD map amendments.

Information on the DCOZOD can be found on the Planning Office webpage at: https://www.pwcva.gov/department/planning-office/dpa2026-00006-data-center-opportunity-zone-overlay-district-dcozod

The current DCOZOD map is available at: https://gisweb.pwcva.gov/webapps/CountyMapper/

the DCQOD are encompasses 9,697.88 acres, including all properties shown in County Mapper with the following GPINS: 7393-71,8851, 7391-94,991.01, 7397-92-96,031, 7397-92-98,015, 7493-00-87,79, 7493-03-4403, 7496-07-8757, 7496-08-9964, 7496-17-5917, 7496-18-4111, 7496-19-0817, 7496-19-9532, 7496-25-7319, 7496-26-6818, 7496-39-6156, 7496-43-8199, 7496-47-2505, 7496-48-5338, 7496-48-8861, 7496-49-0775, 7496-50-0225, 7496-51-0225, 7496-52-0225, 7496-53-0225, 7496-54-0225, 7496-55-0225, 7496-56-0225, 7496-57-0225, 7496-58-0225, 7496-59-0225, 7496-60-0225, 7496-61-0225, 7496-62-0225, 7496-63-0225, 7496-64-0225, 7496-65-0225, 7496-66-0225, 7496-67-0225, 7496-68-0225, 7496-69-0225, 7496-70-0225, 7496-71-0225, 7496-72-0225, 7496-73-0225, 7496-74-0225, 7496-75-0225, 7496-76-0225, 7496-77-0225, 7496-78-0225, 7496-79-0225, 7496-80-0225, 7496-81-0225, 7496-82-0225, 7496-83-0225, 7496-84-0225, 7496-85-0225, 7496-86-0225, 7496-87-0225, 7496-88-0225, 7496-89-0225, 7496-90-0225, 7496-91-0225, 7496-92-0225, 7496-93-0225, 7496-94-0225, 7496-95-0225, 7496-96-0225, 7496-97-0225, 7496-98-0225, 7496-99-0225, 7496-101/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13

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5. Special Use Permit #SUP2025-00009, Vint Hill Substation – This is a request for a special use permit to allow an electrical substation. The property is addressed as 13405 Vint Hill Road and located ±0.45 miles west from Sudley Manor and Vint Hill Road. The subject site is identified on County maps as GPIN 7495-21-4209 on approximately ±23.41 acres; is zoned A-1, Agricultural and is designated CRes-1B, Conservation Residential in the Comprehensive Plan; is located within the Domestic Fowl Overlay District – Brentsville Magisterial District

ACCESSIBILITY TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: The hearings are being held at a public facility believed to be accessible to persons with disabilities. Anyone with questions on the accessibility of the facility should contact the Clerk to the Board at One County Complex Court, Prince William, Virginia, or by telephone at (703) 792-6600 or TDD (703) 792-6295. Persons needing translation or interpreter services must notify the Clerk to the Board no later than 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON

6610 HILLANDALE ROAD, UNIT #66 CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815

Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated August 23, 2006, recorded in Liber 32943, Folio 368 among the Land Records of Montgomery County, MD, with an original principal balance of \$506,250.00, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, at the Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850, on

OCTOBER 2, 2026 AT 12:51 PM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon located in Montgomery County, MD and described as Unit numbered 66 in the Subdivision known as "Phase One" upon the plat of condominium subdivision styled "Condominium Plat, Phasing Plan-Phase One, Kenwood Forest Condominium II" and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.

The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of \$51,000 in the form of certified check, cashier's check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note, or any modifications thereto, from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due to the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer and front foot benefit charges, to be adjusted to date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All transfer taxes and recordation taxes shall be paid by Purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser's sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser's default and purchaser shall have no further liability. The purchaser waives personal service of any papers filed in connection with its failure to settle within ten days of ratification and expressly agrees to accept service by first class mail at the address provided by the Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title. If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 373823-1)

Andrew J. Brenner, et. al., Substitute Trustees

ALEX COOPER auctioneers

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838

Sep 15,22,29, 2026

0012525847

Aldridge Pite LLP 6001 Executive Blvd., Suite 200 Rockville, MD 20852 301-961-6555

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON

9845 LAKE SHORE DRIVE GAITHERSBURG, MD 20886

Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated December 7, 2016, recorded in Liber 53363, Folio 89 among the Land Records of Montgomery County, MD, with an original principal balance of \$193,050.00, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, at the Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850, on

OCTOBER 2, 2026 AT 12:53 PM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon located in Montgomery County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.

The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of \$22,000 in the form of certified check, cashier's check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note, or any modifications thereto, from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due to the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer and front foot benefit charges, to be adjusted to date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All transfer taxes and recordation taxes shall be paid by Purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser's sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser's default and purchaser shall have no further liability. The purchaser waives personal service of any papers filed in connection with its failure to settle within ten days of ratification and expressly agrees to accept service by first class mail at the address provided by the Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title. If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 374139-7)

Andrew J. Brenner, et al, Substitute Trustees

ALEX COOPER auctioneers

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838 www.alexcooper.com

Sep 15,22,29, 2026

0012525848

Montgomery County 850 Montgomery County

Aldridge Pite LLP 6001 Executive Blvd., Suite 200 Rockville, MD 20852 301-961-6555

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON

25 MOUNTAIN LAUREL COURT GAITHERSBURG, MD 20879

Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated April 13, 2007, recorded in Liber 34385, Folio 388 among the Land Records of Montgomery County, MD, with an original principal balance of \$262,500.00, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, at the Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850, on

OCTOBER 2, 2026 AT 12:47 PM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon located in Montgomery County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.

The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of \$17,000 in the form of certified check, cashier's check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note, or any modifications thereto, from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due to the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer and front foot benefit charges, to be adjusted to date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All transfer taxes and recordation taxes shall be paid by Purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser's sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser's default and purchaser shall have no further liability. The purchaser waives personal service of any papers filed in connection with its failure to settle within ten days of ratification and expressly agrees to accept service by first class mail at the address provided by the Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title. If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 52877-1)

Andrew J. Brenner, et al, Substitute Trustees

ALEX COOPER auctioneers

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838

Sep 15,22,29, 2026

0012525845

Aldridge Pite LLP 6001 Executive Blvd., Suite 200 Rockville, MD 20852 301-961-6555

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON

6613 80TH PLACE CABIN JOHN, MD 20818

Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated October 15, 2002, recorded in Liber 22152, Folio 79 among the Land Records of Montgomery County, MD, with an original principal balance of \$88,000.00, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, at the Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850, on

OCTOBER 2, 2026 AT 12:49 PM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon located in Montgomery County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.

The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of \$5,000 in the form of certified check, cashier's check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note, or any modifications thereto, from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due to the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer and front foot benefit charges, to be adjusted to date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All transfer taxes and recordation taxes shall be paid by Purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser's sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser's default and purchaser shall have no further liability. The purchaser waives personal service of any papers filed in connection with its failure to settle within ten days of ratification and expressly agrees to accept service by first class mail at the address provided by the Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title. If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 362913-3)

Andrew J. Brenner, et. al., Substitute Trustees

ALEX COOPER auctioneers

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838

Sep 15,22,29, 2026

0012525846

CLASSIFIED • NOTICES • Trustee Sales—VA B17

Aldridge Pite LLP 6001 Executive Blvd., Suite 200 Rockville, MD 20852 301-961-6555

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON

10002 SIDNEY ROAD SILVER SPRING, MD 20901

Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated June 2, 2007, recorded in Liber 34473, Folio 405 among the Land Records of Montgomery County, MD, with an original principal balance of \$245,000.00, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, at the Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850, on

OCTOBER 2, 2026 AT 12:45 PM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon located in Montgomery County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.

The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of \$8,000 in the form of certified check, cashier's check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note, or any modifications thereto, from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due to the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer and front foot benefit charges, to be adjusted to date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All transfer taxes and recordation taxes shall be paid by Purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser's sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser's default and purchaser shall have no further liability. The purchaser waives personal service of any papers filed in connection with its failure to settle within ten days of ratification and expressly agrees to accept service by first class mail at the address provided by the Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title. If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 380801-1)

Andrew J. Brenner, et al, Substitute Trustees

ALEX COOPER auctioneers

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838 www.alexcooper.com

Sep 15,22,29, 2026

0012525844

Friedman Vartolo LLP 1325 Franklin Avenue Suite 160 Garden City, NY 11530 212-471-5100

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY

1111 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD WEST, UNIT #507 SILVER SPRING, MD 20902

Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Velasquez Properties, LLC, dated May 6, 2025 and recorded in Liber 69157, folio 94 among the Land Records of Montgomery County, MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof and at the request of the parties secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at public auction at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, at the Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850, on

OCTOBER 2, 2026 AT 12:58 PM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Montgomery County, Maryland and described as Unit No. 507, in Building A, in a Condominium styled University Towers Condominium and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property is improved by a dwelling.

Property Address (for Informational Purposes): 1111 University Boulevard West, Unit #507, Silver Spring MD 20902

Tax ID Number: 13-02247003

The foreclosure sale advertised herein has been docketed in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, as Case No. C-15-CV-26-003504

The property, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions, easements, encumbrances and agreements of record affecting the subject property, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit in the form of cashier's or certified check, or in such other form as the Substitute Trustees may determine, at their sole discretion, for \$12,000 at the time of sale. If the noteholder and/or servicer is the successful bidder, the deposit requirement is waived. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid within fifteen (15) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland. Interest is to be paid on the unpaid purchase price at the rate of 7.50000% per annum from date of sale to the date the funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustees, if the property is purchased by an entity other than the noteholder and/or servicer. If payment of the balance does not occur within fifteen days of ratification, the deposit will be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event settlement is delayed for any reason. Taxes, water rent, and all other public charges and assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges to be adjusted for the current year to the date of sale, and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the ground rent escrow, if required. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes (including agricultural transfer taxes, if applicable), and all settlement charges shall be borne by the purchaser. If the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to the refund of the deposit to the purchaser. Upon refund of the deposit, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. The purchaser at the foreclosure sale shall assume the risk of loss for the property immediately after the sale. (Matter #256388-2).

Adam Friedman, et al, Substitute Trustees

ALEX COOPER auctioneers

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838

Sep 15,22,29, 2026 0012525827

Trustee's Sale 6033 Bingley Road, Alexandria, VA 22315 (Parcel ID: 0912 15120032)

B18 CLASSIFIED • NOTICES • Trustee Sales—VA

Default having been made in the terms of a certain Deed of Trust dated September 29, 2005, in the office of the Clerk of Virginia on October 6, 2005, at \$397,500.00 and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court on October 18, 2005, in Virginia on October 6, 2005, in Deed Book 17828, at page 2154, the undersigned Subsidiaries of the Clerk of Virginia on October 20, 2026, at 12:45 PM, in front of the Clerk of Virginia on October 18, 2026, at Fairfax Circuit Court, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030, the property designated as LOT #1-000000. The status of the LAKES, NEIGHBORHOOD 12, AS THE SAME APPEARS DULY DEDITION OF THE COUNTY OF VIRGINIA. Sale of this sale is subject to increase IN DEED BOOK 7707 AT PAGE 47, AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA. Sale of this sale is subject to increase in provisions, restrictions, covenants, and conditions, if any, of record, or other matters which would be sold or purchased by the Bank of Virginia or inspection of the premises.

TERMS: CASH. A deposit of \$40,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required of the successful bidder's deposit will be returned at the sale, interested bidders will be required to register with and must present a bid deposit which would be paid by the Trustee's Deed. The bid deposit must be certified funds and/or cash, but no more than \$9,900.00 of the sale, or any other transaction of the successful bidder's deposit will be retained at the sale and applied to the sale price. The Trustee's Deed, other bid deposits will be returned to the unsuccessful bidders. Settlement is not possible for obtaining possession of the property, and for all costs they are paid by the Trustee's Deed, including the grantors tax. The successful bidder will be responsible for obtaining possession of the property, and for all costs they are paid by the Trustee's Deed, including the grantors tax.

This is a communication from a debt collector. Tromberg, Miller, Morris & Partners, PLLC on behalf of Southeast Equity Trustees, LLC and/or NFPDS-VA LLC, Substitute Trustee(s), 5310 Markel Road, Suite 201, Richmond, VA 23230, File No. 26-000135-VA, Tel: 804-525-1570.

Trustee's Sale 7313 Mizzen Place, Burke, VA 22015 (Parcel ID: 088-3-03-0090)

Default having been made in the terms of a certain Deed of Trust dated June 25, 2022, in the original principal amount of debt. The Deed of Trust is also to be Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the County of Fairfax, Virginia on June 29, 2022, in Deed Book 27698, at page 0056, as instructed to hold an individual and/or equivalent of the undersigned Substitute Trustees will sell at public auction on October 20, 2026 at 12:45 PM, 13:00 AM, on January 1, 2026, by applying the County of Fairfax's Circuit Court, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030, the property designated as All of Lot 90. Section 1 of Deed Book 4613 (see Section 1 of Deed Book 4613 and Section 1 of Deed Book 4613) and that same appears duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book 4613 at Page 1 among the residents of the County of Fairfax, Virginia. Sale is subject to all prior liens, easements, restrictions, covenants, and conditions, if any, of record, or other matters which are not yet disclosed by an accurate survey or inspection of the premises.

TERMS: CASH. A deposit of \$71,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be further increased if the bidder is time of sale. Prior to the sale, interested bidders will be required to register with and must present a bid deposit which will be returned to the successful bidder's trustee. The bid deposit must be certified funds and/or cash, but no more than \$9,900.00 of the sale will be returned to the unsuccessful bidder's deposit will be retained at the sale and applied to the sale price. If held by the bidder, the successful bidder will be returned to the unsuccessful bidders' settlement is to be made within 15 days. The successful bidder will be responsible for obtaining possession of the property, and for all costs and fees related to recording the status of the sale, and whether the grantors tax. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Memorandum of Trustee's deposit, and shall not require an additional request before the sale, outlining additional terms of sale and settlement. A Trustee's Deed will be required to execute a Mortgage Mortgage attorney on high bidder's expense.

This is a communication from a debt collector. Tromberg, Miller, Morris & Partners, PLLC on behalf of Southeast Equity Trustees, LLC, Substitute Trustee(s), 5310 Markel Road, Suite 201, Richmond, VA 23230, File No. 26-000115, Tel: 804-525-1570. Sep 15 23, 2026 0012534957

873 Prince William County TRUSTEE'S SALE OF 11580 Overleigh Dr, Woodbridge, VA 22192

In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of \$410,815.00 dated December 19, 2023 recorded among the above address and described as follows: for Prince William County on December 19, 2023 as Instrument Number: 202312190064607, the undersigned appointed Substituto, 1994, 1995, at public auction, at the Main entrance of the courthouse for the Circuit Court of Prince William County, 9311 Lee Avenue, 2023; 2023-2024-2026 at 11:00 AM the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as follows: for the above address of Twelve (12), LAND BAY TWELVE (12), LAKE RIDGE, as the same appears duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book 1194 and 1205. The above address has been recorded in the Records of Prince William County, Virginia. Tax ID: 8294-40-2261

TERMS OF SALE: A bidder's deposit of \$13,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in the form of a certified or cashier's check. Cash will not be accepted as a deposit. Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit. Fin-CEN reporting will be required of all successful purchasers, absent a lawful exemption. Additional terms to be announced at sale. This is a communication from a debt collector. This notice is an attempt to be filed for any reason and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. (Trustee # 26-008391)

Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC C/O Orlans Law Group PLLC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177 (703) 777-7101 website: www.Orlans.com

Sep 15,22,29, 2026 0012524937

WELL+ BEING

Tips and guidance on food, fitness and mental health.

50 Montgomery County 850 Montgomery County Aldridge Pite LLP 6001 Executive Blvd., Suite 200 Rockville, MD 20852 301-961-6555

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON

18253 SMOKE HOUSE COURT GERMANTOWN, MD 20874

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Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated April 8, 2015, recorded in Liber 50243, Folio 121 among the Land Records of Montgomery County, MD, with an original principal balance of \$237.500.00, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, at the Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850, on

SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 AT 3:55 PM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon located in Montgomery County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.

The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of \$20,000 in the form of certified check, cashier's check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note, or any modifications thereto, from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due to the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer and front foot benefit charges, to be adjusted to date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All transfer taxes and recordation taxes shall be paid by Purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser's sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser's default and purchaser shall have no further liability. The purchaser waives personal service of any papers filed in connection with its failure to settle within ten days of ratification and expressly agrees to accept service by first class mail at the address provided by the Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title. If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 372050-5)

Andrew J. Brenner, et al, Substitute Trustees

ALEX COOPER auctioneers

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838

Sep 1,8,15, 2026

0012525128

McMichael Taylor Gray LLC 6 N. East Street, Suite 202 Frederick, MD 21701 404-474-7149

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON 19013 OLNEY MILL ROAD OLNEY, MD 20832

Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated April 24, 2025, recorded in Liber 69115, Folio 370 among the Land Records of Montgomery County, MD, with an original principal balance of \$111,360.00, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Sub. Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, at the Court House Door, 50 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850, on

SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 AT 3:40 PM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with any buildings or improvements thereon located in Montgomery County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. Tax ID #08-00742624.

The property, and any improvements thereon, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind. The property will be sold subject to a prior mortgage, the amount to be announced at the time of sale.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of \$12,000 in the form of certified check, cashier's check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price, together with interest on the unpaid purchase money at the current rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note, or any modifications thereto, from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Sub. Trustees, payable in cash within ten days of final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court. There will be no abatement of interest due to the purchaser in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. Adjustment of all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public and/or private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer and front foot benefit charges, to be adjusted to date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All transfer taxes and recordation taxes shall be paid by Purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property, and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. The sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser's sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. If purchaser fails to settle within ten days of ratification, subject to order of court, purchaser agrees that property will be resold and entire deposit retained by Sub. Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser's default and purchaser shall have no further liability. The purchaser waives personal service of any papers filed in connection with its failure to settle within ten days of ratification and expressly agrees to accept service by first class mail at the address provided by the Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser. Sub. Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title. If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, is return of the deposit without interest. (Matter No. 26-001454-02)

Diana Theologou, et al., Substitute Trustees

ALEX COOPER

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838

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50 Montgomery County 850 Montgomery County 850 Montgomery County COMMISSIONER'S SALE – NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE 4319 Westbrook Lane, Kensington, Maryland 20895

NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE, made this Twenty-Fourth day of August, 2026, by Richard A. Lash, Foreclosure Commissioner:

WHEREAS, on September 18, 2009, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by Harold Barnes, who died September 30, 2017, as trustor in favor of MetLife Home Loans, a Division of MetLife Bank, N.A. as beneficiary and FNC Title, LLC as trustee, and was recorded on October 19, 2009, in Libre/Book 38203, Folio/Page 177 in the office of the Land Records of Montgomery County, Maryland; and

WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the “Secretary” or “HUD”) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and

WHEREAS, the beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an assignment dated February 8, 2012, and recorded on June 8, 2012, in Libre 44148, folio 348, in the office of the Land Records of Montgomery County, Maryland; and

WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust due to violation of 9(a)(i): A borrower dies and the property is not the principal residence of at least one surviving borrower; and

WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of July 28, 2026 is \$1,456,891.69; and

WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable;

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary's designation of Buonassissi, Henning & Lash, P.C. as Foreclosure Commissioner, notice is hereby given that on September 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises ("Property") will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder:

Commonly known as:

All that property situate in Montgomery County, State of Maryland, described as:

Lot numbered Three (3) in Block lettered “C”, in the subdivision known as “H. M. Martin’s Addition to Chevy Chase View”, in Montgomery County, Maryland, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 44 at Plat 3267, one of the Land Records for said Montgomery County, Maryland.

The improvements thereon being known as 4319 Westbrook Lane, Kensington, Maryland 20895. Tax ID No: 13-00997694

BEING the same property conveyed to Harold Barnes by Deed from Harold Barnes, Inc dated February 19, 1994, recorded February 22, 1994, among the Land Records of Montgomery County, Maryland, in Liber 12344, folio 453.

WHEREAS the said Harold Barnes departed this life on or about September 30, 2017.

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The sale will be held at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, at the Court House Door, 50 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20850.

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid \$1,463,989.40.

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.

When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit 10% of the successful bid in the form of a certified check or cashier's check made out to the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. A deposit need not accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of 10% of the successful bid must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier's check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for 15-day increments for a fee of \$500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of a certified or cashier's check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due.

If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.

There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant.

The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner not less than 3 days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified or cashier's check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before public auction of the property is completed.

The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is \$1,456,891.69 as of July 28, 2026, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner's attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement.

Tender of payment by certified or cashier's check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below.

Date: August 24, 2026

BUONASSISSI, HENNING & LASH, P.C. Foreclosure Commissioner

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By: Richard A. Lash, Esq. 12355 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 650 Reston, VA 20191 TEL: 703-796-1341 Ext.144 FAX: 1 (888) 252-7739

Sep 1,8,15, 2026

ALEX COOPER auctioneers

1 Prince Georges County 851 Prince Georges County Samuel I. White, P.C. 448 VIKING DRIVE, SUITE 350 VIRGINA BEACH, VA 23452

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 7952 Ashford Boulevard Laurel, MD 20707

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838 www.alexcooper.com

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust to HEATHER LOVIER, Trustee(s), dated December 27, 2021, and recorded among the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 47574, folio 547, the holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust having appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by instrument duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, default having occurred under the terms thereof, and at the request of the party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT FRONT OF THE DUVAL WING OF THE COURTHOUSE COMPLEX 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON.

OCTOBER 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and described as follows:

LAND SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN THE STATE OF MD BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT (228) IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS SECTION 1, PLAT 5, "LAUREL LAKES", AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK NLP 125, PLAT NO. 91, AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND.

The property will be sold in an “AS IS WHERE IS” condition without either express or implied warranty or representation, including but not limited to the description, fitness for a particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition, construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials, liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, merchantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of \$20,000.00 PAYABLE ONLY BY certified funds, shall be required at the time of sale. CASH WILL NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF DEPOSIT. The balance of the purchase price with interest at 2.875% per annum from the date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within TEN DAYS after the final ratification of the sale. There will be no abatement of interest for any reason. Adjustments on all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. There will be no abatement of taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments for any reason. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will be the responsibility of the purchaser. Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, transfer taxes, title insurance, and all other costs incident to settlement are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited, and the property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting purchaser and the purchaser agrees to pay reasonable attorneys' fees for the Substitute Trustees, plus all cost incurred, if the Substitute Trustee's have filed the appropriate motion with the Court to resell the property. The purchasers waives personal service of any papers filed in connection with such a motion and expressly agrees to The purchaser agrees to accept service by first class mail at the address provided by the Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale. If the sale is not ratified or if the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey marketable title in accord with these terms of sale, the purchaser's only remedy is return of the deposit.

If this transaction is subject to the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule (RRE) issued pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act, information necessary to comply with the RRE Rule must be obtained and provided to the Reporting Person, as defined in RRE Rule, prior to closing.

The sale is subject to post-sale confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into a repayment agreement, reinstated, or paid off the loan prior to sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser's sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. Trustee's File No. (91078)

Robert A. Jones, et al SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES

1 AUCTIONEERS, LLC

300 E. Joppa Road Hampton Plaza - Suite 1103 Baltimore, MD 21286 410-769-9797

77 Spotsylvania County TRUSTEE'S SALE OF 5825 GLEN EAGLES DR, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22407

Sep 15,22,29, 2026

In execution of a certain Deed of Trust dated November 26, 2021, in the original principal amount of \$436,939.00 recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court for Spotsylvania County, Virginia as Instrument No. 210035150. The undersigned Substitute Trustee has not yet to sale at public auction in the front of the Circuit Court building for the City of Fredericksburg, 701 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, Virginia, or any such temporary alternative Circuit Court location designated by the Judges of the Circuit Court, on November 16, 2021, was described in said Deed of Trust, located at the above address, and more particularly described as follows:

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377 Spotsylvania County TRUSTEE'S SALE OF 11916 TEESIDE DRIVE, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22407

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF REAL ESTATE, TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREON AND ALL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES THERETO APPURTENANT, LYING AND BEING IN COUNLAND MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT, SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA, KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 366, SECTION 6-8, MAPLE GROVE, AS SHOWN ON PLAT OF SUBDIVISION PREPARED PLAT OF HARPER & ASSOCIATES, P.C. DATED: AUGUST 20, 1988, AND RECORDED IN PLAT FILE 2, PAGES 501, ET SEQ., IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

In execution of a certain Deed of Trust dated June 28, 2022, in the original principal amount of \$406,000.00 recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court for Spotsylvania County, Virginia as Instrument No. 220013756. The undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction by the front of the Circuit Court building for the City of Fredericksburg, 701 Princess Anne St. Fredericksburg, Virginia, or any such temporary alternative Circuit Court location designated by the Judges of the Circuit Court, on November 4, 2026, at 9:00 AM, the property described in said Deed of Trust is located at the above address, and more particularly described as follows:

LOT ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR (134), SECTION SEVEN (7), ASHLEIGH PARK SUBDIVISION, AS THE SAME IS DEDICATED, PLATTED AND RECORDED IN PLAT FILE 7, PAGES 593-594, AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

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TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder's deposit of ten percent (10%) of the sale price or ten percent (10%) of the original deposit of \$50,000. The Deed of Trust, whichever is lower, in the form of cash or certified funds payable to the Substitute Trustee. The Purchaser will be able to receive a time of the sale. The balance of the purchase price will be due within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise, and the deposits are forfeited to Trustee. Time is of the essence. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be paid on the date of the date. The deposit is paid. The Purchaser may, if provided by the terms of the Trustee's Memorandum of Sale, shall be entitled to be subject to a \$50 cancellation fee from the Substitute Trustee, but shall have no further recourse against the Purchaser's claim. The Mortgagee's attorney A form copy of the Trustee's memorandum of foreclosure sale and contracts will be made available for viewing at www.al-dridgepite.com. Additional terms, if only, to be announced at the sale and the purchaser may be given that the purchase is expected to contract of sale electronically.

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TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder's deposit of ten percent (10%) of the sale price or ten percent (10%) of the original deposit of \$50,000. The Deed of Trust, whichever is lower, in the form of cash or certified funds payable to the Substitute Trustee. If you are not willing to receive a time of sale, the balance of the purchase price will be due within fifteen (15) days of sale, and if you may be forfeited to Trustee. Time is of the essence. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser may be entitled to be entitled to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser may, if provided by the terms of Sale, the Purchaser shall be entitled to a portion of Foreclosure Sale, be entitled to a \$50 cancellation fee from the Substitute Trustee, but shall be entitled to a portion of Mortgagee or the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. A form copy of the Trustee's memorandum is made on or before 30 days prior to the Mortgagee or to purchase real property is available for viewing at www.al-dridgepte.com. Additional terms, including taxes, benefits and other sales and the Purchaser may be given the option to execute the contract of sale electronically.

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This is a communication from a debt collector and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The sale is subject to seller confirmation. Substitute Trustee: Equity Trustees, LLC, 8100 Three Chopt Road, Suite 240, Richmond, VA 23229. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Virginia Pre-Sale Department of counsel for Equity Trustees, LLC at 301-961-6555, website: www.aldridgepite.com.VA-383984-1. Sep 15,22 Oct 20, 2026 0012526029

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This is a communication from a debt collector and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The sale is subject to seller confirmation. Substitute Trustee: Equity Trustees, LLC, 8100 Three Chopt Road, Suite 240, Richmond, VA 23229. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Virginia Pre-Sale Department of counsel for Equity Trustees, LLC at 301-961-6555, website: www.aldridgepite.com. VA-385565-1.

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51 Prince Georges County 851 Prince Georges County Samuel I. White, P.C. 448 VIKING DRIVE, SUITE 350 VIRIGINA BEACH, VA 23452

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 7952 Ashford Boulevard Laurel, MD 20707

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust to HEATHER LOVIER, Trustee(s), dated December 27, 2021, and recorded among the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 47574, folio 547, the holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust having appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by instrument duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, default having occurred under the terms thereof, and at the request of the party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT FRONT OF THE DUVAL WING OF THE COURTHOUSE COMPLEX 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON.

OCTOBER 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and described as follows:

LAND SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN THE STATE OF MD BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT (228) IN THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS SECTION 1, PLAT 5, "LAUREL LAKES", AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK NLP 125, PLAT NO. 91, AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND.

The property will be sold in an “AS IS WHERE IS” condition without either express or implied warranty or representation, including but not limited to the description, fitness for a particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition, construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials, liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, merchantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of \$20,000.00 PAYABLE ONLY BY certified funds, shall be required at the time of sale. CASH WILL NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF DEPOSIT. The balance of the purchase price with interest at 2.875% per annum from the date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within TEN DAYS after the final ratification of the sale. There will be no abatement of interest for any reason. Adjustments on all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. There will be no abatement of taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments for any reason. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will be the responsibility of the purchaser. Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, transfer taxes, title insurance, and all other costs incident to settlement are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited, and the property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting purchaser and the purchaser agrees to pay reasonable attorneys' fees for the Substitute Trustees, plus all cost incurred, if the Substitute Trustee's have filed the appropriate motion with the Court to resell the property. The purchasers waives personal service of any papers filed in connection with such a motion and expressly agrees to The purchaser agrees to accept service by first class mail at the address provided by the Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale. If the sale is not ratified or if the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey marketable title in accord with these terms of sale, the purchaser's only remedy is return of the deposit.

If this transaction is subject to the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule (RRE) issued pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act, information necessary to comply with the RRE Rule must be obtained and provided to the Reporting Person, as defined in RRE Rule, prior to closing.

The sale is subject to post-sale confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into a repayment agreement, reinstated, or paid off the loan prior to sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser's sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. Trustee's File No. (91078)

Robert A. Jones, et al SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES

Sep 15,22,29, 2026

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356 Frederick County 856 Frederick County

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid & Crane, LLC 11350 McCormick Road, EP 1, Suite 302 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 470-321-7112

TRUSTEES' SALE OF VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 8709 SHRYOCK MILL RD THURMONT, MD 21788

Under a power of sale contained in that Deed of Trust dated October 29, 1999, and recorded in Liber 2660, folio 376, of the land records of FREDERICK COUNTY, with an original principal balance of \$212,500.00, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the appointed Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at public auction at THE FREDERICK COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 100 W. PATRICK ST, FREDERICK, MD 21701 ON,

Sep 8,15,22, 2026

SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND together with any buildings or improvements thereon situated in FREDERICK COUNTY, MD, located at the above address and more fully described in the aforementioned Deed of Trust.

TAX ID# - 04-156803

The property and improvements will be sold in an “AS IS” physical condition without warranty of any kind and subject to all conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, including any condominium or homeowners association assessments pursuant to MD Real Property Article A§ 11-110 and A§ 11B-117.

TERMS OF SALE: A non-refundable bidder's deposit of \$8,000.00 by cashier/s/certified check or such other form as the Substitute Trustee may determine, in their sole discretion, required at time of sale except for the party secured by the Deed of Trust. Risk of loss on purchaser from date and time of auction. The balance of the purchase price together with interest thereon at 7.5% per annum from date of sale to receipt of purchase price by Substitute Trustees must be paid by cashier's check within 10 days after final ratification of sale. The noteholder shall not be obligated to pay interest if it is the purchaser. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event that additional funds are tendered before settlement or if settlement is delayed for any reason. All real estate taxes and other public charges and/or assessments to be adjusted as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. If applicable, any condominium and/or homeowners association dues and assessments that may become due after the date of sale shall be purchaser's responsibility. Purchaser shall pay all transfer, documentary and recording taxes/fees and all other settlement costs. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining possession of the property. Time is of the essence for the purchaser. If purchaser defaults, deposit will be forfeited and property resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser who shall be liable for any deficiency in the purchase price and all costs, expenses and attorney's fees of both sales. If Substitute Trustees do not convey title for any reason, purchaser's sole remedy is return of deposit without interest. This sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan secured by the Deed of Trust including but not limited to determining whether prior to sale a bankruptcy was filed; forbearance, repayment or other agreement was entered into; or loan was reinstated or paid off. In any such event this sale shall be null and void and purchaser's sole remedy shall be return of deposit without interest. File No. (25-372904ADC)

KEITH YACKO, DAVID WILLIAMSON, Substitute Trustees

Potential Bidders: For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

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1 Prince Georges County 851 Prince Georges County Samuel I. White, P.C. 448 VIKING DRIVE, SUITE 350 VIRIGINA BEACH, VA 23452

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 15715 Chadsey Ln Brandywine, MD 20613

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust to HERITAGE TITLE LTD., Trustee(s), dated December 30, 2020, and recorded among the Land Records of PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 44709, folio 69, the holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust having appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by instrument duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, default having occurred under the terms thereof, and at the request of the party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction at THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT FRONT OF THE DUVAL WING OF THE COURTHOUSE COMPLEX 14735 MAIN ST, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772 ON.

OCTOBER 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements thereon situated in PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD and described as follows:

LOT 30 IN BLOCK C, IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS "CHADDSFORD" AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT ENTITLED "PLAT TWO, LOTS 15 AND 16 BLOCK A LOTS 1 THRU 11 AND PARCEL C BLOCK B AND LOTS 16 THRU 34 BLOCK C (RESUBDIVISION OF OUT LOT 4, BRANDYWINE VILLAGE P.B. VJ 186 P. NUMBER 64) CHADDSFORD, SECTION 1", RECORDED AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PLAT BOOK REP 211 AT PLAT NUMBER 70. SUBJECT TO DECLARATION OF DEFERRED WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES CHARGES RECORDED IN LIBER 25950 FOLIO 364 AND 25950/364.

The property will be sold in an “AS IS WHERE IS” condition without either express or implied warranty or representation, including but not limited to the description, fitness for a particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition, construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials, liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, merchantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of \$20,000.00 PAYABLE ONLY BY certified funds, shall be required at the time of sale. CASH WILL NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF DEPOSIT. The balance of the purchase price with interest at 3.125% per annum from the date of sale to the date of payment will be paid within TEN DAYS after the final ratification of the sale. There will be no abatement of interest for any reason. Adjustments on all taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. There will be no abatement of taxes, public charges and special or regular assessments for any reason. If applicable, condominium and/or homeowner association dues and assessments that may become due after the time of sale will be the responsibility of the purchaser. Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, transfer taxes, title insurance, and all other costs incident to settlement are to be paid by the purchaser. Time is of the essence for the purchaser, otherwise the deposit will be forfeited, and the property may be resold at risk and costs of the defaulting purchaser and the purchaser agrees to pay reasonable attorneys' fees for the Substitute Trustees, plus all cost incurred, if the Substitute Trustee's have filed the appropriate motion with the Court to resell the property. The purchasers waives personal service of any papers filed in connection with such a motion and expressly agrees to The purchaser agrees to accept service by first class mail at the address provided by the Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale. If the sale is not ratified or if the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey marketable title in accord with these terms of sale, the purchaser's only remedy is return of the deposit.

If this transaction is subject to the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule (RRE) issued pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act, information necessary to comply with the RRE Rule must be obtained and provided to the Reporting Person, as defined in RRE Rule, prior to closing.

The sale is subject to post-sale confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into a repayment agreement, reinstated, or paid off the loan prior to sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser's sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. Trustee's File No. (84678)

Robert A. Jones, et al SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES

2 Anne Arundel County 852 Anne Arundel County GREENSPOON MARDER, LLP 201 International Circle, Suite 230 Hunt Valley, MD 21030

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 2539 MISSION HILLS CT Annapolis, MD 21401

By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from CORNELIUS J. BARRETT, dated October 5, 2021 and recorded in book 37725, page 153 among the Land Records of ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Maryland, default having occurred thereunder (Foreclosure Case docketed as Case No. C-02-CV-26-001037; Tax ID No. 02-892-90048567) the Substitute Trustee will sell at public auction ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY courthouse located at 8 CHURCH CIR, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements thereon situated in ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD and more fully described in above referenced Deed of Trust.

The property will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of \$ 39,000.00 will be required at the time of sale, such deposit to be in CERTIFIED CHECK OR BY CASHIER'S CHECK, CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY. Time is of the essence as to the purchaser. If the purchaser defaults, the deposit shall be forfeited and the property shall be resold at the purchaser's risk and expense. The purchaser waives personal service and accepts service by first class mail and certified mail addressed to the address provided by said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale for any Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this sale including a Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of the Property. In the event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to receive any benefit from the resale, including, but not limited to, additional proceeds or surplus which may arise therefrom. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at five percent (5%) from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Substitute Trustee. There will be no abatement of interest in the event additional funds are tendered at the time of sale or any time prior to settlement or if the settlement is delayed for any reason. In the event that the Secured Party executes a forbearance agreement with the borrower(s) described in the above-mentioned Deed of Trust, or allows the borrower(s) to execute their right to reinstate or payoff the subject loan, prior to the sale, with or without the Substitute Trustee's prior knowledge, this Contract shall be null and void and of no effect, and the Purchaser's sole remedy shall be the return of the deposit without interest. Purchaser shall pay for documentary stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses. Taxes, ground rent, water rent, condominium fees and/or homeowner association dues, all public charges/assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges, if applicable, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale forward. If the Substitute Trustee is unable to convey insurable title for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to a refund of the aforementioned deposit without interest. In the event the sale is not ratified for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, is the return of the deposit without interest. (File # 24-000943-01)

NICOLE LIPINSKI, GABRIELLE GIOVINAZZO, ERIN KENNEDY, Substitute Trustee (s)

A181, A316, A311, A183, A425, A426, A461, A463, A508

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T AUCTIONEERS, LLC 300 E. Joppa Road Hampton Plaza - Suite 1103 Baltimore, MD 21286 410-769-9797

Sep 1.8.15, 2026

0012524408

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855 Charles County

GREENSPOON MARDER, LLP 201 International Circle, Suite 230 Hunt Valley, MD 21030

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 3250 Ryon Ct Waldorf, MD 20601

By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from TANISHA NICOLE WILCOX, dated September 11, 2019 and recorded in book 10880, page 6 among the Land Records of CHARLES COUNTY, Maryland, default having occurred thereunder (Foreclosure Case docketed as Case No. C-08-CV-25-000875; Tax ID No. 06-112323) the Substitute Trustee will sell at public auction CHARLES COUNTY courthouse located at 200 CHARLES STREET (IN THE BREEZEWAY BETWEEN CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS), LA PLATA, MD 20646.

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Rosenberg & Associates, LLC 4340 East West Highway, Suite 600 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 907-8000 www.rosenberg-assoc.com

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY

7301 BLUE MOUNTAIN ROAD THURMONT, MD 21788

Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Helen Ruth Click, William Click and Haydee Click dated April 27, 2006 and recorded in Liber 6000, folio 513 among the Land Records of Frederick County, MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Trustees will sell at public auction at the Circuit Court for Frederick County, at the Court House Door, 100 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701, on

SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 AT 10:30 AM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND, together with the buildings and improvements thereon situated in Frederick County, MD and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. Tax ID #15-335378.

The property, which is improved by a dwelling, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of \$20,000 in the form of certified check, cashier's check or money order will be required of the purchaser at time and place of sale. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for Frederick County. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate pursuant to the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date funds are received in the office of the Trustees. There will be no abatement of interest in the event additional funds are tendered before settlement or if settlement is delayed for any reason. The noteholder shall not be obligated to pay interest if it is the purchaser. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE PURCHASER. There will be no reduction of interest due to overpayment of deposit. Adjustment of all real property taxes (excluding recapture of previously reduced or exempt taxes) and any other public charges or assessments, to the extent such amount survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer charges, and ground rent to be adjusted to date of sale and paid at execution of the deed, except where the secured party is the purchaser, and thereafter assumed by the purchaser. All due and/or unpaid private utility, water and sewer facilities charges, condo/HOA assessments and Columbia Assoc. assessments, to the extent such amount survive foreclosure sale, are payable by the purchaser without adjustment. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes, recaptured taxes (including but not limited to agricultural taxes), and settlement expenses shall be borne by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale forward. Additional terms to be announced at the time of sale. THIS TRANSACTION MAY BE SUBJECT TO THE FINCEN RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE REPORTING RULE ("RRE RULE"). INFORMATION NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE RRE RULE MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES PRIOR TO CLOSING. FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION FOR FINCEN REPORTING WILL BE CONSIDERED A DEFAULT. ADDITIONALLY, FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION UNDER SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES COULD RESULT IN THE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE NOT EXECUTING THE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES DEED. INTEREST WILL CONTINUE TO ACCRUE AND REMAIN THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER'S RESPONSIBILITY UNTIL THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED.

If the Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the purchaser's sole remedy in law and equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit without interest. If the purchaser fails to go to settlement, subject to order of the court, the entire deposit (including any amount received over the advertised deposit amount) shall be forfeited to the Trustees as liquidated damages for all losses occasioned by the purchaser's default and purchaser shall have no further liability. In the event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to receive the surplus, if any, even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulting purchaser and the defaulting purchaser shall be liable to the Trustees and secured party for reasonable attorney's fees and expenses incurred in connection with all litigation involving the Property or the proceeds of the resale. Defaulting purchaser waives personal service of any document filed in connection with such a motion on him/herself and/or any principal or corporate designee, and expressly agrees to accept service of any such document by regular mail directed to the address provided by said purchaser at the time of the foreclosure auction. Trustees' file number 22-001709-MD-F-1.

Diane S. Rosenberg, Mark D. Meyer, et al., Trustees

Sep 8,15,22, 2026

ALEX COOPER auctioneers

908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838

www.alexcooper.com

0012525614

6 Frederick County 856 Frederick County Brock and Scott, PLLC 5431 Oleander Drive Wilmington NC, 28403

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF VALUABLE FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 5403 Viceroy Court Frederick, MD 21703

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust to DIANA R. HARRISON, Trustee(s), dated October 28, 2005, and recorded among the Land Records of FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND in Liber 6221, folio 216, MODIFIED ON JULY 9, 2015 IN LIBER 10732 FOLIO 237; the holder of the indebtedness secured by this Deed of Trust having appointed the undersigned Substitute Trustees, by instrument duly recorded among the aforesaid Land Records, default having occurred under the terms thereof, and at the request of the party secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction at THE FREDERICK COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 100 W. PATRICK ST, FREDERICK, MD 21701 ON,

SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 at 9:30 AM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements thereon situated in FREDERICK COUNTY, MD and more fully described in the above-referenced Deed of Trust Tax ID# -28-580819.

The property will be sold in an "AS IS WHERE IS" condition without either express or implied warranty or representation, including but not limited to the description, fitness for a particular purpose or use, structural integrity, physical condition, construction, extent of construction, workmanship, materials, liability, zoning, subdivision, environmental condition, merchantability, compliance with building or housing codes or other laws, ordinances or regulations, or other similar matters, and subject to easements, agreements and restrictions of record which affect the same, if any. The property will be sold subject to all conditions, liens, restrictions and agreements of record affecting same including any condominium and of HOA assessments pursuant to Md Real Property Article 11-110.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of \$20,000.00 payable in certified check or by a cashier's check will be required from purchaser at time of sale, balance in immediately available funds upon final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court of FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND interest to be paid at the rate of 3% on unpaid purchase money from date of sale to date of settlement. The secured party herein, if a bidder, shall not be required to post a deposit. Third party purchaser (excluding the secured party) will be required to complete full settlement of the purchase of the property within TEN (10) CALENDAR DAYS of the ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court otherwise the purchaser's deposit shall be forfeited and the property will be resold at the risk and expense, of the defaulting purchaser. The purchaser waives personal service of any papers filed in connection with its failure to settle within ten days of ratification and expressly agrees to accept service by first class mail at the address provided by the purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale. The defaulted purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds resulting from said resale even if such surplus results from improvements to the property by said defaulted purchaser.

Adjustment of all real property taxes, including agricultural taxes, if applicable, and any and all public/private charges or assessments, to the extent such amounts survive foreclosure sale, including water/sewer, ground rent, and front foot benefit charges, to be adjusted to the date of sale and thereafter assumed by purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for any recapture of homestead tax credit. All transfer taxes and recordation taxes shall be paid by purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale.

Purchaser is responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property and assumes risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale. If the sale is rescinded or not ratified for any reason, including post sale lender audit, or a resale is to take place for any reason, the purchaser(s) sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to the refund of the aforementioned deposit. The Substitute Trustees will convey either marketable or insurable title. If they cannot deliver one or the other, or if the ratification of the sale is denied by the Circuit Court for any reason, the purchasers sole remedy, at law or equity, is the return of their deposit, without interest.

The purchaser waives all rights and claims against the Substitute Trustees whether known or unknown. These provisions shall survive settlement Upon refund of the deposit, this sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. The sale is subject to post-sale review of the status of the loan and that if any agreement to cancel the sale was entered into by the lender and borrower prior to the sale then the sale is void and the purchaser's deposit shall be refunded without interest. Additional terms and conditions, if applicable, may be announced at the time and date of sale.

If this transaction is subject to the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule (“RRE”) issued pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act, information necessary to comply with the RRE Rule must be obtained provided to the Reporting Person, as defined in RRE Rule, prior to closing. File No. (22-06140)

W HARVEY E S T AUCTIONEERS, LLC 300 E. Joppa Road Hampton Plaza - Suite 1103 Baltimore, MD 21286 410-769-9797

Sep 15,22,29, 2026

Culpeper County TRUSTEE'S SALE OF 16416 TONYS CT, AMISSVILLE, VA 20106

In execution of a certain Deed of Trust dated August 24, 2017, in the original principal amount of \$203,500.00 recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court for Culpeper County, Virginia as Instrument No. 170004638. The undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction or commercial real estate by the Circuit Court building for Culpeper County, at the corner of West Davis Street and North West Street in the Town of Culpeper, or any such temporary alternative Circuit Court location designated by the Judges of the Circuit Court, on September 29, 2017, at 5:00 PM, a property described in said Deed of Trust, located at the above address, and more particularly described as follows:

ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN JEFFERSON MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT, CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS LOT THREE B (3B), CONTAINING 1.087 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, FRONTING ON ROUTE 621, AS SHOWN ON PLAT OF SURVEY ENTITLED: "RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 3A, SECTION ONE, WEST JEFFERSON," AND RECORDED IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA IN PLAT BOOK 343 AT PAGE 327.

TERMS. OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder's deposit of ten percent (10%) of the sale price or ten percent (10%) of the original deposit of the Trustee's Deed of Trust, whichever is lower, in the form of cash or certified funds payable to the Substitute Trustee must be present at the time of sale. The Purchaser's deposit may be paid for the purchase price will be due within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Purchaser's deposit shall be paid. If the Purchaser's Trustee Time is of the essence. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be paid for the purchase price and the deposit said. The Purchaser may if provided by the terms of the Trustee's Memorandum of Foreclosure Sale, be entitled to the Purchaser's Trustee's deposit, but shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or Mortgagee of Trustee's Trustee's copy of the Trustee's memorandum of foreclosure sale and contract to purchase real property is available for viewing at www.alfricet.com or at www.alfricet.com if any, to be announced at the sale and the Purchaser may be given the option to execute the

This is a communication from a debt collector and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The sale is subject to seller confirmation. Substitute Trustee: Equity Trustees, LLC, 8100 Three Chopt Road, Suite 240, Richmond, VA 23229. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Virginia Pre-Sale Department of counsel for Equity Trustees, LLC at 301-961-6555, website: www.aldridgepite.com.VA-384537-1.

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ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements thereon situated in CHARLES COUNTY, MD and more fully described in above referenced Deed of Trust.

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The property will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of \$ 17,000.00 will be required at the time of sale, such deposit to be in CERTIFIED CHECK OR BY CASHIER'S CHECK, CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for CHARLES COUNTY. Time is of the essence as to the purchaser. If the purchaser defaults, the deposit shall be forfeited and the property shall be resold at the purchaser's risk and expense. The purchaser waives personal service and accepts service by first class mail and certified mail addressed to the address provided by said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale for any Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this sale including a Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of the Property. In the event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to receive any benefit from the resale, including, but not limited to, additional proceeds or surplus which may arise therefrom. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at five percent (5%) from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Substitute Trustee. There will be no abatement of interest in the event additional funds are tendered at the time of sale or any time prior to settlement or if the settlement is delayed for any reason. In the event that the Secured Party executes a forbearance agreement with the borrower(s) described in the above-mentioned Deed of Trust, or allows the borrower(s) to execute their right to reinstate or payoff the subject loan, prior to the sale, with or without the Substitute Trustee's prior knowledge, this Contract shall be null and void and of no effect, and the Purchaser's sole remedy shall be the return of the deposit without interest. Purchaser shall pay for documentary stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses. Taxes, ground rent, water rent, condominium fees and/or homeowner association dues, all public charges/assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges, if applicable, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale forward. If the Substitute Trustee is unable to convey insurable title for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to a refund of the aforementioned deposit without interest. In the event the sale is not ratified for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, is the return of the deposit without interest. (File # 25-001229-01)

NICOLE LIPINSKI, GABRIELLE GIOVINAZZO, ERIN KENNEDY, Substitute Trustee (s)

Sep 15,22,29, 2026

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES' SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY 7 WALDEN WAY MOUNT AIRY, MD 21771

Under a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from David Brian Hamilton and Laura D. Hamilton, dated March 23, 2006 and recorded in Liber 6010, folio 452 among the Land Records of Frederick County, MD, default having occurred under the terms thereof and at the request of the parties secured thereby, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at public auction at the Circuit Court for Frederick County, at the Court House Door, 100 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701, on

SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 AT 12:40 PM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Frederick County, Maryland and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. The property is improved by a dwelling.

The property, will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions, easements, encumbrances and agreements of record affecting the subject property, if any, and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit in the form of cashier's or certified check, or in such other form as the Substitute Trustees may determine, at their sole discretion, for \$30,000 at the time of sale. If the noteholder and/or servicer is the successful bidder, the deposit requirement is waived. Balance of the purchase price is to be paid within ten (10) days of the final ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court for Frederick County, Maryland. Interest is to be paid on the unpaid purchase price at the rate of 5% per annum from date of sale to the date the funds are received in the office of the Substitute Trustees, if the property is purchased by an entity other than the noteholder and/or servicer. If payment of the balance does not occur within ten (10) days of ratification, the deposit will be forfeited as liquidated damages. The purchaser agrees that the property may be resold pursuant to an order of court, waives personal service upon themselves and/or any principal or corporate designee of any documents filed regarding the failure to pay the purchase price within ten (10) days of ratification and expressly agrees to accept service by first class mail of said documents at the address provided by the purchaser in the Memorandum of Sale. This transaction may be subject to the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule ("RRE Rule") issued pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act, effective March 1, 2026. Purchaser will be responsible for obtaining the information necessary to comply with the RRE Rule and for providing the necessary information to the Reporting Person, as defined in the RRE Rule within (10) ten days following Ratification of the Sale or Purchaser's deposit will be forfeited and property resold. The purchaser will not be entitled to any surplus or profits arising from the resale even if they are the result of improvements made by the purchaser. There will be no abatement of interest due from the purchaser in the event settlement is delayed for any reason. Taxes, ground rent, water rent, and all other public charges and assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges, and front foot benefit charges, if applicable, to be adjusted for the current year to the date of sale, and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Condominium fees and/or homeowners association dues, if any, shall be assumed by the purchaser from the date of sale. The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the ground rent escrow, if required. Cost of all documentary stamps, transfer taxes (including agricultural transfer taxes, if applicable), and all settlement charges shall be borne by the purchaser. The sale is subject to a post sale audit of the loan, including but not limited to an analysis of whether the borrower entered into a loan modification agreement, filed bankruptcy, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. The Substitute Trustees will convey either insurable or marketable title. If the Substitute Trustees are unable to convey insurable or marketable title or, the post sale audit concludes that the sale should not have occurred, or the sale is not ratified by the court for any reason, the purchaser's sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to the refund of the deposit without interest even if the purchaser has made improvements to the property. Upon refund of the deposit, the sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. The purchaser at the foreclosure sale shall assume the risk of loss for the property immediately after the sale. (Matter #14-605965).

Laura H. G. O'Sullivan, et al., Substitute Trustees

ALEX COOPER auctioneers

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908 York Road • Towson, MD 21204 • 410.828.4838

Sep 1,8,15, 2026

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE OF IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 5112 KELLAN DR ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21043

By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from PIERRE A. COLOMBEL AND LAURA E. COLOMBEL, dated October 28, 2005 and recorded in book 9671, page 004 among the Land Records of HOWARD COUNTY, Maryland, default having occurred thereunder (Foreclosure Case docketed as Case No. C-13-CV-26-000387; Tax ID No. 02-414996) the Substitute Trustee will sell at public auction HOWARD COUNTY C ourthouse located at 9250 JUDICIAL WAY, ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21043.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 at 10:15 AM

ALL THAT FEE SIMPLE LOT OF GROUND and improvements thereon situated in HOWARD COUNTY, MD and more fully described in above referenced Deed of Trust.

The property will be sold in an “as is” condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any and with no warranty of any kind.

Terms of Sale: A deposit of \$ 64,000.00 will be required at the time of sale, such deposit to be in CERTIFIED CHECK OR BY CASHIER'S CHECK, CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within ten days of final ratification of sale by the Circuit Court for HOWARD COUNTY. Time is of the essence as to the purchaser. If the purchaser defaults, the deposit shall be forfeited and the property shall be resold at the purchaser's risk and expense. The purchaser waives personal service and accepts service by first class mail and certified mail addressed to the address provided by said Purchaser as identified on the Memorandum of Sale for any Motion or Show Cause Order incident to this sale including a Motion to Default Purchaser and for Resale of the Property. In the event of a resale, the defaulting purchaser shall not be entitled to receive any benefit from the resale, including, but not limited to, additional proceeds or surplus which may arise therefrom. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at 4.3750 % from the date of sale to the date funds are received by the Substitute Trustee. There will be no abatement of interest in the event additional funds are tendered at the time of sale or any time prior to settlement or if the settlement is delayed for any reason. In the event that the Secured Party executes a forbearance agreement with the borrower(s) described in the above-mentioned Deed of Trust, or allows the borrower(s) to execute their right to reinstate or payoff the subject loan, prior to the sale, with or without the Substitute Trustee's prior knowledge, this Contract shall be null and void and of no effect, and the Purchaser's sole remedy shall be the return of the deposit without interest. Purchaser shall pay for documentary stamps, transfer taxes and settlement expenses. Taxes, ground rent, water rent, condominium fees and/or homeowner association dues, all public charges/assessments payable on an annual basis, including sanitary and/or metropolitan district charges, if applicable, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical possession of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale forward. If the Substitute Trustee is unable to convey insurable title for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy in law or equity shall be limited to a refund of the aforementioned deposit without interest. In the event the sale is not ratified for any reason, the Purchaser's sole remedy, at law or equity, is the return of the deposit without interest. (File # 25-05413)

THOMAS GARTNER, JUSTIN HOY, Substitute Trustee (s)

HARVEY E S T AUCTIONEERS, LLC 300 E. Joppa Road Hampton Plaza - Suite 1103 Baltimore, MD 21286 410-769-9797

Sep 8,15,22, 2026

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Showers T-storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice <-10 -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110+

PREVIOUS YEAR HISTORICAL AVERAGE LATEST

THE WEATHER

WASHINGTONPOST.COM/WEATHER

Partly sunny, high around 80

We'll have partly sunny skies today and a high temperature around 80 degrees. Some winds can be expected. In the evening, it will be mostly clear and low temperatures will be in the 60s.

REGION TODAY

Blue Ridge: Shenandoah National Park: Today, brilliant sunshine, low humidity. High 76. Winds southeast 4–8 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy. Low 53. Winds south–southwest 3–6 mph. • Great Smoky Mtns. National Park: Today, partly sunny, less humid. High 74. Winds west–southwest 4–8 mph. Tonight, clear. Low 62. Winds south 4–8 mph. Atlantic beaches: Ocean City, MD: Today, partly sunny, low humidity. High 75. Winds east–northeast 7–14 mph. Tonight, clear to partly cloudy. Low 58. Winds east 4–8 mph. • Virginia Beach: Today, partly sunny, low humidity. High 79. Winds northeast 8–16 mph. Tonight, mainly clear. Low 68. Winds east–northeast 6–12 mph.

Waterways: Upper Potomac River: Today, partly sunny. Wind

east-southeast 4-8 knots. Waves less than a foot. Visibility clear. • Lower Potomac and Chesapeake Bay: Today, mostly sunny. Wind east 4-8 knots. Waves 1-2 feet on the Lower Potomac; 2-4 feet on the Chesapeake Bay. • River Stages: The stage at Little Falls will be around 2.70 feet today, with no change of 2.70 Wednesday. Flood stage at Little Falls is 10 feet.

Today's tides (Shown are High tides in Bold and low tides.)

Washington	6:32 a.m.	11:46 a.m.	6:25 p.m.	none
Annapolis	2:59 a.m.	8:19 a.m.	2:40 p.m.	9:31 p.m.
Ocean City	4:42 a.m.	11:01 a.m.	5:28 p.m.	11:18 p.m.
Norfolk	12:39 a.m.	6:38 a.m.	1:08 p.m.	7:34 p.m.
Point Lookout	4:30 a.m.	10:36 a.m.	5:20 p.m.	none

AccuWeather FORECAST

TodayPartly sunny

80° 62°REALFEEL®: 82°CHANCE PRECIP: 0%WIND: ESE 6-12 mphHUMIDITY: Moderate

NATION TODAY

Wednesday Mostly sunny

84° 65° REALFEEL® 86° CHANCE PRECIP: 0% WIND: S 6-12 mph HUMIDITY: High

Albany, NY	70/56/pc	75/62/c
Albuquerque	84/65/t	83/65/t
Anchorage	57/49/r	62/47/pc
Atlanta	91/71/pc	89/68/s
Austin	101/77/pc	99/75/t
Baltimore	77/59/pc	82/64/s
Billings, MT	70/45/s	70/46/pc
Birmingham	97/73/pc	93/69/s
Bismarck, ND	67/46/s	69/45/sh
Boise	77/49/pc	81/56/s
Boston	67/56/pc	77/64/s
Buffalo	76/65/pc	75/64/c
Burlington, VT	70/59/pc	76/59/c
Charleston, SC	87/66/sh	87/66/s
Charleston, WV	89/64/s	89/67/pc
Charlotte	84/64/pc	88/62/s
Cheyenne, WY	67/49/pc	80/56/t
Chicago	82/66/t	72/68/t
Cincinnati	91/71/s	91/71/pc
Cleveland	82/68/pc	78/69/t
Dallas	100/81/s	98/78/s
Denver	73/54/t	83/61/t

ThursdayPartly sunny

87° 71°

REALFEEL® 88°

CHANCE PRECIP: 15%

WIND: S 6-12 mph

HUMIDITY: High

FridayT-storm possible

87° 70°REALFEEL® 91°CHANCE PRECIP: 55%WIND: N 6-12 mphHUMIDITY: High

SaturdayShower possible

83° 72°REALFEEL® 86°

CHANCE PRECIP: 30%

WIND: ESE 6-12 mph

HUMIDITY: High

NATIONAL Today Tomorrow

Des Moines	73/60/t	72/66/t
Detroit	82/67/t	74/62/pc
El Paso	94/71/t	92/69/t
Fairbanks, AK	51/45/r	49/44/r
Fargo, ND	69/44/pc	65/49/sh
Hartford, CT	71/53/pc	79/61/s
Honolulu	89/78/sh	89/78/sh
Houston	95/76/t	93/76/t
Indianapolis	92/72/t	89/72/t
Jackson, MS	98/74/t	95/70/s
Jacksonville, FL	89/73/t	88/72/pc
Kansas City, MO	84/67/t	85/72/t
Las Vegas	98/78/s	97/73/s
Little Rock	99/76/s	99/76/t
Los Angeles	83/66/pc	81/68/pc
Louisville	95/74/s	94/75/pc
Memphis	99/79/s	99/77/s
Miami	91/79/sh	89/77/t
Milwaukee	77/60/t	68/65/t
Minneapolis	72/53/c	72/60/sh
Nashville	100/76/s	97/73/s
New Orleans	94/79/t	88/79/t
New York City	71/60/s	79/67/s
Norfolk	78/65/pc	80/67/s

Yesterday's National High: Gila Bend, AZ 105° Low: Bridgeport, CA 27° For the 48 contiguous states

Sunday

Oklahoma City	100/74/s	98/74/s
Omaha	72/61/t	73/65/t
Orlando	90/77/t	89/74/pc
Philadelphia	78/60/pc	83/66/s
Phoenix	98/79/t	94/80/t
Pittsburgh	81/63/s	85/67/t
Portland, ME	67/52/pc	74/59/pc
Portland, OR	67/53/pc	82/55/s
Providence, RI	70/53/s	77/63/s
Raleigh, NC	83/59/s	86/61/s
Reno, NV	84/49/s	81/49/s
Richmond	80/58/pc	84/60/s
Sacramento	89/57/s	81/56/s
St. Louis	97/75/t	96/77/t
St. Thomas, VI	91/82/t	91/82/t
Salt Lake City	82/65/s	86/66/pc
San Diego	78/69/pc	78/68/pc
San Francisco	72/60/pc	70/61/pc
San Juan, PR	89/79/sh	90/79/sh
Seattle	66/51/pc	75/52/s
Spokane, WA	64/46/pc	73/49/s
Syracuse	75/61/pc	76/64/c
Tampa	92/77/t	91/75/pc
Wichita	92/69/t	93/71/pc

Yesterday's World High: Mina, Saudi Arabia 115° Low: Rea Point, Canada 7° Excludes Antarctica

REALFEEL® 93° CHANCE PRECIP: 55% WIND: SSW 6-12 mph HUMIDITY: Very High

WORLD	Today	Tomorrow
Addis Ababa	72/55/r	71/54/sh
Amsterdam	76/57/c	65/55/sh
Athens	80/69/pc	80/68/s
Auckland	63/49/pc	62/49/sh
Baghdad	110/79/s	109/78/s
Bangkok	90/78/r	92/80/r
Beijing	85/59/s	89/62/s
Berlin	76/62/pc	68/52/t
Bogota	69/50/sh	69/48/r
Brussels	82/56/pc	66/53/s
Buenos Aires	65/45/pc	57/52/s
Cairo	97/75/pc	98/79/pc
Caracas	78/68/r	79/68/t
Copenhagen	67/58/c	66/52/c
Dakar	89/81/t	91/82/c
Dublin	63/51/sh	62/51/c
Edinburgh	64/48/sh	62/51/pc
Frankfurt	82/61/c	72/49/pc
Geneva	84/59/s	73/50/sh
Ham., Bermuda	86/78/sh	86/78/t
Helsinki	61/51/c	62/53/sh
Ho Chi Minh City	94/77/r	94/78/r
Hong Kong	91/80/r	91/80/pc

OFFICIAL RECORD

Temperatures

HISTORICAL AVERAGE

RECORD

ACTUAL

FORECAST

Statistics through 5 p.m. Monday

	National	Dulles	BWI
High	81° 3:06 p.m.	79° 2:51 p.m.	81° 1:00 p.m.
Low	74° 6:00 a.m.	71° 3:00 a.m.	72° 7:00 a.m.
Historical Average	81°/65°	80°/59°	81°/60°
Record high	95° 2016	95° 1998	94° 1931
Record low	46° 1911	37° 1985	42° 1975

Difference from 30-yr. avg. (National): this month: +4.0° yr. to date: +0.5°

Precipitation

	National	Dulles	BWI
Past 24 hours	0.00"	Trace	0.00"
Total this month	2.28"	1.42"	0.54"
Historical Average (month)	1.81"	1.75"	1.98"
Total this year	23.84"	30.82"	26.64"
Historical Average (year)	29.72"	30.97"	31.76"

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Moon Phases

Sep 18	Sep 26	Oct 3	Oct 10
First Quarter	Full	Last Quarter	New

Solar system

	Rise	Set
Sun	6:49 a.m.	7:16 p.m.
Moon	11:38 a.m.	9:19 p.m.
Venus	10:22 a.m.	8:29 p.m.
Mars	1:47 a.m.	4:28 p.m.
Jupiter	3:49 a.m.	5:45 p.m.
Saturn	8:11 p.m.	8:33 a.m.

Islamabad	87/72/pc	87/70/t
Istanbul	78/66/c	76/65/c
Jerusalem	88/67/s	90/67/s
Johannesburg	75/48/sh	81/56/pc
Kabul	82/64/t	81/59/pc
Kingston, Jam.	93/81/t	92/82/r
Kolkata	94/81/s	95/80/sh
Kyiv	69/53/pc	73/54/s
Lagos	86/78/t	86/78/r
Lima	77/69/pc	78/68/s
Lisbon	83/64/s	78/64/pc
London	72/52/sh	67/55/pc
Madrid	97/67/s	84/57/s
Manila	90/79/t	91/78/t
Mexico City	76/56/r	78/55/c
Montreal	67/61/c	75/56/pc
Moscow	65/43/pc	64/47/pc
Mumbai	90/80/r	89/80/sh
Nairobi	76/59/c	75/59/sh
New Delhi	89/77/t	91/76/t
Oslo	63/52/r	67/50/pc
Ottawa	66/59/t	74/54/pc
Paris	88/56/s	70/53/pc
Prague	73/54/s	74/53/sh

Rio de Janeiro	74/67/r	72/66/sh
Riyadh	109/80/pc	106/78/pc
Rome	86/62/s	84/64/s
San Salvador	89/68/t	90/68/r
Santiago	83/47/s	80/46/pc
Sarajevo	73/48/sh	83/52/pc
Seoul	81/54/s	85/61/s
Shanghai	84/69/pc	84/70/pc
Singapore	92/80/sh	92/79/pc
Stockholm	59/54/c	62/48/sh
Sydney	74/53/s	61/50/s
Taipei City	85/73/t	84/73/sh
Tehran	93/73/pc	95/75/pc
Tokyo	80/71/t	74/68/r
Toronto	73/65/t	77/60/pc
Vienna	74/51/s	79/60/sh
Warsaw	69/51/pc	76/56/sh

Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, r-rain, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice

Sources: AccuWeather.com; US Army Centralized Allergen Extract Lab (pollen data); airnow.gov (air quality data); National Weather Service * AccuWeather's RealFeel Temperature® combines over a dozen factors for an accurate measure of how the conditions really "feel."

D.C. jail guards did nothing as inmate started a series of fires, lawsuit says

MORIAH RATNER/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
The D.C. jail, officially known as the Central Detention Facility.

A D.C. Department of Corrections spokesperson said in a statement that the department “has not received the complaint referenced and therefore cannot comment on its specific allegations.”

LAWSUIT FROM B13

added.

The D.C. jail, officially known as the Central Detention Facility, has long been plagued by violent and unsafe conditions and chronic understaffing, inspections and auditors' reports have found.

In 2021, the U.S. Marshals Service transferred hundreds of federal detainees from the jail after a surprise inspection found “systemic failures” at the facility, including “grotesquely poor sanitation and the punitive withholding of food and water.” And last year, a report by the D.C. Auditor found that people in the custody of the city’s Department of Corrections died at more than three times the national average at jails between 2023 and 2024, with overdoses the most common cause of death.

The lawsuit comes after a nearly two-year legal fight to obtain records related to the 2023 fire. In November 2023, the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the records, which was denied. The group filed a lawsuit demanding the release of the records and a D.C. judge ruled in their favor last year.

“Part of this is also just shedding light on the fact that there was never really an investigation into this incident: how it was possible for a person in a mental health crisis, over a 12 hour period, to lead to this level of damage,” said Leslie Faith Jones, a lawyer for the Washington Lawyers’ Committee, who is also representing the plaintiffs.

Jones said her clients “want people to know what happened to them to prevent this from happening again."

The plaintiffs, all of whom have diagnosed mental health disorders, were incarcerated in the jail's mental health step-down unit, a “therapeutic unit” meant for residents discharged from intensive mental health care but not yet considered ready to return the jail's general population, according to the complaint.

On the night of Sept. 14, 2023, a resident in the unit — identified in the complaint as “John Doe” — began yelling that he “wanted to kill himself and requesting to speak with a staff supervisor or a doctor,” according to the complaint. The man’s cries, which were audible throughout the unit, continued through the night and into the next morning, the lawsuit alleges.

When staff conducted rounds, other residents in the unit, including some plaintiffs, asked the officers to address the man's repeated threats of suicide, fearing that he posed a danger to himself and others. At one point, the complaint says, one of the plaintiffs left his cell for a work detail and spoke directly with Doe, who asked him to tell an officer that Doe "needed help as soon as possible." The plaintiff told an officer on duty, but no one came to check on Doe, the suit alleges.

About 8 a.m. the next morning, after hours of unanswered pleas for help, Doe began lighting fires, first in his cell and then in the unit hallway, according to the lawsuit. More than two hours later, other residents in the unit looked on as Doe pushed pieces of burning paper and fabric through an opening in his cell door. One of the plaintiffs, whose cell was directly across from

Doe's, asked him to stop but Doe "responded that he wanted to die and continued his efforts," the complaint alleges.

As the unit filled with smoke, residents tried to get the attention of jail staff, banging on their cell doors and yelling that there was a fire, according to the complaint. One resident tried to use a jail-issued tablet to call for help but could not see the screen because of the smoke, according to the lawsuit. Another used his tablet to contact a local legal organization to report the fire and ask for help. Some resorted to using towels and linens to block gaps in their doors and create makeshift masks to protect themselves from the smoke, according to the suit.

According to the complaint, Doe eventually pulled an electrical box fan from the hallway into his cell and used it to start a large electrical fire at 10:52 a.m. It is unclear when exactly Doe pulled the fan into his cell, because of the complaint's redactions.

"Jail staff ignored the resident's pleas and left him unattended during the three hours it took him to set up and light a series of small fires before the larger electrical fire," the complaint said.

At 10:53 a.m., a jail staffer entered the unit and put out the fire with an extinguisher, according to the lawsuit. Three minutes later, the cell doors in the unit opened electronically and the residents immediately ran toward the stairwell, causing a confused scramble in the smoke-filled hallway, the lawsuit alleges. One plaintiff reported that the smoke in his cell was so thick that he was unable to see or breathe and was completely disoriented.

Doe survived the fire, according to the plaintiffs' lawyers.

Some key details of the incident are in dispute. In response to earlier official complaints filed by plaintiffs, jail officials stated that the fire alarm had worked, leading to a quick response, according to the complaint. But the lawsuit alleges that the unit's fire alarm did not activate before staff responded.

Problems continued after the fire was put out, the complaint alleges. One plaintiff's request for an inhaler was denied, despite a heart condition and a history of childhood asthma, according to the complaint, with staff allegedly telling him "no inhaler was available and he would have to wait to receive one."

The plaintiffs also allege they were made to clean up debris from the fire but were not given face masks as they cleared out ash and the chemical residue left over by the fire extinguisher. With the exception of one plaintiff, the other plaintiffs did not receive new clothes and had to use smoky clothing and bedding for days after the fire, according to the lawsuit.

The plaintiffs also allege that senior jail officials did not fully investigate the circumstances surrounding the fire or hold any staff accountable for their actions.

The lawsuit seeks a jury trial and damages for the plaintiffs in an unspecified amount.

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