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Luigi Mangione murder trial to have anonymous jury
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The jury in the New York state trial of Luigi Mangione will remain anonymous, the judge overseeing the case ruled on Tuesday.

Mangione has pleaded not guilty to the killing of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December 2024.

The case has been at the centre of an online frenzy between Mangione's backers - many of whom see the 28-year-old as a symbol of the backlash against US healthcare costs - and his critics, who analyse his intentions and possible political views.

In Tuesday's hearing, Judge Gregory Carro decided the 12-person jury would be anonymous to the public because of the intense spotlight on the case.

Mangione attended the final pre-trial hearing dressed in a charcoal grey suit with his hair clipped short. He sat silently at the defence table while his attorneys conferred with the judge.

The trial begins next month, with jury selection scheduled to start on 8 September.

Mangione, if found guilty, could face decades behind bars. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges, including second-degree murder and weapons-related offences.

He faces a separate federal trial next year, in which he has also pleaded not guilty.

Here's what to know about the upcoming trial, and what questions remain.

Three ways to watch the solar eclipse safely without glasses
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With some online orders not able to arrive until the end of the week and shops running out of stock, it may be too late to buy eclipse glasses in time for Wednesday.

But you can still safely watch the spectacle using some household items.

People in the UK will see a partial eclipse - rather than the total eclipse that will be seen in parts of Spain, Greenland and Iceland - but it is the country's most significant eclipse since 1999.

Experts say enthusiasts should not to look directly at the Sun without specialist glasses.

And you shouldn't be tempted to try using sunglasses or dark goggles instead.

They often don't give enough UV protection when looking directly at the Sun and you could end up seriously damaging your eyesight, according to The Royal Astronomical Society.

Here are some viewing methods to try instead.

Solar eclipse 2026: What's the weather forecast for the UK?
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One of the most spectacular solar eclipses the UK has seen for decades is taking place on Wednesday 12 August.

From around 18:00 BST, the Moon will begin moving across the face of the Sun, creating a partial solar eclipse across the UK.

At its peak, around 90% of the Sun will be covered from London. In Cornwall, as much as 95% of the Sun could be obscured.

Depending on where you are in the UK, it will peak between 19:02 and 19:16 BST.

How can Andy Burnham stop PC Harper's killers being released early?
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Just three weeks after becoming prime minister, Andy Burnham is already unpicking a key piece of legislation passed under his predecessor Sir Keir Starmer.

The Sentencing Act 2026 was designed to produce a semi-permanent solution to the prisons overcrowding crisis, by releasing large numbers of prisoners earlier than had been previously planned.

After ordering a review, Burnham announced that he would exclude most rapists, child sex offenders and members of grooming gangs from the legislation.

But that left many people convicted of manslaughter still eligible for early release, including two of the men convicted of the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper - prompting outcry from his family and former colleagues.

Burnham now says he is "increasingly confident" of being able to prevent the early release of "other serious offenders" including PC Harper's killers.

But how might he do that and why have the options he is looking at been previously rejected?

Inside the Secret Service 'shell game' to hide US presidents in plain sight
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The exact nature of the perceived threat to the aircraft in this latest case remains unclear.

The Secret Service has so far not commented on the incident, while the White House has neither confirmed nor denied it, saying only that it uses every tool available to protect the president.

While contingency plans for a variety of scenarios are developed ahead of time, experts say that the Secret Service needs to maintain flexibility and remain poised to improvise in the face of new threats as they emerge, particularly overseas.

But according to McDonald, the extraordinary measure of secretly moving President Trump from the aircraft suggests that the potential danger was deemed, likely by multiple agencies, to be serious.

"That tells me that the threat level in Turkey was relatively substantial and quite high," he said, adding that the president's staff, the Secret Service and the White House Military Office were almost certainly immediately alerted.

"Those people likely got together in a room and were presented with this intelligence," McDonald explained. "And a plan was put together to negate the threat from whatever intelligence was received."

McDonald's assessment was echoed by Marc Polymeropoulos, a 26-year veteran of the CIA who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan and oversaw clandestine missions around the world.

"The key part of this is the nature of the threat, and what was so severe that the Secret Service would put forth such a deception operation," he said.

A key question going forward, according to Polymeropoulos, is whether the government and intelligence community then had a duty to warn those on the aircraft.

"Let's say the plane was blown out of the sky, and we knew about it," he said. "We don't do that…we can't. If we know ISIS is going to attack a target in Moscow, we warn the Russians. Why do we warn the Russians? Because if there's an American citizen killed in that, we can't let that happen."

How much danger those who remained on the aircraft were in - or whether they were in danger at all - remains unclear.

Journalists on board reported that they were repeatedly instructed to keep their window blinds down, a "not uncommon" practice McDonald said shows that steps were still being taken to protect the passengers.

"A large plane flying overhead where somebody could see it, with the shades up and windows illuminated, could tell somebody that it's a particular type of aircraft," he said. "I appreciate the need for transparency, but [the passengers] are also part of the roadshow. We've got to make sure that you and everybody gets home safe."

The Secret Service, he added, is under no legal obligation to inform of potential threats or detail operations being carried out to protect the president and his entourage. That decision would need to be made by the White House or other agencies.

"The Secret Service is not in the business of public relations," he said. "We're very good at keeping secrets, as our name says. Everybody doesn't need to know everything."

Did President Trump Escape Air Force One In A Catering Truck?
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Woman assaulted by double murderer Simon Levy says nightmare became 'real life' when police let him attack again
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Challenged on the response to Laura at the carnival, the Met Police said: "We are sorry the victim felt unsupported in this case and don't underestimate the impact this incident had on her.

"A crime report was created the following day with a wide range of enquiries carried out. Levy was identified, arrested and later convicted."

After later being contacted by officers, Laura gave a statement 15 days after the attack, and attended an ID parade the next year.

It took three years for Levy to go to court. In 2021 he was convicted of sexually assaulting her, as well as another woman he had assaulted a month before Laura.

He was jailed for three years, but released on licence despite sexually assaulting a prison officer.

Laura found out Simon Levy was going to be on trial for two murders when she Googled his name earlier this year.

"My heart dropped in my stomach when I read that", she says.

Laura says she was also shocked to discover out that Levy had already been investigated for allegedly sexually assaulting another woman in 2017.

He was not charged at the time, something now viewed as a mistake by the CPS and the Met.

"Had they charged him in 2017, I may not have even ever had to go to court. I may never have been assaulted, ever".

She says there should be a societal change in the approach to male violence against women and girls.

"They need to look at everything, all of it, because they could have prevented so many women from being hurt.

"They could have prevented two women from losing their lives."

She adds: "I hope that other victims in the future will be believed, will be dealt with differently, will be listened to straightaway, and I just hope that there's change".

BBC Action Line: If you have been affected by issues in this story, find out what support is available here.

How affordable are Edinburgh's festivals?
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Kaitlyn Smith has attended the Fringe every year since moving to Edinburgh from Orkney 10 years ago.

She has worked handing out flyers as a way to offset the expense of seeing a range of performances over the course of a day.

The 25-year-old said the cost was the "biggest barrier" to local people getting the full festival experience.

"A full day out at the Fringe, you can spend £100 or £200 in a day," she said.

"If you are coming on holiday, you know you are coming to the Fringe. You know that you are saving up money to see it, but we're here the whole month and obviously we would like to try and do the Fringe as well.

"But you are paying £7 or £8 for a pint, £10 or £12 for food - that's one meal. And that's not even starting on your tickets for shows."

She added: "I think the shows are worth it, but if you want to see a big volume, you just can't."

Anguish of Colombian brother at rubble of building being searched for earthquake survivors
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Efraín Gallego does not lose faith that his brother will be found alive, although when he speaks about him, trapped beneath the rubble of a building, his voice breaks and he swallows hard until he regains his composure.

"You feel anguish. Every time there is an alert about someone being alive, hope is reborn that we will find him," Gallego tells me emotionally.

His 80-year-old brother was buried along with his wife when the Torres del Limonar building collapsed in Cali.

This city in south-western Colombia is one of the hardest hit by the earthquake.

The building has become a symbol of the tragedy in the country's third most populous city.

Cali has more than two million inhabitants. According to Mayor Alejandro Éder, there are at least 95 dead.

Under the scorching heat on Tuesday morning, Torres del Limonar is a shattered mountain of rubble, with mattresses, furniture, and belongings peeking out from the concrete.

On top of the remains are rescuers and volunteers: "Silence! We are firefighters. If you can hear us, shout or make any noise."

The phrase is repeated every time the teams dig deep enough to believe they may be close to a survivor.

These are the moments when Gallego regains hope, but the seconds pass and no answers come from below.

Newspaper headlines: 'Andy U-turns on early release' and 'Hunt on for eclipse glasses'
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Jeff Bezos' Liverpool deal: What would investment mean for club?
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Bezos stepped down as CEO of Amazon five years ago but remains one of the company's biggest shareholders.

He also owns aerospace company Blue Origin, venture capital firm Nash Holdings and the Washington Post. More recently he created Prometheus, an artificial intelligence company which last month invested £330m in a British AI start-up.

As if to underline the scale of his financial resources, only last week he filed to sell 15 million of his remaining Amazon shares with a market value of about £3.1bn - double the value of the consortium's offer for a stake in Liverpool.

Bezos has been linked with sports investment for some time, but usually American sports franchises which are either more expensive or not open to offers.

He was reportedly interested in the Seattle Seahawks, who were sold for £7.3bn, external recently. The Washington Commanders, another NFL franchise said to be of interest, were sold for £4.6bn in 2023.

Buying a stake in Liverpool would give the 62-year-old a slice of one of the most iconic global sports brands for a small fraction of his fortune.

But would Liverpool be a status symbol or a true investment?

It is not as if Liverpool are unknown in the United States, either. Research company GWI has reported that Liverpool have 26 million supporters in the US, and the fastest-growing fan base.

It is no surprise, then, that the Reds had their pre-season tour in the States.

The deal would continue a theme of US investment into the Premier League, with 11 of the 20 teams this season having majority control from America - Liverpool included.

That's not to mention Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac - formerly known as Rob McElhenney - at Wrexham, and Tom Brady's Birmingham, in the Championship.

FSG bought into Liverpool at the most opportune time, with the club struggling financially.

But even at this point Hogan says there is "a huge opportunity still" to invest in "the biggest and most popular sport in the world".

It taps into the reason why US money continues to pour into the English game - namely prestige, and the chance to grow not just in this country but around the world too.

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, who is reported to be worth $32bn (£23.7bn), is also involved is the consortium.

Then there is Amit Bhatia, who had been a director and co-owner of Queens Park Rangers for the last 18 years until he relinquished his ownership stake in the Championship club on 21 July.

It is against Football Association regulations to have a substantial interest in more than one club, so the timing of Bhatia's move appeared to confirm he is involved in the Liverpool deal.

Hogan has suggested there is no prospect of FSG entertaining a full sale of the club, but Maguire believes if the initial investment goes well, that could change.

"If Bezos et al like the kudos and attention that part owning as big a brand as Liverpool brings," Maguire said. "Then a full acquisition becomes a possibility, if the price is right."

Newcastle: Matthias Jaissle says 'emotional' touchline style won't change
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It was an unveiling that started with a handshake.

But no one needed reminding that Newcastle United head coach Matthias Jaissle might not be quite so friendly in the coming weeks and months.

"Just the first time, guys," he said as he greeted reporters inside the media suite at St James' Park.

It set the tone.

Jaissle, wearing a black suit and grey shirt, cut a measured figure throughout his first extended news conference since taking charge of the club earlier this month.

But Premier League managers will come up against someone very different on the touchline.

Those who know Jaissle best even liken the difference between his on and off the field persona to Jekyll and Hyde.

"I will not change my style because that's my personality," the former Al-Ahli and RB Salzburg manager said.

"On the touchline, I am emotional, but I need to respect the box [technical area] a bit more.

"I'm a bit scared. I hope in the beginning the referees can maybe close their eyes here and there a little. I need to learn that.

"I had a long touchline in Saudi Arabia, so I think the GPS would be quite high if I had worn it!"

The Hundred 2026 results: Tim Seifert's 80* helps Manchester Super Giants crush Sunrisers Leeds
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Both teams in action on Tuesday can, in theory, can still be caught by Welsh Fire and MI London, who both play on Wednesday, but the latter two would have to win by substantial margins to increase their net run-rate totals of −1.001 and 0.262.

The teams finishing second and third play in the Eliminator at The Oval on Friday.

Despite the thrilling manner of Super Giants' chase, the principal factor behind this victory was a disciplined bowling and fielding performance after they asked Sunrisers to bat first on a batter-friendly surface at Old Trafford.

It looked a strange call when Mitch Marsh, the tournament's leading scorer, and Ryan Rickelton put on 42 in 22 balls for the first wicket.

But Noor Ahmad had Marsh caught for 32 at extra cover as he failed to convert his score into a match-defining one in what became a familiar pattern for Sunrisers as their middle order subsided.

Gus Atkinson snared the best figures for Super Giants with 3-30, but Sonny Baker struck at crucial moments to remove Zak Crawley (31) and Harry Brook (10).

The Sunrisers were eventually dismissed for 127 - their lowest total in this year's edition of The Hundred - with nine of their wickets out caught.

Super Giants then breezed to the target under the floodlights as Seifert and Paul Walter dismantled the Sunrisers attack with some explosive hitting.

The Kiwi smashed five fours and seven sixes as he and Walter, once again opening having been handed the role in Super Giants' recent win over Southern Brave, produced some destructive strokeplay.

Sunrisers had a glimmer when Seifert skied Abrar Ahmed on 57 but Crawley dropped a tough chance and the belief ebbed out of the visitors.

Any lingering hope disappeared entirely a couple of balls later when Walter - who made 44 not out off 28 balls - twice hammered Abrar for six down the ground.

It then became a matter of how much Super Giants could boost their net run-rate and, needing to win with at least 25 balls to spare to leapfrog the Sunrisers, they duly completed the job with ease.

Police chiefs call for PM to prevent early release of PC Harper's killers
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The police chiefs from Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland also called for greater consideration of victims when prisoners have their sentences altered - such as with the government's early release scheme, which was designed to reduce prison overcrowding.

Under changes to the Sentencing Act made this year, Cole and Bowers, who were sentenced to 13 years for manslaughter in 2020, will become eligible for release from custody after serving half of their sentences.

In the letter, released on Tuesday evening, police chiefs said the early release of PC Harper's killers, and that of anyone involved in the death of an officer, could cast doubt over the "value placed on their service and sacrifice when they put themselves in harm's way to protect others".

They outlined three requests of the prime minister, beginning with pursuing "every lawful option to determine whether the earlier release of those responsible for PC Andrew Harper's death can be prevented" - which Burnham has already pledged to do.

Second, they called on the government to put greater consideration into the crimes committed by prisoners when altering their sentences.

They wrote: "Where an offender has caused a death, committed exceptionally serious violence, or presents an ongoing risk to individuals or communities, there should be explicit consideration of public protection, victim impact and community safety before release arrangements are amended.

"This is not simply a question of punishment. It is a question of ensuring that public protection, victim confidence and community safety remain central to decisions that may substantially reduce the time an offender spends in custody."

Lastly, the letter called for victims and bereaved families to be "properly considered whenever significant changes are made to sentencing or release arrangements".

Around 5,000 people are expected to be released under the early release scheme, down from 6,000 after exemptions were previously announced for those convicted of the most serious crimes including rape, child sex offences and grooming.

Was Trump smuggled out of Air Force One in a catering truck?
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Donald Trump secretly switched planes when he was returning from a Nato meeting last month in order to avoid a threat to his life from Iran, US media has reported.

The president boarded Air Force One in Ankara, Turkey, on 8 July before being transported to another aircraft with the help of a catering truck, the Washington Post said.

He was then seen disembarking Air Force One in the UK, before boarding his newer, Qatari-gifted jet and returning to the US.

Trump spoke to journalists during his flight to the US but did not say whether he had been moved to a different plane.

The BBC's diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams explains.

Rescuers scramble for survivors with 180 dead in Colombia earthquake
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Rescue workers in Colombia are working against the clock to free survivors trapped in buildings and under rubble following Monday's powerful earthquake.

More than 180 people have been confirmed dead - most in the cities of Cali and Pereira.

The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) on Monday and was felt across an enormous area, stretching for hundreds of miles across western Colombia - with fresh aftershocks still being felt on Tuesday.

While the official death toll remains 181, an aggregated figure gathered from local officials puts it higher - potentially at more than 240. A state of emergency has been declared by President Abelardo de la Espriella.

Giving an update on Tuesday from Pereira, one of the worst hit cities, President Espriella said as well as those killed, almost 2,600 had been injured, and almost 200 people remain missing.

He also reported that more than 1,100 homes had been destroyed, and more than 8,000 had been damaged.

Overnight on Monday into Tuesday, several people several people spent the night outdoors in cities like Pereira and Cali - either due to their homes being destroyed, or fear of further collapses.

Across the country, dozens of larger buildings have also collapsed.

Lucy Davis: The Office actress says she has 'incurable' cancer
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Lucy Davis, who played Dawn Tinsley in the original UK version of The Office, has revealed she has "incurable" breast cancer.

Davis, the daughter of comedian Jasper Carrott, appeared frequently as the sympathetic and witty office receptionist in the groundbreaking mockumentary, from 2001 to 2003.

A post from the 53-year-old actress on Instagram, external on Tuesday said: "I wanted to share something with you all that I've kept to myself for a while but for various reasons would like to share now.

"A year-and-a-half ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, which has metastasized [spread] to my bones. Specifically to my spine, right hip and my ribs. The cancer is incurable, and too late for chemo."

Burnham suggests wealthier areas must play their part in housing asylum seekers
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Labour has pledged to stop using asylum hotels, a costly form of accommodation that has become a focal point for anti-migrant protests.

The government has sought to house migrants at military sites across the country instead, announcing in June that it planned to open three more including the site in Bicester, Oxfordshire.

The plans have prompted protests there, with residents of nearby Piddington voting to stage a symbolic referendum on leaving the UK.

Burnham said on Tuesday that he would listen to and address the concerns being raised.

"I don't know the issue yet in detail, but in some ways, as I understand it, it is about creating secure space," he said.

"We understand people's concerns and I will look into the issues raised by the good people of Piddington."

But he added: "I do believe all parts of the country need to work, to play their part."

After winning the Makerfield by-election in June, Burnham promised to end "HMO Britain" and said he would change Britain's asylum accommodation system.

HMOs, or houses in multiple occupation, have been widely used by government contractors to house asylum seekers, often in lower income, urban areas.

Last week, there were anti-immigration demonstrations in the town of Thetford, Norfolk, with protesters attempting to enter homes where they believed asylum seekers were living.

In response to Burnham's interview, Philp reiterated the Conservatives' policy of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights in order to deport migrants to their country of origin or a safe third country.

"Andy Burnham just doesn't get it," he wrote on X.

"Illegal immigrants should all be deported within a week of arrival - to their country of origin or a safe third country like Rwanda."

Government statistics, external showed there were 97,519 people in receipt of asylum support at the end of March, with 20,885 in hotel accommodation.

The figures added that 72,768 people were in other accommodation, including "dispersal accommodation" - which normally means houses in the community.

The remaining 3,866 people were in receipt of subsistence support only, according to the government.

The regions and nations with the highest number of asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support included 19,578 in the north-west of England, 13,687 in London, 11,969 in the West Midlands and 8,635 in Yorkshire and the Humber.

The Home Office said the regions with the most supported asylum seekers as a proportion of their overall population were the north-east and north-west of England, with 26 and 25 supported people per 10,000 residents respectively.

It added the local authorities with the highest numbers of supported asylum seekers within them were Glasgow city (3,870), Birmingham (2,142), Liverpool (2,053), Coventry (1,712) and Belfast (1,607).

Burnham, during his time serving as the mayor of Greater Manchester, threatened to block the region from housing any more asylum seekers in 2018.

He complained about the government's dispersal system and said Greater Manchester's public services could not continue to support "disproportionate" numbers of people compared with elsewhere in the country.

Burnham at the time said the north-west of England was hosting 25% of the national population of asylum applicants who require housing and support - with Greater Manchester housing 70% of the region's numbers.

The then-Home Secretary Sajid Javid replied by promising to work towards a fairer distribution.

UK police argue Tate brothers 'a flight risk' ahead of bail hearing
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British prosecutors are urging a US court to deny a request by influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan that they be released from jail while extradition proceedings play out, ahead of a detention hearing.

They have been held in Florida since their arrest last month after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which prosecutes criminal cases in England and Wales, unveiled 38 charges against them. Both have denied wrongdoing.

The CPS has said the brothers are a "flight-risk", and would attempt to interfere with the witnesses in the case, according to court filings.

The hearing on Thursday will determine whether the brothers will remain in jail for the duration of their court proceedings.

The brothers, who are dual British-US citizens, were arrested in Miami on 19 July.

They are facing a total of 59 charges, including rape and counts relating to sex trafficking and indecent images of a child.

Both prosecutors and defence lawyers filed new documents on Monday in the Southern District of Florida federal court, ahead of the hearing on Thursday to decide whether they should be freed on bail.

While lawyers for the Tates acknowledged that bail in international extradition proceedings was unusual, they said the brothers had shown no reason to think they plan to evade criminal prosecution. The BBC has contacted the brothers' attorneys for comment.

Documents filed by the prosecution include a request from the British Embassy in Washington, and sent to the US Department of State, to deny bail.

Supporting documentation from the CPS was also filed highlighting alleged risks if the Tates are released on bond.

"Both Andrew and Tristan Tate have significant resources available to them, both in terms of money and in social media networks," prosecutors argued.

"All of the complainants in this case are vulnerable and in fear of Andrew and Tristan Tate because of the violence used towards them – several of the complainants describe being assaulted and threatened with weapons – and because of the resources available to Andrew and Tristan Tate, and because of their propensity to intimidate vulnerable complainants."

Prosecutors also cited social media posts made by Andrew Tate, in which he allegedly mocked prosecutors and suggested he could hide his identity to avoid arrest.

The new charges relate to four new accusers with allegations spanning from 2010-17, according to British prosecutors.

The brothers were already charged in 2025 with rape, bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain relating to three other accusers in the UK between 2012-15.

Police in Bedfordshire, in south-eastern England, secured European arrest warrants in 2024 for the brothers to have them returned from Romania to face the allegations.

The two moved to Romania in 2016, and were arrested on sex charges in 2022. The case there has not moved forward, and the brothers have been able to travel to the US since travel restrictions against them in Romania were lifted in early 2025.

European Athletics Championships 2026: GB's Romell Glave and Jeremiah Azu achieve superb 100m one-two
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Romell Glave declared "total domination" for Great Britain after leading team-mate Jeremiah Azu to a sensational European 100m one-two for the hosts, 24 hours after Amy Hunt's triumph in the women's event.

Glave made an international podium for the first time by winning 100m bronze at these championships in Rome two years ago, but the 26-year-old upgraded to gold with a dominant victory in 10.09 seconds in Birmingham.

Raising a finger to the sky in celebration, he became the sixth British man to win the European 100m title - and third in the past six editions after Zharnel Hughes (2018) and James Dasaolu (2014).

Azu, the world and European champion over 60m indoors in 2025, improved on his 2022 bronze as he followed his team-mate over the line in 10.16 to the delight of the home crowd at Alexander Stadium.

German Owen Ansah completed the podium after Italy's two-time defending champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs pulled up with an injury at halfway.

Andy Burnham faces unpopularity test over prisons dilemma
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In his first few weeks in Downing Street, Andy Burnham could hardly have been clearer that his aim as prime minister is to make people feel better.

His supporters inside the Labour Party characterise him as a leader with the political nous to prioritise policies that will make a difference, and the communication ability to sell those messages to the masses.

His critics, including Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, have branded him a "people pleaser" who doesn't want to take difficult decisions.

The conundrum over how to manage the early release of prisoners is an acute example of the tricky political decision-making that inevitably comes with power.

Andy Burnham could have chosen to modify the early release scheme, which he inherited from the Starmer government, according to the length of offenders' sentences.

That would have seen some rapists and child sex offenders released, and inevitably lead to emotive stories from victims whose abusers were being set free.

Instead, the fledgling PM focused on the type of crime, ensuring those mentioned above would stay behind bars.

But that caused a political storm of its own, as it emerged that two of the killers of PC Andrew Harper would still be eligible for early release next year.

That quickly became the first big test for an administration that prides itself on its ability to communicate.

And after mounting pressure from the public, media and members of PC Harper's family, there does now appear to have been a shift.

European Athletics Championships: Criticism as thousands of empty seats in Birmingham
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Nearly 10,000 seats were empty at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium for the European Athletics Championships on Monday evening.

A crowd of 13,623 watched as Britain's 24-year-old sprinter Amy Hunt stormed to her first senior international title, in a stadium that has a capacity of 23,000.

Athletics supporters blamed ticket prices, with some describing them as "extortionate", while BBC commentator Steve Cram commented that spectator numbers were a "little disappointing".

But Birmingham 2026 organisers said they were "delighted" with ticket sales, which have "far surpassed" their targets with "Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening sessions approaching sell-out, with several other sessions close to capacity".

On Monday, Category A tickets for the home straight cost £150 with no concessions for juniors.

For the men's 100m final on Tuesday, those same seats cost £110, again with no concessions - while a similar ticket for the same final in Rome two years ago was 88 euros (£75).

It is Britain's first time hosting the championships in their 92-year history.

Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor health
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President Donald Trump said a former US Marine held in a Russian prison, whose health was reportedly in extremely poor condition, has been released.

"After my discussions with President Vladimir Putin, Russia has agreed to release him, very much on a Humanitarian Basis," Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that no prisoner swap took place.

Robert Gilman, who is from Massachusetts, was arrested in 2022 for allegedly kicking a police officer while aboard a train. He had recently been moved from prison to a civilian hospital in Russia after going into a catatonic-like state.

Trump said Gilman was on a flight back to the US accompanied by his mother, doctors, and members of the administration.

According to a statement from his family, Gilman is expected to later arrive at a US military hospital in Texas where he will be assessed and treated.

His health was in "life-threatening condition" after he was subjected to "harsh and abusive treatment", the family said.

"The Russians treated my brother so badly. They hurt him for no reason, other than that he was both and American and a Marine," his sister, Lexi Hudson, said in the statement.

"I am so grateful to President Trump for saving my brother's life," she added.

Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey also helped secure her brother's release, she said.

In a statement, Markey said: "Approximately 50 days ago, Robert was diagnosed with a dissociative stupor - a condition where he is non-responsive and unable to interact or eat. "

In Russian confinement, Gilman was subject to repeated harassment, including forced exercise training sessions that lasted up to 16 hours and the administration of psychotropic drugs, Eric Lebson, who advocated for Gilman's release as part of the group Global Reach, told CBS News, the BBC's media partner.

The abuse was so severe that at one point Gilman had required a feeding tube in his nose, according to Lebson.

Gilman served in the US Marines from August 2019 to August 2020.

He was arrested for allegedly kicking a police officer while drunk aboard a train to Moscow in January 2022 and was initially given a sentence of three and a half years.

He was later found guilty of assaulting prison guards, after he allegedly attacked a prison inspector during a cell check. His sentence was then increased to 10 years.

Lebson said five other Americans remain in Russia, each contending with medical issues. Their names are Aleksandr Antonov, David Barnes, Olga Jezler, Andre Khachatoorian, and Chuck Zimmerman.

France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls
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France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a "small revolution" for the sales industry.

From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors - but there are some exceptions.

Calls will only be permitted if they relate to a contract a person has already entered into or the company has obtained prior consent to be contacted for marketing.

"It cannot be stressed enough that peace and quiet is a right, and it is time to stop exposing consumers to unwanted solicitations," consumer advocacy group Que Choisir Ensemble, said in a statement.

"This observation also holds true online and on the street, which are saturated with demands to consume," group president Marie-Amandine Stévenin added.

She said the group had long been advocating "for an end to the automatic assumption that someone in their home or private life is a potential customer."

"This is a victory for consumers, the vast majority of whom do not want to receive sales calls," she said.

But the law change has riled some business groups, and officials in Morocco, where the call centre sector is heavily reliant on the French market.

One government minister estimated the telemarketing restrictions could lead to the loss of up to 50,000 jobs, according to a report in Moroccan newspaper Le Matin.

The head of France's direct-selling trade association, the Fédération de la Vente Directe (FVD), also criticised the reforms for adding what he said were administrative burdens for businesses.

"You'll have to obtain written consent from your customer, and you'll also have to keep proof of that consent," Frédéric Billon said in comments reported by the New York Times.

According to a 2025 parliamentary report, 97% of people are annoyed by telemarketing calls, with the authors wryly noting it is "one of those rare issues that unites people in France".

The same report found 72% of French people reported being contacted on their mobile phones at least once a week, while 38% said they were called once a day.

Germany, Austria and Italy are among the European countries that impose significant restrictions on telemarketing calls, often referred to as cold calls.

In the UK, most telemarketing calls are legal provided the recipient has not objected to the call and their number is not on a statutory list of people or businesses who do not want to receive calls.

Former judge András Baka elected Hungarian president
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Hungary's parliament has elected András Baka, 73, a respected judge and former head of the Supreme Court, as head of state.

The Hungarian president is a largely figurehead role, but Baka's rule promises to be tempestuous.

His task will be to monitor Prime Minister Péter Magyar's efforts to dismantle the interlocking economic and political powerhouse established by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He will also oversee the writing of a new constitution, to replace Orbán's constitution of 2011.

"We cannot build the new Hungary on revenge," András Baka told Parliament, after he was elected by 140 votes to 6.

"The majority of society now feels a sense of liberation and hope. Others feel disappointment and uncertainty," he said. "In a democratic society, this is not an anomaly, but a natural state of affairs."

All 51 MPs belonging to Orbán's party Fidesz walked out of the chamber before the vote, in protest against the ousting of their favourite, Tamás Sulyok, from the post last month.

In his speech, András Baka promised the broadest possible debate on the creation of a new constitution.

Since taking office in early May, the new Magyar government has lost no time attacking Orbán's legacy.

Twenty-seven laws have been passed, and two amendments to the constitution.

The states of emergency - migrants, Covid, and war in Ukraine - which Orbán used to govern by decree, were all cancelled.

The Sovereignty Protection Office, which the Fidesz government used to attack critical journalists and NGOs, was abolished, and an National Asset Recovery and Protection Office was established, with sweeping powers to investigate and prosecute individuals accused of stealing state funds under the former government.

Fidesz accuses the Tisza government of establishing a "tyranny". Ironically, they removed Baka from his post as president of the Supreme Court in 2011, for attempting to stop them undermine the rule of law.

Public service radio and TV have been off air since 9 July, as news programmes are revamped. The stated aim is to restore their independence, from their Fidesz-era role as government propaganda organs.

Other key changes came under Amendments 16 and 17 of the constitution, limiting the prime minister to two terms in office, and MPs to three. The ability of the Constitutional Court to oversee acts of parliament, taken away by Fidesz, was also restored.

If the Tisza majority expects Baka to be a tame president, they may get a rude awakening.

In a BBC interview before he was asked to take the post, he made clear he opposes the limitation of MPs' terms as an intrusion on the right of voters to freely choose their representatives.

Baka served for 17 years as the Hungarian judge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

"I am not a political man," he told the BBC last month. "I got involved in politics through my professional, legal way of thinking."

Baka was elected today as a transitional figure.

Under the constitutional amendment which made his presidency possible, the new president will likely only be in place until the new constitution comes into force - or for maximum of five years.

Speaking to parliament on Tuesday, Baka made it clear that he intended to push back against the Hungarian tendency to trust in powerful leaders.

"The state is not there for itself," he said, at the end of his speech. "It is there for the people."

Man guilty of harassing MP Stella Creasy on Tube train
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A 63-year-old man has been found guilty of harassing the Labour MP for Walthamstow after preventing her from leaving a Tube carriage and behaving in an "abusive and aggressive" manner.

Clifford Wilby, from east London, targeted Stella Creasy on a Victoria line train between Walthamstow Central and Finsbury Park on 15 July last year.

Westminster Magistrates' Court heard how Wilby spoke to Creasy about knife crime and her "failings as a Member of Parliament" before filming her, leading to members of the public intervening.

Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram found Wilby guilty of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

Wilby and Creasy first met during a Zoom meeting in 2024 as part of her role as an MP.

She said he started to make a complaint about a constituent and she reminded him that she could not discuss somebody else's case.

Creasy said he had "made a series of very serious allegations", became abusive and "referred to the fact he had been diagnosed as a psychopath".

The meeting was stopped because of Wilby's behaviour.

今彩539第115194期 頭獎槓龜
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大樂透第115078期 頭獎槓龜
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開箱老照片》最美小倩!王祖賢張國榮刻畫「倩女幽魂」經典
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(中央社網站)港產片1980、90年代在東亞占據核心地位,總產值甚至一度躍升世界第二,僅次於美國好萊塢,曾被譽為「有華人的地方,就有香港電影」。

港片當年也席捲台灣,對流行文化留下深刻影響,有些人會以「小倩」代稱「女鬼」,便源自「倩女幽魂」這部經典電影。

「倩女幽魂」改編自古典小說「聊齋誌異」,敘述書生甯采臣(張國榮飾)遇到大雨,被迫投宿在蘭若寺,夜半被琴聲吸引,邂逅聶小倩(王祖賢飾),譜出一段人鬼戀。

1960年邵氏公司便曾拍攝「倩女幽魂」電影,為李翰祥導演、樂蒂主演,是第一部參加國際影展的香港彩色電影。徐克監製、程小東執導的版本則一改古風,加入特技、搞笑、打鬥等快節奏的現代元素。

至於片中兩位靈魂人物,男主角人選一開始便鎖定張國榮;女主角曾找過日本巨星中森明菜、「開心少女組」成員羅美薇出演,但都被婉拒。反倒是王祖賢毛遂自薦,甚至自減片酬,而成就了她的影壇代表作。

「倩女幽魂」打破當時喜劇及動作片的壟斷,讓神怪武俠片捲土重來,是香港電影的里程碑之一,甚至在台灣掀起一波「女鬼電影」熱潮。

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兩年間斬獲4項金馬獎、4項金像獎殊榮,「倩女幽魂」藉由出色的劇本、選角、視覺效果、美術與造型,搭配黃霑操刀的主題曲及配樂,創造影史一代經典。

想看更多倩女幽魂的照片,立即到中央社影像空間。1150812

張國榮、梅艷芳主演的「胭脂扣」,屬於「倩女幽魂」後大為熱門的「女鬼電影」片型。梅艷芳憑此片獲第24屆金馬獎影后。中央社 92年12月30日

午馬在「倩女幽魂」飾演道士「燕赤霞」,以精湛演技獲得第24屆金馬獎最佳男配角。右為頒獎人趙雅芝。中央社記者馮國鏘攝 76年10月29日

哥倫比亞強震增至224死 救難人員持續尋找生還者
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(中央社波哥大11日綜合外電報導)南美國家哥倫比亞西部昨天發生大地震,將數十棟建築物夷為平地,當地官員今天表示已有至少224人罹難,救難人員正加緊在斷垣殘壁中尋找倖存者。

路透社報導,昨天上午這起規模7.4的強震,是數十年來襲擊該國最猛烈的地震,重創哥倫比亞咖啡產區,導致包括皮瑞拉(Pereira)和卡利(Cali)等城市的多棟建築化為瓦礫,曼尼沙(Manizales)一座大教堂的尖塔也倒塌。

美聯社稍早報導,目前還有超過3000人下落不明。

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在軍警與志工協助下,救難隊伍徹夜動用挖土機挖掘,有時還徒手翻找,希望在廢墟中發現生還者。

哥倫比亞紅十字會(Colombian Red Cross)昆迪歐(Quindio)分會的搜救主管烏斯瑪(Jose Fernando Usma)表示,救難人員已偵測到聲響及部分跡象,顯示瓦礫堆下可能有倖存者,目前正在評估受損建物並清除瓦礫,力圖深入以救出受困民眾。(編譯:楊昭彥)1150811

法國義大利比利時監獄超收又逢熱浪 受刑人陳情暴增
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(中央社實習記者洪嘉琪巴黎11日專電)歐洲今年夏天接連遭遇熱浪侵襲,法國、義大利、比利時原本就過度擁擠的監獄,因設施老舊、通風不良,更是悶熱難耐,不僅受刑人陳情量暴增,獄所工作人員也吃不消。

法國國際廣播電台報導,法國監獄今年7月1日平均收容率達141.3%。監獄總督察西蒙諾(Dominique Simonnot)表示,6月熱浪期間,受刑人陳情量暴增,獄方甚至得加派人手因應。

她說:「我們在家裡都快熱昏了,更何況是3、4個人擠在9平方公尺、未經改裝、沒有冷氣、酷熱難耐的老舊牢房。」

法國里摩日(Limoges)監獄一名受刑人告訴律師和家人,7月8日清晨,他起床如廁時中暑昏倒、摔傷頭部;獄警工會代表則說,他是攀窗透氣時滑倒。

監管里摩日監獄的波爾多(Bordeaux)區域監獄管理處拒絕回應此案,但稱已增加淋浴和飲水,並准許受刑人自購電扇。法國司法部表示,類似措施已推行全國,中長期仍須解決監獄過度擁擠問題。

在義大利,監獄人權團體Antigone表示,當地監獄7月底平均收容率近140%。Antigone負責人貢內拉(Patrizio Gonnella)批評,「牢房沒冰箱、到處都沒電扇,太荒謬。」

義大利司法部已編列80萬歐元(約新台幣3000萬元)供監獄添購冰箱與電扇,並承諾年底前增加1萬個監獄床位。

比利時監獄8月平均收容率為121%。司法部長佛林登(Annelies Verlinden)說,受刑人已可更頻繁飲水和淋浴,各監所也接獲指示,將熱浪因應措施延長至9月。

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梅克斯普拉斯(Merksplas)監獄典獄長魯曼( Serge Rooman)說,當局已開始在熱浪期間允許牢房窗戶整夜敞開通風,但老舊設施才是問題根本。

他說,「刑罰只是剝奪自由,不該讓人處在不人道的環境裡。」(編輯:陳慧萍)1150811

歐盟:防休達事件重演 Meta和TikTok同意事實查核
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(中央社布魯塞爾10日綜合外電報導)鑒於西班牙飛地休達7月突湧入大量移民並造成死亡,歐洲聯盟科技事務主管官員維爾庫南今天說,社群媒體公司Meta和TikTok已同意對跨界入西班牙相關內容進行事實查核。

路透社報導,位於非洲北部的休達(Ceuta)7月30日遭到7萬多人從接壤的摩洛哥湧入,有近百人在途中喪生。這些人是受到一些網路上瘋傳的影片鼓動,包括1個西班牙新聞網站所發布、原是為了凸顯移民所帶來負擔的影片。

根據維爾庫南(Henna Virkkunen)今晚在社群媒體平台X的發文,臉書(Facebook)和Instagram母公司Meta及中國公司字節跳動擁有的TikTok已答應歐洲聯盟(EU),會建立「由事實查核員進行的情勢升溫與合作專門機制」。

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維爾庫南表示,這是相關危機應變規範之一,目的是要防止犯罪網絡利用假消息誘使人們為了進入歐盟而冒險偷渡,導致多起悲劇死亡。

維爾庫南說,歐盟執行委員會(European Commission)及歐洲刑警組織(Europol)每天都與Meta和TikTok討論相關情況,她也與西班牙數位經濟部長羅培茲(Oscar Lopez)討論過如何防止越界及人員傷亡。(編譯:張正芊)1150811

眾量級頻道帳務糾紛家寧改密碼無罪 法院:Andy先變更收款地址
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(中央社記者曹亞沿新北11日電)網紅Andy與前女友家寧發生頻道帳務糾紛,新北地院今天認定家寧母親業務侵占超過新台幣4000萬元,判刑1年8月不得易科罰金,而家寧改頻道密碼是因Andy先變更收款地址,判無罪。

根據台灣新北地方法院判決,家寧(張家寧)與Andy(王崇睿)民國105年9月在影音頻道YouTube創設「眾量級CROWD」及「眾量級CROWDxFUN生活」頻道。

兩人委託家寧母親曾淑惠107年8月設立群海娛樂股份有限公司,處理YT頻道收入稅捐事宜,由曾淑惠任群海公司負責人並兼管財務會計及出納,家寧父親張國龍任群海公司監察人,家寧妹妹張家芸為公司業務經理,Andy與家寧為董事。

判決指出,曾淑惠108年2月到113年4月侵占眾量級YT平台流量收益、社群網站臉書(Facebook)廣告收入共82萬美元(約新台幣2640萬元)、蝦皮賣場收入新台幣40萬餘元、業配收入約4萬美元(約新台幣128萬元)與新台幣1326萬8350元。

根據判決,曾淑惠109年未經Andy與家寧同意,擅自以自身名義於109年申請「眾量級」商標,對群海公司利益致生損害,另曾淑惠與張國龍、張家芸以人頭虛報薪資方式逃漏稅。

判決指出,曾淑惠犯業務侵占罪,處有期徒刑1年8月,不可易科罰金,沒收犯罪所得1367萬餘元及85萬餘美元(約新台幣2738萬元),另犯背信罪、稅捐稽徵法以不正當方法逃漏稅捐罪、商業會計法記入帳冊不實罪、故意遺漏會計事項不為記錄罪及個人資料保護法非公務機關非法利用個人資料罪等,應執行有期徒刑1年4月,可易科罰金;罰金刑部分應執行50萬元。

張國龍犯個資法非法處理個人資料罪,處有期徒刑4月,得易科罰金,併科罰金5萬元;張家芸犯稅捐稽徵法幫助逃漏稅捐罪,審酌偵查及審理中坦承犯行,態度良好,處有期徒刑2月得易科罰金,併科罰金1萬元,緩刑2年,期間付保護管束,並應提供60小時義務勞務。

家寧被控在113年分手後未經Andy允許變更眾量級YT平台密碼,導致Andy無法登入,涉犯中華民國刑法無故變更他人電磁紀錄罪,但合議庭檢視雙方對話紀錄及電郵擷圖等事證,家寧變更密碼是由於Andy在未事先告知情況下,自行將收款地址變更為自身戶籍地址。

合議庭認為Andy既有先未經雙方同意變更行為,且家寧向Andy提質疑後未見及時回應,才變更頻道密碼欲阻撓Andy完成驗證行為,難認行為理由非屬正當,判處無罪,全案仍可上訴。

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家寧委任律師郭柏鴻聽判後受訪表示,案發已1年多,期間包括頻道所有權歸屬等相關爭議,外界得到的資訊不一定與事實相符,很感謝法官在審理中逐一檢視各項客觀證據,釐清事實還家寧清白,再次感謝大眾關心。

「抱歉,讓大家失望了!」Andy透過臉書說,尊重司法程序與判決,尚待收到完整判決理由並審慎了解判決內容後,再依法評估後續處理方式,還是會持續透過司法程序維護合法權益,感謝大家關心。(編輯:李明宗)1150811

美官員:以色列黎巴嫩9月於羅馬展開新一輪談判
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(中央社記者侯姿瑩華盛頓11日專電)美國國務院一名官員今天表示,在美國斡旋下,以色列和黎巴嫩將於9月初在義大利羅馬展開新一輪會談,華府對相關進展感到樂觀。黎巴嫩捲入中東衝突後,引發以色列回擊,黎方尋求以色列分階段撤離黎國南部。

法新社報導,一名國務院官員以匿名方式表示,政治軌道的談判將於9月初在羅馬重啟;在這段期間內,相關對話將繼續於貝魯特、耶路撒冷及華盛頓展開,「我們對目前進展的方向感到樂觀」。

華府一直持續斡旋以色列與黎巴嫩之間的談判,目的在於結束雙方敵對行動,黎巴嫩方面則尋求以色列分階段從黎巴嫩南部撤軍。

美國與以色列2月底聯手空襲伊朗並擊斃伊朗最高領袖哈米尼(Ali Khamenei)後,黎巴嫩什葉派基本教義民兵組織「真主黨」(Hezbollah)3月為聲援德黑蘭當局,向以色列發射飛彈與無人機,導致黎巴嫩全面捲入中東戰事。

真主黨的行動引發以色列回擊,黎巴嫩稱,以軍發動的空襲和地面行動已造成黎國境內超過4300人喪生。

以、黎6月就一項架構協議達成共識,內容包括解除真主黨武裝、以色列軍隊逐步撤離黎巴嫩南部,並由黎軍進駐,先從所謂「試點區」開始推動。

以、黎上週在羅馬舉行會談,是黎巴嫩被捲入中東戰事以來,雙方進行的第7輪談判。

談及上一輪羅馬談判的進度,這名美國官員表示,「協議架構正在落實中,首批區域已開始運作,工作小組也已針對文本措辭、地圖及程序達成共識」。

官員指出,在下一輪技術會談中,「隨著當前區域的落實工作持續進行,黎巴嫩將提出接管新區域的詳細路線圖」。

真主黨已多次拒絕以色列與黎巴嫩之間的直接談判,並拒絕交出武器。

自從黎以達成協議及美伊6月簽署有關中東戰爭的初步協議以來,黎巴嫩境內的暴力衝突已有所減少。不過,黎巴嫩表示,南部村莊仍偶爾遭到以色列空襲、砲擊等行動。(編輯:洪啓原)1150812

伊朗:美國滿足德黑蘭條件前 持續關閉荷莫茲海峽
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(中央社杜拜11日綜合外電報導)伊朗最高國家安全委員會(SNSC)新任秘書雷札伊(Mohsen Rezaei)今天說,只要美國不調整既有舉措、不同意德黑蘭提出的終戰條件,荷莫茲海峽就會持續封閉。

路透社報導,這番言論是迄今為止最強烈的訊號,顯示只要美國不遵守華府與德黑蘭6月達成中東終戰諒解備忘錄(MOU)當中的承諾,即使伊朗與阿曼針對荷莫茲海峽談成協議,這條能源要道也不會立即重新開放。

雷札伊是伊朗最高領袖穆吉塔巴.哈米尼(Mojtaba Khamenei)的親信,他接受塔斯尼姆通訊社(Tasnim News Agency)訪問表示:「只要美國不調整既有舉措、不接受伊朗提出的條件,荷莫茲海峽(Strait of Hormuz)就不會開放。」

他指出:「美國必須終結這場戰爭、解凍伊朗遭凍結的資產,並使戰爭在這個地區結束,包含黎巴嫩和加薩。即便伊朗與阿曼就荷莫茲海峽運輸路線達成一項協議,這與該海峽關閉是兩回事。」

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雷札伊9日獲當局任命為SNSC秘書、即該委員會二把手,負責協調伊朗國安與外交政策,他表示已透過調解方向美國轉達伊朗提出的條件。

伊朗最高領袖的顧問穆赫貝爾(Mohammad Mokhber)也在社群媒體X平台發文說「對侵略者的懲罰持續進行,伊朗提出的條件獲得滿足前,荷莫茲海峽不會重啟」。(編譯:洪啓原)1150812

川普與普丁談話奏效 遭俄關押前陸戰隊員獲釋
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(中央社華盛頓11日綜合外電報導)美國總統川普今天表示,他與俄羅斯總統普丁(Vladimir Putin)的談話,促成前美國陸戰隊員吉爾曼(Robert Gilman)自監獄獲釋。吉爾曼因遭控襲警,遭俄方關押4年多。

法新社報導,川普在自家社群平台「真實社群」(Truth Social)寫道:「在我與普丁總統討論過後,俄羅斯同意釋放他,完全是基於人道主義的考量。」

這則貼文還附上一張照片,可見面容消瘦的吉爾曼戴著棒球帽,在一架飛機上手持一面美國國旗,與其他面帶笑容的人士合影。

川普寫道:「我們感謝這項決定,以及俄羅斯並未要求任何人作為交換。沒有發生任何交換。」

吉爾曼因襲擊一名警察,於2022年遭俄羅斯西南部一家法院判處4年半徒刑。他後來又因對獄方人員施暴,刑期加重至10年。

美國國務卿盧比歐(Marco Rubio)發表聲明,感謝俄羅斯與特使魏科夫(Steve Witkoff)合作,促成吉爾曼獲釋,「並允許他在美國接受必要的醫療救治」。

他的手足哈德遜(Lexie Hudson)最近在一則訊息中提及他的健康狀況嚴重惡化,並呼籲儘快釋放他。

盧比歐指出,雖然川普政府樂見這項「正面進展」,但仍尋求讓「所有其他遭不公拘押的美國人立即返國,包括遭錯誤羈押的哈伯德(Stephen Hubbard)」。

哈伯德是一名退休的英文老師,他因遭控代表烏克蘭從事「僱傭兵工作」,在2024年10月一場不公開審判中遭判處近7年有期徒刑,但他否認這項指控。(編譯:張曉雯)1150812

西西里島埃特納火山噴發 馬爾他部分航班受擾
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(中央社馬爾他首都瓦勒他11日綜合外電報導)義大利西西里島(Sicily)埃特納火山近日再次噴發,大量火山灰雲飄散至地中海島國馬爾他上空,迫使多家航空公司在旅遊旺季取消部分飛往馬爾他的航班。

路透社報導,馬爾他國際機場(Malta International Airport)在臉書發布訊息表示,「受到埃特納火山近期噴發影響,目前馬爾他數座島嶼上空籠罩火山灰雲,導致我們的航班受擾。」

機場發言人說,截至今天下午已有19個航班取消,另有多個航班大幅延誤。馬爾他國際機場位於埃特納火山(Mount Etna)以南約220公里處。

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歐洲最大活火山埃特納火山上週再次噴發,迫使西西里島主要機場卡塔尼亞(Catania)機場關閉數日。該機場今天表示延後所有航班起降時間至12日上午11時(台灣時間12日下午5時)。

報導指出,由於馬爾他和卡塔尼亞機場航班均受影響,欲前往這兩地機場的旅客需先查明航班狀態。(編譯:洪啓原)1150812

中國公民企圖走私美國軍事設備 面臨最高20年徒刑
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(中央社華盛頓10日綜合外電報導)美國司法部宣布,中國公民陳定偉(Dingwei Chen,音譯)今天在聯邦法院認罪,他企圖購買美製軍用設備並出口至中國,違反武器出口管制規定,最高可能面臨20年徒刑。

港媒「南華早報」(SCMP)報導,陳定偉現年29歲,他被控企圖購買美國企業為美軍製造的軍用等級衛星數據機及無線電設備,根據美國「武器出口管制法」(Arms Export Control Act),這些設備不得出口至中國。

美國之音(VOA)報導,根據法庭文件,陳定偉與在中國的他人合謀,試圖在黑市從外國軍火交易商那裡,取得這些敏感通訊系統。

據報導,陳定偉等人討論了多種方案,最後決定透過墨西哥走私。為了逃避偵查,他與同夥使用了加密貨幣和加密應用軟體。

美國猶他州鹽湖城聯邦法院法官山姆(David Sam)已接受陳定偉的認罪,量刑日期定於10月19日。(編譯:陳正健)1150811

塔利班重掌阿富汗5年僅獲俄承認 仍與多國外交互動
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(中央社喀布爾11日綜合外電報導)塔利班組織(Taliban)5年前在阿富汗重新掌權,至今俄羅斯仍是唯一正式承認塔利班政府的國家,但塔利班當局已與多個國家建立互動關係。

法新社報導,塔利班禁止12歲以上女孩和婦女受教育,阿富汗婦女也不得進入包括聯合國(UN)機構在內的多處場所。

國際刑事法院(ICC)去年還以迫害婦女及女孩、犯下違反人道罪為由,對塔利班最高領袖艾昆薩達(Hibatullah Akhundzada)及首席大法官哈卡尼(Abdul Hakim Haqqani)發布逮捕令。

儘管許多西方國家要求塔利班先在國內推動人權改革,才會考慮承認塔利班政府,然而基於各種實際考量,許多國家仍與當前的阿富汗領導人打交道,包括英國及歐盟成員國。

位於首都喀布爾市中心的外交部高牆外,各國大使館及旅行社林立,還有一面航空公司廣告看板,上面寫著「我們彼此相連」。

儘管很少阿富汗人有能力出國,塔利班發言人穆賈希德(Zabihullah Mujahid)表示,政府仍「尋求與所有國家建立關係」。

阿富汗當局的外交策略包括在喀布爾接待外國使節,並經常公開會面照片,這些使節來自鄰國中國,以及日本、土耳其、沙烏地阿拉伯、英國等國家。

穆賈希德上個月表示:「區域國家與我們的鄰國特別重要,因為我們的經濟關係和利益緊密相連。」

今年,來自塔吉克、土庫曼、吉爾吉斯、烏茲別克和哈薩克的官員均聚集到喀布爾,這些中亞內陸國家正試圖開闢經由阿富汗通往海洋的貿易路線。

除此之外,塔利班政府還曾於今年6月派代表團飛往布魯塞爾。那次出訪是為了與15個歐盟國家商討遣返未能獲得庇護的阿富汗人。

阿富汗與巴基斯坦今年爆發戰事時,也有多個國家介入。而巴基斯坦的宿敵印度已強化與塔利班政府的關係。

今年6月,印度常駐聯合國代表表示,有必要重新思考聯合國對數十名塔利班成員的制裁措施,其中包括旅行禁令、資產凍結與武器禁運,因為「過去5年來,阿富汗的政治現實已經改變」。

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一名不願具名的聯合國消息人士在喀布爾告訴法新社,對塔利班當局施加影響力的能力端看議題,其中一些議題幾乎雷打不動,但也有議題能取得進展,例如毒品防制及人道援助。

他坦言,與阿富汗政府互動是「當前態勢」,「大家都明白,其實基本上,阿富汗完全由實質當局(即塔利班)掌控,而且在許多問題上,全世界與區域國家都得與他們打交道」。(編譯:楊昭彥)1150811

美超微財報表現強勁 梁見後:訂單排到明年
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(中央社記者廖漢原華盛頓11日專電)美國伺服器大廠美超微今天公布業績。受惠於AI基建進入加速期,美超微產品及服務銷量較去年同期大幅提高近一倍。台裔董事長梁見後表示,客戶訂單已排到下年度。

伺服器大廠美超微(Super Micro Computer)11日公布2026財政年度第4季業績,在AI數據中心強勁需求下,營運大幅成長,銷售淨額達111億美元,較前季102億美元持續上揚,接近去年同期58億美元的一倍,調整後每股盈餘1.70美元,均高於分析師預期。

毛利率達17.5%,遠高於前季9.9%及去年同期9.5%。淨利為11.78億美元,遠高於前季4.83億美元及去年同期4.95億美元。

美超微台裔創辦人、董事長暨執行長梁見後(Charles Liang)聲明指出,在人工智慧及資訊科技策略下,公司營運持續強勁,上個財政年度客戶增加數百家,新訂單超過600億美元,需求清單已排至2027財政年度。

梁見後表示,市場需求仍在加速,美超微的客戶優質多元,廣泛採用先進數據中心構建模組處理方案(Data Center Building Block Solutions,DCBBS)。加上持續投資先進技術,擴大生產規模並符合全球標準法規,客戶可建立更快及更具效能的AI架構。

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美超微預估下個財政年度銷售淨額在650億美元至720億美元間,高於分析師預估的530億美元。

美超微股價11日微漲0.45%,以31.60美元作收。由於下年度前景看好,財報公布後盤後交易大漲10%。(編輯:洪啓原)1150812

AI雲端需求強勁 CoreWeave第2季營收優於預期
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(中央社舊金山11日綜合外電報導)受惠於市場對人工智慧(AI)雲端運算服務的強勁需求,CoreWeave今天公布季度營收超越華爾街預期,且虧損幅度低於市場預估,帶動股價在盤後交易中大漲近10%。

路透社報導,諸如CoreWeave與同業Nebius等所謂新興雲端業者(neoclouds),主要向其他科技公司提供硬體與雲端運算資源,隨著企業持續投入資金發展AI,相關需求也大幅攀升。

CoreWeave與輝達(Nvidia)關係密切,是輝達AI晶片算力的主要提供者,今年以來已吸引多家知名客戶,並與Meta和Claude開發商Anthropic簽署雲端運算資源協議。

CoreWeave公布截至6月30日,合約剩餘營收為1042億美元,高於首季末的994億美元。此外,CoreWeave表示,本季又獲得超過250億美元的新客戶承諾。

共同創辦人兼執行長英特拉托(Michael Intrator)表示:「CoreWeave在本季達成重要的轉捩點,我們的規模將開始轉化為不斷提高的營運槓桿效果。」

根據倫敦證券交易所集團(LSEG)彙整的數據,CoreWeave公布在截至6月底的第2季,總營收達到25.8億美元,高於分析師平均預期的25.6億美元。

CoreWeave經調整後的每股虧損為1.03美元,低於市場預期的每股虧損1.20美元。

為滿足市場激增的需求,CoreWeave一直在加大基礎設施投資,光是6月這季的資本支出就達94億美元,高於前3個月的68億美元,也遠高於去年第2季的29億美元。

CoreWeave本季新建8座資料中心,使得全球運作中的資料中心總數達到51座。(編譯:張曉雯)1150812

美國通膨數據揭曉前夕 美股收盤互有漲跌
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(中央社紐約11日綜合外電報導)外媒稍早披露美軍直升機朝1艘試圖突破伊朗港口封鎖的貨輪開火,使中東局勢再添變數之際,市場焦點轉向預計12日出爐的美國7月消費者物價指數(CPI),美股今天收盤走勢不一。

道瓊工業指數下挫184.13點或0.34%,收報53791.85點。

標普500指數微跌24.91點或0.32%,收在7728.20點。

那斯達克指數滑落159.91點或0.60%,收26445.45點。

費城半導體指數上漲104.61點或0.87%,收12098.47點。(編譯:洪啓原)1150812

傳輝達開發Nemotron 4 挑戰全球頂尖開源模型
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(中央社加州聖克拉拉11日綜合外電報導)美國科技媒體The Information今天引述參與專案的人士報導,人工智慧(AI)晶片大廠輝達正在開發新的AI模型家族Nemotron 4,目標是與全球頂尖的開源模型競爭。

路透社報導,輝達(Nvidia)是少數推出開源模型的美國大型企業之一。隨著AI開發經費水漲船高,平價的中國模型性能已漸逼近美國領先實驗室Anthropic與OpenAI的主要系統,開源模型在今年受到更多關注。

近期,一連串涉及自主AI代理人的駭客事件曝光,也加深外界的關注,尤其是因為開源模型在網路安全應用上缺乏限制。

The Information報導,多名參與專案的員工表示,最大的Nemotron 4模型預計將擁有至少1兆個參數。

報導指出,輝達尚未訂出Nemotron 4的發表日期,且尚未完成最終訓練,但員工表示,這款模型最早可在秋季末準備就緒。

輝達尚未回覆路透社的置評請求。

輝達上月與其他公司組成聯盟,以開發並分享AI安全與資安工具。輝達也與微軟(Microsoft)等科技巨擘簽署一封公開信,表達對開放權重模型的支持,以防創新資源外流海外。

另外,輝達今天也發表Nemotron 3.5 Lightning,這是旗下產品的新成員,主要用於審查程式碼、工具使用、安全警示監控、帳單諮詢答覆等多種任務。

輝達同時釋出NeMo Switchyard,這是一款開源模型路由庫,可自動將AI任務引導至最適合的模型。

去年底,隨著中國AI實驗室的產品迅速湧現,輝達推出了第3代開源模型家族。(編譯:張曉雯)1150812

芬蘭團隊攜手亞洲學者 AI模型解密人類閱讀機制
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(中央社記者巫祈麟赫爾辛基11日專電)人工智慧技術再現突破。芬蘭阿爾托大學的跨國團隊開發出能如實模擬人類閱讀機制的AI模型,突破過去AI僅能模仿的限制,未來可望應用於智慧眼鏡排版,以及自動簡化艱澀的法律文件。

這項研究由阿爾托大學(Aalto University)主導,攜手香港科技大學、香港城市大學以及新加坡國立大學團隊共同完成,10日發表於權威期刊「自然人類行為」(Nature Human Behaviour)。

研究團隊指出,新模型除模擬人類在閱讀時如何分配注意力,還能真正理解文本內容,確實解密讀者吸收資訊的邏輯。

過去模擬人類閱讀的AI模型,多半仰賴輸入海量文本與眼球移動資料訓練而成。阿爾托大學教授歐拉斯維塔(Antti Oulasvirta)表示,舊有模型只是在模仿人類行為,並未真正掌握文本內容,結論也無法通用於不同語言。「這是我們首度利用人工智慧來理解人類如何閱讀,而不僅僅是模仿。」

針對運作原理,研究團隊說明,模型以「資源合理性」為核心,亦即讀者閱讀時會不斷決定視線下一步該往哪裡移動,以在有限時間內將理解程度最大化。視線控制的決策,涵蓋單字、句子與完整文本等多重層次。

香港城市大學教授趙盛東表示,模擬技術「為大腦運作提供全新視角」。研究發現,閱讀時的注意力分配深受文本語言,以及讀者本身的記憶力、眼球移動速度、清晰視野範圍等特徵影響。舉例來說,記憶力佳且閱讀速度快的人,能迅速在段落間跳躍;記憶力較差的讀者則往往需要頻繁回頭重讀。

為此,研究人員將讀者特徵化為可調整的參數輸入模型。歐拉斯維塔指出,團隊將模型投入數百萬篇文本中,讓AI自行學習如何優化眼球運動,藉此真正讀懂內容。

模型會將讀過的內容轉化為「記憶表徵」(memory representation),也就是濃縮版的文本資訊。記憶雖然並不完整,但會隨著模型掃視過的字詞逐漸累積;碰到關鍵字句時,視線會自動聚焦以蒐集資訊。

研究團隊更透過提問,測試模型的理解力,並將注意力決策與真實人類的眼球軌跡比對,證實模型確實成功重現讀者的真實行為。

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展望未來,這項新技術將為閱讀體驗開啟大門。歐拉斯維塔舉例,未來只需耗費極少心力,就能將艱澀複雜的法律文件,轉化為適合不同讀者程度的白話版本。

研究還提到,擴增實境(AR)應用也將因此迎來變革。透過眼球軌跡分析,開發者能更貼合需求地調整智慧眼鏡視野內的文字排版與節奏,讓文字在讀者最需要的時刻,恰如其分地浮現在眼前。(編輯:楊昇儒)1150811

黎巴嫩國會正式廢除死刑 成中東國家首例
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(中央社貝魯特11日綜合外電報導)黎巴嫩國會議長辦公室發表聲明表示,黎巴嫩國會今天廢除死刑,並將所有現有死刑改為無期徒刑。此舉使黎巴嫩成為中東第一個正式終止死刑的國家。

法新社報導,黎巴嫩自2004年以來未曾執行死刑,但仍持續判處死刑,最近一次判決發生在昨天。國際特赦組織(Amnesty International)統計,截至今年1月,黎巴嫩至少有85人仍在死囚名單上。死刑通常適用於謀殺、恐怖主義與間諜罪等重大罪行。

黎巴嫩國家通訊社(National News Agency)報導,今後最嚴重的罪行將改判無期徒刑外加苦役。

司法部長納薩爾(Adel Nassar)在國會上稱廢除死刑是「歷史性」決定,並表示死刑的陰影曾阻礙黎巴嫩從已廢死的國家引渡犯嫌。

無黨籍國會議員哈姆丹(Firas Hamdan)在社群平台X上發文慶祝,感謝「過去20年來為實現這一刻付出心力的每個人」。

聯合國也對此表示讚許,人權事務高級專員圖克(Volker Turk)呼籲中東「仍維持死刑」的鄰國「效法黎巴嫩,結束這種不人道的做法」。他說,在這個飽受戰火蹂躪的國家,此舉展現了對「生命權做出強而有力且基於原則的承諾」。

歐洲聯盟(EU)表示,黎巴嫩為「中東與更廣泛地區的其他國家樹立強而有力的典範」。

前殖民宗主國法國稱這項決定具「歷史性且勇敢」。法國外交部長巴霍(Noel Barrot)在社群平台X上寫道,這次表決展現了黎巴嫩「透過維護作為立國基石的民主價值與自由,持續成為楷模」。

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中東各地經常執行死刑,國際特赦組織去年紀錄到伊朗執行2000多起死刑,沙烏地阿拉伯有超過350起。今年6月,約旦以絞刑處決6名因謀殺安全人員而遭定罪的男子,結束長達9年的死刑暫緩執行期。

鄰國以色列只執行過死刑兩次:一次是在1948年,針對的是一名遭控叛國罪的陸軍上尉,另一次是在1962年,當時納粹戰犯艾克曼(Adolf Eichmann)遭處以絞刑。但今年稍早,以色列國會通過新法律,允許對因致命攻擊遭定罪的巴勒斯坦人執行死刑。(編譯:張曉雯)1150812

巴拿馬籍貨輪企圖突破伊朗港口封鎖 遭美軍開火
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(中央社華盛頓11日綜合外電報導)美國7月中恢復封鎖伊朗港口後,美國軍方表示1架美軍直升機今天對1艘企圖突破港口封鎖的巴拿馬籍貨輪開火,擊中這艘船引擎室,使其失去航行能力。

法新社報導,美軍中央司令部(CENTCOM)在社群媒體X平台發文說,名為「Vela Nova」的貨輪數度無視美軍警告後,隸屬美國海軍的1架MH-60直升機對這艘船開火,使其失去航行能力、不再駛往伊朗。

這是美國自7月14日恢復封鎖伊朗港口海上交通後,第三度強制攔截船隻。

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CENTCOM表示,截至今天為止,已迫使55艘試圖突破封鎖的船隻改道,另外有2艘船遭美軍登船檢查。美方在4月13日至6月18日封鎖伊朗港口期間,令9艘船失去航行能力和迫使逾140艘船改道。

德黑蘭要求美國停止封鎖港口,以此當作重啟荷莫茲海峽(Strait of Hormuz)的其中一項條件。(編譯:洪啓原)1150812

以色列前情報首長:以特工曾多次探訪伊朗福爾多核設施
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(中央社耶路撒冷11日綜合外電報導)以色列情報機關摩薩德(Mossad)前局長柯恩(Yossi Cohen)今天透露,以色列特工為了更加了解伊朗位於福爾多(Fordow)的核設施,曾「多次」探訪當地 。

法新社報導,以色列去年6月對伊朗發動12日戰爭,聲稱為了削弱對其構成「生存威脅」的伊朗核子與彈道飛彈計畫。期間美軍曾短暫加入、動用其先進軍機轟炸伊朗分別位於福爾多、納坦茲(Natanz)和伊斯法罕(Isfahan)的3處核設施。

據以色列媒體報導,2015至2021年領導摩薩德的柯恩今天在一場地方當局會議上說:「我們為了了解福爾多核設施,曾多次巡查當地。」但他未進一步說明事發確切時間及執行人員。

柯恩據報還表示:「美國人轟炸了這個地點,是我一切夢想成真。」

柯恩與以色列總理尼坦雅胡(Benjamin Netanyahu)關係密切,他也與以色列2020年暗殺伊朗核子科學家法克里札德(Mohsen Fakhrizadeh)一事有關聯,不過以色列未曾對這起事件置評。(編譯:張正芊)1150811

Delta investigating after someone set up fake Wi-Fi network mid-flight
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An unidentified passenger allegedly created a fake Wi-Fi network on a Delta flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta on Monday, prompting pilots to alert air traffic control, according to the airline and public broadcasts from the plane.

“[The] safety of flight was never in question and no aircraft operating systems were affected,” Delta spokesperson Morgan Durrant told TechCrunch, adding that the in-flight network was not compromised.

“We are fully investigating to gather a complete set of facts, which will take time. We will partner with federal law enforcement and aviation regulators to ensure the incident is thoroughly investigated,” the spokesperson said.

The flight crew turned off the aircraft’s legitimate Wi-Fi network for around 30 minutes due to the incident.

Once the crew became aware of the fake Wi-Fi network, the pilots sent two messages mid-flight to air traffic control. The pilots said a passenger “created a scam Wi-Fi” that was designed to impersonate the airplane’s legitimate wireless network.

The pilots said they did not have any more information, but said some of the passengers came from cybersecurity conferences held in Las Vegas last week.

At this point, it’s unclear what the passenger or passengers were doing. It’s easy to set up a fake or malicious Wi-Fi network using commercially available tools like a Wi-Fi Pineapple, a hardware device designed for spoofing real-world networks. These devices are sold for professional security testers to audit companies’ security, or for hobbyists who want to learn how to hack.

The Atlanta Police Department referred questions to federal authorities. Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson Steve Kulm said the agency has not received a report about the incident. The FBI did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment.

FBI says cybercriminals are hacking into victims’ online accounts to steal their intimate pictures
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The FBI is warning that cybercriminals are hacking into the social media accounts of adults and children to steal their intimate explicit images and videos.

The perpetrators rely largely on social engineering tactics to target people, the alert said, and victims are often extorted, or their stolen content published online.

“Victims often face re-victimization through harassment, sextortion, stalking or other targeted attacks, such as advertising stolen content on a victim’s own social media page,” the FBI wrote.

These types of crimes have been known for years. But the FBI’s public alert could indicate that these incidents are now on the rise, according to Rachel Tobac, the CEO of the security awareness training firm SocialProof Security.

Tobac said that these attacks especially target young boys, and that these attacks are “a big public health issue,” given that sometimes the victims are driven to self-harm in response.

When reached, the FBI did not comment but referred TechCrunch to a press release, in which the bureau said it “has determined that student-athletes are frequently targeted due to their public profiles.”

The FBI’s advisory said the attackers rely on brute-forcing accounts using leaked or previously used passwords, impersonating customer service representatives by pretending to work for Instagram and other social media companies, and contacting targets alleging that they need to recover their account. Some hackers use phishing emails that rely on fake domains that look like legitimate social media login pages.

To protect yourself, use unique passwords stored in a password manager, ensure multi-factor authentication is switched on, and be suspicious of anyone reaching out unprompted claiming to work for a social media company, as tech companies generally do not reach out to their customers. The FBI urges people to avoid storing intimate pictures in online accounts.

Updated with response from FBI.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT desktop app for Linux
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ChatGPT is on desktops across the world, but there’s been one place where it’s been lacking: the Linux community. Certain sectors of the open source developer community have been clamoring for OpenAI to bring its chatbot to their neck of the woods.

As of this week, OpenAI has rectified this oversight, launching a dedicated ChatGPT app for Linux.

“Linux has been one of the most-requested platforms for the desktop app, and this launch extends ChatGPT and Codex across every major desktop operating system,” the company said Tuesday.

The new app, which is being released in preview, will give Linux users the ability to use ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex on a number of different distributions. The release is worldwide, as of Tuesday.

OpenAI says that the distros that will be supported include desktop variants of Ubuntu 24.04 and 26.04 LTS, Debian 13, and Fedora 43 and 44. The totality of the Linux community comprises hundreds of distributions, although the distros that OpenAI has chosen here act as the base for a variety of “downstream” desktop distros or “flavors,” which should also be compatible with OpenAI’s apps as a result.

OpenAI is a little behind Anthropic, which released a Claude desktop app for Linux about a month ago. Anthropic’s app is available for Ubuntu 22.04 or later and Debian 12 or later.

Google’s Gemini app surges to 1 billion users
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In a significant milestone for Google, CEO Sundar Pichai announced via X that the Gemini app has become one of the company’s fastest-growing products, recently surpassing 1 billion monthly active users. Pichai also noted it was the 14th Google product to hit the 1 billion mark.

With this rapid growth, Gemini is keeping pace with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which hit 1 billion monthly active users back in June.

The company has been steadily integrating Gemini across its products, from Search and Workspace to Android and its standalone app. Google’s AI Mode in Search, in particular, has achieved a lot of success, with over 1 billion monthly active users globally. But today’s figure refers specifically to the Gemini app, and does not include AI users from other channels.

The company also continued rolling out new models and features, including Gemini 3.5 Flash, which Google says is designed to improve coding and autonomous AI-agent tasks.

Google also shared numbers of how people are actually using the chatbot, with 63% of Gemini users talking directly to the assistant using the voice feature. Plus, Gemini now generates more than 150 million images every day, according to Google.

And Gemini’s growth isn’t limited to Google’s own products. The company says it now has more than 100 million active users on iOS.

The milestone comes right after its Q2 2026 earnings call, where the company celebrated having over 950 million monthly users, with daily active users tripling this past year. The announcement also comes ahead of its Made by Google event, where it’s expected to have more Gemini-powered features launching across Pixel devices.

Bluesky’s active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the app
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Decentralized social network Bluesky was one of the bigger beneficiaries of the exodus from Elon Musk’s X in November 2024, following the U.S. elections. But now, nearly two years later, the social network and would-be X competitor is struggling to hold on to its momentum.

According to data from digital intelligence provider Similarweb, Bluesky’s mobile app had 10.4 million monthly active users worldwide in June 2026, down 27.2% year-over-year. In addition, mobile daily active users continued to decline, falling 25.6% year-over-year in July to around 3 million.

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These declines indicate that even though Bluesky’s app continues to add registered accounts, fewer people are using its mobile app on a regular basis. It also suggests that some of those who joined Bluesky due to their dissatisfaction with X post-elections haven’t stuck around long-term.

But the bigger takeaway here is not just that Bluesky’s post-election bump has shrunk. Bluesky’s app has lost more than half its monthly active users from its late-2024 high, which means that its app usage continued to shrink even after the initial post-election surge subsided. (Its quarterly average was around 22.1 million monthly active users in the fourth quarter of 2024, Similarweb’s data indicates, and it declined to 10.7 million in the second quarter of 2026. That’s a decline of around 52%.)

Building beyond Bluesky

While Bluesky’s numbers are down, those who stuck around are committed. Its smaller community remains relatively active, with a stickiness rate (the ratio of daily to monthly active users) of roughly 29% in June, about the same as Threads.

For Bluesky’s new CEO, Toni Schneider, these numbers may not be as concerning. The company is not entirely focused on making Bluesky (the app) succeed, but on making it possible for the underlying protocol (AT Proto) to power a growing number of social apps, services, and communities. That’s something that is now taking place, as projects like BlackSky and Eurosky are growing, while some AT Proto apps like the video-focused Skylight have found early traction, too.

In addition, the company has launched new products, like the AI-powered research tool Attie, and is now working on adding support for private data to Bluesky. The latter could generate new interest in Bluesky from a different type of user — those less interested in the public square, and more interested in private networking and communities.

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What’s more, Similarweb’s data doesn’t necessarily suggest that Bluesky users have returned to X, as some may have feared.

Instead, the data shows that X’s worldwide monthly active users on mobile were down around 3% year-over-year in June, and X’s mobile daily active users dropped 7% in July to 123.7 million. (Of course, X remains a sizable social network with around 302 million monthly active users on its app as of June 2026 and a growing number of web visits, up 5.3% year-over-year in July to 4.7 billion.)

If anything, the app to now be concerned about is Threads. It’s unclear whether Threads is benefiting from Bluesky’s falling engagement, or if it has managed to attract a new set of people who had never used a Twitter-like service.

In any event, the Meta-owned app’s daily active users were up 21.3% year-over-year to 147 million in July 2026, and its website visits were up 112% year-over-year to 471.6 million.

Bluesky’s own public stats indicate the company now has nearly 46 million registered users, but it doesn’t share specific data on daily or monthly active usage.

What’s Scaleup Europe, the $5.7B fund that just backed satellite company ICEYE?
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Forget the European summer lull: Startups can’t afford to stay still, and Brussels is following suit. In the middle of peak vacation time, the European Commission announced that the Scaleup Europe Fund was fully operational, with investments “expected in the coming weeks.” But its first deal was actually made public the very next day.

ICEYE, a Finnish satellite intelligence company now valued above $11 billion, is the first startup backed by this unique public-private vehicle, which co-led its Series F. Similar deals should follow soon; Scaleup Europe plans to deploy €5 billion ($5.7 billion) into growth-stage startups based in the EU or partnering countries and operating in strategic sectors.

“Space-based intelligence is becoming critical infrastructure for governments, and the Scaleup Europe Fund exists so companies like ours don’t have to leave Europe to compete globally,” ICEYE CEO Rafal Modrzewski (pictured above) wrote on LinkedIn.

Even in less critical sectors, helping Europe build scaleups and keep them is key for its competitiveness and tech sovereignty — and that’s also the fund’s raison d’être. With the conviction that Europe misses out when its deep tech talent lacks late-stage funding or only finds it abroad, the Commission took the matter into its own hands, but it also partnered up.

Unlike other programs that are managed directly by European institutions and handing out public monies, Scaleup Europe is backed by private investors and run by Swedish asset manager EQT, which was selected via an open call to “experienced fund managers.”

Other candidates reportedly included Eurazeo, Northzone, and Vitruvian Partners, with Atomico as final challenger. While it has offices across Europe, the firm may have been hindered by having its headquarters in London. But having pointed out the growth funding gap for years, still described Scaleup Europe as “urgent and necessary” when EQT was announced as the winner.

As for EQT, it described the initiative as a “big moment for Europe.” “Europe has proven its ability to create successful early-stage technology companies, the challenge is now to scale those businesses into becoming global leaders while maintaining their European roots,” EQT CEO and managing partner Per Franzén commented in a statement.

Notably, the Commission has given the fund manager some leeway as to where to invest — with a mandate “including but not limited to deep tech, life sciences, clean tech, advanced manufacturing, and digital technologies.” For EQT, this will overlap with the likes of AI, biotech, energy, robotics, semiconductors, and space — as shown by ICEYE.

With ties to the Wallenberg family, which was initially listed as a potential anchor investor of the fund, EQT was arguably a front runner to run Scaleup Europe. With more than $300 million in assets under management, it will also be tasked with helping the fund reach its total fundraising target — starting with a “significant commitment” of its own capital.

It is unclear how much capital Scaleup Europe has raised so far, but its first closing was anchored by a €1 billion investment from the Commission (approximately $1.15 billion) investing alongside institutional investors from all across Europe, credited as “founding investors.”

According to public information, these founding investors include German insurance giant Allianz; APG, representing Dutch pension fund ABP; Spanish bank-affiliated funds CriteriaCaixa and Santander-owned Mouro Capital; Italy’s Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, Intesa Sanpaolo, and Fondazione Cariplo; and Denmark’s EIFO and Novo Holdings.

Scaleup Europe’s fundraising is expected to extend into 2027, with a second fundraising round described as potentially open to non-European investors, as long as these are aligned with Scaleup Europe’s objectives.

This might be a necessary compromise to raise the kind of capital Scaleup Europe is seeking. According to reports, the Commission suggested it could eventually expand to €25 billion ($28.9 billion). If it does, it would start belonging to the same category as Asian and U.S. growth funds.

As it stands, Scaleup Europe’s €5 billion target already makes it an outlier in the EU — VC firms in continental Europe typically manage millions, rarely billions. But with the EIF’s European Tech Champions Initiative actively backing growth-stage VC firms as a fund-of-funds, this could quickly change. In other words, Scaleup Europe may soon just be there to fill the gap.

Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime COO, is leaving to ‘start something new’
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Brad Lightcap, one of the longest-serving executives at OpenAI, is leaving the powerful AI lab to “start something new.”

In an internal message that Lightcap shared online Tuesday, the outgoing executive told OpenAI staff that it was “bittersweet to share that I’ll be moving on from OpenAI to start something new.”

Lightcap, who joined the company in 2018, spent four years as OpenAI’s chief financial officer. He then ascended to chief operating officer, where he served from 2022 until earlier this year when, amidst a shakeup of executive roles, he transitioned to lead special projects at the company. Prior to OpenAI, Lightcap also worked with CEO Sam Altman at venture capital firm Y Combinator.

“I had the privilege of building the first versions of most of our operations and business teams – from Finance to Legal, People, CorpSec, GTM/Gov, Partnerships, and more,” Lightcap wrote in his message Tuesday. “Among the most rewarding parts of this journey for me has been watching each of these teams mature under brilliant leaders.”

In his note, Lightcap also looked ahead and hinted at a future venture while giving scant details as to what it might be.

“Over the last few months, I’ve been focused on the next horizon and what would stand in the way of mission success,” Lightcap said. “I believe there are a few important new things the world will need to get right as we enter this next period. I’ll have more to share soon, but I believe in OpenAI more than ever and am excited to help you all advance the mission from a different vantage point.”

As OpenAI preps for an IPO of industrywide significance, the company has been undergoing a shakeup of top-level executives. In July, the company’s No. 2 executive, Fidji Simo, who led AGI development, announced she would be stepping down. Other executives from less central areas of the company — including Bill Peebles, who formerly headed the company’s now dead video generator Sora, and Kevin Weil, the vice president of the company’s Science vertical — have also recently left the firm.

General Catalyst leads $1.1B round into 2-month-old River AI
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River AI, an AI startup founded by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, has secured $1.1 billion in funding in a seed/Series A round led by General Catalyst and AMP PBC, with participation from Nvidia, AMD Ventures, Y Combinator, and Temasek.

(AMP PBC is an AI-focused investment firm founded in 2026 by former Andreessen Horowitz general partner Anjney Midha, backer of companies at a16z like Black Forest Labs, Mistral AI, LMArena and OpenRouter.)

River came out of stealth in June with a fascinating mission. Babuschkin, whose resume includes AI roles at DeepMind and OpenAI, intends to reinvent AI from scratch, beginning with how models are trained. This is in order to turn agents into personally trainable assistants, rather than following the trajectory other AI labs are on: human worker replacements.

“To get there, we believe the stack has to be rebuilt end to end: training, models, the product layer, and new hardware that lets personal AI live close to you,” he wrote in his launch blog.

“Capable agents will be a normal part of everyday life. Less like the assistants you call on today when you need a task done, more like guardian angels: quietly present, on your side, helping with what actually matters to you. They will know you well, and they will be yours, not someone else’s,” he envisions.

River already offers an API, billed per 1 million tokens, with rates dependent on the open model used. The API allows developers to use both reinforcement learning (RL) and low-rank adaptation (LoRA) fine-tuning on the models. This first product is intended to be an antidote to prompt engineering. “Prompting steers a model you don’t own and can’t improve. River lets you train open models into ones that are truly yours — and serve them like any other endpoint,” the product literature says.

While this round is an eye-popping-size investment for a nascent company, and perhaps another indication of the overheated AI atmosphere, River’s premise comes at a particularly auspicious time. Enterprises are waking up to wanting to control their AI model destiny by using a mix of models, including open weight. River is promising to solve the post-training expertise part of that problem with its neocloud offering.

“Any enterprise can complete a complex reinforcement learning run in 15 to 20 minutes with no infrastructure team required, at two to four times the cost savings relative to closed-source alternatives,” it wrote in its funding announcement.

The bigger vision of this company is that everyone will have their own agents, trained by themselves, and working on their behalf. We are already seeing this concept in action with the rise of personal, locally running agents in the form of OpenClaw and its derivatives. Plus, we are already seeing Nvidia partner with PC makers like Dell, Microsoft, and HP for AI-capable hardware.

How River’s tech will differ remains to be seen. But it’s starting out with a war chest full of cash to try.

Block Blast! goes ad-free on Apple Arcade
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The most downloaded mobile game last year has just landed on Apple’s subscription gaming service, Apple Arcade. On Tuesday, Apple announced the addition of Block Blast!+, an ad-free version of the popular puzzle game that has around 725 million lifetime installs, according to app intelligence provider Appfigures. Other estimates put that figure even higher, at 868 million installs.

The game will be released on Apple Arcade on September 3, alongside a 2025 App Store Award winner, Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+, and others.

Image Credits:Apple/Art of Fauna

Apple’s internal data indicates that Block Blast! was the most downloaded free iPhone game in 2025. It has continued to rank No. 1 in the early months of 2026, according to its developer, Hungry Studio, and other third-party app intelligence providers, such as Sensor Tower.

Given that the puzzle game continues to acquire tens of millions of new users every month, it raises the question: Why would the studio offer an ad-free Arcade version now, before growth has plateaued? After all, just a few months ago, the studio reported that Block Blast! was still seeing high engagement, with 70 million daily active users and 300 million monthly active users worldwide. It even promoted the title at this year’s Coachella, suggesting there’s still room for growth.

However, a deeper dive into the data indicates Block Blast! downloads may have fallen from their peak in late 2024, when it was pulling in nearly 50 million downloads per month. This suggests the title is indeed maturing, which makes it a good candidate for Apple’s subscription service.

For Block Blast! fans, which are still many, the Arcade version will address the most annoying thing about playing this puzzler: all those ads. After every loss, ads play before you can start a new gaming session, leading users to swipe the game closed to skip the ad, then re-open the app to play again. It’s a tedious way to play this puzzle game, and one that has long seen fans begging for a subscription option to go ad-free. The Arcade version will now be that option.

Apple’s Arcade service is $6.99 per month for its 200+ games, or it can be bundled with Apple One plans, which start at $19.95/month for individuals.

Other titles launching on Arcade on September 3 include NFL Retro Bowl ’27, Coloring Games for Families+, and Let’s Play! Oink Games+, a digital collection of nine tabletop games.

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is betting on EVs, robots, and autonomy all at once — he’ll explain why at Disrupt 2026
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Building a company is hard. But building one that also designs, manufactures, and delivers hardware at scale, from a factory floor, with supply chain concerns galore is another order of difficulty. And Rivian’s CEO RJ Scaringe is speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to detail that journey and the lessons it’s bestowed.

Rivian sits at the intersection of AI, software, robotics, manufacturing, and transportation. And Scaringe has spent the better part of two decades proving that intersection isn’t just survivable. He also thinks it’s about to become much more crowded.

Scaringe’s Disrupt Stage session is just one of many big conversations happening at Disrupt this year, running October 13-15 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. Check out the programming that’s been announced so far here, and if you don’t already have a ticket, lock in yours before our next price increase on August 22.

What Scaringe brings to the Disrupt Stage

Scaringe may be best known for Rivian, but he’s been expanding beyond vehicles. He’s laid out a roadmap to full Level 4 autonomy by 2028, and he’s building out Rivian’s own charging network with ambitions to become one of the largest in the U.S.

Scaringe also founded Mind Robotics, a humanoid robotics company that’s raised $900 million this year alone, which he runs as executive chair and acting CEO, with Rivian as a large shareholder and launch customer. With the goal of turning Rivian’s factory floor in Normal, Illinois, into a proving ground for more ingrained human and robotic coexistence on the assembly line, Scaringe sees an opportunity to directly address an anticipated shortage in human labor.

As for Rivian itself, it recently began rolling out the R2, the roughly $58,000 SUV that Scaringe is counting on to do what the pricier R1T and R1S didn’t: expand Rivian beyond the niche market. He’s called it “maybe the most important thing we’ve launched to date” amid slowing demand for costlier EVs and mounting competitive pressure, especially from lower-cost Chinese EV manufacturers.

And at Disrupt 2026, you’ll get to watch Scaringe detail how all of these investments fit together, and what he’s learned about building in the physical world and then bringing AI into the fold, while many AI companies try to accomplish the inverse.

To hear it in person and join the 10,000+ founders, investors, and technologists heading to San Francisco for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on October 13-15, grab your ticket today to make sure you get the best available price.

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FlightAware sues Kalshi over flight cancellation prediction markets
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The real-time flight tracker FlightAware is suing the prediction market Kalshi for allegedly using its data to host gambling markets.

Kalshi started letting users bet on the number of flights canceled in the U.S., or at a given airport, about a month ago. According to FlightAware, Kalshi used FlightAware’s data and name without authorization, displaying FlightAware’s branding and information even after the flight tracker demanded that Kalshi stop.

“Kalshi never informed FlightAware that it would rely on FlightAware’s data to determine the outcome of these betting markets,” the lawsuit says. FlightAware maintains that it did not know about Kalshi’s flight cancellation bets until the media began reporting on these new prediction markets.

TechCrunch has reached out to Kalshi for comment.

Kalshi and similar platforms, like Polymarket, allow users to place bets on various future events, ranging from the results of a political election to the number of albums a musician will sell in a given week.

These markets have already shown their extensive potential to be manipulated by bettors, even though their rules prohibit insider trading. In one high-profile instance, a Polymarket user suspiciously bet $32,000 that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would be removed from power by the end of January — just hours later, the U.S. military captured Maduro, earning that user a $400,000 payout. A White House teleprompter operator allegedly made over $100,000 on Kalshi by using his advanced knowledge of the president’s speeches to place bets.

FlightAware argues that these gambling markets could similarly be abused to interfere with flights, posing a safety risk for travelers and airport employees.

FlightAware is seeking a jury trial and has not specified how much money it seeks in damages.

Kyoto Fusioneering starts work on key fusion power plant device
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In the fusion power world, most of the attention gets lavished on the reactors themselves, where atoms fuse to unleash enormous amounts of energy. But a fusion reactor can’t run for long without a lot of other equipment, and building a fusion reactor is expensive enough on its own. Plenty of startups are happy to let someone else handle the rest.

Among the dozens of companies in the emerging fusion-power supply chain, few specialists are bigger than Kyoto Fusioneering. The Japan-based company has raised $121 million in committed capital, according to FusionX. Now it has landed grants from the U.S. Department of Energy and the state of Tennessee to build a prototype fuel breeding device at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

Alongside the announcement, Kyoto Fusioneering exclusively told TechCrunch that it’s moving its U.S. headquarters to Oak Ridge.

The startup has emerged as a key player in the fusion power industry. Over half of fusion startups have said they plan to work with external suppliers like Kyoto Fusioneering on fuel cycle technologies, according to a recent Fusion Industry Association survey.

Kyoto Fusioneering’s forthcoming device, called Unity-3, is being developed with ORNL and will test a fuel cycle technology known as a breeding blanket. Breeding blankets harvest energy from the fusion reactor while also generating fresh fusion fuel.

One breeding blanket design will use liquid lithium, which will absorb both heat and neutrons. As the lithium atoms in the blanket are bombarded with neutrons, they split into helium and tritium, an isotope of hydrogen that’s an important fuel for many reactor designs. The tritium is then separated from the blanket and sent to the reactor, while heat is extracted to generate power.

All of this requires heat-resistant materials, bespoke pumps, and other specialized equipment, and it’s just one slice of a fusion power plant that needs to be developed before it can connect to the grid. Kyoto Fusioneering is also developing systems to heat fusion fuel into a plasma, recycle unburned fuel from the exhaust, and harvest heat to generate electricity.

Unity-3 will test the performance of not just liquid lithium, but a range of other breeding blanket materials, Kyoto Fusioneering told TechCrunch. The device will help researchers and startups validate the data they’ve been generating, so far mostly through computer models.

Other fusion startups, including Realta Fusion, Thea Energy, Type One Energy, and Xcimer Energy, will use data from the Unity-3 experiments to design their reactors. It’s a range of startups — and approaches to fusion power — that should help position Kyoto Fusioneering as a go-to supplier when fusion power is ready for the grid.

An unreleased Anthropic model made progress on one of math’s biggest unsolved problems
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For more than 150 years, the Riemann hypothesis has stood as one of the major unsolved problems in mathematics, a long-running mystery about the distribution of prime numbers. There is currently a $1 million bounty for a working general proof of the hypothesis, which remains unclaimed.

Contemporary AI models still can’t solve it either — but they can make a lot more progress than you might expect, a finding that’s likely to reopen longstanding questions about contemporary AI’s ability to discover new scientific and mathematical ideas.

On Monday, Anthropic announced that an as-yet-unreleased model had made significant progress on the Riemann hypothesis, significantly increasing the lower bound of solutions for which the hypothesis holds true.

Even more impressive is how the progress was made: An Anthropic staff member without significant mathematical training prompted the model to “take a real stab” at proving the hypothesis, then left the model to coordinate the task across the following day and a half.

All told, the model tested 650 different ideas for solving the problem, coordinating across 60 subagents and spending 31 million output tokens in total.

“Out of the 60 subagents, two were responsible for developing the key mathematical ideas,” a footnote to the paper explains, “13 contributed ideas to these agents, 30 attempted (but were unable) to develop new ideas, 13 served as validators to check the correctness of the arguments, and the final two helped to write the initial paper.”

The finding was confirmed by two of Anthropic’s in-house mathematicians, and formalized using the open source proof assistant Lean.

This is the latest in a string of mathematical breakthroughs led by large language models, or LLMs. A number of Erdos problems have been solved by AI models over the course of this year, and the release of more powerful models has led to more impressive results. OpenAI recently released a set of 10 major results proved by its internal “Astra” model, while a separate effort from Anthropic disproved the longstanding Jacobian conjecture.

The growing body of results has caused both excitement and concern in the mathematical field. In a public declaration signed in June, a group of prominent mathematicians raised concerns that AI could undermine critical values of the field — particularly the standard that true mathematical proofs should be “attributable to specific authors who take credit for their discovery and assume responsibility for their correctness.”

But the field is still split on how mathematicians should approach the new research techniques. In a blog post responding to the declaration, Fields Medal winner Timothy Gowers questioned whether the influence of AI might change mathematics in a more complex and positive way.

“If we arrive at a world where mathematical theorems are no longer associated with mathematicians, maybe that won’t be any more problematic than the fact that stars aren’t named after astronomers and most aren’t named at all,” Gowers wrote.

Joby Aviation builds out defense business with $500M acquisition
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Joby Aviation reached an agreement to acquire Resonant Sciences for $500 million in cash and stock, according to a regulatory filing posted Tuesday. This is the electric air taxi developer’s latest move to push deeper into the defense sector.

Ohio-based Resonant Sciences, which makes radio frequency and sensor systems, will become a dedicated defense business under Joby. Resonant Sciences’ co-founder and CEO J. Micah North will lead this new division, which will absorb Joby’s defense projects, including the development of a turbine-electric and hydrogen-electric aircraft, and autonomy technology stack.

The new defense division will allow the rest of Joby Aviation to focus on certifying, manufacturing, and launching its electric air taxi, the company said.

California-based Joby is best known as a company trying to develop and launch a network of electric urban air taxis that can shuttle people and goods over short distances. The company has also pursued defense, an effort that became more public over the past two years.

Last year, Joby signed an agreement with defense contractor L3Harris Technologies to “explore opportunities” to develop a new aircraft class — specifically, a gas-turbine hybrid vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft that can fly autonomously — for defense applications.

The gas-turbine hybrid VTOL will be based on Joby’s current S4 aircraft platform, the company said at the time. Joby has focused on developing the S4 with an all-electric powertrain, but in 2024 it demonstrated under a government contract a hydrogen-electric hybrid version that flew 521 miles — more than two times farther than its battery-electric prototype.

Joby’s acquisition of Resonant Sciences gives it a money-making business. Resonant has reported $100 million in trailing 12-month revenue, and access to classified programs run by the U.S. government. Resonant’s radio frequency and sensing tech also complements Joby’s own electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOLs).



Joby has tapped this revenue-generation-through-acquisition strategy before. Developing, certifying, and mass-producing eVTOLs is an expensive and years-long process, the kind of frontier tech that excites shareholders until they start wondering when the money is going to come in.

Joby, which went public in 2021 through a merger with a blank-check company, has assuaged investors by finding near-term sources of revenue.

Last year, Joby acquired Blade Air Mobility’s helicopter rideshare business for about $125 million. The acquisition gave Joby instant access to a network of 12 terminals in key markets like New York City as well as terminal bases at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark Liberty Airport, on both east and west sides of Manhattan, and Wall Street.

It also delivered much-needed revenue for Joby. The company reported $38.6 million in revenue in the second quarter, $36.2 million of which came from Blade.

Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni reportedly knew Phia was ‘cookie stuffing’ for months
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Phia, the shopping startup co-founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, is once again under fire for its alleged business practices. The latest issue stems from earlier this year when Bloomberg published an investigation that mapped out how Phia was taking credit and commission for affiliate purchases it did not help to generate, known as cookie stuffing.

It’s a controversial practice that can get startups sued, mainly because it’s seen as taking referral revenue away from other affiliate marketers. Usually, when affiliate platforms like Phia sign on to work in a marketplace, they sign a contract stating that cookie stuffing is banned because it’s unfair.

When Bloomberg reported on Phia’s cookie stuffing, a Phia spokesperson told the publication that the company was only made aware of the issue when Bloomberg reached out to them.

But new reporting by Bloomberg shows that Gates and Kianni knew their startup was cookie stuffing as far back as December, based on leaked Slacks and sources familiar with the matter speaking to the publication.

The latest reporting found that cookie stuffing made up a good chunk of Phia’s sales and the company saw a sizable drop in daily revenue once it stopped the practice. The outlet also gained insight into the affected retailers, including Nike and Nordstrom.

Back in early July, a Phia spokesperson referred to the cookie stuffing as a bug, but Bloomberg now reports that this was a purposefully built feature that could be switched on and off. The leaked Slack messages also show Gates and Kianni talking about cookie stuffing practices with other executives and engineers.

Regarding the new allegations, a Phia spokesperson told Bloomberg that it rebuffed some of the publication’s claims, but said the company would “learn from this.”

When reached by TechCrunch, an unnamed spokesperson for Phia said in a statement: “Any features causing misattributions were immediately removed over a month ago on July 7. We are reviewing every transaction, we are fully committed to and have already begun issuing all transaction reversals to brand partners as a result of any misattribution, and we are hiring a head of compliance to make sure something like this never happens again.”

The company added that it would “learn” from this incident.

Phia launched last April with the promise to be a more effective Google Flights-like site for shopping — helping users find the best prices across various retailers.

A few days after Bloomberg’s investigation in July, Puck also dug around and found that Phia lost almost half its full-time employees since the beginning of the year; that several brands were unaware that they were listed on the app; and that investors got the ick from how aggressively Phia was leaning into affiliate marketing. It has also faced controversy in the past, like about how it was secretly collecting swaths of sensitive data, including tracking user behavior across the web and sending it back to their servers.

Updated with a statement from Phia.

Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last
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Accel has closed a new $550 million India fund, less than two years after raising its previous India-focused vehicle, as part of a coordinated $3.5 billion global fundraising effort.

The new India fund was oversubscribed and closed within weeks, people familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Accel still has more than 55% of its previous $650 million India fund available for investment, the people said, underlining that the latest raise came despite ample capital remaining in its earlier vehicle.

The fundraising comes as Accel bets that India’s next startup wave will be driven not only by AI, but also by consumer internet, fintech, and advanced manufacturing. The firm believes that artificial intelligence is becoming a horizontal technology that underpins each of those sectors rather than a standalone investment category.

“There is a significant amount of money available in the market for early-stage investing in the categories we have always invested in — AI, consumer, fintech, and now advanced manufacturing, and deep tech,” Shekhar Kirani, a partner at Accel, told TechCrunch. “We will continue to invest, looking for the best of the best local winners, where we can make them into global successes.”

Accel is expected to begin deploying capital from the new fund in 2027, Kirani said. Until then, the firm will continue investing from its previous India fund, he added while declining to disclose how much remains.

Accel’s renewed commitment comes as global investors debate whether India can produce globally competitive AI startups after the country largely missed the first wave of foundation model companies. Accel sees India’s opportunity specifically in building AI applications, infrastructure, and software aimed at enterprise and consumer use cases.

“The early movers have been on the LLM [large language model] side… but there is a significant opportunity in the application layer,” Prayank Swaroop, a partner at Accel, said.

Accel expects Indian startups to build AI-powered applications and enterprise software on top of existing models rather than competing with OpenAI or Anthropic.

Swaroop told TechCrunch that Indian startups are increasingly combining AI with the country’s existing engineering talent and services expertise to solve enterprise problems, particularly in sectors where human oversight remains critical.

Kirani echoed Swaroop and mentioned RapidClaims, an Accel-backed startup that automates medical coding for U.S. healthcare providers, as an example. The startup combines AI with domain expertise to deliver coding accuracy of about 95%, targeting a market that has traditionally relied on outsourced human labor in India and the Philippines.

Barath Shankar Subramanian, a partner at Accel, said the firm’s optimism is also being driven by the rapid adoption of AI among Indian consumers and businesses, creating a growing domestic market for AI-native products alongside globally focused software companies.

The trend is already visible across leading AI companies. OpenAI and Anthropic have both identified India as their largest market outside the U.S., while AI coding platform Cursor recently said India has become one of its fastest-growing developer markets and its largest market for power users.

Accel partners Prayank Swaroop, Shekhar Kirani, and Bharath Shankar Subramanian (L-R) Image Credits:Accel

Accel’s fundraising comes as several global venture firms are renewing their focus on India despite a broader slowdown in venture capital. Peak XV Partners, the former Sequoia Capital India business, recently raised $1.3 billion across new India and Southeast Asia-focused funds, while General Catalyst has committed to deploying $5 billion in India over the next five years. Lightspeed Venture Partners is also said to be exploring a new $300-$350 million India-focused fund.

Kirani said the renewed interest reflects a shift in the quality and ambition of Indian entrepreneurs. “Compared to several years back,” he said, “the quality of ideas and quality of founders are significantly better than what we have ever seen.”

The new India fund was one of four funds Accel raised simultaneously for the first time, alongside dedicated U.S. and Europe funds and a $1.35 billion growth vehicle. The growth fund, Accel said, can back breakout companies emerging from any of its regional funds, including India, allowing the firm to continue investing from inception through IPO and beyond.

Kirani told TechCrunch that the coordinated fundraising was driven by investor preference to evaluate Accel’s global platform in a single process rather than through separate regional fundraises.

Accel’s investment philosophy, Kirani said, remains rooted in backing founders early rather than chasing later-stage trends. Accel writes the first institutional check in roughly 80% of the companies it backs, a strategy that has helped it invest early in companies including Flipkart, Swiggy, Freshworks, and Zetwerk.

Uber surprised robotics company Serve by selling its entire stake
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Uber has sold off its entire stake in Serve Robotics, the autonomous delivery robot company that spun out of the ride-hailing company more than five years ago.

Uber made the disclosure in a regulatory filing that was first reported by Bloomberg. Uber’s exit from Serve Robotics has been brewing for at least a year, according to regulatory filings that show the company reduced its stake in 2025.

Still, the final selloff came as a surprise to Serve, which learned about it once it was officially disclosed, according to a source familiar with the events. Uber could not be immediately reached for comment.

The divestiture comes as the two once-tight companies have started to diverge on the business side.

Serve got its start as Postmates X, the robotics division of the on-demand delivery startup Postmates that Uber acquired in 2020 for $2.65 billion. A year later, the division spun out as an independent company called Serve Robotics, a name taken from the autonomous sidewalk delivery bot that was developed and piloted by Postmates X.

Uber not only backed Serve, it also struck a partnership with the sidewalk delivery robot firm in 2022. The companies expanded that partnership in May 2023 to deploy up to 2,000 of Serve’s sidewalk bots onto Uber’s app in multiple markets in the United States.

It seems that Uber started pulling back earlier this year, according to comments made earlier this week — and before Uber sold its shares — during Serve’s second-quarter earnings call.

“From the first quarter of 2022 through the first quarter of this year, delivery volume through Uber grew for 17 consecutive quarters. In Q2, that trend reversed for the first time. This was caused by lower-than-expected robot utilization,” Serve Robotics co-founder and CEO Ali Kashani said last week during the company’s second-quarter earnings call.

Kashani said on the August 6 call that the companies have “differing views” about the operating model to scale its shared autonomous fleet, including in areas such as fleet coordination or merchant integration. He noted that during the same time frame, Serve Robotics saw deliveries with another food delivery partner grow nearly 50% in a single quarter.

As a result, Serve didn’t expect that it would make sense to renew the partnership agreement with Uber when it expires in early 2027, Kashani said at the time.

Serve Robotics is one of more than 30 autonomous vehicle technology companies that Uber has either partnered with or invested in over the past several years.

昔直播怒砸觀音像!24歲網紅車禍身亡 生前最後影片「傳詭異笑聲」
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〔娛樂頻道/綜合報導〕擁有逾120萬粉絲的中國靈異探險網紅「姜小柔」,生前經營靈異探險及破除迷信直播為主,過去曾拍攝「怒砸觀音像」影片爆紅。近日她驚傳因車禍過世,享年24歲,引發關注。而她生前最後更新的影片才剛上線不久,內容是應粉絲要求挑戰網路流傳的「恐怖電話」,沒想到影片發布約一週後便遭遇意外。

姜小柔生前上傳的最後一支影片是打恐怖電話。(翻攝自網路)

姜小柔7月15日凌晨搭乘計程車時發生車禍,緊急送往廣州中山大學孫逸仙紀念醫院救治,並入住加護病房搶救。經過28天治療,最終仍因傷勢過重離世。

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姜小柔經營的「姜小柔吖」主要以靈異探險、反迷信題材為主,她最後一支影片於7月9日發布,內容是依照粉絲投稿,挑戰撥打5組被冠上「鬧鬼」之名的電話號碼,現場還特別點上紅、白蠟燭增加氣氛。

其中一組號碼被稱為「來自地獄的電話」,姜小柔第一次撥通時,電話另一頭傳來低沉的男子聲音,讓她瞬間皺起眉頭,隨即掛斷電話。她形容對方聲音「很沉悶」,甚至直言有種令人不舒服的死亡氣息。沒想到再次撥打相同號碼時,電話另一端卻改由女性語音回覆「無法接通」,讓她忍不住驚訝表示,自己確定兩次撥的是同一組號碼。

第二組電話同樣充滿詭異氣氛,投稿者聲稱這是美國一名「瘋狂女子」留下的電話,還提醒姜小柔做好心理準備。電話接通後,她卻再次聽見與前一通相似的男子聲音。當她重新撥打,對方說完一段話後突然發出連續三聲怪笑,讓姜小柔當場起雞皮疙瘩,坦言這次「真的被嚇到了」。

另外3組電話,分別被網友描述為「因地震身亡的江西女音樂教師留下的電話」、「車禍女子生前使用的號碼」以及「保加利亞鬧鬼電話」。不過實際測試後,結果分別出現停機、奇怪回音,以及無法接通等狀況,並沒有真的接通所謂的「鬧鬼電話」。

影片尾聲,姜小柔還笑著吐槽投稿粉絲,表示自己至今沒有成功打通任何一支所謂的靈異號碼,直呼「你們太遜了」,還要求粉絲下次提供更有挑戰性的號碼。沒想到這竟成為她生前最後一次更新內容。而針對網友揣測姜小柔死因,家屬呼籲外界尊重事實,勿散播未經證實消息或轉發涉及隱私的內容,也停止對姜小柔及家人的揣測,盼能留給家人安靜處理後事的空間,讓逝者不再受到打擾。

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亞東女排》台灣隊直落三勝澳門世界排名上升 温以勤暌違6年重返國家隊就建功
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温以勤。(sportfoto.aj提供)

〔記者粘藐云/綜合報導〕2026亞洲東區女子排球錦標賽昨在香港登場,台灣女排本屆與澳門、中國以及日本同在 B 組,預賽採單循環賽制,分組前兩名即可晉級四強。首戰對上澳門,台灣女排僅歷時54分鐘,便以 3:0(25: 9、25: 10、25: 13)直落三贏得勝利,首戰告捷。

台灣女排昨日先發陣容由舉球員廖苡任領軍,攜手蔡幼群、張稦豈、林書荷、甘可慧以及 17 歲新星吳紫華,搭配自由球員許菀芸。面對世界排名第 101 名的澳門,台灣女排展現出更為成熟的戰術串聯與組織能力,全隊輪番上場,以 25: 9、25: 10、25: 13收下開門紅。

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台灣女排本役在攻擊端共拿下48 分,攻擊成功率達49%,全場祭出6顆ACE球,其中3顆由吳紫華包辦。温以勤拿下全場最高 11分,在攔網端2次建功,林書荷與蔡幼群則分別有7分進帳。

東山高中畢業後前往日本金城大學求學的台灣快攻手温以勤,睽違6年重披國家隊戰袍。她目前效力於日本信州 Brilliant Aries(信州ブリリアントアリーズ),在 2025-26 賽季剛幫助球隊在 V.LEAGUE 完成二連霸。

亞洲東區排球錦標賽是温以勤首次與現役國家隊戰友在實戰中搭配,心情上既緊張也很期待。她上一次入選國家隊已是 2020 年,「相隔這麼久再次穿上國家隊的球衣,對我來說其實是一件很珍貴、也很有意義的事情,所以現在反而會更珍惜每一次訓練跟比賽的機會。」

儘管需要重新適應球隊與球風,但温以勤認為隊友之間都很樂於互相幫忙、了解彼此的想法,因此與團隊的搭配也越來越順暢。她表示,目前的自己仍處於調整狀態的階段,「希望自己可以一場一場把狀態拉起來,也讓自己在場上能夠更穩定地幫助團隊。」

能夠「再次」加入國家隊,現今 25 歲的温以勤將這個機會視作重新開始的轉捩點。6年前的她因為年紀較小,會過於在意自己在場上的表現,反而衍生許多情緒造成表現的起伏;經過這幾年在大學與日本球隊的洗禮,她更專注於自己能為團隊帶來什麼幫助,不再於比賽中鑽牛角尖。

在亞東區賽事結束後,温以勤接下來還會與台灣女排一同參與2026年亞洲排球錦標賽以及9月的2026年愛知名古屋亞運,「能夠入選亞錦賽跟亞運的名單,對我來說是一個很大的肯定,也代表接下來還有很多需要努力的地方。」

温以勤在亞東區設立的階段性目標是確立與團隊的默契,以及找回國際賽節奏。至於接下來的國際賽事,她則以平常心看待,她說:「最重要的是把每天該做的事情做好,讓自己到了重要比賽時,能以最好的狀態幫助球隊。」

台灣女排在贏得首勝後,世界排名上升至第37名。亞東區作為FIVB世界排名積分賽事,是爭取積分的重要機會。台灣女排也設下目標,期許在本屆賽事超越上屆摘銀的紀錄、衝擊冠軍。今天下午5點將對上中國,繼續爭取第2勝。

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姜厚任小24歲女友爭議狂燒 罕發聲:棺材本被騙光就布施老姜
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姜厚任(左)認愛小24歲女友童芯(右),連日來成為影劇話題焦點。(資料照,記者陳奕全攝)

〔記者林南谷/台北報導〕71歲資深演員姜厚任認愛小24歲女友童芯(本名陳苡孋),近日成了娛樂圈焦點新聞,許多粉絲擔心他遇感情詐騙,昨(11)晚深夜罕見在臉書發文吐露真實心聲,自嘲:「萬一將來老姜的棺材本被騙光了,就布施老姜一點。」

姜厚任說,大家的幽默感還是不夠,政客們天天對罵,猙獰的樣子讓人覺得台灣很落後,難道微笑就不能治國嗎?已故施明德被關了25年還滿臉笑容,他是個了不起的楷模,「還記得已故美國共和黨總統雷根遇刺後,被送進醫院準備接受手術,對主治團隊開玩笑:但願你們都是共和黨人。」

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接著姜厚任再說,那位主治大夫喬丹諾更幽默回應雷根:「總統先生,今天我們都是共和黨人。」直呼這樣的高級幽默真是令人佩服。

姜厚任認為社會是個大家庭,每個人都是其中的一分子,應該效法施明德和雷根並懇求大家:「大家多一點幽默感,少一點惡意攻擊,人生不過數10年,看到別人有喜事,就隨喜祝福一下,萬一將來老姜的棺材本被騙光了,就布施老姜一點,這樣不是皆大歡喜嗎?」

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3熱帶系統路徑曝!今北部體感飆43度 午後「2區域」防大雨
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中央氣象署表示,今天天氣悶熱,午後中部以北、東半部有局部短暫雷陣雨。(資料照)

中央氣象署表示,今天(12日)受西南風影響,南部整天不定時有局部短暫陣雨或雷雨,部分地區雨勢會比較大一些,其他地區為多雲到晴,清晨至上午中部有零星短暫陣雨或雷雨,午後中部以北及東半部有局部短暫雷陣雨,北部山區有局部大雨。

溫度方面,今天各地高溫約32至35度,桃園以北及彰化有局部36度以上高溫,天氣悶熱,基隆、新北體感溫度均達40度,台北更達43度。離島天氣方面,澎湖多雲短暫陣雨或雷雨,28至32度;金門多雲短暫陣雨或雷雨,27至32度;馬祖多雲時晴,28至32度。

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此外,今天西南風偏強,新竹及蘭嶼、綠島局部地區有平均風6級以上或陣風8級以上發生的機率;適逢年度大潮,西南部沿海、東半部沿海在漲潮期間水位偏高,可能發生海水倒灌。

氣象署指出,第15號輕度颱風昌鴻,昨天(11日)晚間已登陸日本,今天凌晨2時減弱為熱帶性低氣壓;第16號輕度颱風琵鷺距離遙遠,對台灣天氣無影響;昨天晚上8時在硫磺島南方海面形成的第19號熱帶性低氣壓,有發展為輕度颱風的趨勢,未來往日本東方海面前進,對台灣天氣無直接影響。

空氣品質方面,花東空品區為「良好」等級;北部、竹苗、中部、雲嘉南、宜蘭空品區及澎湖為「普通」等級,北部零星地區短時間可能達「橘色提醒」等級;高屏空品區及馬祖、金門為「橘色提醒」等級。

氣象署預報,明天(13日)西南風影響,南部地區有局部短暫陣雨或雷雨,並有局部較大雨勢,其他地區為多雲到晴,午後有局部短暫雷陣雨,北部山區有局部大雨;清晨至上午中部地區亦有零星短暫陣雨或雷雨。

週五(14日)至下週二(18日)低壓帶或西南風影響,中南部地區有短暫陣雨或雷雨,其他地區為多雲,午後有局部短暫雷陣雨。

週五、週六(15日)中南部地區有局部大雨,午後北部及東半部山區亦有局部大雨;下週日(16日)至週二中南部地區有局部較大雨勢,午後北部及東半部山區亦有局部較大雨勢。

國際都市氣象:

亞洲、大洋洲

美洲

歐洲、非洲

中國

各地體感溫度預報 (°C) 北部 中部 南部 東部 31 - 43 29 - 40 30 - 36 29 - 36

輕颱昌鴻昨晚登陸日本,今天凌晨減弱為熱帶性低氣壓;輕颱琵鷺距離遙遠,對台灣天氣無影響;第19號熱帶性低氣壓有望發展為輕颱,對台灣天氣無影響。(圖擷自中央氣象署網站)

今日各地天氣預報概況。(圖擷自中央氣象署網站)

今日各地紫外線指數預報概況。(圖擷自中央氣象署網站)

今日各地空氣品質概況。(圖擷自環境部空氣品質監測網)

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葉門叛軍攻擊紅海貨船釀6死 救援人員到場後仍遭飛彈攻擊
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葉門叛軍「青年運動」11日攻擊一艘行經曼德海峽(Bab al-Mandeb Strait)的貨船,首波飛彈攻擊造成4人死亡,待後續救援人員到場後,「青年運動」再度發射飛彈「雙重打擊」,造成2名救援人員死亡。圖為貨船示意圖。(法新社)

紅海地區安全局勢惡化,由伊朗支持的葉門叛軍「青年運動」(Houthi,另譯為胡塞武裝)11日攻擊一艘行經曼德海峽(Bab al-Mandeb Strait)的貨船,首波飛彈攻擊造成4人死亡,待後續救援人員到場後,「青年運動」再度發射飛彈進行「雙重打擊」,造成2名救援人員死亡。

綜合外媒報導,葉門政府交通部指出,青年運動針對懸掛坦尚尼亞國旗、由埃及營運的貨船「Tihamah」發射3枚彈道飛彈,造成4船員受傷,包括3名巴基斯坦籍船員與1名印尼籍船員。

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葉門交通部指控,青年運動在搜救行動展開後,再次鎖定該船攻擊,企圖危及船上所有人的生命安全,包括救援隊伍在內。葉門海岸防衛隊表示,初步統計青年運動的攻擊行動造成2名救援人員與4名船員死亡。除了6人死亡之外,還有10人受傷。

針對此次攻擊,青年運動承認犯案,指控「Tihamah」運送軍事裝備,但實際上「Tihamah」是運送食品的貨船。此次攻擊也是自從美國與以色列2月28日攻擊伊朗以來,青年運動首度對船舶實施「致命攻擊」,攻擊商用船舶也象徵著青年運動的行動升級。

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中捷藍線主線土建工程今動工 正式邁入主體工程新階段
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台中捷運藍線BC11標工程範圍。(市府提供)

台中捷運藍線的B11標已於7月15日決標,而民眾期待的B11土木標在今天上午開工,將進行高架橋梁及B01-B03的3座高架車站的土建設施與相關機電工程開工祈福典禮,象徵藍線正式邁入主體工程新階段。

台中市政府今天上午近11點將進行B11標的開工祈福典禮,由市長盧秀燕主持,BC11標位於藍線最西端海線高架段,全長約2.49公里,路線自臨港路4段起,採高架方式沿臨港路南行。

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此標共有3個車站,於臨港路與台灣大道路口設置B01站,續行至梧棲國小側設置B02站,並跨越台61線西濱快速公路,於童綜合醫院附近設置B03站。工程內容包含高架橋梁及3座高架車站的土建設施與相關機電工程。

由於中捷藍線土木標開工是台中人的大事,今天除了由市長盧秀燕主持祈福典禮,藍綠的市長參選人江啟臣與何欣純都會到場。

中捷藍線共20站,高架段8站,地下化段有12站,全線24.8公里,今天要開工的是B01-B03的高架段。

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長崎市長挨轟矮化台灣 矢板明夫諷:對中國小心翼翼卻怠慢台灣
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長崎市長鈴木史朗。(圖翻攝自X @suzuki46genki)

日本長崎市本月9日舉辦原爆和平紀念典禮,因將台灣代表的座位安排在使節團區域之外挨轟刻意矮化台灣地位,我國駐日代表李逸洋怒拒出席,引發台日網友熱議。資深媒體人矢板明夫發文指出,許多日本政治人物、評論家和一般民眾,這一次都選擇站出來替台灣說話,他也質疑長崎市長鈴木史朗,面對擁有核武並持續以武力威脅台灣的中國,長崎小心翼翼,但面對沒有核武、沒有威脅任何國家、而且始終對日本友好的台灣,長崎反而敢於怠慢。

矢板明夫在臉書發文指出,這兩天,長崎原爆和平祈念典禮「矮化台灣」的爭議,在日本網路上越燒越大。讓人感到欣慰的是,許多日本政治人物、評論家和一般民眾,這一次都選擇站出來替台灣說話。

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矢板明夫說明,事情其實不那麼複雜。8月9日,長崎市將台灣代表安排在各國外交使節區之外,駐日代表李逸洋因此拒絕出席。反觀廣島,在3天前的8月6日,就讓台灣代表與各國外交使節一同參加了同樣的活動。

矢板明夫表示,中山泰秀眾議員因此質問:「廣島做得到,為什麼長崎做不到?」他更說,台灣對日本而言,「不是朋友,而是兄弟、是家人」,希望長崎明年不要再犯同樣的錯誤。

矢板明夫提到,北村晴男參議員、石平參議員也分別發聲批評長崎市的做法。評論家西村幸祐要求長崎市長鈴木史朗辭職、向台灣人民與台灣政府道歉,並質問「長崎究竟還要配合中國共產黨到什麼時候?」

不過面對批評,鈴木市長的回答是,希望台灣方面「理解長崎市的處置」。對此矢板明夫直言,「我認為需要重新思考的,不是台灣,而是長崎市」。

矢板明夫指出,長崎是一座經歷過核爆悲劇的城市。正因為知道核武有多麼可怕,戰後80多年來,長崎一直站在世界反核運動的最前線。這是長崎值得尊敬的歷史使命。

然而,今天卻出現了一個極其諷刺的畫面。面對擁有核武、不斷擴充核武,而且持續以武力威脅台灣的中國,長崎小心翼翼地應對。但面對沒有核武、沒有威脅任何國家、而且始終對日本友好的台灣,長崎反而敢於怠慢。矢板明夫直呼,這樣的做法與這座城市80多年來追求的理想完全相反。

矢板明夫強調,長崎作為一個曾經遭受核武器攻擊的城市,更應該告訴世界的是「人類要堅決反對,企圖利用核武與恐懼迫使別人低頭的政治」。這才應該是長崎從那場悲劇中留給世界最重要的訊息。

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提案廢國旅卡改發「不休假加班費」? 行政院:滾動檢討
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有公務員在「公共政策網路參與平台」建請行政院人事總處會同銓敘部廢除國民旅遊卡制度,全面恢復無法休假時「不休假加班費」現金全額發放。(資料照)

有公務員在「公共政策網路參與平台」建請行政院人事總處會同銓敘部廢除國民旅遊卡制度,全面恢復無法休假時「不休假加班費」現金全額發放。對此,人事總處表示,經綜合銓敘部、觀光署及主計總處等機關意見,因涉及公務人員休假制度設計及整體政策目的,現階段暫不參採,後續將每3年檢討1次為原則,持續蒐集實務意見並滾動檢討。

人總表示,休假制度在於維護健康權,依年資設計慰勞天數,制度性促使同仁適度暫離繁重公務、調劑身心。若全面改採發放未休假加班費,可能反使部分同仁忽略休息需要,導致全年無休投入工作;維持「應休假日數」機制,則有助於促使同仁妥為安排休假、降低過勞風險,維護同仁之身心健康。

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人總指出,現行公務人員平均休假達11.32日,其中僅有特任官及民選地方行政機關首長之平均請休假天數未達10日,顯示現行「應休假10日」規定符合實務運作狀況。

人總強調,公務人員休假制度係為維護身心健康,加班費則提供勞務對價補償,兩者設計目的及性質不同。現行搭配應休假10日核給最高1萬6000元國民旅遊卡休假補助費,以及超過應休假國內休假日數,每日600元休假補助費,在本質屬於福利性質,皆係落實公務同仁休假權益外,再提供之額外補助。此機制兼具促進休假與給予適度補助之效益;倘若全面廢除,將對同仁現行權益產生實質影響。

人總指出,現行公務人員每年除有國民旅遊卡休假補助總額1萬6000元外,如因公務需要未能休假,亦能就應休假日數(10日)以外之日數(最多20日)申請未休假加班費,適度兼顧「基本健康保障」與「額外勞務補償」。

此外,人總說,為貫徹健康友善職場理念,115年起針對未達3日休假資格之初任同仁給予3日休假及 4800元補助,強化對新進同仁照顧。此項變革亦扣合85年訂定前開規定時「調劑公務人員身心」之初衷,印證國民旅遊卡制度並非單純之觀光政策工具,而是具備實質關懷與照顧意義福利措施。

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遭韓國瑜怒轟!傅崐萁竟稱缺席是「不忍心韓院長」數千人罵翻
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國民黨立院黨團總召傅崐萁。(資料照)

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立法院長韓國瑜週二(11日)主持今年度總預算朝野協商時,因國民黨團總召傅崐萁5度缺席,罕見當眾大發雷霆,怒轟傅崐萁乾脆「辭掉總召」,引發熱議。傅崐萁晚間在臉書PO文回應,竟辯稱自己數度缺席是用軟性方式還表達民進黨政府用行政權漠視甚至壓制立法院的嚴正抗議,被大批網友罵翻。

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韓國瑜隔空飆罵傅崐萁的影片在網上瘋傳,傅崐萁11日晚間在臉書發文,宣稱自己不出席朝野協商是因為他不想讓立法院被行政院架空,「崐萁寧願被誤解,也要凸顯政府的傲慢!這兩年來,在行政權不斷擴張、立法院權力屢遭漠視的情況下,立法院要推動任何一項福國利民的法案,都非常不容易。韓院長主持朝野協商,居中協調、尋求共識,一次又一次化解朝野歧見,他付出的辛勞,大家有目共睹。我由衷感謝,也完全理解韓院長今天為何會有如此嚴正的提醒。」

傅崐萁說,過去不少立法院通過的案子,行政院直接不副署不執行,而且對國會的態度越來越傲慢,不只公開對立法委員嚴詞訓斥,還出動側翼網軍攻擊在野黨的立委,「我今天的缺席,絕不是不尊重韓院長或其他黨團,反而是因為我非常尊重韓國瑜院長,不忍心、不願意看他受到民進黨執政下行政院的種種糟蹋,而選擇用一個軟性的方式,表達對行政權漠視立法權的嚴正抗議。」

貼文一出,底下隨即湧入數千名網友砲轟,「總是一堆爛理由,錯就是錯還死不認錯,反正貴黨水平就不過是如此,真是可悲」、「你真的很噁心」、「這樣也能凹,要不要辭掉立委來表達您的憤怒之心」、「上的那麼累那就不要做嘛」、「沒來就沒來説什麼廢話」、「有什麼事不能先知會一下韓院長?當他白痴坐在那?」、「先不提您不出席開會對於行政院是否執行立法院三讀通過的法案有沒有幫助,單就您說這是對於行政院抗議的一種表達,根本像小孩在鬧脾氣」、「不開會就不要領薪水!辭一辭啦!」、「這就跟曠課被老師罵,然後說自己曠課是用心良苦一樣白癡」、「道歉很難嗎?」

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中印搶單 機械公會理事長莊大立:要發展「小批量、客製化」
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台灣機械公會理事長莊大立(左3)建議會員,強化「小批量」製造能力,去接「顧客價值導向」訂單。(公會提供)

〔記者黃旭磊/台中報導〕台灣機械業面對中國及印度批量生產大軍搶單,尤其中國佔全球製造業產出超過20%優勢,台灣機械工業同業公會建議,兩千多家會員強化「小批量」製造能力,去接「顧客價值導向」訂單,理事長莊大立說,面對全球市場快速變化,台企競爭不求規模,而是創造差異化價值,與滿足客戶需求能力。

台灣機械公會由理事長莊大立率團,與近75名產學研及企業代表11日參訪台中儀辰企業,儀辰為台灣專業磁力夾具及應用工具製造廠,經董事長王木銓帶領及IT(資訊科技)專家許瑞愷輔導,成功將TP精實管理(用最少資源創造最大價值),及數位系統融合至企業營運面。

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莊大立表示,面對中、印批量生產大軍,企業需改變台灣製造業長期生產習性,用客製化機動性創造利潤與核心競爭力,企業競爭不再只是規模大小,而是「創造差異化價值」與「滿足客戶需求」能力。

工具機、食品加工機械及零組件製造商隨團建議,從增加換線、換模次數著手,強化小批量製造能力,去接「顧客價值導向」訂單將可突破中、印批量生產大軍對台灣造成困境。

儀辰企業董事長王木銓表示,值得一提的是,除了將自行開發磁力夾具置入加工機設備,也與日本綜合加工中心機大廠MAZAK(山崎馬扎克)合作,採用MAZAK中心機提升製造能力,相對來說,MAZAK用儀辰生產磁力夾盤作為產品關鍵零組件,台日雙贏合作模式創造不少商機。

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質疑打詐條例上路2年未訂「情節重大」基準 曾獻瑩:中央裁罰恐淪紙上談兵
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台北市議員曾獻瑩質詢打詐議題。(曾獻瑩辦公室提供)

《詐欺犯罪危害防制條例》2024年7月上路,台北市議員曾獻瑩指出,該條例明定網路平台業者逾期未下架詐騙廣告情節重大者,可處250萬元至一億元罰鍰,然數位發展部至今未訂「情節重大」認定基準,打詐法律如何真正落地?凸顯地方若查獲「Meta」平台等違規廣告,後續裁罰力道備受質疑,即便法律已有重罰工具,在配套遲未到位的情況下,恐使地方查緝成果難以轉化為有效嚇阻。

曾獻瑩說明,《詐欺犯罪危害防制條例》第39條規定,平台未依規定下架詐騙廣告,情節重大者可處250萬元至1億元罰鍰,並得按次處罰;「情節重大」認定基準依法應由數發部訂定公告,不過該條例施行已兩年仍未完成,地方即使查獲重大違規案件,也難以依此提高裁罰。

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他也根據市警局資料指出,「Meta」詐騙案件占比從2023年的15%,攀升至2024年的32%、去年的35%,今年上半年到達36.7%,顯示平台詐騙問題未有效改善。警方從去年至今年累計通報移除4萬8430則涉詐廣告,但875件平台未依限下架、函報裁罰案件中,僅77則未下架遭裁處250萬元、209件審查中,其餘589則未下架被認定為同一裁罰事由及改善期間內,不予裁罰,質疑「地方查得快、通報快,中央裁罰卻沒有跟上!」

曾獻瑩說,此外,去年台北市詐欺財損高達159.76億元,其中投資詐欺財損占了67%,金額多達106億8677萬元。

市警局回應,針對「Meta」涉詐廣告,採取「個案下架、源頭停權、逾期裁罰」三軌並行,自去年至今年7月累計通報下架4萬8430則,並就多次違規的256個涉詐廣告商函請「Meta」停權,持續從源頭降低民眾接觸詐騙廣告的機會。

警方另統計,今年1月至6月,台北市詐欺案有8097件、財損約66.7億元,較去年同期減少1719件、財損減少約21.7億元,其中投資詐欺案件及財損降幅最為明顯;今年上半年則以假網路拍賣案件最多,投資詐欺次之,仍為目前主要防制重點。

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川普秘換專機躲暗殺 隨行記者不知情怒批淪誘餌
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美國總統川普上月前往土耳其參加北約峰會時,據稱透過外送餐車秘密換機,讓載有記者與幕僚的專機暴露在遭伊朗攻擊的風險之中。(法新社檔案照)

華盛頓郵報10日披露,1項秘密行動在美國總統專機「空軍1號」(Air Force One)起飛前,透過外送餐車將川普偷偷送下飛機,讓載有記者與幕僚的專機暴露在遭伊朗攻擊的明顯風險中,此事已引發對美國維安措施的質疑。

法新社11日指出,根據華盛頓郵報的報導,川普的安全團隊為了躲避暗殺威脅,而策劃了前述瞞天過海的行動,讓川普在7月8日總統專機停靠土耳其時離開飛機。

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一些隨行媒體對於在不知情的情況下淪為誘餌表達憤怒,其他人則抱怨白宮的欺瞞與缺乏溝通。

川普在攝影機與記者的眾目睽睽下登上總統專機。法新社的照片顯示,專機前後各停靠1輛配備油壓升降機的餐車。

據報導,川普隨後迅速離開飛機,走進其中1個餐車廂體,並登上停在一旁的較小型美國空軍飛機。

約十幾名在空軍1號另一個獨立機艙等待、無法接觸川普的隨行記者,對換機一事毫不知情,並在與美國交戰的伊朗構成明顯威脅的情況下,搭乘該架飛機飛離土耳其。

1名未具名的白宮記者告訴華盛頓郵報:「當你簽約在白宮工作時,即使是文職人員,保護總統也是你工作的一部分。」

「但那不是我的工作。我的工作是報導總統。記者承擔風險是工作的一部分,但不是為了替總統承擔風險。」

1名美國官員告訴華郵,當時存在針對川普的伊朗可信威脅。機上隨行媒體團發出的報導提到,特勤局(Secret Service)下令起飛時,必須拉下遮陽板,這是戰區之外相當罕見的指令。

川普前往土耳其參加北大西洋公約組織(NATO)峰會的行程先前已引發側目,因為他抵達時搭乘的是由卡達贈送、並經改裝以搭載總統的豪華波音747客機。

但據報導,該機並未配備反飛彈安全系統,因此舊的空軍1號被派上用場。川普當時聲稱,新飛機被提前派往英國,是為了慰勞駐英美軍,並讓他們參觀。

在英國過境時,他回到卡達贈送的飛機上,並搭乘該機返回華府。當時被問及為何要求媒體拉下窗簾時,他表示:「因為你們大概在危險的航班上,因為我們必須對付那些卑鄙小人。」

川普對記者說:「如果我完了,你們也跟著完了。對吧?或許哪天你們會考慮轉行。」

白宮尚未直接回應這起換機事件。白宮通訊主任張振熙(Steven Cheung)在1份聲明中表示:「美國有許多敵人盯上他(川普),我們正運用手邊一切工具來應對這些威脅。」

2000年,美國前總統柯林頓(Bill Clinton)在從印度前往巴基斯坦的途中,在最後一刻更換總統專機,並使用1架載有特勤局探員的誘餌飛機。

另一位前總統拜登(Joe Biden)2023年訪問烏克蘭時,在搭乘飛機與火車的漫長旅程中,也處於極度保密狀態,儘管當時有1名記者與1名攝影師隨行。

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夏莉絲托嬰家長列「7頁報告」向簡舒培陳情 控北市府稽查流於形式
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115年2月,家長反映嬰兒床置於逃生出口前,並附上照片佐證,且社會局當時公文清楚記錄「嬰兒床長期置於逃生出口前」,然專案報告時說現場無放置嬰兒床,僅現場責令保持淨空。(台北市議員簡舒培提供)

台北市社會局11日至議會民政委員會進行「夏莉絲托嬰中心不當對待案個案說明、北市托嬰中心稽查作為」專案報告。台北市議員簡舒培表示,受害兒童家長10日看到報告內容,整理7頁「家長版專案報告」請議員代為轉達,並提出五大訴求:將長期違規問題視為管理疏失,而非單次疏忽;調閱出勤打卡紀錄,查明管理階層跨場所支援及代班狀況;社會局與教育局應共同檢視該集團的人事與影像,以免各自結案;對於重複出現之環境缺失,要從責令改善提高為實質裁處。

根據市府專案報告以及家長提供資料綜合比較,113年4月家長憂托育行為不當陳情,市府認定是因兒童鑽到桌下怕受傷,老師才將孩子帶離地墊,未達不當對待裁處要件;不過家長原本陳情內容提到老師把小孩「叫到一邊罰站」、「關進遊戲屋不讓回班級」,當年市府公文認定管教方式「恐易讓兒童害怕或難過,嚴重則影響情緒」。

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115年2月,家長反映嬰兒床置於逃生出口前,並附上照片佐證,且社會局當時公文清楚記錄「嬰兒床長期置於逃生出口前」,然專案報告時說現場無放置嬰兒床,僅現場責令保持淨空。

至於監視器調閱問題,社會局表示接獲陳情3日內會實地檢視影像,家長指出在多起陳情案中,社會局雖接獲調閱要求,但回覆公文常未提及調閱情形,或僅抽看極少天數。

此外,市府因中心提供影像少4個工作天,於7月28日裁處6萬元罰鍰,可是家長仍質疑市府未查明短少原因是設備故障、自動覆寫還是人為刪除。同時指出該集團旗下四個場所的監視器影像無一保存完整,市府應跨局處合併檢視是否存在系統性滅證行為。

家長也提及市府處分只針對第一線人員,主任、執行長、負責人等管理階層並無個別裁罰,且該集團管理階級有跨場所運作,如幼稚園長處理托嬰中心勞資爭議等。再者,老師跨場所代班支援可能影響師生比,市府查核卻僅確認行為人是否有在托嬰中心任職,沒有觸及出勤或是打卡紀錄。

社會局於專案報告中提到,針對環境缺失多採無預警稽查,並現場責令改善。家長憂此舉流於形式,許多缺失為長期現象,定期查核或評鑑從未主動發現問題,所有缺失都是家長陳情或員工檢舉才查獲,如該中心113年評鑑原為甲等,因腸病毒通報降為乙等;狀況是由員工檢舉,非政府主動發現。另,平時陳情案件量也不會納入評鑑指標,無法了解機構真實管理狀況。

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牽制中國!南韓新設專責機構 啟動3艘8000噸級核潛艦建造計畫
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南韓國防部與防衛事業廳將新設專門機構,負責推進核動力潛艦建造計畫。圖為南韓海軍「島山安昌浩號」潛艦。(彭博檔案照)

南韓總統李在明11日主持國務會議,決定國防部與防衛事業廳新設專門機構,負責推進核動力潛艦建造計畫,據悉軍方計畫開發3艘8000噸級核潛艦。

韓聯社報導,南韓國防部表示,國務會議審議表決包括上述內容的「國防部和其所屬機構職務條例」及「防衛事業廳和其所屬機構職務條例」修正案。國防部新設「核動力潛艇政策企劃團」,統籌核潛艦建設所需政策與制度,以及主導相關機構之間的合作。

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防衛事業廳計畫將原有的「南韓型潛艦計畫團」重組擴編為「核動力潛艦計畫團」,並新設「核動力潛艦計畫組」和「核動力系統計畫組」,主導整個核潛艦設計與建造工程,以及核潛艦反應爐等核心技術開發工作。

報導指出,南韓政府目前正以「張保皋N計畫」為名,推進採用濃度低於20%濃縮鈾的國產核潛艦建造計畫,並爭取在2030年代中期下水的原型艦,在2030年後期實現部署。雖然具體參數尚未公開,但據悉軍方計畫開發3艘8000噸級核潛艦。

在國務會議上表決通過的上述修正案,將於本月14日起實施,國防部和防衛事業廳旗下新機構也將於同日啟動。

美國已正式批准南韓爭取建造核潛艦的計畫。李在明去年10月與美國總統川普在慶州舉行峰會,公開請求川普允許南韓獲得核動力潛艦燃料,以加強對北韓和中國船隻的追蹤,減輕美軍的運作負擔。美國海軍作戰部長柯德爾(Daryl Caudle)在受訪時公開表示,一旦南韓核動力潛艦建造完成,華府期盼韓方運用這項能力牽制中國威脅。

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美股收盤》科技股疲弱、中東陷僵局!道瓊跌184點 台積電ADR漲近1%
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週二美股漲跌互現。(路透)

〔即時新聞/綜合報導〕受Alphabet等大型科技股疲弱影響,且投資人對達成中東和平協議變得更加悲觀,週二美股漲跌互現,道瓊工業指數下跌下跌184.13點、0.34%,標普500指數下跌0.32%,那斯達克指數下跌0.60%,費城半導體指數上漲0.87%,台積電ADR上漲3.59美元、0.86%,收在422.06美元。

綜合外媒報導,Alphabet股價下跌3.6%,自從Google上週宣布重組其人工智慧部門以來,近期股價承壓,在過去5個交易日中已連續第4個交易日下跌。輝達和蘋果則是回吐早盤漲幅,最終收低,其中晶片製造商輝達週一宣布將與6家大型資產管理公司合作,籌集超過5000億美元用於AI基礎設施,但表現疲軟,下跌0.02%。

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由於中東衝突局勢不明朗,油價上漲,伊朗最高國家安全委員會秘書重申,在滿足相關條件之前,荷姆茲海峽不會重新開放。美國西德州中質原油期貨收盤上漲1.3%,至每桶83.20美元。國際基準布蘭特原油期貨上漲約1.4%,至每桶88.91美元。

接下來,投資人將關注關鍵的通膨數據,美國7月消費者物價指數(CPI)週三公布,生產者物價指數(PPI)將於週四公布。在疲軟的就業報告令聯準會對經濟前景的預期變得更複雜之後,這些數據顯得尤為重要。

道瓊工業指數下跌184.13點或0.34%,收報53791.85點。

標普500指數下跌24.91點或0.32%,收在7728.20點。

那斯達克指數下跌159.91點或0.60%,收26445.45點。

費城半導體指數上漲104.61點或0.87%,收12098.47點。

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BBC:AI未如預期減輕負擔 科技業員工反陷過勞危機
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在投入數千億美元研發,甚至極力推廣人工智慧(AI)的科技公司內部,員工反而面臨彷彿沒有盡頭的加班深淵,必須頻繁在深夜與週末工作,並隨時保持待命狀態。(法新社檔案照)

多年來,科技巨擘高層不斷向大眾勾勒一幅美好的未來藍圖:人工智慧(AI)將大幅減少人類的工作時間。Google工程總監曾預見AI將在2025年實現每週工作4天的願景,OpenAI今年初更公開呼籲企業界及早為「同薪週休3日」做好準備。然而,在這些投入數千億美元研發,甚至極力推廣AI的科技公司內部,員工面臨的現實卻截然不同。

英國廣播公司(BBC)報導,1名離職的OpenAI前技術人員透露,該公司內部從未真正試行過其對外倡導的4天工作制。相反地,內部充斥著高壓文化,員工經常面臨突發的「危機會議」、無止境的週末加班,以及隨時可能遭解雇的殘酷績效考核。

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相較於過去科技界常見的朝九晚五,這名前員工在OpenAI的每週工時高達70小時。在產品發布前的「衝刺期」(sprint),OpenAI與Anthropic等AI企業的員工,1週工時甚至突破90小時。

這股AI狂熱同樣席捲Meta。內部員工指出,該公司今年以近乎「強制徵召」方式,將大批員工調往被視為緊急優先的AI專案團隊,員工面臨「要不接受、要不離職」的強硬要求。

儘管Meta執行長札克伯格(Mark Zuckerberg)曾樂觀表示,AI可讓更少的員工完成過去無法想像的工作量,但負責建立AI模型、試圖「複製人類能力」的團隊,卻陷入彷彿沒有盡頭的加班深淵,必須頻繁在深夜與週末工作,並隨時保持待命狀態。

即使是未直接參與AI開發的工程師也深受其害。前Google員工沙利(Amin Shali)表示,隨著公司將運算資源優先配置給AI專案,其他內部工程系統頻頻崩潰,迫使他經常徹夜搶修。這種將資源與壓力向AI傾斜的不良文化,最終促使他決定離職,以挽救急遽惡化的睡眠與健康。

學界的最新研究也打破了「AI可減輕負擔」的迷思。加州大學柏克萊分校(UC Berkeley)針對科技業的追蹤研究發現,AI工具反而讓員工節奏更快、任務更廣泛、工時更長,其中一大原因在於員工必須耗費大量精力持續查核AI的產出。

麻省理工學院(MIT)學者湯普森(Neil Thompson)分析,即使AI真的省下時間,也會被用於適應新流程,或是員工為了向雇主證明自身價值,而被迫承擔更多新工作。

湯普森直言:「人們以為工作量減少2成就能實現每週工作4天,但新工作總會不斷冒出來」。沙利則感嘆,若AI真如科技巨頭所言能大幅代勞,人們的健康與睡眠早該顯著改善,但在AI革命的最前線,殘酷的現實卻恰恰相反。

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韓國瑜怒斥「黑暗力量」控制立院 藍委緩頰:非傅崐萁一人說的算
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立法院長韓國瑜(中)、國民黨團總召傅崐萁(右)。(資料照)

立法院長韓國瑜不滿國民黨團總召傅崐萁多次缺席115年中央政府總預算朝野協商,昨天當場嗆聲要傅崐萁乾脆辭職,更直言立法院被黑暗力量控制住了。對此,有黨內立委緩頰稱是誤會,因有部分立委堅持不撤預算刪減案,甚至揚言「直接投票輸贏」,並表示,傅崐萁在大罷免後已經算「收斂」很多,看協商過程就知道,「不是傅崐萁一個人說的算」。

有藍委表示,政黨協商這麼多次,是韓國瑜希望能夠透過協商尋求更多的契機,雖然傅崐萁沒有出席,但黨團書記長林沛祥帶回去的協商結論,傅崐萁都照單全收,也全力支持韓國瑜,「這是事實,傅崐萁如果最後沒有同意不會再繼續開這麼多次協商」,並非真的癱瘓議事。

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藍委說,因為有很多提案委員不滿,為什麼要協商這麼多次,對於刪減預算非常堅持,就算被勸很多預算已經花了,刪掉要行政單位吐回去,只會被操作得更嚴重,但有些委員就是不聽,堅持要刪。還有委員緩頰說,還要下個會期的預算要處理,這些刪減案等下會期再來決戰,但仍有委員堅持不放行。

藍委指出,從事實面來看,並沒有造成會議的癱瘓,「但國民黨團必須要有自己的立場,傅崐萁夾在中間確實兩難」,一邊是委員,一邊是院長,又不能不顧委員。雖然大家都了解院長有時間壓力,但這過程確實有誤會,因為真的是有委員很糾結,看協商過程就知道了,「不是傅崐萁一個人說的算」、「黨團三長能夠否決委員的提案嗎?」

該藍委直言,「我們的確很不爽行政院」。雖然有一些委員的行事作風雖然比較強烈,但傅崐萁也要顧及到他們的想法,所以用這樣的方式去呈現,配合韓國瑜多開幾次協商,但國民黨團的立場還是一樣,「院長辛苦了,但我們該保留的還是要保留」。

有委員強調,很多預算去年都刪除,但部會並沒有因此在該處無法支應,「沒有這筆錢也是活得很好」,那為什麼今年還要編這筆錢呢?完全沒有道理。而這樣的說法也說服的部分委員,雖然大家希望預算趕快通過,也沒有要為難韓國瑜,但不能失去監督立場。

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鬼門開倒數24小時!12生肖「做對1事」凶月變吉月大爆財
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農曆7月避開禁忌只算防守!命理專家林霖提醒真正的開運是「主動出擊」。(林霖提供)

〔娛樂頻道/綜合報導〕擔心農曆7月逢喪煞星、子午大衝,諸事不宜?今晚11點(子時)正式跨入農曆7月,民間習俗中常提醒大家謹言慎行、尊重禁忌,不少人也會開始關心,這個月哪些事情適合做,哪些事情最好少碰?

命理專家林霖表示,農曆7月其實不必過度恐慌,但做事確實要比平常更穩、更有分寸。每個生肖在這個月份,都有不同的「宜」與「忌」。有人適合主動爭取,有人應該低調收斂,也有人要特別注意情緒、細節與人際關係。

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林霖特別整理出2026丙午年農曆7月「12生肖宜忌」,提醒大家掌握節奏,避開容易犯下的錯誤,就能翻轉劣勢、持盈保泰,一路旺到年底

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.宜:接受挑戰、主動學習【開拓財源】

農曆7月容易出現新的任務、工作或學習機會。面對陌生的事情,不妨先了解、再嘗試,願意學習會替自己打開新的方向。

.忌:自我否定、急著拒絕【阻斷財路】

不要因為擔心做不好,就在機會出現時先說「我不行」。反而容易錯過下半年重要的賺錢轉機與翻身財路。

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.宜:專注本業、穩定累積【正財入庫】

過去付出的努力開始有機會看見成果,適合把時間放在工作、專業與實際收入上,穩穩做事就會有回報。

.忌:捲入是非、議論他人【破財傷身】

職場越順,越要保持低調。少參與八卦、少評論別人的事情才能避免好不容易累積的成果與人際資源受損。

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.宜:事先規劃、按部就班【穩健理財】

這個月事情較多,最好先列出順序與步驟,再一件一件完成。越有規劃,越能減少忙亂。

.忌:急於求成、同時硬撐【衝動耗財】

不要什麼都想一次完成,也不要為了證明能力承擔過多。做得快不如做得穩,方向清楚最重要。

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.宜:改變方法、虛心請教【暗財入門】

遇到卡關時,適合換個角度思考,也可以向有經驗的人尋求建議。別人的一句提醒,可能就能解開困局。

.忌:固執己見、反覆硬碰【耗損資金】

如果原本的方法已經無效,就不要一再重複。越不願意調整,越容易讓問題拖得更久。

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.宜:主動出擊、積極爭取【搶占財機】

有想法就去執行,有合作機會就主動洽談。這個月越願意走出去,越容易遇到新的可能。

.忌:坐等機會、遲遲不動【錯失金脈】

不要只想不做,也不要等到所有條件都完美才開始。太過被動,反而會讓機會從身邊溜走。

◎蛇

.宜:承擔責任、展現領導【升官加薪】

人際運勢順暢,容易獲得主管、同事或客戶的信任。若被交付重要任務,可以勇敢接下來。

.忌:害怕壓力、臨陣退縮【過路財神】

不要因為擔心自己準備不足,就把舞台讓給別人。這個月越願意承擔,越能建立影響力。

◎馬

.宜:放慢速度、確認細節【守住財庫】

處理工作、合約、金錢往來與重要決定時,最好多看一次、多問一句。細心能替自己避開不必要的麻煩。

.忌:急躁行事、草率決定【金錢虧損】

越想趕快完成,越容易忽略小地方。這個月凡事寧可慢一點,也不要因為求快造成重做。

◎羊

.宜:量力而為、安排休息【保健守財】

事情再多,也要保留體力與時間照顧自己。適時休息,反而能讓後續表現更穩定。

.忌:逞強硬撐、過度消耗【勞心傷財】

不要每件事都要求自己做到滿分,也不要把所有責任都攬在身上。勉強過頭,容易影響身心狀態。

◎猴

.宜:保持謙虛、分享成果【以財引財】

即使有好表現,也要記得感謝團隊與身邊協助的人。懂得分享功勞,能讓人際與好運更穩定。

.忌:得意忘形、居功自傲【遭嫉破財】

越受到肯定,越要注意言行。若把功勞全放在自己身上,容易引起反感或招來不必要的是非。

◎雞

.宜:拓展人脈、主動交流【貴人帶財】

適合多參加聚會、聯絡朋友或尋找合作。一個介紹、一場聊天,都可能帶來新的資源。

.忌:封閉自己、凡事獨撐【孤芳失財】

不要什麼事情都自己扛,也不要拒絕別人的幫助。過度孤軍奮戰,反而容易錯失合作機會。

◎狗

.宜:設定目標、踏實執行【聚沙成財】

先把自己真正想完成的事情寫清楚,再拆成可以執行的小步驟,穩穩向前。腳踏實地執行,資金與資產就能如滾雪球般穩定成長。

.忌:盲目忙碌、缺少方向【白忙無財】

不要每天很忙,卻不知道自己為何而忙。若目標模糊,付出再多,也容易事倍功半。

◎豬

.宜:保持彈性、隨時調整【活絡財源】

計畫遇到變化時,不妨保留彈性,重新安排順序或做法。願意變通,反而容易找到新的出路。

.忌:死守舊法、抗拒變動【財務僵化】

不要因為習慣原本的方式,就排斥新的建議。越固守不變,越容易被環境拖住。

林霖老師提醒,農曆7月的「宜忌」,不是要大家什麼都不敢做,而是提醒每個人在行動之前,多一分思考、多一分謹慎。運勢好的生肖,不要因為順利就失去分寸;運勢需要調整的生肖,也不必過度擔心。只要避開急躁、自滿、固執與是非,把該做的事情做好,把不該碰的事情放下,就能平穩走過農曆7月。

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adidas Originals釋放女力能量 楊謹華&陳華演繹運動時尚 全新系列場上場下自信切換
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藝人陳華(圖左起)、楊謹華以及亞運田徑選手廖晏均,3人分別以adidas Originals全新ACE BREEZE與ORIGINALS SPORT系列隨興切換場上場下的風格態度。(記者陳奕全攝)

近年來運動與時尚已密不可分,順應風潮的adidas Originals分別從網球文化與日常訓練汲取靈感,推出兩大全新女性服飾支線「ACE BREEZE(網球時尚系列)」以及「ORIGINALS SPORT(訓練系列)」,運用當代視角重新詮釋女性運動美學。昨(11)日adidas Originals邀來楊謹華、陳華與田徑選手廖晏均演繹全新系列,明日至16日同步在台北中山商圈打造期間限定「三葉草女孩‧風格能量教室」,透過沉浸式體驗串連運動與生活。

網球文化為核心的ACE BREEZE系列,融合復古學院風與現代運動美學,透過針織短袖Polo衫、運動背心、百褶短裙,以及針織短褲、針織緹花運動外套等單品,呼應近年蔚為風潮的老錢風造型。該系列最受矚目的還有鞋款,SAMBA OG穆勒鞋延續經典薄底輪廓,結合後空拖鞋設計,打造更輕便的鞋履選擇;以學院風鞋型作為基礎的HANDBALL SPEZIAL樂福鞋,結合運動鞋底與三條線元素,同樣成為兼具休閒與正式感的穿搭亮點。

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ACE BREEZE系列V領無袖背心撞色領口搭配三葉草Logo,透過簡潔線條展現甜美運動風格,2,290元。

結合立體毛絨材質打造的ACE BREEZE系列針織短褲,2,290元。

ACE BREEZE系列主推兩大鞋款,SAMBA OG穆勒鞋,3,290元(圖右上);HANDBALL SPEZIAL樂福鞋,4,290元(圖左下)。

將目光聚焦女性運動需求的ORIGINALS SPORT系列,則是以運動內衣、背心、長袖外套、緊身褲、緊身短褲及連身衣等單品,結合高機能面料、貼合身形的剪裁與層次設計,在舒適度、支撐力與造型感之間取得平衡,不僅適合健身、皮拉提斯等訓練情境,也能與丹寧、休閒單品混搭,讓運動服飾自然延伸至日常穿著。

ORIGINALS SPORT系列短袖上衣,透過錯視削肩線條與短袖設計,打造兼具機能與造型感的穿搭單品,2,090元。

ORIGINALS SPORT系列運動連身衣,俐落剪裁結合高衩展現強烈時尚風格,1,890元。

為呼應「從場上走向場下」的概念,adidas Originals特別打造期間限定的「三葉草女孩‧風格能量教室」,攜手虎鐵健身、咖啡品牌Messy Mark和南韓香氛品牌SW19,規劃器械皮拉提斯、匹克球、網球、咖啡與香氛等體驗空間,消費者凡購買指定系列商品達指定門檻,即可預約皮拉提斯或咖啡拉花體驗;現場另設有匹克球挑戰及限定冰棒等互動內容,透過運動、美學與生活的串聯,完整呈現adidas Originals全新女性系列的風格提案。

adidas Originals將中山商圈玫瑰古蹟歷史建築改造成期間限定體驗空間,透過綠色網球場意象、新作陳列與體驗空間,展現三葉草全新女性系列的風格概念。

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CITIZEN xC 30年勾勒腕間優雅 白蝶貝錶盤灑落浪漫櫻花 光動能方形款襯托內斂氣質
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田中千繪穿上白色洋裝搭配CITIZEN全新xC系列ES9498-77N錶款,展現優雅氣質。(記者潘少棠攝)

日本鐘錶品牌CITIZEN在1996年推出xC系列,以Cool、Clear、Creative為靈感,是專為都會女性打造的經典女錶系列,並於2005年首度將此系列搭載光動能技術(Eco-Drive)、2016年推出櫻花粉紅金(Sakura Pink)材質,每一次進化皆切合當代女性需求,近日兩款新作結合CITIZEN標誌性技術,為xC系列30週年里程碑誌慶。

全新xC系列光動能全球電波時計錶ES9498-77N,以盛放櫻花為靈感,在白蝶貝錶盤上精心刻劃花朵、花苞及葉子,並選用實驗室培育鑽石與花瓣點綴時標,在櫻花粉紅金錶殼和錶帶襯托下,更顯優雅浪漫。另一款xC系列光動能全球電波時計錶ES9500-51A,則是以方形錶殼展現簡約俐落風,白色錶盤點綴放射紋路,搭配深棕色調羅馬數字時標增添古典韻味。兩款腕錶皆採用鈦金屬打造錶殼和錶帶,成就全錶重量僅35公克、約2個馬卡龍的重量,展現極致輕盈感。

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CITIZEN全新xC系列ES9498-77N錶款,結合光動能、鈦金屬、電波對時等標誌性技術,台灣限量70只,每只39,900元。

CITIZEN全新xC系列ES9500-51A錶款,台灣限量100只,每只34,900元。

今年也是光動能技術問世50週年,同步發表3款光動能方形女錶,採用羅馬數字時標與軌道式刻度設計,搭配略為放大的錶冠比例,重現古典腕錶的樣式及比例,加上細膩壓紋處理的牛皮錶帶,襯托女性內斂優雅風格。

CITIZEN光動能方形女錶擁有優雅方形輪廓與溫潤配色。EG2790-12A錶款,8,900元(圖左)、EG2797-13A錶款,9,900元(圖右)。

CITIZEN光動能方形女錶EG2799-18W錶款,9,900元。

CITIZEN品牌好友、日本女星田中千繪佩戴全新xC腕錶出席發表會,她表示,年過40歲以後更偏好簡單舒適的造型,一只優雅的腕錶就是最適合的配件,她特別喜歡CITIZEN實用的設計,尤其是綴滿櫻花的錶盤,一年四季都能感受浪漫氛圍。

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南投5萬戶房屋享優惠稅率1% 把握申報時間
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南投縣約5萬戶自住房屋 享優惠稅率1%。(資料照)

〔記者張協昇/南投報導〕南投縣政府為減輕全國僅持有單一自住房屋者的房屋稅負擔,宣布坐落於南投縣且現值在162萬7500元以下房屋,116年期房屋稅可享優惠稅率1%,估計約有5萬戶自住房屋受惠。至於超過該房屋現值的自住房屋,雖無法適用房屋稅率1%,仍可按自住稅率1.2%課徵。

南投縣稅務局表示,享有優惠稅率1%的單一自住房屋須符合以下4要件:1.無出租或供營業使用情形。2.供本人、配偶或直系親屬實際居住使用,並於該屋辦竣戶籍登記。3.本人、配偶及未成年子女在全國僅持有1戶房屋。4.房屋現值在162萬7500元以下。

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稅務局提醒民眾,符合要件房屋如尚未申請按自住稅率課徵房屋稅,記得在明(116)年3月22日以前向房屋所轄地方稅稽徵機關申報,116年期即可適用,逾期申報者,則從次年期才能適用。如有任何疑問,可撥打稅務局免費服務專線0800-496969洽詢。

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因應川普高關稅壓力 彭博:泰國擬以縮減「金色眼鏡蛇」聯合軍演反制
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泰國與美國共同主辦的「金色眼鏡蛇」軍演,是亞洲大陸同類演習中規模最大的年度多國聯合演習。(路透檔案照)

1名知情官員透露,泰國計畫警告川普政府,美國徵收的高額關稅可能會迫使泰國縮減雙邊軍事合作,包括作為美國在亞洲最古老安全同盟之一的核心演習——「金色眼鏡蛇」(Cobra Gold)聯合軍演。

彭博11日報導,該名匿名官員表示,泰國政府打算在本月稍後重啟互惠貿易談判時,將此立場納入對策。雖然相關條款的措辭將較為概括,但若更高的關稅對其造成重大經濟傷害,泰國可能會重新考慮是否參與聯合軍事活動。

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泰國去年對美國的貿易順差達514億美元。在華府依據應對不公平貿易行為的「301條款」,對多數進口商品徵收12.5%的關稅後,泰國與數十個國家共同尋求更佳的貿易條件。隨著川普政府擴大對製造業產能過剩的調查,曼谷當局已提出取消牛肉、羊肉及酒精飲料進口關稅,並採用美國標準的方案。

報導指出,這項提議凸顯泰國罕見地在原本聚焦於貿易的談判中,動用其與華府數十年之久的安全夥伴關係。泰國是東南亞僅有的2個美國條約盟邦之一,另一個為菲律賓;泰美同盟長期以來一直是美國在東南亞大陸進行軍事參與的基石。

泰國國防部發言人蘇拉桑(Surasant Kongsiri)表示,他無法查證或證實這項提議,「如果有的話,談判更有可能專注於加強合作。」

泰國軍方發言人未回應置評請求。泰國商務部和美國五角大廈亦未立即回應。

泰國官員在爭取更佳貿易條件時,越來越強調與美國更廣泛的關係。泰國副總理兼商務部長蘇帕吉(Suphajee Suthumpun)上個月表示,基於兩國的戰略同盟、「親善條約」以及泰國在美國的投資,泰國理應獲得更優惠的待遇。

蘇帕吉將這場談判形容為包括外交部、國防部及商業團體在內的全政府行動。曼谷當局正尋求將關稅稅率維持在先前架構下討論的19%以下。泰國還承諾加速立法,禁止進口由強迫勞動製造的商品,以回應美方的疑慮。

泰美同盟是華府在亞洲最悠久的同盟之一,長期以來為美軍在中國影響力擴張的區域中,提供戰略據點。泰國與美國共同主辦「金色眼鏡蛇」軍演,這是亞洲大陸同類演習中規模最大的年度多國聯合演習,去年演習吸引來自30個國家的約8000名人員參與。

兩國的軍事合作此前也曾度過政治緊張局勢。在泰國2014年發生政變後,華府曾縮減「金色眼鏡蛇」演習規模,並暫停數項軍事交流,隨後才逐步重建國防關係。

五角大廈則公開強調該同盟的韌性。美國戰爭部政策次長柯伯吉(Elbridge Colby)上週訪問曼谷期間表示,他與泰國國防部常務次長塔拉蓬(Tharapong Malakam)重申「泰美同盟重振後的強大力量」。

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健康網》營養師:減重後創造新生活 降內臟脂肪更健康
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營養師薛曉晶認為,比單純體重減輕更重要的,是減重療程後新生活型態能否落實。示意圖,圖中人物與新聞無關。(圖取自shutterstock)

〔健康頻道/綜合報導〕大家都想減重,卻有很多人忽略比減重更重要的事情。營養師薛曉晶在臉書粉專「營養師媽媽曉晶的生活筆記」引用一篇2026年7月7日發表在心血管期刊《Circulation》的研究,內容談的,不只是「18個月減了多少公斤」,而是一路追蹤了5年,甚至10年。這些受測者體重幾乎回來了,內臟脂肪卻沒有完全回到原點。

這項研究整合兩個為期18個月的隨機臨床試驗 CENTRAL 與 DIRECT-PLUS。參與者接受不同型態的飲食與生活介入,包括健康飲食、地中海飲食、減少精製碳水化合物,以及規律身體活動。

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研究最大的特色:不是只看體重。研究團隊利用磁振造影MRI,實際追蹤內臟脂肪、深層與表層皮下脂肪、肝臟脂肪及胰臟脂肪的變化。共有366人完成後續追蹤,追蹤率達96%;研究族群平均約49.5歲,超過九成為男性。

經過18個月的生活型態介入後,平均體重從91.7公斤下降到88.5公斤,腰圍則從107.6公分降到102.4公分。到了5到10年後,平均體重回升到91.4公斤。

單看體重,幾乎回到了起點。但腰圍平均仍約103.5公分,而內臟脂肪面積也從介入前的148.6平方公分,下降到109.0平方公分;長期追蹤時雖然回升到124.8平方公分,仍明顯低於介入前。

薛曉晶總結:公斤數回來了,不代表過去減少的腹部脂肪全部回到原點。這也是減重不能只盯著體重計的原因。

內臟脂肪每減少10%,後續糖尿病風險約低28%

研究進一步分析18個月介入期間減少的脂肪,和5~10年後的代謝健康有什麼關係。結果發現,每減少10%的內臟脂肪,長期追蹤時的胰島素阻抗相關指標、代謝症候群嚴重程度及整體心血管代謝風險指標,都呈現較好的結果。

在第二型糖尿病分析中,排除介入結束時已罹患糖尿病的人後,共294人進入追蹤,期間有31人新發生第二型糖尿病。

在進一步考量原本的內臟脂肪、糖化血色素、介入期間的體重變化、後續體重回升、年齡、性別及飲食組別後:介入期間每減少10%內臟脂肪,後續發生第二型糖尿病的風險約低28%。

有意思的是,單純「當初減掉多少體重」,與後續糖尿病風險之間,在這項分析中並沒有達到統計顯著。這並不是說體重不重要。而是減重時可以從「這個月少了幾公斤」,再多想一下:「這次減掉的,主要是什麼?」

如果能減少多餘體脂與腹部脂肪,同時把肌肉盡量留下來,對長期體重管理的意義就完全不同。

體重之外,腰圍要一起記錄

一般人不可能固定做MRI追蹤內臟脂肪,因此腰圍就是一個相對簡單、實用的觀察指標。這篇研究追蹤5到10年後,參與者的平均體重幾乎回到原點,但腰圍仍比介入前少約4公分,腹部脂肪也保留了部分介入時的成果。

所以減重時,有三個數字同樣重要:體重、體脂、腰圍。有時體重暫時沒有下降,但腰圍持續縮小,仍可能代表身體組成正在改變。尤其原本就有腹部肥胖、血糖偏高、三酸甘油脂偏高的人,更值得把腰圍納入長期紀錄。

想減少內臟脂肪,重點還是飲食、活動

薛曉晶提醒,沒有一種所謂的「瘦肚子食物」。研究中的生活介入,是整體飲食型態與身體活動一起調整,包括增加蔬菜、減少精製碳水化合物,並採用不同型態的地中海飲食;長期追蹤時,身體活動量較高,也與較低的內臟脂肪有關。從執行面上來看,可以先從5個方向開始:

第一,每餐都要有蛋白質。

魚、蛋、豆腐、雞肉、瘦肉都可以。減重時除了減脂,也要盡量維持肌肉量。

第二,午、晚餐把蔬菜量吃足。

先從喜歡、容易準備的蔬菜開始,比勉強一次吃很多更容易長期維持。

第三,逐步減少精製碳水化合物。

含糖飲料、甜點、白麵包及大量精製主食,可以先從最常出現的一項慢慢減少,不需要一次全部拿掉。

第四,讓飲食型態慢慢往地中海飲食靠近。

魚類、堅果、橄欖油、蔬菜等都可以逐步加入,重點是整體餐盤,而不是追求某一種單一食物。

第五,把運動當成長期體重管理的一部分。

快走、騎腳踏車、游泳,再搭配適合自己的肌力訓練,都比只在減重期短暫大量運動,更有機會留下來。

薛曉晶重申,這篇5到10年的追蹤研究,重新提醒了一件很重要的事:減重不能只問「到底減了多少公斤?」這些要一起看:體脂肪有沒有下降?腰圍有沒有縮小?腹部與內臟脂肪有沒有減少?肌肉有沒有盡量留下來?更重要的是,新建立的飲食與活動方式,幾年後還能不能持續?

體重下降當然是很重要的成果。但薛曉晶強調,如果可以花1到2年,把體重、體脂、腰圍和生活習慣一起慢慢調整下來,最後讓新的生活方式真正留下來,這樣的減重,才更接近長期健康管理真正需要的方向。

同時,這項研究也有一個需要留意的地方:參與者超過90%為男性,因此目前結果主要反映男性族群;女性是否也具有相同程度的長期關聯,仍需要更多研究確認。

營養師薛曉晶認為,如果可以花1到2年,把體重、體脂、腰圍和生活習慣一起慢慢調整下來,最後讓新的生活方式真正留下來,這樣的減重,才更接近長期健康管理真正需要的方向。示意圖,圖中人物與新聞無關。(圖取自shutterstock)

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近年來中國國民黨只要遇到重大案件,就將相關人等不由分說地先扣上「綠友友」的帽子。(取自王鴻薇臉書)

中國國民黨只要遇到重大案件,就將相關人等不由分說地先扣上「綠友友」的帽子,企圖先講先贏進行政治操作。

像是爭議不休的中聯油脂公司毒油案,涉案的董事洪堯昆因為曾跟總統賴清德合照,就被中國國民黨立委王鴻薇等人指稱他是「綠友友」;但經仔細追查後才發現,他的政治獻金捐款對象清一色都是藍營民代,且洪堯昆還是曾任中國國民黨成立的工商建研會第十五屆理事長的「正藍軍大老」!

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福壽董事長洪堯昆的政治獻金捐款對象清一色都是藍營民代,他還曾任國民黨成立的工商建研會第15屆理事長。(資料照)

而被中國國民黨指控綠能涉及弊案的政客更是族繁不及備載,包括2025年涉及行賄前經濟部綠能科技產業推動中心副執行長鄭亦麟的泓德能源公司董事長謝源一,卻是中國國民黨大老張亞中的女婿,他旗下太登太陽能公司更曾在二〇二二年新北市長選舉中捐款支持侯友宜。

泓德能源董事長謝源一是國民黨大老張亞中的女婿,他旗下太登太陽能公司更曾在2022年新北市長選舉中,捐款支持侯友宜。(資料照,業者提供)

另外,立委鄭天財辦公室執行長張騰龍、雲林縣議會議長沈宗隆、中國國民黨中央委員王文宗,以及立委廖國棟辦公室主任洪天盛,都曾因行賄、收賄乃至教唆人去八八會館開槍,可見得他們才是綠能弊端的來源及始作俑者!

最近女律師陳昱瑄涉嫌聯手「師父」李世宗一家假借採購BNT疫苗詐騙慈濟十點六億元東窗事發後,陳昱瑄不但豪奢生活被起底,還被人揭露曾任台中市政府與彰化縣政府顧問,她甚至曾利用慈濟志工身分競選工會理事長,同樣是不折不扣的「藍友友」!

近期涉嫌聯手「師父」李世宗一家假借採購BNT疫苗詐騙慈濟10.6億元的女律師陳昱瑄。(資料照,擷自陳女臉書)

當初慈濟執意要向德國BNT購買疫苗,當時的衛福部部長陳時中曾多次提醒各界與民間團體小心,切勿相信聲稱有管道的私人疫苗掮客與代辦公司,卻被民眾黨黨主席柯文哲痛批「當慈濟是傻子嗎?」

當年慈濟執意要向德國BNT購買疫苗,前衛福部部長陳時中曾多次提醒要小心,卻被民眾黨前主席柯文哲嗆「當慈濟是傻子嗎」。(資料照)

中國國民黨當時還在臉書上發文痛罵「民進黨不讓買疫苗,連人民自救也不行!」,蔣萬安更直指「人民要相信慈濟還是相信民進黨?」,一票藍營民代與政論名嘴甚至造謠行政院團隊貪汙,如今慈濟證實遭到詐騙上演世紀大翻車,這些藍白政客全都欠陳時中一個道歉!

當年國民黨還曾在臉書上發文痛罵「民進黨不讓買疫苗,連人民自救也不行」。(擷自國民黨臉書)

事實一再地證明:只要有利可圖,就絕對少不了中國國民黨的「藍友友」前來分一杯羹,這些「藍友友」真的是讓台灣從食安、綠能到防疫全都「爛憂憂」!

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〔娛樂頻道/綜合報導〕隋棠日前在實境節目《請世界吃桌》中因提議與千千互換工作內容,引發部分觀眾質疑有霸凌意味,相關討論尚未完全平息,近日節目最新一集又有畫面遭網友放大檢視。有網友發現眾人慶祝時,隋棠陸續與其他成員擊掌,卻疑似略過站在一旁的千千,片段曝光後掀起兩派論戰。

網友翻出《請世界吃桌》片段,質疑隋棠(左二)疑似略過千千(左一)未擊掌。(翻攝自YouTube)

《請世界吃桌》第9集中,一行人前往台東進行特訓,為後續紐約辦桌任務做準備,沒想到就在節目播出約52分鐘處,眾人在獲得好評後開心慶祝,只見隋棠先後與浩子、藍正龍及陳隨意擊掌互動,不過有網友指出,站在一旁的千千似乎未與隋棠完成擊掌,因此質疑她是刻意略過。

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隋棠擊掌相關片段在社群平台流傳後,不少網友提出己見表示:「看起來真的有點尷尬」、「她不可能沒看到吧!」、「太明顯了..」、「上一個爭議才剛過,現在又被發現這種畫面。」也有人認為從節目呈現的互動來看,難免讓人聯想到先前風波,因此引發熱烈討論。

另一派網友指出,千千(左一)當下忙著跳舞,未必有要與隋棠(左二)擊掌的意思。(翻攝自YouTube)

不過也有另一派網友替隋棠緩頰,認為當時千千正沉浸在歡樂氣氛中跳舞,並未主動伸手準備擊掌,「有擊掌不代表感情最好,沒擊掌也不代表感情不好」、「拿短短幾秒鐘畫面放大解讀不太公平!」認為外界不宜僅憑單一片段就對藝人下定論。

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「墨汁洗眼」能治近視?女星曝神秘古法慘遭吐槽:很唬爛
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〔記者林欣穎/台北報導〕莎莎、郭彥均主持八大綜合台《WTO姐妹會》本週四(13)日將播出特別企劃「各國超另類旅遊指南」,其中,來自馬來西亞的雁靈介紹檳城民間療法「墨汁洗眼」最令人震撼。當雁靈分享說:「我近視大約200多度,體驗完後覺得近視直接好了!」此話一出,隨即慘遭眾人吐槽,莎莎更忍不住開玩笑直言:「你們電視上面的人,講話都很唬爛!」

馬來西亞檳城流傳的獨特民間傳統療法「墨汁洗眼」,其實是以中藥材製成藥水後,用來清理眼瞼內的灰塵與油脂,因而被稱為「墨汁洗眼」。這回雁靈帶著《自由的旅行者》主持人融融回家鄉體驗這項超過百年歷史的療法,她特別描述:「不會有副作用,碰到眼睛的時候,也不會覺得不舒服或刺痛。」融融逗趣表示:「出發前知道有這個行程後,我還特別在那幾天長了一個超級大的針眼,果真清出滿多分泌物的!」不過對於聽到雁靈聲稱「近視會好」,他也逗趣澄清:「不好意思,我這次的夥伴比較浮誇一點,說法僅供參考啦。」

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雁靈介紹檳城民間療法「墨汁洗眼」令人震撼。(八大電視提供)

而專攻冷門且具挑戰性國家的融融,在節目中也分享尼加拉瓜火山溜滑梯體驗,他透露體驗前像是在做體能考驗,「除了要徒步,身上還得背著重達10公斤,類似衝浪板的滑行木板爬上火山。」由於火山高溫,還必須穿著消防衣,讓他笑說:「當下覺得自己很像瘋狂科學家!」造型相當奇特。

當被問到如何在充滿碎石的火山上操控滑板?融融稱:「煞車跟轉向全靠自己的雙腳。」現場融融更加碼分享,過去還曾有位法國人覺得搭木板滑行的時速四、五十公里太慢,乾脆扛一台自行車爬上火山頂,「爬上去花了一個多小時,衝下來大概只花了3秒鐘,時速高達180公里,直接創下世界紀錄!」畫面感十足的描述,也讓郭彥均不敢置信地說:「這樣跌倒真的是粉身碎骨!」

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稱美掌控荷姆茲海峽 川普反向伊朗索賠
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美國總統川普聲稱,美國海軍已清除荷姆茲海峽的水雷,宣告水道開通且「百分之百」處於美國控制之下,並要求伊朗為以往的攻擊、鎮壓行動提供賠償。(法新社)

美國總統川普十日表示,美國海軍掃蕩了埋設於荷姆茲海峽的水雷,宣告水道開通且「百分之百」置於美國控制之下。他另在社群媒體發文追加談判條件,要求德黑蘭為過往的攻擊、鎮壓行動予以賠償。

川普在白宮橢圓辦公室向媒體表明,美國現在是「掌控荷姆茲海峽的唯一國家」,縱使伊朗會不定時埋下水雷,也不會改變此一事實。

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川普十一日在真實社群寫道,他得知伊朗談判代表要求損害賠償,即便這項條件未曾在先前任何會議中提出,卻覺得是「有意思的構想」,因為他決定比照辦理,要求伊朗補償過去五十年來因戰爭、衝突、鎮壓行動造成的傷害和損失,包括美軍驅逐艦科爾號二〇〇〇年在葉門遭恐怖組織開打襲擊,十七名海軍因而喪生,卅多人受傷。

伊朗須連帶賠償鄰國損失

川普表示,已指示美國談派代表,在未來所有協商場合中「堅定」提出賠償要求。伊朗也應該要為了在黎巴嫩、敘利亞、葉門和加薩造成的破壞和傷亡連帶負責。

川普在與美國網路媒體Axios的專訪中,示意準備加重對伊朗的經濟壓力。財政部長貝森特指出,德黑蘭正因為華府的制裁陷入窒息。對此,伊朗外交部反批,制裁是華府遭遇外交挫敗時的手段,並在發揮不了作用時加大壓力。只要美國的敵意行動持續下去,便不存在確保荷姆茲水道安全的條件。

伊朗放話美國先賠償才重啟海峽 談判再添變數

甫宣布辭職的伊朗最高國安委員會秘書左加德(Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr)才在八日表明,德黑蘭重啟荷姆茲海峽的條件,是美國必須從伊朗周邊撤軍、支付戰爭損害賠償並解除制裁。外媒認為,川普的協商要求將成為雙方新的癥結點。

華爾街日報(WSJ)引述美國官員說法,川普正在評估缺少核協議情況下宣告勝利的可能性。近期私下向資深幕僚談到,經過去年六月的「午夜之錘」軍事行動後,伊朗的核計畫不太可能起死回生。若能限制德黑蘭的核能力並恢復荷姆茲航運交通,川普有意無限期延長停火。

川普在近期的會議中提到,美國情報有辦法掌握德黑蘭重建核設施或秘密開發核武的意圖,相信美軍的任何軍事威脅都能產生嚇阻力。官員則預料,川普會在伊朗全面重啟海峽後解除海上軍事封鎖。

然而,華府智庫「戰略暨國際研究中心」(CSIS)中東計畫主任雅各比安指出,伊朗近來對重啟海峽提出強硬要求,使川普越來越難讓衝突落幕的同時保全顏面;風險諮詢顧問公司「歐亞集團」伊朗問題專家布魯表示,伊朗看穿川普有意退場且專注重啟海峽,因而採取強硬立場。

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伊朗任命6強硬派重建軍方指揮體系 學者:德黑蘭將與美長期對抗
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伊朗最高領袖穆吉塔巴‧哈米尼正式任命瓦希迪接任伊斯蘭革命衛隊總司令,瓦希迪曾任國防部長及內政部長,並曾領導主責境外行動的「聖城部隊」,至今仍是國際刑警組織紅色通緝令的目標。(美聯社檔案照)

伊朗官方媒體報導,最高領袖穆吉塔巴‧哈米尼(Mojtaba Khamenei)十日任命六名高階軍事將領,包括瓦希迪(Ahmad Vahidi)接任伊斯蘭革命衛隊(IRGC)總司令,阿布杜拉希(Ali Abdollahi)出任武裝部隊參謀總長。專家研判,這波人事異動表明,德黑蘭正準備與美國進行長期對抗,而非與華府和解。

這波人事重組源於今年初美國與以色列的一系列「斬首」行動。福斯新聞(Fox News)報導,這波任命補齊了伊朗正規軍、革命衛隊與準軍事組織「巴斯杰」(Basij)的重要職缺。其中,瓦希迪接替遭擊斃的帕克波爾(Mohammad Pakpour)成為革命衛隊總司令,阿布杜拉希則接替同樣身亡的墨沙維(Abdolrahim Mousavi),接掌武裝部隊參謀總部,重建遭美國和以色列聯手打擊重創的指揮體系。

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其他任命還包括赫達利(Kioumars Heydari)出任副參謀總長;伊薩迪(Mostafa Izadi)為革命衛隊副總司令;阿茲馬伊(Ali Azmaei)為革命衛隊海軍司令;塔伊布(Hossein Taeb)擔任巴斯杰指揮官。其中多人過去因血腥鎮壓抗議活動或嚴重侵犯人權,遭美國或歐盟制裁。

喬治華盛頓大學極端主義計畫專家穆罕默德(Omar Mohammed)指出,當伊朗與阿曼正就荷姆茲海峽新航線進行最終談判之際,這些人事命令卻刻意以英文發布於社群平台,顯示德黑蘭在簽署任何協議前,先將其指揮體系化為既定事實;退出衝突的國家會解散戰時編制,伊朗卻將其制度化,顯示其領導層正計畫一場長期對抗。

不過,穆罕默德認為,革命衛隊的情報與反情報部門首長依然懸缺,顯示內部正為二月間導致前任領袖身亡的維安與反情報重大挫敗,進行究責與激烈的權力爭奪。

聲稱飛彈已具變軌能力

與此同時,革命衛隊發言人莫赫比(Hossein Mohabi)聲稱,伊朗的飛彈技術已取得重大突破,部分飛彈已具備導引與變軌能力,可在飛行途中改變軌跡,以繞過敵方的防空系統,這些技術已在近期與美國的衝突中,用於打擊敵方的電力與決策網絡。

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自由日日Shoot》傅崐萁缺席總預算協商 韓怒轟慈禧垂簾聽政:辭掉總召較輕鬆
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國民黨團總召傅崐萁缺席總預算協商,立法院長韓國瑜昨在會議開始前飆罵五分鐘,要傅辭總召。(記者塗建榮攝)

韓發飆:立院被黑暗力量控制了

立法院昨繼續研商「中華民國一一五年度中央政府總預算案」,國民黨團總召傅崐萁在七月底協商時爆粗口後,已五度未出席後續協商,也不授權黨團幹部,立法院長韓國瑜昨在會議開始前飆罵五分鐘,要傅辭總召;協商結束前,見國民黨團書記長林沛祥遲不簽字,韓又嗆,「耍我們跟耍猴子一樣是不是?立法院被黑暗的力量控制住了!」朝野最終達成共識,一一五年度總預算案將於十四日立法院會表決;若未三讀,十七日加開院會處理。

朝野最終達共識 14日表決總預算

今年度中央政府總預算案已卡關三四八天,韓國瑜昨召集第三度協商。會議一開始,確認民眾黨團總召陳清龍、民進黨團總召蔡其昌抵達後,韓國瑜詢問傅崐萁是否出席、有沒有授權給書記長?他要求林沛祥公開答覆,否則另外兩位總召坐在這裡,不是二百五嗎?

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林沛祥點頭稱有授權,韓追問「所以等一下簽字有效?」林卻搖頭。韓說,那是慈禧太后垂簾聽政嗎?立法院有這麼病態發展的嗎?已經連續幾次不到了?君子務本,本立而道生,總召朝野協商一定要到,不到就授權。

到了協商尾聲,林沛祥遲不簽字,韓國瑜再度發飆說,不簽的話,怎麼對全國人民交代,「立法院這麼病態,被黑暗的力量控制住了,耍我們跟耍猴子一樣是不是?莫名其妙!」

韓痛批,敬酒不喝喝罰酒,一定要話講那麼難聽才簽,告訴全國人民要延會到八月底,結果一事無成!在韓嚴正告誡下,林沛祥才在黨團共識簽字。

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盧秀燕才稱跟蔣萬安同組的 綠諷洩密案也同組
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包括謝志忠(右二)、黃守達(右一)等人質疑盧秀燕親信流通台北,涉洩密案也「同組」。(記者蘇孟娟攝)

台中市政府遭檢調搜索查勞務採購洩密案,包括前台中市府祕書處長、市府參議顏迺倫,以及當時擔任台中市長盧秀燕秘書的前台北市發言人李政軒交保;盧秀燕昨早才稱她跟台北市長蔣萬安姐弟情深,是「同組的」,多名民進黨市議員諷,盧秀燕核心親信流通給蔣萬安,洩密涉案也「同組的」,但在台北服務的李政軒已辭職,台中面對司法標準卻不同,更懷疑不是個案,而是系統性問題,要求全面清查盧市府相關採購涉洩密情況。

懷疑系統性問題 要求全面清查

市議員謝志忠指出,李政軒二〇一八年時在擔任立委的盧秀燕委員辦公室實習,盧秀燕當選台中市長後成為市長室祕書,後兼祕書處、研考會祕書,二〇二三年去台北市擔任副發言人,直到昨天請辭,顏迺倫也曾在盧委員辦公室,二〇一八年以廿六歲之姿出任市府祕書處長,直到二〇二二年轉任參議迄今,盧秀燕的核心幕僚同列洩密被告。

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議員質疑是否辭職 標準不同

謝志忠說,盧秀燕昨才大談自己跟蔣萬安是「同組的」,結果重要親信台中、台北流通也同時涉案,如今李政軒已辭職下台,台中面對司法標準不一致。

議員黃守達也質疑,李政軒當年是市長室祕書有何權限,他懷疑不是個案、是系統性問題,要求盧市府清查相關採購涉洩密情況;市議員周永鴻也要求,盧市府政風處立即清查本案行政流程與內部責任;市議員張家銨則指出,市府六年來對盧秀燕的左右手查不出問題,根本不想罰自己人才讓檢調出手,要求顏迺倫迴避公務。

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蔣市府發言人李政軒 被爆曾任職統戰機構
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北市府前發言人李政軒。(資料照,北市府提供)

台北市政府前發言人李政軒因涉及台中市政府六年前一起勞務採購洩密案,被檢調約談後以卅萬元交保,親中的立場也被翻出。民進黨籍台北市議員參選人馬郁雯指出,李政軒十年前曾於「中共統戰機構旗下」任職半年,在台北市長蔣萬安的身旁有個曾在統戰機構的人擔任發言人,是多麼恐怖的事;李政軒已多日未露面,記者致電都未接,訊息也未讀未回,無法獲得回應。

李曾稱在中讀書被過度解讀

李政軒去年三月接任發言人時,民進黨籍台北市議員顏若芳揭露他曾到中國當交換學生,接受當地媒體訪問時還發表媚中言論,不適任發言人。李政軒當時回應,台灣年輕人都對台灣的民主與自由有信心,交流更能彰顯多元包容的價值,是有心人士考古,並過度解讀他數年前在中國讀書、實習。

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馬郁雯昨指出,二〇一六年大三的李政軒到中國清華大學交換半年,在北京創業公社台灣專區實習,後來擔任台灣專區負責人特助。創業公社由台灣青年員工策劃,並與北京市台資企業協會合辦兩岸青年築夢北京活動,由中國國台辦經濟局、北京市台辦等單位共同指導,讓人合理懷疑是以「青年創業」包裝的「統戰機構」。

洪秀柱稱他:小寶貝

馬郁雯指出,李政軒擔任北京創業公社台灣專區負責人特助長達半年,連前國民黨主席洪秀柱赴中也由他接待,媒體報導洪更在致詞時稱呼李政軒「小寶貝」;馬郁雯認為,李政軒不是被統戰的對象,而是協助統戰的台灣人。他應該是得知勞務採購洩密案即將東窗事發,只好火速請辭,但最大的問題是,台北市長蔣萬安身旁竟有個曾在統戰機構的人擔任發言人,這是多麼恐怖的事。

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中市政府秘書處採購涉洩密/盧秀燕愛將、蔣市府發言人交保
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台中市政府秘書處驚爆採購洩密,現任市府參事顏迺倫(左圖,時任秘書處處長)、曾任台北市政府發言人李政軒(右圖,時任台中市工商發展投資策進會幹事派任盧秀燕秘書)等4人遭搜索約談後,顏迺倫、李政軒分別以15萬元、 30萬元交保。(大圖:記者陳建志攝,小圖:資料照)

顏迺倫 史上最年輕秘書處長

台中市政府秘書處二〇二〇年辦理「模擬聯合國」活動委託廠商負責整體規劃及執行,相關勞務採購金額約一百五十五萬元,本月六日驚傳該起採購因涉嫌洩密遭搜索,包括台中市長盧秀燕的愛將,也是現任市府參議顏迺倫、秘書處主任秘書黃雅希、國際事務科科長洪隆益及七日剛辭職的台北市政府發言人李政軒(時任盧秀燕秘書)等人的住處遭搜索,檢方訊後,認為四人涉洩密罪嫌重大,其中顏迺倫、李政軒分別以十五萬元、卅萬元交保。

台中地檢署表示,現任台中市政府參議顏迺倫(時任秘書處處長)、秘書處主任秘書黃雅希(時任秘書處專門委員)、國際事務科科長洪隆益及曾任台北市政府發言人李政軒(時任台中市工商發展投資策進會幹事派任盧秀燕秘書)等人,因涉嫌於二〇二〇年辦理台中市政府秘書處的勞務採購案洩密等案件。

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李政軒 盧秘書轉蔣發言人

調查局台中市調查處去年九月報請台中地檢署偵辦後,由陳君瑜檢察官於八月六日指揮,前往台中市政府秘書處及被告顏迺倫等四人住處執行搜索,並約談顏女等四人、同案被告林姓廠商及證人九人到案說明。

檢察官偵訊後,認為顏迺倫、李政軒、黃雅希、洪隆益等四人涉犯洩密等罪嫌重大,但無羈押必要,其中顏迺倫、李政軒二人分別諭知新台幣十五萬元、卅萬元具保候傳及限制出境、出海;餘被告及證人則均請回。

據了解,顏迺倫曾是盧秀燕擔任立委時的國會辦公室法案助理兼行政秘書,盧秀燕當選市長後獲拔擢擔任市府秘書處處長,當時年僅廿六歲,成為史上六都最年輕的一級主管,可說是盧秀燕的愛將,如今涉案交保,案情是否向上延燒引發關注。

對於市府多人涉案,現任台中市祕書處長謝佳蓁指出,二〇二〇年市府參考外縣市業務首次舉辦青年「模擬聯合國」活動,採購找廠商承辦活動,是秘書處很正常的相關業務,市府初步調查均依採購法規定辦理。至於相關被調查人員是否異動,中市人事處指出,因案件檢察官正在調查中,會配合調查結果再依公務員考績法規定辦理。

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依中方指示幫柯文哲、黃珊珊站台 徐春鶯涉介選等5罪 判刑7年
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前民眾黨新住民委員會主委、中配徐春鶯,被控受中方指示幫柯文哲、黃珊珊站台,涉介選等5罪,一審判刑7年。(資料照)

前民眾黨新住民委員會主委、中配徐春鶯,被控受中方指示,於二〇二二年及二〇二四年幫台北市長候選人黃珊珊,及總統候選人、前民眾黨主席柯文哲站台造勢介選;徐又經營地下匯兌及向銀行詐貸並以不實文書助滲透來源來台,被檢方合計求刑廿一年六月。新北地方法院昨依違反銀行法、反滲透法、刑法加重詐欺、兩岸人民關係條例共五罪,分別量處一年四月至兩年兩月不等徒刑,合併判刑七年。

檢原求刑21年半 研議上訴

中華兩岸婚姻協調促進會長鍾錦明也因介選,被依反滲透法判刑兩年,徐春鶯女兒卜啓正涉詐貸,判刑一年、緩刑四年;徐的友人羅穎涉詐貸及助滲透來源來台,犯加重詐欺及兩岸條例判刑兩年,新北地檢署認為法院對徐的量刑與檢方求刑有落差,收到判決書後將研議是否上訴。

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民眾黨發言人張彤聲明指出,民眾黨嚴正譴責任何受境外敵對勢力指示介選、危害國安的違法行為,黨內對徐接觸後私下回報中方人士「毫無所悉」,籲法院公正審理、勿枉勿縱。

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徐春鶯受敵對勢力指示 動員中配為柯助選
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觸犯反滲透法判決案例

合議庭斥責「破壞我國民主憲政秩序及選舉制度公平性」

前民眾黨新住民委員會主委中配徐春鶯涉反滲透法等五罪,昨一審判刑七年。判決揭露,徐春鶯在二〇二二年受境外敵對勢力派遣者指示,為台北市長候選人黃珊珊造勢,後來又依指示,要求民眾黨將她列入不分區立委安全名單,並於二〇二四年總統大選時,動員中配為前民眾黨主席柯文哲助選,甚至於選前之夜替柯站台。合議庭斥責徐嚴重破壞我國民主憲政秩序及選舉制度公平性,進而對我國主權產生危害,惡性非輕。

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徐春鶯案包括介選四大犯罪區塊

徐春鶯案共分為四大犯罪區塊。一是介選;二是為中配群體的支持而從事非法地下匯兌,總金流二四五六萬元,犯罪所得廿一萬元;第三是以不實在職證明等向銀行詐貸二六九七萬元用以支付購屋款;四是以不實文書助滲透來源假商務之名來台。

上述境外外敵對勢力派遣者,除中共民政部海峽兩岸婚姻家庭服務中心主任楊文濤,還有上海市委員會祖國和平統一促進委員會副主任孫憲;徐除定期彙報外,共同規畫擴大中配群體於我國政治影響力。

與對岸合力擴大中配政治影響力

判決指出,為使中配取得各級公職人員身分,徐於二〇二一年五月傳送與黃珊珊合照給楊文濤,報告黃將參選台北市長,並表達有意願爭取中配群體支持,她還將黃出版的自傳「黃珊珊33個人生故事」寄送與楊,楊評估後認為符合中共立場,遂指示她支持黃。

不僅如此,隔年九月,徐也向孫憲報告將支持黃珊珊,獲得肯認後,與共犯鍾錦明等人遂討論為黃成立新住民後援會,推由鍾擔任會長。徐、鍾並於九月廿五日,在黃珊珊競選總部成立大會為黃站台;會後並藉中華國際新住民領導人總會第一屆會長就任暨理監事職員就職典禮名義,邀請黃到場致詞、拜票,徐並負擔中配團體成員餐費。

至於柯文哲部分,合議庭認定,黃珊珊落敗後,徐仍依孫憲指示與黃保持往來,並於二〇二三年一月起與柯文哲及民眾黨成員接觸,知悉民眾黨有意願籌組新住民委員會,欲延攬其擔任主委,並有意願使其列入不分區立委名單,即向楊、孫報告此事;經評估後認為徐支持柯文哲參選總統符合中共立場,徐遂指示向民眾黨要求將她列入不分區立委安全名單,並動員中配為柯助選。徐春鶯並在二〇二三年十一月參與民眾黨「共融多元族群文化記者會」,於接受媒體採訪時為柯宣傳,另於二〇二四一月民眾黨選前之夜為柯站台、亮相造勢。

中配徐春鶯涉反滲透法等五罪,昨一審判刑七年。(資料照)

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漢光42號》陸航直升機油彈補給 15分鐘完成3機整補
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國軍「漢光42號演習」實兵演練,昨由UH-60M黑鷹直升機先行吊掛油囊進場,將400加侖油囊運抵補給點。(記者李容萍攝)

「漢光42號演習」實兵演練昨日進入第七天,陸軍航空第601旅AH-64E阿帕契、UH-60M黑鷹及OH-58D等三架直升機完成灘岸殲敵任務後,返回桃園市大漢溪河畔油彈補給,15分鐘完成再整補出擊作業,驗證快速「進場、補給、離場」的持續作戰能力。(記者李容萍)

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定延離開JYP美成這樣!新東家首發照 網全看傻:這才像樣
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〔記者邱奕欽/台北報導〕南韓女團TWICE成員定延日前宣布離開待了10年的JYP娛樂,加入新東家VARO娛樂後首波形象照也隨之曝光,她以簡約俐落造型搭配珠寶品牌入鏡,展現不同於過往的成熟魅力,照片公開後立刻引發粉絲熱烈討論,許多人更驚呼:「這才像樣!」、「終於把她拍美了。」

定延加入新東家VARO娛樂後釋出最新美照。(組合照,翻攝自IG)

定延10日透過手寫信向粉絲宣布離開JYP娛樂,坦言自己從十幾歲開始就在公司成長,至今已走過漫長歲月。然而面對全新環境,定延坦承曾感到不安與害怕,但因為有成員與粉絲一路支持,最終決定鼓起勇氣迎接下一段旅程;隨後VARO娛樂也正式宣布她加入旗下,展開全新發展。

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定延離開JYP後首波形象照曝光。(組合照,翻攝自IG)

新東家公開的首發形象照則成為焦點,定延在照片中身穿黑白色系服裝,搭配多款珠寶配件入鏡,無論是妝容、髮型或整體造型都展現出優雅時尚氛圍,與過去在團體活動時期的風格有所不同,她也同步登上《BAZAAR》南韓版雜誌,讓粉絲一窺全新面貌。

定延全新形象照曝光後迅速掀起討論,大批粉絲瞬間湧入盛讚「美瘋了」、「怎麼可以又帥又美」、「終於找到適合她的造型!」更有人直接將矛頭指向前東家,直言「這才像樣啊!」、「終於知道怎麼拍定延了」、「顏值根本被低估很多年」。

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(獨家)70年代紅遍台灣「為愛突淡出」 台視玉女邵佩瑜悄返台3年 驚喜現蹤
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(右起)邵佩瑜、陳凱倫、邵佩玲出席台視演藝人員聚餐話家常。(陳凱倫提供)

〔記者傅茗渝/台北報導〕70年代紅極一時的台視玉女明星邵佩瑜,過去正值演藝事業高峰,卻為了愛情與家庭放下一切,婚後遠赴美國,自此淡出演藝圈,一轉身就是數十年。多年來鮮少公開露面的她,其實早在3年前便悄悄回台定居,昨日更在妹妹、金馬女配邵佩玲陪伴下,罕見出席「台視美麗人生好友會」,久違身影現身,也讓昔日老友又驚又喜。

邵佩瑜當年是不少觀眾熟悉的玉女明星。她出身大鵬劇校,是程派青衣,擁有扎實京劇底子,之後跨足電影、電視。1970年,她與勾峰主演張漱菡原著改編的台視國語電視小說《碧雲秋夢》、《晴》,俊男美女組合受到觀眾喜愛;1971年演出《大刀王五》,之後又主演台灣第一位女導播龐宜安執導的《玉釵盟》,1972年更在台視實況京劇《雁門關》中,以多年戲曲功底詮釋「鐵鏡公主」。

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70年代台視玉女明星邵佩瑜(中)淡出演藝圈數十年,罕見現身聚會,與女星孫璐(左)及妹妹邵佩玲聚首。(陳凱倫提供)

在沒有網路、社群媒體的黑白電視年代,邵佩瑜靠著一齣齣作品走進千家萬戶,成為當時家喻戶曉的明星。然而就在事業備受矚目之際,她選擇婚姻與家庭,遠赴美國生活,逐漸遠離鎂光燈。即使旅居海外多年,她始終惦念台灣,在第二任丈夫離世後,決定返回故鄉。

據悉,邵佩瑜目前定居林口,與妹妹邵佩玲成為鄰居,彼此就近照應。雖然已經回台3年,她過得相當低調,即使收到演藝圈朋友聚會通知,也幾乎不曾現身,這次難得由妹妹帶著出席,才終於和昔日台視老友重聚。

台視美麗人生好友會。(陳凱倫提供)

多年不見,邵佩瑜依舊保有昔日溫婉氣質,說起話來仍是一貫輕柔。同場聚餐的金鐘主持人陳凱倫形容,如今再見到她,神韻甚至讓他聯想到同樣以古典氣質著稱的資深女星李璇。當天他見到邵佩瑜,仍習慣笑著喊她:「大明星邵佩瑜!」她聽聞後只是靦腆一笑。

邵佩瑜戴著帽子、墨鏡,一身黑色打扮低調現身,胸前戴著十字架項鍊,久違面對昔日演藝圈好友,她氣色不錯,席間神情輕鬆,絲毫看不出已經離開螢光幕多年。如今邵佩瑜對演藝圈已沒有太多眷戀。談起昔日風光,她淡然表示:「都是過去的事了。」比起重新站上舞台,她更滿足於現在平靜的生活。身為基督徒的她,也選擇以信仰面對人生,表示「一切都仰望上帝」。

妹妹邵佩玲當年的演藝成績同樣亮眼。她1977年參加台視新人獎歌唱比賽,後來成為台視基本演員,演出《小郡主》一炮而紅,之後跨足電影圈,1980年更以《茉莉花》拿下第17屆金馬獎最佳女配角。

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不只罵傅崐萁!韓國瑜點名林沛祥「逼開麥克風」 他:做錯事就講出來
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立法院長韓國瑜11日出席115年度中央政府總預算案朝野協商,注意到傅崐萁人不在,會前與國民黨書記長林沛祥短暫交談,臉上表情顯得嚴肅。(資料照)

立法院長韓國瑜昨日主持今年度總預算朝野協商時,因國民黨團總召傅崐萁5度缺席,罕見當眾大發雷霆,怒轟傅崐萁乾脆「辭掉總召」,引發熱議。台灣青年民主協會理事張育萌發文指出,韓國瑜當場也逼問藍委林沛祥,「總召一再不來,你的簽字有沒有效?」並逼林打開麥克風回答。張育萌直言,「誰叫你們家總召囂張,又光天化日帶薪曠職,不電你電誰?」、「做錯事就講出來啊,沒那麼難」。

張育萌在臉書發文指出,韓國瑜會暴怒,完全是因為傅崐萁已經五度曠職——韓國瑜排三輪總預算協商,傅崐萁只來過第一輪,而且只來拍桌爆粗口,罵「他 X 的」、「臭卒仔!」

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張育萌表示,7月29日,爽罵髒話害協商被迫終止後,罪魁禍首傅崐萁隔天就開始帶薪蹺班,直到今天。韓國瑜一定超不爽。欸,拜託,總預算排超過1300案欸。韓國瑜也不是只罵傅崐萁啊,誰亂他都罵。傅崐萁不來,其他藍白立委又為非作歹——翁曉玲跑來黨團協商,說要砍行政院1437萬。

張惇涵解釋用途後,韓國瑜裁示保留。翁曉玲開始狂插嘴想堅持全砍。韓國瑜直接爆炸,現場教訓翁曉玲。連陳清龍幫腔翁曉玲,韓國瑜也一起罵「我已經裁示保留了,大家還有什麼意見」、「我已經照你的意思你還有什麼意見,這會到底還要不要開?」

張育萌直言,問題是,傅崐萁明明活得好好的呀,為什麼在立法院會失蹤?

上週國際少年運動會辦在花蓮,徐榛蔚有去,傅崐萁就在花蓮跟徐榛蔚黏在一起呀。

最精采的就是,昨日韓國瑜也當場逼問林沛祥,「總召一再不來,你的簽字有沒有效?」林沛祥剛開始還想不開麥克風,呼攏過去,因為現場所有人都清楚,沒開麥克風直播就收不到聲音。韓國瑜不買單,直接逼林沛祥打開麥克風,大聲講出來。林沛祥按下麥克風,像做錯事的小學生一樣說,「我簽字無法代表黨團⋯⋯」。

張育萌表示,誰叫你們家總召囂張,又光天化日帶薪曠職,不電你電誰?做錯事就講出來啊,沒那麼難。文武百官都在立法院排排坐,綠白黨團都來,就你傅崐萁最聰明,想到可以偷偷蹺班?天底下沒有這種事啦。

張育萌提到,傅崐萁黨團協商消失,完全是慣犯。去年總預算協商,傅崐萁也說他生病請假。結果,韓國瑜在協商當天,「不小心」脫口講出傅崐萁出國。原來傅崐萁是跑去香港呀。抓到。

至於傅崐萁當時被抓到的反應是什麼?匆匆忙忙地說,他是自費去推廣觀光,但面臨「民進黨政府全面打壓」。張育萌對此諷刺,從頭到尾,到底哪來的民進黨打壓啦?韓國瑜現在也變綠的嗎?傅崐萁這副德性,不只當總召,還肖想副院長?

張育萌稱,沒這麼挺過韓國瑜。講得沒錯呀,你傅崐萁趕快辭總召,之後黨團協商就可以正大光明蹺班了呀,最好連立委都趕快辭一辭,就可以愛幹嘛就幹嘛。

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姜厚任自認不風流不下流 只是光棍20年老處男
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姜厚任認愛小24歲女友,盼外界有點幽默感。(翻攝自臉書)

〔記者林南谷/台北報導〕71歲資深演員姜厚任近日帶著小24歲女友「童芯」放閃,女方多重身分隨即被起底,本名陳品妤的她,曾化名徐嘉妤上《我猜我猜我猜猜猜》,又以余家菁之名閃婚宜蘭縣府科長,近年改名陳苡孋,童芯則是姜厚任幫她取的新別名,更聲稱智商146、擁有台大「3碩1博」加上美國高科技業18年經歷。

隨著小24歲女友背景陸續被外界當名偵探柯南一一翻出,姜厚任也終於不忍心昨(11)晚深夜打破沉默吐露這始料未及認愛後的心情。

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姜厚任以當今政治圈為例表達個人看法,他說:「政界天天刀刀見骨,那是有龐大利益可圖,我一個素行良好、不風流也不下流的老藝人,打了20年光棍的老處男,難得和年輕才女曖昧互捧一下,就被罵得滿頭包,怕我破財又失身!」

姜厚任說,大家就不能有點幽默感,給他打打氣,送他幾包「腿骨力」,然後說一聲「老爺子,加油嗎?」

相關新聞:人生需要幽默感!姜厚任認愛風波要大家「開得起玩笑」

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藍白嘲諷沈伯洋「運動驛站」政策 張景森批:土包子評論
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民進黨台北市參選人沈伯洋昨(11日)提出「運動驛站」的政策構想,主張在捷運站、登山口、公園附近,提供寄物、換裝、盥洗等服務,讓市民下班之後可以直接去運動,卻遭藍白陣營的粉專冷嘲熱諷,簡化成「捷運站洗澡」。(資料照)

民進黨台北市長參選人沈伯洋昨(11日)提出「運動驛站」的政策構想,主張在捷運站、登山口、公園附近,提供寄物、換裝、盥洗等服務,讓市民下班之後可以直接去運動,卻遭藍白陣營的粉專冷嘲熱諷,簡化成「捷運站洗澡」,行政院前政委張景森在臉書表示,麻煩這些腦滿腸肥的評論員坐台北捷運,到大安森林公園旁邊走一走,「土包子跟人家評論什麼政策」?

張景森說,這些人的嘲笑,只是在暴露自己的無知。這種東西有什麼好笑的?麻煩去東京看看。日本把這種設施叫做「Running Station」(ランニングステーション),到處都是,東京尤其普遍,大阪也有。

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張景森表示,其實連日本都不用去。麻煩這些腦滿腸肥的評論員坐台北捷運,到大安森林公園旁邊走一走。那裡早就有一間森林跑站RunBase,而且已經營10年!它當年成立的念頭就是:「如果日本可以有,那台灣應該也可以吧!」

張景森說,這間跑站有110坪,男生100個置物櫃、6間淋浴;女生109個置物櫃、7間淋浴,還有鞋櫃、休息空間及運動課程,「就在台北市」!

張景森指出,現在很多年輕人的運動生活,早就不是開車到運動中心,運動完再開車回家。他們下班坐捷運,到大安森林公園跑步,到河濱跑步、騎車;坐捷運到劍潭、北投、象山附近去爬山、健行。問題恰恰就是:公事包放哪裡?衣服在哪裡換?全身汗怎麼搭捷運回家?運動驛站就是在解決這些很生活、很具體的小問題。

張景森強調,沈伯洋的政策當然可以批評。例如要設在哪裡?需要多少座?一座多少錢?捷運站內還是站外?公辦還是民營?使用者要不要付費?清潔維護怎麼處理?這些才叫政策評論。

張景森認為,連現代都市裡已經存在幾十年的生活型態都不知道,連東京、大阪到處都有的Running Station沒聽過,甚至連自己台北市大安森林公園旁邊就有一間都不知道,就坐在攝影棚哈哈大笑:「捷運站還可以洗澡?」

張景森表示,不知道不可恥,可以學。最可恥的是,不讀書、不查資料、不理解現在年輕人的生活方式,卻把自己的無知包裝成常識,再站到評論的高地上嘲笑別人,這不是政策評論,「這叫土包子笑人家沒見過世面」。

張景森說,請這些土包子,先走出攝影棚,到大安森林公園跑兩圈,洗個澡,再回來評論什麼叫運動政策吧!但是他最想聽的是蔣萬安市長的評論。「蔣市長,你贊成沈伯洋這個政策嗎?請你公開回覆!」

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中配網紅頻爆爭議!導演「拍下妻子申請身分證過程」心聲曝光
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《一平方公尺的喧囂》導演林郁盛(左起)、《粉紅巴士》導演蕭郁儒、《懸空之名》導演陳宣境、《胸口碎大石》導演葉至然、《非常療法》導演宋采洵合影。(公視紀錄觀點提供)

〔記者蕭方綺/台北報導〕公視「2026觀點短片展」推出五部全新紀錄短片,包括《懸空之名》、《胸口碎大石》、《一平方公尺的喧囂》、《粉紅巴士》與《非常療法》。五位新銳導演從自身視角出發,看見片中主角在理想和現實中的掙扎與抉擇,涵蓋了國家認同、勞動現場、家庭關係、環境聲景等當代重要課題。

《懸空之名》記錄導演陳宣境的中國籍配偶琪瑤,取得臺灣身分證的心路歷程。從繁複的行政程序,到國家認同與家庭情感的拉扯,影片細膩描寫一位跨越邊境的人,如何在制度與現實之間尋找歸屬,導演陳宣境表示:「這部作品不是為誰宣示立場,而是透過一段親密關係,凝視自由如何落在一個人的日常、家庭與名字之上。」透過妻子來臺定居後的身分申請,陳宣境重新思考自由、民主與家庭的意義。

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導演陳宣境在《懸空之名》紀錄中國籍配偶琪瑤,取得台灣身分證的心路歷程。(公視紀錄觀點【懸空之名】提供)

陳宣境提到之所以決定要把這過程拍成影片記錄下來,是因為在申請最後這半年期間,網路上恰巧出現許多中配網紅發表爭議言論,因此才想將太太經歷記錄下來,希望透過一個新住民的視角,帶給大家不同的思考角度。陳宣境表示:「我覺得我們會因為自己長久生活在同一個社會框架裡,因此有時候就需要借助他人的視角跟觀點,藉此反過來跳脫既有的思維與框架。用客觀的角度去探討與反省,也是為了未來不再相同的錯誤。」

《胸口碎大石》導演葉至然(右一)與影片主角家人們合影。(公視紀錄觀點【胸口碎大石】提供)

《胸口碎大石》由葉至然執導,以一場車禍賠償為起點,記錄自己與父親之間既荒謬又真摯的相處日常。趣味的片名與創作初衷源自於葉至然對家的情感牽絆,他坦言:「一部分是對家庭的擔憂與不安、另一部份是我對家庭的期許,因為自己也不知道後續會如何,只希望經過各種大風大浪後我的家庭能安全落地。」導演葉至然當時因車禍意外背負高額賠償,父親提出靠「賽鴿」翻身的計畫,這個看似荒唐的決定,卻也因為父子間的相互陪伴與對話,重新理解彼此。

《一平方公尺的喧囂》則將鏡頭對準聲音採集藝術家吳燦政,跟隨他走訪臺灣各地,記錄十餘年累積超過一萬六千筆聲音資料的「臺灣聲音地圖計畫」。融合海浪、鳥鳴、廣播、車流與人聲交織成地方獨有的聲景創作,導演林郁盛邀請觀眾放下視覺慣性,重新透過聆聽理解自我,林郁盛分享:「聲音連結著我們的生命、記憶與經驗,也映照著我們身處的時代。或許唯有透過真實的聆聽,我們才能知道自己身在何處,才能在混雜的訊息與雜音之中,不致迷失。」

《粉紅巴士》聚焦兩位長年駕駛公車的司機瑋哥與阿嘉。每天穿梭於固定路線,他們載送的不只是乘客,更承載著城市勞動者的日常。導演蕭郁儒表示,拍攝過程中最吸引他的,不僅僅是勞動的艱辛,還有那些對家庭的期待與夢想的渴望,蕭郁儒感性地說:「在看似不斷循環的生活裡,他們依然保留著對未來的想像,也努力為自己尋找喘息的空間。」

蕭郁儒分享創作起源是被一幕相當魔幻的畫面給吸引,住家附近恰巧就是公車休息站,在某天一片漆黑的夜晚,恰巧看見一台公車在黑暗之中還亮著光,這一幕令他印象深刻,因此決定走進休息站,好好認識這群公車司機的生活樣態與勞動處境,希望讓藉由影片扭轉一般人對「司機」工具化的印象,讓大家看到他們更加人性化的一面。

《非常療法》中探討母親因疫情捲入網路輿論爭議,女兒透過鏡頭理解母親堅持背後的故事,也探問社會對「正常」的定義。(公視紀錄觀點【非常療法】提供)

《非常療法》導演宋采洵則從家庭出發。疫情期間,她母親因公開反對疫苗而成為網路話題人物,甚至因宣稱具有療效遭到檢舉。記錄過程中,導演在「女兒」與「紀錄者」兩種身分之間反覆拉扯,宋采洵直言:「曾經我不懂媽媽在搞什麼,但當回想自己為何拍片,我突然覺得充滿共鳴,這是我與媽媽的「非常」走得最近的一次。」她試圖透過鏡頭理解母親堅持背後的人生故事,也探問社會對「正常」的定義,以及家人之間如何跨越信念差異彼此理解。

今年五部觀點短片的創作者,都將鏡頭轉向最熟悉的人與生活,從私人經驗出發,延伸至公共議題,讓紀錄片不只是記錄現實,更成為理解時代與社會的重要窗口。《觀點短片展》上下集分別於8/13周四晚間10點播出《懸空之名》、《胸口碎大石》、《一平方公尺的喧囂》、8/20周四晚間10點播出《粉紅巴士》、《非常療法》,隔日於公視+上架。

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韓國瑜昨怒嗆傅崐萁辭總召 臉書反而被藍軍洗版「內鬥內行」
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韓國瑜罕見將炮口對準傅崐萁,掀起政壇熱議。不過韓國瑜此舉似乎不被「藍軍」接受,許多藍營支持者紛紛湧入韓的臉書貼文痛罵。(資料照)

立法院長韓國瑜昨日在協商115年度總預算案時,飆罵國民黨團總召傅崐萁,要傅辭職,協商結束前眼見國民黨團書記長林沛祥遲不簽字,韓國瑜繼續開嗆,最後朝野達成共識,而韓國瑜罕見將炮口對準傅崐萁,掀起政壇熱議。不過韓國瑜此舉似乎不被「藍軍」接受,許多藍營支持者紛紛湧入韓的臉書貼文痛罵。

國民黨團總召傅崐萁在七月底協商時爆粗口後,已五度未出席後續協商,也沒授權黨團幹部,此舉讓韓國瑜十分不滿。韓國瑜昨日在會議開始2分鐘後即詢問「傅崐萁到不到,不參加?有沒有授權給書記長」?林沛祥對此搖搖頭,韓國瑜則當場怒嗆:「你現在通知傅崐萁,他有三個選擇,一,本人來,這沒話講;二,人不來,授權給書記長;三是辭掉總召,總召不幹了,不是比較輕鬆嗎?哪有這樣子。」

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後續韓國瑜追問林沛祥簽字是否有效,但林搖頭,韓則質問林:「簽字無效,傅總召人不來,簽字無效,那是慈禧太后,垂簾聽政是嗎?」到了協商尾聲,林沛祥仍不簽字,韓國瑜再度發飆說:「不簽的話,怎麼對全國人民交代?」更怒嗆:「立法院這麼病態,被黑暗的力量控制住了,耍我們跟耍猴子一樣是不是?莫名其妙!敬酒不喝喝罰酒,一定要話講那麼難聽才簽字。」最後藍綠白三黨團同意簽字,總預算案14日院會表決,若未三讀,17日加開院會處理。

韓國瑜動怒批評傅崐萁,在網路與政界都掀起熱議,民進黨立委林俊憲對此直呼,韓院長終於有點院長的樣子;民進黨團幹事長莊瑞雄則認為,藍白黨團不簽字,韓國瑜當然生氣。綠營支持者在網路上也罕見「稱讚」韓國瑜。

不過藍營支持者對韓國瑜的態度就沒那麼友善,在昨日開嗆過後,許多藍營支持者湧入韓國瑜臉書貼文底下留言批評:「打自家人可凶了,韓國瑜你有夠糟糕。」、「國民黨不分區第一,你要不要去民進黨?」、「你的位置是民進黨給的?當了立委忘了黨,當了院長忘了黨團。」、「你總統輸那次,我很難過,但現在我覺很不值。」、「曾經飆罵綠的韓國瑜在那?」、「現在你大頭症出來了,誰挺你當立法院院長的?」、「同是國民黨不能關起門來好好溝通嗎?演這齣是要演給誰看?」、「內鬥內行~」。

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健康網》減肥別再靠忍功了! 營養師揭改變「這習慣」才是關鍵
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研究發現,腹部肥胖者較偏好高醣、高脂食物,營養師提醒,減重別只靠意志力,應逐步改變飲食習慣;圖為情境照。(圖取自freepik)

〔健康頻道/綜合報導〕多數民眾戒不掉甜點、含糖飲料,會怪自己意志力不夠!日本大阪大學研究發現,腹部肥胖者對高醣、高脂食物的偏好較高,而「喜歡吃」與實際攝取量也有明顯關聯。營養師老辜指出,減重不必靠挨餓或一味告訴自己「不能吃」,更重要的是逐步改變飲食習慣,增加蔬菜、豆類、菇類及全穀雜糧,降低高糖、高油及超加工食品的出現頻率,讓大腦慢慢重新建立對健康食物的偏好。

老辜在臉書「老辜營養與科學」發文分享,許多人認為,胖肚子的人就是因為「吃太多」或「比較沒有意志力」,一項日本最新研究,找到一個關鍵原因。大阪大學的最新研究發現,真正決定我們每天吃什麼、吃多少的,可能不是意志力,而是食物偏好。換言之,大腦操控哪些食物最容易吸引你。

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研究發現,腹部肥胖者對於3大巨量營養素,醣類、脂肪、蛋白質,都有更高的偏好。其中,又以高醣與高脂食物最明顯。相反地,對於富含膳食纖維的食物,腹部肥胖者並沒有表現出更高的偏好。一旦腹部肥胖者對高醣、高脂食物的偏好越高,日常生活中實際攝取的量也越高。

研究將高碳水化合物的食物,分為以下兩類。非甜的部分包含了白飯、烏龍麵、蕎麥麵、仙貝;甜味的部分則有日式甜點、含糖飲料、水果。

研究認為,食物偏好可能在日常生活中逐漸被強化。高糖、高油、高熱量食物透過味道、氣味與視覺刺激,不斷引發想吃的慾望,久而久之容易形成固定的飲食習慣。因此,減重如果只剩下「忍耐」,往往很難長久維持。真正重要的是改變每天接觸到的食物,降低高熱量食物出現的機會。

老辜提醒,這篇研究告訴我們,如果想建立健康的食物偏好,不妨先從每天的餐桌開始。多一些深綠色葉菜、豆類、菇類、藻類,以及米飯代換成全穀雜糧等。同時,減少高糖、高油、高熱量的超加工食品。當飲食環境開始改變,大腦接收到的刺激也會跟著改變。時間久了,食物偏好就可能慢慢重新被建立。

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不只郭美珠開撕演藝工會!侯麗芳加碼抖內幕 驚爆「會員身分被調查」
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〔記者蕭方綺/台北報導〕演藝工會內部風波越演越烈!資深女星郭美珠昨將矛頭直指演藝工會現任理事長曹雨婷,重砲抨擊工會體制與領導層問題,甚至質疑工會偏袒中國籍藝人。對此,憑藉電視劇《媽祖外傳》走紅的資深藝人侯麗芳也忍不住跳出來發聲挺郭美珠,更痛批工會根本沒有好好為演藝人員服務,加碼爆料過往台上被嗆、資源排他的醜態。

侯麗芳痛批演藝工會根本沒有好好為演藝人員服務。(資料照,記者王文麟攝)

侯麗芳直言:「工會都沒好好為演藝人員服務!」她回憶先前在三台藝人聚餐時,自己在主持台上提醒藝人有三個管道可以申請補助,沒想到前理事長康凱與現任理事長曹雨婷竟衝上台跟她理論,「兩人上台來跟我吵,理虧還亂叫!其實我都調查清楚了,只是不願在台上指名他倆,後來他們的監事把他倆叫下台,說他們太丟臉了!」

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除了過往摩擦,侯麗芳更揭露工會內部的資源分配不公,指出現場找藝人表演,全看關係好壞,「不只是外省人本省人也有,只要是跟他們關係好的就每次都找那幾位,完全沒有照顧大部分的演藝人員!」她甚至拋出重磅疑慮,表示目前工會的會員身分是否皆為正牌演藝人員,「已經有人在深入調查了!」

最讓侯麗芳氣憤的是會費問題,她指出工會原本承諾70歲以上會員不需再繳會費,如今卻完全說一套做一套,「有一位大姐已經80歲了,每年還是催她繳會費,她已經多繳了快10年了,太不應該了!」讓演藝工會的內部矛盾瞬間浮上檯面,引發圈內高度關注。

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刑事局醉警官誤闖總統官邸要進去休息 記過調整職務
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總統官邸。(資料照)

刑事警察局1名2線3星警官,10日晚間餐敘後搭計程車,下車時不慎遺失手機,他因酒後精神不濟,在街頭四處尋找手機時,誤闖總統官邸,並將官邸錯認為辦公室,這起因找手機引發的失態事件,後續由中正二分局依違反社維法裁罰。

該名警官當晚與新北市中和分局偵查隊餐敘,結束後搭乘計程車準備返回辦公室,途中因酒意上湧,在台北市中正紀念堂附近被運將請下車,隨即發現手機遺失,為了找回手機,他沿著愛國西路一帶徒步尋找,先是走到台北教育大學操場外圍被校警攔阻,隨後又步行至總統官邸附近。

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遭官邸警衛哨攔下時,他表明自己的刑事局身分,因不勝酒力,將官邸誤認為自家辦公室,向警衛表示想要進去休息,警衛攔阻後,他並未爭論便自行離去,官邸特勤人員基於職責,通報轄區警方與刑事局。

刑事局獲報後派員前往將該名警官帶回,返回途中,接獲中正二分局通知,表示警衛室已將此事登錄,需依社會秩序維護法第68條規定製作筆錄,同仁隨即陪同他前往中正二分局配合調查,該名警官稱下車後因急於尋找遺失的手機才四處走動,對於誤闖官邸的過程,表示「不記得了」。

事後,該部手機被熱心民眾尋獲,並交至萬華分局武昌街派出所,該名警官隨後前往領回。針對此案,刑事局表示,已由督察單位深入查明事件完整過程,對此影響警譽情事,予以記過一次處分,並調整為非主管職務及列輔導考核,絕不寬貸。

刑事局將持續督促及要求員警應時刻嚴以律己,注意言行舉止,無論公私場合均應恪遵法紀與風紀要求,切勿因飲酒導致脫序或不當行為,以維護警察形象。

☆飲酒過量 有害健康 禁止酒駕☆

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中市水湳自駕巴士將道路測試 今年秋天開放民眾試乘
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中市交通局推自駕巴士,將展開測試,預計秋天開放民眾試搭乘。(市府提供)

台中市政府交通局正推動水湳自駕巴士實證運行計畫,將開放道路測試,今年秋天開放民眾試乘,路線串聯水湳轉運中心與捷運文華高中站,沿線行經中央公園、綠美圖及台中國際會展中心等重要節點。

交通局長葉昭甫表示,為確保自駕巴士正式駛入道路前的運行安全,已於台南沙崙「台灣智駕測試實驗室」完成封閉場域測試,自駕巴士完成實驗室測試後,近期已轉進水湳經貿園區中科路部分封閉路段展開在地實車運行測試。

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他指出,測試情境涵蓋車道直行及轉彎、變換車道、路口停等、穿越GPS訊號遮蔽隧道、禮讓行人、閃避路旁停放車輛,以及繞行施工區三角錐等多項情境,順利通過財團法人車輛研究測試中心第三方實車驗證,取得正式測試報告,為後續道路測試奠定安全基礎。

葉昭甫表示,經濟部已於2026年7月進行無人載具科技創新實驗計畫審查,執行團隊於取得核准文件後,將向監理機關請領試驗車牌,並待沿線車路聯網及路側輔助設備整備完成,即可進入開放混合車流環境進行自駕巴士實車測試,預計於今年秋天開放民眾試乘,讓市民搶先體驗智慧公共運輸新服務。

交通局表示,台中自駕巴士採用百分之百台灣自主研發技術,展現台灣在智慧交通與自動駕駛領域的研發實力。

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從小額到敢加碼!邱沁宜鬆口「投資台積電心路歷程」 認了人生被改變
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邱沁宜回顧投資歷程,坦言從小額買進到敢於加碼,見證台積電成長的同時,也看見自己人生的改變。(翻攝自臉書)

〔記者邱奕欽/台北報導〕前主播、東風衛視《單身行不行》主持人邱沁宜近日接受南韓KBS電視台採訪,被問到「為什麼台灣人這麼相信台積電?」這個問題,也讓她重新回頭檢視自己的投資歷程。她坦言,早年資金有限,只能小額買進台積電,隨著收入增加、視野拓展及對產業理解加深,持股比重也逐步提高,回顧一路走來的變化忍不住感嘆:「台積電改變了台灣的命運,也改變了許多台灣人的財富命運。」

邱沁宜昨(11日)透露,KBS近期關注南韓股市震盪以及投資人因槓桿操作承受損失的現象,因此特別來台了解,為何許多台灣投資人即使面臨股價起伏,仍願意長期持有台積電。她透露,這次甚至破例在鏡頭前展示部分投資明細,但仍未公開實際持股張數,笑稱這並非最終數字,因為自己的「節日投資法」及「大跌投資法」仍會持續執行。

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南韓KBS電視台來台採訪,邱沁宜(右)分享台灣人為何相信台積電,也罕見談起自己的投資故事。(翻攝自臉書)

邱沁宜回憶,自己剛開始投資時資金並不寬裕,只能一點一滴慢慢買進台積電。後來隨著經濟能力提升、投資經驗累積,以及對產業趨勢的理解更加深入,持股比重也逐漸增加。她坦言,回頭看自己的投資歷程,彷彿也看見人生一路成長的軌跡,「後來台積電慢慢長大,我的視野也長大了,經濟能力一步一步成長,而我投資台積電的比重,也跟著一起長大。」

邱沁宜認為,這不只是自己的故事,更是許多台灣投資人的共同縮影,根據她分享的數據,台積電股東已超過300萬人,有人買整張、有人存零股,有人當作退休規劃,也有人替孩子累積資產,「台積電早已不只是一家公司,它已經走進許多台灣人的家庭。」她也感性表示,過去台灣曾看著南韓企業站上世界舞台,如今KBS專程來台探究台積電成功的原因,讓她深刻感受到「世界看見台積電的同時,也正在看見台灣。」

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親信涉採購洩密!盧秀燕今主持捷運藍線動土受關注
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盧秀燕將主持中捷藍線動土,對市府遭搜索態度引關注。(記者蘇孟娟攝)

台中市政府驚傳遭檢調搜索查勞務採購洩密案,包括前台中市府秘書處長、市府參議顏迺倫,以及當時擔任台中市長盧秀燕秘書的前台北市發言人李政軒交保;多名民進黨台中市議員點名台中市長盧秀燕,強調洩密的兩人均是盧的親信,「盧市長不用出來說清楚、講明白嗎」;盧秀燕昨未就此事回應,她今日上午將主持台中捷運藍線BC11標動土祈福典禮,對市府遭搜索案的態度引關注。

民進黨市議員陳俞融、江肇國及陳淑華質疑,這已經不是盧市府第一次用人與管理出問題,身為台中市政府最高行政首長,對於市府遭搜索,身邊親信、高層官員涉案,「市長難道不用出來說明嗎」。

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民進黨議員黃守達也說,兩位被告均為盧秀燕多年親信幕僚,市府被問及相關案件卻回答曖昧不清,稱此案檢舉人對升遷不滿,甚至直指檢舉人高升中央,影射政治辦案,完全不檢討內部疏失,什麼事情通通推給中央、推給民進黨就好,「盧秀燕完全不演了,心思都放在總統大位,放生台中,莫此為甚!」

盧秀燕昨日未對此事表態,中市府昨深夜發聲明強調,此案為6年前秘書處在2020年辦理之「模擬聯合國」勞務採購案;相關案件司法機關調查中,尊重並配合調查,若經調查後證實並無違法情事,盼司法單位儘速還給當事人清白,維護市府團隊與同仁名譽。

不過,國民黨議員張廖乃綸昨質詢聽說檢舉人在台北被他黨重用,已在中央升官,懷疑有政治力介入,台中市法制局長李善植也指出,此時搜索必要性及合理性,「是比較讓人覺得有問題的地方」。

外界關切盧秀燕的態度,今日盧秀燕唯一一場公開行程將在上午將主持藍線土建標BC11動土祈福典禮,她的態度格外引人關注。

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人生需要幽默感!姜厚任認愛風波要大家「開得起玩笑」
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資深藝人姜厚任(左)近日認愛小24歲女友童芯,引起廣大迴響。(記者陳奕全攝)

〔記者林南谷/台北報導〕71歲資深藝人姜厚任80年代因演出電視劇《一代歌后》、《珍珠傳奇》、《媽媽.吉利.小叮噹》成為一線小生,近日因一張舊照在社群流傳,被網友封為「台版蘇志燮」,隨後公開認愛小他24歲女友童芯(本名陳苡孋),更深信童芯是高智商天才,甚至擁有靈通、神通能力,不料引起極大討論。

姜厚任昨(11)晚深夜罕見發文吐露認愛後的心境,第一句話就直呼:「人生需要一點幽默感。」坦言自己人生不長不短的幾10年裡,學到許多寶貴經驗,其中一項就是幽默感。

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年輕的時候,姜厚任認為社會上的幽默氛圍還不普及,很多事其實可以談笑解決,但因缺乏幽默感,往往最後弄到怒目相向,他開玩笑說:「現在回想起來是多麼幼稚!」

後來綜藝節目出現,姜厚任表示張菲、豬哥亮、胡瓜等主持人對社會貢獻不小,「他們的幽默感不但為社會帶來歡樂,更潤滑了暴戾之氣,甚至創造了一種新文化」,直言現在大家普遍都「開得起玩笑」,姜厚任強調:「這是好事也是一種進步!」

這次臉書分享,姜厚任自認本來是無傷大雅的愛情片,說到前世今生博君一笑而已,大家信就信、不信就當作打屁,「結果非要弄成偵探片,弄到全民辦案,拿著放大鏡找碴,還要捏造事實、惡意攻擊」,其實他沒動怒,而是以「呵呵」笑2聲回應這一切。

相關新聞:姜厚任小24歲女友爭議狂燒 罕發聲:棺材本被騙光就布施老姜

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李灝宇拚台灣史上第一人紀錄、富邦新洋投開箱 今日賽事預告與轉播
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李灝宇。(資料照)

大家早安,自由體育為您獻上今日精彩賽事預告與轉播!

大聯盟今天4場轉播,老虎台灣怪力男李灝宇有望上場,持續往台灣選手在大聯盟單季最多安、最多轟紀錄邁進;道奇2屆塞揚左投史奈爾(Blake Snell)傷癒歸隊先發,記得鎖定轉播!

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嬌生否認爽身粉致癌,仍願和解,7.6萬件索賠估55億美元。(路透)

嬌生爽身粉以滑石為主要原料

〔財經頻道/綜合報導〕美國製藥與醫療科技巨頭嬌生(Johnson & Johnson)始終否認旗下滑石粉產品含有石綿或導致癌症,卻在2026年7月提出估計55億美元的和解方案,希望處理約7.6萬件卵巢癌索賠。這項協議必須讓至少95%的剩餘卵巢癌索賠案件納入,才會正式生效。

值得注意的是,55億美元並非支出上限。參與談判、代理約2500名滑石粉索賠人的律師Chris Seeger表示,由於協議是按照符合資格的案件逐件計價,並未設定總額上限,嬌生最終支付的金額可能達70億美元甚至更高。

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據悉,嬌生嬰兒爽身粉(Johnson's Baby Powder)於1894年上市,嬌生官方歷史資料顯示,該產品的成功隨後帶動公司嬰幼兒護理事業發展。超過一個世紀以來,Johnson's也逐漸從一項商品名稱,成為許多家庭對嬰兒、溫和與安全的品牌聯想。

然而,過去以滑石為主要原料的爽身粉,後來因健康疑慮陷入大量訴訟。具代表性的早期案件來自美國南達科他州婦女Deane Berg,她在2006年罹患卵巢癌後,於2009年向嬌生提告,主張自己自1975年起長期使用Johnson's Baby Powder及Shower to Shower,卻未被告知可能存在的健康風險。

2013年,陪審團在「過失未警告」這項主張上判Berg勝訴,認定嬌生在警告義務上存在疏失。不過,陪審團並未判給她任何損害賠償,因此這並不是一場獲得鉅額賠償的勝訴。這起案件後來仍成為滑石粉與卵巢癌訴訟發展的重要早期案例之一。

儘管嬌生始終否認旗下滑石粉會導致癌症,但公司後來仍將廣泛使用多年的嬰兒爽身粉改為玉米澱粉配方。專家指出,這場爭議其實牽涉2個不同層次。

美國食品藥物管理局(FDA)指出,滑石與石綿都是天然礦物,兩者可能在地層中相鄰存在,因此滑石確實存在遭石綿污染的可能;石綿經吸入後則是已知致癌物。至於在生殖器部位長期使用含滑石粉末是否與卵巢癌有關,過去科學研究曾發現可能關聯,但FDA指出,目前仍未能得出確定結論。

國際癌症研究機構(IARC)則在2024年重新評估後,將滑石列為第2A組「很可能對人類致癌」,依據包括人體致癌證據有限、動物實驗證據充分,以及存在強而有力的致癌機制證據。至於「含石綿的滑石」並未在此次重新評估,仍隨石綿列於已知對人類致癌的第1組。也就是說,「滑石本身的致癌可能性」與「滑石遭石綿污染」是兩個不同問題,不能把所有滑石粉直接解讀為含有石綿,也不能把IARC第2A組簡化成「使用後一定會罹癌」。

但嬌生至今仍主張,其化妝品級滑石安全、不含石綿,也不會導致癌症。該公司於2020年停止在美國及加拿大銷售滑石粉版本「Johnson's Baby Powder」,2022年再宣布全球產品全面轉向玉米澱粉配方,並於2023年停止在全球銷售滑石粉版本。

只是,產品退出市場不代表過去的責任一併消失。數十年累積的使用紀錄,仍可能隨著患者發病轉化成新的法律索賠。嬌生爽身粉事件也成為企業管理與品牌資產教科書中一個特殊案例:滑石粉版本早已退出市場,相關法律責任卻仍持續出現在這家醫療巨頭的財報與法庭上。

2019年9月17日,在美國紐約,為慶祝強生在紐約證券交易所(NYSE)上市75週年,公司標誌亮相。(路透)

7.6萬名原告控訴爽身粉導致卵巢癌

從財報來看,嬰兒產品並不是嬌生最大的營收來源。據報導,嬌生分拆消費健康事業前,2022年Baby Care產品線營收為14.61億美元,包含Johnson’s及Aveeno Baby系列,占消費健康部門149.53億美元營收約9.8%,占集團總營收約1.5%。

分析師指出,儘管嬌生嬰幼兒護理產品對嬌生整體營收的直接貢獻有限,但真正難以估算的,是產品爭議延伸出的品牌與長期法律成本。其關鍵是,這類產品責任案件最棘手之處,不一定是單次判賠多高,而是不知道還會有多少原告接著出現,訴訟官司又要打多久。

根據嬌生向美國證券交易委員會提交的2026年第二季財報;截至6月28日,美國約有7.6萬名原告直接對公司及關係企業提告,聲稱使用含滑石身體粉末(主要是嬌生嬰兒爽身粉)導致卵巢癌等疾病的群體訴訟。。

專家指出,面對這類長期產品責任風險,最直接的做法是停止新增產品曝險。對此,嬌生確實採取了「停售改版」與「業務分拆」的雙軌策略,藉此隔離消費品業務並將資源集中於高毛利的製藥與醫療科技。

不過,分拆也必須處理一個棘手問題:過去的滑石粉法律責任究竟由誰承擔;畢竟分拆並不等於免責。據悉,依兩家公司簽訂的分拆協議,美國及加拿大境內,因嬌生及其關係企業過去銷售滑石或含滑石產品所產生的相關責任,仍由嬌生保留,並由嬌生補償Kenvue處理這些案件的相關成本;美加以外市場的相關滑石粉責任則由Kenvue承擔。

此外,另一衡量風險的數字,也藏在嬌生財報準備金裡。嬌生2026年第二季財報顯示,當時滑石粉相關事項準備金現值約37億美元,包括已簽署和解協議、訴訟抗辯及其他成本,其中約40%列為流動負債;2026年上半年,另認列約8億美元滑石粉相關費用,但這些數字會隨著法律策略改變而大幅波動。

嬌生第三次破產方案在2025年遭法院駁回後,為了沖回先前為破產解決方案提列的約70億美元準備金,相關案件重新回到一般侵權訴訟體系。分析師指出,「沖回70億美元準備金」的商業操作大幅推升了當期的帳面獲利,而這個轉折也展現了美式商業訴訟極為精明的一面,也透露出嬌生想「以戰逼和」的防禦心態。

外媒報導,嬌生這起7.6萬件索賠案背後還有金融鏈。(路透)

嬌生曾嚐試聲請破產求脫困

自2021年起,嬌生曾三度嘗試透過俗稱「德州兩步走」(Texas two-step)的公司重組方式處理爽身粉索賠:將滑石粉相關法律責任轉入子公司,再讓子公司聲請破產,希望透過破產程序一次處理大量現有及未來索賠,但這些破產企圖均遭到聯邦法院駁回或撤銷。。

2025年3月第三次破產方案遭德州破產法院否決後,嬌生決定不再繼續漫長的上訴程序,宣布重新回到一般侵權訴訟體系。到了今年7月,嬌生再提出約55億美元的大規模和解方案,希望解決約7.6萬件現有卵巢癌索賠。

值得注意的是,這與過去破產方案不同,新協議僅針對「現有索賠案」進行處置,不僅不需要破產法院批准,也不限制未來新診斷患者提出新的索賠訴訟。該協議除了要求獲得 95% 現有索賠人的同意方能正式生效外,和解金亦預計於 18 個月內全數付清。

《路透》報導,該協議要正式生效,必須有足夠原告參與,使和解涵蓋至少95%的剩餘卵巢癌索賠。嬌生承諾每件符合資格的案件依既定標準付款,整體先投入55億美元,2027年首筆付款最高30億美元,其餘款項於2028年起支付。

參與協商、代理約2500名原告的律師Chris Seeger表示,55億美元不是支出上限,其關鍵是協議為符合資格的案件設定個別賠償價值,卻沒有為嬌生的總支出設上限,因此最終付款可能達70億美元、甚至更多。

不過,7.6萬件官司背後也形成一條金融鏈。代理約1.15萬名滑石粉索賠人的Smith Law Firm,2026年2月起訴其訴訟資金提供者,指控對方中止一筆3000萬美元貸款,使事務所陷入違約。大型產品責任訴訟往往曠日費時,律師在和解或勝訴前,仍須先負擔醫療紀錄、專家證人與案件管理等成本,訴訟金融業者也因此成為資金來源之一。

這起「案中案」顯示,嬌生在計算繼續打官司的成本,原告律師與背後金主同樣也在計算等待和解的代價。企業和解並不等於承認責任;對嬌生而言,55億美元買下的不是「爽身粉致癌」的結論,而是把多年訴訟、律師費、判決風險與現金流不確定性,轉換成一筆相對可以估算的成本。

爽身粉只是開端!減肥藥、止痛藥、除草劑全捲入2026訴訟戰。(路透)

2026最危險產品責任戰場一次看

嬌生爽身粉官司延燒多年,但它並不是唯一讓企業頭痛的大型產品責任訴訟。《路透》指出,2026年多起備受矚目的「大規模侵權訴訟」(mass tort)都可能迎來重要進展,從嬌生滑石粉到拜耳的除草劑「年年春」Roundup,以及近期美國上訴法院對Kenvue公司(泰諾的製造商)與自閉症關聯的私人訴訟將重新啟動,還有減重藥物甚至超加工食品,都可能牽動數以萬計索賠與數十億美元賠償。

據悉,這起備受市場矚目的訴訟案,有超過500多名原告聲稱,孕期間服用以「乙醯胺酚」(Acetaminophen)為主要成分的泰諾(Tylenol),導致子女罹患自閉症或ADHD,並指控製造商未善盡告知風險之責。相關案件2024年遭法院駁回,但日前美國第二巡迴上訴法院正在審查是否恢復訴訟。

Kenvue則長期主張泰諾安全且不會導致自閉症,目前也沒有確切證據證明兩者存在關聯。由於Kenvue正計畫與Kimberly-Clark進行400億美元合併,這批官司也受到市場高度關注。

此外,拜耳同樣面臨Roundup除草劑訴訟,目前約有6.5萬名原告指控產品致癌,潛在賠償可能達數十億美元。拜耳已要求美國最高法院裁定,聯邦農藥法規是否可以排除州法下的產品警告索賠;若最高法院接受並支持拜耳立場,可能大幅減少待決案件。拜耳則持續主張,數十年研究顯示Roundup及其主要成分草甘膦可安全使用。

另一波快速增加的官司則指向減重藥。Novo Nordisk與禮來目前面臨約3000起訴訟,原告指控Ozempic、Wegovy、Saxenda、Trulicity等GLP-1藥物可能造成胃輕癱或導致失明的相關疾病。兩家公司均否認相關指控。

報導指出,就連食品業也可能成為下一個戰場。目前已有訴訟指控大型食品飲料公司刻意生產具有成癮性及危害健康的超加工食品,並向兒童行銷。原告律師甚至認為,這類案件未來可能發展成類似菸草或鴉片類藥物訴訟的大型法律戰。

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