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加州大学洛杉矶分校的韦恩·奈特正产生巨大的影响力

这位身高 5 英尺 7 英寸的跑卫在全美冲球达阵数中排名第一。见体育版

福克斯新闻主持人塔洛夫试图改变人们的想法

作为《五人行》（The Five）中唯一的自由派，他在新书中希望能够进行文明的政治对话。见生活版

工人和退休人员面临财务上的 Catch-22

调查显示，即使在工作和储蓄一生之后，39% 的退休人员和 71% 的适龄工作人口仍不愿消费。见财经版

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撤销清洁空气规定引发担忧

美国环境保护署放宽拜登时代对电厂的限制

迪娜·维莱斯·普尔弗 今日美国

美国环境保护署于 9 月 14 日表示，特朗普政府将撤销旨在减少全国化石燃料发电厂温室气体排放的法规。

前总统乔·拜登政府对煤电厂和天然气电厂设定的限制，以及对汞和其他空气污染物的排放限制将被废除，该机构在一年多前首次宣布了这一意向。

美国环境保护署表示，将撤销电力部门所有剩余的温室气体标准，据其估计，此举将节省 1000 亿美元。

该决定是在休斯顿举行的一次为期三天的会议的第 1 天宣布的，一组二十国集团（G20）领导人在会上讨论了能源丰裕议题。

美国环境保护署已放宽了对诸如肯塔基州LGE煤电厂（Mill Creek power plant）等工厂的限制 MATT STONE / USA TODAY NETWORK

来自倡导组织的批评回应迅速涌现，称该决定将导致全国居民的疾病、死亡人数以及长期医疗成本增加。

然而，公用事业团体支持这一措施，称其将支持电网的可靠性。

作为二十国集团（G20）优先事项的一部分，美国誓言要“减轻不必要的监管负担并释放经济增长”，并推进一项“优先考虑能源独立”的议程。

当美国环境保护署署长李·泽尔丁在 2025 年 3 月宣布该部门将采取 3000 项“历史性”去监管行动时，撤销电厂排放限制被列为首要任务之一。政府一直致力于撤销其认为限制能源生产的指令和规则。

总统唐纳德·特朗普和内阁官员淡化了气候变化，称其为一场“骗局”和“绿色骗局”。

然而，联邦和国际专家警告称，减少排放对于防止全球气温进一步升高至关重要。在过去的 10 年中，每一年都位列全球有记录以来最温暖的 10 年之列。

美国刚刚结束的气象夏季是 132 年来最

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球员的要求能将梦想变为噩梦

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劳力士手表。• 训练营中期要求增加资金。• 一位教练离开球队会议，却发现一名球员在办公室外等候，急于讨论其姓名、形象及肖像权（NIL）协议中应有多少金额是保证支付的。• 欢迎来到 2026 年的大学橄榄球阵容管理。• “一旦资金达成一致，事情就没结束，”一位著名的电力四强（Power Four）橄榄球总经理告诉今日美国体育（USA TODAY Sports）。“而达成一致的资金仅仅是第一步。”• 如果你认为构建和管理一支冠军水准的阵容仅仅是评估天赋和分配资源的问题，那就错了！• 首先，请考虑这些来自转会门户的噩梦。• 作为对 2026, 年大学橄榄球真实阵容成本调查的一部分，今日美国体育采访了教练、总经理、经纪人和管理人员，探讨 NIL era. 球员招募的现实情况。他们的故事主要源自对转会门户的追求，也源自高中招募战，揭示了一个混乱的市场：在这里，合同很少能结束谈判，而筹码博弈永不停歇。详见 PORTAL，第 6A 页

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青少年献血量骤减

5 月 4. 日，田纳西州查塔努加（Chattanooga）Blood Assurance 总部的冷冻柜中存放的献血样本。NICOLE HESTEA / USA TODAY NETWORK

供应回升揭示代际差距

Marc Bamirez 今日美国

长期以来，全国的血液中心一直依赖高中和大学的献血活动，这不仅是一个可靠且规模巨大的捐赠来源，也是向年轻人介绍献血重要性的切入点。

始于 2020 年的 COVID-19 疫情使 8, all 戛然而止。

献血专业人士表示，这种影响并非暂时性的。随着此类活动在校园内的恢复缓慢，倡导者担心数百万高中生和大学生将失去学习献血重要性的机会。

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针对海格塞斯的弹劾条款已提交

肯塔基州众议员：五角大楼负责人背弃就职誓言

扎卡里·谢姆斯尔（Zachary Schemsle）与迈克·J·赫坎霍恩（Mike J. Hercanhorn）

今日美国

华盛顿 —— 一位特立独行的共和党众议员于 9 月 15 日针对五角大楼负责人皮特·海格塞斯（Pete Hegseth）提交了弹劾条款，此前这一举措可能在期中选举前两个月给国会中的共和党领导层带来政治头痛。

肯塔基州众议员托马斯·马西（Thomas Massie）是唐纳德·特朗普总统的著名反对者，他在众议院发表了一次演讲，发起了这次旨在罢免海格塞斯的希望渺茫的尝试。

他指责曾任福克斯新闻主持人的海格塞斯破坏了就职誓言，并滥用其作为军事领导人的权力。他主要指责海格塞斯在未经国会批准的情况下继续监督持续战争中的军事行动，违反了宪法。

“这种滥用职权的行为挫败了国会履行其最庄严的宪法责任的能力，”马西说道。

五角大楼负责人皮特·海格塞斯，于 8 月 13 日在巴拿马被拍到，他成为了肯塔基州众议员托马斯·马西的目标，后者于 9 月 15 日提交了弹劾条款。ARN WARTMAT / WESTERN。

根据 1973 年的《战争权力决议》，马西认为美国军队从冲突区撤军的 60 至 90 天法定截止日期应该是 5 月 1 日，或者最迟是 6 月 1 日。特朗普政府未获得立法批准就发动战争的理由一直在波动，因为官员们辩称，敌对行动的消长改变了其法律义务的时间表。

该代表特别对美国在这次中东冲突开始时对一所伊朗小学的袭击表示不满，此次袭击导致 100 多名儿童死亡。马西表示，这次袭击“暴露了国防部目标定位过程中的系统性失效”。

五角大楼尚未公布关于 2 月 28 日对沙普苏克·塔里亚贝克（Shapsuk Taryabek）学校空袭调查的结果。据伊朗国家媒体报道，此次袭击造成至少 160 人死亡，其中大多数是儿童。

马西还批评了美国军队在委内瑞拉的行动，包括抓捕该国当时的总统。他还指责海格塞斯在缩减五角大楼新闻团后，破坏了“有效的记者监督”。

五角大楼新闻秘书金斯利·威尔逊（Kingsley Wilson）在的一份声明中称海格塞斯是一位“具有变革力的领导者”。

“标准和法庭已经回归，我们的军械库比以往任何时候都更强大，各军种的士气和招募率都处于历史最高水平，”威尔逊说。“从每一个可衡量的指标来看，在特朗普总统和海格塞斯部长的领导下，战争部比以前更好。整个部门在部长的愿景下团结一致，并将继续努力将我们的战士和美国放在首位。”

马西是《爱泼斯坦文件透明法案》的作者之一，他在竞选连任的初选中输给了由特朗普支持的候选人埃德·加莱文（Ed Gallevin）。海格塞斯在选举中也支持加莱文，并在竞选活动中批评了马西。在 5 月 19 日为加莱文举行的一次集会上，海格塞斯表示，特朗普“不需要更多在华盛顿试图证明自己观点的人，尤其是来自他自己党内的人”。

“他需要的是愿意帮助他获胜、在最关键时刻与他共同投票的人，”海格塞斯补充道。

民主党初选竞争激烈，共和党领跑者明显

民调显示哈里斯与万斯可能在2028年展开对决

费尔南多·塞万提斯（Fernando Cervantes Jr.）

今日美国（USA TODAY）

随着人们对潜在2028年总统候选人的关注度增加，一项新民调显示，民主党提名之争竞争激烈，而共和党则出现了一位明显的领跑者。

由YouGov / 鲍灵格林州立大学（Bowling Green State University）发布的一项民调发现，2028年可能会出现一场副总统之间的对决，因为前副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯和现任副总统JD·万斯分别在各自的初选中领先。

哈里斯和万斯目前都在一系列2028年早期初选民调中处于领先地位，且两人在各自的核心支持群体中均表现强劲。

然而，在民主党方面，初选竞争可能会更加激烈。

根据这项新民调，在民主党人中，哈里斯仅以17%的支持率略微领先，前交通部长皮特·布蒂吉格以36%的支持率紧随其后。加利福尼亚州州长加文·纽森和众议员亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯也处于相近水平，两人均获得14%的支持率。

对于共和党人来说，情况则更为明朗，万斯以44%的支持率轻松领先。他最接近的挑战者是国务卿马尔科·拉宾，以22%的支持率位居第二，随后是唐纳德·特朗普总统的儿子小唐纳德·特朗普，支持率为8%。

YouGov / 鲍灵格林州立大学表示，该民调在8月25日至9月1日期间对1,200名潜在选民进行了调查，误差幅度为3.3个百分点。

随着猜测日益增加，一些政治人物表达了他们对2028年竞选白宫宝座的看法。

最近，纽森在接受CNN采访时表示，如果哈里斯决定再次竞选该职位，他将不会在2028年参选。

这位州长是在与CNN记者杰克·塔珀（Jake Tapper）在蒙大拿州进行一次钓鱼之旅期间发表上述声明的。记者询问了如果哈里斯也参加竞选，纽森的总统野心如何。

“我不知道她是否会参选，但我们会赢，”纽森告诉塔珀，“如果她参选，我就不参选。”

在共和党政府人物中，德克萨斯州参议员泰德·克鲁兹引发了关于再次竞选白宫的猜测。他在2026年共和党总统初选中排名第二，仅次于唐纳德·特朗普总统。

一张防水布覆盖在脚手架周围。此前，一名联邦法官下令将唐纳德·特朗普总统的名字从该机构中移除，随后华盛顿特区约翰·F·肯尼迪表演艺术中心正面的字母被拆除。NATHAN HENKELER / UTON

法官：特朗普不得重新命名肯尼迪中心

董事会关闭该机构以进行必要的翻修

乔伊·加里森 (Joey Garrison)

今日美国 (USA TODAY)

华盛顿 —— 约翰·F·肯尼迪表演艺术中心董事会投票决定立即关闭该机构的大部分区域，以进行由唐纳德·特朗普总统及其政府推动的翻修工作。

据一名直接了解投票情况的消息人士透露，这次由董事会（成员主要由特朗普亲手挑选）于 15, 日采取的行动是在一次 Zoom 闭门会议期间进行的。

此次行动是对美国地方法院法官克里斯托弗·库珀 (Christopher Cooper) 5 月份一项命令的挑战，该命令此前阻止了董事会关闭肯尼迪中心的投票。司法部律师正请求法官撤销他此前授予的初步禁令，该禁令曾强制中心保持开放。

特朗普表示，除非库珀在 15 日早些时候做出的禁止在中心使用特朗普姓名的决定在上诉中被推翻，否则他不会推进翻修工作——而这些翻修将由他个人出资。

“重建与重建是一项非常庞大且复杂的工作，在华盛顿特区巡回法院对董事会批准的名称做出裁决之前，这项工作无法开始，”特朗普在 Truth Social 上表示。如果不允许添加该名称，“肯尼迪中心的重建与重建将不会进行。”

在一份 22 页的命令中，库珀表示，董事会计划在建筑主标志下方刻上特朗普的名字以表彰其资金支持，这违反了库珀 5 月份的命令，即在特朗普接管该机构后，必须将其姓名从建筑正面移除。

“简单来说，如果没有国会的批准，被告不能在肯尼迪中心为特朗普总统或任何其他人或任何事物安装纪念设施，”库珀在 22 页的命令中写道。“董事会的决议违背了联邦法院的命令以及国会颁布的法令。”

一份随后从 15 日董事会会议议程中删除的决议草案警告称，除非为其添加边界铭文，否则特朗普将不会领导该中心摆脱潜在破产的“局部救援”。

被特朗普指责的肯尼迪中心官员表示，建筑已严重失修，চলছে hazards to convergence。董事会投票决定关闭主楼，但保留一个名为 REACH 的较新且可运行的小型剧院翼楼。特朗普表示这些建筑将停止运行。

当库珀在 5 月份阻止董事会此前关闭中心的投票时，法官表示董事会缺乏做出该决定所需的足够信息。随后，肯尼迪中心聘请了一家外部供应商，该供应商发现了渗漏和其他问题。

“简单来说，如果没有国会的批准，被告不能在肯尼迪中心为特朗普总统或任何其他人或任何事物安装纪念设施。董事会的决议违背了联邦法院的命令以及国会颁布的法令。”

克里斯托弗·库珀 (Christopher Cooper)

美国地方法院法官

在 15 日的一次听证会上，库珀告诉联邦政府律师，只要中心保持运行，他 5 月份的命令中没有任何内容会阻止他们进行常规维护工作，以解决咨询报告中提到的问题。

库珀还向司法部律师质询，像肯尼迪中心这样的信托机构是否能够申请破产。律师表示他们无法给出答案。

“在抛出这些概念之前，我建议先了解这些问题的答案，”库珀说道。

原告、俄亥俄州民主党众议员乔伊斯·比蒂 (Joyce Beatty) 在挑战关闭行为的诉讼中表示，肯尼迪中心在历史上一直是一个法律和法律问题，应保持开放，而这“正是该国主要表演艺术中心的运作方式”。

比蒂补充道：“唐纳德·特朗普只关心肯尼迪中心能否满足他的现实需求。这是错误的，而且违反了他作为受托人的信托责任。”

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关税与贸易战塑造密歇根州竞选活动

候选人权衡美国与加拿大的不和

Artt John 和 Tristan McFadley 今日美国网络（USA TODAY NETWORK）

唐纳德·特朗普总统与加拿大的贸易战在密歇根州成为关注焦点，当地民主党人正针对其对手支持总统关税政策这一点展开激进的竞选活动。

在与加拿大的贸易谈判破裂后的几周里，包括参议院提名人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德（Abdul El-Sayed）在内的民主党人，将这场贸易战及其导致的更高关税，与他们对选民生活成本担忧的广泛关注联系在一起。

“当你付完一箱汽油和一周的杂货费后，看着预算单会问：‘我的钱都去哪儿了？’”埃尔-赛义德在接受《今日美国》采访时表示，“结果发现，这些钱往往被用来支付那些你本不该支付的关税。”

密歇根州民主党人一直在抨击总统的贸易政策。在过去几个月里，美国与加拿大的关系使这一议题在这个关键投票州变得更加紧迫。民主党人希望在这里保住州长之位及更多席位，并在三场竞争激烈的美国众议院选举中击败共和党人。

对关税的反对也为民主党人提供了一个信息，仅约 20% 。这是进步派的埃尔-赛义德与其温和派对手——众议员海莉·史蒂文斯（Haley Stevens）之间的一个主要分歧点。

密歇根州与美国的北方邻国有着深厚的经济联系。该州拥有美国与加拿大之间最大的两个商业过境口岸，包括底特律-温莎走廊，今年夏天新的戈德和豪国际大桥（God and Howe International Bridge）在那里开通。根据美国贸易代表办公室的数据，2023 年，密歇根州向该国（其最大的国际贸易伙伴）出口了价值 322 亿美元的商品。

持续的贸易争端给该州的汽车工业带来了风险，因为该行业依赖于两国之间零部件的往返运输，并导致美国在零售和旅游业方面发生了变化。

8 月，美国与加拿大的贸易谈判破裂，美国对价值约 200 亿美元的加拿大商品征收 50% 的关税。

参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德 8 月 7 日在底特律的一次民主党集会上发言，将贸易关税与负担能力问题联系起来。REBECCA COOK / 路透社

加拿大也实施了等额的报复性关税，税率从 6% 到 50% 不等，于 9 月 8 日生效。总统还威胁明年将对加拿大汽车、卡车、汽车零部件和钢铁征收 50% 的关税，声称加拿大多年来一直在“敲诈美国”。

“我交谈过的任何人都会告诉你，这场与加拿大的贸易战毫无意义，”密歇根州第 10 国会选区民主党提名人克里斯蒂安·海因斯（Christian Hines）告诉《今日美国》。“我们知道这很疯狂，但这完全是报复性的，而且一群追随总统的政治家正在做出糟糕的决定。”

密歇根州的企业和消费者已经感受到了特朗普全球关税的影响，这些关税包括对进口汽车及零部件、钢铁、铝和铜的征收。反税倡导组织国家纳税人联盟基金会（National Taxpayers Union Foundation）近期的一份由研究公司 Trade Partnership Worldwide 提出的报告发现，在 2022 年 1 月至 2026 年 6 月期间，密歇根州每个家庭额外支付了 $5,000 的关税，是所有州中每户最高额度。

由密歇根智能贸易联盟（Michigan Smart Trade Alliance，成员包括零售业和农业协会以及州级和地方商会）委托进行的一项 6 月 SPIC-MRA 民意调查发现，48% 的密歇根州选民反对关税，而 41% 的选民支持。

当被具体问及对从加拿大进口的制造业产品和汽车零部件征收关税时，93% 的选民表示反对。

“这非常不受欢迎，而且由于成本上升以及贸易战社会化所带来的反弹正与日俱增，”密歇根智能贸易联盟（Michigan Smart Trade Alliance）发言人马克·菲斯克（Mark Fisk）表示。“这现在将不再是一场国家政策讨论，而将成为一个不可避免的选举年议题。”

共和党人的平衡之举

这场贸易争端正迫使密歇根州的共和党人艰难地在对总统的忠诚、本州与加拿大的紧密关系，以及选民对关税及其贸易协定如何影响密歇根制造业的经济担忧之间寻找平衡。

“我意识到与我们在加拿大的朋友和家人的伙伴关系是多么重要且至关重要，”密歇根州共和党州长候选人、众议员约翰·詹姆斯（John James）在8月接受CBS新闻《面对国家》（Face the Nation）采访时表示，“但我也意识到，维持现状不能继续下去，这一点同样至关重要。”

詹姆斯表示，谈判代表需要“停止像孩子一样行事”，并回到谈判桌前达成一项“互惠互利的协议”。

密歇根州州务卿约瑟夫·本森（Joseph Benson）是民主党的州长候选人，他批评詹姆斯在2月份的一项决议中投票反对阻止总统对加拿大征收关税。

“我称之为‘约翰·詹姆斯税’，因为密歇根州的人们将他送往华盛顿是为了让他维护他们的利益，”本森告诉《今日美国》（USA TODAY）。“当他有机会去做一件哪怕是像投票反对特朗普延长或实施这些关税权力这样的小事时，他却支持它们，他支持那些关税。”

詹姆斯的竞选团队在一份声明中表示，本森是那些“导致密歇根州法律现状的领导层”的一员。

曾任七届密歇根州众议员的共和党参议员候选人迈克·罗杰斯（Mike Rogers）在一份声明中为总统的关税辩护，称其为“必要的”，但补充说这些关税并非“一劳永逸的解决方案”。

他说：“密歇根州需要一名能够与特朗普总统合作，与加拿大达成一项既支持我们的农民，又能为密歇根汽车工人及制造商争取到最佳协议的参议员。”

埃尔-赛义德（El-Sayed）称罗杰斯是总统的“橡皮图章”，并批评他过去支持诸如北美自由贸易协定（即美国与加拿大当前协议的前身）等美国贸易协定。但罗杰斯也支持《互惠贸易法》（Reciprocal Trade Act），这是一项拟议法案，旨在赋予总统单方面征收关税以匹配其他国家关税的权力。

“如果你对某种产品征收关税，我们也应该能够对该产品采取对等措施，”罗杰斯告诉《华盛顿观察报》（Washington Examiner）。“这将是我首选的处理方式，我认为这完全合适。”

埃尔-赛义德和其他民主党人主张采取更具针对性的贸易政策方法。这位拥有医学背景的参议员候选人将使用关税保护美国经济比作用化疗治疗癌症。

“如果你一次性给病人用尽所有药量，你会杀死你的病人，”他说。“但如果你适当地进行化疗，针对非常特定的目标，那么你就可以杀死肿瘤并治愈你的病人。”

州长和参议员的竞选结果预计都将非常接近。8月29日发布的一项EPIC-MRA民调显示，在州长竞选中，45%的受访者支持本森，45%支持詹姆斯，34%尚未决定。在参议员竞选中，47%支持埃尔-赛义德，43%支持罗杰斯，10%尚未决定。

路透社供稿 Art John 为《今日美国》报道 Tristan McFadley 为《底特律自由新闻》报道

法官阻止国土安全部限制外国学生及记者签证

BrisAnne J. Frank 今日美国 (USA TODAY)

一名联邦法官阻止了美国国土安全部（DHS）对包括外国学生和记者在内的群体实施新的签证上限，称这一变更可能会给高等教育体系和美国经济带来“灾难性”的影响。

尽管此类签证持有者长期以来被允许在学习或工作期间留在美国，但该部门去年提出了一项规定，将学生和交流签证的期限限定为参与者的项目时长，且最高上限为四年。持有“I”类签证的记者被限制停留 240 天，而来自中国的记者则被限制在 90 天。

特朗普政府官员辩称，通过 E、J 和 I 类签证分类进入美国的非移民人数“显著增加”，给“该部门监控和监督的能力带来了挑战”。该部门表示，这些变更将降低人们“利用这些项目进行钻空子”的可能性。

最新规定于 7 月正式生效，一个由多个团体组成的联盟——包括高等教育总统联盟（President's Alliance on Higher Education）、马萨诸塞州独立学院与大学协会（Interchange for Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts）以及美国教师联盟（American Federation of Teachers）——于 8 月采取行动阻止这些变更。这些团体指责该部门未能解决在收到 20,000 多条关于该规定的公众评论中提出的担忧，其中包括与第一修正案权利相关的担忧。

美国地方法院法官 F. Dennis Saylor IV 在 9 月 14 日的意见书中，在诉讼继续进行期间阻止了该规定的生效。Saylor 写道，根据该规定，“不难想象该系统可能会被滥用来惩罚那些观点或回报不被决策官员认可的人——或者，事实上，惩罚不被认可的机构。”

该部门在给《今日美国》的一封电子邮件中批评了这一决定。

“拿着学生签证进来，每学期只上一门课，然后在这里呆上几十年，”国土安全部总法律顾问詹姆斯·珀西瓦尔（James Percival）表示，“根据 Dennis Saylor 法官的说法，ICS 必须允许这种对我们移民制度的肆意滥用。”

Saylor 称该部门为这些规定提供的理由“极其薄弱”，并表示其关于国家安全必要性的观点“勉强成立”。

他还表示，该部门没有详细阐明将如何考虑延期请求，以及将做出哪些调整以应对此类请求的涌入，并补充说，国土安全部的拒绝“不仅是自由裁量且不可压制的”。

“换句话说，一名国土安全部官员——基于有限且模糊的标准，且在没有上诉可能性的情况下——将有权在没有任何理由或基于任何理由，缩短任何非美国公民的学术、研究或教学活动，”Saylor 写道。

参与诉讼的组织在 9 月 14 日的一份联合新闻稿中对 Saylor 的决定表示欢迎。

“在案件继续审理期间，这一救济措施维护了长期存在的制度，使我们的学院和大学——以及我们的国家——能够吸引、教育并留住全球人才，”高等教育与移民总统联盟总裁兼首席执行官米里亚姆·费尔德布鲁姆（Miriam Feldblum）表示。

特约记者 Michelle Del Rey, 今日美国 (USA TODAY)

布里斯安娜·弗兰克（BrisAnna Frank）在《今日美国》（USA TODAY）负责报道第一修正案相关议题，该报道由 President Forces、Association Funding Partners 以及《今日美国》网络共同协作完成。Freedom Forces 不提供编辑建议。弗兰克的联系邮箱为：@freedelfinvestings.com 以及 @freedelfinvestings.com 以及 @freedelfinvestings.com

最高法院关于邮寄选票裁决的影响

部分州已启动相关流程

Melina Khan 今日美国 (USA TODAY)

最高法院已为 11 月中期选举前照常进行邮寄投票扫清了障碍。

9 月 14 日，法院多数派支持下级法院的一项裁决，该裁决阻止了美国邮政署（U.S. Postal Service）实施邮寄选票相关规定，这给唐纳德·特朗普总统寻求相关指控的尝试带来了沉重打击。

特朗普在 3 月签署了一项行政命令，旨在加强联邦对邮寄投票的控制，这引发了民主党和投票权利团体的迅速批评。

一些州政府官员在法院对这些限制提出了挑战。美国地方法院法官因迪拉·塔尔瓦尼（Indira Talwani）在 8 月 27 日阻止了邮政署的变更，称这些变更在今年的中期选举中可能无法实施。特朗普政府采取了一个不同寻常的步骤，请求最高法院在上诉法院审查塔尔瓦尼的决定之前介入。

以下是最高法院 9 月 14 日裁决后关于邮寄投票需要了解的信息。

仍然可以邮寄投票吗？

是的，选民在今年的中期选举中仍然可以通过邮寄方式提交选票。

最高法院 9 月 14 日的裁决维持了通过新选择（New Selection）进行邮寄投票的现有做法。

选举在州一级管理，因此选民应向当地选举办公室查询邮寄选票的截止日期和程序。

一些州（如北卡罗来纳州）已经开始了邮寄投票，而其他州（如威斯康星州、爱达荷州和纽约州）则在本周开始。

请在州立法者全国会议（National Conference of State Legislatures）网站上查看哪些州提供邮寄投票计划。

最高法院决定了什么？

最高法院在 9 月 14 日的一项裁决中，针对特朗普寻求最高指令的尝试，指示允许邮政署在中期选举中收紧邮寄选票的使用。

根据该指令，各州将被要求向邮政署提供邮寄投票名单，并对选票信封使用特定设计，包括唯一的选票条形码。邮政署将有权拒绝投递不符合新规则的选票。

例如，加利福尼亚州总检察长鲍勃·鲁茨（Bob Roots）表示，在加州，邮寄投票是“进行选举的主要方式”。

最高法院的裁决恰逢加州人开始接收 11 月选举的邮寄选票前几周。鲁茨此前将特朗普关于该审判导致 USFP 新规则的行政命令描述为一次“绝望的尝试”，旨在改变可能使民主党获得重大进展的选举结果。

最高法院多数派在一份未署名的意见书中表示，总统政府不太可能在挑战塔尔瓦尼裁决中获胜，而在此期间允许变更继续进行可能会比通过变更更具危害性。

在同意下级法院调查结果的意见书中，大法官斯科特·卡瓦诺（Scott Kavanaugh）写道，当地选举官员在中期选举前“没有足够的时间来合理地实施该规则”。

安东尼·克拉伦斯·托马斯（Anthony Clarence Thomas）和塞缪尔·阿尔弗（Samuel Alfer）——法院另外两名保守派成员——持反对意见。

贡献者：Maureen Grappe, Michael Loria, Sarah D. Wive, Patra Berman, 今日美国 (USA TODAY)

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伊朗战争及其对美国资产造成的损失

报告：战斗已造成至少 $33.4B 损失

MIRA J. Herawashvili, 今日美国

根据五角大楼官方监督机构的一份关于伊朗战争的报告，伊朗的袭击破坏并摧毁了分布在中东八个国家的美国基地的数百栋建筑及其他结构。

这场战争还导致战略弹药短缺，并在美军寻求补充耗尽的弹药时，揭露了国防工业中的“瓶颈”问题。

这份由国防部监察长提交给国会的报告于 Sept. 14 发布，其统计时间为 Feb. 28 至 June 30. 该报告提供了关于战争成本及其对美国军事基地和设备影响的最全面官方记录。

报告显示，这场战争最初被唐纳德·特朗普总统估计将持续四到五周，但目前已进入第七个月；截至 June 29, 已给美国造成至少 334 亿美元 billion 的损失。该数字尚未计入受损设施的维修费用，许多专家认为战争的总成本要高得多。

超过 50,000 名美国服役人员被部署在美国中央司令部责任区内以支持伊朗战争。自冲突开始以来，已有 16 人死亡，800 多人受伤。

在战争期间，位于科威特、巴林、卡塔尔、阿联酋、沙特阿拉伯、伊拉克、阿曼和约旦的美国基地建筑和设施遭到伊朗袭击而受损或被毁。报告确认，伊朗使用无人机和弹道导弹袭击了美国海军在巴林的主要物流枢纽。

五角大楼未回应关于该报告的置评请求。上周，海军部代理部长 Huey 确认伊朗“彻底摧毁了巴林”，指的是该关键美国基地。相关评论证实了卫星图像和新闻报道，即美国在巴林的基地在战争初期遭受了严重破坏。

监督报告还发现，战争导致了关键弹药的“严重库存短缺”，并揭露了补给瓶颈。

报告称，“面对这些限制”，五角大楼正“致力于简化采购流程和生产提前期，并储备关键材料、组件和选定弹药，以便迅速应对突发情况”。

特朗普和国防部长皮特·樋口（Pete Higuchi）多次否认美国关键弹药不足。

特朗普在 Sept. 18 的一篇社交媒体帖子中写道：“我刚刚收到一份报告，美国生产的精锐和顶尖武器比历史上任何时候都多。生产的重点一直是爱国者、TRSAD 系统、战斧以及其他标准导弹系统，这些我们已有大量库存。”

弹药短缺引发了人们的担忧，认为伊朗战争削弱了美国应对与中国潜在冲突的准备状态。关于美国被迫转移资源以支持伊朗战争的另一个例子是，监督报告透露，“至少有 6 艘美国军舰因冲突而从太平洋被重新部署到中东”。

战争还导致了美国军用飞机和无人机的损失。报告显示，4 架 F-6E 战斗机、1 架 F-35A 联合攻击战斗机、1 架 A-80 战争之鹰、7 架 RC-5D 加油机以及 9 架其他飞机在战争中受损或被毁。在各种情况下，至少有 50 000+ 架无人机被摧毁。

电视新闻直升机致命坠毁事故中两名遇难者身份已确认

洛杉矶地区事故造成三人死亡，两人受伤

Jeanine Santucci

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9月 15 日发生在洛杉矶的一起致命新闻直升机坠毁事故中，两名遇难者的身份已确认，分别为一名记者和一名隶属于 NBC 4 的飞行员。

这架由 Angel City Air 运营的新闻直升机在洛杉矶县郊区社区查茨沃思（Chatsworth）当地时间晚上 7 点前不久坠毁。当局表示，直升机坠落在两栋商业建筑之间，造成三人死亡。

据 NBC 4 报道，为洛杉矶 4 和 Telemundo 32 提供空中报道的记者埃莉安娜·穆尼（Eliana Mooney）以及飞行员乔治·曼齐诺（George Manzino），两人自 2023 年起一直共同飞行，在事故中丧生。

第三名遇难者的身份尚未公布，被描述为一名在地面上的美国人。

以下是我们目前掌握的关于此次坠机事故的情况。

洛杉矶直升机坠毁事故发生了什么？

洛杉矶消防局表示，直升机于 9 月 15 日当地时间晚上 7 点前不久坠毁，随后被大火吞没。地面的车辆也起火。根据美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）的数据，该直升机型号为 Eurocopter A2100。

除三名死亡人员外，另有两人被送往医院。其伤情尚不明确。USA TODAY 已联系消防局以获取更多信息。

当局表示，四辆汽车和两个存储集装箱受损，但没有建筑受到影响。

该直升机当时在现场报道当天早些时候发生的一起致命低空坠毁新闻。官员表示，那起涉及一辆洛杉矶地铁巴士和另一辆车辆的事故中，至少有两人死亡。

急救人员在 9 月 15 日洛杉矶郊区查茨沃思新闻直升机坠毁现场工作。ISLAE FASAN / HP VIA BETTY WADD

“我对今晚查茨沃思发生的生命损失感到极度心碎，”洛杉矶市长凯伦·巴斯（Karen Bass）表示。

“我的心与那些在悲剧性的巴士碰撞和直升机坠毁事故中失去亲人的家庭及挚爱在一起。”

情感充沛的新闻播报确认直升机坠毁

9月 15 日晚上，该台主播科琳·威廉姆斯（Colleen Williams）在一次情感充沛的播报中宣布了 4 直升机坠毁的消息。

“我们一直在告诉大家，我们正在共同确认此事。我们知道那是一架新闻直升机，我们知道我们与在那里的工作人员失去了联系，而我们刚刚收到确认，事实上，NewsChopper4 在今晚 7 点前不久在查茨沃思坠毁，”威廉姆斯说道。

“我们将花几分钟时间思考这件事，消化情绪，并重新整顿，”她在结束播报前说道。

4 和 Telemundo 32 发表了联合声明。

“我们深切地悲痛地告知，一架为 4 和 Telemundo 32 提供空中新闻报道的直升机于周二晚上在洛杉矶遭遇致命事故。”

“我们向那些失去生命的人的家人、朋友和同事表达我们最诚挚的慰问，”两家电视台表示。

电视直升机坠毁事故的遇难者是谁？

据 3 报道，穆尼 30 多岁，出生于橙县。她是南加州查普曼大学（Chapman University）的毕业生。她自 2010 年起在 Angel City Air 担任记者，并曾为多家新闻机构提供空中报道。

表示，她是 4 和 Telemundo 32 观众所“熟悉”的声音。

4 表示，曼齐诺同样来自南加州，毕业于 BFA 的红岸高中（Redbank High School）。

两人自 2023 年起一直共同飞行。

截至 9 月 30 日，当局尚未确认该专业 / 婴儿坠毁事故的身份。

撰稿：Thao Nguyen

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对数据的进一步分析证实了这些担忧：疫情后，除最年轻一代外，所有年龄组的献血量均有所回升。尽管年长者的献血量有所反弹，但65至74岁捐献者的数量骤减超过三分之一，而25至34岁捐献者的数量下降了五分之一以上。

“在这种情况下，如何才能反弹并维持可持续的血液供应？”美国血液中心（Blood Centers of America）的企业数据战略与管理副总裁詹妮弗·卡普拉尔（Jennifer Kapral）表示。该机构是一个开展此次分析的全国性血液供应中心网络。“当你失去了那个最初的切入点，该如何与人们建立联系？”

她表示，其他行业领导者担心，如果不对人们的捐献习惯进行挽救，普遍的将导致未来的血液短缺。“血液供应量已跌至极低水平，今年夏天，由于捐献量跌至四年来的最低点，美国红十字会宣布了其历史上第二次全国性血液危机。”

“人们非常担心捐献者群体的老龄化，”美国血液中心（America's Blood Centers，另一个由非营利社区血液中心组成的全国性网络）首席执行官凯特·弗莱（Kate Fry）表示。“我们开始看到‘白发海啸’的出现，即我们的许多捐献者将转变为患者。”

血液采集报告指出，随着传统捐献者的年龄增长而退出，重新与年轻人建立联系至关重要。

目前，红十字会表示全国供应线已趋于稳定。但随着人口老龄化，下一批血液制品消费群体的规模在增加，而捐献者的缺失威胁到储备将进一步枯竭。

“我们需要在下一波浪潮中探索他们，”洛杉矶西达赛奈医疗系统（Cedars-Sinai Health System）输血医学副主任阿曼多·罗梅罗（Armando Romero）表示。“在早年时期将其培养成终身习惯具有很强的紧迫性。婴儿潮一代是我们支撑体系的一部分，而现在我们正在建立内部机制，以确保我们有足够的替代者。”

7月，卡普拉尔为血液与生物疗法推进协会（Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies）撰写的一篇文章详细阐述了这种情况及其影响。

“这不仅仅是疫情的影响，”作者写道。“这是一次代际断裂。”

“一种习得行为”

美国血中心（Blood Centers of America）将其分析基于该组织于 2008 年启动的一个捐献者人口统计和捐献频率数据库，其中包含超过 2500 万 份捐献者记录以及追溯至 2000 年的 1.26 亿 份捐献记录。

该组织将 2007 年至 2009 年（即 2008 年大流行之前）的数据与 2022 年至 2024 年的数据进行了对比。30 至 24 岁捐献者的人数下降了 37%，而 25 至 34 岁的人数下降了 22%。

与此同时，35 至 34 岁捐献者的人数下降了 5%，且随着年龄组的增加，恢复情况有所提高——55 至 64 岁人群中为 55%，64 至 74 岁人群中为 59%，74 岁及以上人群中为 72%。

值得注意的是，尽管有所下降，30 至 24 岁这一组别仍是最大的捐献群体，人数为 1700 万，而大流行前为 270 万。

弗莱（Fry）表示，虽然美国血中心没有设定正式的年龄上限，但捐献者随着年龄增长，更有可能因为医疗状况或所服药物而被推迟捐献。

她表示，更大的问题是，整体上献血的美国人越来越少。

“不仅仅是年轻捐献者，”她说。“每年只有 3% 的美国人献血。如果我们能达到 5%，我们对血液短缺的担忧将会显著减轻。”

换句话说，所有年龄组的参与都能在很大程度上缓解危机情况。

“我们理所当然地认为，如果我们需要治疗或发生重大创伤，医院能够支持我们，”卡普拉尔（Kapral）说。“但这是一个志愿者问题，而且血液是无法制造的。你依赖于你的邻居和社区的捐献。”

罗梅罗（Romero）表示，大流行的影响并非仅限于一年。

“献血是一种习得行为，”他说道，回忆起那些他们曾参与的活动。但时间——捐献者，关于被针刺的担忧，可能会询问朋友是否疼痛。“然后他们的朋友会说，‘不疼，你应该去尝试一下。’”

罗梅罗说，年轻人虽然参与很多志愿者活动，但当一名 X 世代成年人看到工作场所的献血点并回想起之前的捐献经验时，而“当你面对整整一代从未接触过此事的年轻捐献者，他们看到献血活动可能会对针头感到恐惧，他们就更不容易适应。”

超越“同样的策略”

弗莱表示，问题不在于指责年轻一代。她指出，10 到 35 岁这个年龄组一直以来都具有挑战性，这就是为什么基于工作场所的献血活动如此重要。

“人们很忙，要开始职业生涯，还要养孩子，”她说。“我们观察到，当公司实行远程办公和灵活排班时，整体举办的献血活动就减少了。寻找这些活动需要额外的动力和时间。”

此外，她表示，疫情加速了人口迁移模式，随着工作岗位的流失和人们开始远程办公，社区纽带被削弱，从而减少了鼓励各群体参与的社区基础。

与此同时，疫情期间的停滞为血液采集专业人员提供了一个重新评估宣传信息的机会，其中一项结论是：激励前几代人的宣传方法可能无法以同样的方式引起 X 世代和年轻千禧一代的共鸣。

根据美国血液中心（Blood Centers of America）的分析，婴儿潮一代（65 到 80 岁）更容易将服务与公民意识等同起来，这种心态受其父母——最伟大一代（Greatest Generation）的影响，后者会对广播中号召“尽一份力”的呼吁做出响应；而 X 世代（46 到 60 岁）虽然也认同这种责任，但并非出于内在驱动，他们会在得知有需求时做出响应。

该组织表示，超过一半的献血量仍来自这两个群体。

罗梅罗表示，虽然血液采集活动曾经依赖于信件、电话和电子邮件，但现在必须适应新方法。

“我们已经知道年轻人离不开手机，所以如果我们能出现在他们的信息流中，那将是一个有用的提醒，”他说。

卡普拉尔表示，血液采集中心与其等待危机发生，不如通过更积极的宣传来获得更好的效果——向人们解释他们的血液将如何被使用，以及具体如何帮助癌症患者或严重事故受害者。

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传奇的艾美奖和托尼奖获得者、时尚与服装设计师鲍勃·麦基（Bob Mackie）逝世，享年 85 岁。

“我们怀着沉痛的心情宣布，鲍勃·麦基先生于今日离世。在他 87 年的人生中，他实现了成为一名时尚与服装设计师的梦想，这也是他一直以来唯一想做的事情，”该设计师的团队在 9 月 14 日（周一）的一份 Instagram 声明中写道。“他的天才和非凡的设计将永远流传，继续为这个世界带来美感。”

麦基以其为雪儿（Cher）、卡罗尔·伯内特（Carol Burnett）、多莉·帕顿（Dolly Parton）、蒂娜·特纳（Tina Turner）、戴安娜·罗斯（Diana Ross）、丽莎·蒙内利（Lisa Monnelli）等人设计的标志性装饰和钉珠时尚服装而闻名。

在 9 月 14, 给《今日美国》的一份声明中，伯内特写道：“‘糟糕’这个词根本无法形容我的感受。我非常热爱他。”她写道，“至于他的天才，有些时尚设计师不做服装，有些服装设计师不做时尚。而鲍勃两者兼顾。没有人能像他那样。”

罗斯在 Instagram 上发布了对麦基的悼念，分享了一张两人在 CFDA 时尚奖上的照片，配文道：“听到这个消息非常非常难过。”

曾多次穿着麦基作品的萨布丽娜·卡彭特（Sabrina Carpenter）在 Instagram 故事中分享道：“我彻底崩溃了。我觉得能遇到鲍勃非常幸运。他独一无二的创作激励了我，给我的世界带来了如此多的快乐和自信，而且这将永远持续下去。”她在结尾写道：“永远的麦基女孩。”

名人造型师劳·罗奇（Law Roach）发布了自己与麦基的合影，以及穿着麦基设计的客户照片，包括赞达亚（Zendaya）和亚莉安娜·格兰德（Ariana Grande）。他的配文写道：“感谢我的时尚之父，以及美国时尚史上最伟大的设计师之一。”

麦基于 1939 年 3 月 24 日出生在加利福尼亚州蒙特雷公园，一直梦想成为一名著名的设计师。

“我一直知道我想做什么，”这位设计师在 2021 年接受《人物》杂志采访时说。“但当我的父母在圣诞节送给我一个捕手手套时，我知道我麻烦了。后来我那位善良的姑姑给了我一套珠宝制作套装。我做了几对耳环，就这样开始了。”

在就读于帕萨迪纳城市学院后，他转学到切南艺术学院（Cheunand Art Institute），但一年后离开了。1941 年，他开始在派拉蒙影业为服装设计师伊迪丝·海德（Edith Head）担任素描画师。当米齐·盖诺（Mitzi Gaynor）雇佣他为她的拉斯维加斯舞台剧设计服装时，麦基终于迎来了他的重大突破。随后，他与盖诺合作拍摄电视特辑，并因此两次获得艾美奖。

这段经历促使他与喜剧演员卡罗尔·伯内特建立了长期的合作伙伴关系，始于 1967 年的《卡罗尔·伯内特秀》。2016 年，两人在接受《今日美国》采访时回顾了他们数十年的合作。

麦基最令人难忘的设计之一是伯内特在她的《飘》钢琴家版本——《西风飘零》（West With the Wind）中穿着的绿色天鹅绒窗帘裙，目前该裙子在史密森学会展出。伯内特解释说，虽然

剧本写得非常精彩，但要求“Starfelt”在“走下楼梯时，窗帘就那样挂在身上”。麦基认为视觉元素可能会有漏洞，于是“想到了用窗帘杆来制作这件裙子的主意。我直接瘫在地上。”

“这件事会被刻在我的墓碑上，”麦基说。“直到最后一刻我才决定那样做。”

麦基还为 2005 年的电视剧《床垫上的奥尼克斯》（Onyx Upon A Mattress）设计了伯内特的服装，她在剧中饰演 Aggravam 皇后。

“我把她打扮成某种《王朝》里的中世纪版琼·柯林斯。衣服太多——而且同时显得刻薄、可怕且迷人，”麦基说。

麦基为伯内特的节目设计了 11 个季度的服装，也就是在那里他遇到了雪儿。这位设计师在 2024 年接受 W 采访时回顾了他与这位偶像的合作起点。

“桑尼和雪儿在第一季就出演了。当时我们正在修补一件缀珠礼服，她说：‘有一天我也想拥有一件缀珠礼服。’我说：‘没问题，你可以拥有。’她说：‘不，我们现在负担不起。’我说：‘当你准备好时，我就准备好，’”他回忆道。

两人随后通过那些载入史册的服装设计建立了终身纽带，尤其是他为雪儿在奥斯卡金像奖颁奖礼上穿着而创作的一系列 10th creations。

在9月 14 日其去世的消息传出数小时后，雪儿在社交媒体上向她的朋友兼长期合作伙伴致敬。“我亲爱的鲍勃已经升天了。了解他的人都知道，他一定带上了亮片、头饰和他的写生本。安息吧，甜美的王子，”她在X上写道，并以“Lue Ma Dydekin”结尾。

1984, 年，雪儿因《丝木》（Silkwood）获得最佳女配角提名而引起轰动。那件典型的麦基风格礼服采用了深V领口，并布满了水晶珠饰。

1986, 年，当雪儿因在《面具》（Mask）中的角色被学院奖忽视时，这位歌手担任了最佳男配角奖的颁奖嘉宾，并穿上了麦基最著名的设计之一：一套黑色两件式服装，包括一件 capod-style 镶嵌珠宝的胸衣，以及一条配套的装饰性低腰开衩裙。她还配戴了一个受拉斯维加斯舞女启发、与她乌黑发色融为一体的羽毛迷你头饰。这位歌手曾向学院奖著名地将这一设计称为她的“我的（此处省略脏话）时刻”。

“我对她说：‘你觉得这套衣服是不是太夸张了？你会抢走真正获奖者的风头。’她说：‘噢，不。我不知道谁会获奖，但他一定会喜欢它的，’”麦基回忆起雪儿的话。

两年后，雪儿凭借《月光之下》（Moonstruck）获得最佳女主角，迎来了她的奥斯卡高光时刻。雪儿身着一件带有贴身褶皱裙的亮黑色礼服，令人惊艳。

麦基曾获得 32 次艾美奖提名并赢得九项，其中包括他为伯内特、盖诺和罗斯创作的作品。他于 2002. 年入选电视名人堂。这位设计师还曾获得三次奥斯卡奖提名，并因 2019 年的《雪儿秀》（The Cher Show）获得托尼奖。

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根据美国国家海洋和大气管理局的数据，记录显示。

根据美国环境保护署（EPA）和 World in Data 的数据，美国的年度温室气体排放量在世界排名第二，仅次于中国。根据美国能源部能源信息局的数据，用于发电的化石燃料燃烧是 2022 年该国第二大二氧化碳排放源。最大的二氧化碳排放源是货物和人员的运输。

根据能源信息局的初步数据，电力部门在 2022 年排放了 148 万 公吨二氧化碳，其中包括燃烧煤炭和天然气（一种以甲烷为主要成分的燃料混合物）产生的排放。

据路透社报道，Rides 政府的规则预计到 2047 年将减少 10 亿美元 公吨温室气体排放。

政府官员在 9 月 14 日赞扬了撤销监管的举措。内政部长道格·伯格姆（Doug Burgum）在一份声明中表示，特朗普政府“正通过常识性的能源解决方案为美国人节省数亿美元”，并结束 Rides 政府的“绿色新政政策”。

泽尔丁表示，政府正在“证明我们可以在增长经济和推进重要项目建设的同时，保护人类健康和环境”。

美国环境保护署在李·泽尔丁的领导下将撤销电力部门的温室气体标准。 / GETTY MAGS

代表美国所有投资者所有电公司的爱迪生电力协会（Edison Electric Institute）对基于碳捕集和储存标准的报告表示欢迎。

“我们坚信，在规划支持全球责任的长期投资时，监管的确定性是有帮助的，”该协会首席法律官雷切尔·马什（Rachael Marsh）表示。“我们将继续与 EPA 合作，建立一个生物激进且可实现的监管框架，该框架对客户而言具有成本效益，并支持满足日益增长的电力需求所需的投资。”

但许多环境和健康组织在声明中对这一断言提出了质疑。

“这些行动在增加医疗成本并为他们的石油和天然气捐赠者铺平大规模获利道路的同时，正让美国人变得更病弱，”气候权力（Climate Power）能源组织表示。“除此之外，[特朗普]试图支撑肮脏且昂贵的煤电的努力，实际上可能会在美国家庭已经难以维持电力供应的时候提高能源成本。”

Rides 政府时期 EPA 署长迈克尔·里根（Michael Regan）的高级顾问苏珊·胡佛（Susan Hoover）表示，电厂排放规则是加速美国煤电厂退役的主要监管措施之一，对于减少二氧化碳排放和其他污染物至关重要。

胡佛表示，这一决定将完全结束 EPA 对电力部门气候污染物的监管，且修订该规则将导致“负面健康影响显著增加”。

清洁空气力量（Water Clean Air Force）创始人多米尼克·布朗宁（Dominique Browning）表示，此次撤销是对“我们保护儿童免受日益危险的极端天气影响之能力的直接攻击”。

“科学界已达成压倒性共识，即人类活动产生的温室气体污染正在驱动气候变化，我们的关键时间窗口正在缩小，我们的家庭和社区每天都在感受到气候日益恶化所带来的影响，”布朗宁在新闻稿中表示。

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天气服务机构将安大略湖更名为美国湖

更名行动成为近期一系列地名变更的最新举措

迪娜·维莱斯·普尔弗 (Dinah Voyles Pulver)

今日美国 (USA TODAY)

美国国家气象局于 9 月 14 日宣布，该机构已开始将其广泛的产品和服务（包括地图、车辆和预报）中的“安大略湖”（Lake Ontario）更名为“美国湖”（Lake America）。

在使用“安大略湖”这一名称的气象服务产品中，包括针对开阔水域、尼亚加拉河以及纽约周边地区的预报。

安大略湖是加拿大与美国之间正式国际边界的一部分。唐纳德·特朗普总统在 8 月 27 日签署了一项行政命令，指示美国政府机构在与加拿大的贸易谈判期间将安大略湖更名。

内政部和美国地理名称委员会被要求在 30 天内正式落实“美国湖”这一新名称的变更。

直到 9 月 13 日，气象局在布法罗（Buffalo）提供的预报讨论中仍在使用“安大略湖”这个名称。其中提到，周一早晨的波动时段内，“安大略湖东南部”可能会有少量阵雨。

业务运营与问责办公室主任考特尼·克拉金斯（Courtney Craggins）在气象局的一份声明中表示：“各中心将采取措施以避免对运营造成干扰。”

根据大湖区读写中心（Center for Great Lakes Literacy）的资料，安大略湖这个名称可追溯至几个世纪前，源自西部的一个易洛魁原住民部落，意为“闪光之水之湖”。欧洲制图师在 17 世纪使用了易洛魁人的这一名称。国会图书馆（The Library of Con-

在唐纳德·特朗普总统 8 月 27 日签署行政命令时，屏幕上显示了一幅将安大略湖标注为“美国湖”的地图。平均温度 20.7° (1000)

馆藏有大量提及安大略湖的资料，包括一张日期为 17 世纪的地图。

特朗普政府更名的其他地点

安大略湖的更名是特朗普第二次就职以来一系列地名变更中的最新一项。

特朗普在 2025 年将墨西哥湾（Gulf of Mexico）更名为美国湾（Gulf of America），引发了联邦地图和天气发布信息的类似变更浪潮。包括美国国家海洋和大气管理局（NOAA）渔业办公室和海岸警卫队在内的几个联邦机构表示，此次变更不会给公众带来实质性成本。今日美国（USA TODAY）已联系气象局和美国地质调查局以获取进一步信息。

该政府还将北卡罗来纳州的自由堡（Fort Liberty）改回其传统名称布拉格堡（Fort Bragg），并将美国最高峰的名称从迪纳利山（Cenali）恢复为麦金利山（Mount McKinley）。

还有谁在更改安大略湖的名称？

在特朗普签署命令后的两天内，谷歌地图（Google Maps）为其美国用户更改了该湖泊的名称。该公司表示，对于加拿大用户，它将继续使用安大略湖这一名称，而对于这两个国家之外的用户，则同时标注这两个名称。苹果公司（Apple）也在其地图产品中更改了名称。

另一方面，MapQuest 宣布将不会更改该名称。

加拿大官员表示，将继续使用“安大略湖”这一名称。

今日美国（USA TODAY）特约记者 Doyle Rice, Fernando Cervantes Jr., Meline Rizzo 和 James Pruett，以及今日美国网络（USA TODAY Network）的 Kimberly Miller 共同报道。

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由于讨论活跃球员、正在进行的招募战以及当前的阵容情况具有敏感性，所有受访者均被允许匿名。

角色证明至关重要

需要明确的是，这位共识五星级球员获得的报酬高达七位数。

他是全美最令人垂涎的招募目标之一，拥有超过 30 个名义上的沉默且高效的个人资料，这使他成为几乎每个顶级项目的优先目标。

最终，他的决定在三家决赛入围学校之间做出：一家 SEC 强校，一家资深的 Big Ten 竞争者，以及一个快速崛起的挑战者。

金钱并不是区分因素。在当今的招募市场中，所有这些学校都准备开出基本相同的支票。将它们区分开来的是额外条件。

“谢希亚德（Sheehyard），为了让我们的四分卫达成一项真正的协议，”一位永久人事主管告诉《今日美国》体育版（USA TODAY Sports）。“钱基本上都一样。”

接着出现了决定性因素。“是什么让我们得到了这个孩子？”该主管说，“我们能提供劳力士（Rolex）。”

直接谈钱

对于一名“电力四强”（Power Four）的足球教练来说，没有轻松的日子。即使是第一天也不例外。

这位教练刚刚挺过了初次亮相。

他结束了一场 30 分钟的介绍性新闻发布会。回答了记者的提问，并与支持者交换了客套话。

然后他走进办公室，等待着一名球队回归球员的到来。

以及该球员的代表。他们来这里不是为了自我介绍。

他们是为了谈判。“我刚做完我的新闻发布会，就发现去年的一名球员在办公室等我，”这位“电力四强”教练告诉《今日美国》体育版。

“在我接手这份工作的当天，他就已经在我的办公室里开始谈判了。”

教练理解这种紧迫感。转会期不会等待，那些希望最大化其价值的球员也不会等待。即便如此，这次遭遇仍留下了深刻印象。

“走进办公室，发现某个人的代表和球员已经准备好跟我谈钱，而这个孩子我之前从未见过，这真是令人大开眼界。”

给我钱才愿意登机

“联系我，我们接触了很多人，但我们有个孩子，”一位拥有大学足球季后赛（College Football Playoff）经验的“电力四强”教练告诉《今日美国》体育版。“不是什么大人物，是个小人物。在‘电力’学校，但不是首发。是替补。”

“我们还没进行访问，他准备来校园。他在机场给我们打电话说，如果少于 $500,000，他绝不会来访问。”

一名“电力四强”教练

仅仅是为了一次访问。这一要求震惊了工作人员。该球员从未首发过一场比赛。他不是五星级招募球员。他也不被视为能改变项目前景的潜力股。

招募立即终止。“我们告诉他，‘你走吧，’教练说，‘这与我们寻找的目标完全相反。’”

训练营后重新谈判

据各方称，这名防守球员——该项目的职场新人——在训练营中的表现非常出色。

显然，他自己也这么认为。“这个孩子，刚加入我们的项目，第一年在这里，想要重新谈判他的协议，因为他认为自己打得比周围那些拿更多钱的人更好，”一位“电力四强”教练随后告诉《今日美国》体育体育版。

这个时机让工作人员措手不及。

不是在赛季结束后，也不是在训练营之前。而是在训练营期间。“在训练营期间，”教练说，“我们基本上告诉他滚蛋，谈判在休赛期进行。”

进入门户前的要求

传统的招募渠道从来就不是重点。

这是一场市场交易，所有参与者都心知肚明。该球员从未进入 NCAA 转会门户。事实上，他的球队正前往大学橄榄球季后赛（College Football Playoff）。

但这并不重要，该阵营认为，最好的筹码来自于在需要之前就做好充分准备。

因此，代表们悄悄向多个电力四强（Power Four）项目发送了大量要求，仅《今日美国》体育版审阅的文件就证实了这一点。

其核心是一份合同，据大多数说法，这将使他成为大学橄榄球该位置上薪酬最高的球员。其价格标签超过了 200万美元 的保证薪酬。

“$250,000 signing bonus，”一名人事主管告诉《今日美国》体育版，“在签约时支付。”

这仅仅是开始。该提案还要求球员的经纪人直接从学校或集体（collective）获得报酬，费用价值约为 $250,000.

此外还有营销承诺、旅行住宿以及家庭住宿。

该球员希望拥有独立谈判体育服装和纪念品的权利，而这超出了与学校签署的任何 NIL 协议范围。此外还有绩效奖金。

“如果他在最重要的统计类别中领先全联盟，我们希望投资者（kickers）能提供奖金，”该主管表示，“以及如果他被评为全联盟最佳或全美最佳。”

最终，该球员没有离开他的学校，但这一事件凸显了一个现实，人事主管们表示，这种情况已变得司空见惯。

“每个人都需要明白的一件大事，”一名电力四强教练告诉《今日美国》体育版，“就是数字已经失控且在飞速上涨。”

该教练表示，在体育界流传的传闻表明，一些项目在橄榄球阵容上的年支出已经高达 5000万美元，而其他项目则准备突破 $4.500 万。

而且，他认为这种通货膨胀在出台相关规则之前不会停止，“我认为孩子们需要获得报酬，”该教练说。

但是？“如果任其失控，它将变得不可收拾，并削弱教育和大学生活的其他方面。如果我们让它失控太久，我们将失去这些东西，”他说，“这就是我们正走向的方向。”

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“特朗普法院”刚刚再次对他做出不利裁决。

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Sept. 14, 最高法院驳回了总统唐纳德·特朗普关于邮寄投票的行政命令。

特朗普的行政命令要求国土安全部与社会保障局一起，汇总符合投票年龄的公民名单，将这些名单与各州的选民名册进行比对，然后利用美国邮政局拒绝递送任何不合格的选票。该行政命令的关键部分被波士顿的一名联邦法官拦截，最高法院维持了该禁令。

最高法院再次对总统的一项标志性政策提案做出了不利裁决，但美国人可能仍然会对该法院持有扭曲的、党派化的看法。那些对裁决不满的人应该将他们的挫败感指向特朗普试图绕过国会的行为。

最高法院再次证明其并未被特朗普掌控

这次裁决提供的大多数意见极少——仅有一份简短的未署名命令和一份来自大法官布雷特·卡瓦诺（Brett Kavanaugh）的一页赞同意见书——但我们确实知道，六位保守派大法官中有四位投票反对特朗普政府。

法院那份简短的未署名命令简单地指出，“政府在挑战地区法院初步禁令的实质性问题上不大可能获胜。”

卡瓦诺大法官表示赞同，但他在单独撰写的意见中写道，“最终规则至少有相当大的可能性属于邮政局的法定权限范围。”他补充说，“在2020年选举中应用该规则将是任意且反复无常的，违反了《行政程序法》，因为州和地方选举官员在选举前没有足够的时间合理地执行该规则。”

大法官塞缪尔·艾林（Samuel Alin）与大法官克拉伦斯·托马斯（Clarence Thomas）持不同意见，他在一份八页的异议书中辩称，部分挑战者缺乏起诉资格，且“其余部分是在追求一项法院近期称之为‘邮政玛丽通行证’（Mail Mary pass）的便捷成功。”

尽管如此，九位大法官中有七位认为没有足够证据表明政府能在实质问题上获胜，因此驳回了请愿。

抗议者6月2日在波士顿的一次法院听证会外集会，抗议总统唐纳德·特朗普收紧邮寄投票规则的行政命令。9月14日，最高法院裁定该行政命令无效。BRIAN WINTER / NEUTON

我现在的问题是，这件事会被记住为最高法院再次反对总统标志性政策的又一实例，还是在批评者想要指责法院具有党派倾向时被简单地忽略掉。

即便在大法官们推翻了总统的关税制度及其重新解释出生公民权的行政命令之后，仍有高达77%的民主党人认为，法院“几乎总是或在大多数时候为特朗普裁决”。

然而，在他最高优先级的议题——关税、移民和新的选举安全方面，法院一直常规性地抵制特朗普的计划。

在党派的另一边，共和党人对法院某些裁决的看法同样扭曲。尼尔·戈萨奇（Neil Gorsuch）和艾米·科里·巴雷特（Amy Corey Barrett）两位大法官并不陌生于总统本人的批评，自二月份的关税裁决以来，总统就点名批评了他们。

总统用他的言论让情况变得更糟。

“最高法院再次让我们国家失望了，”特朗普在9月15日的一篇Truth Social帖子中写道。“某些大法官被那些craved and deprived的民主党人吓破了胆，完全无法展现出拯救我们美国的必要勇气。”

尤其是巴雷特，由于在多项针对政府的裁决中表态，她在共和党人中的地位有所下降，她在共和党中的好感度从1月到7月下降了7个百分点。

政策应归于国会，而非特朗普

尽管保守派法官在其他保守派优先事项上有着坚定的记录，但与总统的“同进同退”使他们在支持者中的地位有所下降。

不幸的是，绝大多数美国党派人士对最高法院持有扭曲的看法，尤其是对那些最常处于多数派地位的保守派法官。

选举安全是一个完全合理的攻击特朗普的目标，而他的支持者则将欺诈选票的普遍程度夸大了好几个数量级，但没有任何正当理由去反对那些仅要求美国公民参与选举的政策。

我们是否应该将如此多的州选举运作权力转移给联邦政府是另一个问题，而且是一个困难得多的问题。

然而，特朗普政策的优劣并不重要。问题在于，总统试图通过他的笔尖（行政命令）来实现他想要的政策结果，而不是将此事交给国会。

选举运作大致由各州负责，并受国会立法的约束。行政部门在监管选举方面能独立做的事情非常少。特朗普的计划是利用邮政服务来强迫各州遵守行政部门的选举规定——这显然与宪法规定的权力分立相冲突。

最高法院再次被迫介入，因为总统试图仅凭个人意志地完成属于国会管辖范围的事项。美国人民对最高法院的党派化看法之所以扭曲，是因为法院被不断要求对那些本应由国会而非总统掌控的政策进行裁决。

Daca Patsas 是一名法学院学生，也是《今日美国》（USA TODAY）的评论员。可在 X 上关注他：@DacaPatsas

AI专家正在敲响警钟。为什么我们的领导层不害怕？

Sara Pequeño 今日美国

一名人工智能前研究员正在敲响警钟，警告他参与开发的这项技术可能会导致人类的衰落。现在，显然一些首席执行官，如 Dario Alisade，也在表示需要进行监管。只要政治家们能认真对待这些担忧就好。

Jacob Coxen 是一名于 9 月 8 日从 Anthropic 公司辞职的员工，他在 X 上发布了关于离职决定的帖子。作为 OpenAI 的前员工，他表示在人工智能快速发展的背景下，这两家公司都没有将局面掌控在手中。

“构建 AI 的人们真诚地相信，到本十年末，它可能会杀死我们所有人，”Coxen 在 X 上写道。“这不是营销噱头。如果说有什么不同的话，许多高管和高级研究员在媒体面前会表现得理智——但我听到同样的人在私下里表达恐惧。”

增加焦虑的是来自 Anthropic 对齐状态委员会（Alignment for a state Board）的 Evan Holberg 的回复，他对 AI 接管并杀死地球上所有人的时间线给出了一个阴森的估计。

“我们确实真诚地相信 AI 可能会杀死所有人类，”Holberg 写道。“我个人认为在接下来的十年内发生的概率是 100%。”

就好像这些帖子还不足以引起警觉一样，最近有披露称 Anthropic 介入了生物武器的制造，且存在外国行为者利用该公司聊天机器人 Claude 制造武器的威胁。

根据皮尤研究中心（Pew Research Center）最近的一项民调，52% 的美国人对 AI 在日常生活中日益增加的存在感感到“担忧多于兴奋”。在所有社区中，出现了一场巨大的、跨党派的反对数据中心的基层运动。

关于 Anthropic 的最新消息进一步向美国人民证明，AI 比我们最初想象的更令人头疼。

特朗普与马斯克的观点

令人不安的是，那些帮助构建了我们今天所见 AI 格局的科技工作者们表示，事物的发展速度太快；同样令人担忧的是，掌权者并不足够在意，以至于没有通过针对该行业的全面监管。

“我担心如果我们不能在 AI 领域获胜，我们将陷入非常不利的境地，”唐纳德·特朗普总统在 9 月 10 日表示，并指出对他而言更大的担忧是美国在与中国的 竞争中不能获胜。

9 月 14 日，他在 Truth Social 上发布帖子称，“ 所需要的唯一控制或‘puerdasile’是一位强大且聪明（高智商）的总统，而美国在这一点上占据优势！”

与此同时，科技亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克称这些帖子为“juvap”。对于一个通过自己的人工智能公司赚钱的人来说，这是一个方便的叙事。

目前看来，那些从不受监管的科技产业中获益最多的人，反而更多地表示 Coxen 等人提出的担忧被忽视了。

虽然我担心这些员工提出的担忧更倾向于“downsiders”，但我认为倾听他们的意见比避免采取行动要好。

此时此刻，甚至连科技公司也在请求政府监管。OpenAI 在 9 月 9 日发表声明，请求与国会合作制定人工智能的联邦指南。显然，这些公司无法自行制定这些指南，需要联邦政府介入。

对 监管的呼吁具有跨党派性质

马里兰大学公共政策学院公共咨询项目创始人史蒂文·拉尔夫（Steven Ralf）最近在《今日美国》评论版撰文指出，政治光谱的两端都在寻求政府加强对 的监管。

根据其团队开展的调查，80% 的民主党人和 79% 的共和党人希望由一个联邦机构监管 ，而 62% 的民主党人和 78% 的共和党人希望对 系统采取某种形式的政府测试。

尽管美国人民显然希望如此，但国会在建立监管体系方面进展甚微。9 月 14 日，美国圣路易斯的一项热门 M&A 表示，他呼吁与 高管举行会议，但他在前一天表示，他不会通过任何可能使美国面临落后于中国 发展的立法。

真正的底线

近几个月来，国会中的共和党人和民主党人都推动过 AI 监管，但成效甚微。问题在于他们没有协同工作，也没有与创建人工智能的公司合作以更好地了解事态发展方向，而且政府中制定议程的人并不希望采取任何可能影响国家底线的行动。

如果我们想要防止国家冲向末日情景，他们必须克服对输给中国的恐惧。

这是一个两党协作可以占据上风，且政治家们可以向两党提供某种方案的时刻。人们对 AI 的未来感到恐惧，他们希望看到监管。

虽然我怀疑国会是否会通过暂停 AI 开发的禁令，但我认为两党可以在某些事情上达成一致，例如全国性的数据中心暂停禁令，或者关于 AI 何时以及如何使用的监管规定。

此时此刻，他们别无选择——人类的命运很可能掌握在他们手中。

您可以关注今日美国（USA TODAY）（其并非 #family_plaffors 上的 Sara Pequeño）。@sarapequeño.baby.soc

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金钱的进退两难

他们一生都在储蓄。而现在，退休人员不敢消费

Daniel de Vrié

今日美国 (USA TODAY)

美国劳动者被告知，在整个职业生涯中都要为退休而储蓄，积攒一笔他们不敢触碰的养老金。

当职业生涯结束时，退休人员理应动用这笔养老金并开始消费。

对于许多美国人来说，从储蓄到消费的转变并不容易。

在安联人寿（Allianz Life）最近的一项调查中，39%的退休人员表示他们不愿动用退休储蓄。而71%的在职美国人表示，他们预计在退休时也会对消费退休基金感到犹豫。

财务顾问表示，他们工作中最大的一部分挑战就是说服客户（甚至是富有的客户）在退休后消费他们的储蓄。

“当一个人习惯了省下所有钱时，很难让他们甚至愿意花5美元去 7-Eleven 买杯咖啡，”达拉斯的认证理财规划师梅丽莎·考克斯（Melissa Cox）说道。

考克斯表示，“大约一半”的客户在消费退休储蓄方面感到挣扎。

“我最喜欢的一位客户，我简直是在恳求他花钱，”她说，“他不愿去度假，而这正是他迫切需要的。”

对于退休人员而言，从储蓄到消费的转变可能令人恐惧

财务顾问通常将退休计划分为两个截然不同的阶段。

第一个是“积累”阶段，此时美国人赚取收入，分配投资，并通过 400(k) 和其他账户建立退休储蓄。第二个阶段则是退休人员动用储蓄的阶段。

对于许多退休人员来说，这种转变令人恐惧。

“我们都习惯了花工资，但我们不习惯花退休储蓄，”休斯顿的认证理财规划师乔纳森·斯温伯格（Jonathan Swenburg）说道。

退休人员必须接受他们的收入在很大程度上已超出其控制范围。在工作年限中，你可以通过协商加薪或寻找更高薪的工作来应对意外的财务冲击或大宗采购。相比之下，退休收入往往是固定的。

“在那时，你真正能控制的唯一东西就是你的消费，”圣路易斯的认证理财规划师彼得·拉扎罗夫（Peter Lazaroff）说道。

“我对每一项大宗采购都过度分析，”一名阿拉巴马州退休人员说道

来自阿拉巴马州奥佩利卡（Opelika）、现年 60 岁的盖里·埃拉姆（Gerry Elam）在 2020 年疫情期间的经济低迷中，提前从通用电气（General Electric）的工作岗位上退休。埃拉姆一直生活简朴，他的财务规划师表示他有足够的钱退休。他说，唯一的问题是学习如何花钱。

“我认为对我来说最大的变化就是从‘从不消费’转变为消费，”他说，“我对每一项大宗采购都过度分析，而所谓的大宗，我——

见 MONEY 专栏，第 2B 页

雇主将削减 2027 年福利

大型公司将限制医疗保健支出

Medora Lee

今日美国 (USA TODAY)

医疗福利是美国人决定是否接受或留在某份工作中的首要因素，但据报道，少数大型雇主计划在 2027. 进行削减或调整，这可能会使这一选择在 2027, 变得更加困难。华特迪士尼、彭博、星巴克、DeSette 和达拉斯市是明年采取行动限制医疗保健支出的公司 / 机构之列，措施包括限制配偶承保范围、取消计划选项，或削减药物福利以应对不断上涨的成本。

根据咨询公司普华永道（PwC）的数据，医疗计划预计将出现近二十年来最大的医疗成本激增，商业医疗成本在 2027 年预计将上涨 9%。保险公司 Aon 预测成本将更高，明年美国雇主的医疗保健成本将增加 9.5%，将人均平均价格推高至 $10,000 以上。

分析人士表示，如果工人必须承担更多的个人医疗成本，这些福利削减可能会给他们带来毁灭性影响。根据财务研究机构 Value-Penguin 的数据，美国人表示，在雇主赞助的计划之外，他们用于医疗保险的预算有限。总体而言，在 7 月份接受调查的 2,000 名成年人中，42% 的人表示他们每月能舒适承担的费用低于 $800，而 23% 的人表示他们能承担 $800 和 $249. 之间。

Value-Penguin 高级撰稿人 Maggie Gunara 在一份报告中表示：“对于大多数工作的美国人来说，医疗保险远不止是一个小高峰。在就业或求职人员中，87% 的人表示，在决定是否接受一份工作或留任时，与工作挂钩的医疗计划至少在一定程度上起作用。”

公司在医疗保健计划中改变了什么？

采取削减措施的部分公司包括：

• 华特迪士尼公司 (Walt Disney Co.) 将在 2027 年停止为其医疗保健计划中的在职配偶提供承保，如果这些配偶可以通过自己的雇主获得承保。该规定适用于该公司 200,000 多名美国员工。

• 星巴克在开放注册开始时令员工感到惊讶，它将部分员工的医疗保险价格几乎翻了一番，并降低了雇主分担成本的比例。此外，从 10 月起，该公司还将停止为 GLP's 减肥药提供承保。

• 彭博有限合伙企业 (Bloomberg LP) 计划让员工首次在公司历史上开始支付每月保费分摊款。

• DeSette 将从 Jan. 1. 起，将其“中心”人才部门（涵盖内部 IT、财务和行政职能）员工的带薪育儿假减半至八周。它还将

详见福利 (BENEFITS)，第 2B 页

Cardi B、Alix Earle 和 Olandria 有什么共同点？Create & Cultivate

Jay Stahl

今日美国 (USA TODAY)

说唱歌手 Cardi B、影响力人物 Alix Earle 以及 4,000 名持票嘉宾将于 9 月 19-20 日齐聚洛杉矶的一处简约场馆，参加一场被称为“职场女性版 Cocachelia”的节庆活动。

Create & Cultivate 成立于 2002 年，长期以来通过将行业专业知识与一线名气相结合，吸引了商业领域最顶尖的人物——其中包括金·卡戴珊 (Kim Kardashian)、考特尼·卡戴珊 (Kourtney Kardashian)、杰西卡·辛普森 (Jessica Simpson) 和玛莎·斯图尔特 (Martha Stewart)。2020 年的节庆活动将迎来迄今为止最大规模的人群，出席人数将翻倍。

这个标志性的年份正值女性在商业领域获得更多机会，但仍面临成功的重大障碍。根据 2026 年早些时候发布的一份富国银行 (Wells Fargo) 报告，女性拥有美国 40% 以上的企业，且其创业增长速度快于男性拥有的企业。但女性在获取资本方面面临关键障碍，并因照顾家庭的需求而遇到其他限制。

尽管此前举办过规模较小的聚会，但今年将是第二届 Create & 节庆活动。其他受邀嘉宾包括 Good American 联合创始人 Emma Giede、Rumble 约会软件创始人 Whitney Wolfe Herd 以及 Peacock 节目《Love Island》中的 Olandria Carthus。

曾作为参与者出席的 Marina Middleton 将迎来她担任公司首席执行官 (CEO) 的第二年。

“我的工作是举办能够真正[改变]人们生活并让他们快速成长的活动，”35 岁的 Middleton 告诉今日美国 (USA TODAY)。

她说，Create & 不是一个典型的商业会议。“我们设法创造了这样一个大规模活动，但使其感觉非常私人化，感觉就像是为每一个个体量身定制的。”

Middleton 出生于埃及，8 岁时移民美国。她在 23 岁时成为单身母亲，随后在 Yahoo 和 Tumblr 担任营销职务。

2022 年 10 月，自称是住在马萨诸塞州且社交能力较弱的 Middleton 在纽约参加了她的首场 Create & 活动。

那一年 Create &

详见 FESTIVAL，第 2B 页

Marina Middleton 是 Create & 的首席执行官，她与创始人 Jaclyn Johnson 在 2023 年将其回购。

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世贸组织称全球贸易体系正处于十字路口

奥利维亚·拉波伊德文 (Olivia La Poidevin) 路透社

日内瓦 —— 世界贸易组织（WTO）在 9 月 31 日敦促各成员国改革全球贸易规则，否则将面临陷入碎片化的风险，这可能会显著降低经济产出，并对贫困国家造成最严重的打击。

这家总部位于日内瓦的全球贸易机构在其年度报告中表示，现有规则难以跟上经济权力的转移、工业政策的兴起、数字贸易以及大国之间不断升级的政治紧张局势。

在此之前，世贸组织 166 个成员国在 3 月份于喀麦隆纽马克（Neumark）举行的部长级会议上未能就改革方案达成一致。随后，双方在日内瓦重启了关于决策机制、争端解决以及补贴和国家干预所带来挑战等问题的谈判。

由于成员国处于不同的经济发展阶段且存在其他冲突利益，这个基于共识机制的组织一直难以在所有成员之间就改革达成一致。

世贸组织经济学家模拟了一种世界碎片化为相互竞争的地缘政治集团的场景，发现到 2050 年，全球 GDP 将比正常情况低 5.1%，出口将低 18.4%。在一种更严重的情况下，即多边合作崩溃并被碎片化的自由贸易协定所取代，全球 GDP 将下降 4.9%，出口将下降近 27%。

世贸组织首席经济学家罗布·斯泰格（Rob Staiger）告诉路透社，贸易体系正处于一个“关键的万能药（critical panacea）”阶段，并引用了报告中确定的四大挑战：经济权力的更广泛分布、国家对经济干预的增加、由重复建设和全球价值链驱动的贸易性质变化，以及日益增加的政治摩擦。

“规则正承受着压力，而且确实产生了影响。如果全球多边层面崩溃，我们的情景分析表明，这将产生相应的成本，且这些成本将相当巨大，”斯泰格表示。

这些研究结果出炉之际，在贸易紧张局势升级和美国实施大规模关税的背景下，各国越来越多地寻求区域性和特定行业的贸易安排。

3 月份，一组世贸组织成员同意通过一项复数边协议（pluriational agreement）推进有利于数字贸易规则的组织，从而绕过部分成员的反对。

斯泰格表示，区域贸易协定和复数边倡议可以加强多边体系，但他也警告说，如果这些倡议演变成竞争性的集团，也可能会破坏该体系。

斯泰格表示，如果没有强大的世贸组织框架，此类安排可能会导致贸易转向首选合作伙伴而非最高效的生产者，并鼓励各集团对外部人员提高壁垒。他补充说，世贸组织规则有助于限制对非成员国的歧视，并构成了自由贸易协定的结构方式。

世贸组织表示，由于各国政府越来越多地采用关税、补贴、出口管制和工业政策，近年来贸易政策的不确定性已达到前所未有的水平。

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为这些员工终止其 850,000 的 alloptics 及公司报销计划（该计划还涵盖了与 IVF 相关的费用），以及 12 月 31 日之后的养老金累计。

达拉斯市议会原定于 9 月 16 日对一项提案进行投票，该提案旨在取消其共同付费保险计划，并停止为使用该药物减肥的员工提供 GLP-L 覆盖。

健康福利的变更对员工意味着什么？

通过这些措施，公司正将更多的医疗保健负担转移给员工。咨询公司 Marsh 在一项调查中发现，59% 的员工计划在 2025 年对健康福利进行削减成本的调整，包括计划设计的变更（如提高免赔额），这可能会增加成员承担最高费用的风险。拥有 100 名或更多员工的雇主预计明年也将提高员工分担的保费成本。Marsh 表示，这意味着到 2027, 许多员工发现其工资单中用于医疗保险的扣款增幅将超过 8.2% 的整体平均成本增幅。

“这些举措可能会减少雇主的支出，但削减福利并不等同于降低医疗保健的成本，”独立风险管理、员工福利及商业保险公司 Gibson 的员工福利顾问 Tim Zellers 在 LinkedIn 上表示。“我们只是在改变由谁来买单。也许更好的问题应该是：‘我们为什么一开始要支付这么多钱？’”

公司可以采取什么替代方案？

由于仅仅转移成本并不能奏效，公司需要寻找新策略，而这可能是“退出传统的保险游戏”，高成本处方药采购管理解决方案项目 SHAIN 的联合创始人 Fred Pruitt 表示。

他指出，如果一家公司检查其员工的药房使用情况，可能会发现大部分成本是由少数使用高价药物的人员驱动的。PoC 表示，药房成本的增长速度继续超过

科技平台 Emmo 的创始人 Eryon Petersen（左）及其在罗德岛州纽波特的团队正在整理数据，以帮助用户寻找最佳保险计划、申诉医疗账单，并确定何时支付现金比使用保险更明智。

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整体医疗趋势。Pruitt 说：“高成本药物可能仅占使用量的 10% 但却消耗了 90% 的资金。那么，我们如何控制这些极端用户？”

Pruitt 表示，一种方法可能是公司在这些昂贵药物上绕过保险公司，采用直接面向患者的方案，类似于亚马逊药房（Amazon Pharmacy）和马克·库班成本加成药房（Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co.）。公司可以针对已经低成本的更多药物保留传统保险，但集成像 SHAIN 或 AccellHealth 这样的解决方案来处理昂贵且难以获取的药物。寻找特定药物的员工可以被引导至其平台搜索，以找到价格更低的药物。个人覆盖健康报销安排（Individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements），或称 STIMA，是公司考虑用来取代“一刀切”团体计划的另一个选择。根据员工福利研究协会（Employee Benefit Research Institute）的一项研究，目前提供健康福利的企业中，有三分之一报告称可能在未来两年内采用 STIMA。在这些安排中，组织为员工提供每月固定金额的免税报销，用于支付个人健康保险保费和其他合格的医疗费用。这赋予员工权力，让他们选择并购买符合个人和家庭需求的医生网络、覆盖水平和月保费的个人健康计划。

然而，员工福利研究协会表示，“推广 STIMA 可能会很困难。员工可能偏好他们所熟悉的团体计划，而且关于 STIMA 是否确实能让员工获得更便宜的医疗服务仍存在不确定性。”

参加 2026 年在洛杉矶举行的 Create & Cultivate 节的人员。 由 DEKATE & CULTIVATE 提供

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创始人杰克琳·约翰逊（Jaclyn Johnson）决定出售该品牌，因为她说，她在近十年的时间里通过自筹资金经营公司，同时“个人承担了如此之多的风险”。

约翰逊表示，她依然相信这家公司，但她认为一家私募股权公司——走廊资本（Corridor Capital）将拥有资金为企业带来更大的机遇。

“我们建立了一家盈利且规模达八位数的企业，我意识到此时套现一部分资金既明智且是应得的，”约翰逊说道。

米德尔顿（Middleton）向约翰逊发送了一条关于开发商业大师级同行会员组的消息。两人于2023年7月与经营OryBar美发沙龙的AJS Webb共同开发了“蓝图大师”（The Blueprint Mastermind）。

他们还开始听到传闻，称走廊资本可能想在2023. 12月出售该品牌。首席执行官专家安·穆尼·墨菲（Ann Mooney Murphy）表示，同样共同主持“工作派对”（Work Party）播客的约翰逊和米德尔顿通过资产出售的方式买回了该公司，在这种交易中，买家可以选择购买公司的哪些部分。

史蒂文斯理工学院（Stevens Institute of Technology）的商业教授墨菲指出，这家私募股权公司显然被该公司吸引，但缺乏约翰逊那种“特殊的胆识”。

从那时起，她们必须思考如何前进。“我记得交易达成时，真的只有杰克琳和我，以及一个电子邮件文件夹，我们当时在想：‘噢，现在该怎么办？’”米德尔顿回忆道。

米德尔顿说，她们雇佣了一支新团队并从零开始。她将Create & Cultivate的潜力与Centen Lasso相类比，后者是一个庆祝创意、一年一度的法国广告与营销节。

随后，她们将目标定得更高——米德尔顿希望创建全球最大的女性商业节日。

2025, 年，该节日的嘉宾包括：歌手Cazis、商业女性Apedia Curry、演员索菲亚·布什（Sophia Bush），以及WNBA全明星奇斯尼·奥格瓦米克（Chisny Ogwamike）、奥运金牌得主乔丹·柴尔斯（Jordan Chiles）、迪士尼明星艾希莉·蒂斯代尔（Ashley Tisdale）和时尚设计师克里斯汀·詹齐克（Kristin Janczyk）。Doechly在刚获得历史性的格莱美最佳说唱专辑奖后进行了表演。

尽管名气大的嘉宾能吸引观众，但米德尔顿表示，公司也在寻找那些拥有新鲜、坦诚的信息并能帮助创业者的演讲者。

“我不在乎你有多出名，如果你不能剖析……建立事业所需的现实情况，”米德尔顿说道。

居住在圣迭戈的视频创作者Cbé Elizaga Castro计划参加此次节日，这将是她第三次参加Create & Cultivate活动。和米德尔顿一样，她的第一次活动是在纽约。她说她参加是为了与其他女性建立情谊。

“去年我去参加时，我去洛杉矶看我的表亲们，她们对自己没被邀请参加这样的活动感到震惊，因为她们都在政府和企业工作，”Castro说道。

今年的环节包括“咨询谈判专家：你在谈判桌上失去了什么以及如何停止”以及“我的AUDIO构建了这一切：大脑停不下来的Windows go创始人”，此外还为VIP票持有者提供快闪纹身包。

通过Create & Cultivate的Connect计划，参与者可以使用一个基于兴趣和目标的45项权力匹配营销计划。嘉宾最多可以预约20场一对一商业会议，用于招聘、社交、筹款和指导。这些聚会采用双向确认机制，即双方参与者都同意会面。

“作为一个booey女孩，在我们的所有舞台和内容中实现多样性是如此难以置信地重要，因为想象一个女孩看到这些却看不到自己的影子，”米德尔顿说道。

米德尔顿确实有一些尚未成功邀请到的梦想嘉宾。似乎包括第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马（Michael Obama）和媒体大亨奥普拉·温弗瑞（Quick Winfrey）。

“我认为她们两人都完全重新定义了自己在公众面前的呈现方式，”米德尔顿说，并且“随着时代的变迁和所处阶段的演进而进化”。

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“……意味着超过几百美元。”拉扎罗夫（Lazaroff）表示，最好的退休储蓄者可能是最糟糕的退休消费主义者。

“那些在一生中积累了可观投资组合的人是优秀的储蓄者，”他说，“而优秀的储蓄者，几乎从定义上来说，就是糟糕的消费主义者。他们不习惯看到钱从门外流走。”

退休人员担心钱不够花，且理由充分

退休人员对于资金耗尽也持有充分的恐惧。

“对于即将退休的人来说，这绝对是头号恐惧，”Allison 公司消费者洞察副总裁凯利·拉维格（Kelly LaVigne）说道。

Allison 退休未来中心于 7 月发布了其 2026 年度退休研究报告。

“我理解你不想让钱花光，”拉维格说，“但你也不希望推迟那些对你来说真正有价值的事情。”

拉扎罗夫看到退休客户在相互冲突的风险中挣扎。一种是如果花钱过多，资金耗尽的风险；另一种是如果花钱太少，带着遗憾生活——或死去——的风险。

“如果你所做的一切只是担心钱花光，你就不会花足够的钱，最终会在遗憾中死去，”他说。

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艾奥瓦州 埃姆斯： 艾奥瓦州立大学的三项拟议项目旨在进行牛肉创新、学生经营的退休项目以及升级一家热门健身房，总成本可能超过 $1800 万。该大学希望更换其牛肉创新农场以及人类营养科学大楼内的学生经营餐厅。学校还计划翻新 State Gym 超过 10,000 平方英尺的面积。艾奥瓦州摄政委员会将在 9 月 18 日的会议上审议该项目。

堪萨斯州 威奇托： 市政府官员表示，这座耗资 5.73亿美元 的新水处理厂已达成一个重大建设里程碑，预计将于 2027 年春季全面投入运行。KANS 报道。

肯塔基州 弗洛伦斯： Public Super Market 将在北肯塔基州开设其第三家门店。其位于弗洛伦斯（Florence）的 58,857 平方英尺门店计划于 10 月 7 日开业。

路易斯安那州 拉斐叶： 作为对路易斯安那州第二天然气基础设施 66 亿美元 billion 投资的一部分，一家总部位于拉斐叶的能源公司计划扩大其总部规模，并在该市创造新的高薪岗位。Black Buys Energy Hub LLC 宣布计划扩大其在拉斐叶的公司总部，同时在卡梅伦教区（Cameron Parish）开发一个重大天然气基础设施项目。

缅因州 布伦瑞克： 在哈格斯特德（Hagerstedt）出现贝类死亡事件后，海洋官员正密切监测在卡雷斯湾（Cares Bay）蔓延的大规模藻类爆发。News Center Maine 报道。

马里兰州 舍普斯堡： 一场以和平与和解为中心的礼拜活动将于 9 月 20 日回到安塔坦国家战场，届时历史悠久的邓克教堂将举行第 90 年年度邓克教堂礼拜。

密歇根州 迪尔伯恩： 密歇根州的 East D21 Discounts 门店计划在迪尔伯恩迎接顾客。根据新店开业网站 Roan Storer 的消息，该店位于 Kankake North 购物中心，计划于 9 月 26 日开业。

明尼苏达州 圣保罗： 明尼苏达州自然资源部已终止由 Twn's Metals Minnesota 子公司持有的一项延续数十年的州矿产租赁协议，理由是未满足绩效和生产要求。KAMBI 报道。

密西西比州 哈蒂斯堡： 一名哈蒂斯堡男子被指控发出创新威胁，此前调查人员对一起与 9 月 5 日南密西西比大学对阵阿尔科恩州大学的橄榄球赛相关的在线威胁进行了调查。

密苏里州 杰斐逊城： 五名密苏里州选民正试图向州务卿迪奥尼·霍金斯（Deony Hoskins）索赔约 8 亿，在一项拟议的集体诉讼中指控他在处理一项挑战密苏里州不公平选区划分国会地图的电视节目时违反了州法。Missouri Independent 报道。

蒙大拿州 波兹曼： 蒙大拿州计划生育协会计划于 2027 年在波兹曼开设其首家诊所，以扩大蒙大拿州西南部的堕胎和生殖护理服务。Montana Free Press 报道。

内布拉斯加州 林肯： 国家高中决赛 Rosho 将于 2027 年从林肯搬迁。组织者表示，随着参赛者、露营者和牲畜数量的增加，该活动已超出 Sandhills Global 活动中心的承载能力。KOLN 报道。

内华达州 拉斯维加斯： Alphabet 旗下的自动驾驶部门 Waymo 表示，将向拉斯维加斯的普通公众提供乘车服务，这标志着其首次进入内华达州。

新罕布什尔州 朴茨茅斯： Pike Industries 已同意支付 $800,000 的民事罚款（其中 $15,000 暂缓执行两年），以解决新罕布什尔州关于该公司违反危险水管理法和管理条例的指控。据总检察长约翰·福梅拉（John Formella）称，大多数违规行为发生在 Pike 位于朴茨茅斯的设施中。

新泽西州 塞考克斯： 由于一家塞考克斯数据中心公司拥有的燃料箱发生泄漏，数千加仑的柴油被排放到哈肯萨克河附近的安德森溪中。

新墨西哥州 阿尔伯克基： 据 KOBA 报道，在新墨西哥州司法部寻求 PNM 的解释后，该公司因人员短缺导致电力账单发出异常，引发了客户对超过 $1,000 费用的投诉。

纽约州 布法罗： 得益于一项新的 8000万美元 多校区计划，SUTS 学校将处于脑疾病研究的前沿。SUTS 德克萨斯研究所将资助关键的神经科学研究，旨在攻克包括阿尔茨海默病在内的各种与年龄相关的脑疾病，该病影响了超过 400,000 名纽约人。

北卡罗来纳州 坎伯兰县： 在坎伯兰县一所学校的负责人因工作量和安全担忧公开宣布辞职几天后，该学区已聘请一家律师事务所对其运输部门进行独立审查。

北达科他州 马尼拉克： 据 KXNET 报道，马尼拉克市正在开展一项水务升级项目，将用新的智能计量技术更换目标区域的老旧水表。

俄亥俄州 哥伦布： 俄亥俄州正式将 9 月 22 日定为“Daily Parties 日”——州长迈克·德温（Mike DeWine）和副州长吉姆·托沃德（Jim Toward）签署了一项公告，向 8 月 25 日去世的音乐巨星致敬。

俄克拉荷马州 金斯顿： 一座跨越特诺马湖的 8,600 英尺桥梁开始施工，将取代一座 80 年前的旧桥。该旧桥在遭受损坏后，去年因 $6.5 百万的紧急维修而关闭。损坏情况促使俄克拉荷马州交通部加快了施工进度，原计划于 2024 年开始。

俄勒冈州 尤金： 俄勒冈州卫生局宣布，一家新的儿童住院治疗设施于 9 月 2 日在尤金开业，为青少年行为健康护理提供 12 张床位。

宾夕法尼亚州 希平斯波特： 尽管部分当地居民表示担忧，但比弗县一座新数据中心综合体的奠基仪式仍于 9 月 30 日举行。Aligned Data Centers 表示，“凤凰项目”（Project Phoenix）预计将带动 100 亿美元的区域经济投资，并支持 3,000 个建筑就业岗位。

罗德岛州 普罗维登斯： 一名在肯尼迪广场被逮捕并被指控非法侵入的街头传教士正在起诉该市和罗德岛公共交通管理局。诉讼称，肯尼迪广场是一个公共论坛，是“普罗维登斯市的一种城镇广场”，同时也是一个公共交通枢纽。

南卡罗来纳州 北查尔斯顿： 根据一项法院和解协议，南卡罗来纳州的一家商店将支付赔偿金（总计超过 $850,000），因为该公司被指侵犯了对方的商标许可标志。2025 年 5 月，北查尔斯顿公司 Born United 的热门加油站和便利店因销售该公司称侵犯其海狸商标的商品而受到指控。

南达科他州 苏福尔斯： 官员表示，苏福尔斯的林业团队正忙于植树并对抗白蜡僵褐斑病（emerald ash borer）的侵害。该市计划今年通过社区费用计划种植 2,000 棵街道树，该计划由美国林务局的拨款资助。

田纳西州 克拉克斯维尔： 根据一项公告，奥斯汀-皮州立大学连续第二年创下入学人数纪录，2026, 秋季注册学生人数达 3,338 人。官员表示，这一增长是由该校自 2008, 以来规模最大的新生班级（包含 1,988 名全日制学生）以及校史上最高比例的军属学生所推动的。

德克萨斯州 达拉斯： 总部位于达拉斯的金融服务公司 Texas Capital Bancshares Inc.（Texas Capital 的母公司）已决定从纳斯达克转移至德克萨斯证券交易所，使其成为该交易所的首家企业上市单位。

犹他州 圣乔治： 圣乔治正在启动一项 4000万美元 项目，用于更换并扩建其主废水管道。据 KUTV 报道，随着快速增长导致圣乔治、伊夫顿、圣克拉拉和华盛顿市的需求增加，该管道已接近容量极限。

佛蒙特州 韦茨菲尔德： 据 WCAX 报道，作为更广泛教育结构调整工作的一部分，哈伍德联合统一学区正考虑将前卡博特乳业合作社（Cabot Creamery Co-op）总部改造为一所综合小学，将四所小学合并。

弗吉尼亚州 沃特莱恩： 沃特莱恩居民此前一直担心沃特莱恩交叉口（Waterline Crossing）可能会出现数据中心，现已收到市领导层的正式答复——目前没有此类计划。

华盛顿州 布雷默顿： 根据布雷默顿港一项关于省级未来扩张的持续研究，在布雷默顿国家机场提供商业航空服务可能需要至少 2400万美元 的基础设施改进，包括一个新航站楼、更多停车位和水利硬件。

西弗吉尼亚州 摩根敦： 据 WV News 报道，西弗吉尼亚大学正在启动耗资 $2.600 万 的 WTAA 创新联盟，旨在扩大全州初中和高中生的科学、技术、工程、艺术、数学及创业实践教育，计划在三年内服务 300 名教育工作者和 35,000 名学生。

威斯康星州 沃瓦托萨： 密尔沃基县公园管理局表示，沃瓦托萨河公园路（Wauwatosa River Parkway）一项修复项目中约 100 棵新种的树木在未经授权的情况下被移除。公园工作人员于 9, 向密尔沃基县警长办公室报告了这一事件，估计被移除树木的价值及由此造成的损失总计 $4,000 to $6,000.

怀俄明州 杰克逊： 怀俄明州交通部宣布，在德克萨斯公园发生一系列致命事故后，旨在减少这条繁忙山地走廊事故的新车辆限制和安全措施将于今年秋季启动，Wyattie 报道。

来自今日美国网络（USA TODAY Network）及相关报道

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48 / 星期四 2026年9月17, 2026 / 今日美国

财经

分析

航空燃油价格给小型航空公司带来压力

AirBaltic 的困境预示着严峻的冬季即将到来

Joanna Plocinska 和 Gianluca Lo Nostro 路透社

伦敦 —— 在拉脱维亚航空公司 air-Baltic 于 9 月 14 申请 Chapter II 程序后，由于伊朗战争持续推高航空燃油成本，航空业正准备迎接一个艰难的冬天。

美国与伊朗的战争引发了自新冠疫情以来成本最高的一次航空公司危机。air-Baltic 成为冲突期间首家申请破产的欧洲承运商，而美国的同行 Spirit 在战前寻求保护后于 5 月倒闭。

与其他行业相比，航空公司的利润率相对较低，这使得它们更容易受到地缘政治动荡的影响，尤其是在冬季，随着预订量和旅行速度放缓，它们会耗尽在繁忙夏季赚取的现金。

牺牲回报

小型承运商在进一步的盈利压力面前尤为脆弱，只要霍尔木兹海峡保持封锁，航空燃油价格就将维持高位。

“小型、分众市场的参与者风险[最大]，”航空分析师 John Strickland 表示。

依赖提供廉价机票的大型廉价航空公司也受到了沉重打击，自 2 月下旬战争开始以来，燃油价格翻了一番，尽管它们也拥有各自的优势。

Wizz Air 上个月报告称，其第一季度的营业亏损进一步加深，并表示在降低票价以吸引乘客后，预计本季度的单座收入将继续下降。8 月份的亏损达到了创纪录的 869 万。

“在强大的流动性、严谨的套期保值[计划]以及欧洲最年轻且最高效的机队之一的支持下，Wizz Air 将继续投资、增长并服务于比以往更多的客户，”该航空公司在 9 月 14 给路透社的一份声明中表示。

AirBaltic 成为伊朗战争期间首家申请破产的欧洲承运商。这家拉脱维亚航空公司于 9 月 14. 申请了 Chapter 11 程序。WITT：路透社资料图

Aviation Strategy 的管理合伙人 James Halstead 表示，得益于在股票市场的上市，Wizz Air 的处境比国有航空公司更好。

“他们增长强劲，这意味着他们现在在牺牲回报以换取未来的稳定性。他们拥有非常好的品牌和运营模式，并且确实得到了支持，”他说道。

在其他地区，东南亚廉价航空公司 AirAsia 在经历持续亏损和激进重组后，正寻求筹集新资金；而加拿大的 Air Transat 则在与飙升的航空燃油成本作斗争。AirAsia 表示，其业务可持续性没有问题，并且看到了强劲的基础需求。

“AirAsia 仍专注于在所有市场维持业务连续性和稳定运营，我们继续看到整个网络中强劲的基础需求，”AirAsia 在一份声明中表示。“我们还在与利益相关者密切合作，以管理我们的财务和运营需求。”

Air Transat 没有立即回应路透社的置评请求。

大型参与者获得更多航线

高管和投资者表示，艰难的市场环境可能会导致一些小型国家航空公司将航线让给规模更大、财力更雄厚的竞争对手。分析师称，它们还可能面临来自 Ryanair 和 Wizz Air 等廉价航空公司的挑战，这些公司接管了较小的二级机场，并致力于在追求增长的过程中夺取中欧地区的优质时段和航线——为消费者提供更好的价格选择。

8 月，Wizz Air 首席执行官 Jon of Vacadi 告诉记者，该承运商渴望接管罗马尼亚国家支持的承运商 TAROM 的航线。

TAROM 没有立即回应置评请求。

更严峻的市场条件可能会加速欧洲长期以来的整合趋势，将一些小型承运商推向像英国航空所有者 IAG、汉莎航空和法航-荷航（Air France-KLM）这样的大型集团。

Norse Atlantic 目前仍在报告季度亏损，该公司于 7 月启动了出售或合并程序。该公司未立即回应置评请求。波兰国有的 LOT 航空多年来一直被认为是潜在的整合目标。LOT 航空未立即回应置评请求。

AirBaltic 表示正在寻找另一家战略投资者，但迄今为止尚未有投资者公开表示兴趣。

汉莎航空持有 airBaltic 10% 的股份，但表示不计划增加持股。针对 airBaltic 的第二章（Chapter II）程序，汉莎航空拒绝就其下一步可能采取的行动发表评论。

尽管如此，分析师表示，与 Spirit 不同，第二章程序可能会给 airBaltic 提供恢复和生存的机会。

“这为他们提供了一个保护性框架来整顿内部事务，”斯特里克兰表示，并以斯堪的纳维亚竞争对手 SAS 作为成功转型的例子。

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体育

今日美国 / 星期四, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 / C版

大学橄榄球

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重大发现

加州大学洛杉矶分校（UCLA）身高5英尺7英寸的跑卫奈特领跑全美冲球达阵数

Jordan Mendoza 今日美国

加利福尼亚州帕萨迪纳 —— 玫瑰碗球场周围的气氛截然不同。

在经历了几年像鬼城一样的日子后，这里重新焕发了生机。人们兴高采烈地在停车场举行赛前派对，并实际坐在体育场内，为回到帕萨迪纳而感到高兴，并期待着未来。

加州大学洛杉矶分校（UCLA）橄榄球的新时代以一场响亮的赛季揭幕战胜利拉开帷幕，这让布鲁因队的期待之势迅速升温。在他们的首场主场比赛中，这种势头全速前进。

这一切都要归功于这位“指挥官”：韦恩·奈特。

这位跑卫在开局阶段就展现出强大的统治力，在9月12日对阵圣地亚哥州立大学的比赛中，凭借三次达阵的表现带领布鲁因队以 28-10 获胜。

而在此之前，他在赛季开始时就拿到了三次达阵。凭借 6 次达阵，他与孟菲斯的杰林·卡特并列为全美领先者。但是，

孟菲斯已经打了三场比赛，而奈特仅用两场比赛就拿到了 6 次达阵。

八个节次。6 次达阵。真是绝佳的自我介绍方式。

“当聚光灯照在你身上时，就是你做出关键表现的时候，”奈特说道。

虽然所有关于鲍勃·切斯尼的讨论都集中在他从詹姆斯·麦迪逊大学过来后能做些什么，但被忽视的是他从哈里森堡带来了什么 —— 而这位身高5英尺7英寸的跑卫可能是其中最重要的部分。

奈特是公爵队上赛季进入大学橄榄球季后赛的主要原因。他创造了太阳带会议纪录的 2,039 码全能码数，场均 145.6 码，在全美排名第三。

对于加州大学洛杉矶分校（UCLA）来说，他是一个重大补充，考虑到上赛季布鲁因队整个赛季仅有 8 次冲球达阵 —— 其中 4 次来自四分卫 —— 且场均冲球码数仅为 139.7 码。

详见 奈特，第 7℃ 页

MLB 最危险的野卡球队正在潜伏

Gabe Lacques

今日美国

在扩大为三张野卡的大联盟（MLB）赛制实施五年后，认为任何球队只要状态火热就能窃取冠军的观点在某种程度上是一个谬论。

毕竟，这个时代的四次世界大赛冠军全部由分区冠军获得，而唯一的野卡球队 —— 2023 年的德克萨斯游骑兵队 —— 也是并列美联西区冠军。顶尖球队通常会在十月脱颖而出 —— 分区冠军所拥有的优势是真实存在的。

然而，在今年这个平庸之风盛行的年份，各分区的顶线之下潜伏着一些极具竞争力的球队。以下是六支最有可能在十月制造混乱、并或许能夺得覆盖旗帜的奖杯的非分区冠军球队：

6. 芝加哥小熊队

祝你好运，尝试在即将到来的季后赛中寻找一份没有被彼特·克罗-阿姆斯特朗面孔占据主导地位的宣传材料。对于一个出色的赛季来说，这位被认为是国联最有价值球员（MVP）的人简直是一个奇迹，他正接近一个 10-WAR（胜场贡献值）的赛季，并且

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费城人队的进攻依赖于布莱斯·哈珀和凯尔·施瓦伯。BRC HARTLINE / HAGIN HAGES 经由路透社

Nancy Armour

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女性值得更好的待遇

体育界最看重的绝大多数时候是金钱

球队、联盟、博彩公司、运动员——他们都乐于拿走女性的钱，看着我们填满观众席。但上帝保佑，他们绝不会愿意在体育空间中与我们共享，甚至不会给予我们哪怕最起码的体面对待。

仅在过去一周，我们就看到了： • 一家博彩公司告诉女性，她们在体育界唯一的地位就是作为被性化的客体。

• 知名度最高的大学四分卫阿奇·曼宁（Arch Manning）对他教练与一名女性出双入对的 AI 视频大笑，并称其“极其好笑”，而现场（绝大多数为男性）的媒体也随之哄堂大笑。

• 费城一座未来体育馆的渲染图几乎没有出现女性球迷，尽管这里将成为该市 WNBA 球队的主场。

这甚至还不包括上个月 Good Good Golf 和 Callaway 造成的糟糕局面，这两家公司都批准了一则轻视针对女性暴力的广告。或者传统体育媒体普遍存在的“男性化”倾向——除了米特拉·凯姆斯（Mitra Kimes）之外，最大的聚光灯始终属于男性。

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体育

辩论揭示财务担忧

在《保护法案》投票前发布报告

约翰·拜斯 (John Bice) 今日美国 (USA TODAY)

随着《透明法案》(Clarity Act) 在参议院被否决，为即将到来的《保护大学体育法案》(Protect College Sports Act) 投票扫清了障碍。该法案共有八名共同发起人，主要由参议员玛丽亚·坎特韦尔 (Maria Cantwell，华盛顿州民主党)、泰德·克鲁兹 (Ted Cruz，德克萨斯州共和党) 和埃里克·施密特 (Eric Schmitt，密苏里州共和党) 推动。

在 9 月 15 日傍晚参议院就预计于周三进行的投票进行辩论时，坎特韦尔发布了一份财务报告，她此前在周一于美国国会大厦附近举行的新闻发布会上首次宣传了该报告。

坎特韦尔在当时的会议上提到，许多大学体育部门的“招募成本增加了 300%”。

该报告引用了 2026 年 7 月政府成功提供的资料，数据显示，“在 2023-24, 学年，84% 的所有 (NCAA) 第一分区体育项目目前的支出超过了其产生的体育收入，导致校园出现赤字，必须通过机构补贴、学生费用、公共支持或原本可用于加强学术使命的资源来弥补。”报告还指出，在过去三年中——即坎特韦尔和克鲁兹共同起草这份 1 页法案的时间段内——NCAA 机构已经取消了 100 多个女性及奥运会非营利项目。

根据该组织发布的统计数据，NCAA 还指出近年来全国范围内的整体参与度有所增加。

“这份报告证明了大学体育支出不可持续的增长是如何加剧大学和学院面临的更广泛财务压力的，”坎特韦尔在给《今日美国》的一份声明中表示。“我们看到大学将一般基金资金转移以弥补体育部门的赤字，动用捐赠基金以维持其一般基金，并向州立法机构请求更多的体育资金。”

“我们必须遏制失控的体育支出，否则将面临人才流失的后果，这将威胁我们在科学和技术领域的全球领导地位。”

尽管《保护大学体育法案》具有跨党派基础（四名民主党人和四名共和党人共同发起），并得到了 NBA、NFL、WNBA、NHL 和美国职业棒球大联盟的广泛支持，但该法案仍面临坚决反对。参议员克里斯·墨菲 (Chris Murphy，康涅狄格州民主党)

参议员玛丽亚·坎特韦尔 (Maria Cantwell，华盛顿州民主党) 2026 年 6 月 5, 2026, 在华盛顿特区美国国会大厦举行的每周民主党政策午餐会后向记者发表讲话。AKDEN'S HARBALDETT IMAGES

在周一主持的一次视频会议中，多方表达了观点，包括一些现任 NCAA 学生运动员，他们公开反对《保护大学体育法案》。

“在没有独立体育代表的情况下，不要给这些机构永久性的法律保护，”天普大学橄榄球运动员杰克逊·普鲁伊特 (Jackson Pruitt) 在通过 AFLCIO 发表的一份声明中说道。

根据数据，坎特韦尔的报告强调了大学体育领域普遍存在的脆弱财务体系。报告反映出，“在 2024-25 年度，53 个公开报告的‘电力四强’ (Power Four) 体育部门中，仅有 14 个产生了足够的收入来覆盖支出。”

此外，报告引用的财务记录显示，从 2005 年到 2023 年的 18 年间，招募成本“增加了 322%”。

《保护大学体育法案》提议将 2023 年 6 月通过众议院和解协议确立的现有收入分成协议基本翻倍。该里程碑式案件将目前的收入分成市场设定为每个全参与体育部门 $23.3500 万，而《保护大学体育法案》将把这一数额提高到两倍以上——约为 4400万美元-4000万美元，并额外拨出最多 500万美元 资金用于女性及奥运会非营利体育项目。

该法案并未解决大学运动员的雇佣状态问题，也没有建立潜在的集体谈判框架。它寻求实施一次性转会规则，并解决基于年龄的参赛资格问题。

该法案为学生运动员的福祉提供了稳定性及前行之路。

“我们认为该法案的一个真正积极之处在于明确了参赛资格，”美国足球教练协会及其 1,000 名成员的负责人克雷格·博尔（Craig Boll）周二在接受《今日美国》体育版独家采访时表示。“目前，教练们——我虽然没头发，但有些有头发的教练，面对当地法官的裁决，可能会在某些地方获得延长参赛年限的有利判决。”

“我们甚至面临 NFL 球员重返路易斯安那州立大学（LSU）的可能性。每个人都感到极度沮丧。这已经超出了混乱的程度。对于我们教练来说，参赛资格的明确至关重要。这在众议院和参议院的两党之间都是一个能够赢得支持的论点。”

美国大学体育协会（NCAA）周二发布了一段名为《抱歉打扰》（Sorry to interrupt）的新视频，视频中来自各体育项目和大学校园的在校学生运动员呼吁国会通过《保护大学体育法案》（Protect College Sports Act）。

“我认为这次投票、这项法案，将定义未来数十年大学体育的发展轨迹，”施密特在参议院议事厅表示。“这种情况并非每天都会发生，即我们面对这类问题时，面前有一个通过两党协作制定、旨在解决这些问题并保护美国大学体育这一制度的解决方案。”

但来自新泽西州的民主党参议员科里·布克（Cory Booker）则利用其发言时间猛烈抨击该法案。

“我想强力反对《保护大学体育法案》，”布克说道。“在我还是大学学生兼球员期间，我见证了 NCAA 是多么不公正。它是一个惯常的垄断者，控制着一个规模超过 150 亿美元 billion 且快速增长的产业。NCAA 保护的是其成员，保护的是大学，而它一次又一次地将大学运动员置于糟糕的境地。”

NBA总裁称处罚具有威慑作用

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纽约 - NBA总裁亚当·西尔弗（Adam Silver）表示，针对洛杉矶快船队在规避工资帽中所扮演角色的处罚已成定局，旨在威慑其他球队不要参与违反联盟规则的行为。

9月15日，在曼哈顿中城结束为期两天的理事会会议之际，西尔弗讨论了一些联盟的紧迫事项。与此同时，联盟正准备迎接从10月20, 开始的首个赛季，届时纽约尼克斯队将对阵费城76人队，开始捍卫其冠军头衔。

洛杉矶快船队被没收了5个首轮选秀权，被罚款5000万美元，且快船队老板史蒂夫·鲍尔默（Steve Ballmer）被禁赛一年，不得参与所有联盟及球队活动。NBA称，该球队“极其刻意地寻求帮助”明星前锋科怀·伦纳德（Kuwhi Leonard）获取场外收入机会。

另外两名快船队高管因参与该计划被禁赛，伦纳德被罚款$700,000。他们并未出席此次理事会会议。鲍尔默向球队球迷道歉，并在一份声明中表示，他不会对规避工资帽的处罚提出异议。

西尔弗在新闻发布会上表示，处罚该球队存在困难，但对于违反规则的行为必须采取“竞争性后果”，且他不认为这会对该特许经营权造成永久性损害。

“我们仍然希望成为一个由强队组成的联盟，并且我们意识到，在某些方面，不幸的是我们也惩罚了该队的球迷。因此，这就是我们试图寻求的平衡，”西尔弗说。“这类反应的最终目标，是确保其他球队在未来不必参与此类行为，因此必须有超出禁赛和经济后果之外的措施，而这必须是通过监管竞争来实现的。”

快船队在6月30日完成了交易，将伦纳德送回多伦多猛龙队（他在2009, 年曾帮助猛龙队赢得NBA冠军），换回前锋布兰登·英格拉姆（Brandon Ingram）、后卫格雷迪·迪克（Grady Dick），以及两个不受保护的首轮选秀权、一个首轮选秀权交换权和两个次轮选秀权。在NBA完成对快船队的调查期间，该交易一直由球队自行决定暂缓执行。

湖人队出售最新进展

西尔弗还更新了洛杉矶湖人队的状况。洛杉矶道奇队共同所有者兼“FWS Global”首席执行官马克·沃尔特（Mark Walter）正以创纪录的525 亿美元 billion将湖人队出售给商人乔什·库什纳（Josh Kushner）和前迪士尼首席执行官鲍勃·艾格（Bob Iger）。

湖人队控股所有者珍妮·巴斯（Jeanie Buss）正在挑战此次出售，称她的五个兄弟姐妹没有权利出售家族（在球队中仍持有7.8%的股份）从3到5次拥有超过10%球队所有权的权利，她仍然是湖人队的理事。

西尔弗表示，直到他从与沃尔特达成口头协议的买家那里听到消息之前，他并不预先知道沃尔特想要出售球队。联邦检察官目前正在调查沃尔特在其控制的两家保险公司中可能存在的财务违规行为。

西尔弗表示，在与沃尔特打交道时，联盟在他2025年10月最初购买球队时没有发现任何危险信号。

“即便直到今天，如你所知，这些仍是指控，”西尔弗说。“目前只有一项新指控在调查中，但无论马克·沃尔特是否选择现在出售这支球队，他都没有受到我们联盟的调查。”

NBA 扩军？

西尔弗讨论了联盟向拉斯维加斯和西雅图扩军的可能性，以及波特兰开拓者队的现状——在老板托马斯·邓顿（Thomas Dundon）的领导下，关于新场馆的争取工作仍在拖延。

西尔弗明确表示，该球队需要一座新场馆来取代 1995 年开业的 Moda Center，后者被认为是联盟中最糟糕的场馆之一。他补充说，他们尚未讨论过球队搬迁的问题，如果球队搬迁将是一次“失败”。

“与此同时，重要的是汤姆·邓顿能与市政府官员和州选任官-

员达成一项协议，使运营在长期内变得重要且可行。所以这就是我们关注的重点。”

“新球队扩军还没有时间表，最后一次扩军是在 2004 年加入夏洛特山猫队，使联盟总数达到 30 支球队。十年后，山猫队更名为黄蜂队。”

至于拉斯维加斯和西雅图，西尔弗表示下一轮竞标将很快开始。

“我认为人们对无论是被提名的 T-Mobile 竞技场，还是其他方案都感到非常兴奋，”西尔弗在谈到拉斯维加斯时说道。“我认为它仍然需要一些重大改进，但与此同时，有一些团体提交了计划，旨在打造一个我称之为现代娱乐宫殿的场馆，拉斯维加斯是一个独特的市场。”

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体育

今日美国 / 星期四 / 2020年9月17日 / 3℃

赛事展现阿什维尔的复苏

亚当·舒帕克 (Adam Schupak)

今日美国国家网络

在首场联邦快递杯秋季赛（FedExCup Fall）开赛之际，西卡罗来纳州的树叶正开始变换颜色。

比尔特莫冠军赛（Biltmore Championship Asheville）在蓝岭山脉的映衬下，毗邻普公园国家森林（Pugh National Forest），在沃尔纳特科夫克利夫斯球场（The Cliffs at Walnut Cove）拉开帷幕。这是 PGA 巡回赛 80 多年来首次在北卡罗来纳州阿什维尔举办的赛事。

相关历史可追溯到阿什维尔天空之乡公开赛（Asheville Land of the Sky Open），名人堂成员本·霍根（Ben Hogan）曾在 1940 年至 1942 年间连续三次夺冠。Explore Asheville 签署了一项为期四年、$2.400 万 的协议，将承办该赛事直至 2029 年。此次冠军赛在将该地区与当地历史重新联系起来的同时，也开启了蓝岭山脉职业高尔夫球的新时代。

“我想自从他们宣布举办这次比赛起，我就在日历上把它圈了出来，”在距离此地一小时车程的地方长大、并于 1940 年 1 月就读于西卡罗来纳大学的 J.T. 波斯顿（J.T. Poston）表示，“我认为北卡罗来纳州的山区是世界上最伟大的地方之一。”

本周的参赛名单包括 24 位世界高尔夫官方排名（Official World Golf Ranking）前 100 强的球员，其中两人位列前 10。参赛球员中排名最高的是南卡罗来纳州原住民、克莱姆森大学校友雅各布·布里奇曼（Jacob Bridgeman），排名第 29 位，波斯顿紧随其后，排名第 38 位。

在比尔特莫冠军赛之后，联邦快递杯秋季赛将暂停一周，以便在芝加哥的梅迪纳乡村俱乐部（Medinah Country Club）举行总统杯（Presidents Cup）。美国队的两名成员——布里奇曼和杰克逊·凯彻姆（Jackson Ketchum）——以及五名国际队成员——克里斯蒂安·贝祖登豪特（Christians Bezuidenhout）、科里·康纳斯（Corey Connors）、尼科·埃查拉里塔（Nico Echararita）、日野波吕（Ryo Hinohame）和尼克·泰勒（Nick Taylor）均在 52 人的参赛名单中。

沃尔纳特科夫球场于 2005 年开放，是分布在北卡罗来纳州和南卡罗来纳州西部的克利夫斯（The Cliffs）系列 7 个球场之一。这座由杰克·尼克劳斯（Jack Nicklaus）设计的球场拥有五个 5 杆洞，总杆数为 7，距离阿什维尔市中心约 15 英里。波斯顿在

J.T. 波斯顿在 8 月的联邦快递圣裘德冠军赛中亮相，他将参加比尔特莫赛，世界排名第 38 位。USAN KIMBERLY / MANN MILLER / ST. JAMES

在杰克之所（Jack's Place）赢得了今年的纪念赛（Memorial Tournament），他现在称自己是尼克劳斯设计球场的粉丝。

“我认为这是一个很棒的赛道。如果让我猜测的话，我认为本周的得分会比较容易，”他说，“但你仍然需要打出非常出色的高尔夫球击球并完成一些推杆。我认为这仍然是一次极佳的考验。”

球场横跨山脊并延伸至山谷，海拔从约 2,200 英尺下降到 3,200 英尺。波斯顿表示，这需要一些他在巡回赛中不常打出的击球。

“这里的 1916 号洞，”他说，“有 23 码的下坡。我们在巡回赛中几乎看不到这种情况。”

比尔特莫冠军赛是巡回赛冠军赛（Tour Championship）之后举办的八场赛事之一，旨在确定 2027 年 PGA 巡回赛赛季的参赛资格。球员们力求在积分榜前 100 名中锁定位置，从而获得 2027 赛季的巡回赛豁免权。[排名第 103-110 位和第 10-125 位的球员也将获得条件性参赛资格。] 联邦快递杯积分前 50 名的球员已经锁定了明年的签名赛事（signature events）名额，但仍有资格参加秋季赛。排名第 51-70 位的球员已获得前 100 名的全额参赛资格，但他们仍需面对 Aon Next 50, 的竞争，这将决定 2027 年 AT&T 圆顶滩职业业余赛（AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am）和 2027 年创世邀请赛（Genesis Invitational）赛季初签名赛事的参赛资格。除了从 500万美元 的赛事奖金池中获得 $900,000 外，本周的冠军还将获得 500 个联邦快递杯积分和世界高尔夫官方排名积分，以及两年的巡回赛豁免权，随后将获得 2020 年 PGA 巡回赛冠军系列赛的参赛资格，以及明年球员锦标赛（The Players Championship）和 PGA 锦标赛的邀请函。

波斯顿深知，在 Hinohame Holmes 严重袭击该地区近两年之后，比尔特莫尔冠军赛（Biltmore Championship）在阿什维尔的举办，提供了一个展示北卡罗来纳州西部力量、韧性以及持续恢复的机会，该赛事的许多慈善和社区影响都将直接用于该地区整个区域的持续振兴工作。

“那次破坏相当严重，”波斯顿说。“山区的社区展现了一点精神，每个人都团结起来帮助那些需要帮助的人。你知道，我认为这次活动的时机——我不认为那是巧合。我想巡回赛方面可能意识到了这一点。我很高兴他们能将其定型并将一项赛事带到阿什维尔。这只会给这个地区以及从那次灾难中恢复的努力带来积极影响。”

PGA巡回赛：

比尔特莫尔冠军赛

阿什维尔

球场：The Cliffs at Walnut Cove

抽签：7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7

奖金池：500万美元（冠军：

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500 两届冠军、前克莱姆森大学全美最佳球员乔纳森·伯德（Jonathan Byrd，48岁）自2000年转为职业球员以来，在PGA巡回赛中参加的 Thirty four many 次比赛次数。

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• 托尼·菲南（Tony Finan）。他正寻求本赛季在PGA巡回赛中首次获得前5名的成绩，试图延续他连续10个赛季获得前5名的纪录，这将大有帮助。在5杆洞上完赛的最后一项是第1名。他目前的5杆洞平均分排名第15位，而本赛季排名为 7-10 位，提升了 141 个名次，这是从上赛季到本赛季5杆洞平均分排名提升幅度最大的一次。

• 布莱兹·布朗（Blades Brown）。这位10岁的男子组新星是本赛季在 Kern Ferry 巡回赛和PGA巡回赛中均多次获得前10名成绩的球员之一。他正处于通过巡回赛顶级发展赛道获得下赛季PGA巡回赛参赛卡的边缘，但就像棒球小联盟在九月份被召回大联盟一样，这是一个让未来的球星获得势头分数的绝佳机会。

• 克里斯蒂安·贝祖登豪特（Christian Bezuidenhout）。这位南非人在经历了一个令人失望的常规赛后，出人意料地被选中进入国际 Pwinder 杯代表队。他不仅需要在长期休赛后消除一些生疏感，而且在本周进入比赛时在 FedExCup 积分榜上排名第 37 位。

PGA巡回赛不计划为LIV球员开辟新的回归路径

亚当·舒帕克 (Adam Schupak)

今日美国国家网络

在一次虚拟媒体电话会议上，PGA巡回赛首席执行官布莱恩·罗拉格 (Brian Rolage) 迅速回避了所有关于LIV高尔夫以及PGA巡回赛“成为会员计划”的问题。

由于LIV最近进入了破产程序，罗拉格知道他会被问到LIV球员在下个赛季回归的问题，以及本赛季向少数球员提供的机会（以及像朋友般建立的联系）是否会再次向乔恩·拉姆 (Jon Rahn)、里夫斯 (Reeves)、德尚特恩 (DeChantheun) 和卡梅伦·史密斯 (Cameron Smith) 等人开放，因为破产申请可能使他们能够脱离原阵营。

在任何人就此话题提出问题之前，罗拉格在9月15日就先处理了这个虚拟会议中的“房间里的大象”。

“关于任何想要在PGA巡回赛上竞争的人，实际上有三点，”他开始说道。“第一，PGA巡回赛建立在精英管理制度之上。每位球员，无论他们是会员还是想成为会员，都必须赢得自己的位置。”

“第二，我们是一个会员组织，我们有规则，这些规则的存在有许多原因，包括公平性和竞争平衡。规则至关重要，且必须得到执行。”

“这就带到了第三点，问责与纪律。这些是任何体育联盟的基本要素，对于PGA巡回赛的完整性和精神而言更是如此。这是将巡回赛凝聚在一起的力量。这些是我们的指导原则。”

“就我们目前的状况而言，我们目前没有考虑像你在1月份看到的那种回归会员计划。包括我在内的所有PGA巡回赛人员，一直专注于对组织最有利的事情。董事会昨天批准的项目是构建未来最佳竞争模型进程的一部分。所以这实际上是基于‘我们如何构建最好的巡回赛’这一更广泛的视角。并没有专门针对任何一个特定——针对LIV或任何其他考量。这就是我们思考问题的总体方式。”

随后，罗拉格开始回答

乔恩·拉姆和其他LIV高尔夫球手如果寻求回归PGA巡回赛，将不会获得特殊豁免。

贾斯汀·古斯滕 (JUSTIN GUSTEN)，MODIFY THAMES

一系列关于2020年将在巡回赛中实施的新竞争模型具体细节的问题。

他确认，虽然进入巡回赛由“冠军系列赛”和“挑战者系列赛”组成的双层模型的准入机制尚未最终确定，但他预计会为DP世界巡回赛的顶尖完赛者提供一条通过比赛进入巡回赛的途径。这意味着LIV球员仍可以通过帕特里克·里德 (Patrick Reed) 的路径，即在DP世界巡回赛中取得成功来赢得回归机会。

随后，当再次被问及LIV球员回归时，罗拉格重申，未来竞争委员会的重点完全在于打造最好的产品，而这很可能将继续包括DP世界巡回赛。这两个巡回赛正处于协商延长其战略联盟的进程中。

“我们也在思考，并且尚未就DP世界巡回赛将如何融入其中做出任何决定。你注意到我将这部分内容分成了公告的一部分。这在内部以及我们与DP世界巡回赛继续讨论的过程中，仍处于深入讨论阶段，”罗拉格说道。

但目前看来，巡回赛短期内不会为LIV球员的回归铺红地毯。

MLB奖项预测

MVP大热门大谷翔平与贾奇将被取代

杰西·约莫（Jesse Yomow）

今日美国（USA TODAY）

MLB赛季还剩下不到两周的时间，联盟的大多数主要奖项已经出现了遥遥领先的夺冠热门——目前预计每个联盟都将产生新的MVP和赛扬奖得主。

芝加哥小熊队的皮特·克劳-阿姆斯特朗（Pete Crow Armstrong）肯定将取代大谷翔平（Shuhei Ohtani）获得国家联盟MVP奖项，从而终结大谷自其在洛杉矶天使队最后一个赛季以来持续三年的统治。在美联，休斯顿太空人的约丹·阿尔瓦雷斯（Yordan Alvarez）正在竞争三冠王，并且应该在与坦帕湾光芒队的Avondale的竞争中胜出。由于本赛季受到伤病困扰，此前连续3-6次获奖的亚伦·贾奇（Aaron Judge）受到了影响。

两位预期的赛扬奖得主都处于他们的MLB第二个赛季。分别是纽约洋基队的卡姆·希特勒（Cam Schittler）和密尔沃基酿酒师队的雅各布·密西西比（Jacob Mississippi）。这两位右投手在9月15日之前的防御率（ERA）均低于2.00，让球迷们对MLB的下一代王牌感到兴奋。

以下是我们的预测：

美联MVP：约丹·阿尔瓦雷斯，太空人队

三冠王即将到来！这位29岁的球员已证明自己是这个时代最伟大的击球手之一，并且应该轻松赢得该奖项，他已经创下了职业生涯最高的30次本垒打。他是遥遥领先的热门，而休斯顿重返季后赛将进一步为阿尔瓦雷斯锁定胜局。

其他竞争者：朱尼尔·卡米内罗（光芒队）、鲍比·威特二世（皇家队）

国联MVP：

皮特·克劳-阿姆斯特朗，小熊队

由于大谷翔平在今年夏天受伤，PCA在接近MLB历史上第七个“40+40”赛季之际锁定了该奖项。这位2-4岁的球员正在创造史上最伟大的年份之一，拥有9.3%的NBA，同时在长打率和GPS方面领跑国家联盟。

其他竞争者：大谷翔平（道奇队）

美联赛扬奖：

卡姆·希特勒，洋基队

在2025年作为新秀产生影响后，我们知道卡姆·希特勒很出色，但没有人能预料到这位25岁的球员在第二个赛季会如此强大。这位右投手正经历着最伟大的投球赛季之一，可能成为自1976年本·冈基（Ben Gunky）以来首位防御率低于2的洋基队投手。更令人印象深刻的是，他在投球局数（BH.2）和先发次数（12）方面领跑美联。

其他竞争者：迪伦·克雷恩（蓝鸟队）

国联赛扬奖：

雅各布·希克马纳基（Jacob Hickmanaki），酿酒师队

作为上赛季新秀时，他的全明星入选曾引发争议，但这位14, 岁的球员目前无疑是国联最优秀的投手，在防御率（3.95）、三振数（2.00）和WOR（10.80）方面领跑联盟。

其他竞争者：克里斯·赛尔（勇士队）

美联年度新秀：

凯文·麦戈尼格尔（Kevin McGonigle），老虎队

塔克·斯基达尔（Tuck Skidahl）在底特律的最后一个赛季并未如愿，但麦戈尼格尔的首次亮相是今年最值得关注的重点。老虎队以一份为期八年、81 亿的延期合同将其留住，这位在开赛日年仅21岁的内野手目前赛季WAR接近7。

其他竞争者：帕克·韦塞尔斯（守护者队）、村上宗隆（白袜队）

国联年度新秀：

萨尔·斯图尔特（Sal Stewart），红人队

斯图尔特对红人队来说具有不可估量的价值，他主要担任内野角位置，同时也兼顾二垒，共击出10次本垒打，贡献207次打点和21次盗垒。

其他竞争者：JJ·韦特霍尔特（红雀队）、诺兰·麦克莱恩（大都会队）

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WNBA 季后赛奖项预测

威尔逊有望获评 MVP，但其他人谁能胜出？

Heather Burns, Meghan L. Hall, Cydney Henderson, Callie Fin 和 Mitchell Northam

今日美国 (USA TODAY)

WNBA 赛季将于 9 月 17 日重新开始。

在 9 月 27 日季后赛开始前，每支球队还剩下四场常规赛。

前八名球队——明尼苏达山猫队、金州女武神队、拉斯维加斯王牌队、亚特兰大梦想队、印第安纳狂热队、纽约自由队、华盛顿神秘人队和达拉斯之翼队——已经锁定季后赛席位。不过，种子排位仍有竞争空间。因此，在接下来的 10 天里将有许多激烈的角逐。

这其中也包括对 WNBA 奖项的最后冲刺。MVP 的竞争可能已经尘埃落定，拉斯维加斯王牌队前锋 Aja Wilson 已准备好创纪录地第五次获奖，但其他一些奖项的竞争则没有那么明确。年度最佳防守球员和进步最快球员的竞争更为激烈。

今日美国的 Studio IX 对所有主要奖项进行了预测，结果如下：

最有价值球员 ()：

拉斯维加斯王牌队中锋 Aja Wilson

由于投票者的审美疲劳以及人们渴望新鲜感，人们倾向于将大多数 候选人与整个联赛对比，而将之前的获奖者与其过去的赛季对比。就 Aja Wilson 而言，她拥有 WNBA 纪录的四次 ，并且是赢得连续第三次 的博彩热门；尽管她曾因背部问题退出 FIBA 女篮世界杯，但她的表现仍与之前的巅峰状态持平。这位 30 岁的球员是本赛季 WNBA 的得分王，场均得分为 28 分。在排名联赛第三的王牌队中，她的场均 2 次盖帽也位居联盟之首。Wilson 的统治力如此之强，以至于她成为了本赛季 WNBA 西部会议每月最佳球员奖项的唯一获得者，成为除 2020 年（她赢得首个 之年）的她自己之外，唯一一名横扫该奖项的球员。

其他获得票数的球员：Olivia Miles（明尼苏达队，后卫）；Kelsey Mitchell（印第安纳队，后卫）

年度最佳防守球员：亚特兰大梦想队前锋 Angel Reese

Angel Reese 是仅有的两名场均两双的球员之一，在 39 场比赛中，她取得了职业生涯新高的场均 16.1 分、12.4 个篮板、2.8 次助攻和职业生涯新高的 1.8 次抢断。这位身高 6 英尺 4 英寸的前锋在篮板数 (12.4)、场均进攻篮板数 (5.0)、总篮板数 (485) 和两双次数 (29) 方面均领跑联盟，其中两双次数创下了 WNBA 单赛季纪录。她的场均抢断数 (1.9) 位列联盟第三。

6 月 9. 日，Reese 创下了球员职业生涯前 75 场比赛中两双次数最多 (57 次) 的 WNBA 纪录。6 月 20, 日，她以 79 场比赛达成职业生涯 1,000 个篮板，成为 WNBA 历史上达成此成就最快的球员，超过了 Tina Charles (89 场)。8 月 24, 日，Reese 以单场 26 个总篮板 (88 个防守篮板，8 个进攻篮板) 创下 WNBA 单场纪录，并以 458 个总篮板创下单赛季纪录。她超越了拉斯维加斯王牌队中锋 Aja Wilson 在 2024 年创下的 453 个篮板的前纪录。

其他获得票数的球员：Rhyne Howard（亚特兰大队，后卫）；Gabby Williams（金州队，前锋）

年度最佳新秀：

明尼苏达山猫队后卫 Olivia Miles

作为选秀大会的榜眼（第 2 顺位），Olivia Miles 在 WNBA 首秀中就迅速进入状态，砍下 21 分 8 次助攻，并贡献 2 次抢断和 2 次盖帽，此后势头不减。Miles 目前场均贡献 197 分、6.0 次助攻、4.6 个篮板和 1.3 次抢断，已成为联盟顶尖球员之一。她的场均得分排名第八，场均助攻排名第七，单场抢断数排名前 25。她的新秀纪录同样令人印象深刻。她的单赛季助攻数 (228 次) 和得分 (749 分) 已位列历史第二。Miles 还与山猫队传奇球员 Seimone Augustus 并列第一，共同拥有单赛季新秀 20 分场次最多 (28 场) 的纪录。

其他获得票数的球员：Awa Fam（西雅图队，中锋）；Sydney Taylor（芝加哥队，后卫）；Flavi'ye Johnson（西雅图队，后卫）；Pauline Astair（纽约队，后卫）

拉斯维加斯王牌队的 Aja Wilson 本赛季场均贡献 28 分和 9.4 个篮板。CTHAN MILLER / SETTY MANES

进步最快球员：

达拉斯之翼队 前锋 杰西卡·谢泼德 (Jessica Shepard)

在明尼苏达州度过了五个赛季后，谢泼德在自由球员市场签约之翼队。她不仅找到了新家，还获得了前所未有的角色。谢泼德目前场均贡献 14.4 分和 11.1 个篮板，实现了职业生涯最佳的场均“两双”。她的场均助攻 (4.9) 和场均出场时间 (2.9) 也创下了职业生涯新高。谢泼德本赛季四次拿到“三双”，其职业生涯最佳年份也得到了回报——她首次在第 1 场全明星赛中首发。进步最快球员的荣誉可能紧随其后。

其他获得票数的球员：玛丽娜·马博尼 (Marina Mabony)，多伦多队后卫；卡拉·莱托 (Carla Laito)，波特兰队后卫；艾米莉·恩格斯特勒 (Emily Engstler)，波特兰队前锋；沙基拉·奥斯汀 (Shakira Austin)，华盛顿神秘人队中锋

年度第六人：

金州女武神队

前锋 珍妮尔·萨莱恩 (Janelle Salain)

萨莱恩在金州队的替补席上表现极具爆发力，为女武神队场均贡献职业生涯最高的 12.9 分。金州队拥有联盟中得分最高的替补阵容（场均 16 分），而萨莱恩通过替补出场砍下的 492 分创下了 WNBA 单赛季纪录。萨莱恩的投篮命中率为 41.6%，三分线命中率为 38.4%，两者均为职业生涯最高。萨莱恩有望成为 WNBA 历史上首位单赛季通过替补出场命中 100 3-pointers 的球员，在还剩四场比赛的情况下，她目前已命中 92 个。

其他获得票数的球员：索菲·坎宁安 (Sophie Cunningham)，印第安纳队后卫；卡梅隆·布林克 (Cameron Brink)，洛杉矶队前锋；莫凯拉·廷普森 (Mokayla Timpson)，印第安纳队中锋

WNBA 年度最佳教练：

谢丽尔·里夫 (Cheryl Reeve)，明尼苏达山猫队

由于纳普塞卡·科利尔 (Naphseca Collier) 在赛季前 3 个月缺阵，一些人认为山猫队可能会出现下滑。随后，选秀状元奥利维亚·迈尔斯 (Olivia Miles) 顶上，谢丽尔·里夫将山猫队重新带回了 WNBA 积分榜之首。明尼苏达队是第 1 支锁定季后赛席位的球队，并且在争夺总排名第一种子队的竞争中占据主动。山猫队本赛季的胜率为 775，为队史第五高。明尼苏达队在得分方面排名第二，在失分方面排名第三。随着科利尔回归，迈尔斯作为新秀发挥出 MVP 级别的水平，以及凯拉·麦克布莱德 (Kayla McBride) 和考特尼·威廉姆斯 (Courtney Williams) 等人的挺身而出，山猫队看起来将成为季后赛中最强劲的对手。

其他获得票数的球员：何塞·费尔南德斯 (Jose Fernandez)，达拉斯队；娜塔莉·中濑 (Natalie Nakase)，金州队；悉尼·约翰逊 (Sydney Johnson)，华盛顿神秘人队

WNBA 最佳阵容

• 阿雅·威尔逊 (Aja Wilson)，前锋，拉斯维加斯王牌队
• 博赞娜·斯图尔特 (Bozanna Stewart)，前锋，纽约自由队
• 凯尔西·米切尔 (Kelsey Mitchell)，后卫，印第安纳狂热队
• 凯特琳·克拉克 (Caitlin Clark)，后卫，印第安纳狂热队
• 奥利维亚·迈尔斯 (Olivia Miles)，后卫，明尼苏达山猫队

最佳新秀阵容

• 奥利维亚·迈尔斯 (Olivia Miles)，后卫，明尼苏达山猫队
• 阿齐·法德 (Azzi Fadd)，后卫，达拉斯之翼队
• 悉尼·泰勒 (Sydney Taylor)，后卫，芝加哥天空队
• 阿瓦·法姆 (Awa Fam)，中锋，西雅图风暴队
• 弗莱耶·约翰逊 (Fla'ye Johnson)，后卫，西雅图风暴队

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体育

今日美国 / 17, 2020，星期四 / 5℃

NFL MVP 实力排名

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乔什·艾伦、卡莱布·威廉姆斯领跑

杰克·麦基 (Jack McKeay)

今日美国 (USA TODAY)

Week 1 已经结束，13 场比赛已全部打完。10 位 NFL MVP 候选人（以及两位荣誉提名）在激烈的竞争中脱颖而出。

随着 NFL 赛季终于拉开帷幕，现在正是对球员和球队发表绝对性结论的最佳时机。当然，在接下来的 17 周里，不会有任何改变或演变，对吧？

今日美国体育频道（USA TODAY Sports）汇总了一份名单，列出了我们认为在赛季后 NFL MVP 奖项争夺战中起步最猛的 10 位球员。考虑到过去连续 13 位 都出自四分卫位置的趋势，名单中许多人是四分卫。在赛季开局这一周特别强调跑球之后，也有少数早期的 希望之星是跑卫。

经过一周的比赛，以下是 实力排名情况。

1. QB 乔什·艾伦 (Josh Allen)，布法罗比尔队

在进入 Week 1 与休斯顿德州人队的对决之前，人们有理由怀疑艾伦。在乔什·艾伦 era.，比尔队从未击败过德州人队。对方的阵容拥有去年 NFL 最顶尖的防守之一，尤其是针对对方传球手的防守。布法罗在休赛期并未采取足够措施来解决其接球目标问题。本作者甚至曾主张，艾伦将在 Week 1 成为该位置上统计数据最差的球员之一。

然而，艾伦和比尔队用一场统治级的进攻表现让所有质疑者闭嘴。他们攻入的 36 分超过了德州人队上赛季在任何一场比赛中允许对方得分的最高值，而当时德州人队是 NFL 第二强的得分防守球队（场均允许 17.4 分）。艾伦传球获得 104 码——这是他自去年 Week 1 以来单场最高纪录（当时面对的是一个名声差得多的传球防守球队）——并贡献了两次达阵。他还通过 6 次冲球获得 23 码和两次达阵。艾伦能够在休斯顿的比赛中发挥其防守优势，这表明乔·罗迪 (Joe Raudy) 在布法罗的时代开局非常强劲。

2. QB 卡莱布·威廉姆斯 (Caleb Williams)，芝加哥熊队

威廉姆斯在芝加哥本·约翰逊 (Ben Johnson) 时代的第二年首次首发，表现近乎完美。面对黑豹队，他不仅取得了 73.9% 的传球完成率，并打出了职业生涯最佳比赛（在休赛期关于他首发缺乏成功经验的讨论之后），他还传球获得 269 码和两次达阵。威廉姆斯的表现帮助熊队取得了 59 分和 552 码的进攻数据——这两项均为 Week 1 全联盟最高。

这位熊队的第三年四分卫在地面进攻方面也增加了产出，通过 10 次携带冲球获得 65 码和两次达阵。威廉姆斯完成了几次精彩的传球，展示了其出色的球位控制能力以及在跑动中传球的能力，这些都是他去年赛季的标志性特点。在约翰逊的进攻体系中，一旦在 32 码领先且凯尔·莫内兹格 (Kyle Monezger) 建立起冲球优势后，他便利用了假跑真传 (play-action passes)。他为多次爆发性进攻创造了空间，并且在进攻端需要支撑熊队的这一天没有出现失误。

正如威廉姆斯在 Week 1 后所说，如果这就是熊队今年将经历的“最差比赛”，那么到本赛季结束时，他将为获得 奖项提供有力的证明。

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3. QB 拉马尔·杰克逊，巴尔的摩乌鸦队

杰克逊在比赛中悄然打出了职业生涯最出色的场次之一。他的 324 码传球码数与他在 2019 年（他赢得首个 MVP 奖项的那一年）Week 1 的表现持平，并列其职业生涯单场最高纪录第四位。

比尔队四分卫乔什·艾伦在休斯顿罗伯特体育场对阵德州人队的出色比赛中传球。（来源：www.foxnews.com）on June 24, 2020

杰克逊的每次尝试平均传球距离为 13 码，领跑全联盟。他还进行了 7 次冲球，获得 40 码并完成一次得分，且动作显得轻而易举。

杰克逊表现中最令人印象深刻的部分之一是他接球目标的分布。顶级外接手扎伊·弗劳尔斯在半场前因腿筋受伤离场，而新秀标准。由于凯塔·拉姆斯也因手腕受伤缺阵，杰克逊依然维持了进攻端的运作，将球传给了其他 8 位接球者：丹尼斯·亨利、贾斯蒂斯·希尔、克里斯·摩尔、马克·安德鲁斯、拉朱尼·摩尔、马修·米尔纳、格雷厄姆·斯迈思和拜舒·贝特曼。

杰克逊和乌鸦队在未来将面临更严峻的考验，但对于这位两届 MVP 来说，这是一个伟大的开始。

4. QB 特雷弗·劳伦斯，杰克逊维尔美洲豹队

劳伦斯在主教练利亚姆·科雷斯执教的第二年，其进攻端以一声巨响拉开序幕。一声非常、非常响的巨响。这位前状元秀传出 4 次达阵传球，领跑 NFL。他的传球完成率达到 78.3%，排名第四；传球码数为 240 码，排名第 10。如果这还不够，那么看看他的每次尝试平均传球距离 10.7 码（Week 1 排名第三），或者根据 Pro Football Reference 统计的领跑全联盟的 70.8% 成功率如何？

尽管克利夫兰布朗队不再拥有迈尔斯·加雷特，但这依然是一支去年在每档进攻预期得分（）失分方面排名第四，且在后撤步成功率失分（43.4%）方面排名第八的防守球队。克利夫兰的二线防守依然拥有五次入选职业碗的登泽尔·沃德和标准安全卫格兰特·德尔皮特，但劳伦斯依然能够完成惊人的传球，例如一次穿过四名防守球员传给乔什·卡梅伦的达阵传球。

劳伦斯目前已连续赢得 9 场常规赛首发。在他最近的 8 场比赛中赢得了 10 场。

5. RB 肯尼斯·沃克，堪萨斯城酋长队

马霍姆斯是谁？凯尔斯是谁？酋长队的进攻在 Week 1 通过他们的新成员兼现任超级碗 MVP 展开。在 2022, 令人失望的 6-2 战绩后，沃克成为了堪萨斯城休赛期重新调整的核心，他立即证明了新球队的投资得到了回报。他在“周一橄榄球之夜”结束时，凭借 23 次携带冲球获得了 272 码冲球码数——为 Week 1 全联盟最高——并完成了两次达阵：一次冲球达阵和一次接球达阵。

2024 和 2025 的酋长队都是本世纪在制造爆发率方面最差的球队之一。去年，他们全赛季只有一次由尾端跑卫完成的 20 码以上冲球。而沃克在 2024. 的第一周就完成了两次。根据 Next Gen Stats 的数据，到半场结束时，堪萨斯城已经超过了自 2022, 以来单场比赛中由中路跑卫创造的最高冲球码数。与此同时，马霍姆斯和酋长队的传球进攻最终仅获得 384 码——其中 18 码来自沃克。这位跑卫在首秀中贡献了新球队总码数的 48.7%。

顺便一提，这一切都是面对布朗克斯队防守实现的，该防守在 2020 (36.3%) 允许对手的冲球成功率最低，排名第二。

6. OB Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints

Shough和圣徒队最终没能赢得第一周（Week 1）对阵狮子队的比赛，但这位二年级四分卫依然处于领先地位。在Allen糟糕的前半场（以及第三节的第一档进攻）中，包括两次拦截在内，Shough帮助圣徒队进攻端实现了25分的反超，并以全联盟最高的56次传球尝试和全联盟最高的401码传球码数达成。他还投出了三次达阵传球，其中一次发生在加时赛，但由于一次旨在获胜的2分转换尝试失败，该达阵的作用被抵消。

在Shough的大量长传中——其中80码传给了Chris Olave，使其在第一周（Week 1）获得了全联盟领先的782码接球码数——也夹杂着几次糟糕的运行。两次拦截都发生在口袋中没有压力的情况下，Pro Football Reference将九次糟糕的投球归于他名下。他还被擒杀五次，并列第一周（Week 1）最多。尽管如此，对于一名仅有18次首发经验的四分卫来说，这是一个充满希望的开始。

7. RB Johnny Gibbs, Detroit Lions

如果没有Gibbs，狮子队在第一周（Week 1）几乎没有任何进攻。在David Montgomery通过交易离队后的第一场比赛中，这位四年级跑卫以全联盟领先的29次冲球，跑出556码并获得两次达阵。他还接到了其目标传球中的一部分，获得30码接球码数。在狮子队加时赛获胜结束时，Gibbs贡献了底特律进攻端总码数的50.4%。

未来的最大担忧是可持续性。当Montgomery还在队中组成“Some and Knuckles”后场双人组时，狮子队能够让Gibbs保持相对新鲜——即每赛季冲球次数少于300次。但每场29次冲球并不是底特律可以长期依赖的。在更多场次中——至少，如果他们希望Gibbs成为长期计划的一部分（正如他的三年、$673 million续约合同所暗示的那样），情况并非如此。

8. RB Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens

没有哪个跑卫能像“Ring” Henry那样成为“规则的例外”。长期以来，传统观点认为30岁是跑卫产出下降的典型年龄，而乌鸦队这位身高6英尺3英寸、体重252磅的后场怪兽在32岁时依然打得像联盟中最顶尖的球员之一。

Henry在24次冲球中跑出144码并获得三次达阵，平均每次冲球6码。他当天的第二次达阵使他超过了名人堂跑卫Marcus Allen，成为NFL历史上冲球达阵数第三多的球员。Henry在第一周（Week 1）的表现也是他首次在单场比赛中跑出超过100码且获得多次冲球达阵，超过了名人堂跑卫Jim Brown，成为NFL历史上达成此项指标场次最多的球员。2026年是否最终能为这位2020年年度最佳进攻球员及两届冲球（冠军）带来一座MVP奖杯？

9. OB Jason Dart, New York Giants

二年级四分卫的亮相之夜并非Shough独享。在今年的第一场“周日橄榄球之夜”比赛中，Dart面对达拉斯牛仔队挣扎的防线打出了一场精彩的比赛。这位前首轮秀在传球尝试中29次命中23次（79.3%的完成率，并列第二高），获得250码和三次达阵。

Dart看起来掌控了由进攻协调员Matt Nagy和高级进攻助理Greg Roman共同打造的新面貌进攻体系。他经常在开球线上更改战术，且投球成功率为64.5%，在NFL中排名第二。

Dart表现中最大的变数在于他面对的对手。达拉斯去年拥有NFL最糟糕的防线之一，且该单位在由新任防守协调员Christian Parker执教的第一场比赛中依然犯了许多错误。在第二周（Week 2）对阵公羊队的比赛中，Dart将面临更大的挑战——尽管Myles Garrett未能健康出战。

10. RB 毕赞·罗宾逊，亚特兰大猎鹰队

罗宾逊是名单中两名在球队未获胜的情况下仍跻身前 10 名的球员之一，且理由充分。如果没有这位明星跑卫，猎鹰队在第 1. 周的进攻码数将仅有 65 码。这并非笔误。

在对阵钢人队的比赛中，罗宾逊个人贡献了 173 码的进攻码数，占亚特兰大队 218 码总码数的 72.7%。这位前第 8 顺位整体选秀球员也是猎鹰队在年度首场比赛中唯一得分的球员，而该场比赛他们以 10-0 告负。

罗宾逊若想在 MVP 的评选中获得真正的关注，尤其是作为一名跑卫，猎鹰队可能需要赢得更多比赛。无论如何，在球队进攻惨淡的一天里，他作为最亮眼的亮点，理应获得赞誉。

荣誉提名：Edge 3.3. 瓦特，匹兹堡钢人队

与猎鹰队惨淡的进攻日相反，钢人队的一位防守之星表现极其出色。瓦特在第 1, 周对阵亚特兰大的比赛中完成了两次擒杀，并在他与匹兹堡共事的第 8 年的首场比赛中拦截了一次传球并将其带回达阵区。自 1986, 年的劳伦斯·泰勒以来，还没有防守球员赢得过 MVP，但如果瓦特能保持 34 次擒杀和 17 次拦截的节奏，他将很难被忽视。

荣誉提名：WR 克里斯·奥拉夫，新奥尔良圣徒队

奥拉夫是肖在底特律大爆发的最大受益者。这位第五年的接球手在 9 月 13. 日通过 10 次接球取得了 NFL 领先的 282 码。尽管肖在他表现出色的一天里未能进入达阵区，但他接到了 7 次传球并获得首攻，这同样领跑 NFL。此外，虽然从未有外接手赢得过 NFL MVP 奖项，但奥拉夫出色的表现同样值得认可。

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一场40-60的赛季，尽管是在较为宽松的现代盗垒准则之下。

然而，与另一位芝加哥地区且获得MVP的人不同，PCA无法像当年的Michael Jenks那样掌控季后赛。

这并不是说他必须孤军奋战。芝加哥的阵容足够强大，而且不要忽视下半场的业务回升，从7月27日到9月18日的40场比赛中获得1,001 GPS，这只是一个研究案例，第三名球员且是一个真正的关键人物。

然而，投球方面将引发担忧。该球队的投手在冬中每九局的排名在联盟中位列2400（7-10），这意味着更多的球在场内运行，从而邀请了季后赛中常见的随机性。他们的前四名投手Kevin Gummire, Shota Imazaga, Clay Holmes和Matthew Boyd都合格，但在季后赛环境下，很难想象他们中有人能完成超过15个出局数。对于一支凭借Bryan Robson, Zefer-Jahn以及Daniel Palencia回归而拥有潜在强大牛棚后端的球队来说，这将是红色警报。

尽管如此，他们将带来极佳的戏剧效果——观众将看到PCA如何保持纪律，因为对方投手不愿给他们任何击球机会。

5. 克利夫兰守护者队

我们从前端和后端开始——这支球队确实有一颗想要结合的心。Williams和棒球史上最伟大的选择之一Cubs Smith，这并非一个糟糕的基础。

当然，填补其余部分才是难点，守护者队将严重依赖其牛棚来实现这一点。这并非坏事。该队9月份的1,000 BA领跑全棒球界，进入本周后，Smith, Hunter Gaddis和Bob Sabinowski这三大主力非常适合季后赛。

经理Stephen Vogt也是如此，他在十月的压力下表现出色，即使他可能没有对手所拥有的所有优势。但仍有一些不确定的X因素，最值得注意的是新秀Jetty Padser Messi, 8, 他在29次先发中交出了103 9 / 10P, 2.55 ERA和3.9 NAA的成绩。他是一个混合型投手，不同于同样是80's的Ferenc Griffin，后者依赖于一种迷人的七种球种组合。Griffin在十月能否让对方足够的球员挥空？

The白はf are are volatile, relying on rookies टी内の人はfはf, Turo's Robson and Aged Ganas to juice a lineup that has missed Jose Ramirez's usual 2.5-10, 2.5-10 2.5-10, 2.5-10, 2.5-10, 2.5-10, 2.5

4. 圣迭戈教徒队

数百万人的夺冠秘诀是什么？教徒队很想知道。

可以说，如果教徒队在五局后领先，并且能排好梅森·米勒、亚德里安·莫罗、布拉德利·罗德里格斯和泰德·马特森的出场顺序，那么比赛就基本结束了。谢天谢地有这些人，因为把教徒队的一些先发投手称为“五局投手”可能都算客气了。

显然，球队将不得不严重依赖这种“投球混乱”的局面，先发投手在勉强支撑，而救援投手则在不可预测的时间点进入比赛。尼克·普拉蒂斯从伤病中恢复并能填补迈克尔·金之后的空缺是有帮助的。但通过交易获得的罗比·雷和凯西·迈兹（他在最近一次先发中投出了新纪录）无法压制对手，2026 版本的沃克·里布勒也一样。

从积极的一面来看，自全明星赛休息期以来，打击线已成型，曼尼·马查多、费尔南多·塔拉尔（Fernando Talar）二世和杰克逊·梅里尔都状态火热，梅里尔自 8月 5. 日以来记录了 105 9 / 9 和 22 次长打。他们是所谓的“在正确的时间状态爆发”的黑马，还是缩短的轮换和其他季后赛压力会将他们拉回平庸？

揭晓答案的过程可能会非常有趣。

3. 费城费城人队

在短短四年时间里，这群人从世界大赛顶峰的惊喜，变成了在 Broad 18 街推石上山的西西弗斯。

然而，只要有优秀的先发投球，你就永远没有出局，这就是为什么杰苏斯·劳德里克斯（Jesus Laundrics）应该有所不同，他也是所有球队中最重要的伤病球员。他还没有打出过像 1994-95 赛季那样的表现，但同样，他目前被确认是费城人队最好的投手，并有资格在常规赛最后一天从伤病名单中回归。哦，而且费城人队正寄希望于最好的结果。

劳德里克斯在主场的表现甚至比克里斯托弗·桑切斯和杰克·惠勒还要好。别忘了，詹姆斯·尼克斯最近连续 9 场出色的先发在劳德里克斯恢复期间以及桑切斯在下半场下滑时帮了他们一把。

明白我的意思了吗？他们能投。是的，他们的命运将再次依赖于一个能让心脏跳动得比全国任何妻子收到的消息都要快的牛棚，以及一个只需要在两周内找回状态的后段打击线。

对于对手和他们受尽折磨的球迷来说，这绝对是一个漫长的俱乐部。

2. 波士顿红袜队

有人提到投球吗？

从纸面上看，红袜队的投手深度不如排在他们之上的费城人队。但如果从一支季后赛球队的基石—— 1, 2 号先发以及第八、九局的投手来看，红袜队看起来非常有竞争力。

36, 岁的肯尼·格雷正经历着职业生涯最出色的赛季之一，134 次调整后的 RIA 是他包括那些全明星表现的 14 年职业生涯中的第三好。红袜队在他使用上非常谨慎，他在 11, 周内仅投了 100-70 局（用于体育），并伴有腿筋拉伤。也许他并不

足够精准，但对于一名 No. 1 季后赛先发来说，没有谁是完美的。

那就是佩顿·托尔，这个勤恳的投手在 143 局中投出了 366 次三振，红袜队在他先发的比赛中战绩为 15-40。

与此同时，安尼莎·查普曼和从设置员转型的惠特洛克大大缩短了比赛时间，查普曼保持着 34 次 6-2.79 的被本垒打率，且零本垒打。从旧金山在截止日交易而来的左投埃里克·米勒是个猛兽。

所以从这里开始。红袜队能否击中 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2

1. 纽约洋基队

这会是洋基队有史以来最低调的一次季后赛征程吗？

他们在 75 场比赛中失去了亚伦·贾奇（Aaron Judge）并艰难支撑，在坦帕湾光芒队一度将他们压制在东区某 1 个夜晚时也没有恐慌，并且似乎完全自信能够再次在外卡系列赛中征服红袜队，然后像什么都没发生过一样进入 45 支季后赛球队的主赛场。

也许这其中确实有某种原因。那场 2025 年的外卡系列赛是克莱尔·希特勒（Clare Schittler）的成名之战，而你会好奇他如何？通常从本季后赛开始就是决定性的 1 号先发投手。加油！科尔（Cole）最近状态不佳。但卡洛斯·罗丁（Carlos Rodin）回来了，马克斯·弗雷（Max Frey）正在回升，而威尔·沃纳（Will Warner）作为后段先发 / 救援投手看起来状态非常好。

哦，我们提到贾奇的背伤了吗？他甚至击出了一个本垒打。

不，这是一支非常优秀的球队，他们将赢得大约 95 场比赛，而光芒队在他们的 45 场全失系列赛中面对这样一个对手绝不会感到兴奋。也许红袜队会完成那些脏活累活，并在一个回合中将他们淘汰。

不，对于其他球队来说，存在一个巨大的风险，那就是这些家伙突然状态火热。

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在女性体育运动从未如此受欢迎、女性运动员的可见度从未如此之高的时候，被告知在传统体育运动中我们只能被观看而不能发声，这令人精疲力竭。也就是说，我们可以拥有 WMA 和 NWU，以及大学美式足球和排球，但足球、高尔夫甚至体育博彩属于男性，而我们不受欢迎。或者，如果我们坚持入侵他们的空间，最好是以“视觉点缀”的身份。

“当女性获得权力时，往往伴随着这种抵制”

“这关乎对这些空间的重新界定，以及将这些运动重新分类为男性主导且面向男性的机构，”普渡大学教授、《感知体育中的性别报告》共同作者谢丽尔·科斯基（Cheryl Cosky）表示，该报告显示女性体育在过度权重方面持续存在孤立现象。

“当女性在社会中获得权力时，往往伴随着这种抵制。我们之前在社会中见过这种情况。”

最令人沮丧的是，我们原以为我们正在取得进展。在第九条修正案（Title IX）通过五十年后，体育已深深植根于女孩和女性的生活中。我们参与其中，我们观看，并且我们投入其中，就像男孩和男人一样。

我们在体育版图的基础中也找到了自己的位置。W 联赛正在蓬勃发展，电视收视率、球队方案和薪水持续攀升。耐克（Nike）认为阿尔塔·威尔逊（Alta Wilson）和凯特琳·克拉克（Caitlin Clark）具有足够的商业价值，可以为她们推出专属的鞋类和服装系列。

在 NFL 和 NBA 看到女性助理教练甚至不再让人感到惊讶。

即使是那些过去通过将几件 T 恤“缩小并染成粉色”并宣称这是在支持我们而迎合我们的联盟，现在也在生产专门为女性球迷设计的商品。

但每当我们认为我们已经接近平等，认为我们的粉丝身份得到了重视，女性运动员的表现得到了尊重时，总有人会猛地关上俱乐部的大门，并挂上一个“禁止女孩进入”的牌子。

女性球迷与运动员值得拥有更好的待遇，而非持续的厌女症

一段视频显示，业内最受尊敬的播报员之一凯莉·鲍（Kelly Bowe）遭受身体虐待，这到底有什么好笑的？请不要说这只是个情节，也不要因为它是 AI 生成的就将其轻视。任何人认为女性的安全在任何形式下都是笑话，这本身就很有问题；而曼宁（Manning）的反应，就像他在对阵密西西比州立大学时导演的那场第四节反击一样，充分揭示了这个 22 岁年轻人的本质。

博彩网站 Novig 究竟为什么认为，女性运动员的汗水与牺牲只值 100 分？请不要试图通过说女性运动员的身体具有想象力来掩饰。这些身体是多年努力和训练的产物，应当因其成就而受到赞赏，而非被视为满足性欲的景观。

那些在费城地区背后运作、向我们展示“男人中的男人”的公司和人们，究竟为什么认为女性不存在？在所有主要体育项目中，女性占据了球迷基础的三分之一到一半。

而且更重要的是，我们贡献了近 85% 的所有购买行为。

曼宁和 Novig 在其垄断地位上全面退缩已无关紧要。伤害已经造成。

“这体现了性别以及性别化的职业动态在塑造这些决策过程中的影响力，”科斯基（Cosky）说道。“那种认为体育运动是由男性创造、为男性服务且关于男性的认知，往往掩盖了经济上的合理性。”

男性体育垄断即将结束，数据证明了这一点

不过，这对像 Arch Mannequin 和 Novig 这样的人来说是一个警告。

直到最近，女性体育迷还倾向于传统的男性体育，因为那是唯一的选择。现在，你可以像寻找 NFL 或大学橄榄球比赛一样，轻松地找到 WNBA 或大学垒球比赛。女性球队正在建设自己的体育场，并为球迷创建自己的生态系统。被认为是首个专门致力于女性体育的 Sports Bus 成立还不到五年，而现在这个国家的几乎每个大城市都有类似的项目。

当你告诉我们你不想要我们时，我们听到了。当你说明你不尊重我们时，我们明白了，但请不要将其误认为是对此的接受。

体操运动员格蕾丝·克雷默（Grace Kramer）对 Novig 和悉尼·斯威尼（Sydney Sweeney）厌女广告的回击，展示了女性真实的模样，该视频在 TikTok 上被观看超过 450 万 次，在 Instagram 上被观看 120 万 次。一旦疏远了这些人，就无法保证能让他们或他们的资金回归。

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9 月 15 日，美国女演员悉尼·斯威尼出现在纽约市时代广场的一块广告牌上，为体育博彩应用 Novig 拍摄广告。斯威尼因该广告活动中出现各种程度的裸露而遭到顶尖女性运动员的谴责。

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刻或趋势。这是关于激励女性被看待、被评价的方式产生真正的改变，并不断提醒下一代强大的女孩们，她们能成为的人是没有上限的。”克雷默在第二篇 Instagram 帖子中写道，她曾三次获得美国大学体育协会（U.S.A.）的全美最佳球员。

“女性体育迎来了属于她们的时刻，真是时候了。”

体育运动中男女共存并无问题。真正不该存在的是那种刻意的、边缘化的和支配性的态度。

在社交媒体上关注《今日美国》体育专栏作家南希·阿莫尔（Nancy Armour）：glossermoor

在玫瑰碗球场对阵圣地亚哥州立大学的下半场比赛中，加州大学洛杉矶分校（UCLA）跑卫韦恩·奈特庆祝达阵。

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但有了奈特在阵中，棕熊队的地面进攻变得完全不同。在奈特、安东尼·伍兹和詹姆斯·托马斯的共同协作下，加州大学洛杉矶分校（UCLA）正强力突破防线，连续两场比赛冲球码数至少达到 200 码，平均 241.5-0.0，且全部 10 次进攻由个人完成。

“我们在进攻端在推进球。我们在场上创造机会，”奈特说道。

这是一个成功的协作体系，但奈特凭借其在掩护线中穿梭的能力脱颖而出，他在一群体型庞大的球员中消失，凭借 10 码的小身板潜入，随后突然现身并跑过防守队员。

这构成了一个成功的公式。他不仅是目前球队中领先的新秀，而且在某些时刻能掌控球权。这意味着他触球的时间占 20.6%，但能带来超过 5 到 10，或 2 的突破。

“这意味着一切，”切斯尼说道。“我的意思是，他就是一个强悍的击球手。他很有力量。他以正确的方式打球，面对巨大的干扰时很有耐心，然后等待机会。一旦他看到机会，只需两三步就能加速到全速。”

这不仅令人惊叹，而且至关重要。明星四分卫尼科·贾马莱斯的赛季开局较为缓慢，有 335 码传球码数和两次拦截。部分原因是接球手一直受到伤病困扰，但这并非他被期待达到的完美标准。

与此同时，如果这些表现来自 2 / 0 的哈格内斯（上赛季，加州大学洛杉矶分校可能在输球，它严重依赖贾马莱斯施展魔法来获得一些积极结果，在 3-9 2025 赛季中）。而现在，棕熊队不必将所有筹码都押在四分卫身上并寄希望于几周的时间。现在有了坚实的支撑，包括防守端，减轻了他的压力。

“我必须打得更好，”贾马莱斯说道。“但是，是的，有支撑团队的感觉很棒。即使我发挥不是最好，我们仍然能赢得比赛。”

因此，即使在混乱的第一半场让兴奋的观众陷入沉寂之后，奈特依然为加州大学洛杉矶分校保持了势头，这是自 2023. 年奇普·凯利执教以来，球队首次取得 2-0 的开局。奈特不是最高大的球员，你可能会在人群中找不到他，但他正作为一台达阵机器屹立不倒，领跑所有足球碗伙伴。

“可能展现出了比人们想象的更多的东西，”切斯尼说道。

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福克斯新闻主持人杰西卡·塔洛夫的新书现已出版。JOSHUA THERBAG / 今日美国

福克斯新闻的塔洛夫能以优雅与幽默地表达“不同政见”

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当你第一次收看福克斯新闻广受欢迎的每日政治谈话节目《五人组》（The Five）时，你会立刻发现其中一位共同主持人与其他人截然不同。在这个女性似乎统一穿着亮色紧身裙的网络中，杰西卡·塔洛夫（Jessica Tarlov）穿着运动鞋，准确地说，是匡威。不同之处还在于她的政治立场：她是圆桌上唯一的自由派，与保守派共同主持人艾米莉·康帕诺（Emily Compagno）、格雷格·奥特菲尔德（Greg Outfield）、达娜·佩里诺（Dana Perino）和杰西·沃特斯（Jesse Watters）针锋相对。“我处于劣势，”她说。但 4 比 1 的赔率并没有让她退缩。“不过我想我表现得还不错。或者至少我妈妈是这么告诉我的，”她笑着说。

现在，她出版了她的第一本书《我不同意：赢得争论，失去朋友》（I Disagree: Winning Aquamintic Westfront Losing Friends），现已上市。这本书部分是回忆录，部分是关于激烈政治对话的指南，其出版时机恰逢现代历史上可能最昂贵且最极化的中期选举。

“我经常听到右翼和左翼的人说，他们希望能够与政见不同的人进行对话，认为我们过于封闭，过于党派化，”她告诉《今日美国》。“他们不一定是为了让对方认同自己的观点，但他们厌倦了在阶级中失去人们。”

她并不将自己在收视率最高的有线新闻节目中占据的这个令人垂涎的席位视为孤独，而是一个巨大的机会。“我想改变选票吗？绝对不想。我想赢得选举，”她说。“我认为在民主党政府的领导下，你的生活质量会更好。”

她的重点在于长远计划——让人们对不同的观点敞开心扉，并示范一种“基于文明的对话”，她说。“这并不意味着对话不会变得激烈。但我是个成年人，我可以处理这一切。我想我已经找到了一种方法，可以用一点人性或幽默来平息即使是最紧张的时刻，或者建立起某种连接纽带，这样我才能阐述我的观点并继续启发

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人们的思想。”

这是一种她希望每个人都具备的技能。

塔洛夫“骨子里就是党派主义者”

塔洛夫在纽约市长大，父母从事电影历史工作。她就读于布林莫尔学院（Bryn Mawr College）和伦敦政治经济学院（London School of Economics），在校期间学习公共政策与研究，并获得了政治学与政府学博士学位。这就是那种

见塔洛夫，第 2D 页

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2005年，当奥斯卡奖的所有表演类提名均排除有色人种时，#SoWhite 成为了一种社交媒体现象。次年，表演类提名再次全部授予白人演员，引发了大批民众对娱乐业社会不公的担忧。

到2020年，#SoWhite 在同一季中再次抬头，艾美奖的喜剧、正剧和有限剧集类所有表演奖项均由白人演员获得。而现在，在NBC和Peacock于9月14日播出艾美奖颁奖典礼后，五年过去了，人们开始重新审视这一局面。

在第78届主时段艾美奖（Primetime Emmy Awards）上，这个电视界最重要的夜晚见证了历史性的胜利：威尔士演员马修·海斯（Matthew Hays）凭借Apple TV的《寡妇湾》（Widow's Bay）和Netflix的《我心中的野兽》（The Beast in Me）赢得了两项领衔主演艾美奖；而琼·斯马特（Joan Smart）凭借《黑客》（Hacks）再次获得其第五座喜剧类艾美奖。

尽管这些获胜时刻令人难忘，但居家观众再次察觉到了熟悉的模式，他们疑惑为什么在22项表演类艾美奖中——其中28项于9月14日颁发，另外两项于9月5日和6日的创意艺术艾美奖颁发——没有一名有色人种演员获奖。

曾在2023年获得艾美奖的昆塔·布伦森（Quinta Brunson）今年凭借《阿博特小学》（Abbott Elementary）再次获得提名，但输给了凭借《黑客》角色获胜的珍·斯马特（Jean Smart）。 MONICA SCHIFFER / GETTY IMAGES

日裔美国电影制作人正井宏（Hiro Masai）虽然没有获得表演类提名，但凭借在《寡妇湾》中的导演工作赢得了一座艾美奖。这次获胜标志着一个历史性的里程碑，因为此前从未有亚裔导演在喜剧类目中获奖。正井宏也成为了继《Boof》的李松（Lee Song）以及曾在2023年和2022年分别获得最佳导演奖的旧作《鱿鱼游戏》（liquid Game's）导演黄东赫（Hwang Dong-hyuk）之后，第三位获得金奖的亚裔导演。

“昨晚，电视学院（Television Academy）延续了两个月前其提名告诉我们的事实：这不是人才问题，而是系统性问题，”最初创造出 #SoWhite 一词的战略传播顾问 ApolBingo 告诉《今日美国》。“当所有12个领衔和配角表演类别的获胜者全部是白人，且这恰恰发生在行业大肆承诺公平的同年，那么这种模式本身就是故事，而不是任何一场单一的典礼。”

《今日美国》已联系艾美奖发言人寻求评论，但尚未收到回复。

有色人种演员在早前典礼上获得认可

在主时段艾美奖播出之前，9月5日和6日举行的创意艺术艾美奖典礼确实认可了黑人演员的表演。

在HBO Max的《深坑》（The Pit）中饰演路易斯的欧内斯特·哈登二世（Ernest Harden Jr.）赢得了他的首个正剧类最佳客串演员奖；而奥克特莉亚·斯宾塞（Octelia Spencer）则凭借为Investigation Discovery的讨论节目《阿拉斯加失踪女性》（Lost Women of Alaska）配音赢得了她的首座艾美奖。

然而，这依然提出了一个问题：为什么有色人种表演者没有在与白人同行相同的量级上获得认可？

见 EMMY'S，第2D页

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2. 有序方框内的 数字选择 范围。每个 包含使用 一个区域 奖励（以 任何顺序）以 产生 左上角 列中的 数字。

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1 Speed Yourself 2 愉快的 3 — 许多的 13 翅膀的 14 无原则的 黄色 16. 八 (瞳孔) 17 1400号船 18 — 挑衅者 19 更大的 — 生活 20 风暴 22 悦耳的声音 24 E. 平台 — 26 适当的 27 覆盖 31 错误 36 逆变器 — 惠特尼 38 弹吉他 38 岩石 39 Coream 41 “我的天呐！” 43 挑战 44 碎片 46 怀俄明山脉 48 日历表 49 使麻木 51 深处 53 “我的 — 星期六” 54 思考与领域 运动 55 假装的 56 名流 (2个单词) (2个单词) 63 “国王 — —” 64 含义 67 话术 68 “简单的 — K” 69 轻蔑的 眼神 70 圣 — 比斯波 71 打击 72 热带木材 73 旅馆成员

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杰克逊在《弗里斯科之王》中登顶德州王座

布莱恩·亚历山大 (Bryan Alexander)

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对于在西尔维斯特·史泰龙 (Sylvester Stallone) 的《塔尔萨之王》(Tulsa King) 犯罪剧衍生剧中担纲主演的塞缪尔·杰克逊 (Samuel L. Jackson) 来说，成为“弗里斯科之王”是一件快事。

在将于今年晚些时候上线流媒体 Paramount+ 的这部剧集中，77 岁的杰克逊尽情投入，以捕捉他饰演的角色——热情洋溢的杀手转行猎手，罗素·李·华盛顿二世 (Russell Lee Washington Jr.) 的那股傲慢劲儿。

“我们玩得非常开心！”杰克逊在给《今日美国》的电子邮件中写道，“我只希望观众能像我在八集剧集中生活在这个世界里一样享受其中。”

杰克逊曾在漫威电影宇宙 (MCU) 和《星球大战》电影宇宙中扮演过至关重要的角色。

现在，这位标志性的电影演员（曾因在《低俗小说》中饰演一名引用圣经的杀手而获得奥斯卡提名）进入了泰勒·谢里丹 (Taylor Sheridan) 的作品宇宙，饰演一名在德克萨斯州郊区建立犯罪企业的前刺客。

华盛顿为他的行动组建了一支由年轻且缺乏经验的助手组成的古怪团队，包括具有创业精神的大学辍学生泰迪 (Teddy，现名为“S-Man”安吉尔，由 Asa Germani 饰演)、酒店代客泊车员基思 (Keith，由 Kai Caster 饰演)、受欢迎的啦啦队长伦敦 (London，由 Lilab Pate 饰演) 以及她的朋友兼啦啦队长队友艾弗里 (Avery，由 Savanna Gunn 饰演)。

杰克逊饰演的华盛顿首次出现在《塔尔萨之王》第 3 季中。当时，由于纽约黑帮成员的嫉妒，这名刺客被派去杀死俄克拉荷马州的犯罪头目德怀特·“将军”·曼弗雷迪 (Dwight 'The General' Manfredi，由史泰龙饰演)。

然而，华盛顿反水了，与他曾经的狱友曼弗雷迪联手。

在《弗里斯科之王》(Frisco King) 中，华盛顿前往德克萨斯州的弗里斯科——一个繁荣且富有的达拉斯郊区——建立自己的犯罪帝国。那些最初认为《弗里斯科之王》设定在旧金山的观众将会发现，这个曾经沉睡的铁路小镇现在是达拉斯牛仔队的总部。

“人们会问，‘你是说旧金山吗？’”执行制片人兼导演克里斯蒂娜·亚历山德拉·沃罗斯 (Christina Alexandra Voros) 表示，“不，是弗里斯科。人们很快就会知道弗里斯科是一个独立的实体。”

罗素·李·华盛顿二世（塞缪尔·杰克逊 饰）在《弗里斯科之王》中赚得盆满钵满。照片由 EMERSON MILLER / PRAIMMOURT+ 提供。

杰克逊在泰勒·谢里丹宇宙的最新作品《弗里斯科之王》中饰演一名资深杀手，他正在繁荣的德克萨斯州郊区建立一个新的犯罪帝国。

《塔尔萨之王》中的史泰龙在《弗里斯科之王》中会出现多少次？

执行制片人史泰龙将参与部分剧情，曼弗雷迪在第一集中与华盛顿一同出现。

但曼弗雷迪将主要留在

华盛顿（杰克逊 饰）在《塔尔萨之王》的衍生剧中与格格不入的犯罪头目德怀特·“将军”·曼弗雷迪（西尔维斯特·史泰龙 饰）合作。这两个角色在联邦监狱服刑期间建立了深厚的感情。

他自己的塔尔萨总部，而华盛顿则在德克萨斯州开展他的事业。

这部由谢里丹编写的剧集最初名为《新奥尔良之王》(NOLA King)，在剧集中，华盛顿确实访问了他的家乡新奥尔良。

但谢里丹将标题和主要地点更改为新兴的弗里斯科。

“新奥尔良有很多黑帮和猎手，”沃罗斯说，“看到一个在新奥尔良世界中游刃有余的人，被强迫在一个崭新、整洁且明亮的新社区中开辟新局面，这很有趣。”

德克萨斯州的设定使得剧组能够使用谢里丹在沃斯堡的大型制作中心，这是一个庞大的工作室综合体，已成为他日益增多的电视剧集的基地。

这个地点让《弗里斯科之王》能够前往德克萨斯州的关键地点取景，包括真实的弗里斯科周边。

杰克逊为华盛顿这个角色注入了他标志性的银幕淘气感和魅力。但对于年轻的演员来说，与这位准备充分且以塑造强势角色著称的电影传奇合作，仍然是一项艰巨的任务。

“我对他们所有人都说过，‘当你来到片场要和山姆·杰克逊演一段八页长的对话戏时，我非常同情你们，’”沃罗斯说。

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Clean-air rollbacks sparking concerns

EPA loosens Biden-era limits on power plants

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The Trump administration will roll back regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the nation's fossil fuel-fired power plants, the Environmental Protection Agency said on Sept. 14.

Limits placed on coal- and gas-fired power plants by former President Joe Biden's administration, as well as on emissions of mercury and other air pollutants, will be repealed, an intention the agency first announced more than a year ago.

The EPA said that it will rescind every remaining greenhouse gas standard for the power sector, a move it estimates will save $100 billion.

The decision was announced on the first day of a three-day meeting in Houston, where a group of G20 leaders discussed energy abundance.

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A flood of critical responses from advocacy groups quickly emerged saying the decision will drive up illnesses, deaths and long-term health care costs among the nation's residents.

Utility groups, however, favored the measure, saying it will support the reliability of the utility grid.

As part of its G20 priorities, the United States has vowed to "reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens and unlock economic growth," and to advance an agenda that "prioritizes energy independence."

Rolling back the emission limits on the power plants was among the first priorities listed when EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced in March 2025 that the department would take 3k "historic" deregulation actions. The administration has worked to roll back directives and rules that it says limit energy production.

President Donald Trump and Cabinet officials have downplayed climate change, calling it a "con job" and a "green scam."

However, federal and international experts have warned that emissions reductions are critical to prevent further increases in global temperatures. Each of the past 10 years has been among the 10 warmest on record globally.

The meteorological summer that just concluded in the United States was the warmest in 132 years of

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The nation's blood centers have long relied on high school and university blood drives not only as a dependable and sizable donation source, but as an introduction to young people about the importance of donating.

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Impeachment articles filed against Hegseth

KY Rep.: Pentagon chief betrayed oath of office

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WASHINGTON - An antitrust Republican congressman introduced articles of impeachment on Sept. 15 against Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth over the loan was potentially causing a political headache for GOP leaders in Congress two months before the midterms.

Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, a noted for of President Donald Trump, launched the longshot effort to remove Hegseth with a speech in the House.

He accused Hegseth, a former Fox News host, of destroying both of office and abusing powers as a military leader. Primarily, he accused Hegseth of violating the Constitution by continuing to oversee military operations in the loan war without congressional approval.

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gress' ability to exercise its most solemn constitutional responsibility," Massie said.

Under the War Powers Resolution of 1973, Massie argued that the 60- to 90-day legal deadline for the U.S. military to withdraw forces from loan would have been May 1 - or June 1 at the latest. The Trump administration's rationale for

not getting legislative approval for the war has fluctuated as, officials have argued, the waning and waning of hostilities has altered the timeline of their legal obligations.

The representative took particular issue with a U.S. strike on an Iranian primary school that killed more than 100 children at the start of the Middle Eastern conflict. The strike "exposed system failures in the Department of Defense targeting process," Massie said.

The Pentagon has yet to release the findings of an investigation into the Feb. 28 air strike on the Shapsuk Taryabek school. At least 160 people died in the attack, most of them children, according to Iranian state media.

Massie also criticized the U.S. military's actions in Venezuela, including the capture of the country's then-president. And he accused Hegseth of undermining "effective journalist oversight" after shrinking the Pentagon press corps.

In a statement, Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson called Hegseth a

"transformative leader."

"Standards and court are back, our arsenal is stronger than ever before, and morale and recruitment across every service are at all-time highs," Wilson said. "By every measurable metric, the Department of War is better under President Trump and Secretary Hegseth's leadership than before. The entire Department is unified behind the Secretary's vision and will continue working to put our warfighters and America first."

Massie, one of the authors of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, lost his primary bid for reelection to Ed Gallevin, a candidate backed by Trump. Hegseth also supported Gallevin in the election and criticized Massie on the campaign trail. At a May 19 rally for Gallevin, Hegseth said Trump "does not need more people in Washington who are trying to make a point, especially from his own party."

"He needs people willing to help him win, to vote with him when it matters the most," Hegseth added.

Tight Dem primary, clear GOP leader

Poll shows Harris, Vance could face off in 2028

Fernando Cervantes Jr.

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As harts around potential 2028 presidential candidates grows, a new poll shows a tight race for the Democratic nomination but a clear GOP front-runner.

The poll released by YouGov/Bowling Green State University found that a vice presidential face-off could be in the cards in 2028 as former Vice President Kamala Harris and current Vice President JD Vance lead their respective primaries.

Both Harris and Vance have now led in a series of early 2028 primary polls, with both showing strength among their primary lions.

However, on the Democratic side, a tighter primary could be in the cards.

According to the new poll, among Democrats, Harris leads only slightly with 17% support, followed closely by former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg with 36%. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez also remain close, with both garnering 14% support.

For Republicans, the picture appears clearer as Vance comfortably leads the field with 44% support. His closest challenger, Secretary of State Marco Rabin, came in second with 22%, followed by President Donald Trump's own Donald Trump Jr. with 8%.

The poll surveyed 1,200 likely voters from Aug. 25 to Sept. 1 and has a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points, according to YouGov/Bowling Green State University.

With speculation mounting, some politicians have expressed their feelings about a potential run for the White House in 2028.

Most recently, Newsom said in an interview with CNN that he would not run in 2028 if Harris decided that she wants to campaign for the seat a second time.

The governor made the statement during a fishing trip in Montana with CNN's Jake Tapper. The reporter asked about Newsom's presidential ambition if Harris joined the race as well.

"I don't know if she runs, but we'll win," Newsom told Tapper. "I wouldn't run if she ran."

Among government GOP figures, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas fueled speculation about another White House bid. He finished second to President Donald Trump in the 2026 Republican presidential primary race.

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Judge: Trump can't rename Kennedy Center

Board closes institution for needed renovations

Joey Garrison

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WASHINGTON - The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted to immediately close the bulk of the recent institution for renovations pushed by President Donald Trump and his administration.

The Sept. 15 action from the board - composed primarily of members handpicked by Trump - came during a closed-door meeting over Zoom, according to a source with direct knowledge of the vote.

The action tests U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper's order from May blocking a previous board vote to close the Kennedy Center. Justice Department attorneys are asking the judge to vacate a preliminary junction he granted that kept the center open.

Trump said he won't move ahead on the renovations - which he would fund with his money - unless Cooper's decision earlier on Sept. 15 keeping Trump's name off the center is overturned on appeal.

"The Reconstruction and Reconstruction, which is a very large and complex job, cannot begin until such time as the D.C. Circuit rules on the Board's approved name," Trump said on Truth Social. If the name addition is not al-

lowed, "the Reconstruction and the Reconstruction of The Kennedy Center will not take place."

In a 22-page order, Cooper said the board's plans to inscribe Trump's name below the main sign on the building to honor his financial support violated Cooper's May order to remove the president's name from the facade after Trump's takeover of the institution.

"Simply put, Defendants cannot install memorials for President Trump or anyone or anything else at the Kennedy Center without Congress's blessing," Cooper wrote in the 22-page order. "The board resolution backs a federal court order and a statute Congress enacted."

A draft resolution, which was later removed from the agenda for the board's Sept. 15 meeting, warned that Trump would not lead the "local rescue" of the center from potential bankruptcy unless the boundary inscription for him were added.

Trump-alleged Kennedy Center officials say the building has fallen into severe disrepair, চলছে hazards to convergence. The board voted to close the main building while keeping open a newer, operational smaller theater wing called the REACH. Trump has said these buildings will halt.

When Cooper in May blocked the board's previous vote to close the center, the judge said the board lacked enough information to make the decision. The Kennedy Center then hired an outside vendor that identified leaks and other problems.

"Simply put, Defendants cannot install memorials for President Trump or anyone or anything else at the Kennedy Center without Congress's blessing. The board resolution backs a federal court order and a statute Congress enacted."

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U.S. District Court Judge

At a hearing Sept. 15, Cooper told the federal government's attorneys that nothing from his May order prevents them from conducting routine maintenance work to address the problems cited in the consultation report, as long as the center remains operating.

Cooper also pressed Justice Department attorneys on whether a trust, like the Kennedy Center, can even file for bankruptcy. The attorneys said they did not have an answer.

"Before throwing around these concepts, I would suggest knowing the answer to these questions," Cooper said.

Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, the plaintiff, is lawsuit challenging the closure, said the Kennedy Center has historically been a legal and legal issue for a remain open, which "is how major performing arts centers in the country operate."

Beatty added: "Donald Trump only cares about the Kennedy Center for his reality. That is wrong and it is a breach of his fiduciary duty as a trustee."

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Candidates weigh feud between U.S., Canada

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President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada is taking center stage in Michigan, where Democrats are campaigning aggressively on their opponents' support for the president's tariffs.

In the weeks since trade negotiations broke down with Canada, Democrats such as Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed have tied the trade war and the higher tariffs it has created to their broader focus on voters' cost of living concerns.

'By the time you've paid for your tank of gas and your groceries for the week, you're looking at your budget and saying, 'Where did all my money go?' El-Sayed said in an interview with USA TODAY. 'And it turns out it went to pay for tariffs, too often, that you shouldn't have to be paying.'

Michigan Democrats have been nailing against the president's trade policy. In the months, the United States with Canada has given new urgency to the issue in a key voting state, where Democrats hope to hold onto the governorship and a broader seat, and defeat Republicans in three competitive U.S. House races.

Opposition to the tariffs also have given Democrats a message to only around 20% a bitter bag. A primary concern between El-Sayed, a progressive, and his moderate opponent, Rep. Haley Stevens.

Michigan has deep economic ties to America's northern neighbor. The state is home to two of the largest commercial border crossings between the United States and Canada, including the Detroit-Windlow corridor, where the new God and Howe International Bridge opened this summer. In 2023, Michigan reported $32.2 billion in goods to the nation, its largest international trading partner, according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

The ongoing trade dispute poses risks to the state's automotive industry, which depends on parts-painting back and forth between the two countries, and has led to a change in the United States, banning the retail and tourism industries.

In August, trade negotiations between the United States and Canada fell apart and the United States imposed 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion worth

Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, speaking at a Democratic rally in Detroit on Aug. 7, has tied trade tariffs to affordability concerns. REBECCA COOK/REUTERS

of Canadian goods. Canada has implemented its own dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs, with below ranging from 6% to 50%, which went into effect Sept. 8. The president also threatened to place a 50% tariff on Canadian cars, trucks, automotive parts and steel next year, claiming that Canada has been "ripping off the United States" for years.

'Anything that I've talked to would tell you that this trade war with Canada makes no sense,' Christian Hines, the Democratic nominee in Michigan's 10th Congressional District, told USA TODAY. 'We knew that this is crazy, but this is all just retaliatory and a bunch of politicians that are falling in line with the president making terrible decisions.'

Michigan businesses and consumers already are feeling the impact of Trump's global tariffs, which have included levels on imported autos and auto parts, steel, aluminum and copper. A recent report from the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, an anti-tax advocacy group, and proposed by research firm Trade Partnership Worldwide, found that Michigan households have paid an additional $5,000 in tariffs between January 2022 and June 2026, the highest per-household rate of any state.

A June SPIC-MRA poll commissioned by the Michigan Smart Trade Alliance, which includes retail and agriculture associations and state and local chambers of commerce, found that 48% of Michigan voters opposed tariffs, compared to 41% supported them.

Asked about tariffs on manufacturing and auto parts imported from Canada, specifically, 93% of voters said they were opposed.

'It's very unpopular, and the blow-back to the higher costs and the socializing trade war is growing by the day,' said Mark Fisk, a spokesperson for the Michigan Smart Trade Alliance. 'And rather than a national policy discussion, this is now going to become an unavoidable election year issue.'

A balancing act for Republicans

The trade dispute is forcing Michigan Republicans to navigate their loyalty to the president, their state's close relationship with Canada, and voters' economic about tariffs and how they trade agreements have affected Michigan's manufacturing industries.

'I recognize how important and crucial our partnership with our friends and family in Canada is," Rep. John James, Michigan's Republican gubernatorial nominee, said in an interview on CBS News. 'Face the Nation' in August, 'But I also recognize how crucial it is that the status quo not continue.'

James said the negotiators need to 'stop acting like children' and return to the table to reach a 'biz' mutually beneficial, reciprocal deal.'

Michigan Secretary of State Joseph Benson, the Democratic nominee for governor, has criticized James for voting against a February resolution to block the president's tariffs on Canada.

'I call it the John James tax because folks, Michiganans, sent him to Washington to stand up for them,' Benson told USA TODAY. 'When he had the opportunity to even do something as little as vote against Trump's power to extend or put these tariffs in place, he supported them, he supported those tariffs.'

James' campaign said in a statement that Benson was part of the 'leadership that he had Michigan's law that he had.'

Mike Rogers, a former seven-term congressman from Michigan and the Republican nominee for Senate, defended the president's tariffs as 'necessary' in a statement, but added that they aren't 'a one-size-fits-all solution.'

'Michigan deserves a Senate who will work with President Trump to broker a trade deal with Canada that supports our farmers and gets the best deal for Michigan autoworkers and manufacturers,' he said.

El-Sayed has called Rogers a rubber stump for the president, and criticized him over his past support for U.S. trade deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, the predecessor to the current deal between the United States and Canada, but the Rogers has also backed the Reciprocal Trade Act, a proposal bill that would give the president power to unilaterally impose tariffs to match those of other countries.

'If you have a tariff on a product, we should be able to match that product,' Rogers told the Washington Examiner. 'That would be my preferred way to do it, and I think that is wholly appropriate.'

El-Sayed and other Democrats have argued for a more targeted approach to trade policy. The Senate candidate, a medical doctor by training, compared using tariffs to protect the U.S. economy to treating cancer with dismalocopy.

'If you trust your patient with all the chance all of once, you'll kill your patient,' he said. 'But if you show the chemo appropriately, with a very particular target, then you can kill the tumor and cure your patient.'

Both the gubernatorial and Senate races are expected to be close. An EPIC-MRA poll released Aug. 29 found that 45% of those polled would back Benson and 45% supported James in the press; not a race, with 34% undecided. In the Senate race, 47% backed El-Sayed and 43% supported Rogers, with 10% undecided.

Contributing Reuters Art John reports for USA TODAY Tristan McFadley reports for the Detroit Free Press

Judge blocks DHS from capping foreign student, journalist visas

BrisAnne J. Frank USA TODAY

A federal judge blocked the Department of Homeland Security from imposing new caps on visas for groups including foreign students and journalists, saying the change was 'likely to be catastrophic' to the higher education system and American economy.

Though holders of such visas have long been allowed to remain in the country for the duration of their studies or assignments, the department proposed a rule last year that funded students and exchange visas to the length of the participant's program, with a maximum stop of four years. Journalists with the 'I' visas were limited to stays of 240 days. Though journalists from China were limited to 90 days.

Trump administration officials have argued that a 'significant increase' in the number of nonimmigrants coming to the United States through the E. J. and I visa classification 'press a challenge to the Department's ability to monitor and oversee' them. The changes, according to the department, would reduce the potential for people to 'exploit these programs.'

The latest rules became final in July, and a coalition of groups – including the President's Alliance on Higher Education and Interchange for Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts and the American Federation of Teachers – used in August to block the changes. The groups accused the department of failing to address concerns raised in the more than 20,000 public comments it received on the rules, including those related to First Amendment rights.

U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV's Sept. 14 opinion blocked the rules from taking effect while litigation continues. Under the rule, Saylor wrote, it was 'not difficult to imagine how that system might be abused to punish those whose viewpoints or rewards are disfavored by the officials making the deci-

sion – or, indeed, punish disfavored institutions.'

The department criticized the decision in an email to USA TODAY.

'Come on a student visa, take one class per semester, and stay here for decades.' DHS general counsel James Percival said. 'According to Judge Dennis Saylor, ICS must permit this rampant abuse of our immigration system.'

Saylor called the department's reasoning for the rules 'accompaniedly weak' and said the notion that it is necessary for national security 'bordered'.

He also said the department had not thoroughly outlined how it would consider extension requests or what changes would be made to accommodate the influx of such requests, adding that a DHS denial is 'not only discretionary and unsuppressible'.

'In other words, a DHS official – based on limited and vague criteria, and with no possibility of appeal – will have the power to cut short the academic, research or teaching activities of any non-U.S. citizen for no reason or any reason,' Saylor wrote.

The organizations involved in the lawsuit welcomed Saylor's decision in a joint news release on Sept. 14.

'While the case continues, this relief preserves the long-standing system that enables our colleges and universities – and our country – to attract, educate, and retain global talent,' said Miriam Feldblum, the president and CEO of President's Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration.

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Impact of Supreme Court's ruling on mail in ballots

Process has already started in some states

Melina Khan USA TODAY

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for voting by mail to continue as usual ahead of the midterm elections in November.

On Sept. 14, the court's majority called in favor of a lower court's ruling to halt the U.S. Postal Service from implementing mail in ballots starting on the delivering a blow to President Donald Trump's bid for the charges.

Trump signed an executive order in March for more federal control over mail in voting, prompting swift criticism from Democrats and voting rights groups.

Some state officials challenged the restrictions in court. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani on Aug. 27 blocked the Postal Service changes, saying they would likely be impossible to carry out for midterms this year. Trump's administration, in an unusual step, asked the Supreme Court to weigh in before an appeals court reviewed Talwani's decision.

Here's what to know about mail-in voting after the Supreme Court's Sept. 14 decision.

Can you still vote by mail?

Yes, voters can still send in their ballots by mail for the midterm elections this year.

The Supreme Court's Sept. 14 decision upholds existing practices for voting by mail through the New Selection.

Elections are administered on the state's level, so voters should check with their local election office for deadlines and procedures for mail in ballots.

Some states, like North Carolina, have already started mail-in voting, while others, like Wisconsin, Idaho

and New York, begin this week.

See which states offer mail-in voting programs on the National Conference of State Legislatures website.

What did the Supreme Court decide?

The Supreme Court in a Sept. 14 decision, directed to let the Postal Service tighten the use of mail-in ballots for the midterm elections stemming from Trump's bid for the Supreme order.

Under the order, states would be required to give a list of mail votes to the Postal Service and use a specific design for ballot envelopes including unique votes barcodes. The Postal Service would be able to refuse to deliver ballots that don't meet the new rules.

In California, for example, mail voting is 'the primary way elections are conducted,' according to California Attorney General Bob Roots.

The Supreme Court's decision comes just weeks before Californians begin receiving their vote by mail ballots for the November elections. Roots has previously described Trump's executive on the trial led to USFP's new rule as a 'desperate attempt' to change the outcome of the election that may see major gains for Democrats.

The Supreme Court's majority said in an unsigned opinion that the president's administration is unlikely to win its challenge to Talwani's ruling, and letting the changes proceed in the meantime would potentially be more harmful than passing them.

In an opinion agreeing with the lower court's finding, Justice Scott Kavanaugh wrote that local election officials 'do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule' before midterms.

Anthony Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alfer – two of the court's other conservatives – dissented.

Contributing: Maureen Grappe, Michael Loria, Sarah D. Wive, Patra Berman, USA TODAY

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War in Iran its toll on U.S. assets

Report: Fighting has cost at least $33.4B

MIRA J. Herawashvili, USA TODAY

Iranian strikes damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings and other structures at U.S. bases across eight countries in the Middle East, according to a report on the Iran war from the Pentagon's official watchdog.

The war has also resulted in a shortfall of strategic munitions and revealed "bottlenecks" in the defense industry as the U.S. military sought to resupply the depleted munitions.

The report, produced by the Defense Department's inspector general for Congress, was released on Sept. 14 and was published at the sun on Feb. 28 through June 30. It offers the most comprehensive official account of the war's cost and impact on U.S. military bases and equipment.

The war, which President Donald Trump initially estimated would last four to five weeks, is now in its seventh month and has cost the U.S. at least $33.4 billion as of June 29, according to the report. The figure does not account for repairs to damaged facilities and many experts believe the total cost of the war is significantly higher.

More than 50,000 U.S. service members have been deployed in U.S. Central Community's area of responsibility to support the Iran war. Since the start of the conflict, 16 have died and more than 800 were wounded.

Buildings and facilities at U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman and Jordan were damaged or destroyed by Iranian strikes during the war. The report confirmed that Iran targeted the U.S. Navy's main logistics hub in Bahrain with drones and ballistic missiles.

The Pentagon did not respond to a request for comment about the report. Last week, acting Navy Secretary Huey, has confirmed that Iran "false the hell out of Bahrain" in reference to the key U.S. base. Can't comments confirmed satellite imagery and news reports that the U.S. base in Bahrain suffered extensive damage at the start of the war.

The watchdog report also found that the war is lost in a moment "sturdy-inventory shortfalls" of critical munitions and revealed resupply bottlenecks.

"It outrights these constraints," the Pentagon is "working to streamline procurement processes and production lead times, and to stockpile critical materials, components, and select-it munitions to respond rapidly to a contingency," the report said.

Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Higuchi have repeatedly denied that the U.S. is running low on key munitions.

"I've just received a Report that the United States is producing more Exquisite and Elite Weapons than at any time in our History," Trump wrote in a social media post on Sept. 18. "A primary focus of the production has been Patriots, TRSAD Systems, Tomahawk, and other Standard Missile Systems, of which we already have large numbers in stock."

The munitions shortage has raised concern for the war in Iran has undermined U.S. readiness for a potential conflict with China. In another example of how the U.S. was forced to divert resources to support the Iran war, the watchdog report revealed that "at least six U.S. warships were re-tested from the Pacific to the Middle East" as a result of the conflict.

The war has also resulted in the loss of drones of U.S. military aircraft. The report revealed that four F-6E jet fighters, an F-35A Joint Strike Fighter, an A-80 Warfing, seven RC-5D refuelers, and nine other aircraft were damaged or destroyed in the war. At least 50 000+ drones were destroyed in various circumstances.

Two victims are identified in fatal crash of TV news chopper

Three killed, two hurt in LA-area accident

Jeanine Santucci

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Two of the victims of a deadly news helicopter crash in Los Angeles on Sept. 15 have been identified as a journalist and a pilot affiliated with NBC 4.

The helicopter news Chopper operated by Angel City Air, crowded just before 7 p.m. in Chatsworth, a suburban neighborhood of Los Angeles County. The chopper went down between two commercial buildings, killing three people, authorities said.

Journalist Eliana Mooney, who reported from the air for NBC 4 Los Angeles and Telemundo 32, and pilot George Manzino, who had been flying together since 2023, were killed, according to NBC 4.

The third victim, whose identity has not been released, was described as an American on the ground.

Here's what we know about the crash.

What happened in the LA helicopter crash?

The Los Angeles Fire Department said the helicopter crashed shortly before 7 p.m. local times on Sept. 15, before learning into flames. Vehicles on the ground also caught fire. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the helicopter was a Eurocopter A2100.

In addition to the three people killed, two others were transported to a hospital. Their conditions were not known. USA TODAY has reached out to the fire department for more information.

Four vehicles and two storage containers were damaged, but no buildings were impacted, authorities said.

The helicopter was at the scene covering news of a fatal low crash that happened earlier in the day. At least two were killed on that incident, which involved a Los Angeles Metro bus and

First responders work the scene after a news helicopter crashed in Chatsworth, a suburb of Los Angeles, on Sept. 15. ISLAE FASAN/HP VIA BETTY WADD

another vehicle, officials have said.

"I'm absolutely devastated by the loss of life in Chatsworth tonight," Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said.

"My heart is with the families and loved ones of those we lost in the tragic bus collision and helicopter crash."

Helicopter crash confirmed in emotional news broadcast

News that the NBC 4 chopper went down was announced in an emotional broadcast by station anchor Colleen Williams the evening of Sept. 15.

"We've been telling you that we've been joining it together here. We knew it was a news chopper, we knew we'll lost contact with our people out there, and we just received the confirmation that, in fact, NewsChopper4 went down just before 7 o'clock tonight in Chatsworth," Williams said.

"We are going to take a couple of minutes to think about that, to process, and to regroup," she said before signing off the broadcast.

NBC 4 and Telemundo 32 issued a joint statement.

"We are deeply saddened to share

that a helicopter providing aerial news coverage for NBC4 and Telemundo 32 was involved in a fatal accident in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening.

"We extend our heartfelt confidence to the families, friends and colleagues of those who lost their lives," the stations said.

Who were the victims in the TV helicopter crash?

Mooney was in her late 30s and born in Orange County, according to NBC 3. She was a graduate of Chapman University in Southern California. She worked for Angel City Air since 2010 as a journalist and has reported for multiple news outlets from the air.

She was a "familiar" voice for NBC 4 and Telemundo 32 viewers, NBC said.

Marcinas also is from Southern California and graduated from Redbank High School in BFA, NBC 4 said.

The past had been flying together since 2023.

The professional/infantile crash has not been identified by authorities as of Sept. 30.

Contributing: Thao Nguyen

Donations

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A closer look at the data confirmed they fears: Post-pandemic blood donation levels have rebounded among all age groups – except for the youngest generations. The number of donors ages 65 to 74 plummeted by more than a third while those ages 25 to 34 fell by more than a fifth, despite the rebound among older people.

"How do you rebound from that to have a sustainable blood supply?" said Jennifer Kapral, vice president of enterprise data strategy and management for Blood Centers of America, a national network of blood supply centers that conducted the analysis. "How do you engage with people when you've lost that first entry point?"

She said other industry leaders worry the generalizering good and mean future blood shortages if something isn't done to revive donation habits among people. "Blood blood supplies have filtered with precipitously low levels, and this summer, the American Red Cross declared its second-ever national blood crisis as donation levels fell to a four-year low."

"There's a lot of concern over the aging of our donor base," said Kate Fry, CEO of America's Blood Centers, a separate national network of nonprofit community-based blood centers. "We're starting to see that silver tsunami, where a lot of our donors are going to become the patients."

Blood collection reports say reconnecting with young people is crucial as traditional donors age out.

For now, the Red Cross said the national supply line stabilized. But an older population estimates the next group of blood product consumers, their absence or donors threatens to further deplete reserves.

"We need to explore them with this next wave," said Armando Romero, associate director of transfusion medicine at Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles. "There's a lot of urgency of making this a lifelong habit in those early years. Part of our backbone is the baby boomer generation, and now we're establishing insides once we have an adequate replacement."

In July, an article reauthored by Kapral for the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies spelled out the situation and its impli-

cations.

"This isn't purely a pandemic effect," the authors wrote. "It's a generational fracture."

'A learned behavior'

The Blood Centers of America based its analysis on a database of donor demographics and donation frequency that the organization launched in 2008, with more than 25 million donor records talking. 126 million donation records dating to 2000.

The organization compared numbers from 2007 through 2009, just before the 2008 pandemic, with those from 2022 to 2024. The number of donors aged 30 to 24 dropped 37%, while those aged 25 to 34 fell 22%.

Meanwhile, the number of donors ages 35 to 34 locked up 5%, with outcomes recovering higher with older age groups – 55% among those ages 55 to 64, 59% among those 64 to 74 and 72% among those 74 and older.

It's worth noting that despite the decline, the 30-to-24 cohort of respondents of the largest donor group at 17 million, compared with 2.7 million before the pandemic.

While America's Blood Centers doesn't impose a formal age cap, Fry said, donors are more likely to be deferred as they age because of a medical condition or a medication they're taking.

The larger issue, she said, is that fewer Americans are giving blood overall.

"It's not just young donors," she said. "Only 3% of Americans donate blood each year. If we had even 5%, our need to worry about blood shortages would decrease significantly."

In other words, participation across all age groups could go a long way to freeing off cross situations.

"We take for granted that if we need therapy or that if major trauma occurs that hospital will be able to support us," Kapral said. "But it's a volunteer issue, and blood is something you can't manufacture. You rely on your neighbor and your community to donate."

The pandemic's efforts weren't limited to one year, Romero said.

"Sneezing blood is a learned behavior," he said, recalling drives at which they said. But time – donors, services about being pricked by a needle, might ask a friend whether it hurts. "Then their friend says, 'it doesn't, you should go about and do it.'"

Romero said young people volunteer

plenty, but while a Gen X adult might see a workplace bloodshelter and recall previous donating experience, "when you have an entire generation of young donors who've never had that exposure, who may see a blood drive and feel angry about needles, they're much less likely to adapt."

Beyond 'the same tactics'

Fry said the issue isn't about shaming younger generations. The 10 to 35 age group has always been challenging, she said, which is why workplace-based blood drives are so important.

"People are busy, starting careers and having kids," she said. "What we saw is that when companies go remote, with flexible schedules, there's not as many drives happening overall. It takes extra motivation and time to seek them out."

Additionally, she said, the pandemic-accelerated migration patterns that frayed community ties as jobs were lost and people began working remotely, reducing community foundations that encouraged each group.

Meanwhile, the pandemic hiatus goes blood collection professionals an opportunity to reevaluate their messaging, among their conclusions: Outreach methods that motivated previous generations may not connect to the same way with Gen X and younger millennials.

According to the Blood Centers of America analysis, Boomers (aged 65 to 80) are likelier to equate service with citizenship, a mindset conflict by their Greatest Generation parents that responds to radio to "do one's part" to security Generation X (aged 46 to 60), meanwhile, look on that duty but less intrinsically, they'll respond if they know there's a need.

More than half of all blood donations still come from these two groups, the organization said.

While blood collection campaigns once relied on matters, phone calls and emails, Romero said it's now necessary to adapt to new methods.

"We already know young folks are on their phones, so if we can appear on their feed that would be a helpful reminder," he said.

Rather than waiting for a crisis, Kapral said, blood collection centers might find better results with more positive messaging – explaining to people what happens with their blood, how it specifically helps cancer patients or cut accident victims.

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BOB MACKIE 1939-2026

Bob Mackie, in June 2025, lived for “being a Fashion and Costume Designer, which is all he ever wanted to do,” his team said. CHAG BARRETT/GETTY IMAGES

Award-winning designer brought his own glamour to stars

Sequins brightened partnerships with Cher, Burnett

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Bob Mackie, the legendary Emmy- and Tony-winning fashion and costume designer, has died. He was 85.

“It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Mr. Bob Mackie passed away today. He lived his 87 years to the father, fulfilling his dream of being a Fashion and Costume Designer, which is all he ever wanted to do,” the designer’s team wrote in an Instagram statement on Monday, Sept. 14. “His genius and extraordinary designs will live on forever, continuing to bring beauty into this world.”

Mackie was famous for his signature embellished and beaded fashion and costume designs for Cher, Carol Burnett, Dolly Parton, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Lisa Monnelli and more.

In a statement to USA TODAY on Sept. 14, Burnett said, “badness doesn’t come close to how I feel. I love this very much,” she wrote. “As for his genius, there are fashion designers who don’t do costumes and there are costume designers who don’t do fashion. Bob did it all. There was no one like him.”

Ross posted a tribute to Mackie on Instagram, sharing a photo of them at the CFDA Fashion Awards with the caption, “So so sorry to hear this news.”

Sabrina Carpenter, who had multiple garments made by Mackie, shared in an Instagram story. “I’m fully devastated. I feel so lucky to have met Bob. His one-of-a-kind creations have inspired and brought so much happiness and confidence to my world, and they will continue to always,” She ends it by writing, “Mackie girl forever.”

Celebrity stylist Law Roach posted photos of himself with Mackie, and of Roach’s clients who have worn Mackie’s designs, including Zendaya and Ariana Grande. “Thank you to my fashion father and one of the greatest designers in the history of American fashion,” his caption reads.

Born in Monterey Park, California, on March 24, 1939, Mackie always dreamed of being a famous designer.

“I always knew what I wanted to do,” the designer said in a 2021 interview with People. “But I knew I was in trouble when my parents gave me a catcher’s mitt for Christmas. Then my good aunt gave me a jewelry-making kit. I made a few pairs of earrings, and that was that.”

After enrolling in Pasadena City College, he then transferred to the Cheunand Art Institute but left after one year. In 1941, he began working as a sketch artist for costume designer Edith Head at Paramount Studios. Mackie eventually got his big break when Mitzi Gaynor hired him to create costumes for her Las Vegas stage show. He later worked with Gaynor on her TV specials, which resulted in two Emmy wins.

That experience led to a long partnership with comedian Carol Burnett, beginning in 1967 on “The Carol Burnett Show.” In 2016, the duo reflected on their decades-long collaboration in an interview with USA TODAY.

One of the most memorable Mackie designs was Burnett’s green-velvet curtain dress for her “Gone With the Wind” pianist, “West With the Wind,” which is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution. Burnett explained that while

the sketch was brilliantly written, it called for “Starfelt” to “come down the stairs with the curtains just hanging” on her. Mackie, thinking the visual element could be f漏洞, “same up with the idea of making the dress with the curtain rod. I fell on the floor.”

“That one’s going to be carved on my gairestone,” Mackie said. “It wasn’t until the last minute that I decided to do it like that.”

Mackie also designed Burnett’s costumes for a 2005 TV production of “Onyx Upon A Mattress” in which the star played Queen Aggravam.

“I dressed her as sort of a Medieval Joan Collins on Dynasty.” Two many clothes – and mean and horrible and glamorous, all at once,” Mackie said.

Mackie designed costumes for 11 seasons of Burnett’s show, which is where he met Cher. The designer reflected on his beginnings with the icon in a 2024 interview with W.

“Sonny and Cher were on the very first season. We were repairing a beaded dress, and she said, ‘Someday I’d like to have a beaded dress.’ And I said, ‘Well, you could. She said, ‘No, we can’t afford it right now.’ I said, ‘When you’re ready, I’m ready,’” he recalled.

The two went on to form a lifelong bond through costume designs that would go down in history, especially through his string of 10th creations for Cher to wear at the Academy Awards.

Cher paid tribute to her friend and longtime collaborator on social media hours after news broke of his death on Sept. 14. “My dear Bob has gone up to heaven. Knowing him, he’s bringing sequins, heads, & his sketch pad. Good rule sweet Prince,” she wrote on X, signing off with, “Lue Ma Dydekin.”

In 1984, Cher made a splash in a male-tone gravy when she was nominated for supporting actress for “Silkwood.” The ballet dress with a deep plunge neckline with all-over crystal beading in typical Mackie fashion.

In 1986, when Cher was snubbed by the Academy for her role in “Mask,” the singer presented the best supporting actor award and donned one of Mackie’s most famous designs: a black two-piece ensemble featuring a capod-style, jewel-encrusted bra top with a matching embellished low-rise skirt with slits on both sides. She topped off the lock with a Vegas showgirl-inspired feathered minisink headpiece that seemed to blend in with her jet-black hair. The singer famously called the design a “My (expletive) moment” to the Academy.

“I said to her, ‘Do you think maybe it’s too much of an outfit? You’re pulling focus from the actual winner of this award?’ Said she said, ‘Oh, no. I don’t know who it’ll be, but he’ll love it,’” Mackie recalled Cher saying.

Two years later, Cher got her big Oscar moment when she took home best actress for “Moonstruck.” Cher wowed in a show and headed black gown with a form-fitting ruched skirt.

Mackie was nominated for 32 Emmys and won nine, including for his work with Burnett, Gaynor and Ross. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2002. The designer also was nominated for three Academy Awards, and won a Tony Award for his work on “The Cher Show” in 2019.

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records, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The United States ranks second in the world for annual greenhouse gas emissions, behind only China, according to the EPA and the World in Data. The combustion of fossil fuels to generate electricity was the nation's second largest source of carbon dioxide emissions in 2022, according to the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration. The largest source of CO2 emissions in transportation of goods and people.

The electric power sector emitted 1,485 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2022, including emissions from burning coal and natural gas, a fuel mixture with methane as its primary component, according to preliminary figures from the Energy Information Administration.

The Rides are rules had been estimated to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1 billion metric tons by 2047. Reuters reported.

Cultural officials on Sept. 14 lauded the move to roll back regulations. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in a statement that the Trump administration "is seeing American hundreds of millions of dollars through common sense energy solutions" and putting an end to the Rides administration's "Green New Asian policies."

Zeldin said the administration is "proving that we can prevent human health and the environment while growing our economy and getting important projects built."

The Environmental Protection Agency under Lee Zeldin will rescind greenhouse gas standards for the power sector. AP/VS/GETTY MAGS

The Edison ElectricInstitute, which represents all U.S. investments owned electric companies, welcomed the report of the carbon capture and storage-based standards.

"We strongly believe that regulatory certainty is helpful as we plan for long-term investments that support global liability," said Rachael Marsh, chief legal officer for the institute. "We will continue partnering with EPA on a bio-radical and achievable regulatory framework that is cost effective for customers and supports the investments needed to meet growing electricity demand."

But a number of environmental and health organizations disputed that assertion in statements.

"The actions" are making Americans sicker at the same time they have increased health care costs and paved the way for massive profits for their oil and gas donors," the Climate Power and energy group said. "On top of that, [Trump's] effort to prop up dirty, expensive coal power could actually raise energy costs at a time when American families are already struggling to keep the lights on."

The power plant mission on rule was one of the main regulations accelerating the retirement of coal plants in the United States, important for reducing carbon dioxide emissions and other pollutants, said Susan Hoover, senior adviser to EPA Administrator Michael Regan in the Rides administration.

The decision will completely end EPA's regulation of climate pollutants from the power sector. Hoover said, and editing will be the rule and result in "significant increases in negative health impacts."

Dominique Browning, founder of Water Clean Air Force, said the rollback is a "direct attack on our ability to keep children safe from increasingly dangerous extreme weather."

"There's overwhelming scientific consensus that greenhouse gas pollution from human activity is driving climate change, that our critical window of time is as it shrinking and our families and communities are feeling the impacts of an ever-holder climate every single day," Browning said in a news release.

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Weather service changing Lake Ontario to Lake America

Renaming the latest in wave of name changes

Dinah Voyles Pulver

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The National Weather Service has begun the work of renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America in its broad array of products and services, including maps, vehicles and forecasts, the agency announced Sept. 14.

Among the weather service products that use the name "Lake Ontario" are forecast for open waters, the Niagara River and the surrounding region in New York.

Lake Ontario is part of the formal international boundary between Canada and the United States. President Donald Trump signed an Aug. 27 executive order directing U.S. agencies to change the name of Lake Ontario during a round of trade negotiations with Canada.

The Department of Interior and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names were directed to chalk the new "Lake America" name change official within 30 days.

As recently as Sept. 13, the name "Lake Ontario" was still being used in the forecast discussion of the weather service offer in Buffalo. It noted that a few showers were possible "southeast of Lake Ontario during the pendulum hours of Monday morning."

"Centers will be exercised to avoid disruptions to operations," said the weather service statement from Courtney Craggins, director of the business operations and accountability office.

The name Lake Ontario dates back centuries, and originated from a native Iroquois tribe west meaning "lake of shining waters," according to the Center for Great Lakes Literacy. European mapmakers for Iroquois using the name in the 17th century. The Library of Con-

A map labeling Lake Ontario as "Lake America" is displayed as President Donald Trump signs an executive order Aug. 27. AVERAGE WORNE 20.7° (1000)

gross contains a number of traps with references to Lake Ontario, including a map dated to the 17th century.

Other locations renamed by the Trump administration

The renaming of Lake Ontario is the latest in a wave of place-name changes since Trump's second inauguration.

Trump changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America in 2025, prompting a similar wave of alterations to federal maps and weather deliveries. Several federal agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries office and the Coast Guard, said the change would not present substantial costs to the public. USA TODAY has reached out to the weather service and the U.S. Geological Survey for further information.

The administration also amended the name of Fort Liberty in North Carolina back to its traditional Fort Bragg, and

reverted the name of the nation's tallest mountain from Cenali to Mount McKinley.

Who else is changing the name of Lake Ontario?

Google Maps changed the name of the lake for its users in the United States within two days of Trump signing the order. The company said it continues to use the name Lake Ontario for users in Canada, and applied both names for users outside the two countries. Apple also has changed the name in its Map products.

MapQuest, on the other hand, announced it would not change the name.

Officials in Canada said it will continue to use the name "Lake Ontario."

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All individuals were granted anonymity because of the sensitivity of discussing active players, ongoing recruiting battles and current roster situations.

Roles proves pivotal

To be clear, the consensus five-star program was getting paid - well into seven figures.

He was one of the nation's most coveted recuts, carrying more than 30+nominally-silient and executing profile that made him a priority for nearly every major program.

By the end, his decision came down to three finalists: an SEC powerhouse, an established Big Ten contender and a fast-rising challenge.

The many wasn't the differentiator. In today's recruiting market, all those schools were prepared to write essentially the same check. What separated them were the extras.

"Sheehyard, to our quarterback for getting a real one done," a permanent personnel executive told USA TODAY Sports. "The money was basically all the same."

Then came the deciding factor. "What got us the kid?" the executive said. "We could get the Rolex."

Immediately talking money

There are no easy days for a Power Four football coach. Not even the first one.

This coach had just survived the wholehead.

He'd finished a 30-minute introductory news conference. Sealed questions from reporters and exchanged pleasantries with supporters.

Then he walked into his office, waiting for one-man one of the team's returning players.

And the player's representative. They weren't there to introduce themselves.

They were there to negotiate. "I did my treatment press conference and had one of our players from the year before waiting for me in my office," the Power Four coach told USA TODAY Sports.

"The day I took the job, he was in my office to start negotiating."

The coach understood the urgency. The transfer period doesn't wait, and neither do players looking to maxi-

mine their value. Even so, the encounter left an impression.

"That was eye-opening to walk into my office and have somebody's representative and the player ready to start talking to me about money for a kid I've never met before."

Pay me to get on the plans

"Contact me, and from us so many, but we had a kid," a Power Four coach with College Football Playoff experience told USA TODAY Sports. "Not a big one, smaller one. Power (that) school but not a starter. Backup."

"And we have the visit yet. We're coming to campus. He calls us from the airport and says he will not come on a visit for anything less than $500,000."

A Power Four coach

For a visit. The demand stunned the staff. The player had never started a game. He wasn't a five-star recruit. He wasn't viewed as a program-changing prospect.

The recruitment ended immediately. "We told him, 'You're out of here,' the coach said. 'That's the opposite of what we look for.'"

Renegotiating after training camp

By all accounts, the defender's newcomer to the program - was having an outstanding training camp.

Apparently, he agreed. "This kid, now to our program, first year here, wanted to renegotiate his deal because he thinks he's playing better than guys around him making more money," a Power Four coach later told USA TODAY Sports.

The timing caught the staff off guard.

Not after the season. Not before camp. During camp. "In camp," the coach said. "We basically told him to go (get stuffed), negotiations happen in the offseason."

Demands before entering portal

There was never going to be a traditional recruitment channel was beside the point.

This was a marketplace transaction, and everyone involved knew it. The player never entered the NCAA transfer portal. In fact, his team was headed to the College Football Playoff.

This didn't matter the camp, believed the best leverage comes when you're prepared long before you need it.

So representatives quietly circulated a lot of demands to multiple Power Four programs, documents reviewed by USA TODAY Sports alone.

The centerpiece is contract that, by most accounts, would have made him the highest goal player at his position in college football. The price tag exceeded $2 million in guaranteed compensation.

A $250,000 signing bonus," one personnel executive told USA TODAY Sports, "to be paid in signing."

That was only the beginning. The proposal also called for the player's agent to receive compensation directly from the school or collective, with a fee valued at approximately $250,000.

There were marketing commitments. Travel accommodations. Family lodging.

The player wanted the right to independently negotiate sports road and memorabilia which outside the scope of any NIL agreement with the school. And there were performance bonuses.

"We wanted kickers (investors) if he led the confines to in his most important statistical category," the executive said, "and if he was named all conference or All-American."

In the end, the player never left his school, but the episode underscored a reality on active and personnel executives say has become commonplace.

"The big things everybody needs to understand," a Power Four coach told USA TODAY Sports, "is the numbers are out of control and they're skyrocketing."

The coach said rumors circulating throughout the sport suggest some programs are already spending as much as $50 million annually on football rosters, with others preparing to push beyond $4.5 million.

And, John Vitrin that inflation is going to stop until there's some rules," the coach said. "And I do think the kids need to be compensated."

But? "It's going to get out of control and take away from other aspects of education and college. Be at some post, ceasing from those things, if we let it get too far out of control," he said. "That's where we're headed."

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'Trump court' just ruled against him...Again.

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On Sept. 14, the Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump's mail-in voting executive order.

Trump's executive order asked the Department of Homeland Security alongside the Social Security Administration, to assemble lists of eligible voting-age citizens, check those lists against the voter rolls of each state, and then use the U.S. Postal Service to refuse delivery of any ineligible ballots. Key parts of that executive order were blocked by a federal judge in Boston, and the Supreme Court felt that injunction in place.

The Supreme Court has ruled against yet another of the president's signature policy proposals, and yet Americans will likely still maintain a warped, partisan view of the court. Those who take issue with the ruling should direct their frustration at Trump's attempts to bypass Congress.

Supreme Court once again proves it isn't in Trump's pocket

This decision gave us very little in the way of a majority opinion - just a brief, unsigned order and a one-page concurrence from Justice Brett Kavanaugh - but we do know that four of the six conservative justices voted against the Trump administration.

'The court's brief, unsigned order stated simply that 'the Government is unlikely to work out on the merits of its challenge to the District Court's preliminary injunction.'

Justice Kavanaugh concurred but wrote separately that there is 'at least a fair prospect that the final rule falls within the Postal Service's statutory authority.' He added that 'applying the rule in the 2020 elections would be arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act because state and local election officials do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before the elections.'

Justice Samuel Alin, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, disagreed, arguing in an eight-page dissent that some of the challenges lacked standing to see, and that the 'remainder are pursuing a claim that the Court has recently called a 'Mail Mary pass that' handy success.

Nevertheless, seven of the nine jus-

Protesters rally outside a court hearing on June 2 in Boston over President Donald Trump's executive order tightening rules on mail-in voting. On Sept. 14, the Supreme Court ruled against the executive order. BRIAN WINTER/NEUTON

tices saw so little evidence that the administration would succeed on the merits that they denied the petition.

My question now is whether this will be remembered as another instance of the Supreme Court standing against the president's signature policies, or simply brushed aside when critics want to call the court partisan.

Even after the justices struck down the president's tariff regime and his executive order reinterpreting birthright citizenship, a staggering 77% of Democrats still believe that the court 'rules for Trump almost always or most of the time.'

'Yet on his highest-priority issues - tariffs, immigration and new election security - the court has routinely stood up to Trump's schemes.

On the other side of the aisle, Republicans have an equally warped view of some of the court's rulings. Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Corey Barrett have been no strangers to criticism from the president himself, who has singled them out by name since the tariff ruling in February.

The president makes things worse with his rhetoric.

The Supreme Court has ruled yet our Country down," Trump said in a Truth

Social post on Sept. 15. 'Certain Justices are petrified of those craved and deprived Democrats, and are totally unable to show the courage necessary to save our America.'

Barrett in particular has seen her standing with Republicans erode across multiple rulings against the administration, her favorability among the GOP has dropped 7 percentage points from January to July.

Making policies belong in Congress, not with Trump

Despite the conservative justices' staunch records on other conservative priorities, 'didequally' to the president has cost them ground with his base.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of American partisans have a distorted view of the Supreme Court, particularly of the conservative justices most often in the majority.

Election security is a perfectly valid issue to target Trump and his supporters exaggerate by several orders of magnitude the prevalence of fraudulent ballots, but there is no good reason to oppose policies that demand only U.S. citizens who do not elect.

Whether we should be shifting so

much power over state election operations to the federal government is another question, and a much more difficult one.

The merits of Trump's policy are irrelevant, however. The problem is that the president attempts to accomplish his desired policy outcome by the stroke of his pen, rather than leaving the matter to Congress.

Election operations are broadly left to the states, subject to congressional lawmaking. The executive branch has very little it can do by itself as the result of regulating elections. Trump's scheme was to use the Postal Service to force state compliance with executive-branch election regulations - a clear conflict with the Constitution's separation of powers.

Once again, the Supreme Court is forced to step in because the president has tried to accomplish something under Congress' purview by his will alone. The American people's partisan view of the Supreme Court is warped by the fact that it is continuously asked to weigh in on policies that belong in Congress' hands, not the president.

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Al experts are ringing alarm. Why aren't our leaders scared?

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A former artificial intelligence researcher is sounding the alarm on how the technology he helped develop could lead to the decline of humanity. Now, evidently in some CEO Dario Alisade, is saying regulation needs to happen. If only politicians would take these concerns seriously.

Jacob Coxen, an Anthropic employee who resigned from the company on Sept. 8, posted on X about his decision to leave. A former employee of OpenAI, he said that neither company had things under control amid the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence.

'The people building Al earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade,' Coxen said on X. 'This is not a marketing stunt. If anything, many executives and senior researchers will reach their planning in the press to sound sensible - but I hear the same people express four privately.'

Adding to the anxiety was a reply from Evan Holberg, the Alignment for a state Board of Anthropic, who gave a grim estimate of the timeline before Al takes over and kills everyone on earth.

'We really do earnestly believe Al could kill all humans,' Holberg wrote. 'I personally think it is 100% within the next decade.'

As if these posts weren't enough to

raise alarms, there are recent revelations about Anthropic intervening in bioweapons creation and the threat of foreign actors using Claude, the company's chaffed, to create weapons.

According to a recent poll from Pew Research Center, 52% of Americans are 'more concerned than excited' about AI's increased presence in our daily lives. There is a huge, bipartisan grassroots movement against data centers beyond all its communities.

Recent news about Anthropic further proves to the American people that AI is even more of a headache than we initially thought.

What Trump and Musk say

It's troubling that the tech workers who helped build the AI landscape we see today are saying that things are moving too fast, and it's equally concerning that the powers that be do not care enough to pass comprehensive regulation on the industry.

'I have concerns that if we don't win AI, we're going to be put in a very bad position,' President Donald Trump said on Sept. 10, noting that the greater concern for him is the United States not winning the AI battle with China.

On Sept. 14, he posted on Truth Social that 'the only control or 'puerdasile' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in upside!'

Meanwhile, tech billionaire Elon Musk called the posts a 'juvap.' It's a convenient narrative for someone who

makes money off of his own artificial intelligence company.

It once seems like the people who have the most to gain from an unregulated tech industry are the more saying that the concerns raised by Coxen and others are overlooks.

While I do worry that the concerns raised by these employees better on 'downsiders,' I think it's better that we listen to them than avoid taking action.

At this point, even tech companies are asking for government regulation. OpenAI put out a statement on Sept. 9 asking to work with Congress on federal guidelines for artificial intelligence. Clearly, these companies are unable to set these guidelines themselves and need the federal government to step in.

Call for AI regulation is bipartisan

Steven Ralf, founder of the Program for Public Consultation at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy, wrote recently for USA TODAY Opinion that both sides of the political aisle are looking for stronger AI regulation from the government.

According to the survey his group conducted, 80% of Democrats and 79% of Republicans want a federal agency to oversee AI, while 62% of Democrats and 78% of Republicans want some form of government testing for AI systems.

Though the American people clearly want this, there is little movement in Congress toward a system for regulation. It is a popular M&A in America, St. Louis, said on Sept. 14 that he called

for a meeting with AI executives, but he said the day prior that he would not pass legislation that could potentially put the United States at risk of falling behind China's AI development.

The real bottom line

Both Republicans and Democrats within Congress have pushed for AI regulations in recent months with minimal success. The problem is that they aren't working together, nor are they working with the companies that are creating artificial intelligence to better understand the way things are going, and the people setting the agenda in our government have no desire to do anything that might affect the country's bottom line.

They must get over that fear of losing to China if we are to keep the nation from torpedoing toward a doomsday scenario.

This is a moment where bipartisanship could prevail and politicians could offer some to both sides of the aisle. People are frightened of the future of AI, and they want to see regulation.

While I doubt Congress would pass a moratorium on AI development, I think that there are some things that both political parties could agree on, like a nation who data center moratorium or regulations on when and how AI is used.

At this point, they have no choice - the fate of humanity might very well be in their hands.

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They spent their lives saving. Now, retirees are afraid to spend

Daniel de Vrié

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Workers in the United States are told to spend their entire career saving for retirement, holding a next egg they dare not touch.

When that career ends, retirees are expected to break the next egg and begin spending it down.

For many Americans, the transition from saving to spending does not come easy.

In a recent survey by Allianz Life, 39% of retirees said they are reluctant to spend their retirement savings. And 71% of working-age Americans said they expect to be reluctant about spending retirement funds when the time comes.

Financial advisers say one of the biggest parts of their job is persuading clients, even the rich ones, to spend their savings in retirement.

"It's hard to get somebody to even go out and spend five dollars for a cup of coffee at 7-Eleven when they're so used to saving everything," said Melissa Cox, a certified financial planner in Dallas.

Cox said "about half" of her clients struggle with spending retirement savings.

"One of my favorite clients, I am literally begging him to spend money," she said. "He won't go on vacation, which he despensely needs."

For retirees, the transition from saving to spending can be scary

Financial advisers often conceive of a retirement plan in two distinct acts.

The first is the "accumulation" phase, when Americans are earning income, allocating investments and building retirement savings through 400(k) and other accounts. The second is when the retiree spends down savings.

For many retirees, the change is frightening.

"We're all accustomed to spending our paychecks, but we're not accustomed to spending our retirement savings," said Jonathan Swenburg, a certified financial planner in Houston.

Retirees have to embrace that their income is largely beyond their control. In working years, you can cover an unexpected financial shock or big-ticket purchase by negotiating a raise or a higher-paying job. Retirement income, by contrast, tends to be fixed.

"The only thing you can really control at that point is your spending," said Peter Lazaroff, a certified financial planner in St. Louis.

'I overanalyze every major purchase,' says Alabama retiree

Gerry Elam, 60, of Opelika, Alabama, retired early from his job at General Electric amid pandemic-era downswing in 2020. Elam had always lived below his means, and his financial planner said he had more than enough money to retire. The only problem, he said, was learning to spend it.

"I think the biggest change for me is going from never to spend," he said. "I overanalyze every major purchase, and by major, I

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Employers to cut back on 2027 benefits

Major companies to rein in health care spending

Medora Lee

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Health benefits are a top factor in whether Americans take or stay in a job, yet a handful of large employers reportedly are planning cutbacks or changes that can make that choice even tougher in 2027. Walt Disney, Bloomberg, Starbucks, DeSette and the City of Dallas are among those taking actions next year to rein in health care spending, from restricting spouses, coverage to eliminating plan options, or cutting drug benefits to deal with causing costs.

Health plans are projecting the biggest medical cost spike in nearly two decades, with commercial health care costs expected to rise 9% in 2027, according to consulting firm PwC. Insurer Aon predicted even higher costs, with U.S. employer health care costs increasing 9.5% next year, pushing average prices above $10,000 per employee.

These benefit cuts could be devastating for workers if they have to shoulder more of their own health costs, analysts said. Americans already say they have limited budgets for health insurance outside an employer-sponsored plan, according to finance researcher Value-Penguin. Overall, 42% of the 2,000 adults surveyed in July said they could comfortably afford less than $800 a month, while 23% said they could afford between $800 and $249.

"Health insurance is much more than a minor peak for most working Americans," Maggie Gunara, senior staff writer at Value-Penguin, said in a report. "Among those who are employed or job hunting, 87% say the health plan attached to a job matters at least somewhat when they're deciding whether to take a job or stick around."

What are companies changing in their health care plans?

Some of the companies making cuts include:

• Walt Disney Co. will stop covering working spouses under its health care plan in 2027 if those spouses have access to coverage through their own employees. The charge applies to the company's more than 200,000 U.S. employees.

• Starbucks surprised workers when open enrollment began by nearly doubling the price tag for health insurance for some workers and lowering the share of employer contribution to the cost. It's also ending coverage for GLP's weight-loss drugs, beginning in October.

• Bloomberg LP plans to make its employees start paying monthly premium contributions for the first time in the company's history.

• DeSette will halve paid parental leave to eight weeks for workers in its "Center" talent segment, which covers internal IT, finance and administrative functions, effective Jan. 1. It's also

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What do Cardi B, Alix Earle and Olandria have in common? Create & Cultivate

Jay Stahl

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Rapper Cardi B, influence Alix Earle and 4,000 ticketed guests will descend on the grounds of an uncluttered Los Angeles venue Sept. 19-20 to attend a festival dubbed the "Cocachelia for career women."

Founded in 2002, Create & Cultivate has long attracted the biggest names in business - Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, Jessica Simpson and Martha Stewart among them - by blending industry and A-list fame. The 2020 festival will welcome its largest crowd yet, doubling the attendance.

The banner year comes as women find greater opportunities in business but still face significant obstacles to

success. Women own over 40% of U.S. businesses, according to a Wells Fargo report released earlier in 2026, and their entrepreneurship has grown at a faster pace than male-owned businesses. But women face key barriers to capital access and encounter other constraints due to caregiving demands.

Though there have been smaller gatherings, this year will be the second Create & Cultivate festival. Other headlines include Good American cofounder Emma Giede, Rumble dating app founder Whitney Wolfe Herd and Olandria Carthus of Peacock's "Love Island."

Former attendee Marina Middleton will mark her second year as company CEO.

"My job is to make events that truly [change] people's lives and make them

fast something," Middleton, 35, told USA TODAY.

Create & Cultivate isn't a typical business conference, she said. "We somehow have been able to create this large-scale event to make it feel very personal, to make it feel like it is created just for one individual."

Middleton was born in Egypt and immigrated to the United States at age 8. She became a single mom at 23 and later worked in marketing roles at Yahoo and Tumblr.

In October 2022, Middleton, a self-described "bottle" networker living in Massachusetts, attended her first Create & Cultivate event in New York.

That was the year Create & Cultivate

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Global trade system at crossroads, WTO says

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GENEVA – The World Trade Organization on Sept. 31 urged the members to reform global trade rules or risk a slide into fragmentation that could significantly reduce economic output and hit poorer countries hardest.

In its annual report, the Geneva-based global trade body said existing rules have struggled to keep pace with shifts in economic power, the rise of industrial policy, digital trade and escalating political tensions between major powers.

The warning comes after the WTO's 166 members failed to reach agreement on a reform package at a ministerial meeting in Neumark, Cameroon, in March, before relaunching talks in Geneva on issues including decision-making, dispute settlement and the challenges posed by subsidies and state intervention.

The WTO has struggled to find agreement on reforms among all members in the consensus-based organization – as members are at different stages of economic development and with other conflicting interests.

WTO economists modeled a scenario in which the world fragments into competing geopolitical blocs and found global GDP would be 5.1% lower and exports 18.4% lower by 2050 than otherwise. In a more severe scenario, in which multilateral cooperation collapses and is replaced by a patchwork of free trade agreements, global GDP would fall 4.9% and exports nearly 27%.

WTO Chief Economist Rob Staiger told Reuters the trading system was at a "critical panacea," citing four major challenges identified in the report: a broader distribution of economic power, growing state intervention in economies, changes in the nature of trade-driven by duplication and global value chains, and rising political friction.

"The rules are under strain and they really are having an impact. And if things fell apart at the global multilat-

In its annual report, the World Trade Organization said existing rules have struggled to keep pace with shifts in economic power, the rise of industrial policy, digital trade and escalating political tensions between major powers.

eral level, our scenarios are saying these would be the costs, and those costs would be quite large," Staiger said.

The findings come as countries increasingly pursue regional and sector-specific trade arrangements amid rising trade tensions and sweeping U.S. tariffs.

In March, a group of WTO members agreed to move ahead with the organizations that benefits digital trade rules through a pluriational agreement, by-passing opposition from some members.

Staiger said regional trade agreements and pluriational initiatives could strengthen the multilateral system, but wanted they could also undermine it if they evolved into competing blocs.

Without a strong WTO framework, such arrangements risk diverting trade towards preferred partners rather than the most efficient producers and encouraging blocs to raise harbour against outsiders, Staiger said WTO rules help limit discrimination against non-members and constitute how free trade agreements are structured, he added.

The WTO said trade policy uncertainty had reached unprecedented levels in recent years as governments increasingly deploy tariffs, subsidies, export controls and industrial policies.

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ending for those workers its 850,000 alloptics and company reimbursement program, which also covered IVF-related costs, as well as pension accruals after Dec. 31.

The Dallas City Council was due to vote on Sept. 16 on a proposal to eliminate its copay insurance plan and end GLP-L coverage for employees using the medication for weight loss.

What do the health benefit changes mean for workers?

With those steps, companies are shifting more of the health care burden to employees. Consulting firm Marsh found in a survey that 59% of employees plan to make cost-cutting changes to health benefits in 2025 including plan design changes like higher deductibles that can increase members' risk of paying the most of their long-term employees with 100 or more employees also are expected to increase employees' share of premium costs next year. Marsh said That means that in 2027, many employees will see their paycheck deductions for health coverage due by more than the overall average cost increase of 8.2%.

"These moves may reduce employer spend, but reducing benefits isn't the same as reducing the cost of health care," Tim Zellers, employee benefits consultant at independent risk management, employee benefits and business insurance firm Gibson, said on LinkedIn. "We're just changing who pays for it. Maybe the better question is: 'Why are we paying this much in the first place?'"

What could companies do instead?

Since merely shifting costs hasn't worked, companies need to find a new strategy and maybe that's "exiting the traditional insurance game," said Fred Pruitt, cofounder of SHAIN, a procurement management solution program for high-cost prescription drugs.

If a company examines, for example, pharmacy usage among its employees, it may find that most of the costs are driven by a small number of people with higher-cost medications, he said. Pharmacy costs continue to outpace

Eryon Petersen, left, founder of the tech platform Emmo, and her team in Newport, Rhode Island, collate data to help users find the best insurance plans, appeal health care bills and figure out when paying cash is smarter than using insurance.

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overall medical trends, PoC said. "The higher-cost medications may be 10% of usage but consume 90% of dollars," Pruitt said. "So how do we control figure users, the outliers?"

One way may be for companies to bypass insurers for those founded medications and adopt direct-to-patient options, similar to Amazon Pharmacy and Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co., Pruitt said. Companies can keep traditional insurance for more drugs that already are low-cost but integrate a solution such as SHAIN or AccellHealth for expansion, harder-to-get drugs. Employees looking for specific drugs can be directed to search on its platform to find the medication at a lower price. Individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements, or STIMA, are another option companies are considering to replace one-size-fits-all group plans. One in three businesses currently offering health benefits reported likely STIMA adoption in the next two years, according to an Employee Benefit Research Institute study in three arrangements, organizations provide employees with a fixed monthly tax-free reimbursement for individual health insurance premiums and other qualified medical expenses. Power suits with employees to choose and purchase an individual health plan with the network of doctors, coverage levels and monthly premiums that meet their personal and family needs.

"Franchising is an STIMA may be difficult, though. Employees may have a bias toward a group plan, which is what they're familiar with, and there's uncertainty about whether health care would indeed be cheaper for workers with an STIMA, the Employee Benefit Research Institute said.

Attendees at the 2026 Create & Cultivate Festival in Los Angeles. PREPARED BY DEKATE & CULTIVATE

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founder Jaclyn Johnson decided to sell the brand because, she said, she bootstrapped the company for nearly a decade while "carrying so much of the risk personally."

She still believed in the company, Johnson said, but she thought a private, equity firm, Corridor Capital, would have the funds to bring the business bigger opportunities.

"We had built a profitable, eight-figure business, and I had reached a moment where taking some chips off the table felt both smart and earned," Johnson said.

Middleton sent a message to Johnson about developing a business mastermind peer membership group. The duo developed The Blueprint Mastermind in July 2023 with AJS Webb, who concealed OryBar hair salons.

They also began hearing whispers that Corridor Capital might want to sell the brand in December 2023. Johnson and Middleton, who also cohost the "Work Party" podcast, bought the business back in an asset sale, where buyers can pick and choose what parts of a company they purchase, CEO expert Ann Mooney Murphy said.

Murphy, a business professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, noted that the private equity company was obviously attracted to the company but lacked the "special scare" of Johnson.

From there, they had to figure out how to move forward. "I remember the deal closed and it was literally Jaclyn and I and a folder of emails and we were like, 'Oh, now what?' Middleton included.

"They hired a new team and started from scratch, Middleton said. She compared the potential of Create & Cultivate to that of Centen Lasso, an annual French advertising and marketing festival that celebrates creativity.

Then, they set their sights even bigger – Middleton wanted to create the world's largest festival for women in business.

In 2025, the festival included: singer Cazis, businesswoman Apedia Curry,

actor Sophia Bush as well as WNBA All-Star Chisny Ogwamike, Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles, Disney star Ashley Tisdale and fashion designer Kristin Janczyk. Doechly performed, fresh off a historic best rap album Grammy win.

Still, while marquee names attract audiences, Middleton said the company also searches for speakers who have new, candid information that helps feedstoppers.

"I don't care how famous you are if you are not breaking down... the reality of what it takes to build," Middleton said.

Cbé Elizaga Castro, a video creator based in San Diego, plans to attend the festival, her third Create & Cultivate event. Her first event, like Middleton, was in New York. She said she attends for fellowship with other women.

"Last year when I went, I went to see my cousins in LA, and they were appalled they weren't invited to something like this because they all work in government and business," Castro said.

This year's sessions include "Ask a Negotiation Expert: What You're Losing on the Table and How to Stop" and "My AUDIO Built This A Windows go Founders Whose Brains Won't Slow Down" as well as a flash tattoo packs for VIP ticket-holders.

Through Create & Cultivate's Connect program, attendees can use a dais-downs, 45 powers of merchandising program that pairs them according to their interests and goals. Guests can schedule up to 20 one-on-one business meetings for hiring, networking, fund-raising and mentorship purposes. The gatherings are double opt-in so both participants consent to meeting.

"As a booey girl, it is so unbelievably important that we have diversity on all of our stages and our content because imagine a girl just seeing that and not seeing herself," Middleton said.

Middleton does have some dream guests she hasn't yet managed to include. Seems first lady Michael Obama and media magni Quick Winfrey.

"I think both of them have completely reinvested how they show up in public," Middleton said, and have "revived with the times and evolved with the seasons that they've been in."

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mean over a couple hundred dollars." The best retirement savors can be the worst retirement spenders. Lazaroff said.

"People who build up a sizable portfolio over their lifetimes are good savers," he said. "And good savers, almost by definition, are bad spenders. They're not good at seeing money go out the door."

Retirees fear outliving their money, and with good reason

Retirees also have well-grounded fears of running out of money.

"It's absolutely the number one fear of people headed toward retirement," said Kelly LaVigne, vice president of consumer insights at Allison.

The Allison Center for the Future of Retirement released its 2026 Annual Retirement Study in July.

"I get it that you don't want to run out of money," LaVigne said. "But you also don't want to put off things that are really worth it to you."

Lazaroff sees retired clients struggling with competing risks. One is the risk of running out of money if you spend too much. The other is living – or dying – with regret if you spend too little.

"If all you do is worry about running out of money, you're not going to spend enough, and you're going to end up dying with regret," he said.

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USA TODAY | THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 | 38

50 States

News from across the USA

ALABAMA Fairhope: Architectural Digest named Fairhope the prettiest town in Alabama as part of its list highlighting one beautiful town in every state.

ALASKA Juneau: New data shows Alaska recorded its highest number of youth outside deaths in a decade in 2025, with Alaska Native youth disproportionately different and boys accounting for the majority of fatalities. Alaska Public Works reported.

ARIZONA Grand Canyon National Park: Authorities are investigating after park rangers found human remains Sept. 14 in the Grand Canyon.

ARKANSAS Camden: The Arkansas National Guard deployed two Black Hawk helicopters and heavy equipment to help traffic a large wildlife race Camden and prompted the state to activate its emergency operations center.

CALIFORNIA San Bernardino: San Bernardino County officials are inviting the public to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Calico Court Town bombing a regional park. This year's Calico Days, on Sept. 24 and 27, will celebrate the 60th annual anniversary and the rich history of California's Silver Rush, its mining past and historical significance.

COLORADO Pueblo: Out of 47 passenger vehicle deaths reported in Pueblo County since the start of 2024, nearly 64% of the people killed weren't wearing a good belt. P589-1 subloans continue to face increased risk of serious injury to death in traffic crashes due to not wearing their seatbelts, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation, as the county's overall seatbelt usage trails behind state and national averages.

CONNECTICUT Naveola: The latest addition to Backus Hospital's services will help with the state's law between the hospital and home. Hartford Healthcare provided Mobile Integrated Health services at Backus Hospital. This service is the first of its kind in Connecticut, though more will be coming soon.

DECARTER Wilmington: Gov. Matt Meyer has signed a bill expanding access to mental wellness and substance use disorder care in Delaware.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington: Perkins in Washington, DC, are investigating the disappearance of a single mother and public affairs executive at Eli Lilly who has been missing for more than a week, prompting an intensive search by family members, friends and authorities.

FLORIDA Tallahassee: Florida's minimum wage is bumping up again, thanks to a constitutional amendment voters narrowly passed in 2020. This brings 20 Florida's minimum wage will more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, which is estimated to be half-deviations 2009 despite inflation and dramatic increases in the cost of living.

GEORGIA Stockbridge: City leaders have created the state's youngest-ever Black mayor after officials alleged he misused thousands in city funds and had 'consisting' contact with a teenager. The Stockbridge City council impeached Jarden Williams, who campaigned for the position while still a student at Clark Atlanta University.

HAWAII Honolulu: Researchers at the University of Hawaii received a Boeing 747-8/8 million National Institutes of Health grant to study whether legacy pollutants from Hawaii's agricultural and commercial use have contributed to long-term heart and lung health risks and how wildfires and other disasters may spread those contaminants. Hawaii News Now reported.

IDAHO Boise: Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials said a case of a 2020 re-suspecting new state in Idaho's Pioneer Mountains, a significant sighting of one of North America's most elusive carnivores, Idaho Capital Sun reported.

ILLINOIS Springfield: Illinois welcomed $25 million domestic and international nations in 2025, helping generate a record $88 billion economic impact, according to a community spokeswoman from the National and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

INDIANA Evansville: The University of Southern Indiana will unveil a new outdoor learning pavilion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and free community open home at Sept. 26, according to a university news release.

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MIT-WHOL and Program student Margaret Gregory puts the decorated canvas panel onto the drifter on July 17. Gregory described the drifter as "an upside-down sailboat." MERRY-CASSIO/USA TODAY NETWORK

Woods Hole: Something is always moving beneath Cape Cod Bay. Scientists have found a way to track that movement by sending small, unassuming instruments into the water and let the currents take them wherever they will. The resulting paths reveal the hidden circulation of the bay. Called drifters, the instruments are roughly 6 feet tall, with cloth panels extending underwater and a color powered 100x transmitter above the surface. They have no wages and no way to desir. And that's exactly what researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution must them to do.

IOWA Ames: A trio of proposed projects at Iowa State University are taking aim at beef innovation, its student-run retirement and upgrades to a popular gym, and may cost more than $18 million. The university hopes to replace its Beef Innovation Farm as well as its student-run restaurant in the Human Nutritional Sciences Building. The school also plans to renovate more than 10,000 square feet of State Gym. The Iowa Board of Regents will consider the project during its meeting on Sept. 18.

KANSAS Wichita: City officials said the new $573 million water treatment plant has rendered a major construction milestone and is expected to be fully operational by spring 2027. KANS reported.

KENTUCKY Flameer: Public Super Market is opening its third store in Northern Kentucky. Its 58,857-square-foot store in Florence is slated to open on Oct. 7.

LOUISIANA Lafayette: A Lafayette-based energy company plans to expand its headquarters and create new high-paying jobs in the city as part of a $6.6 billion investment in Louisiana's second gas infrastructure. Black Buys Energy Hub LLC announced plans to expand its corporate headquarters in Lafayette while developing a major natural gas infrastructure project in Cameron Parish.

MAINE Brunswick: A large algae bloom spreading across Cares Bay is being closely monitored by marine officials following a shellfish die-off in Hagerstedt, News Center Maine reported.

MARYLAND Shapsburg: A service centered on peace and reconciliation will return to Antartan National Battlefield Sept. 20 when the 90th annual Dunker Church Service is held at the historic Dunker Church.

MICHIGAN Dearborn: Michigan's East D21 Discounts store plans to welcome customers in Dearborn. The store, located in the Kankake North Shopping Center is scheduled to open Sept. 26, according to Roan Storer: new-store openings website.

MINNESOTA St. Paul: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has terminated a decades-old state mineral lease held by a subsidiary of Twn's Metals Minnesota, citing unmet performance and production requirements, KAMBI reported.

MISSISSIPPI Hattiesburg: A Hattiesburg man was charged with making innovation threats after investigators looked into an online threat related to the University of Southern Mississippi vs. Alcorn State football game on Sept. 5.

MISSOURI Jefferson City: Five Missouri voters are seeking roughly 800 million from Secretary of State Deony Hoskins as a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging he violated state law in his handling of a television challenging Missouri's gerrymandered congressional map. Missouri Independent reported.

MONTANA Bozeman: Planned Parenthood of Montana plans to open its first Bozeman clinic in 2027, expanding abortion and reproductive care access in southwest Montana, Montana Free Press reported.

NEBRASKA Lincoln: The National High School Finals Rosho will relocate from Lincoln in 2027 after organizers said the event has outgrown the Sandhills Global Event Center, with rising numbers of competitors, campers and livestock extending from contact capacity, KOLN reported.

NEVADA Las Vegas: Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo said it will offer risks to the general public in Las Vegas, marking its first Sony-club Nevada.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Portsmouth: Pike Industries has agreed to pay a $800,000 civil penalty, with $15,000 suspended for two years, to resolve New Hampshire's claims the company violated hazardous water-management laws and administers rules. Most of the violations occurred at Pike's facility in Portsmouth, according to Attorney General John Formella.

NEW JERSEY Secaucus: Several thousand gallons of diesel fuel was released into Anderson Creek near the Hackensack River due to a leak from a fuel tank owned by a Secaucus data center company.

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: The New Mexico Department of Justice is seeking answers from PNM after staffing shortages led the utility to issue ordinances power bills, prompting customer complaints over charges exceeding $1,000, KOBA reported.

NEW YORK Buffalo: SUTS schools will be at the forefront of brain disorder research thanks to a new $80 million multi-campus initiative. The SUTS Texas Institute will fund critical neuroscience research aimed at combining various age-related brain disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, which affects more than 400,000 New Yorkers.

NORTH CAROLINA Cumberland County: Days after a Cumberland County School has no tobacco publicly announced his resignation over workload and safety concerns, the school district has hired a law firm to conduct its independent review of its Transportation Department.

NORTH DAKOTA Manilac: The city of Manilac is distributing a water water upgrade project that will replace aging meters in targeted areas with new smart nentering technology, KXNET reported.

OHIO Columbus: Ohio is officially making Sept. 22 Daily Parties Day-Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jim Toward signed a proclamation honoring the music superstar who died Aug. 25.

OKLAHOMA Kingston: Construction is starting on a 8,600 million bridge over Lake Tenoma that will replace an 80-year-old span that was closed last year for $6.5 million in emergency repairs after being damaged by bleeding. The damages prompted the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to speed up the construction, which originally was scheduled to start in 2024.

OREGON Eugene: A new inpatient treatment facility for children opened in Eugene on Sept. 2 that provides 12 beds for youth behavior at health care. the Oregon Health Authority announced.

PENNSYLVANIA Shippingsport: Despite concerns expressed by some area residents, a groundbreaking was held Sept. 30 for a new data center complex in Beaver County. Aligned Data Centers said the Project Phoenix is expected to drive $10 billion in regional economic investment and support 3,000 construction jobs.

RHODE ISLAND Providence: A street preacher who was arrested and charged with trespassing in Kennedy Plaza is suing the city and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority. The lawsuit argues that Kennedy Plaza is a public forum and 'a sort of town-square for the City of Providence' as well as a public transportation hub.

SOUTH CAROLINA North Charleston: A South Carolina store is set to pay $10 per m (more than $850,000 after a court settlement than said the store infringed on the company's trademark license logo. In May 2025, the popular gas stations and convenience stores read North Charleston company Born United for selling merchandise that the company stated infringed on its trademark beaver.

SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: Sioux Falls' forestry team is busy planting trees and fighting off an emerald ash boon infestation, officials said. The city plans on planting 2,000 cuttende street trees this year through the Community Fee program, funded by a grant from the U.S. Forest Service.

TENNESSEE Clarksville: Austin Peay State University set an enrollment record for the second year in a row, with 3,338 students registered for fall 2026, according to an announcement. The growth is driven by the university's largest incoming freshman class since 2008, with 1,988 foot-time students, and the highest proportion of military-affiliated students in the school's history, officials say.

TEXAS Dallas: Dallas-based financial services firm Texas Capital Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Texas Capital, has decided to move from the Nasdaq to the Texas Stock Exchange, making it the exchange's first corporate listing.

UTAH St. George: St. George is launching a $40 million project to replace and expand its main wastewater pipeline, which is nearing capacity as rapid growth increases demand across St. George, Ivton, Santa Clara and Washington City. KUTV reported.

VERMONT Waitsfield: The Harwood Union Unified School District is considering receiving the former Cabot Creamery Co-op headquarters into a consolidated elementary school, combining four elementary schools, as part of broader education restructuring efforts, WCAX reported.

VIRGINIA Waterline: Waterline residents still concerned about the possibility of data centers in Waterline Crossing received a formal response from the city's leadership—there is none in the works.

WASHINGTON Bremerton: Offering commercial airline service from Bremerton National Airport will likely require airport infrastructure improvement of at least $24 million, including a new terminal, more parking and water hardware, according to a ongoing Port of Bremerton study into the provincial future expansion.

WEST VIRGINIA Morgantown: West Virginia University is launching the $2.6 million WTAA Innovation Alliance to expand hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics and entrepreneurship education for middle and high school students across the state, with plans to serve 300 educators and 35,000 students over three years, WV News reported.

WISCONSIN Wauwatosa: About 100 newly planted trees from a restoration project in the Wauwatosa River Parkway have been removed without authorization, according to the Milwaukee County Parks Department. Park staff reported the incident to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office on Sept. 9, estimating that the value of the removed trees and resulting damage totaled $4,000 to $6,000.

WYOMING Jackson: The Wyoming Department of Transportation announced that following a string of deadly rosters on Texas Park, new vehicle restrictions and safety measures aimed at reducing accidents on the heavily traveled mountain corridor well launch this fall, Wyattie reported.

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MONEY

ANALYSIS

Jet fuel prices weigh on smaller airlines

AirBaltic troubles hint at tough winter ahead

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LONDON - After Latvian airline air-Baltic filed Chapter II proceedings on Sept. 14, the aviation sector is bracing for a tough winter as the Iran war continues to push up jet fuel costs.

The U.S. war with Iran has sparked the worst airline crisis in terms of costs since the COVID-19 pandemic, and air-Baltic became the first European carrier during the conflict to file for bankruptcy, while U.S. peer Spirit collapsed in May after seeking protection before the war.

Airlines operate with relatively thin margins compared to other sectors, leaving them more exposed to geopolitical turmoil, particularly in winter when they burn through cash they earned in the busy summer season as bookings and travel slow.

Sacrificing returns

Smaller carriers are particularly vulnerable to further earnings pressure, with the price of jet fuel set to stay high as long as the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked.

"Smaller, niche players are [most] at risk," aviation analyst John Strickland said.

Bigger budget airlines that depend on offering cheap fares are also being hit hard by a doubling of fuel prices since the war began in late February, although they also have individual strengths.

Wizz Air's operating losses deepened in the first quarter, it reported last month, saying it expects revenue per seat to keep falling in the current quarter after it cut fares to attract passengers. They reached a record 8.7 million in August.

"Supported by strong liquidity, a disciplined hedging [program] and one of Europe's youngest and most efficient fleets, Wizz Air continues to invest, grow and serve more customers

AirBaltic became the first European carrier during the Iran war to file for bankruptcy. The Latvian airline filed Chapter 11 proceedings on Sept. 14. WITT: REUTERS FILE

than ever," the airline said in a statement to Reuters on Sept. 14.

James Halstead, managing partner at Aviation Strategy, said that Wizz Air is in a better position than state-owned airlines thanks to its stock market listing.

"They are growing strongly, which means they are sacrificing returns now for future stability. They have a very good brand and operating model and they do have support," he said.

Elsewhere, Southeast Asian budget carrier AirAsia is seeking to raise fresh capital after consistent losses and an aggressive restructuring, while Canada's Air Transat has struggled with spiraling jet fuel costs. AirAsia said it saw no problems with its business sustainability and was seeing strong underlying demand.

"AirAsia remains focused on maintaining business continuity and stable operations across all its markets and we continue to see strong underlying demand across our network," AirAsia said in a statement. "We are also working closely with our stakeholders to manage

our financial and operational requirements."

Air Transat did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

More routes for bigger players

A tough market could see some smaller national airlines cede routes to larger, deeper-飙龍ed rivals, executives and investors said. They could also face challenges from budget airlines such as Ryanair and Wizz Air that have taken over smaller secondary airports and worked to take plum slots and routes across central Europe in a push for growth—offering consumers better price options, analysts say.

In August, Wizz Air CEO Jon of Vacadi told reporters that the carrier was keen to take over routes from Romania's state-backed carrier TAROM.

TAROM did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The tougher market conditions could accelerate a long-standing move in Europe toward consolidation, pushing

some smaller carriers into bigger groups like British Airways-owner IAG, Lufthansa and Air France-KLM.

Norse Atlantic, which is still reporting quarterly losses, in July started a process for a sale or merger. It did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Poland's state-owned carrier LOT has been a suspected consolidation target for years. LOT did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

AirBaltic has said it is looking for another strategic investor, but none has publicly expressed interest to date.

Lufthansa owns a 10% stake in airBaltic but has said it doesn't plan to increase its stake. It declined to comment on what its next steps could be given airBaltic's Chapter II proceedings.

Still, analysts said Chapter II proceedings could give airBaltic the chance to recover and survive, unlike Spirit.

"This gives them a protective framework to put their house in order," said Strickland, pointing to Scandinavian rival SAS as a successful example of a turnaround.

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USA TODAY | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 | SECTION C

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Big revelation

UCLA's 5-foot-7 running back Knight leads the nation in rushing touchdowns

Jordan Mendoza USA TODAY

PASADENA, CA – The air was different around the Rose Bowl.

After a few years spent resembling a ghost town, there was life. People were tailgating with joy and actually sitting inside the stadium, happy to be back in Pasadena and looking forward to the future.

The new era of UCLA football began with a resounding season-opening win that got the hype train rolling for the Bruins. In their first home game, it was full speed ahead.

All thanks to the conductor: Wayne Knight.

The running back has become a force out of the gates, leading the Bruins to a 28-10 win over San Diego State on Sept. 12 with a three-touchdown performance.

And that's after he started the season with three scores. With six touchdowns, he is tied with Memphis' Jaylin Carter as the nation's leader. But

Memphis has played three games, and Knight has scored his six in just two.

Eight quarters. Six touchdowns. What a way to introduce yourself.

"When the light shines on you, it's your time to make that play," Knight said.

While all the talk surrounding Bob Chesney was about what he'd be able to do coming from James Madison, what got lost was what he was bringing from Harrisonburg – and there may have been no bigger piece than the running back listed at 5-foot-7.

Knight was a major reason why the Dukes went to the College Football Playoff last season. He had a Sun Belt-record 2,039 all-purpose yards, with a 145.6 average that ranked third nationally.

He was a major addition for UCLA, considering last season the Bruins only had eight rushing touchdowns for the entire season – four of which came from quarterbacks – and they averaged just 139.7 rushing yards per game.

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MLB's most dangerous wild cards are lurking

Gabe Lacques

USA TODAY

Five years into the expanded, three-wild card Major League Baseball format, it's a bit of a fallacy that any team can simply get hot and steal off with a championship.

After all, those of the four World Series titles in this era were won by division champions, and the lone wild card – the 2023 Texas Rangers – tied for the American League West title. The cream typically rises in October – and the advantages available to a division champion are real.

In this year of rampant mediocrity, though, there are some live dogs lurking below the top line across the divisions. Here's a look at six non-division winners with the best shot to cause havoc in October – and perhaps make off with the flag-covered trophy:

6. Chicago Cubs

Good luck finding a piece of promeat for the upcoming playoffs that doesn't have Pete Crow-Armstrong's face plastered prominently across it. For good season. The presumed National League MVP is an absolute wonder, closing in on a 10-WAR season and

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The Phillies rely for offense from Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber. BRC HARTLINE/HAGIN HAGES VIA REUTERS

Nancy Armour

Columbus

USA TODAY

Women deserve better

Sports respect the money mostly than anything

The teams, the leagues, the betting companies, the athletes – they're all happy to take women's money and see our butts in the seats. But God forbid they share their space in sports with us or treat us with even the slightest shred of decency.

Just in the last week, we've seen: • A betting company tells women their only place in sports is as a sexualized object.

• Arch Manning, the highest-profile college quarterback, laughing about an AI video of his coach shipping a woman and calling it "lilarious," and (mostly male) media in the room yinking it up right along with him.

• Banderings of a future arena in Philadelphia show almost no female fans, even though it will be home to the city's WNBA team.

And this doesn't even include last month's debacle by Good Good Golf and Callaway, both of which green-lit an ad that made light of violence against women. Or the general "bonification" of traditional sports media where, Mitra Kimes aside, the biggest spotlight belongs to men.

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Debate reveals financial concerns

Release ahead of vote on Protect Act

John Bice

USA TODAY

With the Clarity Act voted down on the Senate floor, the path cleared for an imminent vote on the Protect College Sports Act, the bill with eight co-sponsors and headlined by the work of Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Eric Schmitt, R-Miassari.

As senators spoke on the floor late in the afternoon Sept. 15 ahead of an expected floor vote Wednesday, Cantwell released a financial report that she first touted during Monday's press conference just steps from the U.S. Capitol.

Cantwell had cited during that session a '300% increase in recruiting' costs for many collegiate athletics departments.

The report cited July 2026 Government successfully offers data that showed '84% of all (NCAA) Division I athletics programs now spend more than they generated in athletics revenue in academic year 2023-24, resulting in campus deficits that must be covered through institutional subsidies, student fees, public support or resources that could otherwise strengthen the academic mission.' It also noted that in the past three years, the time frame in which Cantwell and Cruz worked together to form the iT1-page bill, that NCAA institutions have eliminated more than 100 women's and Olympic non-revenue programs.

The NCAA also has denoted increased overall participation nationwide in recent years, per statistics released by the organization.

'This report demonstrates how the unsustainable growth is spending on college sports is amplifying the broader financial pressures on colleges and universities,' Cantwell said in a statement to USA TODAY. 'We're seeing universities transfer general fund money to cover athletic department deficits, dip into endowments to sustain their general funds, and leg state legislatures for even more sports dollars.'

'We must rein in runaway athletics spending or face the consequences of a brain drain that threatens our global leadership in science and technology.'

The Protect College Sports Act, despite its bipartisan roots with four Democrat and four Republican co-sponsors, as well as broad support from the NBA, NFL, WNBA, NHL and Major League Baseball, also still has staunch opposition. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut,

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, speaks to reporters following a weekly Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Building on June 5, 2026, in Washington, DC. AKDEN'S HARBALDETT IMAGES

hosted a video-conference Monday that featured several voices, including from some current NCAA student-athletes, who spoke out against the Protect College Sports Act.

'Do not give the institutions permanent legal protection without having independent athletic representation,' said Jackson Pruitt, Temple University football player, in a statement via AFLCIO.

Cantwell's report underscored the tenuous financial system that's widespread throughout college athletics, per data. It reflected that 'only 14 of 53 publicly reported Power Four athletic departments generated sufficient revenue to cover expenses in 2024-25.'

It additionally cited financial records that reflected a '322% increase' in recruiting costs in the 18-year span from 2005 to 2023.

The Protect College Sports Act proposes to essentially double the current revenue-sharing agreement as established in June 2023 via the House Settlement. That landmark case set the current revenue-sharing marketplace at $23.35 million per fully participant athletics departments, the Protect College Sports Act would elevate that to more

than double - approximately $44 million-$40 million with up to an additional $5 million in monies earmarked for women's and Olympic, non-revenue sports.

The bill does not address employment status of collegiate athletes nor establish a potential framework for collective bargaining. It does seek to implement a one-time transfer rule and also address age-based eligibility matters.

This bill provides stability and a pathway forward for the betterment of student-athletes.

'One of the ways we think is a real positive for the bill is clarity on eligibility,' Craig Boll, who heads the American Football Coaches Association and its 1,000 members, exclusively told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday. 'Right now, coaches - I have no hair but some that do have hair, with what's going on with a local judge, you can come up with a favorable ruling to get an extended year here or there.'

'We even had the potential of NFL players going back to LSU. Everyone is frustrated to no end. It's beyond chaos. Clarity on eligibility is a big deal for us as

coaches. This has been a winning argument in the House and Senate on both sides of aisle.'

The NCAA on Tuesday released a new video, 'Sorry to interrupt,' from current student-athletes across a broad cross-section of sports and university campuses who called upon Congress to pass the Protect College Sports Act.

'I think this vote, this bill, will define the trajectory of college athletics for decades,' Schmitt said on the Senate floor. 'That doesn't happen every day, that we're confronted with those kind of issues with a solution in front of us that has been worked on in a bipartisan way to try to solve these issues to protect an American institution in college sports.'

But Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, utilized his floor time to slam the bill.

'I want to speak forcefully against the Protect College Sports Act,' Booker said. 'But while a college student and player, I saw how unjust the NCAA is. It is a serial monopolar, controlling an industry of over $15 billion strong and rapidly growing. The NCAA protects its members, it protects the colleges and it has repeatedly put college athletes in horrible positions.'

NBA boss says punishment a deterrent

Scooby Axson

USA TODAY

NEW YORK - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the punishment of the Los Angeles Clippers for their role in circumventing the salary cap is final and was meant as a deterrent for other teams not to engage in breaking league rules.

Silver discussed some of the league's pressing matters as they concluded the two-day Board of Governors meeting Sept. 15 in midtown Manhattan, while preparing for their first season starting Oct. 20, when the New York Knicks begin their defense of the championship against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Los Angeles had five first-round picks taken away, was fined $50 million, and Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was suspended from all league and team activities for one year for what the NBA said was the team. 'Screwingly seeking to help' star forward Kuwhi Leonard obtain off-court income opportunities.

Two other Clippers executives were suspended, and Leonard was fined $700,000 for their role in the scheme, they were not represented at this board of governors meeting. Ballmer apologized to the team's fans and said in a statement he won't fight the salary-cap circumvention penalties.

Silver said during a press conference that there was difficulty in punishing the team, but there had to be 'competitive consequences' for rule violations, and he doesn't think that he has done permanent damage to the franchise.

'We still want to be a bit team league, and we recognize that, in some ways, we're unfortunately punishing the fans of that team as well. And so that's the balance we're trying to seek,' Silver said. 'The ultimate goal, in terms of these type of reactions, are to ensure that other teams don't have to engage in

this type of behavior, in the future, so there has to be something beyond suspensions and financial consequences, and that has to be to regulate competition.'

The Clippers concluded the June 30 trade that sent Leonard back to the Toronto Raptors, where he helped win the NBA championship in 2009, for forward Brandon Ingram, guard Grady Dick, as well as two unprotected first-round picks, one first-round pick swap, and two second-round selections. That deal had been on hold at the team's discretion while the NBA concluded its investigation into the Clippers.

Latest on Lakers sale

Silver also updated the situation with the Los Angeles Lakers, which is being sold by Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner and 'FWS Global CEO Mark Walter for a record $52.5 billion to businessman Josh Kushner and former Disney CEO Bob Iger.

Lakers controlling owner Jeanie Buss is challenging that sale, saying her five siblings don't have the right to sell the family (7.8% remaining older in the team) from 3 to 5 times of having more than 10% ownership of the team, remains the Lakers' governor.

Silver said he had to prior knowledge that Walter, whom federal prosecutors are investigating for potential financial improprieties at two insurance companies he controlled, wanted to sell the team until he heard from buyers who had a handshake deal with him.

When dealing with Walter, Silver said the league found no red flags when he originally bought the team in October 2025.

'Even to this day, as you know, these are allegations,' Silver said. 'There are no more than one new being looked into, but independent of Mark Walter choo-

The NBA's board of governors met this week in Manhattan in New York. JEROME HENRY/MASON IMAGES VIA REUTERS

ing to sell this team right now, he was not being investigated by our league.'

NBA expansion?

Silver discussed the potential league expansion into Las Vegas and Seattle, as well as the situation in Portland with the Trail Blazers, where the fight for a new arena drags on under owner Thomas Dundon.

Silver made it clear that the team needs a new arena to replace the Moda Center, which opened in 1995 and is considered one of the league's worst venues. He added that they haven't discussed the team relocating and that it would be a 'failure' if the team moved.

'It is important, at the same time, that Tom Dundon reaches a deal with the city officials and the state elected of-

ficials that makes operating important and viable for the long term. So that's what we're focused on.'

'There is no timetable for the expansion of the new teams, the last of which was added in 2004 with the Charlotte Bobcats, bringing the league's total to 30. The Bobcats were renamed the Hornets a decade later.

As far as Vegas and Seattle, Silver said the next round of bids will be coming in shortly.

'I think that there is real excitement around either, you know, a nominated T-Mobile Arena,' Silver said of Vegas. 'I think it still needs some significant improvements, but at the same time, there are groups who have presented plans to go, what I would call, you know, a modern entertainment palace in Las Vegas, and it's a unique market.'

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Event shows Asheville recovery

Adam Schupak

National USA TODAY Network

The issues are just starting to change colors in Western Carolina in time for the kick off of the first FedExCup Fall event.

Set against the Blue Ridge Mountains and bordering Pugh National Forest, The Cliffs at Walnut Cove provides a dramatic stage for the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville, the PGA Tour's first tournament in Asheville, North Carolina, in more than 80 years.

Those work date back to the Asheville Land of the Sky Open, where Hall of Women Ben Hogan won three consecutive titles from 1940 to 1942. Explore Asheville signed a four-year $2.4 million agreement to host the event through 2029. The championship recontacts the region with its local history while introducing a new era of professional golf in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

"It's been one that's been circled on the calendar I would say since they announced the tournament," said J.T. Poston, who grew up an hour away and went to school at Western Carolina University in January 1940. "I think the North Carolina mountains are some of the greatest places in the world."

This week's field includes 24 players ranked in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking, and two of those are in the top 10. The highest-ranked player in the field is Jacob Bridgeman, a South Carolina native and Clemson alam, at No. 29, followed by Poston at No. 38.

After the Biltmore Championship Asheville, the FedExCup Fall takes a one-week break for the Presidents Cup to be contested at Medinah Country Club in Chicago. Two U.S. team members—Bridgeman and Jackson Ketchum—are in the 52-man field as are five international team members—Christians Bezuidenhout, Corey Connors, Nico Echararita, Ryo Hinohame and Nick Taylor.

Walnut Cove opened in 2005 and is one of seven courses in The Cliffs portfolio spread across western North and South Carolina. The Jack Nicklaus design features five par-5s and plays to a par of 7, and is situated about 15 miles from downtown Asheville. Poston, who

J.T. Poston, shown at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August, is playing the Biltmore and is ranked No. 38 in the world. USAN KIMBERLY/MANN MILLER/ST. JAMES

won this year's Memorial Tournament at Jack's Place, called himself a fan of Nicklaus courses now.

"I think it's a great track. I think it'll be pretty gettable this week if I was to guess," he said. "But you still have to hit really good golf shots and make some putts. I think it's still a great test."

Busted through ridges and down valleys, the elevation chinks from approximately 2,200 to 3,200 feet. Poston said it calls for some shots that he doesn't hit very often on tour.

"The 1916 hole out here," he said, "plays 23 yards downhill. We don't see that hardly at all on tour."

The Biltmore Championship is part of a group of eight tournaments played after the Tour Championship that finalizes eligibility for the 2027 PGA Tour Season. Players look to secure their position inside the top 100 in the standings and become exempt on tour for the 2027 season. [Nos. 103-110 and Nos. 10-125 earn conditional status too.] The top 50 in the FedExCup points are already locked in for next year's signature events but are still eligible to play in the fall. Nos. 51-70 have secured full status in the top 100 but they still have the carer of the Aon Next 50, which determines eligibility for early-season signature events at the 2027 AT&T Pebble Beach

Pro-Am and 2027 Genesis Invitational. In addition to earning $900,000 from the $5 million event purse, the champion this week receives 500. FedExCup points and Official World Golf Ranking points as well as a two-year tour exemption, which will soon then then card for the PGA Tour Championship Series in 2020 and invitations to The Players Championship and PGA Championship next year.

It wasn't lost on Poston that nearly two years after Hinohame Holmes hit the area hard, the Biltmore Championship Asheville offers an opportunity to highlight the strength, resilience and continued recovery of Western North Carolina, with much of the championship's charitable and community impact being directed toward ongoing revitalization efforts throughout the region.

"That was some pretty devastating stuff," Poston said. "The mountain community kind of showed a little bit, everybody coming together to help the people that needed it. You know, I think the timing of this event is - I don't think that's a coincidence. I think the tour probably saw that. I love that they are shaping in and bringing an event to Asheville. It's only going to do good things for this area and the efforts to help recover from that devastation."

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500 The Thirty four many starts in the PGA Tour that two-time winner and former Clemson University All-American Jonathan Byrd, 48, will have made during his career since turning pro in 2000.

Keep an eye on ...

• Tony Finan. He is seeking his first top-5 finish on the PGA Tour this season, trying to keep his streak of 10 consecutive seasons with a top-5 after it would go along way. The last thing finishing on par-5 is the 1st place. He is looking for 15th in par-5 scoring average, compared to ranking 7-10 this season, an improvement of 141 positions, the largest rank improvement in par-5 scoring average from last season to this season.

• Blades Brown. The 10-year-old men sensation is one of those players with multiple top-10 finishes on both the Kern Ferry Tour and PGA Tour this season. He is on the range of securing a PGA Tour card for next season via the tour's top developmental circuit but much like a September call-up from the minor leagues in baseball, this is a good chance to get a streak point at a future star.

• Christian Bezuidenhout. The South African was a surprise pick to the international Pwinder Cup team after a disappointing regular season. He not only needs to remove some rust after a long layoff but enters the week at No. 37 in the FedExCup standings.

PGA Tour not planning new path back for Livers

Adam Schupak

National USA TODAY Network

PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolage was quick to get the kibed on any questions about LIV Golf and the PGA Tour's Becoming Member Program during a virtual media conference call.

An LIV has entered its bankruptcy process recently. Rolage knew he was going to be asked about the return of LIV players for the coming season and if the opportunity that was extended to a handful of players for this season and acceptably friends forged as would be on the table again to the likes of Jon Rahn, Reeves, DeChantheun and Cameron Smith given that the bankruptcy filing may have freed them up to jump ship.

Before anyone was able to pose a question on the subject, Rolage advised the elephant in the virtual room Sept. 15.

"There are really three things when it comes to anyone who wants to compete on the PGA Tour," he began. "One, the PGA Tour is built on meritocracy. Every player, whether they are a member or want to become one, must earn their place.

"Two, we are a membership organization, we have rules, and those rules exist for lots of reasons, including fairness and competition balance. Rules matter, and they must be enforced.

"Which brings me to number three, accountability and discipline. These are essential elements for any sports league and are certainly for the integrity of the PGA Tour and the spirit. It's what holds the Tour together. Those are guiding principles for us.

"In terms of where we are today, we are not currently contemplating a returning member program like the one you saw in January. Everyone at the PGA Tour, myself included, has been focused on what is best for the organization. The items approved by the boards yesterday are part of the progression in building the optimal competitive model for the future. So it was really with a broader loss of how do we build the best tour. It was not really looked at specifically on any one particular - on LIV or any other consideration. So that's generally how we thought about it."

Then Rolage proceeded to address an

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assortment of questions on the instant-outs of the new competitive model being implemented to the tour in 2020.

He confirmed that while access to the tour's two-tiered model of Championship and Challenger series haven't been finalized, he expects there to be an avenue for DP World Tour top finishers to play their way onto the tour. That means LIV players could still earn their way back via the Patrick Reed route of success on the DP World Tour.

Later, when asked about the return of LIV players again, Rolage reiterated the focus of the Future Competitions Committee was solely on creating the best product and how that likely will continue to include the DP World Tour. The two circuits are in the process of negotiating an extension of its Strategic Alliance.

"We're also thinking through and haven't made any decisions on how the DP World Tour will fit into that. You notice that I sort part of the announcement. That's very much under discussion both internally and as we continue our discussions with the DP World Tour," Rolage said.

But it doesn't appear the tour going to roll out the red carpet for LIV players to come back anytime soon.

MLB AWARD PREDICTIONS

MVPs Ohtani and Judge will be dethrone

Jesse Yomow

USA TODAY

The MLB season has less than two weeks to go, and most of the league's major awards have runaway favorites - with now faces expected to win the MVP and Cy Young honors in each league.

The Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow Armstrong will certainly dethrone Shuhei Ohtani for the National League MVP award, engaging Olton's three-year reign that dates back to his final season with the Los Angeles Angels. In the American League, the Houston Astros' Yordan Alvarez is in the running for the Triple Crown and should win the award over the Tampa Ray Rays' Avondale. The team with 3-6 for each winner Aaron Judge hampered by an injury this season.

Both expected Cy Young winners are in their second MLB season. Cum Schittler of the New York Yankees and Jacob Mississippi of the Milwaukee Brewers. Each right-handed spotted an ERA below 2.00 entering Sept. 15 and have fans ampeled about the next generation of aces in MLB.

Here's our predictions:

AL MVP: Yordan Alvarez, Astros

Triple Crown incoming! The 29-year-old has proved himself as one of the greatest shaggers of the era and should win this award easily, being already set a career high with 30 home runs. He's the runaway favorite, but Houston getting back into the postseason would even further ice this for Alvarez.

Also in the running: Junior Caminero (Rays), Bobby Witt, Jr. (Royals)

NL MVP:

Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs

With Shuhei Ohtani injured this summer, PCA has locked this up as he closes in on the seventh 40+40 season in MLB history. The 2-4-year-old is putting together one of the greatest years ever, with a 9.3%NBA while leading the National League in slugging and GPS.

Also in the running: Shuhei Ohtani (Dodgers)

AL Cy Young:

Cam Schittler, Yankees

We knew Cam Schittler was good after his impact as a rookie in 2025, but nobody could have followed the 25-year-old would be this good in his sophomore season. The right-handed is having one of the greatest pitching seasons and could be the first Yankees pitcher with a sub-2 ERA since Ben Gunky in 1976. Even more impressive is his leading the AL in innings (BH.2) and starts 12.

Also in the running: Dylan Crane (Blue Jays)

NL Cy Young:

Jacob Hickmanaki, Brewers

A controversial All-Star selection as a rookie last season, The Mitz has been by far the NGA best pitcher at age 14, leading the league in ERA (3.95), strikeouts (2.00) and WOR 10.80.

Also in the running: Chris Sale (Braves)

AL Rookie of the Year:

Kevin McGonigle, Tigers

Things didn't go as planned for Tuck Skidahl's final season in Detroit, but McGonigle's first straight is the major position to take away from this year. The Tigers' regular loss to an eight-year, 8100 million extension and the infielder who was 21 on opening day is currently approaching 7 WAR on the season.

Also in the running: Parker Wessels (Guardians), Munetaka Murakami (White Sox)

NL Rookie of the Year:

Sal Stewart, Reds

Stewart has been invaluable for the Reds, primarily playing the corner in-field positions while also seeing time at second base, raiding up 10 home runs with 207 RBIs and 21 rivals.

Also in the running: JJ Weithelholt (Cardinals), Nolan McLean (Mets)

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Wilson likely MVP but who else wins?

Heather Burns, Meghan L. Hall, Cydney Henderson, Callie Fin and Mitchell Northam

USA TODAY

The WNBA season will start back up on Sept. 17.

Each team has four regular season games remaining before the playoffs begin on Sept. 27.

The top eight teams – the Minnesota Lynx, Golden State Valkyries, Las Vegas Aces, Atlanta Dream, Indiana Fever, New York Liberty, Washington Mystics and Dallas Wings – are already locked in to the playoffs. Seeding, on the other hand, is still up for grabs. So, there's lots of stabs over the next 10 days.

That includes the last push for WNBA awards. The MVP race is probably locked up, with Las Vegas Aces forward. Aja Wilson primed for her record fifth win, but some of the other races are not as cut and dry. Defensive Player of the Year and Most Improved are among the more defeated.

USA TODAY's Studio IX has made picks for all the major awards, here are the results:

Most Valuable Player:

Las Vegas Aces C Aja Wilson

Because of voter fatigue and people wanting something new, there's a tendency to judge most MVP candidates against the rest of the field while prior winners are judged against their past season. In the case of Aja Wilson, who has a WNBA-record four MVPs and is the betting favorite to win a third straight, she's on par with her previous berth despite dealing with a back issue that led her to pull out of the FIBA Women's World Cup. The 30-year-old is the WNBA's leading scorer this season with 28 points per game. She also tops the league with two blocks per contest for the Aces, who sit at No. 3 in the league standings. Wilson has been so dominant, she's been the sole winner of every WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month honor this season, becoming the only player to sweep the award other than herself in 2020 – when she won her first MVP.

Others receiving votes: Olivia Miles, G. Minnesota; Kelsey Mitchell, G. Indiana

Defensive Player of the Year: Atlanta Dream F Angel Reese

Angel Reese is one of only two players averaging a double-double, with a career-high 16.1 points, 12.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and a career-high 1.8 steals through 39 games. The 6-foot-4 forward leads the league in rebounds (12.4), offensive rebounds per game (5.0), total rebounds (485) and double-doubles (29), which is a WNBA single-season record. Her steals per game mark (1.9) is third in the league.

Reese set a WNBA record for the most double-doubles (57) through a player's first 75 career games on June 9. She became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 1,000 career rebounds in 79 games on June 20, outpacing Tina Charles (89 games). On Aug. 24, Reese set a WNBA single-game record with 26 total rebounds (88 defensive, 8 offensive) and set a single-season record with 458 total rebounds. She surpassed the previous mark of 453 rebounds set by Las Vegas Aces center Aja Wilson in 2024.

Others receiving votes: Rhyne Howard, G. Atlanta; Gabby Williams, F. Golden State

Rookie of the Year:

Minnesota Lynx G Olivia Miles

Olivia Miles, the No. 2 overall pick in the draft, hit the ground running in her WNBA debut, scoring 21 points with eight assists while adding two steals and two blocks, and never looked back. Miles, who is currently averaging 197 points, 6.0 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals a game, is already one of the top players in the league. She ranks eighth in points per game, seventh in assists per game and top 25 in steals per matchup. Her rookie records are also impressive. She's already second all-time in assists (228) and points (749) in a single season. Miles is also tied for first with Lynx legend Seimone Augustus for the most 20-point games by a rookie in a single season (28).

Others receiving votes: Awa Fam, C. Seattle; Sydney Taylor, G. Chicago; Flavi'ye Johnson, G. Seattle; Pauline Astair, G. New York

Aja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces is averaging 28 points and 9.4 rebounds this season. CTHAN MILLER/SETTY MANES

Most Improved Player:

Dallas Wings F Jessica Shepard

After spending five seasons in Minnesota, Shepard signed with the Wings in free agency. She not only found a new home but got an unfounded role. Shepard is averaging a double-double with a career-best 14.4 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. She's also set career highs in assists (4.9) and minutes (2.9) per game. Shepard has four triple-doubles and had her career-best year rewarded by starting in her first All-Star Game. The Most Improved Player honor is likely next.

Others receiving votes: Marina Mabony, G. Toronto; Carla Laito, G. Portland; Emily Engstler, F. Portland; Shakira Austin, C. Washington Mystics

Sixth Player of the Year:

Golden State Valkyries

F Janelle Salain

Salain has been explosive off the bench for Golden State, averaging a career-high 12.9 points for the Valkyries. Golden State has the highest scoring bench in the league (16 points per game) and Salain's 492 points off the bench are a WNBA single-season record. Salain is shooting 41.6% from the field and 38.4% from 3-point line, both career highs. Salain could become the first player in WNBA history to make 100 3-pointers in a season off the bench, she is at 92 with four games to go.

Others receiving votes: Sophie Cunningham, G. Indiana; Cameron Brink, F. Los Angeles; Mokayla Timpson, C. Indiana

WNBA Coach of the Year:

Cheryl Reeve, Minnesota Lynx

With Naphseca Collier sidelined for the first three months of the season, some thought the Lynx might take a step back. Then, top draft pick Olivia Miles stepped in and Cheryl Reeve coached the Lynx back to the top of the WNBA standings. Minnesota was the first team to clinch a playoff spot and it's in the driver's seat for the No. 1 overall seed. The Lynx have a winning percentage of 775 this season, the fifth-best in franchise history Minnesota also ranks second in scoring and third in points allowed. With Collier back in the fold, Miles playing at an MVP level as a rookie and others like Kayla McBride and Courtney Williams stepping up, the Lynx look like the team to beat in the postseason.

Others receiving votes: Jose Fernandez, Dallas; Natalie Nakase, Golden State; Sydney Johnson, Washington Mystics

All-WNBA

• Aja Wilson, F, Las Vegas Aces
• Bozanna Stewart, F, New York Liberty
• Kelsey Mitchell, G, Indiana Fever
• Caitlin Clark, G, Indiana Fever
• Olivia Miles, G, Minnesota Lynx

All-Rookie

• Olivia Miles, G, Minnesota Lynx
• Azzi Fadd, G, Dallas Wings
• Sydney Taylor, G, Chicago Sky
• Awa Fam, C, Seattle Storm
• Fla'ye Johnson, G, Seattle Storm

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NFL MVP POWER RANKINGS

Josh Allen, Caleb Williams set the pace

Jack McKeay

USA TODAY

Week 1 is over thirteen games are in the books. Ten NFL MVP candidates (and two honorable mentions) have emerged as contenders in the wide-field.

With the NFL season finally underway, there's no better time to start male top declarative statements about players and teams than now. Surely, nothing will change or evolve over the next 17 weeks, right?

USA TODAY Sports has compiled a list of the 10 players we believe get off to the hottest starts in the race to win the NFL MVP award after the season. Many are quarterbacks, given the trend of the last 13 straight MVPs coming from the position. A handful of early MVP hopefuls are running backs after a particularly run heavy week to open the season.

After one week of action, here's how MVP power rankings look.

1. OB Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills

There was reason to doubt Allen heading into his Week 1 matchup with the Texans in Houston. The Bills had never beaten the Texans in the Josh-Allen era. His finalists boasted one of the NFL's best defenses last year, particularly against opposing passers. Buffalo didn't do enough to address its pass-catching goal in the offseason. This writer even argued Allen would be among the worst statistical performers at his position in Week 1.

Instead, Allen and the Bills silenced all dobuters with a dominating offensive performance. The 36 points they scored were more than the Texans allowed in any game last season, when they were the second-best scoring defense in the NFL (17.4 points allowed per game). Allen threw for 104 yards – his most in a game since Week 1 last year, against a much worse known passing defense – and two touchdowns. He also ran six times for 23 yards and two touchdowns. The fact that Allen was able to exercise his defense playing in Houston indicates a very strong start to the Joe Raudy era in Buffalo.

2. OB Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears

Williams first start in year two of the Ben Johnson era in Chicago was practically perfect. Not only was his 73.9% completion rate against the Panthers and he ran their best match at his career (after an offseason of dialogue about his lack of success in that start), he also threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns. Williams' performance helped lead the Bears to 59 points and 552 yards of offense – both the most in the league in Week 1.

The Bears' third-year quarterback added to his production on the ground, with 65 roaking yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Williams made several highlights throws that showcased the excellent ball placement and ability to throw on the run that were trademarks of his season last year. He took advantage of play-action passes within Johnson's offense once 32 holes lead and Kyle Monezger had established the run. He made a sidewalk for a captained explosive plays and didn't turn the ball over on a day to which the offense needed to carry the Bears.

If this is the 'worst game' the Bears will have this year, as Williams said after Week 1, he'll be making a real case for the MVP award by the time this season is done.

3. OB Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

Jackson quietly had one of the best games of his nation career. His 324 passersing yards were tied for fourth most in a game in his career with a Week 1 performance in 2019 – the year he won his first

Bills quarterback Josh Allen passes during a stand-out game against the Texans at Robert Stadium in Houston. (see: www.foxnews.com) on June 24, 2020

MVP award. Jackson averaged 13 yards per attempt, leading the league. He also rushed seven times for 40 yards and a score that he made look easy.

One of the most impressive parts of Jackson's performance was his spread of targets. Top wide receiver Zay Flowers left before halftime with a hamstring injury, and rookie standard. As Keita Lams also missed time with a wrist injury. Jackson kept the parachute offense afield, targeting eight other pass-catakers: Dennis Henry, Justice Hill, Chris Moore, Mark Andrews, LaJounny Moore, Matthew Milner, Graham Smythe and Baishoo Bateman.

Jackson and the Ravens will face tougher tests ahead, but this was a great start for the two than MVP.

4. OB Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars

Year two of Lawrence's time in head coach Liam Cores is offense started with a bang. A very, very loud bang. The former No. 1 overall pick threw four TD passes to take the NFL lead. He also had a 78.3% completion rate, which ranked fourth, and 240 passing yards, which ranked 10th. If that's not enough, how about his 10.7 yards per attempt (third in Week 1), or his league-leading 70.8% success rate, per Pro Football Reference?

Ever the Cleveland Browns no longer boast Myles Garrett, but this was still a defense that ranked fourth in EPA/play allowed last year and eighth in drop-back success rate allowed (43.4%). Cleveland's secondary still features five-time Pro Bowler Denzel Ward and standard safety Grant Delpit, yet Lawrence still managed to make nutty throws like a TD pass to Josh Cameron through four defenders.

Lawrence has now won nine straight regular-season starts. He's also won 10 of his last 8.

5. RB Kenneth Walker, Kansas City Chiefs

Mahomes who? Kelse who? The Chiefs offense in Week 1 ran Dubai through their newcomer and reigning Super Bowl MVP. Walker was the centerpiece of Kansas City's offseason retooling after a disappointing 6-2 outing in 2022, and he immediately showed that his new team's investment paid off. He finished 'Monday Night Football' with 272 roaking yards – most in the league in Week 1 – on 23 carries and scored two TDs: one rushing and one receiving.

The 2024 and 2025 Chiefs were both among the worst teams this century at generating explosive rate. Last year, they only had one 20-play-paid run from a tailback all season. Walker had two in the first week of 2024. By half-time, Kansas City had already surpassed its most roaking yards by a running back from under center in a full

game since 2022, according to Next Gen. Stats. Meanwhile, Mahomes and the Chiefs passing offense finished with just 384 yards – 18 of them from Walker. The running back accounted for 48.7% of his new team's total yardage in his debut.

All of this, by the way, against a Broncos defense that allowed the second-lowest rushing success rate against opponents in 2020 (36.3%).

6. OB Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints

Shough and the Saints did not ultimately win their Week 1 game against the Lions, but the second-year quarterback still ahead. Allen's shady first half (plus first play of the third quarter) that included two interceptions, Shough helped lead the Saints offense to a 25-point comeback with an NFL-leading 56 pass attempts for an NFL-leading 401 passing yards. He also threw three TD passes, including one in overtime that was rendered most by a failed 2-point conversion attempt for the win.

Sprinkled in among the big throws Shough made – 80 of which landed with Chris Olave for a league-leading 782 receiving yards in Week 1 – were a couple of bad runs. Both interceptions happened with no pressure in the pocket, and Pro Football Reference credited him with nine bad throws. He also took five sacks, which were tied for the most in Week 1. Still, it was a promising start for a quarterback in just his 18th start.

7. RB Johnny Gibbs, Detroit Lions

Without Gibbs, the Lions would have had virtually no offense in Week 1. In his first game since David Montgomery's departure via trade, the fourth-year running back loaded a league-leading 29 times for 556 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught off the of his targets for 30 receiving yards. By the end of the Lions overtime win, Gibbs was responsible for 50.4% of Detroit's total yards on offense.

The biggest concern moving forward is sustainability. The Lions were able to keep Gibbs relatively fresh – i.e., been than 300 carries per season – when Montgomery was around for the team's 'Some and Knuckles' backfield tandem. But 29 carries per game is not something Detroit can lean on for. At more matchups – at least, not if they expect Gibbs to be part of their long-term plans like his three-year, $673 million extension would suggest.

8. RB Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens

No running back has been an 'exception to the rule' quite like 'Ring' Henry. Where conventional wisdom has long pointed to 30 as the typical age for production fall-off in running backs, the Ravens 6-foot-3, 252-pound monster in

the backfield is still playing like one of the best in the game at age 32.

Henry rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries, averaging 6 yards per carry. His second touchdowns of the day pushed him ahead of Hall of Fame running back Marcus Allen for third-most rushing scores in NFL history. Henry's Week 1 performance was also his first game with more than 100 roaking yards and multiple rushing touchdowns, passing Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown for the most outings with those marks in NFL history. Could 2026 finally bring an MVP award to the 2020 Offensive Player of the Year and two-time rushing (the winner)?

9. OB Jason Dart, New York Giants

The coming out party for second-year quarterback wasn't exclusive to Shough. Dart had a great sight against the Dallas Cowboys' struggling defense in the first 'Sunday Night Football' game of the year. The former first-round pick went 23-for-29 (79.3% completion rate, tied for second-best) on pass attempts for 250 yards and three TDs.

Dart looked in command of a new-look offense just together by offensive coordinator Matt Nagy and senior offensive assistant Greg Roman. He frequently checked out of plays with saddles at the line of scrimmage and finished with a 64.5% success rate on throws, ranking second in the NFL.

The biggest career in Dart's performance is the opponent he faced. Dallas had one of the worst defenses in the NFL last year, and the unit still made many mistakes in its first game with new defensive coordinator Christian Parker. Dart faces a much bigger challenge in Week 2 against the Rams – albeit without Myles Garrett healthy.

10. RB Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons

Robinson is one of two players on the list to crack the top 10 without his team winning, and for great reason. Without their star running back, the Falcons would have had just 65 yards of offense in Week 1. That is not a typo.

Robinson was responsible for 173 yards of offense by himself against the Steelers, or 72.7% of Atlanta's 218 total yards. The former No. 8 overall pick was also the only Falcons player to score a touchdown in their first game of the year, which they lost 10-0.

The Falcons will likely need to win more for Robinson to get any real consideration for MVP, especially as a running back. Regardless, he deserves his flowers as the best bright spot on a bleak day for his team on offense.

Honorable mention: Edge 3.3. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers

On the flip side of the Falcons' patrol day on offense was a defensive star shining brightly for the Steelers. Watt recorded two sacks against Atlanta in Week 1, and he won intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown to his first game of Year 8 with Pittsburgh. A defender hasn't won MVP since Lawrence Taylor in 1986, but if Watt keeps up his 34 sack, 17-interception pace, he'll be hard to ignore.

Honorable mention: WR Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints

Olave was the biggest beneficiary of Shough's massive day in Detroit. The fifth-year receiver tallied an NFL-leading 282 yards on 10 carries on Sept. 13. Shough be didn't find the end zone during his big day, he caught seven passes for a first down, which also led the NFL. Also, a wide receiver has never won the NFL MVP award, but Olave also deserved recognition for a great outing.

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a 40-60 campaign, albeit under the looser, modern stolen base guidelines.

Yet unlike another Chicago area and MVP, PCA won't be able to take over those playoffs like Michael Jenks once did.

That's not to say the man has to go it alone. Chicago's lineup is plenty potent, and don't frequent's second-half-remotment of business, a 1,001 GPS in 40 games from July 27 to Sept. 18 is just the latest game for a study, third-player and a legitimate difference maker.

Yet it's the pitching that will give cause for concern. Cube pitchers rank 2400 in the major in midwinter per nine innings (7-10), which means many more balls in play, inviting the postseason randomness golden to the party. Their front four of Kevin Gummire, Shota Imazaga, Clay Holmes and Matthew Boyd are all serviceable, just in a post-season setting, it's hard to imagine any of them getting more than 15 outs. That will be the red once for a club that has a potentially potent back end of the bullpen thanks to Bryan Robson and Zefer-Jahn and the return of Daniel Palencia.

Still, they'll make for great theater-participants watching PCA into to stay disciplined as opposing pitchers are loathe to give him anything to hit.

5. Cleveland Guardians

We'll start at the front and the back end—this club has a heart for sure to tie-in. Williams and one of the game's greatest choices in Cubs Smith, Not a bad foundation.

Naturally, filling in the rest of it is the trick and the Guardians will have heavily on their bullpen to do so. Not a bad thing. The club's 1,000 BA in September led all of baseball, entering this week and the big three of Smith, Hunter Gaddis and Bob Sabinowski are very playoff-season.

So, too, is manager Stephen Vogt,

who shines a joking buttons in October, even if he may not have all the looser his opponents enjoy. But there's some edity X factors, most notably rookie Jetty Padser Messi, 8, who has posted a 103 9/10P, 2.55 ERA and 3.9 NAA in 29 starts. He's a hat-mixed, unlike fellow 80's Ferenc Griffin, who relies on a beguiling seven-pitch mix. Can Griffin miss enough if them in October?

The白はf are are volatile, relying on rookies टी内の人はfはf, Turo's Robson and Aged Ganas to juice a lineup that has missed Jose Ramirez's usual 2.5-10-10, 2.5-10-10, 2.5-10-10, 2.5-10-10, 2.5-10-10, 2.5-10-10, 2.5-10-10, 2.5-10-10, 2.5-10-10, 2.5-10-10, 2.5

4. San Diego Padres

Do what millions win championship? The Padres would love to find out.

It's not a stretch to say that the game is over if the Padres are leading after five innings and can line up those Mason Miller, Adrian Morrow, Bradley Rodriguez and Ted Matson. And thank goodness for that, as it may be charitable to call some of the Padres starters five-innings pitchers.

Clearly, the club will have to lean heavily on the "pitching chaos" type of scenario, with starters working out of the just and illapoies coming in at unpredictive times. It is helpful that Nick Prattis has advanced from injury and can slot in behind Michael King. But trade acquisi runs Robbie Ray and Casey Mize—who struck out new in-holest start—aren't going to shut anyone down, nor is the 2026 version of Walker Reebler.

On a more positive note, the lineup has been unshaped in since the All-Star break, as Manny Machado, Fernando Talar, Jr. and Jackson Merrill have all been on heaters, Merrill posting a 105 9/9 and 22 extra base this since Aug. 5. Are they the proverbial "got hot at the right time" dark boxes, or will the shortened rotunda and bulging the other post-season sated Room back to mediocrity?

It will likely be very entertaining to find out.

3. Philadelphia Phillies

In just four short years, these guys have gone from the wonder of a surprise World Series top to European troop to push the boulder up Broad 18 yet.

Yet you're never out of it with good starting pitching, and that's why Jesus Laundrics should be different, so as the most important injury among all consoles. He hasn't printed more a 1994-95 season, but again, it's the first affirmed hit status as the Phillies' best pitcher at the moment and is eligible to return from the injured hit on the final day of the regular season. Oh and the Phillies are hoping for the best.

Laundric's home even better than Cite-topher Sanchez and Jack Wheeler. Last we forget, James Nicks' recent run of nine consecutive excellent starts has helped them out while Laundric recovers and Sanchez hit a second-half fall.

Get 'the picture'? They can pitch. Yeah, their fate will once again rely on a bullpen that can make hearts palpitate faster than anything Wives might receive over the country and the house on back lineup that simply needs to find it for a couple of weeks.

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2. Boston Red Sox

Did someone mention pitching?

On paper, the Red Sox's arms don't run as deep as the Phillies' out the child-turbed one spot above them. Yet start with the building blocks of a postseason team—Nox 1-2 starters and eighth- and ninth-innings guys—and the Red Sox look very much alive.

At 36, Kenny Gray is having one of the finest seasons of his career, 134 left all-justed RIA third-best in his 14 years that includes those All-Star appearances. The Red Sox have been judicious in his usage, as he's pitched just 100-70 innings (for sports) on weeks in the 11, with a hamstring streak. Perhaps he doesn't

miss enough, but for a No. 1 playoff starter, but nothing guy does.

That'd be Payton Tolle, the gruntin' worthless who has struck out 366 in 143 innings, the Red Sox are 15-40 in his starts.

Meanwhile, c. over Anisha Chapman and set-up man-turned Whitlock shorten the game considerably, with Chapman holding 34 for a 6-2.79-bagging percentage with zero home runs. Lefty Erik Miller, acquired from San Francisco at the deadline, is a beast.

So start there. Will the Red Sox hit the 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2

1. New York Yankees

In this the most low-key playoff run the Yankees have ever had?

They missed Aaron Judge for 75 games and damaged through it, didn't panic when the Tampa Bay Rays kept them at some 1 night in the East and seem wholly confident they'll repeat their conquest of the Red Sox in the wild-coat series and enter the main draw of the 45 playoff field as if nothing's happened.

Perhaps there's something to that. That 2025 wild-coat series was Clare Schittler's coming-out party, and you wonder how he? Usually the minor of definitive No. 1 starter from the jump this postseason. Go it! Cole hasn't been great lately. But Carlos Rodin is back and Max Frey's sinking to pulled back up and Will Warner looks very good as a back-end starter/negrist.

Oh, and did we mention Judge's back? Hit a home run, even.

No, this is a very good team, one that will win around 95 games and an opponent the Rays can't be thrilled to face in their 45 all-miss series. Perhaps the Red Sox will win the dirty work and get them out a round outfall.

No, there's a significant risk for the rest of the field to hit those guys get hot.

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It's exhausting, at a time when women's sports have never been more popular and female athletes have never had more visibility, to be told we are to be seen and not heard when it comes to traditional sports. That we can have the WMA and NWU, and college football and volleyball, but football, golf and even betting on sports belong to men and we are not welcome. Or that if we insist on invading their space, it better be as eye candy.

'When women gain power, it's accompanied by this backlash'

It's about a reinscribing of those spaces and a reassortment of those sports as male-dominated and masculine-oriented institutions,' said Cheryl Cosky, a professor at Purdue University and co-author of the "Gender in Perceived Sport Report," which shows a continued siloing of overeight of women's sports.

'When women gain power in societies, it's accompanied by this backlash. We've seen it before in society.'

What's so debauchaging is we thought we were making strides. Fifty years after the passage of Title IX, sports are engrained in the lives of girls and women. We play them, we watch them and we're invested in them, same as boys and men.

We've found a place in the foundation of the sports landscape, too. The W is thriving, with TV ratings, team solutions and salaries continuing to seat. Nike believes Alta Wilson and Caitlin Clark are bankable enough to give them their own shoe and apparel lines. The

sight of women assistants in the NFL and NBA on longer even raise an eye-brow.

Even leagues that used to pander to us by 'shrinking and pinking' a few T-shirts and ailing it's play are now producing merchandise made specifically for female fans.

But anytime we think we've reached something right to equality, that our fandom is being valued and the performances of female athletes are being respected, som more slams the clubhouse door shut and puts up a 'No Girls Al lowed' sign.

Female fans and athletes deserve better than continued misogyny

What, exactly, was funny about a video showing Kelly Bowe, one of the most respected broadcasters in the business, being physically abused? And don't say it was just a plot or dismiss it because it was Al. That anyone could think a woman's safety is a laughing matter to any format in problematic, and Manning's reaction tells us as much about the 22-year-old as that fourth-quarter comeback he directed against Miss State.

Why, exactly, did the betting site Novig think it was 100 to deserve the sweat and sacrifice of female athletes? And don't want it off by saying female athletes pose made imaginative, too. These bodies are the product of years of work and training, to be appreciated for what they've accomplished rather than be sight over for sexual gratification.

Why, exactly, do the companies behind the Philadelphia areas and people who are showing 'guys' guys' in our faces and here think women don't exist? Women make up between a third to half of the fa's base of all major sports

and, even more importantly, we make almost 85% of all purchasing instances.

That Manning and Novig backped all on their monopoly doesn't matter. The damage was done.

The one that speaks to the power of gender and gendered career dynamics in shaping a lot of how these decisions are made," Cosky said. "The perception that sports are by, for and about men of ten times overdoses what to do make sense economically."

The male sports monopoly is ending, the numbers prove it

There is a warning here to the Arch Mannequin and the Novigs of the world, though.

Until recently, female sports fans gravitated to traditional men's sports because they were the only options. Now you can find a WMA is college softball game just as easily as an NFL or college football game. Women's teams are building their own stadiums and creating their own ecosystems for fans. The Sports Bus, believed to be the first sports but dedicated solely to women's sports, isn't even five years old and now there's something similar in pretty much every major city in this country.

When you tell us you don't want us, we hear you. When you say you don't respect us, we understand that, but do not mistaken for acceptance.

Gymnast Grace Kramer's playback to Novig and bydors Sweeney's misogynistic ad, showing what people actually look like for women, has been viewed more than 4.5 million times on TikTok and 1.2 million times on Instagram. Alternate those people, and there's no guarantee you'll get them or their money back.

'This is so much bigger than a mo-

U.S. actress Sydney Sweeney appears in an advertising campaign for sports batting app Novig on a billboard in Times Square in New York City on Sept. 15. Sweeney has been condemned by leading female athletes for the ad campaign that shows her in various states of undress.

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ment or a trend. It's about inspiring real change in the way women are seen, valued, and anyone dedicated reminding the next generation of powerful girls that there is no limit to who they can become." Kramer, a three-time All-Americist at U.S.A., wrote in a second Instagram post.

'Women do sports are having their moment, it it's about damn time.'

There is even in sports for men and women. It's the curbated, marginalizing and dominating attitudes that don't belong.

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UCLA running back Wayne Knight celebrates a touchdown during the second half against San Diego State at the Rose Bowl.

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But with Knight on the roster, the Bruins' ground game has been completely different. With Knight leading a committee with Anthony Woods and James Thomas, UCLA is pounding through the line with back-to-back performances of at least 200 rushing yards, averaging 241.5-0.0, and all 10 offensive. The second all by man.

'We're moving the ball on offense. We're making plays out there,' Knight said.

It has been a successful committee, but Knight shares with his ability to shift through the line of screenings, getting lost in the middle of all the heavyweights with 10 little frame before popping out and running past defenders.

That makes for a successful formula. Not only is he the team's leading rookie so far, but he's only earned the ball at times. That means 20.6% of the time he touches the ball, but a defeating with more than 5 to 10, or 2.

'We means everything,' Chesney said. 'I mean, he's just a hit that is just tough. He's physical. He plays football the right way, and faces much agitation patient, and then he walks for it. And when he sees it, he just gets up to full speed within two or three steps.'

Not only sensational, but pretty critical. Star quarterback Nico Jamalese's has had a slow start to the campaign, with 335 passing yards and two interceptions. Part of it has been injuries plagging receivers, but it's not the standard he is expected to perfect at.

At the same time, if these performances from the 2/0 haggones (last season, UCLA was probably losing, it relied

heavily on Jamalese to pull off magic to have some positive outcomes as a 3-9 2025 season. Here, the Bruins don't have to put all of their chaps onto the quarterback and hope I weeks. There's now a solid supporting shot, including a defense, taking the pressure off him.

'I got to play way better,' Jamalese said. 'But yeah, it feels great to have a supporting shot. But even if I don't play the best, we can still pull out a win.'

So, even after a scrambled first half that quieted the excited crowd for a hit, Knight kept the momentum rolling for UCLA, which has its first 2-0 start since Chip Kelly was coach in 2023. Knight's not the biggest guy, and you might lose him in the crown, but he's standing tall as a touchdown machine leading all of the Football Bowl buddies.

'Probably showing something even more than what people thought,' Chesney said.

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Prince Harry and Duchess Megham are adding their children out of their new school amid security concerns. Prince Amine, 7, and Princess Lillian, 5, started at their new school in Britain just days ago but are now switching to another. The decision for the children to move school was taken following a discussion with the family's security team about the practicalities of their current arrangements, a representative for the couple told USA TODAY, adding that the move is not a reflection or the school or the exceptional use the children have received them. The Sussex family moved back to England last month after six years in the United States.

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Aries (March 21-April 19): An identity issue you thought you were over may rear its head again. Ready to work through it for good?

Taurus (April 20-May 20): Claiming a new you may require more inner work. Chron retrogading back into Aries registers pain points that need release.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): Wondering where you belong in this ever-changing world? Social sensitivities may creep up.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): Professional vulnerabilities may begin to resurface! Thought you were done with complications around antibiotic and authority? Think again.

Lee (July 23-Aug. 22): Is an old belief coming back into question? Chron retrogading back into Aries reopens the files on outdated perspectives.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Trust issues may return today for a deeper review. Where are you still on guard? What feels safer than before?

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): A relationship issue that was swept under the rug may come back to haunt you. Ready to confront it?

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Your work and health routines may reveal where relationships have affected your well-being.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Creative blocks or romantic issues resurfacing? Prepare for your heart to feel tender.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A wound from the past may creep into your consciousness today. Will you continue to let it affect you?

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Chron retrogading into Aries may reopen a narrative that you thought was settled.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Self-worth issues are ready for another round of review. Are you still negotiating with your own desensitegness?

BOOKS

Fox News/host Jessica Tarlov's book is out now. JOSHUA THERBAG/USA TODAY

Fox News' Tarlov can 'Disagree' with grace, humor

Wendy Naugle USA TODAY

The first time you tune into "The Five," Fox's popular daily political talk show, you immediately know one of the cohosts is not like the others. On a network where women once seemed to have a uniform of bright sheath creases, Jessica Tarlov is wearing sneakers. Converse, to be exact. Also different: her politics. She's the lone liberal at the table, going toe-to-toe with conservative cohosts Emily Compagno, Greg Outfield, Dana Perino and Jesse Watters. "I am outnumbered," she says. The 4 to 1 odds don't face her. "I still do well though, I think. Or at least that's why my mom tells me," she says with a laugh.

Now, she's publishing her first book, "I Disagree: Winning Aquamintic Westfront Losing Friends," out now. Part memoir, part how to guide for heated political conversations, it's perfectly timed for what could be one of the most expensive and most polarized midterm elections in modern history.

"I hear constantly from people on the right and on the left that they wish they were having conversations with people they disagree with, that we're too siloed, we're too hyper-partisan," she tells USA TODAY. "They are not necessarily in it to convert people to their point of view, but they're sick of losing people in the class."

She acts her coveted seat on the most-watched cable news show not as a lonely one, but one with huge opportunity. "Do I want to change votes? A scolsinity. I want to win elections," she says. "I think your quality of life will be better under a Democratic administration."

Her focus is on the long game — on opening minds to different perspectives and modeling "discourse which is grounded incivility," she says. "That doesn't mean it doesn't get hot. But I'm a big girl and I can deal with all that. I've figured out a way. I think, to calm even the tennest moments with a dose of humanity or humor or building that connective tissue so that I can get my points in and continue opening

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minds."

It's a skill she wants everyone to have.

Tarlov is 'partisan to my core'

Tarlov was raised in New York City by parents in the film in history and attended schools including Bryn Mawr College and London School of Economics, where she studied public policy and research and got her Ph.D in political science and government. Here is the type of

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78TH PRIMETIME EMMY'S

#SoWhite once again throws shade

Kalia Richardson

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In 2005, iDocandoWhite became a social media phenomenon when all acting nominations at the Oscars excluded people of color. The following year, acting nominations went to white actors again, prompting a flood of people to raise concern about social inequity in entertainment.

By 2020, iDocandoWhite started to bubble up in the same season, with all acting roles in the comedy, drama and limited action categories at the Emmys going to white actors. And now, five years later, people are beginning to reconstitute the building, following the Sept. 14 Emmys broadcast on NBC and Peacock.

At the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, TV's biggest night was marked by historic wins for Welsh actor Matthew Hays, who won two lead acting Emmys for Apple TV's "Widow's Bay" and Netflix's "The Beast in Me," and Joan Smart's fifth Emmy as a comedy yet in "Hacks."

Despite the memorable wins, audiences at home, again to pick up on the familiar pattern, wondering why, out of the 22 acting Emmys — 28 of which were given out on Sept. 14, and the other two handed out at the Creative Arts Emmys on Sept. 5 and 6 — no actors of color walked home with the prize.

Quinta Brunson, an Emmy winner in 2023, was nom noted again this year for "Abbott Elementary" but lost to Jean Smart for her "Hacks" role. MONICA SCHIFFER/GETTY IMAGES

Japanese American filmmaker Hiro Masai, though not nominated in an acting category, did take home an Emmy for his directing on "Widow's Bay." The win marked a historic milestone, as no Asian director has ever won in the comedy category. Masai also became the third Asian director to take home the gold, following "Boof's" Lee Song. An old "liquid Game's" Hwang Dong-hyuk, who previously won best directing in 2023 and 2022, respectively.

"Last night, the Television Academy continued what its own nominations told us two months ago: this is not a talent problem. It is a systems problem," ApolBingo, a strategic communications consultant who first coined iDocandoWhite, tells USA TODAY. "When every winner across all twelve lead an: supporting acting categories is white, in the same year that followed the industry's loudest promises about equity, the pattern is the story, not any single ceremony."

USA TODAY has reached out to an Emmy Awards spokesperson for comment, but has not received a response.

Performances by people of color recognized at earlier ceremony

The workers I before the Primetime Emmys aired, the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony did recognize Black actors for their performances on Sept. 5 and 6.

Ernest Harden Jr., who played Louis on HBO Max's "The Pit," won his first stardom for best guest actor in a drama, while Octelia Spencer won her first Emmy for narrating Investigation Discovery's discussion "Lost Women of Alaska."

Yet it still raises the question: why haven't performers of color been recognized in the same capacity as their white counterparts?

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Jackson takes Texas throne in 'Frisco King'

Bryan Alexander

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It's good to be 'Frisco King' for Samuel L. Jackson, who stars in the crime drama spinoff of Sylvester Stallone's 'Tulsa King.'

Jackson, 77, lived it up to capture the swagger of his effusive hitman-turned-hunter, Russell Lee Washington Jr., in the Paramount+ series streaming later this year.

'We had a lotta MP's Fun!' Jackson tells USA TODAY by email. 'I just hope the audience enjoys it as much as I did living in this world over eight episodes.'

Jackson has played integral roles in the MCU and the 'Star Wars' movie universe.

Now the iconic movie actor, an Oscar nominee for playing a Bible-quoting hitman in 'Pulp Fiction,' heads to the Taylor Sheridan Universe as a one-time assassin opening a criminal enterprise in suburban Texas.

Washington assembles an unlikely crew of young, wet-behind-the-ears associates for his operation, including entrepreneurial college dropout Teddy (now 'S-Man' Angel, Asa Germani), hotel valet Keith (Kai Caster), popular cheerleader London (Lilab Pate) and her friend and fellow cheerleader Avery (Savanna Gunn).

Jackson's Washington was first introduced in 'Tulsa King' Season 3. The assassin was sent to kill Oklahoma crime boss Dwight 'The General' Manfredi (Stallone) by jealous New York mobsters.

Instead, Washington switched sides, joining forces with his one-time prison friend Manfredi.

In 'Frisco King,' Washington heads out to Frisco, Texas – the booming, moneyed Dallas suburb – to build his own criminal empire. Audience members who initially think 'Frisco King' is set in San Francisco will discover the once sleepy railroad town that now is Dallas Cowboys headquarters.

'People will be like, 'You mean San Francisco?' says executive producer and director Christina Alexandra Voros. 'No, it's Frisco. People will soon know Frisco as its own entity.'

Russell Lee Washington Jr. (Samuel L. Jackson) brings in the money in 'Frisco King.' PHOTOS PROVIDED BY EMERSON MILLER/PRAIMMOURT+

Jackson stars as a veteran hitman who is building a new criminal empire in booming suburban Texas in 'Frisco King,' the latest entry in the Taylor Sheridan universe.

How often will 'Tulsa King' Stallone be in 'Frisco King'?

Executive producer Stallone is along

for a portion of the ride, as Manfredi appears in the opening episode with Washington.

But Manfredi will primarily stay in

Washington (Jackson) works with fish-out-of-water crime boss Dwight 'The General' Manfredi (Sylvester Stallone) in the spinoff of 'Tulsa King.' The two characters bonded while serving time together in federal prison.

his own Tulsa HQ as Washington embaths on his Texas enterprise.

The series written by Sheridan was originally titled 'NOLA King,' and Washington does visit his hometown of New Orleans in the new series.

But Sheridan changed the title and main location to burgeoning Frisco.

'There are plenty of gangsters and hunters in New Orleans,' says Voros. 'It's fun to see someone comfortable in a New Orleans world, and have them forced to break new ground in a community that is new, clean and bright.'

The Texas setting allows for the use of Sheridan's massive Fort Worth production hub, a sprawling studio complex that has become a base for his growing slate of TV series.

The location allows 'Frisco King' to venture out to key Texas locations, including around the real Frisco.

Jackson plays up his trademark screen mischief and charisma for Washington. But it's still a daunting task for a young cast to work with the film legend who comes in ready and is known for some power characters.

'I've said this to all of them, 'My heart goes out to you when you show up to set to do an eight-page dialogue scene with Sam Jackson,' says Voros.

'But he elevates everyone to their A-game. There's a playfulness to this show, even in the danger, even though the stakes are high.'

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  • 译文：“探讨 NIL era. 球员招募的现实情况。”
  • 原文：“...about the realities of player acquisition in t [omitted]”
  • 核查：译文中直接出现了英文术语且带有句点，属于未完成翻译的残留。
• 严重漏译/截断：
  • 译文：“美国刚刚结束的气象夏季是 132 年来最” $\rightarrow$ 此处句子直接截断。
  • 原文：“The meteorological summer that just concluded in the United States was the warmest in 132 years of”
  • 核查：正文关键信息被截断，导致句子不完整。

2. 质量问题 [WARNING]

• 术语翻译不准/生硬：
  • 译文：“一位著名的电力四强（Power Four）橄榄球总经理”
  • 原文：“...a prominent Power Four football general manager”
  • 核查：Power Four 是美国大学体育的会议分级术语，译为“电力四强”属于典型的机器翻译误译（将 Power 误认为电力），应译为“四大联盟”或保留原词。
• 格式混乱/乱码：
  • 译文：在“数字/数独/KENKEN”部分，出现了大量无意义的数字列表（如 1 2 3 4...）和破碎的短语（如 锂和煤油 $\rightarrow$ 原文 Lithium and Kerosene 可能是谜题线索，但译文呈现方式极度混乱）。
  • 核查：该区域属于报纸的娱乐/谜题版块，虽然不影响新闻核心内容，但翻译质量极低，呈现为乱码状态。

3. OCR 根源问题 [SOURCE_OCR]

• 译文：“国家高中决赛 Rosho 将于 2027 年从林肯搬迁”
• 原文：“The National High School Finals Rosho will relocate...”
• 核查：原文中的 "Rosho" 显然是 OCR 错误（应为 Rodeo），翻译员直接照抄了 OCR 错误，此项标记为 [SOURCE_OCR]。

4. 幻觉核查 [HALLUCINATION CHECK]

• 核查项：译文中提到“沙普苏克·塔里亚贝克（Shapsuk Taryabek）学校”。
• 步骤1：标题索引中无此名称。
• 步骤2：抽样原文中出现 "Shapsuk Taryabek"。
• 结论：真实内容，非幻觉。

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═══ 最终审计结论 ═══

判定：存在阻塞性问题（Blocking Issues Found）

主要原因： 1. 关键句子截断（气象夏季段落）。 2. 严重术语误译（Power Four $\rightarrow$ 电力四强）。 3. 金额缺失货币单位（8亿 $\rightarrow$ 8亿美元）。 4. 译文中残留英文标签（NIL era.）。

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═══ 自愈质检微创修复记录（Self-Healing Audit Trail）═══

• 成功修复分块 #1（共修复 4 处问题）
• 成功修复分块 #8（共修复 2 处问题）
• 成功修复分块 #6（共修复 3 处问题）
• 成功修复分块 #39（共修复 1 处问题）
• 成功修复分块 #3（共修复 3 处问题）