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  • 美联储在司法部传票纠纷中转向拜登的特别检察官


    2026年3月13日 美国东部时间晚上10:47 / 路透社

    3月13日(路透社)- 法院文件周五显示,美国联邦储备委员会(美联储)在与美国司法部就与美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔相关的记录发生冲突时,聘请了罗伯特·赫尔(Robert Hur)——一位曾调查前民主党总统乔·拜登处理机密文件问题的著名前检察官。

    这些文件是在华盛顿的一名联邦法官阻止司法部就鲍威尔处理美联储使用的历史建筑翻新问题展开刑事调查而发出的传票后被 unsealed(解封)的。裁决称,政府”没有提供任何证据表明鲍威尔除了让总统不悦之外犯有任何罪行”。

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    共和党总统唐纳德·特朗普向美联储施压,要求其降低利率,并猛烈抨击鲍威尔未能更快地采取行动。鲍威尔称司法部的调查是一种借口。

    赫尔是一名保守派人士,在拜登政府时期被任命为特别顾问,调查其在住所和办公室发现的机密文件处理情况。他拒绝提起诉讼,但因称拜登是”一位记忆力差的老人”而受到民主党人的批评。

    赫尔曾在特朗普的第一任期内被任命为马里兰州高级联邦检察官。他现在是King & Spalding律师事务所的合伙人。该事务所的另一位合伙人杰弗里·布霍尔茨(Jeffrey Bucholtz)此前曾代表美联储参与诉讼,也是此次传票案件团队的成员。

    赫尔和布霍尔茨未立即回应置评请求。美联储理事会发言人拒绝置评。

    赫尔和King & Spalding律师事务所还代表哈佛大学就该校联邦资金和外国学生入学问题与特朗普政府的诉讼案进行辩护。

    鲍威尔由Williams & Connolly律师事务所的律师代理,他在今年1月透露,司法部正在调查美联储总部华盛顿历史建筑的翻新项目。传票要求提供有关翻新工程以及鲍威尔2025年7月在参议院银行委员会作证的信息。

    美联储理事会试图撤销传票,在2月24日的文件中辩称,传票的目的是”帮助总统为自己夺取联邦法律明确禁止他拥有的权力”。

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    美国联邦地区首席法官詹姆斯·博阿斯伯格(James Boasberg)周五支持美联储理事会,称有”大量证据”表明司法部的调查是为了向鲍威尔施压,迫使其降低利率或辞职。

    负责领导调查的美国华盛顿特区检察官让娜·皮罗(Jeanine Pirro)承诺将提出上诉。

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    Federal Reserve turned to Biden special prosecutor in DOJ subpoena fight

    March 13, 2026 10:47 PM UTC / Reuters

    March 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve Board tapped Robert Hur, a prominent former prosecutor who investigated former Democratic President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, in its clash with the U.S. Justice Department over records related to Fed Chair Jerome Powell, court filings showed on ‌Friday.

    The filings were unsealed when a federal judge in Washington blocked subpoenas issued by the Justice Department in its criminal investigation into Powell’s handling of renovations of historic buildings used by the central bank. The government “offered no evidence whatsoever that Powell committed any crime other than displeasing the President,” the ruling said.

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    Republican President Donald Trump has pressured the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and has ⁠lashed out at Powell for not doing so more quickly. Powell has called the Justice Department’s investigation a pretext.

    Hur, a conservative, was appointed special counsel during Biden’s presidency to investigate his handling of classified documents found in his home and office. He declined to bring charges but drew criticism from Democrats for his assessment of Biden as an “elderly man with a poor memory.”

    Hur was appointed Maryland’s top federal prosecutor by Trump during his first administration. He is now a partner at law firm King & Spalding. Jeffrey Bucholtz, another partner at the firm, has represented the Federal Reserve Board in prior litigation and is also part of the ‌team ⁠in the subpoena case.

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    Hur and Bucholtz did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A spokesperson for the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors declined to comment.

    Hur and King & Spalding also represent Harvard University in litigation against the Trump administration over the school’s federal funding and enrollment of foreign students.

    Powell, who is represented by attorneys from law firm Williams & Connolly, disclosed ⁠in January that the Justice Department was probing a project to renovate historic buildings at the Fed headquarters in Washington. The subpoenas sought information about the renovations and Powell’s July 2025 testimony before the Senate Banking Committee.

    The Fed’s Board ⁠of Governors moved to quash the subpoenas, arguing in a Feb. 24 filing that their purpose was to “aid the president’s quest to seize for himself a power specifically denied to him by federal law.”

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    Chief U.S. ⁠District Judge James Boasberg sided with the Fed’s Board of Governors on Friday, saying there is a “mountain of evidence” suggesting that DOJ’s investigation was to pressure Powell to lower rates or resign.

    Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, whose office is spearheading the investigation, promised to appeal.

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  • 弗吉尼亚州枪击案遇难者曾在美军服役,其家族来自巴基斯坦


    2026-03-13T21:55:09.683Z / 路透社

    警方在枪手在美国弗吉尼亚州诺福克市老 Dominion 大学开枪后封锁了一条入口道路,这是2026年3月12日的视频静态画面。ABC 附属机构 WVEC 提供 / 路透社。购买许可权,打开新标签页

    华盛顿,3月13日(路透社) – 周四发生在弗吉尼亚州诺福克市老 Dominion 大学的枪击案中,遇难者曾在美国驻阿富汗和伊拉克的战争中服役,其家族来自巴基斯坦。

    以下是关于他的一些细节:

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    • 42岁的布兰登·沙阿中校(Lt. Col. Brandon Shah)是老 Dominion 大学陆军预备役军官训练团(Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps)军事科学教授,也是弗吉尼亚州切萨皮克市(Chesapeake)人,他因在枪击事件中遭受枪伤而死亡。
    • 老 Dominion 大学校长布莱恩·亨普希尔(Brian Hemphill)表示:”沙阿中校是老 Dominion 大学备受爱戴和尊敬的领导者。他以关怀的精神和战斗经验亲自指导陆军 ROTC 君主营的学生。”
    • 亨普希尔说,沙阿”即使在生命的最后时刻,也体现了一个尽职尽责的家庭人、受人尊敬的领导者和英勇保护者的本色。”
    • 2003年入伍后,沙阿于2005年进入老 Dominion 大学,2007年获得社会学学士学位,并获得陆军军官委任。
    • 亨普希尔称,作为一名陆军飞行员,沙阿曾驾驶 AH64 阿帕奇直升机在伊拉克和阿富汗执行任务,累计飞行时间超过1200小时,其中600小时是在战斗任务中,驾驶过三种机型。
    • 弗吉尼亚州州长阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格(Abigail Spanberger)下令,在沙阿的纪念活动中,美国和弗吉尼亚州的国旗将在所有州和地方建筑及场地降半旗。
    • 据 NBC 新闻报道,沙阿的堂兄称,沙阿出生于美国,其父亲移民到美国后,家族来自巴基斯坦。
    • 联邦调查局(FBI)表示,已对周四的枪击事件展开恐怖主义调查,该事件导致沙阿死亡,另有两人受伤。
    • 所有三名受害者均与该校有关联,根据该校网站显示,该校与军方有着密切联系。
    • 枪手也已死亡。

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    Deceased victim in Virginia shooting served for US in wars, family came from Pakistan

    2026-03-13T21:55:09.683Z / Reuters

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    WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – The deceased victim in Thursday’s shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, had served for the U.S. in wars in ​Afghanistan and Iraq and came from a family that moved from ‌Pakistan.

    Here are some details about him:

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    • Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Shah, 42, the ODU Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps professor of military science and a native of Chesapeake, Virginia, ​died from gunshot wounds sustained during the shooting.
    • “Lt. Col. Shah was ​a beloved and respected leader at Old Dominion University. He ⁠personally guided students in the Army ROTC Monarch Battalion through his ​caring spirit and combat experience,” Old Dominion University President Brian Hemphill said.
    • Shah “embodied what ​it means to be a devoted family man, a revered leader, and heroic protector even in his final moments,” Hemphill said.
    • After enlisting in the Army in 2003, Shah ​enrolled at Old Dominion University in 2005. He received his Army ​commission and graduated in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology.
    • As an Army pilot, he ‌flew ⁠an AH64 Apache over Iraq and Afghanistan, according to Hemphill, who said Shah logged more than 1,200 hours, 600 of them on combat missions, in three aircraft.
    • Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger said she ordered that the flags ​of the U.S. ​and Virginia be ⁠flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in Shah’s memory.
    • Shah’s cousin was cited by ​NBC News as saying that Shah was born in ​the U.S. ⁠after his father immigrated to the U.S. and that the family came from Pakistan.
    • The FBI said it opened a terrorism investigation into the Thursday shooting ⁠that killed ​Shah and injured two others.
    • All three victims ​were affiliated with the university, which, according to its website, has close ties with the ​military.
    • The shooter was also killed.

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  • 黑格塞斯宣布五角大楼调查针对伊朗学校的致命打击事件


    战争部长表示,中央司令部已任命一名高级军官领导对2月28日针对女子学校的打击行动的审查

    作者:摩根·菲利普斯、埃弗拉特·拉赫特
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    发布时间:2026年3月13日 美国东部时间下午4:00

    五角大楼周五表示,已对2月28日发生在伊朗米纳布的打击事件展开正式指挥调查。伊朗政权官员称,此次打击导致军事基地旁一所学校内数十名儿童死亡。

    关于美国是否可能参与此次打击、行动前使用的情报、伊朗是否在平民附近部署军事资产以保护军事目标或利用潜在伤亡作为武器化手段等问题的质疑持续发酵。

    战争部长皮特·黑格塞斯在五角大楼简报会上表示,美国中央司令部(CENTCOM)已任命一名来自司令部外部的高级军官领导此次审查。

    “中央司令部已指定一名调查官员完成此次指挥调查,”黑格塞斯称,调查人员是一名将军。”此次指挥调查将根据需要耗时多久来解决与此次事件相关的所有问题。”

    中央司令部向伊朗平民发出安全警告,称政权利用”人口密集地区”发动袭击

    “在我们与伊朗的冲突中,只有一个实体从未以平民为目标,真的从未以平民为目标,”他在调查展开之际为美国的打击程序进行辩护。”我们将进行调查,查明真相,并在掌握真相后予以公布。”

    随着调查的持续进行而答案未出,此次打击行动受到了密切审视。

    如果美军实施了此次袭击,这将引发人们对美军规划人员如何评估人口密集地区的平民风险,以及旨在防止非故意伤亡的保障措施在高强度冲突初期是否按预期发挥作用等问题的质疑。

    中央司令部负责监督美国在伊朗的行动和所有中东行动,该部门拒绝证实美军是否发射了导弹,仅表示”鉴于事件正在调查中,此时发表评论不合适”。

    伊朗裔美国记者巴娜法什·赞德一直在追踪伊朗的相关报道,她指出这所学校已存在十多年,据报与伊朗军方有关联。

    “这所学校是为(伊斯兰革命卫队)海军的子女开办的,这充分说明该地点的性质以及他们如何利用平民作为盾牌,”她说。

    使用人体盾牌违反国际人道主义法。

    尽管伊朗政权声称有168至180人死亡,其中大多是7至12岁的女孩以及学校的教师和家长,但赞德告诉福克斯新闻数字版,目前尚无独立机构证实这些伤亡数字。

    “除政权来源外,没有任何人证实伤亡人数,”她说。”该地区一些人称是65名男孩死亡。65名男孩?周六上午10:30,65名男孩会在女子学校里做什么?”

    针对似乎显示新挖坟墓的卫星图像,赞德补充道:”坟墓数量与他们声称的死亡人数不符,这说不通。”

    美国政府尚未证实死亡人数。

    《纽约时报》周三报道称,美国官员的初步调查结果显示,此次打击可能是美军实施的,尽管调查仍在进行中。

    针对《纽约时报》的报道,中央司令部向福克斯新闻数字版重申调查仍在进行中。

    伊朗局势升级:枪声与催泪瓦斯袭击大学,美军打击迫在眉睫

    前美国海军中央司令部和美国第五舰队司令、退休海军中将凯文·多尼根警告称,不要急于得出全面审查结果,他表示美军的打击 doctrine 旨在防止平民悲剧,包括在批准打击前进行法律审查和附带损害评估。

    “我们确实有法律顾问参与打击目标规划流程,”多尼根告诉福克斯新闻数字版。

    但即使是精确制导武器也无法消除不确定性。

    “战争并非精确无误,”多尼根说。”错误可能发生,并且可能在事件链的任何环节出现。”

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    五角大楼前平民伤害评估主任韦斯·布莱恩特表示,他的办公室——卓越平民保护中心——曾负责就打击目标和减轻平民伤害的方法向指挥官提供建议,但在过去一年中被大幅缩减。

    布莱恩特称,综合所有现有证据,强烈表明美军参与了此次袭击。

    “目前所有证据都指向美国发动了此次打击,”布莱恩特告诉福克斯新闻数字版。

    布莱恩特称,如果美军实施了此次打击,更可能的解释是目标识别或平民风险评估存在失误。

    “这些弹药的圆概率误差非常小,如果发生误击,也只会在几米范围内,”他说。

    卫星图像和伊朗官员的报告显示,伊朗米纳布的沙贾雷泰伊贝赫小学距离相邻的伊斯兰革命卫队海军设施约600米,这凸显了民用和军事基础设施的位置多么接近。

    “我更倾向于认为这是美军一方的完全误判,”他说,并指出问题可能出在未能正确审查或更新目标信息上,而非随机故障。

    白宫发言人安娜·凯利告诉福克斯新闻数字版:”此次调查正在进行中。如前所述,与恐怖主义政权伊朗不同,美国从不以平民为打击目标。”

    伊朗将国家锁定在更黑暗的数字封锁中,视互联网为’生存威胁’

    可能的战斧导弹及打击位置

    开源视频分析和报告的导弹残骸引发了人们对该弹药可能是美国战斧巡航导弹的猜测——伊朗并不使用该武器。

    战斧导弹由美国及其有限的亲密盟友(包括英国和澳大利亚)部署,而这两个国家均未在此次冲突中发射导弹。

    战斧导弹是一种远程精确制导巡航导弹,能够打击数百英里外的目标,通常携带高爆炸药弹头。

    包括专注于开源分析的荷兰调查新闻机构贝尔金猫在内的独立开源调查人员,已检查了该地区的视频和卫星图像,并报告称多枚导弹在短时间内击中了该建筑群。

    然而,社交媒体评论者也有自己的理论。

    “相关弹药的翼身比与伊朗仿制的Kh-55衍生陆基攻击巡航导弹相符,”播客主持人兼老兵马特·塔迪奥在X平台上表示。”那么可能是什么原因造成的?简而言之,可能是伊朗Kh-55导弹的GPS干扰。美国和以色列过去一直并持续积极干扰伊朗空域。”

    伊朗战争:11天战局进展:美军掌控制空权,油价飙升,地区国家严阵以待

    前国家安全委员会官员贾韦德·阿里现在是杰拉尔德·R·福特公共政策学院的教授,他告诉福克斯新闻数字版,核心问题是支撑打击决策的情报质量。

    “针对该设施的情报图景有多可靠?”阿里说。”用于所谓目标包的情报质量如何?”

    阿里曾在国防情报局负责打击目标分析,他表示军事打击通常由多渠道情报——人力、技术、地理空间和开源情报——综合而成,旨在确保对目标是合法军事目标有高度信心。

    “显然,出现了某种错误,”阿里说。

    平民与军事设施的近距离部署引发打击目标问题

    布莱恩特称,五角大楼的卓越平民保护中心及更广泛的平民伤害减轻体系在2025年被缩减,负责相关调查的人员数量减少。

    该中心由国会设立,旨在帮助军方在冲突中减少对平民的伤害,但有报道显示,其专职人员被整合进更广泛的官僚机构,或作为部门重组的一部分被裁撤。

    据布莱恩特称,该中心的团队设计用于与指挥官合作进行目标规划,确保目标是活跃的军事设施,并就平民伤害的可能性提供建议。

    五角大楼未公开该办公室的当前状态或人员配置,也未证实该办公室是否参与正在进行的伊朗米纳布学校调查。

    伊朗运营秘密’黑匣子’站点关押数千人:报道

    一位要求匿名的开源情报专家和前情报官员告诉福克斯新闻数字版,该建筑的结构与此次打击中被打击的其他军事建筑相似,这有助于解释为何情报误判可能发生,使分析师认为该地点是建筑群内的另一个军事设施。

    分析师称,在精确打击中如果发生平民伤亡,解释通常分为三类:情报失误、技术故障或人为错误。

    以色列军事情报前负责人阿莫斯·亚德林告诉福克斯新闻数字版,错误或过时的情报可能导致误判,而GPS制导弹药可能发生故障或被干扰,人为错误(如坐标输入错误)也是可能因素。

    如果调查最终发现疏忽或打击流程故障,美军有先例对相关人员施加后果。

    布莱恩特援引2015年美军对阿富汗昆都士一家医院的打击事件为例,当时该医院由无国界医生组织运营,造成数十名患者和医护人员死亡。

    美军后来的调查结论称,此次空袭是”一场可悲且本可避免的意外”,主要由人为错误和程序失误导致,医疗设施被误判为军事目标。

    “在那次事件中,几名指挥官被解职,”布莱恩特说,指出问责措施可从行政处分到撤销资质不等,具体取决于调查结果。

    https://www.foxnews.com/video/6390868799112

    Hegseth announces Pentagon probe into deadly strike on Iranian school

    Secretary of War says CENTCOM has appointed a senior officer to lead review into Feb 28 strike on girls’ school

    By Morgan Phillips, Efrat Lachter
    Fox News

    Published March 13, 2026 4:00pm EDT

    The Pentagon said Friday it has opened a formal command investigation into the Feb. 28 strike in Minab, Iran, where Iranian regime officials claim dozens of children were killed in a strike at a school beside a military compound.

    Questions continue to mount about possible U.S. involvement in the strike, the intelligence used before it and whether Iran placed military assets near civilians to shield them or weaponize potential casualties.

    Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said at a Pentagon briefing that U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has appointed a senior officer from outside the command to lead the review.

    “CENTCOM has designated an investigating officer to complete a command investigation,” Hegseth said, noting that the investigator is a general officer. “The command investigation will take as long as necessary to address all the matters surrounding this incident.”

    CENTCOM ISSUES SAFETY WARNING TO IRANIAN CIVILIANS AS REGIME USES ‘HEAVILY POPULATED’ AREAS FOR LAUNCHES

    “There’s only one entity in this conflict, between us and Iran, that never targets civilians, literally never target civilians,” he said, defending U.S. targeting procedures while the investigation unfolds. “We will investigate. We’ll get to the truth and we’ll share it when we have it.”

    The strike has drawn scrutiny as the investigation continues without answers.

    If U.S. forces carried out the attack, it would raise questions about how American military planners assess civilian risk in densely populated areas and whether safeguards designed to prevent unintended casualties functioned as intended in the opening phase of a high-intensity conflict.

    CENTCOM, the military department tasked with overseeing the U.S. operation in Iran and all Middle East operations, has declined to confirm whether American forces launched the missile, saying only that “it would be inappropriate to comment given the incident is under investigation.”

    Iranian-American journalist Banafsheh Zand, who has been following the reporting in Iran, pointed to the school that has been there for more than a decade, reported affiliation with Iran’s military.

    “The school itself was for the children of the (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) Navy, and it speaks volumes to where the place was and how they use civilian shields,” she said.

    The use of human shields is against international humanitarian law.

    While the regime claims between 168 fatalities and 180 fatalities, mostly girls between the ages of 7 and 12, along with teachers and parents from the school, Zand told Fox News Digital that there has been no independent confirmation of the reported casualty figures.

    “There is no confirmation on the number of people, from anyone other than regime sources,” she said. “Some people in the area said it was 65 boys. Sixty-five boys? What are 65 boys doing in a girls’ school at 10:30 on a Saturday morning?”

    Addressing satellite images that appear to show newly dug graves, Zand added: “The number of graves are not in keeping with the number of people that they claim is dead. It doesn’t match up.”

    The U.S. government has not confirmed the death toll.

    Preliminary findings from U.S. officials suggest the strike was likely carried out by American forces, The New York Times reported Wednesday, though the investigation remains ongoing.

    In response to the Times’ reporting, Central Command reiterated to Fox News Digital that the investigation is ongoing.

    IRAN UNREST ESCALATES AS GUNFIRE, TEAR GAS HIT UNIVERSITIES AMID LOOMING US STRIKE

    Retired Vice Adm. Kevin Donegan, who previously commanded U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet, cautioned against getting ahead of the full review and said U.S. targeting doctrine is designed to prevent civilian tragedies, including legal review and collateral damage assessments before a strike is approved.

    “We actually have judge advocates that sit there and help us through the process of targeting,” Donegan told Fox News Digital.

    But even precision-guided weapons do not eliminate uncertainty.

    “War isn’t precise,” Donegan said. “Mistakes can be made, and they can happen anywhere in the chain of events.”

    Raytheon, the manufacturer of the Tomahawk missile, could not be reached for comment.

    Wes Bryant, the Pentagon’s former chief of civilian harm assessments, said his office, the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, was tasked with advising commanders on targeting and ways to mitigate civilian harm but had been severely curtailed over the past year.

    Bryant said that taken together, the available evidence strongly suggests U.S. involvement.

    “All evidence, at this point, points to a U.S. strike,” Bryant told Fox News Digital.

    If U.S. forces conducted the strike, Bryant said the more plausible explanation would involve a failure in target identification or civilian risk assessment.

    “These munitions have a very small circular probable,” Bryant said. “If it missed, it would have been within a few meters.”

    Satellite imagery and reporting from Iranian officials indicate the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school sat roughly 600 meters from the adjacent Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval facility in Minab, Iran, underscoring how closely civilian and military infrastructure were positioned.

    “I’m leaning more toward that this is complete misidentification,” from the U.S., he said, arguing that the likely issue would be a failure to properly vet or update targeting information rather than a random malfunction.

    White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told Fox News Digital, “This investigation is ongoing. As we have said, unlike the terrorist Iranian regime, the United States does not target civilians.”

    IRAN LOCKS NATION INTO ‘DARKER’ DIGITAL BLACKOUT, VIEWING INTERNET AS AN ‘EXISTENTIAL THREAT’

    Possible Tomahawk missile and strike location

    Open-source video analysis and reported missile remnants have fueled speculation that the munition resembled a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile — a weapon Iran does not operate.

    The Tomahawk is fielded by the U.S. and a limited number of close allies, including the United Kingdom and Australia, neither of which has been firing missiles in the conflict.

    The Tomahawk is a long-range, precision-guided cruise missile capable of striking targets hundreds of miles away and typically carrying a high-explosive warhead.

    Independent open-source investigators, including Bellingcat, a Netherlands-based investigative journalism group specializing in open-source analysis, have examined video and satellite imagery from the area and reported that multiple strikes hit the compound within a short time window.

    However, commentators on social media have their own theories.

    “The wing-to-body ratio of the munition in question matches an Iranian Kh-55–derived Land Attack Cruise Missile,” said podcast host and veteran Matt Tardio on X. “So what could have caused this? Simply put, GPS jamming of an Iranian KH-55. The USA and Israel were, and continue to actively jam the Iranian airspace.”

    IRAN WAR, 11 DAYS IN: US CONTROLS SKIES, OIL SURGES AND THE REGION BRACES FOR WHAT’S NEXT

    Former National Security Council official Javed Ali, now a professor at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, told Fox News Digital the central question is the quality of intelligence that informed the strike decision.

    “How solid was the intelligence picture on that facility?” Ali said. “How good was the intelligence that went into what’s called a target package?”

    Ali, who previously worked on targeting analysis at the Defense Intelligence Agency, said military strikes are typically built from multiple streams of intelligence — human, technical, geospatial and open source — designed to provide high confidence that a structure is a legitimate military objective.

    “Clearly something went wrong,” Ali said.

    Civilian proximity raises targeting questions

    Bryant said the Pentagon’s Civilian Protection Center of Excellence and broader civilian harm mitigation enterprise were scaled back in 2025, reducing the number of personnel available to conduct investigations into civilian harm.

    The center was established by Congress to help the military minimize harm to civilians in conflict, but reporting shows its dedicated staff were folded into broader bureaucratic units or removed as part of a departmental reorganization.

    Its teams were designed to work with commanders on target planning to make sure targets were active military sites and advise on the potential for civilian harm, according to Bryant.

    The Pentagon has not publicly detailed the current status or staffing of the office, nor confirmed whether the office is involved in the ongoing Minab, Iran, school investigation.

    IRAN OPERATING SECRET ‘BLACK BOX’ SITES HOLDING THOUSANDS IN DETENTION: REPORTS

    An open source intelligence expert and former intel official, who requested anonymity, told Fox News Digital the structure resembles the other military buildings that were targeted in the strike, which could help explain how an intelligence misreading might occur and lead analysts to believe the site was another military facility within the compound.

    Analysts say when civilian casualties occur during precision strikes, the explanations generally fall into three categories: intelligence failure, technical malfunction or human error.

    Amos Yadlin, a former head of Israeli military intelligence, told Fox News Digital incorrect or outdated intelligence could lead to misidentification, while a GPS-guided munition could malfunction or be disrupted. Human error — such as incorrect coordinate entry — is another possibility.

    If an investigation ultimately finds negligence or a breakdown in targeting procedures, the U.S. military has a precedent for imposing consequences.

    Bryant pointed to the 2015 U.S. strike on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that killed dozens of patients and medical staff at a facility operated by Doctors Without Borders, the international humanitarian medical charity.

    A U.S. military investigation later concluded that airstrike was “a tragic and avoidable accident” caused primarily by human error and procedural failures, with the medical facility mistakenly identified as a combat target.

    “In that case, a couple of different commanders were removed,” Bryant said, noting that accountability can range from administrative measures to the revocation of certifications, depending on findings.

    https://www.foxnews.com/video/6390868799112

  • 油价中仅一半成本来自石油,其余部分来自哪里?


    2026年3月13日 / 美国东部时间下午4:16 / CBS新闻

    伊朗战争引发的石油供应冲击直接影响了美国人给汽车加油的成本,自2月28日敌对行动爆发以来,汽油价格平均上涨了约60美分。但石油成本在司机加油费用中占多大比例呢?

    GasBuddy的石油专家帕特里克·德汉(Patrick De Haan)告诉CBS新闻:“由市场决定的石油价格是汽油价格最大的、可变动的决定因素。”

    美国能源信息署(EIA)数据显示,美国是全球最大的原油生产国。然而,该机构指出,国内汽油价格与国际基准布伦特原油的成本关联比与美国基准西德克萨斯中质原油(WTI)的关联更紧密。

    德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校商学院教授埃胡德·罗恩(Ehud Ronn)在电子邮件中告诉CBS新闻:“零售汽油价格最终反映的是炼油厂支付的原油成本,而墨西哥湾沿岸的炼油厂支付的是与布伦特原油挂钩的价格。因此,零售汽油价格往往跟随布伦特原油价格,而非WTI。”

    根据FactSet的数据,周五,每桶布伦特原油价格在100美元左右波动,较战争爆发前的73美元上涨了约38%。

    汽油由原油提炼而成,原油从地下开采后被运往炼油厂。成品通过管道运输到当地终端并储存,直到油罐车将其运送到当地加油站。

    加油站按市场价购买燃油,并在计算运营成本和目标利润率后决定售价。德汉估计,加油站每加仑汽油的平均利润为30至35美分。

    他解释道:“当油价大幅上涨时,加油站的利润率通常会降低,因为成本增加。而当油价出现回落并暴跌时,加油站的利润率才会扩大。”

    AAA数据显示,截至周五,美国汽油平均价格为每加仑3.63美元。

    是什么决定了汽油成本?

    根据EIA的数据,原油占每加仑汽油成本的51%,是决定加油站价格的最大因素。

    炼油——将原油分解为不同成分的过程——占燃油价格的20%。通过炼油,原油可转化为包括汽油、喷气燃料和取暖油在内的一系列石油产品。

    营销和分销(包括将燃料运往美国各地加油站的成本以及零售商的运营成本)占汽油总成本的11%。

    最后一部分是州和联邦政府对每加仑汽油征收的税费。EIA指出,联邦税为每加仑18.4美分,用于公路维护和基础设施建设。

    州税因州而异,这也是跨州时油价常常不同的原因。最近EIA分析显示,各州平均每加仑汽油税约为34美分,加州最高达70.9美分,阿拉斯最低为9美分。

    季节性变化

    除上述因素外,一年中的时间也会影响汽油价格。例如,从2月到3月底,各州开始逐步改用夏季混合汽油。

    这种混合汽油是为了适应温暖天气而调配的,生产难度更大。据CBS新闻明尼苏达分部报道,消费者通常在夏季每加仑要多支付约15美分。零售商必须从6月1日到9月15日期间销售夏季混合汽油。

    春季和夏季,汽油需求开始上升,部分解释了为什么随着天气转暖,油价通常会上涨。

    编辑:阿隆·谢特(Alain Sherter)

    https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-tries-to-calm-concerns-over-gas-prices-as-irans-supreme-leader-threatens-strait-of-hormuz/

    Oil only accounts for half the cost of a gallon of gas. Here’s where the rest comes from.

    March 13, 2026 / 4:16 PM EDT / CBS News

    The oil supply shock from the Iran waris directly impacting what Americans pay to fill up their cars, with gasoline prices up an average of roughly 60 cents since hostilities erupted on February 28. But just how much does the cost of oil factor into how much drivers pay to fuel up?

    “The price of oil, which is market-determined, is the biggest, movable determiner,” of gas prices, Patrick De Haan, a petroleum expert at GasBuddy, told CBS News.

    The U.S. is the world’s largest crude oil producer, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Yet domestic gas prices are more tightly linked to the cost of Brent crude, the international benchmark, than West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, according to the agency.

    “Retail gasoline prices ultimately reflect the crude costs paid by refiners, and Gulf Coast refiners pay Brent-linked prices,” Ehud Ronn, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin’s business school, told CBS News in an email. “As a result, retail gasoline tends to track Brent rather than WTI.”

    On Friday, a barrel of Brent crudehovered around $100, up roughly 38% from $73 just before the war started, according to data from FactSet.

    Gasoline is derived from crude oil, which is extracted from the earth and brought to a refinery. The finished product is then transported to local terminals through pipelines and stored until tanker trucks come to transport it to local gas stations.

    Gas stations buy fuel at the market price and decide how much to sell it for, factoring in overhead costs and target profit margins. De Haan estimates that stations earn an average of 30 to 35 cents a gallon.

    “When oil prices are actively surging, gas stations generally have a lower margin,” he explained, noting the higher costs. “When and if there is relief and oil prices plummet, that’s when stations see a widening margin.”

    As of Friday, the average cost of gasoline in the U.S. was $3.63 a gallon, AAA data shows.

    What drives the cost of gas?

    According to the EIA, crude oil accounts for 51% of the cost of a gallon of gas, making it the biggest factor in determining prices at the pump.

    Refining — the process of breaking down crude oil into different components — accounts for 20% fuel prices. Through refining, crude oil is converted into a range ofpetroleum products, including gas, jet fuel and heating oil.

    Marketing and distribution, which include the cost of transporting fuel to gas stations around the U.S. and retailers’ operating costs, make up another 11% of the total cost of gas.

    The final component consists of the state and federal taxes charged for each gallon of gas. The federal tax is 18.4 cents and goes toward highway maintenance and infrastructure, according to the EIA.

    State taxes vary, explaining why prices often differ when you cross state lines. The average tax across states is about 34 cents per gallon, although they rise as high as 70.9 cents in California and as low as 9 cents per in Alaska, a recent EIAanalysisshows.

    Seasonal shifts

    Beyond these factors, the time of year also influences gas prices. From February to late March, for example, states start phasing in summer-blend gasoline.

    This blend, created to withstand warm weather, is more expensive to produce. As a result, consumers normally end up paying about 15 cents more per gallon during the summer, according toCBS News Minnesota. Retailers are required to sell the summer fuel from June 1 through September 15.

    Demand for gas also starts to ramp up in the spring and summer, partially explaining why prices typically rise as the weather warms up.

    Edited by Alain Sherter

    https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-tries-to-calm-concerns-over-gas-prices-as-irans-supreme-leader-threatens-strait-of-hormuz/

  • 特朗普旗下肯尼迪中心新领导人揭晓,Ric Grenell卸任最高职位


    Matt Floca,现任设施运营副总裁,将接替Grenell担任这一表演艺术中心负责人,该中心将暂停活动两年

    作者:Leo Briceno
    福克斯新闻

    2026年3月13日 美国东部时间晚上7:40发布

    周五下午,在唐纳德·特朗普总统通过Truth Social发布公告后,特朗普肯尼迪中心(Trump Kennedy Center)新总裁揭晓。

    这一变动将于周一正式宣布,届时特朗普肯尼迪中心董事会将召开会议,正式暂停其活动并启动建设工作。

    Grenell拥有外交政策背景,除担任特使职务外,于去年2月接管了该中心。他将由特朗普肯尼迪中心现任设施运营副总裁Matt Floca取代。

    【美国法官下令拘留威胁杀害Richard Grenell的嫌疑人】

    唐纳德·特朗普总统在华盛顿特区参观约翰·F·肯尼迪表演艺术中心期间,与肯尼迪中心董事会主席Richard Grenell一同向媒体讲话(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

    一位了解Grenell想法的人士表示,此次过渡是该组织转向以建设为重点的结果,与特朗普总统去年2月初在社交媒体帖子中概述的计划一致。

    “我已确定,让特朗普肯尼迪中心达到最高水平的成功、美感和宏伟的最快方式,是在大约两年的时间内停止娱乐运营,”特朗普上月在Truth Social的帖子中表示。

    消息人士补充说,特朗普肯尼迪中心领导层的变动反映了该组织目前的重点。

    “我的意思是,整个中心正在变成一个建筑工地,”消息人士说,”这将是一个建筑工地,而[Ric]不是搞建筑的人。”

    【华盛顿国家歌剧院因据报道的财务困难将离开特朗普-肯尼迪中心】

    特朗普还在网上强调了Floca的新任命。

    “作为运营副总裁,Matt帮助我们在将中心提升至卓越水平方面取得了巨大进展!7月4日庆祝活动后,特朗普肯尼迪中心的全面重建将开始,”特朗普写道。

    他继续称赞Grenell在行政职位上的表现:”Ric Grenell在过渡期间协调中心各元素的工作做得非常出色,我要感谢他所做的出色工作。”

    肯尼迪中心滨水外观,华盛顿特区,日期不详(Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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    根据去年特朗普标志性的”大美丽法案”中国会批准的数字,翻新工程预计耗资2.57亿美元。

    Grenell拒绝对其下一步角色的询问作出回应。

    Leo Briceno是福克斯新闻数字版国会团队的政治记者。他此前曾是《世界杂志》的记者。

    https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388687913112

    Trump Kennedy Center’s new leader revealed as Ric Grenell exits top role

    Matt Floca, current vice president of facilities operations, will replace Grenell as the performing arts center suspends activities for two years

    By Leo Briceno
    Fox News

    Published March 13, 2026 7:40pm EDT

    Ric Grenell’s successor as the president of the Trump Kennedy Center was revealed Friday afternoon after President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to make the announcement.

    The change will officially be announced on Monday as the Trump Kennedy Center’s board meets to officially suspend its activities and launch construction efforts.

    Grenell, who has a background in foreign policy and assumed control of the center in February of last year in addition to his special envoy role, is being replaced by Matt Floca, the Trump Kennedy Center’s current vice president of facilities operations.

    US JUDGE ORDERS SUSPECT DETAINED FOR THREATENING TO KILL RICHARD GRENELL

    President Donald Trump speaks to the media alongside Richard Grenell, president of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, during a guided tour of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts before leading a board meeting March 17, 2025, in Washington, D.C.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

    A person familiar with Grenell’s thinking said the transition was a result of the construction-focused shift for the organization and consistent with plans President Donald Trump outlined in posts to social media at the beginning of February.

    “I have determined that the fastest way to bring the Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of success, beauty and grandeur is to cease entertainment operations for an approximately two-year period of time,” Trump said in a post to Truth Social last month.

    The source added that the change in the Trump Kennedy Center’s leadership is reflective of the organization’s focus for the time being.

    US President Donald Trump stands in the presidential box as he tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on March 17, 2025.(Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

    “I mean the whole thing is turning into a construction zone,” the source said. “It’s going to be a construction zone and [Ric is] not a construction guy.”

    WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA TO DEPART TRUMP–KENNEDY CENTER AMID REPORTED FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES

    Trump also highlighted Floca’s new appointment online.

    “As Vice President of Operations, Matt has helped us achieve tremendous progress in bringing the Center to the highest level of Excellence! A Complete Reconstruction of THE TRUMP KENNEDY CENTER will begin after the July 4th Celebration,” Trump wrote.

    He went on to praise Grenell’s performance in the executive role, saying, “Ric Grenell has done an excellent job in helping to coordinate various elements of the Center during the transition period, and I want to thank him for the outstanding work he has done.”

    Exterior of the Kennedy Center on the Potomac River, Washington, D.C., undated.(Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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    The renovations are slated to cost $257 million, according to figures approved by Congress in Trump’s signature Big Beautiful Bill last year.

    Grenell declined to respond to inquiries about what his next role would be.

    Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.

    https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388687913112

  • 计划释放战略储备油将使美国供应处于44年来最低水平


    2026年3月13日 / 美国东部时间下午4:18 / CBS新闻

    特朗普政府本周下令从美国战略石油储备中释放1.72亿桶石油,这是该储备历史上第二大释放量,仅次于前总统拜登2022年释放的1.8亿桶。

    此举旨在抑制油价,周五伊朗战争局势下油价徘徊在每桶100美元以上。

    根据CBS新闻对美国能源部数据的分析,此次石油释放将于下周开始,将在120天内逐步完成,届时美国石油储备将降至约2.43亿桶,较目前的4.15亿桶下降41%。这将使战略储备处于1982年以来的最低水平。

    上一次主要石油储备消耗发生在2022年3月,当时拜登下令释放1.8亿桶石油以应对乌克兰战争导致的汽油价格上涨。他的政府此前在2021年释放了5000万桶。

    美国汽车协会(AAA)数据显示,2022年3月美国普通汽油价格约为每加仑4.23美元。该组织称当前平均汽油价格为每加仑3.63美元,较伊朗冲突开始前的2.98美元上涨22%。

    “美国已安排在未来一年内用约2亿桶石油替换这些战略储备,”美国能源部长克里斯·赖特周三在声明中表示。

    战略石油储备(SPR)根据1975年《能源政策与保护法》创建,以应对1970年代能源危机。1985年首次销售测试性释放500万桶,1990年乔治·H·W·布什总统再次释放500万桶以测试储备准备情况。

    最近,美国在2021年为应对疫情造成的石油供应中断释放了3200万桶。美国通常在自然灾害导致的供应中断时进行石油释放,如2021年飓风”艾达”后释放330万桶,2005年飓风”卡特里娜”后释放1100万桶。

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    Planned release of strategic reserve would put U.S. supplies at lowest levels in 44 years

    March 13, 2026 / 4:18 PM EDT / CBS News

    The Trump administration ordered the release of 172 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve this week, making it the second-largest release from the reserve in its history after former President Joe Biden’s 2022 withdrawal of 180 million barrels.

    The move was meant to stem oil prices, which hovered over $100 a barrel Friday amid the war with Iran.

    The release of oil, which will start next week and roll out over 120 days, would bring the nation’s oil reserves to roughly 243 million barrels, down 41% from its current 415 million barrels. That would leave the strategic stockpile at its lowest levels since 1982, according to a CBS News analysis of data from the Department of Energy.

    The last major drawdown of oil reserves occurred in March of 2022, when Biden ordered the release of 180 million barrels to combat rising gas prices caused by the war in Ukraine. His administration previously released 50 million barrels in 2021.

    The average price of a gallon of gas in the U.S. was about $4.23 a gallon in March of 2022, according to data from AAA. The organization puts current average gas prices at $3.63, up 22% from $2.98 before the start of the Iran conflict.

    “The United States has arranged to more than replace these strategic reserves with approximately 200 million barrels within the next year,” U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said in a statement on Wednesday.

    The SPR was created in 1975 under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act in response to the 1970s energy crisis. The first sale was a test sale of 5 million barrels in 1985, and again in 1990, when President George H.W. Bush sold 5 million barrels to test the readiness of the reserve.

    More recently, the U.S. withdrew 32 million barrels in 2021 to combat disruptions caused by the pandemic. The U.S. would typically make releases from disruptions caused by natural disasters such as 3.3 million barrels after Hurricane Ida in 2021 and 11 million barrels after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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  • 美国法官恢复退伍军人事务机构32万名员工的工会合同


    By Daniel Wiessner
    2026年3月13日 美国东部时间晚上9:42 更新于2小时前

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    • 摘要
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    • 特朗普行政令发布后,多家机构取消了合同
    • 法官称此举是对工会政治活动的报复
    • 多起诉讼正在等待审理

    3月13日(路透社)- 一名联邦法官周五恢复了美国退伍军人事务部(VA)覆盖32万名员工的工会谈判协议。该机构此前为执行唐纳德·特朗普总统的一项行政命令而取消了这份协议。

    美国罗德岛州普罗维登斯联邦地区法官梅丽莎·杜博斯(Melissa DuBose)的这一裁决,是特朗普2025年行政命令引发的一系列诉讼中目前最重要的裁决之一。该行政命令剥夺了大多数联邦雇员集体谈判的权利。

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    杜博斯同意代表超过80万名联邦员工的美国联邦政府雇员协会(AFGE)的观点,即退伍军人事务部在8月取消谈判协议是为了报复该工会对特朗普政府劳工政策的反对。

    退伍军人事务部援引国家安全角色


    在法庭文件中,退伍军人事务部声称特朗普合理地豁免了该机构的集体谈判权,因为其在国家安全中扮演的角色——即作为军事在战争或国家紧急状态下所需医疗服务的“主要后备力量”。

    但杜博斯表示,退伍军人事务部没有提供任何证据证明国家安全是取消工会合同决定的动机,并在工会诉讼结果出来前恢复了该合同。

    “被告没有任何迹象表明,如果没有报复动机,终止决定就不会做出或执行。”杜博斯写道,她是民主党前总统乔·拜登任命的法官。

    退伍军人事务部尚未立即回应置评请求。该机构运营着一个庞大的退伍军人医院和其他医疗设施网络,拥有超过40万名员工,是联邦政府中最大的雇主之一。

    AFGE主席埃弗雷特·凯利(Everett Kelley)表示,退伍军人事务部因反对工会声称会损害退伍军人利益的削减和其他变革,而对工会进行报复。

    “今天的裁决追究了本届政府的责任,并明确表明:任何人都不能因工人维护自身权利而对其进行报复。”凯利在一份声明中说。

    特朗普的行政命令豁免了退伍军人事务部和其他十多个联邦机构的工会谈判义务,包括司法部、国务院、国防部、财政部和卫生与公众服务部。

    该行政命令适用于特朗普所谓“主要职能为情报、反情报、调查或国家安全工作”的机构。这显著扩大了对涉及国家安全职责(如联邦执法人员)员工的现有例外条款。

    特朗普的行政命令已至少在三起诉讼中受到挑战,而工会也针对多家取消谈判协议的机构提起了更多诉讼。上个月,旧金山联邦上诉法院驳回了AFGE和其他工会试图在其案件审理期间阻止特朗普行政命令的请求。

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    US judge revives union contract for 320,000 workers at veterans’ agency

    By Daniel Wiessner
    March 13, 2026 9:42 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago

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    • Companies
    • Several agencies nixed contracts after Trump executive order
    • Judge said move was retaliation for union’s political activity
    • A number of lawsuits are pending

    March 13 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday reinstated a union bargaining agreement covering 320,000 employees ​of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that the agency had canceled to carry out an ‌order from President Donald Trump.

    The ruling, opens new tab by U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose in Providence, Rhode Island, is among the most significant so far in a series of lawsuits stemming from Trump’s 2025 executive order stripping most of the federal workforce of the ability to collectively ​bargain.

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    DuBose agreed with the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents more than 800,000 federal workers, that ​the VA canceled its bargaining agreement in August as retaliation for the union’s opposition to ⁠Trump administration labor policies.

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    In court filings, the VA claimed Trump properly exempted the agency ​from collective bargaining because of the role it plays in maintaining national security – namely, as “the primary backup” for healthcare services ​required by the military during a war or national emergency.

    But DuBose said the VA had provided no evidence that national security had motivated the decision to cancel the union contract, and reinstated it pending the outcome of the union’s lawsuit.

    “There is zero indication from ​the Defendants that the termination decision would have been made or implemented without the retaliatory motive,” wrote DuBose, ​an appointee of Democratic former President Joe Biden.

    The VA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The agency operates a ‌sprawling ⁠network of hospitals and other medical facilities for veterans and has more than 400,000 employees, making it one of the largest employers in the federal government.

    AFGE President Everett Kelley said the VA singled out the union for retaliation because of its opposition to cuts and other changes that the union claimed would harm veterans.

    “Today’s ruling holds this administration ​accountable and makes clear: no ​one can retaliate against ⁠workers for standing up for their rights,” Kelley said in a statement.

    Trump’s executive order exempted the VA and more than a dozen other federal agencies from obligations to bargain ​with unions. They include the departments of Justice, State, Defense, Treasury, and Health and ​Human Services.

    The ⁠order applies to agencies that, according to Trump, “have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work.” It significantly expanded an existing exception for workers with duties implicating national security, such as federal law enforcement agents.

    Trump’s order has ⁠been challenged ​in at least three lawsuits, while unions have filed many more challenges to ​individual agencies canceling bargaining agreements. Last month, a federal appeals court in San Francisco rejected a bid by AFGE and other unions to block ​Trump’s order while their case proceeds.

    Reporting by Daniel Wiessner in Albany, New York, Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi and Rod Nickel

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  • 弗吉尼亚男子被控出售用于旧 Dominion大学枪击案的被盗枪支,官员称


    2026年3月13日 / 美国东部时间下午6:58 / CBS新闻

    弗吉尼亚州一名男子面临联邦指控,被指控向周四在诺福克市旧 Dominion大学(Old Dominion University)发生的致命枪击案枪手出售了一把被盗枪支,据官员和法庭文件称。

    32岁的史密斯菲尔德居民肯尼亚·麦克海尔·查普曼(Kenya Mcchell Chapman)被指控三项购买枪支时作虚假陈述罪,以及一项无合法许可证出售枪支罪。

    当局称,这三项虚假陈述指控涉及查普曼在2021年涉嫌进行的无关枪支购买。司法部表示,他于周五首次出庭受审。

    “查普曼据称盗窃了一把枪支并非法卖给一名有前科的恐怖分子,该恐怖分子杀害了一名战功卓著的美国退伍军人,他最终将面临法律的全部制裁,”司法部副部长托德·布兰奇(Todd Blanche)周五在一份声明中说。

    36岁的前弗吉尼亚国民警卫队成员穆罕默德·拜勒·贾洛(Mohamed Bailor Jalloh)周四在旧 Dominion大学的一间教室里开枪,造成1人死亡,2人受伤,当局称。一名执法部门消息人士告诉CBS新闻,贾洛走进该校商学院的一间教室,询问是否是ROTC(后备军官训练团)课程,在得到肯定答复后开枪。该课程的ROTC教官被杀害。

    联邦调查局诺福克办事处特别探员多米尼克·埃文斯(Dominique Evans)告诉记者,贾洛在枪击事件后被教室里的学生”制服”,随后死亡。CBS新闻了解到,一名学生用刀杀死了枪手。

    一份联邦执法人员宣誓书称,现场发现了一把序列号部分篡改的格洛克44型.22口径枪支。当局周四表示,这是在嫌疑人身上发现的唯一枪支。

    据宣誓书称,在其史密斯菲尔德住宅被突袭后,查普曼周四接受联邦调查人员讯问时承认,本周早些时候,他以100美元的价格将一把格洛克44型.22口径枪支卖给了贾洛,但否认知道其序列号已被篡改。

    查普曼向探员展示了购买时使用的100美元钞票,宣誓书称。

    贾洛的一部手机在其尸体旁的教室里被发现,调查人员在对其枪击前一周的近期联系记录进行审查后,将线索指向了查普曼。在搜查其住所时,发现了与枪击现场回收枪支一致的.22口径弹药。

    宣誓书称,这两人在工作中相识,在3月5日至枪击发生当天之间通话六次,最近一次通话发生在枪击事件发生前”几分钟”。

    宣誓书称,查普曼在2021年曾因涉嫌三次非法代购枪支被调查,当时他承认非法获取这些枪支。其中两支枪在一起凶杀案现场被发现,第三支枪在一次醉酒闹事事件中被查获,宣誓书称。他收到了一封警告信,并被要求写一封道歉信。

    埃文斯说,贾洛于2016年10月因试图向极端组织”伊斯兰国”(ISIS)提供物质支持而认罪,并于2017年至2024年在联邦监狱服刑。由于是重刑犯,贾洛依法不得购买或持有枪支。

    宣誓书称,在接受讯问时,查普曼还承认知道贾洛有过牢狱经历,但否认知道他是重刑犯。宣誓书指控查普曼”完全不知道”贾洛会发动袭击,称贾洛告诉他需要这把枪作为送货司机的防护工具。

    如果罪名成立,查普曼最高可被判处35年监禁。

    目前尚不清楚查普曼是否有律师代表。

    Man charged with selling stolen firearm used in Old Dominion shooting, officials say

    March 13, 2026 / 6:58 PM EDT / CBS News

    A Virginia man is facing federal charges, accused of selling a stolen firearm to the gunman who used it in Thursday’s deadly shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, according to officials and court documents.

    Kenya Mcchell Chapman, 32, of Smithfield, is charged with three counts of making false statements while purchasing a firearm, and one count of selling a firearm without a proper license.

    The three counts of false statements are for unrelated gun purchases Chapman allegedly made in 2021, authorities said. He made his first court appearance on Friday, the Justice Department said.

    “Chapman allegedly stole a firearm and illegally sold it to a convicted terrorist, who murdered a decorated American veteran, and he will finally face the full weight of justice,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement Friday.

    Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a 36-year-old former Virginia National Guardsman, killed one person and injured two others Thursday in an Old Dominion classroom, authorities said. A law enforcement source told CBS News that Jalloh walked into a classroom in the school’s business college, asked if it was an ROTC class, and when told yes, opened fire. The ROTC instructor of the class was killed.

    Jalloh died after being “subdued” by students in the classroom following the shooting, Dominique Evans, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Norfolk Office, told reporters. CBS News has learned that one of the students killed the gunman with a knife.

    A Glock 44 .22-caliber firearm with a partially altered serial number was recovered from the scene, according to a federal law enforcement affidavit. Authorities said Thursday that it was the only gun found on the suspect.

    In an interview with federal investigators Thursday after his Smithfield home was raided, Chapman allegedly admitted that earlier this week, he had sold Jalloh a Glock 44 .22-caliber firearm for $100, but denied knowing whether its serial number had been altered, according to the affidavit.

    Chapman told investigators that he had stolen the gun about a year prior to the shooting from a vehicle in Newport News, Virginia. Chapman showed agents the $100 bill used in the purchase, the affidavit states.

    A phone belonging to Jalloh was found next to his body in the classroom, and a review of his recent contacts in the week leading up to the shooting led investigators to Chapman, according to the affidavit. When his home was searched, .22-caliber ammunition was found consistent with the gun recovered from the shooting scene.

    The affidavit alleges that the pair, who met at work, spoke six times between March 5 and the day of the shooting, with the most recent call being “minutes before” it took place.

    Chapman had been investigated in 2021 for straw purchases of three guns, and at the time admitted to obtaining them illegally, the affidavit states. Two of the guns were recovered from the scene of a homicide, and a third was recovered from a drunk in public incident, according to the affidavit. He received a warning letter and was asked to write a letter of apology.

    Jalloh pleaded guilty in October 2016 to attempting to provide material support to the terror group ISIS and served federal prison time from 2017 to 2024, Evans said. Because he was a felon, Jalloh could not legally purchase or own a firearm.

    While being interviewed, Chapman also allegedly admitted to knowing Jalloh had spent time in prison, but denied knowing he was a felon, the affidavit states. The affidavit alleges that Chapman “had no idea” that Jalloh would commit an attack, alleging that Jalloh told him he needed the gun for protection as a delivery driver.

    If convicted as charged, Chapman could face a maximum sentence of 35 years in prison.

    It wasn’t immediately clear if Chapman has an attorney representing him.

  • 中国官方宣布加大对”大字吸睛、小字免责”等广告乱象整治力度


    发布时间 / 来源:2026年3月14日 07:51 / 联合早报

    中国官方宣布,将加大对”大字吸睛、小字免责”等广告乱象整治力度。

    中国国家市场监督管理总局星期五(3月13日)在官网公布,市场监管总局印发《关于强化广告中提示性用语监管工作的通知》,部署对相关广告乱象开展为期半年的清理整治工作。

    这份通知确定了六方面重点任务,即整治”误导性大小字”广告、依法查处未显著标明提示性用语的广告、依法查处违法使用绝对化用语的广告、加强引证广告监管、强化广告主自证广告内容监管、强化对主要广告发布媒介监管。

    这份通知要求各级市场监管部门切实加大对”大字吸睛、小字免责””随意宣称第一、首创、最佳””萝卜坑式引证”,以及弱化标示对消费者不利信息等营销乱象的清理整治力度,坚决查处严重欺骗误导消费者、扰乱市场竞争秩序的广告违法行为,积极推动优质广告资源与高品质产品对接,缓解广告主”营销焦虑”,引导广告活动各方经营者主动摈弃”文字游戏”式广告。

    中国官媒新华社曾不点名批评手机巨头小米的争议”大小字”海报,指小米用显眼大字标注”逆光之王”,却在偏僻角落用小字注解”逆光之王是产品设计目标”,质问”商家的胆量为何这么大?”

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    新华社不点名批小米广告”大小字陷阱”:胆量为何这么大

    小米去年9月发布新款手机Xiaomi 17 Pro,在这款手机的宣传海报上,主体部分宣传标语写着”逆光之王”,但细看右下角,又有小字写着”逆光之王是产品设计目标”,另一张海报主体部分大字写着”小尺寸续航之王”,右下角小字又写着”目标:小尺寸续航之王”,被指是”小字文学””文字游戏”,引发争议。

    中国官方宣布加大对大字吸睛、小字免责等广告乱象整治力度

    发布时间 / 来源:2026年3月14日 07:51 / 联合早报

    中国官方宣布,将加大对“大字吸睛、小字免责”等广告乱象整治力度。

    中国国家市场监督管理总局星期五(3月13日)在官网公布,市场监管总局印发《关于强化广告中提示性用语监管工作的通知》,部署对相关广告乱象开展为期半年的清理整治工作。

    这份通知确定了六方面重点任务,即整治“误导性大小字”广告、依法查处未显著标明提示性用语的广告、依法查处违法使用绝对化用语的广告、加强引证广告监管、强化广告主自证广告内容监管、强化对主要广告发布媒介监管。

    这份通知要求各级市场监管部门切实加大对“大字吸睛、小字免责”“随意宣称第一、首创、最佳”“萝卜坑式引证”,以及弱化标示对消费者不利信息等营销乱象的清理整治力度,坚决查处严重欺骗误导消费者、扰乱市场竞争秩序的广告违法行为,积极推动优质广告资源与高品质产品对接,缓解广告主“营销焦虑”,引导广告活动各方经营者主动摈弃“文字游戏”式广告。

    中国官媒新华社曾不点名批评手机巨头小米的争议“大小字”海报,指小米用显眼大字标注“逆光之王”,却在偏僻角落用小字注解“逆光之王是产品设计目标”,质问“商家的胆量为何这么大?”

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    新华社不点名批小米广告“大小字陷阱”:胆量为何这么大

    小米去年9月发布新款手机Xiaomi 17 Pro,在这款手机的宣传海报上,主体部分宣传标语写着“逆光之王”,但细看右下角,又有小字写着“逆光之王是产品设计目标”,另一张海报主体部分大字写着“小尺寸续航之王”,右下角小字又写着“目标:小尺寸续航之王”,被指是“小字文学”“文字游戏”,引发争议。

  • Live Nation反垄断审判在和解谈判破裂后于周一重启,州政府索赔案继续审理


    3小时前 | 发布于2026年3月13日,美国东部时间下午4:57 | 美国有线电视新闻网(CNN)政治版

    审判将继续进行。

    票务巨头Live Nation与州总检察长联盟的和解谈判未能达成一致,涉及该活动运营商的反垄断审判将于周一重启。

    周五在纽约举行的法庭听证会上,阿伦·苏布拉马尼亚法官表示,各州已撤回要求 mistrial( mistrial: mistrial 指“ mistrial”即“无效审判”或“ mistrial ,此处指“ mistrial ”即“无效审判”或“中止审理”)的动议,审判将于下周恢复证人作证环节。

    Live Nation首席执行官迈克尔·拉皮诺(Michael Rapino)和对票务行业直言不讳的批评者、音乐人Kid Rock均在州政府的证人名单上。

    本月初开始的民事审判本周中断,当时美国司法部(Justice Department)与拥有Ticketmaster的Live Nation宣布达成和解,这让法官和各州感到意外。周二,苏布拉马尼亚法官将双方高层官员传唤至法庭,对谈判代表表示不满,并命令他们整个星期都留在法院,试图促成和解。

    美国司法部与Live Nation的和解协议仍需苏布拉马尼亚法官的批准。根据协议条款,Live Nation同意允许SeatGeek或StubHub等竞争对手销售其活动门票,将票务服务费上限设为15%,并剥离与13个露天剧场的独家预订协议。协议还包括2.8亿美元的州损害赔偿和解基金。

    超过30名州总检察长也参与了针对Live Nation的诉讼。多数州表示反对司法部协议的条款。

    周五听证会上,几位州代表表示,密西西比州、内布拉斯加州、俄克拉荷马州、阿肯色州和南达科他州已与Live Nation达成类似司法部和解条款的协议。他还表示,南卡罗来纳州和爱荷华州也在谈判中,可能达成协议。

    本周,各州聘请了Winston & Strawn律所的著名反垄断律师杰弗里·凯斯勒(Jeffrey Kessler)共同领导此案。

    苏布拉马尼亚法官周一表示,既然主要负责向陪审团提供大部分证据和讨论的美国司法部律师已退出此案,凯斯勒现在可以向陪审团自我介绍。

    Live Nation antitrust trial resumes Monday on state claims after settlement talks break down

    3 hr ago | Published Mar 13, 2026, 4:57 PM ET | CNN Politics

    The show will go on.

    The antitrust trial involving events operator Live Nation will restart Monday after the ticketing giant failed to reach a settlement with a consortium of state attorneys general.

    During a court hearing in New York on Friday, Judge Arun Subramanian said the states dropped their motion for a mistrial and the trial would pick up next week with witness testimony.

    Michael Rapino, the chief executive of Live Nation, and musician Kid Rock, an outspoken critic of the ticketing industry, are on the states’ witness list.

    The civil trial, which began earlier this month, was interrupted this week when the Justice Department and Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, announced a settlement that caught the judge and the states off guard. Tuesday, Subramanian called the top officials from both sides to court. The judge expressed exasperation and ordered the deal makers to remain at the courthouse through the week to try to work out a deal.

    The Justice Department’s deal with Live Nation still requires the Subramanian’s approval. Under the terms of the deal, Live Nation agreed to allow competitors, like SeatGeek or StubHub, to offer tickets to its events, cap ticketing service fees at 15%, and divest exclusive booking agreements with 13 amphitheaters. It also includes a $280 million settlement fund for state damages claims.

    More than 30 state attorneys general are also part of the case against Live Nation. The majority said they opposed the terms of the DOJ deal.

    During the hearing Friday, a representative for several states said five reached settlements with Live Nation on similar terms as the DOJ settlement: Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas and South Dakota. South Carolina and Iowa are also negotiating and may reach a deal, he said.

    This week, the states brought on Jeffrey Kessler, a well-known antitrust attorney with Winston & Strawn, to co-lead the case.

    Subramanian said on Monday that Kessler can introduce himself to the jury now that the Justice Department attorney, who has presented most of the evidence and discussion before the jury, has left the case.

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