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Police seek 17-year-old suspect in connection with mass shooting near University of Iowa

April 23, 2026 / 8:30 AM EDT / CBS News

Police are searching for a 17-year-old suspect charged in connection with a shooting near the University of Iowa over the weekend. The shooting left five people wounded, some severely.

Damarian Jones, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, faces five counts of attempted murder, three counts of willful injury assault causing serious injury, two counts of willful injury assault causing bodily injury, and one count of going armed with intent, according to police. The final charge is brought against someone for allegedly carrying a dangerous weapon “with the specific intent to use it without justification against another person,” according to Iowa state law.

Iowa City police announced the charges against Jones on Wednesday. The suspect still had not been located, and anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to submit tips to authorities. Police said they expect to file additional charges, and make additional arrests, as they continue to investigate the case.

Jones has been at large since Sunday morning, when he is accused of shooting five people in the middle of a crowded mall at around 1:45 a.m. Jones fired six rounds from his handgun inside Iowa City’s Pedestrian Mall, near the University of Iowa campus, after engaging in a physical fight “against numerous opposing individuals,” police said in an arrest affidavit.

The suspect, Damarian Jones, in an image released by Iowa City Police. Iowa City Police

The suspect fought alongside others “on his side” and eventually “obtained a firearm” as the altercation continued. During a break in fighting, he walked away from the opposing group, raised his gun and proceeded to fire six rounds toward them, according to the affidavit, which struck the five injured people while they were “in the direct line of fire.”

None of the five victims were targets in the shooting, police said, adding, “there is no reason to believe they were otherwise affiliated with this incident.”

Police brought the charges after reviewing video footage, and obtaining images of Jones and other persons of interest, according to their announcement and the affidavit. Based on the footage and crime scene evidence, the charging document said, “There is probable cause to believe the defendant, with the specific intent to cause the death of another, performed an act constituting a substantial step toward the commission of murder.”

Although police believe Jones fired every shot that caused the five injuries, authorities said they recovered three firearms, numerous accessories and multiple rounds of ammunition during their investigation.

Of the five people struck by gunfire, two remained hospitalized on Wednesday, according to police. One person suffered a life-threatening head injury in the shooting and was hospitalized in critical condition, and another suffered serious injuries requiring surgery after being struck in the arm and chest. The third victim suffered serious injuries that required multiple surgeries after being shot in the leg, the fourth was struck in the side of the stomach, and the fifth was struck in both legs, police said.

“Their lives have been forever changed by this senseless act of violence,” Iowa City Police Chief Dustin Liston said in a statement. “We pray for their full recovery and stand ready to support them in any way possible during this difficult time.”

US labor market shows no signs of stress yet from Iran war

2026-04-23T12:40:27.203Z / Reuters

By Lucia Mutikani

April 23, 2026 12:40 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago

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• Summary
• Companies

• Initial jobless claims increase 6,000 to 214,000
• Labor market appears stable during survey week for April’s nonfarm payrolls
• Continuing claims rise by 12,000 to 1.821 million

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits edged up last week, pointing to continued labor market stability ​in April, though economic uncertainty and higher prices stemming from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran pose downside risks.

The absence of widespread ‌layoffs suggested by the Labor Department’s report on Thursday supports financial market expectations that the Federal Reserve will probably not cut interest rates this year as the nearly two-month conflict fans inflation and strains the global economy.

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“The labor market has become more vulnerable since the start of the war, but the claims data over the last two ​months show no evidence of cracks,” said Nancy Vanden Houten, lead U.S. economist at Oxford Economics. “However, it’s always been our expectation that ​the spike in oil prices would take some time to become apparent in the labor market data.”

Initial claims ⁠for state unemployment benefits rose 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 214,000 for the week ended April 18. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 210,000 ​claims for the latest week. Claims remain tucked in their 201,000-230,000 range for this year. The four-week moving average of claims, which irons out ​week-to-week volatility, rose by only 750 to 210,750.

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The war has disrupted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, boosting the price of oil and other commodities, including fertilizers, petrochemicals and aluminum.

Tehran effectively closed the strait after the start of the war on February 28. Economists worry a prolonged conflict could undermine an already fragile labor market.

President Donald ​Trump’s sweeping import tariffs and immigration crackdown were blamed for the labor market’s stumbles last year. Trump on Tuesday indefinitely extended the ceasefire with ​Iran, though a U.S. Navy blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect.

Financial markets expect the U.S. central bank to keep its benchmark overnight interest rate in ‌the 3.50%-3.75% ⁠range through the end of this year, though some economists still believe a reduction in borrowing costs is possible, especially if the labor market deteriorates as they anticipate.

Monthly consumer prices increased by the most in nearly four years in March. Higher fuel costs are already hurting margins for some businesses, with American Airlines (AAL.O) on Thursday cutting its 2026 profit forecast.

U.S. stocks opened lower. The dollar rose against a basket of currencies.

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LOW-HIRE, LOW-FIRE LABOR MARKET

The claims ​data covered the period during which ​the government surveyed businesses for ⁠the nonfarm payrolls component of April’s employment report.

The four-week average of claims was unchanged between the March and April survey periods. Payrolls increased by 178,000 jobs in March after declining by 133,000 in February. Payrolls have dropped ​in six of the last 15 months.

The labor market has remained anchored by low layoffs, even as ​employers show little appetite ⁠for expanding headcount. Data next week on the number of people receiving unemployment benefits after an initial week of aid, a proxy for hiring, will shed more light on the state of the labor market this month.

The so-called continuing claims increased 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 1.821 million during the week ⁠ended April ​11, the claims report showed.

While continuing claims have retreated from last year’s highs, the ​decline could partly be due to workers exhausting benefits, which are capped at 26 weeks in most states. The data also excludes some unemployed young people with little or no ​work history, a group that is facing difficulties finding work.

Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Paul Simao

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VIEW Cannabis rescheduling fuels optimism across industry

2026-04-23 15:21:28 UTC / Reuters

By Reuters

April 23, 2026 3:21 PM UTC Updated 31 mins ago

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April 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice is immediately loosening restrictions on some marijuana products and accelerating the process of reclassifying the drug as less dangerous in one of the biggest changes to U.S. drug policy in decades.

The Trump administration on Thursday ​moved FDA-approved marijuana products and state-regulated medical marijuana from a group of drugs classified as highly addictive to one ‌that has a low to moderate potential for abuse.

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Here are some comments from company executives and policy experts:

IRWIN SIMON, CEO, TILRAY BRANDS

“Rescheduling has the potential to accelerate clinical research, broaden access and elevate the quality, consistency, and safety standards that establish medical cannabis as a legitimate pillar of modern healthcare.”

KIM RIVERS, CEO, TRULIEVE

“This sends ​a signal that marijuana should not be in the same classification as heroin, and that there is absolutely an acknowledgement, ​it’s a requirement for Schedule 3, that there are acceptable medical uses for marijuana.”

INESA PONOMARIOVAITE, FOUNDER AND CEO, ⁠NESA’S HEMP

“If this transition is going to deliver real public health benefits, it has to be paired with a commitment to data-driven standards, ​better education around the endocannabinoid system, and a more collaborative approach across healthcare, regulatory bodies and industry.”

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ARAS AZADIAN, CEO, AVICANNA

“Since the initial executive order, ​we have been preparing for what could be a post rescheduling landscape in the U.S. and the opportunities to advance R&D, clinical development and translate our comprehensive platform for cannabinoid-based medicine from Canada into the U.S. market.”

MELISSA STURGESS, CEO, ANANDA PHARMA

“For Ananda, it means we can speed up our clinical trials and plan ​to bring a licensed CBD-based medicine to market for the treatment of endometriosis pain. The millions of women suffering from this debilitating condition ​deserve a non-hormonal treatment that will relieve their suffering.”

TERRY MENDEZ, CEO, SAFE HARBOR FINANCIAL

“We expect this action, along with the broader rescheduling effort currently under review, ‌to drive ⁠increased interest from banks and credit unions. As perceived federal risk moderates, more institutions are likely to explore cannabis banking, expanding the addressable market for compliant, technology-enabled solutions.”

ANTHONY CONIGLIO, CEO, NEWLAKE CAPITAL PARTNERS

“This is a partial measure, not full reform. The order does not extend to adult-use cannabis, does not legalize marijuana federally, and does not resolve the industry’s banking challenges. The broader rescheduling proceeding remains critically important, and the upcoming ​DEA hearing process should move forward ​on an expedited basis so ⁠the market can get the clarity it has been waiting for.”

BETTY ALDWORTH, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MAPS, CHAIR OF THE MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECT

“If this administration is serious about reform, it must go beyond rescheduling to address ​criminalization, lifelong restrictions due to arrests, and financial exclusion. Anything less will continue to leave patients, providers, ​and communities, especially ⁠those most harmed by prohibition, waiting for change that never fully arrives.”

BRETT SCHUMAN, CO-CHAIR OF CANNABIS PRACTICE AT GOODWIN

“We can’t forget the many people still sitting in federal prison serving life or other lengthy sentences for non-violent cannabis offenses. Today’s change in federal law requires that those sentences be ⁠revisited and, ​in most cases, commuted.”

MARK LEWIS, PRESIDENT OF SPECIALTY PAYMENTS, LUT

“Dispensary operators still have to ​figure out how to pay employees, how to accept payments without disruption and how to keep cash flow moving in a system that doesn’t fully support your business. That ​won’t change overnight, if at all with rescheduling.”

Reporting by Christy Santhosh, Sriparna Roy, Mrinalika Roy and Puyaan Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar

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Lebanon accuses Israel of war crime after drone strike kills journalist

April 23, 2026 / 12:09 PM EDT / CBS News

Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon that killed a journalist on Wednesday were a war crime, Lebanon’s prime minister said. A journalists’ union said rescuers were prevented from accessing the destroyed building where the reporter was left trapped beneath rubble.

Amal Khalil, 43, a journalist with the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, bled to death in the ruins of a building that was hit in an Israeli drone strike after Israeli forces’ gunfire prevented ambulance crews from reaching her “for nearly four hours,” according to Lebanon’s Union of Journalists.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel of war crimes in a social media post Wednesday, saying Israel’s “targeting of media workers in the south while they carry out their professional duties is no longer isolated incidents, but … an established approach that we condemn and reject.”

Amal Khalil, a veteran correspondent for the daily newspaper Al-Akhbar, is seen in the southern Lebanese border village of Jebbayn in 2024. AFP via Getty Images

Photojournalist Zeinab Faraj was also wounded in the attack, the union said.

The Israel Defense Forces denied that troops had prevented rescue teams from reaching the site of the attack and said in a statement Wednesday it “does not target journalists and acts to mitigate harm to them while maintaining the safety and security of its troops.”

Khalil and Faraj were working near the town of Al-Tayri in southern Lebanon when an Israeli drone struck a car in front of them, killing two civilians, before attacking the journalists’ vehicle, according to the union.

The IDF said it had identified and targeted two vehicles that left “a military structure used by Hezbollah … and approached the troops in a manner that posed an immediate threat to their safety.” The union said the IDF then struck a building where the two reporters were sheltering two hours later.

The Lebanese Health Ministry said the IDF pursued Khalil and Faraj, “targeting the house to which they had fled.”

“When the Lebanese Red Cross arrived to transport the injured,” the ministry said, “the enemy prevented the completion of the humanitarian mission, firing a stun grenade at the ambulance and targeting it with gunfire, so it was not possible to extract Khalil.”

The rescue workers were able to extract Faraj and the bodies of two men who were killed in the attack.

Journalist Zeinab Faraj, 21, is seen in her hospital bed in Tibnine, Lebanon, April 23, 2026. Benoît Durand/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images

The ministry called the incident a “blatant double violation” for allegedly obstructing rescue efforts and targeting a Red Cross ambulance.

Clayton Weimer, the executive director of Reporters Without Borders, said the organization had contacted the Israeli army asking it to allow the ambulances through.

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, Israeli forces have killed at least 260 media workers since the Hamas terror attack on Oct. 7, 2023, that sparked the war in Gaza, most of them Palestinian journalists in Gaza.

The IDF has not acknowledged Khalil’s death. Last month, it described three journalists who worked for the Hezbollah-affiliated Al Manar TV network, who were killed in an Israeli strike, as terrorists from the group’s military wing.

In 2024, Khalil and the journalists’ union said she was targeted by an “Israeli death threat” and warned to leave the south of Lebanon.

“They said, ‘We will separate your head from your shoulders,’” she claimed in a video that has gone viral in the wake of her death.

On Thursday, mourners carried Khalil’s coffin, draped in a Lebanese flag, through the streets of Baysariyah, her hometown in southern Lebanon. A blue flak jacket and helmet sat perched atop the casket.

The killing comes with Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors meeting in Washington, D.C., Thursday to discuss an extension of a 10-day ceasefire signed on April 16. Both Hezbollah and the IDF have accused each other of violating the fragile truce.

以军空袭加沙北部广场 五人死亡多人重伤

2026年4月23日 23:37 / 联合早报

4月23日，在加沙地带中部布雷吉（Bureij）巴勒斯坦难民营以南的萨拉赫丁街，人们正在查看一辆以色列空袭摧毁的民用车辆。空袭造成三人死亡。 （法新社）

巴勒斯坦安全部门消息人士说，以军袭击加沙地带北部拜特拉希亚地区，造成包括三名儿童在内的五人死亡。

消息人士说，一架以军无人机星期三（4月22日）晚间向加沙北部地区一处公共广场上的人群发射了一枚导弹，造成五人死亡，另有多人重伤。

新华社引述以色列国防军23日发表的声明说，22日晚在加沙北部靠近黄线附近区域发现数名巴勒斯坦伊斯兰抵抗运动（哈马斯）武装分子，以军发动空袭致他们身亡。

哈马斯发言人哈齐姆·卡西姆23日发表声明说，以军直接针对平民和儿童的军事行为证明了以色列种族灭绝政策，严重违反国际法和人道主义原则；同时表明所谓的“和平委员会”在阻止以方侵犯人权行为和履行加沙地带第一阶段停火协议方面无法履行义务和职责。

卡西姆呼吁停火协议调解国和担保国以及“和平委员会”参与国履行职责，阻止以方对加沙的种族灭绝。

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报告：加沙10年重建需714亿美元
雅加达批以军 在加沙印尼医院挂军事“宣传”横幅

巴勒斯坦加沙地带卫生部门23日发布的数据显示，自2023年10月7日新一轮巴以冲突爆发以来，以军在加沙地带的军事行动已造成7万2000多人死亡，另有17万2000多人受伤。自2025年10月10日停火协议生效以来，已有972名巴勒斯坦人在以方军事行动中死亡、2235人受伤。

涉无照跨境汇款逾3860万元 两印度籍男子星期五面控

2026年4月23日 23:23 / 联合早报

警方在行动中起获超过31万4000元现金、30张提款卡、一个硬盘、两台手机，以及多本汇款交易记录册。 （新加坡警察部队提供）

涉嫌无照提供跨境汇款服务，以及在未持有合格工作准证的情况下就业，两名分别为45岁和33岁的印度籍男子将于星期五（4月24日）被控上庭。

新加坡警察部队和人力部星期四（23日）晚上发文告说，警方根据接到的情报，去年4月8日到小印度诺里士路（Norris Road）展开突击行动，发现45岁男子涉嫌无执照提供跨境汇款服务。

调查显示，从2024年3月至2025年4月期间，这名男子涉嫌同时运营两条并行的无照汇款渠道，一条涉及一名身份不明人士，另一条则涉及他在印度的一名友人。

在这次行动中，警方起获超过31万4000元现金、30张提款卡、一个硬盘、两台手机，以及多本汇款交易记录册。调查揭露，这些跨境汇款涉及的总金额超过3860万元。

文告说，还有一名33岁男子在这场行动中被捕。他被发现持有22张属于不同印度籍人士的提款卡。调查显示，从2024年5月至2025年4月期间，他涉嫌充当信使（courier）和独立代理人，协助进行无执照跨境汇款服务。

这名33岁男子涉嫌通过个人银行户头处理直接转账，并且管理不同人士的多张提款卡。他会先收集资金，过后转交给45岁男子汇往印度。

33岁男子被指协助多名人士，处理他们在本地偿还贷款的事宜。他所涉及的跨境汇款逾30万1000元，本地汇款则超过7万元。

文告指出，人力部后来针对45岁男子的工作准证申请展开调查，发现他涉嫌通过一名印度籍男公司董事（39岁）取得工作准证，但他不是后者的雇员，非但没到后者的公司工作，反而为了赚钱而涉嫌无执照提供跨境汇款服务。

45岁男子和39岁的男董事，也因涉嫌串谋在工作准证申请中作虚假申报而将面控。

根据《付款服务法令》，无执照提供跨境汇款服务若罪成，违例者可被判最高12万5000元罚款，或坐牢最长三年，或两者兼施。

在没有合格工作准证下就业一旦罪成，可被判最高2万元罚款，或坐牢最长两年，或两者兼施。

在《外籍人力雇佣法令》下，在工作准证申请中作虚假申报一旦罪成，则可被判最高2万元罚款，或坐牢最长两年，或两者兼施。违例者的工作准证特权可能被吊销，且将被禁止在新加坡工作。

警方强调，当局将对任何涉及无执照提供跨境汇款服务的个人或实体采取严厉行动。公众应使用受新加坡金融管理局许可的金融机构或付款服务商进行汇款。

警方也提醒，公众切勿进行任何未经许可的付款服务，因为这些服务商不受当局监管，未必会遵守严格的反洗黑钱及反恐融资措施。

霍尔木兹海峡封锁战加剧 伊朗首次扣押商船 美称完全控制海峡

2026年4月23日 23:47 / 联合早报

AI摘要

• 伊朗在霍尔木兹海峡扣押两艘未经授权的商船，称其危及海上安全。
• 美国坚称完全控制霍尔木兹海峡，并警告将击沉任何布雷船只。
• 巴拿马谴责伊朗扣押货船，白宫称此举为海盗行径但不违反停火协议。
• 伊朗收到首笔霍尔木兹海峡通行费，美国批评此举违法。
• 美国对伊朗船只的执法行动已扩大至全球海域，继续拦截受制裁船只。

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伊朗媒体星期三播放一段视频，显示伊朗士兵当天乘坐小型舰艇，在霍尔木兹海峡拦截并登上两艘集装箱船。 （伊朗伊斯兰共和国广播电视台提供）

（德黑兰/华盛顿综合电）美国和伊朗在霍尔木兹海峡的封锁战中互不相让，伊朗军方周三在海峡向商船开火，首次扣押两艘船。美国则坚称完全控制霍尔木兹海峡，并警告将立即击沉任何在海峡布雷的船只。

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队海军周三（4月22日）对外宣布，已扣押两艘未经授权通过霍尔木兹海峡的船只。革命卫队也声称这两艘船篡改导航系统，危及海上安全，并将之押回伊朗海岸接受检查。

据伊朗媒体报道，被扣押的分别是悬挂巴拿马国旗的集装箱船MSC弗朗西斯卡号（MSC Francesca），以及悬挂利比里亚国旗、由希腊运营的埃帕米农达斯号（Epaminondas）。

巴拿马外交部谴责伊朗扣押货船，称这是“对海上安全的严重攻击”，也不必要地让局势升级。

白宫新闻秘书莱维特形容伊朗此举是海盗行径，但并不违反停火协议，因为被扣的不是美国或以色列船只。

伊朗媒体周四也引述伊朗副议长哈吉-巴巴埃的话说，伊朗已收到首笔霍尔木兹海峡通行费。伊朗议会上个月批准在海峡征收通行费，美国当时狠批为违法且不可接受。

2月底美伊战争爆发后，伊朗封锁了霍尔木兹海峡。美军随后也从4月13日起，对伊朗港口实施海上封锁。

上星期天（19日），美军在阿拉伯海扣押了一艘试图突破美方封锁的伊朗货船。半岛电视台分析认为，革命卫队如今扣押商船，除了是对美国早前扣船行为作出报复，也对外宣示它正在收紧对霍尔木兹海峡的掌控，并已做好应对局势升级的准备。

美国对伊朗船只的封锁行动 扩大至全球海域

伊朗扣押商船隔天，美国总统特朗普却坚称美军已完全控制霍尔木兹海峡。他在社交媒体上写道：“未经美国海军批准，任何船只都不得进出。海峡已被严密封锁，直到伊朗达成协议为止！”

特朗普在另一则帖文中说，他已下令美国海军，立即击沉任何在海峡布设水雷的船只。他也指示美国扫雷舰，继续并加强在海峡清除水雷。

美国媒体此前引述消息报道，五角大楼评估认为，完成海峡扫雷需要至少六个月，且在战事结束前，相关行动恐难以展开。

美国对伊朗相关船只的执法行动已扩大至全球海域。五角大楼周四较早发声明重申：“我们将继续开展全球海上执法行动，打击非法网络，拦截向伊朗提供物资支持的船只。”声明也指美军夜里在印度洋对受制裁的无国籍船只Majestic X号进行了海上拦截和登船检查。这是美军三天内第二次采取类似行动。

特朗普周三无限期延长对伊朗的停火期限，双方迄今在霍尔木兹海峡等核心问题上仍僵持不下。

伊朗谈判代表、议长卡利巴夫周三称，美国实施海上封锁是公然违反停火协议，在这种情况下重新开放霍尔木兹海峡，根本不可能。

美国封锁行动 成效迄今不明

只是，美国封锁霍尔木兹海峡究竟对伊朗有多大威吓作用，目前仍不明朗。美国中央司令部周三说，自实施海上封锁以来，美军已指示31艘船只掉头或返航，其中多为油轮。

不过，能源与货运市场分析公司Vortexa的记录却显示，美国实施海上封锁一周内，有34艘受制裁且与伊朗有关的油轮进出波斯湾。

海事分析公司Kpler说，美国的海上封锁似乎只是扰乱了伊朗的石油生产却无损伊朗装卸基础设施，伊朗油轮仍继续向中国运送原油。

分析员预测，封锁行动一旦持续超过两三个月，对伊朗的冲击将更显著。

假新闻网伪装权威潜伏 专家：境外势力在关键时刻或分裂我国

2026年4月23日 23:40 / 联合早报

AI摘要

• 假新闻网站通过模仿主流媒体建立长期可信度，准备在关键时刻发布虚假信息。
• 专家指出，这些网站可能在2025年大选期间活跃，以左右新加坡人的立场，服务境外势力的利益。
• 网站通过精心设计和转载真实内容，构建信任基础，未来可注入虚假叙事。
• 这些网站瞄准社会断层线，如种族、宗教分歧，破坏公共信任和社会凝聚力。
• 政府先发制人屏蔽并揭露这些网站，有助于防止负面影响蔓延，并增强民众抵御假信息的能力。

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五个网站的域名选用“新加坡”“南洋”等英文字，并刊登新加坡相关内容。其中，singaporebuzz.com和nanyangweekly.com分别注明“新加坡新闻”和“来自新加坡的声音”。 （蔡家增摄）

假新闻网站的设计营造出机构权威的假象，并混入大量看似主流媒体的内容，让未来发布虚假信息时更具可信度。受访专家认为，六个被屏蔽假网站中有四个在2025年大选期间活跃，显示它们已准备在敏感时期出手“试水温”，左右新加坡人的立场，以服务境外势力的利益。

地缘政治风险咨询公司SJK Geostrategic Advisory执行董事萨稀贾古玛（Shashi Jayakumar）告诉《联合早报》，六个境外势力运营的假新闻网站意在建立长期可信度，以在时机成熟时把信息“武器化”。通过模仿本地主流媒体、转载真实内容，它们构建信任的基础，准备在未来向我国信息生态系统注入虚假叙事。

他认为，假新闻网站能提供社交媒体帖子所缺乏的机构权威假象，一个精心设计的网站，包括报头、跑马灯新闻和署名文章，比脸书帖子更具分量。社媒账号、机器人网络或不知情用户也可能引用它们为“消息来源”，让虚假信息获得“洗白”的效果，看起来似乎源自正规新闻机构，而非恶意操控的网络水军。

拉惹勒南国际研究院卓越国家安全研究中心主任洪正君同样指出，这些网站通过大量发布看似主流媒体的内容来建立可信度，日后夹杂宣传内容、虚假或诈骗信息时，显得更具说服力。

“未来，若这些看似中立的网站用于发布具有高度分裂性的种族、宗教、性别或社会经济地位等议题报道，并通过亲友群组传播开来，忙碌的我们恐怕会信以为真，并可损害公共信任和社会凝聚力。”

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市场与社会研究机构Black Dot Research创办人兼董事总经理方国威说，新加坡规模小、开放且高度数码化，敌意信息宣传的影响深远、破坏性极强，特别是用来针对种族或宗教分歧等社会断层线。

他指出，这类网站想要积攒足够庞大的受众群体，因此放长线运营，希望网民将它们视作可信且有用的信息与新闻来源。

“大选期间或局势紧张之际，这些网站就能派上用场以左右舆论，制造更多社会问题。不仅可向政府施压，也可用于分散注意力或动摇人心，助长他国实现目标。”

六个被屏蔽网站中，有四个在为期10天的2025年大选竞选期发布选举相关新闻。它们在选举令状颁布前几乎不活跃。

萨稀贾古玛认为，这显示它们正为未来敏感时刻的部署“试水温”。“这可能不限于国内事件，也可能在地缘政治紧张时被激活，影响新加坡人对其他国家的态度，服务境外势力的战略利益。”

他指出，普通用户可能通过搜索器或社媒信息共享，误把网站的内容视为真实新闻，从而导致偏颇叙事常态化，侵蚀对真实媒体的信任，并在大选、公共卫生危机，或族群关系紧张等关键时刻，更容易受虚假信息影响。

虽然这些网站还未对我国发起敌意信息宣传，尚在蛰伏，方国威说，政府先发制人屏蔽并公开揭露它们，是明智之举。这能避免负面影响蔓延开来，也帮助民众增强抵御假信息的免疫力。同时，这也向潜在的境外势力发出强烈信号，即我国严肃对待这种威胁，并将毫不犹豫地采取行动。

Mysterious “golden orb” found in ocean depths off Alaska in 2023 is finally identified

April 23, 2026 / 10:41 AM EDT / CBS News

By Kerry Breen
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Scientists have solved the mystery of a “golden orb” found thousands of feet underwater by researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association in 2023, the agency said on Wednesday.

The orb was found in the Gulf of Alaska, by a remotely operated underwater vehicle. The device was over two miles underwater when it spotted a “strange, golden, mound-shaped object with a hole in it, stuck to a rock,” NOAA said. It was collected and sent to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History for study.

Allen Collins, the director of NOAA Fisheries’ National Systematics Laboratory and a zoologist, said that he thought “routine processes” would allow scientists to identify the object. But the orb proved trickier.

Scientists with NOAA discovered an unidentified golden orb-like organism while operating a remote deep-sea diving vessel off the coast of Alaska on August 30. NOAA

“This turned into a special case that required focused efforts and expertise of several different individuals. This was a complex mystery that required morphological, genetic, deep-sea and bioinformatics expertise to solve,” Collins said.

First, scientists studied the physical structure of the orb. They found it wasn’t an animal, but that it was a “fibrous material” covered with stinging cells, like an anemone or coral might be. Those cells were identified as spirocysts, a specialized cellular structure that can capture prey. Such cells only exist on one group of aquatic invertebrates, called cnidarians.

The research team realized that the cells looked similar to the ones seen in a specimen collected in 2021. They compared the golden orb to that specimen, and found they were the same species.

Initial DNA testing on the golden orb and the 2021 specimen was inconclusive, but whole-genome sequencing showed that both were “genetically almost identical” to a kind of cnidarian called Relicanthus daphneae. More analysis allowed the team to determine that the orb “had once been part of the base of a giant sea anemone,” NOAA said in a video explaining the processhttps://youtu.be/FUXrvirtdB8?si=Ear9NUtQ4sLR0xif.

Mysterious Golden Orb Identified! by NOAA Ocean Exploration on YouTube

The golden object that caught everyone’s eye is usually hidden underneath the anemone, NOAA said, but somehow, this one “seems to have been left behind.” Scientists still don’t know what happened to the top of the anemone. In the video, NOAA suggested it might have died or moved to a new home.

The full anemone has a pink-colored, cylindrical body that can grow to up to three feet across, according to researchers. Its tentacles can be up to six feet long. It stinging spirocysts are the largest among all known cnidarians.

“So often in deep ocean exploration, we find these captivating mysteries, like the ‘golden orb,’” said NOAA Ocean Exploration acting director William Mowitt. “With advanced techniques like DNA sequencing, we are able to solve more and more of them. This is why we keep exploring—to unlock the secrets of the deep and better understand how the ocean and its resources can drive economic growth, strengthen our national security, and sustain our planet.”

US senators seek probe into FAA administrator stock sale

2026-04-23 / Reuters

By David Shepardson

April 23, 2026 1:56 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago

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WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – Three Democratic U.S. senators asked a federal watchdog to investigate if the head of the Federal Aviation Administration violated his ethics agreement by delaying a stock divestiture to boost his payout after his departure as CEO of Republic Airways.

Senators Maria Cantwell, Tammy Duckworth and Ed Markey on Thursday asked if FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford misled Congress in explaining why he had failed to fully divest his significant equity stake in Republic RJET.O by October 7, the date in his ethics agreement.

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The senators argued, “Bedford intentionally held on to his shares until the airline completed a lucrative merger, likely significantly boosting the value of his holdings” and asked the Transportation Department Office of Inspector General to investigate.

Bedford completed his divestiture in February. The FAA said it would respond directly to the senators. At the time of his confirmation, Bedford reported holding stock in Republic worth between $6 million and $30 million. On November 25, Republic completed a merger with Mesa Air Group.

Senators earlier pressed Bedford to give up any gains for not selling the stake before a required divestment date.

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The senators said Bedford may have received more than $25 million from the sale. “This is likely materially more than Mr. Bedford would have made had he sold his shares on time, on the private market,” the senators said, adding Bedford has refused to say exactly how much he sold these shares for and if he received any gains from the delay.

In December, Bedford said he continued to recuse himself from issues that could impact the airline’s finances as he worked to sell his holdings.

Bedford told lawmakers earlier he believed he had followed the rules when he sought an extension of the deadline and relied on advice from career ethics officials.

Cantwell earlier released a December 8 letter from the Office of Government Ethics that said Bedford had not complied with his ethics agreement and had sought an amendment to extend the divestiture timeframe. OGE said the request did not meet the standard for granting an amendment.

Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Louise Heavens

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