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英国交通部长下令对航管系统故障原因展开调查
2026年9月9日 23:43 / 联合早报
英国航空管理系统故障，令数十万名旅客陷入混乱中。图为9月9日，伦敦盖特威克机场排队等待值机的旅客。 （法新社）
英国交通部长亚历山大宣布，已指示英国民用航空管理局对导致数千趟航班取消的航空交通管制系统故障，展开独立调查。
亚历山大星期三（9月9日）在国会发言时说，已要求民用户航空管理局查明故障原因，确保航管系统能够正常运作，将旅客送达目的地。
她说：“我认为乘客不应该承受这种混乱……我不认为这个问题是不可避免的。”
英国空中交通管制系统星期二（8日）出现故障，导致多座主要机场的1000多趟航班被取消，数十万名旅客滞留机场。目前，引发航班大乱的问题已经解决，各地机场已陆续恢复航班起降，但全面恢复运作或需数日时间。
亚历山大已就这次故障召见了英国国家航空交通服务公司（NATS）首席执行官罗尔夫，英国民航局也已要求NATS就这起事件提交完整报告。
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英国交通部长下令对航管系统故障原因展开调查
2026年9月9日 23:43 / 联合早报
英国航空管理系统故障，令数十万名旅客陷入混乱中。图为9月9日，伦敦盖特威克机场排队等待值机的旅客。 （法新社）
英国交通部长亚历山大宣布，已指示英国民用航空管理局对导致数千趟航班取消的航空交通管制系统故障，展开独立调查。
亚历山大星期三（9月9日）在国会发言时说，已要求民用户航空管理局查明故障原因，确保航管系统能够正常运作，将旅客送达目的地。
她说：“我认为乘客不应该承受这种混乱……我不认为这个问题是不可避免的。”
英国空中交通管制系统星期二（8日）出现故障，导致多座主要机场的1000多趟航班被取消，数十万名旅客滞留机场。目前，引发航班大乱的问题已经解决，各地机场已陆续恢复航班起降，但全面恢复运作或需数日时间。
亚历山大已就这次故障召见了英国国家航空交通服务公司（NATS）首席执行官罗尔夫，英国民航局也已要求NATS就这起事件提交完整报告。
2026-09-09T08:15:00-0400 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻（CBS News）
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更新时间：2026年9月9日 / 美国东部时间上午9:13 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
伦敦——全球领先人工智能企业之一Anthropic的一名首席研究员周三表示，他认为未来十年内AI“可能灭绝全人类”的概率超过10%。
“我们确实由衷地认为AI可能会灭绝全人类！我个人认为未来十年内这一概率超过10%，”总部位于旧金山的该公司对齐科学主管埃文·哈宾格在X平台的一篇帖子中说道。“我认为Anthropic正在尽最大努力，但我们目前还没有解决超级智能对齐问题的方案，也显然没有走上正轨。”
超级智能仍是一个理论概念，指的是比最聪明的人类头脑还要聪明的人工智能代理。
资料图：一名用户在手机上使用人工智能应用ChatGPT和Claude。盖蒂图片社
哈宾格发表这番激烈言论的背景是其同事、Anthropic研究员雅各布·考克森于周二辞职。
“我今天从Anthropic辞职。过去三年我分别在OpenAI和Anthropic从事预训练研究。两家公司都没有负责任地行事，”考克森在X平台的一篇帖子中说道。“他们正径直冲向自我改进的超级智能，拿我们的生命赌博。”
“在OpenAI，许多人并未深刻意识到文明层面的风险。在Anthropic，人们清楚地理解了这些风险，但他们陷入了一场抢先达成目标的竞赛——他们认为其他人都不会负责任地行事，因此他们必须自己抢先一步，尽管存在风险，”考克森说道。
上周，Anthropic在一篇企业博客文章中透露，该公司尚未将其最新人工智能模型Claude Mythos 5.1分享给美国以外的安全机构。这些机构包括英国人工智能安全研究所（AISI），该机构被广泛认为是测试前沿人工智能模型相关风险的全球领先机构。
哥伦比亚广播公司新闻已就考克森辞职后的相关言论向英国人工智能安全研究所置评请求。
“英国政府内阁办公室的一名发言人周三告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻：‘人工智能安全研究所继续与包括Anthropic在内的行业合作伙伴密切合作，以确保模型更安全’，并指出该机构‘仅在上周’对OpenAI‘最强大的模型GPT-6 Astra’进行了公开发布前的测试。”
“这些风险不会因国界而止步，没有任何一个国家能够单独应对这些风险。英国将继续测试最先进的模型，建立对其能力和风险的严谨科学认知，并确保政策决策基于证据，”该发言人说道。
前沿人工智能模型可能对人类构成威胁的观点并非新鲜事，OpenAI和Anthropic的许多高管过去都曾表达过类似看法。
本月早些时候，OpenAI首席科学家雅库布·帕乔基写道，我们正生活在一个“需要极度谨慎”的时代。
“深度学习规模化产生的智能无法直接与人类智能相提并论。要在现实世界中变得极具用途——要么极具用途，要么极度危险——人工智能无需匹配或超越所有人类能力；它只需要在足够多的能力上超越人类。随着它在越来越多的维度上超越人类，我们越来越难准确理解它的实际能力，”他警告道。
今年7月，OpenAI测试的一款人工智能模型自行失控并入侵了另一家人工智能公司Hugging Face。OpenAI当时公开披露了这起黑客事件，称事件发生在该公司在隔离环境中测试两款人工智能模型期间，其中一款尚未向公众发布，目的是评估它们的能力。
短短几周内，Anthropic和Meta也承认他们自己的人工智能工具实施了黑客攻击。
今年7月，超过1300名人工智能公司员工签署了一封公开信，呼吁美国政府“支持开展国际合作，开发必要的技术和治理工具，以刻意放缓自动化人工智能开发的前沿进度”。
目前在美国众议院推进的一项两党法案《人工智能终止开关法案》，将赋予国会关停威胁公众安全的人工智能模型的权力。
该法案于7月提出，正值OpenAI承认GPT-6 Astra黑客事件之后。
Anthropic researcher says more than 10% chance AI “could kill all humans”
2026-09-09T08:15:00-0400 / CBS News
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Updated on: September 9, 2026 / 9:13 AM EDT / CBS News
London— A lead researcher at Anthropic, one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence firms, said Wednesday that he believes there is a more than 10% chance AI “could kill all humans” within the next decade.
“We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans! I personally think it is >10% within the next decade,” Evan Hubinger, the San Francisco-based company’s Alignment Science Lead, said in a post on X. “I believe Anthropic is trying its best, but we do not yet have a plan to solve alignment for superintelligence and are not clearly on track to.”
Superintelligence is the still-theoretical notion of an AI agent that is smarter than even the sharpest human minds.
File photo: A person uses artificial intelligence apps ChatGPT and Claude on a mobile phone. Getty
Hubinger issued his dramatic post following the resignation of a colleague, Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, on Tuesday.
“I resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly,” Coxon said in a post on X. “They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives.”
“At OpenAI, many have not deeply internalized the civilizational stakes. At Anthropic, the stakes are well-understood, but they are locked in a race to get there first — they believe no one else will act responsibly, so they must do it themselves, despite the risk,” Coxon said.
In a corporate blog post last week, Anthropic revealed that the company has not shared its latest AI model, Claude Mythos 5.1, with security bodies outside the United States. Those bodies include the U.K.’s AI Security Institute (AISI), widely considered to be a world-leading body on testing the risks associated with frontier AI models.
CBS News has asked the AISI for comment on Coxon’s claims following his resignation.
“The AI Security Institute continues to collaborate closely with industry partners, including Anthropic, to make models safer,” a spokesperson for the British government’s Cabinet Office told CBS News on Wednesday, noting that it had tested “only last week” OpenAI’s “most powerful model GPT-6 Astra before public release.”
“These risks do not stop at national borders and no country can tackle them alone. The U.K. will continue to test the most advanced models, build a rigorous scientific understanding of their capabilities and risks, and ensure policy decisions are grounded in the evidence,” the spokesperson said.
The notion that frontier AI models could potentially pose a threat to humanity is not new, and many top executives within both OpenAI and Anthropic have stated as much in the past.
Earlier this month, OpenAI’s chief scientist Jakub Pachocki wrote that we are living through a time that “calls for extreme caution.”
“The intelligence produced by scaling deep learning is not directly comparable to human intelligence. To become very relevant in the real world — very useful or very dangerous — the AI does not need to match or exceed all human capabilities; it just needs to surpass enough of them. And as it continues to surpass humans on more and more axes, it is becoming increasingly difficult to understand exactly how capable it is,” he warned.
In July, an artificial intelligence model being tested by OpenAI went rogue and hacked another AI company, Hugging Face, on its own. OpenAI publicly revealed the hack at the time, saying it took place while the company was testing two AI models — one of which hadn’t been released to the public — in an isolated environment to assess their capabilities.
In the space of a few weeks, Anthropic and Meta also acknowledged that their own AI tools had carried out hacks.
More than 1,300 staffers at AI companies signed an open letter in July calling on the U.S. government to “support an international effort to develop the technical and governance tools needed to deliberately pace the frontier of automated AI development.”
A bipartisan bill currently advancing in the U.S. House of Representatives, the AI Kill Switch Act,would give Congress the authority to switch off AI models that threaten the public.
The legislation was introduced in July, following OpenAI’s admission of the Hugging Face hack.
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瑞士水电站爆炸 两人重伤不治
2026年9月9日 23:43 / 联合早报
瑞士南部一座水力发电站发生爆炸，两名工人重伤不治。
瑞士南部提契诺州（Ticino）警方发表声明说，星期三上午9时30分（新加坡时间下午3时30分）左右，皮奥塔村（Piotta）的里托姆（Ritom）水电站发生爆炸，随后建筑内部起火。
两名工人被卷入了爆炸中，受到重伤，之后不幸不治身亡。其中一人是55岁的瑞士公民，另一人的身份则还有待确认。
水电站大楼也在爆炸中严重受损。
目前，警方仍在调查这起事故的确切原因和具体细节。
2026-09-09 23:43 / 联合早报
瑞士南部一座水力发电站发生爆炸，两名工人重伤不治。
瑞士南部提契诺州（Ticino）警方发表声明说，星期三上午9时30分（新加坡时间下午3时30分）左右，皮奥塔村（Piotta）的里托姆（Ritom）水电站发生爆炸，随后建筑内部起火。
两名工人被卷入了爆炸中，受到重伤，之后不幸不治身亡。其中一人是55岁的瑞士公民，另一人的身份则还有待确认。
水电站大楼也在爆炸中严重受损。
目前，警方仍在调查这起事故的确切原因和具体细节。
瑞士水电站爆炸 两人重伤不治
2026-09-09 23:43 / 联合早报
瑞士南部一座水力发电站发生爆炸，两名工人重伤不治。
瑞士南部提契诺州（Ticino）警方发表声明说，星期三上午9时30分（新加坡时间下午3时30分）左右，皮奥塔村（Piotta）的里托姆（Ritom）水电站发生爆炸，随后建筑内部起火。
两名工人被卷入了爆炸中，受到重伤，之后不幸不治身亡。其中一人是55岁的瑞士公民，另一人的身份则还有待确认。
水电站大楼也在爆炸中严重受损。
目前，警方仍在调查这起事故的确切原因和具体细节。
2026年9月8日 美国东部时间晚上7:03 / 路透社
作者：戴维·谢泼德森
美国密歇根州迪尔伯恩，2026年1月13日——美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在参观福特生产中心期间，与财政部长斯科特·贝森特、福特执行董事长比尔·福特、福特首席执行官吉姆·法利以及福特河滨胭脂工厂经理科里·威廉姆斯一同视察。路透社/伊夫林·霍克斯坦/档案照片 购买授权，打开新标签页
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美国运输部长肖恩·达菲周二在致福特首席执行官吉姆·法利的一封信中表示，福特与中国电池制造商宁德时代（CATL）以及中国汽车制造商吉利和比亚迪的合作引发了“严重关切”。
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达菲表示，美国运输部对福特在密歇根州马歇尔工厂依赖中国电池制造商宁德时代授权技术的情况“深感担忧”。
他还称，福特与吉利在西班牙的合资企业“帮助战略竞争对手在西方市场获得了关键立足点”，而福特与比亚迪就混合动力汽车零部件进行的持续谈判“可能会进一步将受补贴的外国技术嵌入福特的核心供应链”。
达菲补充说，福特决定直到2030年才将林肯航海家（Lincoln Nautilus）的生产从中国转移回美国，“留下了一段令人无法接受的、长达数年的对中国制造的依赖期”。
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Trump administration blasts Ford business deals with Chinese firms
September 8, 2026 7:03 PM UTC / Reuters
By David Shepardson
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Bill Ford, Executive Chairman of Ford, Jim Farley, CEO of Ford and Corey Williams, Ford River Rouge Plant Manager, during President Trump’s visit to a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday blasted Ford Motor’s business partnerships with Chinese companies, saying they pose deep national security concerns.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in a letter to Ford CEO Jim Farley sent on Tuesday said the automaker’s dealings with Chinese battery maker CATL and Chinese automakers Geely and BYD raised “profound concern.”
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Ford did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Duffy said USDOT was “deeply alarmed” by Ford’s reliance on licensed technology from Chinese battery manufacturer CATL at its plant in Marshall, Michigan.
He also said Ford’s joint venture with Geely in Spain “helps strategic adversaries secure a vital foothold in Western markets and the company’s ongoing talks with BYD for hybrid vehicle components could lead to further embedding subsidized foreign technology into Ford’s core supply chains.”
Duffy added Ford’s decision not to move production of the Lincoln Nautilus from China to the United States until 2030 “leaves an unacceptable, multi-year window of reliance on Chinese manufacturing.”
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2026年9月8日 美国东部时间12:27:43 / 福克斯新闻网
作者：摩根·菲利普斯 福克斯新闻网
发布时间：2026年9月8日 中午12:27 美国东部时间 | 更新时间：2026年9月8日 下午2:15 美国东部时间
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胡塞武装在红海袭击沙特油轮，导致油价飙升。这一物流噩梦引发了唐纳德·特朗普总统对伊朗的严厉警告，将胡塞的行动归咎于伊朗。
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受伊朗支持的胡塞武装于周二对沙特阿拉伯发动了数十枚弹道导弹和无人机袭击，击中多个能源目标，包括全球最大石油公司的设施。
袭击目标是沙特国家石油公司沙特阿美，该公司每日产油量达1000万桶。随着中东战争持续限制霍尔木兹海峡的航运，此次袭击可能加剧第二条关键石油航道的供应压力。
值得注意的是，沙特阿美的石油供应量约占全球总需求的10%。对其设施的袭击增加了石油、航运和运输成本上涨的风险，可能在未来几个月冲击美国消费者——而这恰逢2026年中期选举。
伊朗呼吁胡塞武装准备切断红海通道——这个恐怖组织能做到吗？
2025年3月17日周一，也门萨那的反美反集会上，胡塞武装支持者高呼口号。（美联社照片/奥萨马·阿卜杜勒拉赫曼）
据沙特官员称，袭击袭击了沙特阿拉伯南部城市吉赞、奈季兰、艾卜哈和哈米斯穆赛特，造成73人受伤，并在能源设施和公用事业设施引发火灾，迫使部分运营暂时暂停。据美联社报道，吉赞工厂包括一座每日可加工约40万桶原油的炼油厂。
周二的袭击发生在全球能源市场格外脆弱的时刻。随着霍尔木兹海峡的石油流量大幅减少，沙特阿拉伯已将更多原油改道运往红海——这提升了曼德海峡的重要性，而胡塞武装此前已威胁并袭击了与沙特有关的航运。
美国能源信息署（EIA）估计，2026年第二季度，每日仅有490万桶石油和石油液体通过霍尔木兹海峡，低于冲突前的每日2160万桶。冲突前，全球20%的石油通过这条重要航道运输。
与此同时，由于沙特阿拉伯为绕过霍尔木兹海峡的持续冲突而转移了更多原油，该季度通过曼德海峡的货运量平均为每日810万桶。
这造成了潜在的高成本漏洞：胡塞武装对沙特能源基础设施或商业船只的新一轮袭击可能同时对两条关键石油航道施加压力，推高原油、航运和运输成本，最终波及美国消费者。
周二，布伦特原油交易价格接近每桶99美元。
据新华社报道，胡塞武装军事发言人叶海亚·萨里宣称对周二的袭击负责，称该组织使用了“数十枚弹道导弹和无人机”袭击了沙特阿美的设施、吉赞工业区以及一个沙特空军基地。
鲁比奥指责伊朗派遣伊斯兰革命卫队人员进入也门，胡塞威胁升级
胡塞武装称此次行动是对沙特在也门空袭的报复，并威胁称如果利雅得的军事行动持续下去，将发动“更猛烈、范围更广的袭击”。
此次升级之际，唐纳德·特朗普总统已发出警告。
2026年7月12日的手绘图显示，曼德海峡是重要的航运航道和红海门户，伊朗威胁利用也门的胡塞盟友关闭通往红海的曼德海峡通道。（美国国家航空航天局世界视图/路透社提供）
胡塞武装于7月在红海袭击两艘沙特油轮后，特朗普表示，如果胡塞武装再次袭击船只，美国将追究伊朗的责任，并威胁对德黑兰和胡塞武装实施“重大军事惩罚”。
“如果他们再次这么做，美国将追究伊朗的责任，因为胡塞武装是伊朗的代理人和/或傀儡，我们将对伊朗，当然还有胡塞武装本身，实施重大军事惩罚，”特朗普当时在Truth Social上写道。
此前，胡塞武装宣布对沙特阿拉伯实施海上封锁，并袭击了红海的沙特油轮。此次升级导致布伦特原油价格突破每桶100美元，市场担忧 disruption可能从霍尔木兹海峡蔓延至曼德海峡。
最新的袭击针对沙特领土和能源基础设施，而非船只，目前尚不清楚白宫是否认为此次袭击越过了特朗普7月划定的红线。随着胡塞武装的袭击日益与伊朗及地区能源供应的更广泛冲突交织在一起，这对拜登政府构成了新的考验。
特朗普政府此前曾授权美国对也门的胡塞武装武器和基础设施发动空袭，以回应针对美军和航运的袭击和威胁。白宫一份报告称，特朗普下令采取这些行动是为了保卫美军和保护美国的国家安全利益。
美国海事管理局（MARAD）也发布了积极的咨询警告，称胡塞武装继续对红海南部、曼德海峡和亚丁湾的商业船只构成威胁。
根据MARAD的咨询报告，从2023年11月到2025年10月，胡塞武装对商业船只发动了100多次袭击，影响了60多个国家。这些袭击迫使主要航运公司避开红海，改道绕行好望角，增加了航行时间，并推高了燃料、运费和保险成本。
胡塞武装于7月再次发出威胁，袭击了沙特油轮，并威胁封锁通过红海的沙特航运。
沙特阿拉伯对该航道的依赖度增加，使得另一次持续中断可能带来更严重的后果。EIA表示，用于绕过受干扰航道的替代航线更长、成本更高，且运力有限。
2026年3月11日周三，从阿联酋豪尔费坎拍摄到的霍尔木兹海峡内排队的油轮和货船。（阿尔塔夫·卡德里/美联社照片）
就在伊朗冲突使得波斯湾航道更难使用之际，最新的袭击威胁再次给红海航道带来压力。胡塞武装可能没有能力永久关闭曼德海峡，但如果航运公司认为风险过高，反复的导弹、无人机或油轮袭击仍可能减少通过该航道的货运量。
沙特阿拉伯谴责周二对民用和经济资产的袭击，并誓言保卫其领土。沙特领导的联军将此次袭击描述为“危险的升级”，并表示将采取措施威慑进一步的袭击。
直接的经济影响将取决于沙特阿拉伯恢复受影响运营的速度，以及商业航运是否继续通过曼德海峡。
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下一个考验可能是胡塞武装是否会再次袭击油轮或其他商业船只。另一次袭击可能会给这条承载着越来越多中东石油份额的航道带来更大压力——同时也将考验特朗普的警告：如果胡塞武装再次袭击航运，美国将对该组织和伊朗实施报复。
New risk for US consumers as Iran-backed attacks threaten a second major oil chokepoint
2026-09-08 12:27:43 EDT / Fox News
By Morgan Phillips Fox News
Published September 8, 2026 12:27pm EDT | Updated September 8, 2026 2:15pm EDT
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Houthi rebels attack Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, causing oil prices to surge. This logistical nightmare prompts strong warnings from President Donald Trump to Iran, holding them responsible for the Houthi actions.
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Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck Saudi Arabia with dozens of ballistic missiles and drones Tuesday, hitting multiple energy targets, including the facilities of the world’s largest oil company.
The attacks on Aramco, the state-owned national oil company of Saudi Arabia that produces 10 million barrels of oil per day, threaten to tighten pressure on a second critical oil route as the Middle East war continues to restrict shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Aramco notably supplies roughly 10% of the world’s total oil demand. And attacks on its facilities raise the risk of higher oil, shipping and transportation costs that could hit U.S. consumers in coming months — just in time for the 2026 midterm elections.
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Houthi supporters chant slogans during an anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, March 17, 2025.(AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
The attacks hit the southern Saudi Arabian cities of Jazan, Najran, Abha and Khamis Mushait, wounding 73 people and sparking fires at energy facilities and utilities that temporarily forced some operations to stop, according to Saudi officials. The Jazan site includes a refinery capable of processing roughly 400,000 barrels of crude per day, according to the Associated Press.
Tuesday’s strikes land at a particularly vulnerable moment for global energy markets. With oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz sharply reduced, Saudi Arabia has redirected more crude toward the Red Sea — increasing the importance of the Bab el-Mandeb, where the Houthis have already threatened and attacked Saudi-linked shipping.
The Energy Information Administration estimates that just 4.9 million barrels of oil and petroleum liquids moved through Hormuz per day in the second quarter of 2026, down from 21.6 million barrels per day before the conflict. Before the conflict 20% of the world’s oil moved through the consequential waterway.
Traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb, meanwhile, averaged 8.1 million barrels per day during the quarter as Saudi Arabia redirected more crude to bypass Hormuz amid ongoing conflict.
That creates a potentially costly vulnerability: renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure or commercial vessels could put pressure on two crucial oil routes at once, raising the risk of higher crude, shipping and transportation costs that could eventually reach U.S. consumers.
Brent crude was trading near $99 per barrel Tuesday.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s strikes, saying the group had used “dozens of ballistic missiles and drones” against Aramco facilities, the Jazan industrial zone and a Saudi air base, according to Xinhua.
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The Houthis said the operation was retaliation for Saudi airstrikes in Yemen and threatened “stronger and wider strikes” if Riyadh’s military campaign continues.
The escalation also comes with a warning already issued by President Donald Trump.
A satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait, a key shipping waterway and the gateway to the Red Sea, as Iran threatens using Yemen’s Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, in this handout picture dated July 12, 2026.(Nasa Worldview/Handout via Reuters)
After the Houthis struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea in July, Trump said the U.S. would hold Iran responsible if the group attacked ships again and threatened “major military punishment” against both Tehran and the Houthis.
“If they do this again, the U.S. will hold Iran responsible, in that the Houthis are a Surrogate and/or Proxy of Iran, and major military punishment will be inflicted upon Iran and, of course, the Houthis, themselves,” Trump wrote on Truth Social at the time.
The warning followed the Houthis’ announcement of a maritime blockade targeting Saudi Arabia and attacks on Saudi tankers in the Red Sea. The escalation sent Brent crude above $100 per barrel amid fears that disruption could spread from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab el-Mandeb.
The latest strikes targeted Saudi territory and energy infrastructure rather than ships, leaving unclear whether the White House considers them to cross the line Trump drew in July. It creates a new test for the administration as Houthi attacks increasingly intersect with the wider conflict over Iran and regional energy supplies.
The Trump administration has previously authorized U.S. strikes against Houthi weapons and infrastructure in Yemen in response to attacks and threats against American forces and shipping. A White House report says Trump directed those actions to defend U.S. forces and protect American national-security interests.
The U.S. Maritime Administration also maintains an active advisory warning that the Houthis continue to pose a threat to commercial vessels in the southern Red Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb and the Gulf of Aden.
From November 2023 through October 2025, the Houthis carried out more than 100 attacks on commercial vessels affecting more than 60 nations, according to the MARAD advisory. The attacks forced major shipping companies to avoid the Red Sea and reroute vessels around the Cape of Good Hope, adding time to voyages and increasing fuel, freight and insurance costs.
The Houthis renewed that threat in July when they targeted Saudi oil tankers and threatened a blockade of Saudi shipping through the Red Sea.
Saudi Arabia’s increased reliance on the route makes another sustained disruption potentially more consequential. The EIA says alternate routes used to bypass disrupted waterways are longer, more expensive and limited in capacity.
Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026.(Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)
The latest strikes threaten to revive pressure on the Red Sea route just as the Iran conflict has made the Persian Gulf route more difficult to use. The Houthis may lack the capability to permanently close the Bab el-Mandeb, but repeated missile, drone or tanker attacks could still reduce traffic through the waterway if shipping companies determine the risks are too high.
Saudi Arabia condemned Tuesday’s strikes on civilian and economic assets and vowed to defend its territory. The Saudi-led coalition described the attacks as a “dangerous escalation” and said it would take measures to deter further attacks.
The immediate economic impact will depend on how quickly Saudi Arabia restores affected operations and whether commercial shipping continues moving through the Bab el-Mandeb.
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The next test could be whether the Houthis again target tankers or other commercial vessels. Another attack could put greater pressure on a waterway carrying an increased share of Middle Eastern oil — while also testing Trump’s warning that renewed Houthi attacks on shipping would bring U.S. retaliation against both the group and Iran.
2026年9月8日16:55:48.742 UTC / 路透社
芝加哥9月8日路透电——史密森学会秘书周二宣布退休，此前数月来特朗普政府一直指责他领导的国家博物馆呈现出歪曲且分裂的美国历史叙事。
历史学家、策展人兼作家朗尼·邦奇自2019年起担任史密森学会秘书一职。史密森学会旗下拥有21座博物馆和美术馆、21个图书馆、国家动物园以及多个研究和教育中心。
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邦奇在一份声明中表示，他的离职“百感交集，满怀感激”。
“是时候开启我的下一篇章了，这一篇章将让我能够继续维护史密森学会的公信力，并倡导讲述能够阐明和颂扬我们国家复杂历史的重要叙事，”邦奇说道。
他预计将于今年年底辞职。
得知这一消息后，同时担任史密森学会校长的美国首席大法官约翰·罗伯茨表示：“邦奇秘书长在讲述我们国家的故事方面追求卓越。”
邦奇是史密森学会首位非裔负责人，他在牵头打造并开放广受欢迎的史密森学会国家非裔美国人历史与文化博物馆后担任最高职务。该博物馆曾遭到美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的诋毁，长期以来也是保守派的攻击目标。邦奇还曾在该学会的国家美国历史博物馆担任职务。
特朗普政府一直在持续向邦奇和史密森学会施压，批评人士担心这是一场更广泛运动的一部分，目的是从保守派甚至白人至上主义的视角来讲述美国历史。
7月4日美国《独立宣言》发表250周年纪念日当天，白宫在其网站上发布了一份由国内政策委员会撰写的报告，挑起文化战争议题，指责史密森学会的领导层，尤其是国家美国历史博物馆的负责人，从事“反白人行动主义”，倡导“为非法移民提供公民身份”，美化马克思主义，并制作“将生物男性视为女孩或女性”的展览和教育材料。
该报告称，“如果史密森学会的旗舰历史博物馆在每个入口处都贴上这样的标签：‘警告：本博物馆的展览由那些不想让你热爱自己国家的人策划’，那么这将对大多数美国人，尤其是带孩子参观的父母们更有益处。”
报告发布几天后，邦奇向员工发送了一份备忘录，称“尽管总有改进的空间，但这份报告并未公平地描述国家美国历史博物馆的工作和全貌”。
特朗普曾在Truth社交平台上写道：“史密森学会已经失控，那里讨论的一切都是我们国家多么糟糕，奴隶制多么可恶，受压迫者多么一事无成——丝毫没有提及成功、光明和未来。”
上周，特朗普政府在一封信中威胁削减联邦机构对史密森学会的支持。
《纽约时报》周二报道称，邦奇在一次采访中表示，来自白宫的压力导致了他的离职。但他也承认担任该职务的压力。
“说实话，这段时间压力很大，”他告诉《泰晤士报》。“到了某个节点，我希望早上醒来时不用再盯着手机看了。”
在史密森学会旗舰杂志为美国建国250周年发表的一篇随笔中，邦奇毫不避讳地表达了特朗普曾引发争议的立场，包括赞扬移民以及被奴役抵达者及其后代对国家的贡献。他谈及后两者时表示，他们在美国看到了“最终成为自由之地的潜力”。
“我们必须如实讲述非凡者和平凡者的历史，无论是辉煌时刻还是耻辱时刻，”邦奇在随笔中补充道。“对我们的过去进行不完整的叙述，抹平其棱角，会阻碍国家打造更美好的共同未来的能力。”
特朗普在2025年5月宣布解雇史密森学会国家肖像画廊首位女性主任金·萨耶特，指责她支持多元化、公平性和包容性举措。当时尚不清楚特朗普是否有合法权限解雇她。萨耶特于次月辞职。
特朗普在3月签署一项行政命令，指示担任史密森学会摄政委员会成员的副总统JD·万斯，从史密森学会中清除“不当、分裂或反美国的意识形态”。该命令特别点名了国家非裔美国人历史与文化博物馆——邦奇于2005年开始筹备该博物馆，并于2016年开放，实现了一个百年夙愿。
保守派将带有民族视角的博物馆描述为本质上具有分裂性。
邦奇在一本关于打造这座非裔美国人历史博物馆的回忆录中表示，他的目标是打造一座关于非裔美国人的博物馆，帮助所有美国人认识到，他们拥有一段尽管充满波折但共同的历史，以及对更美好未来的共同希望。
在书中，他描述了2017年初特朗普参观博物馆的经历。邦奇写道，在参观前，这位在博物馆开放几周前刚刚当选的总统的助手们表示担心，特朗普当时心情不好，不想看任何“令人不快”的内容。邦奇从博物馆关于奴隶制的展览开始了这次参观。
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Smithsonian chief Lonnie Bunch announces departure
2026-09-08T16:55:48.742Z / Reuters
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CHICAGO, Sept 8 (Reuters) – The secretary of the Smithsonian Institution announced on Tuesday that he was retiring after months of accusations from the Trump administration that the national museums he led portrayed a skewed and divisive version of the U.S.
Historian, curator and author Lonnie Bunch has led the Smithsonian as its secretary since 2019. The Smithsonian has 21 museums and galleries, 21 libraries, the National Zoo, and a number of research and education centers.
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Bunch said in a statement that his departure comes with “mixed emotions and heartfelt gratitude.”
“It is time for my next chapter, a chapter that will allow me to continue to protect the integrity of the Smithsonian and to champion the importance of a history that illuminates and celebrates the complex story of our nation,” Bunch said.
He is expected to step down by the end of the year.
After receiving the news, Chief Justice John Roberts, who also serves as the Smithsonian’s chancellor, said, “Secretary Bunch has pursued excellence in the telling of our nation’s story.”
Bunch, the Smithsonian’s first Black leader, took the top role after developing and opening the Smithsonian’s popular National Museum of African American History and Culture, which has been vilified by U.S. President Donald Trump and long targeted by conservatives. Bunch also held positions at the institution’s National Museum of American History.
The Trump administration had been steadily increasing pressure on Bunch and the Smithsonian in what critics fear is part of a broader campaign to tell America’s story from a conservative and even white supremacist point of view.
On July 4, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the White House posted on its website a report by its Domestic Policy Council that evokes culture war issues in accusing Smithsonian leaders, particularly those at its National Museum of American History, of engaging in “anti-white activism,” advocating for “citizenship for illegal aliens,” lionizing Marxists and producing exhibitions and educational materials that “treat biological males as girls or women.”
The report suggests that “it would benefit most Americans, especially parents bringing their children for a tour, if the Smithsonian’s flagship history museum had a label at every entrance that reads: ‘Warning: the exhibits in this museum were prepared by people who don’t want you to love your country.’”
Bunch sent a memo to his staff a few days after the report was released saying that “while there will always be room for improvement, this report is not a fair characterization of the work and totality of the National Museum of American History.”
Trump has written on Truth Social that the “Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future.”
In a letter last week, the Trump administration threatened to cut federal agencies’ support for the Smithsonian.
The New York Times said on Tuesday that Bunch said in an interview that the pressure from the White House had led to his departure. But he acknowledged the strain of the role.
“I have to be honest, it has been stressful,” he told the Times. “And at a certain point, I’d like to wake up in the morning and not look at my cellphone.”
In an essay marking the 250th anniversary in the Smithsonian Institution’s flagship magazine, Bunch did not shy from stances that Trump has made controversial, including lauding the contributions to the nation made by immigrants and by those who arrived enslaved and their descendants, saying of the latter two that they saw in the U.S. “the potential to eventually become the land of freedom.”
“We must tell the unvarnished histories of the extraordinary and the ordinary, the moments of glory and infamy alike,” Bunch added in the essay. “An incomplete telling of our past, with rough edges smoothed, inhibits the country’s ability to forge a better shared future.”
Trump announced in May of 2025 that he was firing Kim Sajet, the first woman to direct the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, accusing her of supporting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. It was unclear whether Trump had the legal authority to fire her. Sajet resigned the next month.
Trump signed an executive order in March directing Vice President JD Vance, who sits on the Smithsonian’s board of regents, to remove “improper, divisive or anti-American ideology” from the Smithsonian Institution. The order singled out the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which Bunch began developing in 2005 and opened in 2016, realizing a century-old goal.
Conservatives have depicted museums with an ethnic lens as inherently divisive.
Bunch said in a memoir about developing the African American history museum that his goal was a museum about African Americans that helped all Americans understand that they had a shared if fraught history and common hopes for a better future.
In the book he described giving a tour of the museum to Trump in early 2017. Bunch wrote that ahead of the visit, aides to the president, who had been elected just weeks before the museum opened, expressed concern that he was in a bad mood and did not want to see anything “difficult.” Bunch started the tour in the museum’s exhibit on slavery.
Reporting by Donna Bryson and Bianca Flowers; Editing by Mark Porter
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House lawmaker urges Congress to sue Trump to block Washington arch
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September 8, 2026 4:48 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago
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WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) – A senior U.S. House Democratic lawmaker on Tuesday urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to file suit in behalf of Congress to block the Trump administration from starting work on a triumphal arch in Washington.
“Congress has neither appropriated funding nor granted authority for this project,” wrote Representative Chellie Pingree, the top Democrat on the subcommittee that oversees funding for national parks.
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“The administration is building it anyway, betting this body will do nothing to stop it. I am asking you to take all necessary steps to file suit immediately, while there is still ground left to save.”
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2026年9月8日 美国东部时间下午3:14 / 福克斯新闻
民主党社会党人背书的候选人的提案呼应了纽约市市长佐赫兰·曼达尼针对失职房东的住房政策
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缅因州前参议院议长、来自肯特堡的民主党人特洛伊·杰克逊在缅因州威尔斯的蓝莓岭移动房屋村对民众表示，应针对水电等公共设施不合格及居住条件不达标的房东采取行动。
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格雷厄姆·普拉特纳在缅因州参议院选举中的接替者暗示，政府在必要时有权接管私人财产，这似乎呼应了社会主义者、纽约市市长佐赫兰·曼达尼的住房政策。
竞选参议院席位的民主党人特洛伊·杰克逊因提出政府必要时可接管私人财产的主张而遭到抨击。此前缅因州共和党主席曾对福克斯新闻数字频道称杰克逊为“缅因州的曼达尼”，此番言论再次引发对这位候选人的审视，当前围绕政府干预住房市场和私人所有权的辩论正受到新的关注。
“这是一个重大问题。如今这个国家的贪婪——移动房屋公园的居民们正在感受的那种——是我从未见过的，”杰克逊在蓝莓岭移动房屋村对一小群居民说道。该村落是缅因州多个拖车公园之一，当地居民对租金、生活质量和所有权问题表达了担忧。
缅因州民主党推举特洛伊·杰克逊接替普拉特纳，参议院重组蒙上新审查阴影
2026年5月24日，在缅因大学奥罗诺分校柯林斯艺术中心举行的“打击寡头政治”巡回活动上，民主党联邦参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳与州长候选人特洛伊·杰克逊同台亮相。（乔·雷德尔/盖蒂图片社）
“我还经常听到人们抱怨，房东根本不提供任何服务。这完全不公平，也不合理。我们必须做出改变。我坚信，必要时州政府应该介入接管这些场所。有些人会说这太疯狂了，”杰克逊对威尔斯的居民们说。威尔斯是与政治知名地点肯纳邦克波特相邻的城镇。
“但在民众有机会组建合作社或采取其他行动之前，应该有办法接管这些公园，这样就不会出现私募股权公司入场，从这些公园中牟取暴利的情况。”
房产权益倡导团体反驳曼达尼的“租赁敲诈报告”及房东公共数据库计划
前缅因州州参议员、民主党人及州长候选人特洛伊·杰克逊在与格雷厄姆·普拉特纳共同出席的“打击寡头政治”活动上发表讲话。（索菲·帕克/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
访问期间，杰克逊展示了一名居民称来自自家水龙头的棕色浑浊水罐。
杰克逊表示，一些居民的场地租金已接近850美元，并补充说他曾在阿鲁斯图克县的一个移动房屋公园居住过，理解居民们的困境。
“我会每天都为他们发声，”他说，“我无法想象拥有一处住房却每天都要面对这种威胁，被榨干钱财却无力承担。”
杰克逊的提案呼应了曼达尼住房政策中更为激进的内容之一：愿意动用政府权力将陷入困境的房产从私人业主手中接管，转移给租户、非营利组织或社区管理机构。
曼达尼因将驱逐称为“暴力”形式的“怪胎秀”新闻发布会遭抨击
纽约州，纽约市——2025年7月15日：赢得纽约市市长民主党初选的民主社会主义者候选人佐赫兰·曼达尼在7月15日于纽约市举行的DC 37工会背书活动上发表讲话。曼达尼赢得民主党初选数周后，各富裕利益集团开始动员起来反对这位33岁的州众议员。曼达尼誓言将冻结租金上涨一年、推行公交免费政策，并对富裕纽约人增税。前州长安德鲁·科莫宣布，他将继续竞选纽约市市长，此前他在上月的民主党初选中输给了佐赫兰·曼达尼。（斯宾塞·普拉特/盖蒂图片社）
与曼达尼一样，杰克逊在今年早些时候此前不成功的州长初选中获得了民主党社会主义者组织（DSA）的背书。
曼达尼于5月发布的“逐街推进”住房计划呼吁对失职房东采取严厉法律行动，并表示长期被忽视的房产可移交社区土地信托基金、非营利组织或租户。
支持伯尼的社会主义者与普拉特纳结盟，或能取代其参选资格
“通过‘开门计划’和支持社区土地信托基金，我们将移除长期疏于管理或陷入止赎困境的建筑的失职业主和物业经理，将所有权转移给负责任的社区管理者，”曼达尼在6月说道。
尽管曼达尼更为全国熟知的租金冻结计划与杰克逊的考虑存在实质性差异，但二者有一个共同点：当政客认为房价或房产行为不当之时，政府应干预住房市场。
曼达尼220亿美元的住房疯狂提案将使天际线社会化
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这一共同点让杰克逊事后遭到抨击。
“又一位十足的共产党分子竞选公职，”前情报官员、退休中校托尼·沙弗在X平台上发帖称。
“特洛伊·杰克逊准备侵犯缅因州民众的权利，因为他认为这些人通过自由市场商业活动赚得太多了，”沙弗在推特上写道，“他在这里的发言尽显其真正的斯大林主义者本色。”
重新浮出水面的袭击报告让民主党参议院候选人成为共和党攻击目标：“普拉特纳2.0”
共和党全国委员会也注意到了杰克逊的言论，通过其快速响应部门发布推文。
“特洛伊·杰克逊希望政府从缅因州民众手中没收私人财产，”他们写道。
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前缅因州参议院议长、来自肯特堡的民主党人特洛伊·杰克逊（左）；纽约市市长佐赫兰·K·曼达尼（右）。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/盖蒂图片社；凯尔·马扎/盖蒂图片社）
缅因州法律已为移动房屋公园居民在公园出售时提供了有限的所有权收购途径。根据第10章第9094-A条，移动房屋业主团体或居民协会拥有优先购买公园的权利，通常在收到拟出售通知后有60天时间提交报价。
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福克斯新闻数字频道已联系杰克逊、柯林斯的竞选团队以及曼达尼置评。
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Government land-grab agenda hits key Senate race as Dem backs property takeovers echoing Mamdani
September 8, 2026 3:14pm EDT / Fox News
The DSA-endorsed candidate’s proposal echoes NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s housing agenda on negligent landlords
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Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Fort Kent, told a crowd at the Blueberry Ridge Mobile Village in Wells, Maine, that action should be taken against landlords for substandard utilities and conditions.
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Graham Platner’s replacement in the Maine Senate race suggested the government should be able to take over private property when necessary, appearing to echo socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s housing agenda.
Troy Jackson, a Democrat running for the Senate, came under fire for suggesting the government should be able to take over private property when necessary. The comments drew fresh scrutiny to a candidate the Pine Tree State’s GOP chair previously dubbed “Maine’s Mamdani” to Fox News Digital, as debates over government intervention in housing and private ownership gain new attention.
“It’s a major issue. The greed that’s happening right now in this country that people in mobile home parks are feeling is like something I’ve never seen,” Jackson told a small crowd of residents at Blueberry Ridge Mobile Village, one of several Maine trailer parks where concerns about costs, quality-of-life and ownership arose.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner and gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson stand together during a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour stop at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus in Orono on May 24, 2026.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
“The other thing that I do hear a lot about, too, is how landlords won’t do anything for services. And that is completely unfair and not right. And we have to make that change. I feel strongly that if needed, the state should be able to come in [and] take these places over. Some people will say that that’s insane,” Jackson told the residents in Wells, the town next to the politically-notable Kennebunkport.
“But until the people get the chance to start a co-op or whatever, there should be a way to hold these, so that you don’t see private-equity coming in and making the killing on these parks.”
PROPERTY OWNER ADVOCACY GROUPS PUSH BACK ON MAMDANI’S ‘RENTAL RIPOFF REPORT,’ PUBLIC DATABASE OF LANDLORDS
Former State Senator Troy Jackson, a Democrat from Maine and gubernatorial candidate, speaks during a Fighting Oligarchy event with Graham Platner(Sophie Park / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
During his visit, Jackson held up a mason jar of brown water a resident said came from their tap.
Jackson said some residents saw their lot rental fees approach $850, adding he once lived at a mobile home park in Aroostook County and understands their plight.
“I’m going to add my voice to that every damn day,” he said. “I just can’t imagine owning a home and feeling the threat that you do daily and getting the squeeze and not being able to afford that.”
Jackson’s proposal echoes one of the more aggressive elements of Mamdani’s housing agenda: a willingness to use government power to wrest control of troubled properties away from private owners and toward tenants, nonprofits or community stewardship.
MAMDANI RIPPED OVER ‘FREAK SHOW’ NEWS CONFERENCE WHERE EVICTION WAS DECLARED A FORM OF ‘VIOLENCE’
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 15: Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, speaks at an endorsement event from the union DC 37 on July 15, 2025, in New York City. Weeks after Mamdani won the Democratic primary for mayor, various wealthy interest groups have begun to mobilize against the 33-year-old state assemblyman. Mamdani has vowed to freeze rent hikes for a year, make buses free, and increase taxes on wealthy New Yorkers. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that he will continue his run for New York City mayor after losing to Zohran Mamdani in last month’s Democratic primary.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Like Mamdani, Jackson was endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in his prior unsuccessful gubernatorial primary bid earlier this year.
Mamdani’s Block by Block housing plan, released in May, calls for aggressive legal action against negligent landlords and says chronically neglected properties could be transferred to community land trusts, nonprofits or tenants.
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“Through the Open-Door program and by supporting community land trusts, we will remove negligent owners and property managers of buildings suffering from chronic neglect or mired in foreclosure and shift ownership to responsible community stewards,” Mamdani said in June.
While Mamdani’s more nationally-visible rent-freeze plans are materially different from Jackson’s considerations, they share a common thread: the government should intervene in the housing market when politicians believe pricing or practices are untoward.
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That commonality led to Jackson being lambasted after the fact.
“Another full-on Communist running for office,” said Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer Ret., a former intelligence officer, posted to X.
“Troy Jackson is ready to violate the rights of Mainers because he feels that they make too much money engaging in free market commerce,” Shaffer tweeted. “Spoken here like the true Stalinist he is.”
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The Republican National Committee also caught wind of Jackson’s comments, tweeting through their rapid-response arm.
“Troy Jackson wants the government to seize private property from Mainers,” they wrote.
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Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Fort Kent, left; New York Mayor Zohran K. Mamdani, right.(Tom Williams/Getty Images; Kyle Mazza/Getty Images)
Maine law already gives mobile home park residents a limited pathway to take ownership when a park is put up for sale. Under Title 10, Section 9094-A, a group of mobile home owners or a residents’ association has the first option to purchase the park and generally has 60 days after notice of an intended sale to submit an offer.
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Fox News Digital reached out to Jackson’s and Collins’ campaigns and Mamdani for comment.
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