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Trump says his plane faced ‘greater risk’ in secret flight change

August 12, 2026 1:20 AM UTC / Reuters

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he secretly switched planes in ‌Turkey last month at the direction of the U.S. Secret Service, but that the plane he ultimately flew on was still more vulnerable than Air Force One.

Following a NATO summit in Ankara, Trump was transferred from Air Force One to a military ​plane via a catering truck in an extraordinary deception prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, U.S. media ​reported.

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The White House did not disclose the change and it remained a secret until ⁠the Washington Post first reported it on Monday. Some media commentators questioned whether the operation left Trump’s aides and ​journalists traveling with him at risk aboard the plane presumed to be carrying the president.

“I think actually the ​plane that I flew on was at greater risk,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday. “I think it was at greater risk because that would be the plane I think that they would be more likely to go for.”

After a day of social media ​memes portraying Trump as hiding out in the catering truck, the image-conscious president, who often promotes memes of ​himself as a bold and courageous leader, said he was following the direction of the Secret Service, the agency that protects ‌the ⁠president.

[1/2]U.S. President Donald Trump arrives aboard the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, as he returns to Washington after participating in a NATO leaders’ summit in Turkey, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., July 9, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

“Well, it’s only up to Secret Service. I just follow what they’d like to do, so I go by Secret Service and the military,” Trump said.

“I guess there was a threat out there. I didn’t really ask too much about it. I get a lot of threats,” Trump said.

The White House said at the time that ​the president was flying aboard ​Air Force One from ⁠Turkey to Britain. But moments after Trump boarded the plane, he left it in secret via the catering truck and boarded another aircraft for the flight to ​Britain, the Post said on Monday, quoting unnamed sources.

Trump had taken a newly renovated ​Qatari-donated jet ⁠to Ankara for the NATO summit but unexpectedly announced he would use an older Air Force One when departing the country, a move that prompted questions about the newer plane’s security.

The trip to NATO was the first international travel ⁠for ​the new plane, whose speedy upgrades triggered questions over its cost ​and security, and took place as hostilities escalated with Iran, which borders Turkey.

Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward in Washington; Additional reporting ​by Humeyra Pamuk and Christian Martinez; Writing by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Tom Hogue, Ross Colvin and Lincoln Feast.

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Republicans pick Marques to face Democrat Figures in redrawn Alabama US House seat vote

2026-08-12T01:28:44.612Z / Reuters

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August 12, 2026 1:28 AM UTC Updated 2 hours ago

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Aug 11 (Reuters) – Republican voters in Alabama on ​Tuesday picked state representative ‌Rhett Marques to be their candidate in ​November’s election ​for the state’s 2nd District ⁠U.S. House ​seat, after the party ​redrew the electoral map and hopes to flip ​the area won ​by the Democrats in 2024.

The ‌Republican ⁠nominee will face Democrat Shomari Figures, who is hoping ​for ​a ⁠second term in the seat ​where a Supreme Court ​decision ⁠allowed the use of a pro-Republican ⁠congressional ​map.

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Democrats take sixth shot at ousting popular GOP governor who voted for Harris

August 11, 2026 11:03pm EDT / Fox News

Democrats in deep blue Vermont have a new nominee as they take a sixth straight shot at trying to oust popular Republican Gov. Phil Scott.

Democrats in deep blue Vermont have a new nominee as they take a sixth straight shot at trying to oust popular Republican Gov. Phil Scott.

Economist Amanda Janoo on Tuesday defeated former child advocacy organization CEO Aly Richards — who is backed by former Democratic Govs. Howard Dean and Madeleine Kunin — to capture the party’s gubernatorial nomination, the Associated Press reported.

Amanda Janoo, an economist, is a Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Vermont.(Amanda Janoo gubernatorial campaign)

Scott was unopposed as he cruised to the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Scott is running for a sixth two-year term steering Vermont, and if he wins the general election and completes another term, he’ll pass Dean as the northern New England state’s longest serving governor. Vermont and neighboring New Hampshire are the only two states in the nation to elect governors every two years.

Republican Vermont Gov. Phil Scott walks out the House chamber of the Statehouse after giving his budget address to the Legislature, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, in Montpelier, Vt. Scott proposed an $8.6 billion budget for fiscal year 2025 and, as he has done before, urged lawmakers not to raise taxes or fees.(AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Scott is a moderate Republican and a vocal GOP critic of President Donald Trump.

The governor endorsed former ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries, and voted for then-Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, over Trump in that year’s general election.

Republican Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont is running for re-election in 2026 for a sixth two-year term in office.(Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Beating Scott in November will once again be a tough task for Democrats in a state where their party normally dominates elections.

Scott won a whopping 73% of the vote in his 2024 re-election, besting the 69% he received in his 2022 victory.

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乘风破浪无年限 八旬爷爷坚持风帆冲浪逾40年

2026年8月12日 11:17 / 新明日报

杜华强从43岁起就开始热爱风帆冲浪。图为他十多年前在水上大放异彩。 （受访者提供）

只要天气许可，86岁的退休人士杜华强几乎每天都会到东海岸“报到”，出海进行至少一小时的风帆冲浪。

杜华强43岁那年，偶然在海边散步时看到一群人玩风帆冲浪（windsurfing），当场就对这项运动“一见钟情”。他觉得，帆板和风帆仅靠风力驱动十分有趣，既能享受乘风而行的乐趣，也能锻炼体能、保持活跃。

他于是报名参加俱乐部开办的风帆冲浪课程，从此展开超过40年的“乘风破浪”之旅。杜华强忆述，当时虽然已年过40，但年龄并没有阻碍他尝试新的水上运动。

杜华强玩风帆冲浪40多年来，赢得不少比赛。（受访者提供）

他说，风帆冲浪看似借风而行，但要“驾驭”强风其实很考验体力和技巧，选用合适的器材也很重要。例如，风力强劲时若使用面积过大的风帆，风帆可能被强风吹倒，把人“压”在水中，甚至造成受伤。

20多年前，杜华强花了三年完成初级、中级和高级教练课程，正式成为一名风帆冲浪教练。他多年来训练过多名学员，也在孙子小时候，尝试教他们风帆冲浪。

除了风帆冲浪，杜华强也会视风力情况，进行风翼冲浪（windsurf foiling）。他说，两项运动相近，但后者的帆板底部装有水翼，达到一定速度后，帆板会升离水面，仿佛“飞”在水面上，带来不一样的刺激感。

杜华强几年前也开始学风翼冲浪（windsurf foiling）。（受访者提供）

这项爱好的开销并不低。杜华强说，视品牌而定，一个帆板约2000元，风帆或水翼则约1000元。目前，他拥有两套风帆冲浪器材和一套水翼设备，单是存放器材，每月平均就要花近200元。

不过，他认为，从中获得的乐趣和意义远超过这些花费。

“这两项水上运动又刺激又好玩，还让我近距离接触大自然。”

杜华强笑说，如今他的孙子都大了，没时间与他一起风帆冲浪了。（受访者提供）

消息：至少11名法国青年疑沦毒骡 在泰国机场被捕

2026年8月12日 11:34 / 联合早报

法国警方消息称，在泰国机场被捕的法国年轻人，行李中被搜出大麻。图为曼谷素万那普国际机场。 （档案照片）

自今年初夏以来，至少11名法国年轻人在泰国机场被逮捕。一名警方消息人士说，他们的行李被发现藏有数公斤大麻，目前仍被当局拘留。

部分涉案法国年轻人的家属向法新社和《解放报》透露，他们可能被毒贩的“免费旅游”所骗，成为运毒的“毒骡”。

一名外交消息人士说：“法国外交部相关部门正密切关注这些法国公民的情况，并与他们的家人保持联系。”他透露，泰国和香港的领事服务部门已介入调查。

《解放报》称，免费旅游邀请由一家智能手机贸易公司的经理发出，并确认有至少五名年龄介于18岁至26岁之间的年轻人分别在泰国和香港的机场被捕。

一些年轻人的亲属说，被捕者并不知道行李箱里的实际物品是什么。

接受法新社采访的一名女子说，她20岁的小叔7月中旬被捕，当时他正准备和另一名法国男子从泰国飞到巴黎。海关人员在他们锁着的行李箱里发现16.8公斤大麻，而他们并不知道行李箱的密码。

女子说：“他们当时都吓呆了。完全没料到会这样。”她说，有人通过Snapchat联系她的小叔，声称这项快递工作“百分百合法”，只是运送手机。

女子说：“一切都安排妥当，有机票和当地住宿安排，所以他信以为真。这是一个圈套。”

泰国是东南亚非法毒品走私的枢纽。受访法国官员说，近年来，尤其是自2022年泰国将大麻合法化后，从泰国走私大麻到法国的案件出现激增。

法国负责打击毒品犯罪的检察官办公室表示，相关调查正在进行，“我们的目标是查明组织者与可能涉及的犯罪网络，并摸清这些团伙的运作模式，包括这些年轻人如何被招募、安排、是否还有其他人参与。”

欧盟毒品管理局（EUDA）2025年发布的一份报告对来自泰国的毒品缴获量上升表示担忧。

Darline Graham and Ralph Norman advance to runoff in South Carolina GOP Senate primary, CBS News projects

2026-08-11T20:28:00-0400 / CBS News

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Washington — Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman will advance to a runoff later this month in the South Carolina special Republican primary for Senate, CBS News projects, as the two candidates aim to replace Graham’s late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, on the ticket in November.

In South Carolina, if no candidate clears 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters in the primary advance to a runoff, which will be held on Aug. 25.

Ten candidates faced off in Tuesday’s special primary election as they aimed to secure the Republican nomination and take on Democrat Annie Andrews in November.

The contest came after the four-term senator’s sudden death last month. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster quickly appointed Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham, to serve out the remainder of his term. But because the late senator had been seeking reelection and already secured the nomination in June, Republicans also needed a new candidate on the ballot.

Darline Graham, 62, has had a career in disability services and most recently served as commissioner of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind. She announced days after she was sworn into office that she would run for a full term representing the Palmetto State, following President Trump’s encouragement and endorsement. But the president’s endorsement didn’t prevent other Republicans from jumping into the race for a full term representing South Carolina.

Among the crowded field was Rep. Russell Fry, who’s represented South Carolina in the House since 2023, and Norman, who’s done the same since 2017, along with former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and businessman Mark Lynch, who lost the June primary to the late senator.

The candidates leapt into a weekslong sprint after Lindsey Graham’s death on July 11, with a filing period that took place from July 21 to 28, just ahead of Tuesday’s primary. For Darline Graham, that tight timeline has meant adjusting to her new role as a senator and hitting the campaign trail, while mourning the unexpected loss of her brother.

Lindsey Graham never married and had a close relationship with his sister. After their parents died in close succession, Graham, then 22, adopted his then-13-year-old sister.

While her opponents have expressed their respect for Darline Graham and her support of her late brother’s legacy, they’ve sought to highlight her lack of experience in elected office and cast doubt on her ability to represent the state for a full six-year term. But while the new senator has championed some of her brother’s priorities, like a Russia sanctions bill the Senate approved last week, she’s also attempted to chart her own path. She’s indicated that she’d focus more on domestic issues than her famously hawkish late brother, and could stake out more conservative positions.

The runoff will set up the November contest for the seat, which is expected to deliver Republicans a safe victory. Lindsey Graham won his last reelection bid in 2020 with 54% of the vote, while Mr. Trump won 58% of the vote in 2024.

Wisconsin Republicans choose Tom Tiffany as nominee for governor

August 12, 2026 1:51 AM UTC Updated 2 hours ago / Reuters

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• Tiffany represents Wisconsin’s seventh congressional ​district
• Republican nominee will ‌face Democratic nominee in November general ​election
• US media ​projections show Republicans ⁠choose Tiffany on ​Tuesday

NEW YORK, NY, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Wisconsin Republicans on Tuesday chose ​Representative Tom ​Tiffany as their nominee ‌for ⁠the state’s governor, according to U.S. media projections.

Tiffany ​represents ​Wisconsin’s ⁠seventh congressional district and ​will face ​off ⁠against the Democratic nominee in ⁠the ​November general ​election.

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载百余人印尼客轮起火 疏散救援正在进行

2026年8月12日 11:46 / 联合早报

8月12日清晨，一艘渡轮在峇厘岛海域起火，印尼国家搜救局发布的视频截图显示大量浓烟涌上空中。 （法新社）

印度尼西亚一艘载有百余人的渡轮从峇厘岛驶往邻近的龙目岛时起火，乘客疏散和救援工作正在进行中。

法新社报道，这起事故发生在星期三（8月12日）清晨，根据登船记录，客轮载有114名乘客和17名船员。目前未有伤亡报告。

龙目岛搜救机构负责人说，渡轮上的乘客由至少三艘船救出，包括一艘海军舰艇和另一艘渡轮。搜救船已抵达现场，一架直升机在空中盘旋。

上周，一艘渡轮在爪哇岛附近起火，造成五人死亡。上个月，一艘载有70多人的渡轮在苏拉威西岛南部小岛附近航行时沉没。

ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver electric shocks

August 11, 2026 / 8:59 PM EDT / CBS/AP

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.

ICE plans to spend between $10 million and $20 million to purchase “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices” for officers and agents by March, according to a notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security.

The devices are known as the G.L.O.V.E., which stands for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, and are manufactured by Compliant Technologies LLC of Lexington, Kentucky. They have been used in recent years by some jails and police departments.

The notice said the solicitation for a no-bid contract could be published as early as Friday.

CBS News has reached out to DHS and Compliant Technologies for comment.

DHS told The Associated Press on Tuesday that it was working on a response to an inquiry and offered no immediate comment. Jeff Niklaus, the founder and CEO of Compliant Technologies, told the AP: “Unfortunately, we are unable to speak on this subject.”

Civil rights advocates — including from the American Civil Liberties Union — expressed alarm at the plan, saying ICE officers already face criticism for their use of force during President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Compliant Technologies says the devices function as a normal pair of patrol gloves until officers press a switch to activate their electrical mode. The gloves must be applied directly to someone’s skin to deliver a pain stimulus that typically helps an officer gain compliance within seconds, according to the company.

“It’s immediate and sharp, and it will distract you. I call it like a bee sting,” John Peters, president of the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, who is studying how the device has been used, told The AP. “If the officer is getting any type of resistance from the person, this is certainly an effective tool.”

Peters said he believed ICE’s planned purchase would likely be the largest from the company to date. He said he could envision ICE officers using the gloves to help remove uncooperative subjects from cars and houses and in and out of detention facilities.

“For smaller officers or weaker officers or older officers, I think it has a great advantage” because it can produce faster takedowns and shorten confrontations, he said.

The manufacturer warns the device should not be used as punishment, against people merely exhibiting “verbal defiance or belligerence” or on high-risk populations such as children, pregnant women or elderly or disabled people.

Jenn Rolnick Borchetta, deputy project director on policing at the ACLU, told The AP the public should have no confidence that ICE officers will use the devices appropriately. She questioned why the devices would be necessary for civil immigration enforcement and noted those getting shocked might have no advance warning.

“ICE spent the last year showing this country they are too quick to use force. Now they will be able to deploy electric shocks with the slight push of a button that maybe nobody else can see them do,” she said. “Introducing gloves that can so easily be used to deliver terrible pain in encounters is a recipe for harm to the public.”

Supporters say the devices are generally used in specific jail and transport situations, rather than broadly to patrol on the streets. They have been used to subdue violent suspects who are refusing to get into squad cars and inmates who are harming themselves and threatening officers, according to Compliant Technologies.

Peters said he expected the devices to be misused by a small number of employees, as with other policing technologies, but he said they are unlikely to cause injuries. He said it would be important for ICE to have robust policies and training in place.

To use the device, officers must complete a course and be recertified every two years, the manufacturer says.

The planned purchases come as ICE expands its crackdown on people accused of being in the U.S. illegally, amid pressure from the White House to arrest 2,000 people per day.

ICE has drawn scrutiny for its tactics during its arrest surge — including attempted vehicle stops in Maine and Texas last month that ended with ICE agents fatally shooting two immigrants.

In both of last month’s shootings, agents were not wearing body cameras. DHS has pledged to widely deploy body-worn cameras, and said last month that all ICE arrest teams will have at least one officer equipped with a camera going forward.

Trump’s ‘firewall’ against socialism in battleground state punches ticket to election

August 11, 2026 9:25pm EDT / Fox News

Trump-backed House Freedom Caucus member will have a chance to flip Tony Evers’ seat in November

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Former Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia and GOP gubernatorial candidate Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin take aim at likely Democratic nominee Francesca Hong in a Fox News Digital interview.

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Rep. Tom Tiffany is one step closer to capturing the governor’s mansion in battleground Wisconsin for the Republican Party.

Tiffany, a hard-right member of the House Freedom Caucus who is backed by President Donald Trump, on Tuesday topped medical service technician Andy Manske to secure the Republican gubernatorial nomination, the Associated Press reported.

“This fight is bigger than any one party. It’s bigger than any one candidate. This fight is about Wisconsin and protecting the state we know and love. It’s about lowering property taxes, returning the surplus to you, getting utility costs under control, and letting hardworking Wisconsinites keep more of what they earn,” Tiffany said in a statement after winning the primary.

Tiffany is expected to face off in the general election against far-left state Rep. Francesca Hong, who is likely to win the Democratic nomination for governor.

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Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, greets supporters at a campaign stop in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, on August 10, 2026.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)

The winner in November will succeed Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who decided against seeking a third term in office. The race is a top gubernatorial flip opportunity for the GOP.

Hong, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), is running on a platform that includes guaranteed paid leave, boosting the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $20 per hour, and a one-year moratorium in Wisconsin on building AI data centers. Hong has faced scrutiny over years-old social media posts calling for defunding and abolishing the police. But she says she no longer supports cutting police budgets or abolishing police departments.

“I’m not defunding the police, not abolishing police. I am serious about public safety,” Hong emphasized on Saturday as she took questions from voters.

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Hong also made national headlines over the past two weeks for a resurfaced social media post from 2020 where she argued that the country should “cancel Thanksgiving” in order to “stop celebrating colonialism.”

Hong walked back her Thanksgiving comments, amid backlash, and now says that Thanksgiving is her “favorite holiday.”

On her resurfaced tweets, Hong told reporters on Saturday that she has “evolved” and “learned.”

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Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin, a GOP gubernatorial candidate, speaks at a campaign event in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on August 10, 2026.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)

Pro-GOP super PACs, including one aligned with the Republican Governors Association, shelled out millions of dollars to boost Hong in the primary, as they viewed her as the weakest Democratic candidate.

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In a Fox News Digital interview on the eve of the primary, Tiffany said his state would be “the firewall… We’ll be the place that stops socialism.”

And Tiffany, who grew up on a dairy farm, added, “Some people may not agree with a few of the policies that I’m for, but they know I’m genuine. They know I’m authentic.”

Paul Steinhauser covers the national campaign trail from coast to coast for Fox News