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Raucous primary season reaches final act in deep-blue stronghold, kickstarting sprint to November

September 15, 2026 4:45am EDT / Fox News

DSA-backed candidates ousted longtime incumbents while Trump went undefeated in Senate GOP primaries this cycle

By Paul Steinhauser, Fox News

With 50 days until voters head to the polls, moderate Democrats struggle to find a place within the increasingly left-leaning Democratic Party. Guest panelists Jeremy Hunt and Michael LaRosa debate the impact of the change on ‘The Faulkner Focus.’

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Delaware voters head to the polls Tuesday for the final primary of the 2026 election cycle, capping a season marked by high-profile victories for progressives and socialists over Democratic establishment rivals and President Donald Trump’s continued immense influence in Republican contests, despite some notable setbacks.

Democratic Sen. Chris Coons and state Attorney General Kathy Jennings each face primary opponents, and Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride is unopposed in her primary, as they tune up for the general election, when Republicans will try to break the Democrats’ lock on Delaware’s statewide offices.

Delaware’s nominating contests close out a primary season that upended the Democratic Party, with left-wing and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-backed contenders winning and, in some cases, ousting longtime incumbents.

A year after socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani rocked the political world with a Democratic primary victory en route to winning the general election in the nation’s most populist city, the far-left struck again in June.

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Congressional candidate Claire Valdez, Congressional candidate Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during a Get Out the Vote rally at King’s Theater on June 18, 2026, in New York City.(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

A slew of incumbents and establishment candidates were defeated by left-wing rivals, including DSA members Melat Kiros topping 15-term incumbent Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado and Darializa Avila Chevalier of New York ousting five-term Democratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat of New York.

Those wins were followed on an even larger scale in August, with triumphs in crucial statewide Senate primaries by Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota and state Rep. Angie Nixon in Florida.

While there were notable setbacks for the left, including frontrunner Francesca Hong’s August defeat in battleground Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, the left vastly increased its clout in the political fight for the party’s ideological future. And many of the winning candidates ran on platforms calling for abolishing ICE, cutting military aid to Israel and pushing for a single-payer “Medicare for All” health system.

“It is undeniable that progressives have built a coalition and have a message that can serve to buoy a candidate when they are an acceptable alternative to the status quo,” longtime Democratic strategist Joe Caiazzo, a veteran of progressive champion Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns, told Fox News Digital.

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Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in battleground Michigan, takes questions from reporters following a town hall event in Waterford, Michigan, on Sept. 3, 2026.(Emily Elconin/Getty Images)

Caiazzo added, “What’s incumbent upon progressives if they want to continue to be successful is to put forward candidates who are serious, credible and are accessible to the public.”

In Republican nominating battles, Trump took to social media late last month to tout, “My Endorsements are stronger than ever….There has never been anything close!”

The numbers back up the president’s assertion that despite some setbacks, he remains the ultimate kingmaker in GOP nomination showdowns.

According to a Fox News Trump Primary Endorsement Tracker, the president batted a thousand in Senate GOP primaries this cycle and enjoyed a near-perfect record in House Republican nomination showdowns.

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U.S. President Donald Trump points as he arrives to speak during a campaign rally for U.S. Sen. Darline Graham at Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Aug. 21, 2026.(SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump has dramatically reshaped the GOP since his first White House victory a decade ago, with the populist MAGA and America First wings gaining prominence over more traditional fiscal and social conservatives. And the president’s grip over party politics remains extremely firm.

But he has had some setbacks, with five of his gubernatorial picks in Republican primaries this year going down to defeat. That list includes Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa, Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder and Minnesota businessman and “My Pillow” founder and former CEO Mike Lindell.

“The Republican Party is Trump’s party, and there’s no question that an endorsement from the president provides a tremendous boost in a Republican primary. But it doesn’t necessarily mean the candidate’s going to win,” veteran GOP strategist and communicator Ryan Williams told Fox News Digital.

Williams said that “the president still has a firm grip on the party, even in places where a candidate he backed loses a nomination.” But he noted that “if there are underlying issues with a candidacy, those can pose problems that even an endorsement can’t overcome.”

After a primary season that kicked off on March 3 in Texas, North Carolina, Arkansas and Delaware bring the calendar to a close.

Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware is running this year for a third full term in the U.S. Senate.

Coons, who is running for a third full term in the Senate, is facing longshot primary challenges from University of Delaware history professor Jeff Appelhans, naval architect Mary Louve and former business executive Eric Hansen, a Republican turned Democrat.

Former state Sen. Michael Katz and U.S. Army Reserves Col. John Shulli are competing for the Republican nomination.

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Rep. Sarah McBride is unopposed in the Democratic primary, as she seeks a second term as Delaware’s statewide House member. Republicans Joseph Arminio, Earl Cooper and John Whalen are battling for the GOP nomination.

State Attorney General Kathy Jennings faces challenges for the Democratic nomination from attorney Dwayne Bensing and domestic violence victims advocate Patty Rickman. David Graham is unopposed for the GOP nomination.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

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联合国调查团促美以遵守国际法避免平民伤亡

2026年9月15日 16:13 / 联合早报

9月4日，在伊朗锡里克县库赫斯塔克地区，一名男子在查看一处房屋的受损情况。此前，这个地区的一场婚礼活动遭到空袭。 （路透社）

联合国伊朗问题独立国际事实调查团敦促美国和以色列遵守国际法，谴责美军近日对伊朗的空袭未采取必要措施而导致平民死亡，呼吁针对相关事件进行评估，确保受害者获得正义与赔偿。

正在进行的联合国人权理事会第63届会议期间，美国和以色列在伊朗南部发动多起导致平民伤亡的空袭招致批评。

新华社报道，联合国伊朗问题独立国际事实调查团星期一（9月14日）发布新闻通告说，根据调查团获得的报告和信息，美军9月1日空袭霍尔木兹甘省库赫斯塔克一场婚礼活动现场，造成包括两名儿童和一名妇女在内共五人死亡，另有数十人受伤；美军7月30日空袭霍尔木兹甘省格什姆岛一处民宅，导致一名男子、一名妇女及两岁儿子丧生，另有两名子女受伤。

联合国伊朗问题独立国际事实调查团主席侯赛因（Sara Hossain）说，平民必须始终得到保护，美国和以色列与伊朗之间的冲突导致沉重的人道代价。

调查团专家成员普莱西斯（Max du Plessis）表示，导致平民伤亡的空袭接连发生，令人严重质疑相关方是否采取了必要措施以履行其国际法义务，包括采取一切预防措施以避免平民死亡。

调查团强调，冲突各方必须履行国际人道法义务，否则或将承担包括战争罪在内的国际责任。

调查团呼吁联合国会员国立即采取外交行动，制止军事冲突，缓和地区紧张局势，并推动重启对话。

俄护卫舰向丹麦军机射照明弹 丹麦首相谴责俄方“鲁莽”

2026年9月15日 16:25 / 联合早报

• 丹麦军方称，一艘俄罗斯护卫舰星期一在波罗的海国际水域，向执行例行任务的丹麦军用直升机发射两枚照明弹。 – 丹麦首相弗雷德里克森谴责俄方行为“鲁莽”，指其意在恐吓和分裂欧洲；外长已召见俄罗斯大使交涉。 – 俄罗斯驻丹麦大使指责丹麦直升机靠近俄方舰艇进行危险飞行，未回应警告，并已向哥本哈根递交正式抗议照会。 – 丹麦安全机构本月初发现俄罗斯计划对丹麦国防企业实施破坏活动的证据；北约战机同日在立陶宛上空击落无人机。

丹麦首相弗雷德里克森星期二（9月15日）发声明说：“俄罗斯昨天（星期一）在例行飞行期间对丹麦军方采取鲁莽行动。俄罗斯的行为意在恐吓和分裂我们。” （法新社）

俄罗斯护卫舰在波罗的海向丹麦军用直升机发射照明弹，丹麦首相弗雷德里克森谴责俄方行为“鲁莽”。

法新社报道，弗雷德里克森星期二（9月15日）发声明说：“俄罗斯昨天（星期一）在例行飞行期间对丹麦军方采取鲁莽行动。俄罗斯的行为意在恐吓和分裂我们，但他们不会得逞，因为我们不会动摇。”

她也说：“这是我们在欧洲各地看到的情况，俄罗斯日益咄咄逼人，不断加强对欧洲的混合战争，并试探和挑战北约。俄罗斯企图恐吓和制造分裂。”

丹麦军方称，一艘俄罗斯军舰星期一（14日）在丹麦南部波罗的海的国际水域，向一架丹麦直升机发射两枚照明弹，这是两国紧张局势加剧的最新迹象。

军方称，其中一枚近距离掠过直升机。照明弹是一种烟火装置，通常用作海上警告信号。

声明说，这架“小狐狸”（Fennec）军用直升机当时正在执行例行任务，拍摄俄罗斯护卫舰。

丹麦外交部长拉斯穆森称，这起事件“完全不可接受”，并可能危及生命。他已召见俄罗斯大使就此事进行交涉。

他说：“丹麦正努力确保所有船只都能和平通过丹麦水域，但俄罗斯正在逐步改变对可接受行为的界定，这是我们不能接受的。”

丹麦是乌克兰最大的财政和军事援助国之一，曾多次警告混合袭击风险日益增加，并指出俄罗斯是欧洲最大的安全威胁。本月初，丹麦安全机构发现俄罗斯计划对丹麦国防企业实施破坏活动的证据。

就在同一天，北约战机首次在立陶宛上空击落一架无人机。

此前几个月，邻国拉脱维亚和爱沙尼亚也发生过类似事件。随着乌克兰和俄罗斯之间空袭的加剧，无人机经常遭到干扰或偏离航线，这已成为北约国家日益关注的问题。

欧洲官员也警告称，随着俄罗斯在五年的战争中举步维艰，俄罗斯可能会升级针对欧洲的破坏和秘密袭击。本月初，德国将莱比锡机场遭无人机袭击事件归咎于俄罗斯情报部门，并称预计俄罗斯将发动进一步的混合侵略。

俄罗斯指责丹麦直升机进行危险飞行

俄罗斯国家通讯社RIA报道，俄罗斯驻丹麦大使巴尔宾星期二指出，俄罗斯指责丹麦军用直升机在波罗的海靠近俄方舰艇进行危险飞行，并已向哥本哈根递交正式照会，就这起事件提出抗议。

巴尔宾说，事发时，丹麦直升机既没有与舰艇建立无线电联系，也没有对警告做出回应。

他谴责这种飞行行为存在碰撞风险，并可能干扰俄罗斯舰艇的设备，因此丹麦应对此事负责。“我要求丹麦方面采取必要措施，防止这类事件再次发生，并递交相关照会。”

巴尔宾说，去年8月27日，丹麦空军一架直升机在俄罗斯大型反潜舰库拉科夫海军中将号（Vice-Admiral Kulakov）上空进行危险的低空飞越和盘旋，他曾对此提出抗议。

FAA boss set to discuss air traffic reform as airlines urged to better handle delays

2026-09-15T10:03:15.574Z / Reuters

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Sept 15 (Reuters) – Airlines affected by air traffic control staff shortages should do more to prevent delays from snowballing into broader disruptions, a pilots’ union and an aviation consultant said, as lawmakers prepared to discuss U.S. sector reforms on Tuesday.

Federal Aviation Administration boss Bryan Bedford is set to testify before a U.S. House appropriations subcommittee about a planned $12.5 billion air traffic control overhaul, a day after a government watchdog warned about spending shortfalls.

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Air traffic control-related disruptions have caused flight delays and cancellations in the U.S., Australia and Britain due to staffing shortages and technology issues, posing challenges for airlines around the world.

New York-based airline JetBlue Airways
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said last week its air traffic-related flight cancellations nearly doubled in the Northeastern U.S. this summer compared to the average of the prior three summers after the region was hit by storms and controller shortages.

According to data from consultancy Cirium, JetBlue’s July performance lagged other major U.S. airlines, with an 8.3% cancellation rate compared with less than 3% at rivals including Frontier, Delta Air Lines
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In correspondence reviewed by Reuters, JetBlue’s pilots’ union, which is currently in contract negotiations with the airline, urged the carrier to take additional steps to prevent flight delays and cancellations from spiraling.

“This summer took a toll with long days, repeated disruptions, and too much seemingly preventable chaos,” said a September 7 message from Wayne Scales, president of the JetBlue arm of the Air Line Pilots Association.

Pilots have urged JetBlue to design a plan to prevent operational challenges that left crew waiting for reassignments and hotel accommodations in July, Scales wrote.

“Storms and air traffic constraints will happen; no airline can fully eliminate operational disruptions,” he said. “What management can control is how prepared JetBlue is to respond — and how effectively it recovers.”

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JetBlue said in a statement it put extensive preparation into its summer operation based on prior years’ weather and air traffic control performance, but storms and missing controllers could upset even the best planning.

“The unpredictability of weather and air traffic control constraints makes it significantly harder to plan ahead and can cause disruptions to compound quickly,” the carrier said. “This is exacerbated for JetBlue given our outsized footprint in the Northeast.”

U.S. airline industry consultant Bob Mann said airlines operating in Northeast airspace — the most congested in the nation — risked delays. He said software was available that could reduce the domino effect of delayed and canceled flights, but it was not widely used by airlines.

Bedford met last Thursday with the CEOs of major U.S. airlines to discuss the FAA’s plans to use advanced software to overhaul flight scheduling and improve flight management.

The SMART system, which uses predictive analytics, could more effectively reschedule flights that were canceled due to bad weather.

JetBlue said it was encouraged by the system, “which has the potential to give both the FAA and airlines better information and tools to anticipate constraints earlier, make better operational decisions and recover more effectively when disruptions occur.”

Reporting by Allison Lampert in Montreal and Doyinsola Oladipo in New York; Editing by Jamie Freed

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关闭推荐易 信息自主难 关掉推荐或掉入另类“茧房”

2026年9月15日 16:54 / 联合早报

• 澳洲公布立法草案，要求社媒平台明确告知用户可关闭个性化推荐，只接收已关注对象发布的内容。 – 阿德莱德大学讲师麦克特南指出，若用户关注的人常传播错误信息，关闭推荐后反而可能看到更多此类内容。 – 阿姆斯特丹大学博士法布里认为，单靠关闭算法不足以让用户掌握自主权，应允许用户自行调整推荐主题与程度。 – 有批评者质疑草案或引发言论审查；法布里则强调，监管推荐机制不等于审查，关键要看监管目的和做法。

澳洲计划赋予社媒用户关闭个性化推荐的选择，但专家认为，关闭个性化推荐不等于告别算法，也未必能让用户接触到更多元、可靠的内容。 （示意图/Pixabay）

当全球多国还在讨论是否应设立青少年使用社交媒体的年龄门槛时，澳大利亚率先将监管延伸到社媒演算法，允许用户自行决定是否关闭社媒的个性化推荐。然而专家指出，关掉推荐并非破解“信息茧房”的万灵丹，反而可能让用户陷入由原本关注圈所形成的另一个“信息茧房”里。

澳洲政府9月8日公布“数码照护责任”立法草案寻求公众意见。草案要求社媒平台明确告知用户可以选择关闭个性化推荐，只接收已关注的朋友和创作者发布的内容。

这套立法旨在打破平台以留住用户为导向的设计逻辑。目前，社媒根据用户的浏览、点赞和停留时间等数据演算，精确判断用户可能对什么感兴趣，再推送相关内容。批评者认为，这种以留住用户为目标的演算法，不仅容易使人沉迷，也可能让接触的信息越来越单一和极端化，形成回音室（echo chamber）效应。

关掉推荐仍可形成“信息茧房”

不过，将选择权交还给用户，不一定就能阻止误导性信息的一再出现，用户看到的内容不一定就更可靠。

研究社交媒体与算法文化的阿德莱德大学传播、媒体与新闻学院讲师麦克特南（Cameron McTernan）告诉联合早报，若用户原本关注的人就经常传播错误信息，改成按时间排序，反而可能让用户看到更多这类内容。

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澳洲拟新规允用户关闭社媒算法 违规平台可罚近亿新元 澳洲拟立新规 强制社媒允许用户关掉推荐算法

他指出，算法推荐机制有时为了维持用户的新鲜感和好奇心，会随机推荐不同的内容；关闭推荐后，信息流可能因为缺乏新意而变得枯燥乏味。

Instagram负责人莫塞里在一次记者会上说，按时间排序或让频繁发帖的用户淹没朋友的内容，会降低使用体验。科廷大学互联网研究教授利弗（Tama Leaver）接受澳洲广播公司（ABC）访问时则警告，平台可能推出表面上合规、实际却不好用的版本，再把体验下降归咎于监管。

这些争议说明，选择权能否真正落实，不能只看平台有没有提供“关闭键”，还要看关闭后是否仍能正常使用平台、设置会不会在重新打开应用后自动失效，以及其他功能是否同时受到限制。

关键在于让用户能自主调整推荐机制

阿姆斯特丹大学逻辑、语言与计算研究所博士法布里（Matteo Fabbri）受访时指出，单靠“关闭算法”不足以让用户真正掌握信息流的自主权。

法布里曾在研究中检视Instagram、TikTok和YouTube如何落实欧盟《数码服务法》。他发现，即使平台说明推荐依据，并提供隐藏内容、取消关注等选项，用户仍难以直接调整推荐逻辑。

他认为，更有效的做法是让用户自行调整感兴趣的主题、内容多样性和个性化推荐的程度，选择哪些资料和互动记录可用于建立个人浏览习惯，并在主要浏览界面提供更细致的反馈工具。

此外，控制选项不能藏在复杂的设置菜单深处。法布里发现，参与者在没有提示时，往往不会主动使用关闭功能；设计越透明、越直观，用户越愿意介入推荐过程。

麦克特南说，平台可以与政府和社区组织合作，开发更好的推荐机制。“如果把人放在首位、把利润放在第二位，我们会开始看到更好的算法和用户体验。”

算法监管是否等同言论审查

澳洲这份法案会否引发言论审查，同样备受争议。批评者质疑，草案让澳洲当局有权增列有害内容类别，可能导致网络安全监管演变成言论审查。

悉尼科技大学法律学院研究员、媒体转型中心成员戴维斯（Michael Davis）日前在校内媒体转型中心网站撰文指出，“数码照护责任”本应聚焦于限制平台的算法逻辑和数据收集行为，从源头防范伤害；但目前的草案以有害内容和行为来界定网络安全，可能促使平台为了规避法律风险，继续选择最简单的封禁或删除内容，作为合规办法。这就偏离了从系统设计入手治理问题的初衷。

法布里则强调，监管推荐机制并不等于审查，关键仍要看监管目的和做法。若内容依然存在，法规只是提高推荐机制的透明度，并让用户决定哪些内容可由算法主动推送和放大，就有助于保障个人自主权。

草案把不少技术细节留待后续规则确定。这些规则如何制定，也将影响改革成效。

法布里说，算法推荐变化很快，把所有算法要求都写死在法律文本中并不现实。法规应建立持续更新标准的机制，结合技术变化和用户研究，检验这些控制工具能否长期发挥作用。

斥资10亿美元推动AI普及 盖茨：若普及不当或加剧全球贫富分化

2026年9月15日 17:50 / 联合早报

比尔·盖茨在一份报告中写道：“如果AI得到妥善引导，它将让更多人获得那些长期以来遥不可及的解决方案、机会和知识。” （路透社档案照片）

盖茨基金会计划在未来两年内投入至少10亿美元（12亿7200万新元），以促进人工智能的普及与应用。

彭博社报道，基金会联合创始人比尔·盖茨警告称，人工智能（AI）的普及方式可能会进一步扩大全球贫富鸿沟。

他在一份报告中写道：“如果AI得到妥善引导，它将让更多人获得那些长期以来遥不可及的解决方案、机会和知识。未来12至18个月内，围绕AI的构建、获得资金支持和部署所作出的决定，将决定这项技术主要惠及已经拥有最多资源的人，还是能够触及最缺乏资源的人。”

盖茨说，这笔资金将用于为教育、医疗和农业领域的从业者开发工具，同时支持将非英语语言资料纳入大型数据集，以满足使用其他语言的开发者需求。

盖茨写道：“AI可能成为缩小差距的重要力量，也可能进一步扩大鸿沟。这不是遥远未来的预测，而是当下必须作出的选择。”

专家：AI发展降速呼声不会阻止融资

另外，联博（AllianceBernstein）固定收益高级投资策略师塔格利奥内（Thierry Taglione）说，为AI发展降速的呼声，不会阻止大型科技公司推进融资和资本支出的脚步。他指的是超大规模云服务商和数据中心运营商的融资举措。

他说：“这的确是一个值得关注的问题，但我们讨论的是10年甚至更长时间的计划。”

在此之前，全球最大AI平台高管指出，由于潜在的安全问题，是时候放慢最先进模型的开发速度。这个行业的股权估值已经出现一些回调，一些投资者也一直担心潜在的信用风险，以及对AI基础设施的投资能否最终带来回报。

联博仍然预计，在短期内，顶级AI超大规模数据中心运营商将继续增加名义资本支出，并预测明年支出将超过1万亿美元。不过，该公司预计未来几年支出将放缓，并最终趋于消退，长期来看这将拖累美国整体经济增长。“这种由AI驱动的增长能否持续，目前仍存在很多疑问。”

联博指出，今年以来，与全球主要超大规模云服务商和数据中心相关的债券发行量已超过3300亿美元，这一前所未有的规模加剧了美国国债收益率曲线长端的压力。不过，该公司仍然认为该领域存在一些投资机会。

他说：“市场波动可能会持续，但长期融资计划本身仍然不会受影响。”

Alito, Thomas shred ‘Hail Mary’ challenge to federal ballot mail rules in dissent

September 15, 2026 7:02am EDT / Fox News

Justices Alito and Thomas dissented while Kavanaugh said the rules cannot be implemented before the 2026 midterms

By Anders Hagstrom, Fox News

‘No question’ states have primary role over elections, Jonathan Turley says

Fox News contributor and constitutional law attorney Jonathan Turley discusses a federal judge’s decision to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail-in voting on ‘America Reports.’

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas firmly dissented Monday as the Supreme Court denied a request by President Donald Trump’s administration for relief from a universal injunction against its mail-in ballot rules.

The dissent, which Alito authored and Thomas joined, argued that the plaintiffs in the case were relying on claims that the court had previously identified as weak and unlikely to succeed.

“The Court incorrectly denies the Government’s application for a stay of a universal injunction that bars implementation of a final rule concerning election ballot mail,” Alito wrote. “Some of the plaintiffs lack standing, while the remainder are pursuing a claim that this Court has recently called a ‘Hail Mary pass’ that ‘rarely succeeds.’”

SUPREME COURT REJECTS TRUMP BID TO REVIVE STRICT MAIL-BALLOT RULES BEFORE MIDTERMS

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito saying he is staying for another term drew praise from President Donald Trump.(Getty Images)

“The Government has made the showings necessary for a stay, so I respectfully dissent,” he concluded.

The Court’s Monday’s order went unsigned, but Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote a concurrence that allowed room for a potential Trump victory down the line. He nevertheless argued that it is too close to Election Day to realistically implement the rules for the 2026 midterm elections.

FEDERAL APPEALS COURT REJECTS TRUMP BID TO ENFORCE MAIL BALLOT ORDER AHEAD OF MIDTERM ELECTIONS

Supreme Court Associate Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas wait to leave the stage after the inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025.(Chip Somodevilla/AFP via Getty Images)

“In my view, based on the briefing the Court has received at this interim stage, there is at least a fair prospect that the final rule falls within the Postal Service’s statutory authority,” Kavanaugh wrote. “But applying the rule in the 2026 elections would be arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act because state and local election officials do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before the elections.”

Kavanaugh’s concurrence echoes Alito’s dissent in acknowledging the expansive authority the USPS holds to regulate the collection, handling, transportation and delivery of mail.

USPS WOULDN’T DELIVER BALLOTS IN STATES THAT REFUSE TO FORK OVER MAIL-IN VOTER INFO UNDER PROPOSED RULE

The Trump rules would require federal ballot mail to be sent in envelopes bearing an election-mail logo, capable of being scanned by high-speed equipment and carrying a barcode unique to each voter.

FILE – The Supreme Court is seen, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington.(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

State and local election officials would also be required to submit envelope designs to the Postal Service for review and upload basic voter information to an online USPS portal.

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Under the USPS rule, mailings that failed to comply would not be accepted and would instead be returned to election officials to correct and resubmit.

Fox News’ Stepheny Price and Shannon Bream contributed to this report.

Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events.

联合国调查团促美以遵守国际法避免平民伤亡

2026年9月15日 16:13 / 联合早报

9月4日，在伊朗锡里克县库赫斯塔克地区，一名男子在查看一处房屋的受损情况。此前，这个地区的一场婚礼活动遭到空袭。 （路透社）

联合国伊朗问题独立国际事实调查团敦促美国和以色列遵守国际法，谴责美军近日对伊朗的空袭未采取必要措施而导致平民死亡，呼吁针对相关事件进行评估，确保受害者获得正义与赔偿。

正在进行的联合国人权理事会第63届会议期间，美国和以色列在伊朗南部发动多起导致平民伤亡的空袭招致批评。

新华社报道，联合国伊朗问题独立国际事实调查团星期一（9月14日）发布新闻通告说，根据调查团获得的报告和信息，美军9月1日空袭霍尔木兹甘省库赫斯塔克一场婚礼活动现场，造成包括两名儿童和一名妇女在内共五人死亡，另有数十人受伤；美军7月30日空袭霍尔木兹甘省格什姆岛一处民宅，导致一名男子、一名妇女及两岁儿子丧生，另有两名子女受伤。

联合国伊朗问题独立国际事实调查团主席侯赛因（Sara Hossain）说，平民必须始终得到保护，美国和以色列与伊朗之间的冲突导致沉重的人道代价。

调查团专家成员普莱西斯（Max du Plessis）表示，导致平民伤亡的空袭接连发生，令人严重质疑相关方是否采取了必要措施以履行其国际法义务，包括采取一切预防措施以避免平民死亡。

调查团强调，冲突各方必须履行国际人道法义务，否则或将承担包括战争罪在内的国际责任。

调查团呼吁联合国会员国立即采取外交行动，制止军事冲突，缓和地区紧张局势，并推动重启对话。

逾51万假Gmail账号发炸弹恐吓 印度警方拟调查谷歌

2026-09-15 17:54 / 联合早报

印度西部古吉拉特邦警方本周破获一个电子邮件网络，逮捕两人，并查获自2022年以来使用的51万3847组Gmail账号和密码。这是当地警方所发现规模最大的假Gmail账号网络。（档案照片）

印度警方捣破一个利用超过50万个假Gmail账号发送虚假炸弹威胁的犯罪网络后，计划调查谷歌的安全防护漏洞。

印度西部古吉拉特邦警方本周破获一个电子邮件网络，逮捕两人，并查获自2022年以来使用的51万3847组Gmail账号和密码。警方说，这些账号被用来向政府机构发出“跨邦”炸弹威胁。

古吉拉特邦网络犯罪部门高级官员贝达告诉路透社，这是警方所发现规模最大的假Gmail账号网络。

贝达说，警方将致函谷歌，要求修改相关政策，防止安全措施被绕过，并计划正式将谷歌列为调查对象。

谷歌母公司Alphabet尚未回应置评请求。目前也不清楚谷歌可能面对哪些法律指控或处罚。

调查源于9月10日一封发给古吉拉特邦政府的炸弹威胁电邮。当时印度新德里即将举行金砖国家峰会，电邮也威胁与印度合作的国家。警方随后证实威胁均属虚假。

警方透露，其中一名被捕者曾与孟加拉一名买家联系，对方购买成批账号，并部分以加密货币付款，用于发送虚假电邮。

贝达也指出，令警方担心的是，这些假账号都启用了谷歌提供的额外安全措施——双重认证。调查人员正进一步查明犯罪网络如何在有相关安全措施情况下，使用这些大批账号。

印度每年因金融诈骗蒙受超过20亿美元（约25亿新元）损失，执法部门近年加大对被犯罪分子利用的科技平台的调查力度。

俄护卫舰向丹麦军机射照明弹 丹麦首相谴责俄方“鲁莽”

2026-09-15 16:25 / 联合早报

丹麦首相弗雷德里克森星期二（9月15日）发声明说：“俄罗斯昨天（星期一）在例行飞行期间对丹麦军方采取鲁莽行动。俄罗斯的行为意在恐吓和分裂我们。” （法新社）

俄罗斯护卫舰在波罗的海向丹麦军用直升机发射照明弹，丹麦首相弗雷德里克森谴责俄方行为“鲁莽”。

法新社报道，弗雷德里克森星期二（9月15日）发声明说：“俄罗斯昨天（星期一）在例行飞行期间对丹麦军方采取鲁莽行动。俄罗斯的行为意在恐吓和分裂我们，但他们不会得逞，因为我们不会动摇。”

她也说：“这是我们在欧洲各地看到的情况，俄罗斯日益咄咄逼人，不断加强对欧洲的混合战争，并试探和挑战北约。俄罗斯企图恐吓和制造分裂。”

丹麦军方称，一艘俄罗斯军舰星期一（14日）在丹麦南部波罗的海的国际水域，向一架丹麦直升机发射两枚照明弹，这是两国紧张局势加剧的最新迹象。

军方称，其中一枚近距离掠过直升机。照明弹是一种烟火装置，通常用作海上警告信号。

声明说，这架“小狐狸”（Fennec）军用直升机当时正在执行例行任务，拍摄俄罗斯护卫舰。

丹麦外交部长拉斯穆森称，这起事件“完全不可接受”，并可能危及生命。他已召见俄罗斯大使就此事进行交涉。

他说：“丹麦正努力确保所有船只都能和平通过丹麦水域，但俄罗斯正在逐步改变对可接受行为的界定，这是我们不能接受的。”

丹麦是乌克兰最大的财政和军事援助国之一，曾多次警告混合袭击风险日益增加，并指出俄罗斯是欧洲最大的安全威胁。本月初，丹麦安全机构发现俄罗斯计划对丹麦国防企业实施破坏活动的证据。

就在同一天，北约战机首次在立陶宛上空击落一架无人机。

此前几个月，邻国拉脱维亚和爱沙尼亚也发生过类似事件。随着乌克兰和俄罗斯之间空袭的加剧，无人机经常遭到干扰或偏离航线，这已成为北约国家日益关注的问题。

欧洲官员也警告称，随着俄罗斯在五年的战争中举步维艰，俄罗斯可能会升级针对欧洲的破坏和秘密袭击。本月初，德国将莱比锡机场遭无人机袭击事件归咎于俄罗斯情报部门，并称预计俄罗斯将发动进一步的混合侵略。

俄罗斯指责丹麦直升机进行危险飞行

俄罗斯国家通讯社RIA报道，俄罗斯驻丹麦大使巴尔宾星期二指出，俄罗斯指责丹麦军用直升机在波罗的海靠近俄方舰艇进行危险飞行，并已向哥本哈根递交正式照会，就这起事件提出抗议。

巴尔宾说，事发时，丹麦直升机既没有与舰艇建立无线电联系，也没有对警告做出回应。

他谴责这种飞行行为存在碰撞风险，并可能干扰俄罗斯舰艇的设备，因此丹麦应对此事负责。“我要求丹麦方面采取必要措施，防止这类事件再次发生，并递交相关照会。”

巴尔宾说，去年8月27日，丹麦空军一架直升机在俄罗斯大型反潜舰库拉科夫海军中将号（Vice-Admiral Kulakov）上空进行危险的低空飞越和盘旋，他曾对此提出抗议。