Attorney General James Uthmeier says the probe targets Fauci’s book deals, awards and alleged self-dealing

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Published August 5, 2026 4:21pm EDT

Florida attorney general announces subpoena to Dr Fauci

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier joins John Roberts to discuss launching an investigation and sending a subpoena to Dr. Anthony Fauci. This development comes as a Senate panel prepares to vote on a contempt resolution after Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times during recent Capitol Hill testimony regarding the origins of COVID-19.

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FIRST ON FOX: A top Florida official is slapping Anthony Fauci with a subpoena over alleged “profiting” from federal guidance that hurt businesses, residents.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Wednesday he has issued an investigative subpoena against former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Director Anthony Fauci.

The subpoena is part of a state probe into Fauci’s awards, incentives and guidance that impacted Florida’s residents and their businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.

FAUCI’S FIFTH FUELS VOW TO HAUL HIM INTO COURT ‘EVERY DAY’ DESPITE BIDEN PARDON

A split of Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci(Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The announcement comes after Uthmeier, along with Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., pledged to have Fauci investigated at the state level following his Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing last week when he pleaded the Fifth 111 times and references were made to his blanket federal pardon from former President Joe Biden.

“We issued a formal subpoena to Dr. Fauci under Florida state law, seeking a breadth of documents ranging to what he knew when he knew it, his doubts about the safety and efficacy of vaccines that he’s out there promoting, and we’re really focused in on his self-dealing,” Uthmeier announced on Fox News.

“Evidence has come to light that he was trying to personally profit off of this. This is outside of his government duties, his official role: He’s trying to pursue book deals, awards, get connected with high rollers that might help him come into millions and millions of dollars. This is wrong, and it could go towards a deceptive trade practice, fraud, public nuisance, you name it. I think there’s many aspects of Florida law that now are implicated.”

Uthmeier said the activities he is being subpoenaed over were revealed largely through his diary – several hundred pages of writings made on a federal server that Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., released last week.

FAUCI’S NEWLY RELEASED COVID DIARIES REVEAL BIZARRE FIXATION ON FAME AS PANDEMIC DEATHS MOUNTED

Former NIH Director Anthony Fauci listens during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on July 29, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Fauci declined to answer questions, asserting his Fifth Amendment right.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

“We know one award in particular, he made $900,000 on that,” he said, appearing to refer to Fauci receiving approximately that amount from the Dan David Prize from Tel Aviv University.

Uthmeier said that when a bureaucrat is issuing directives and mandates he is privately questioning while also deriving a profit from that work, it raises legal questions.

“It starts as a civil inquiry,” Uthmeier said. “But we’re going to tie in all aspects of Florida common law, things ranging from deceptive trade, fraud, public nuisance, nothing is off the table.”

The subpoena asks for awards Fauci applied to, considered or received from any organization, including those within the state of Florida, relating to the pandemic.

FAUCI PRIVATELY TOOK CREDIT FOR COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS DESPITE PUBLIC DENIAL, NEWLY EXPOSED DIARY ENTRIES REVEAL

Anthony Fauci declined to testify in a Senate committee hearing on his role in the US response to Covid-19, invoking his 5th Amendment rights.(Left (Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images), Right (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images))

It also asks for information on professional opportunities offered to or considered by Fauci, as well as interactions and communications with Florida businesses, media outlets and communities regarding COVID-19 vaccination sites, social distancing and mask orders, and school closures.

A pair of other states expressed encouragement at the news.

West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey alleged Fauci’s refusal to answer Paul’s questions is “concerning” and that the American people deserve to know whether they were misled or “manipulated.”

“Both my Office and I support Attorney General Uthmeier’s efforts to uncover the truth,” McCuskey said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill added that the public “deserves answers to about a million questions related to the pandemic, its origins, and the government’s actions in response.”

Murrill alleged Fauci had lied and said that “we just don’t know how much” so.

“But he lied about something as basic as keeping a diary. The truth will come out.”

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In Nevada speech, Trump chases after toddler on stage before joking he doesn’t want him to ‘be Biden and fall’

August 5, 2026 7:30pm EDT / Fox News

The boy’s parents, a casino waitress and police officer, were invited on stage to tout Trump Accounts and ‘no tax on tips’

Trump runs after escaped toddler, says he doesn’t want him to be ‘Biden and fall off the stage’

President Donald Trump welcomed a Las Vegas family onstage during an event Wednesday where parents Sandra and Brad thanked the president for his “no tax on tips” policy and Trump Accounts for their children.

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President Donald Trump shared a pair of lighthearted moments with a toddler during a Nevada event Wednesday, first stepping in to stop the young boy from wandering off-stage before joking, “I don’t want him to be former President Joe Biden and fall off the stage.”

The moment unfolded after Trump invited Sandra and Brad, a Las Vegas couple, on stage at the Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa with their two young children as he touted his administration’s Trump Accounts and “no tax on tips” initiatives.

As the child’s mother, Sandra, began to address the crowd, the toddler appeared ready to make a break for it before Trump quickly reached out to stop him from leaving the stage.

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President Donald Trump introduces a family who has benefitted from the “no tax on tips” policy and Trump Accounts onstage during an event at Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa, Wednesday, in Las Vegas.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“I don’t want him to be Biden and fall off the stage!” Trump quipped, drawing laughter from the audience.

The playful exchange wasn’t the family’s only memorable moment with the president.

Later, after Sandra told Trump, “He did want to say a little something to you, Mr. President,” Trump replied, “Yes, thank you, thank you very much.”

The toddler then babbled briefly before his mother softly prompted him, “Thank you for my Trump Account.”

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President Donald Trump chases after a toddler on stage Wednesday in Las Vegas as his mother Sandra addressed the crowd.(Pool/Fox News)

“Thank you for my Trump Account,” the little boy repeated into the microphone, prompting an uproar of applause from the crowd.

“Good job!” Trump responded with a smile, clapping for the toddler as the audience continued cheering.

Earlier in the event, Trump introduced the family by explaining that Sandra works as a waitress at a Las Vegas casino, while Brad serves as an officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

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Trump said the couple had benefited from his administration’s tax policies and were investing in Trump Accounts for their two children.

“It’s a beautiful family,” Trump said as they joined him on stage.

Trump is a father of five and has 11 grandchildren.

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As FDA approves new marketing for nicotine pouches, some doctors sound alarms

August 5, 2026 / 5:49 PM EDT / CBS News
By Callie Teitelbaum, Jamie Korenblat, Max Moore

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of four new flavored nicotine pouch products this week, bringing to 30 the number of such products the FDA has recently greenlit after considering the public health impact.

Tuesday’s decision on pouches from the brand “on!” is the latest in a series of steps by the Trump administration aimed at boosting this fast-growing sector of the industry. Last week, the White House TikTok account posted a video showcasing the nicotine pouch brand ZYN that included Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine saying the U.S. military consumes “a lot of nicotine.”

In June, the FDA cleared the way for ZYN to market 20 of its products with the favorable new claim that “Using ZYN instead of cigarettes puts you at a lower risk of mouth cancer, heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis.” The new labeling, which designates it as a “Modified Risk Tobacco Product,” was the first ever granted to a nicotine pouch brand.

Marketing nicotine pouch flavors like Rich Berry, Cappuccino, Citrus and Cinnamon raises particular concerns for health advocates because of their potential appeal to kids.

The pouches create a “profound risk for a nicotine-naive person to get dependent and addicted,” said Dr. Brian King, executive vice president of U.S. programs at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

The brands covered by the FDA’s orders are manufactured by subsidiaries of two of the world’s largest tobacco companies: Philip Morris International, which makes ZYN, and Altria Group, for the “on!” brand.

Altria Group told CBS News in a statement: “No kid should ever use tobacco or nicotine products. Full stop.” They said, “Evidence shows that flavor variety can help make those smoke-free alternatives more appealing to adults seeking to transition away from cigarettes.”

A U.S. spokesperson for Philip Morris International told CBS News, “ZYN is intended as a better alternative for current legal-age nicotine consumers who would otherwise continue to smoke—the most harmful form of consuming nicotine—or use other traditional tobacco products.”

Nicotine pouches represent the fastest growing segment of the U.S. tobacco market. Between January 2023 and August 2025, monthly sales skyrocketedby 250%, CDC Foundation analysis found. Philip Morris International recently openeda $1.2 billion nicotine pouch manufacturing plant in Aurora, Colorado.

Health concerns

Critics fear the products could be exposing a new generation to the risks of nicotine addiction and have urged more research.

“Just because we don’t have evidence at this point doesn’t mean that there’s no harm,” said Dr. Purnima Kumar, chair of the Department of Periodontics, Oral Medicine, and Dental Hygiene at the University of Michigan.

According to the World Health Organization, 16 countries have banned the sale of nicotine pouches.

The legal age to buy nicotine pouches in the U.S. is 21 years old, but about 460,000 middle and high school students reported using them last year, according to the latest National Youth Tobacco Survey. That makes pouches the second most commonly used form of tobacco product for young people, behind e-cigarettes.

Nicotine pouches contain a nicotine powder or salt that’s derived from the tobacco plant, as well as plant fiber, flavoring, and other chemicals. The nicotine salt allows the nicotine to cross the blood-brain barrier more easily, making higher levels of nicotine more palatable, according to King.

Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, a professor of pediatrics at Stanford University, warns that youth nicotine use can prime the brain toward addictive behavior.

“You’re changing your brain,” Halpern-Felsher said.

There are also cardiovascular concerns, according to Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar, director of the American Heart Association’s Tobacco Regulation and Addiction Center at the University of Louisville. He said nicotine causes elevated heart rate and blood pressure, and can constrict blood vessels. As a result, the heart is forced to pump faster and blood circulation is stressed.

“We know that there’s a strong link between nicotine and blood pressure and heart disease, and particularly heart attacks,” said Bhatnagar.

The area where the pouch sits, inside the mouth against the gums, has caught the attention of dentists and oral surgeons.

Kumar said the lining of the mouth responds to physical irritation by thickening and whitening. Beyond the white patches, which disappear when pouch use stops, a lasting concern is gum recession, which is irreversible.

While decades of research have explored the health impacts of tobacco and nicotine, Kumar said the recent rise in popularity of oral nicotine pouches means the science is still catching up.

“More studies are urgently needed,” she said.

The U.S. spokesperson for Philip Morris International told CBS News the harm surrounding cigarette smoke is clear, and the company is “proud to responsibly provide less harmful modern nicotine alternatives to America’s 45 million legal-age nicotine consumers.”

There are more than 7,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke, and more than 70 are linked to cancer. While the company acknowledged nicotine is addictive, it said, “It’s the other harmful chemicals in cigarette smoke that are the primary cause of smoking-related diseases.”

An FDA spokesperson told CBS News that the government’s “modified risk” authorization for ZYN “does not mean these products are safe or risk-free.”

Instead, the agency says it determined, “based on a rigorous scientific review,” that there is evidence the product helps smokers quit cigarettes, so it believes the decision is “appropriate for the protection of the public health under the statutory standard.”

The FDA continues to warn “there is no safe tobacco product, and those who do not use tobacco products should not start.”

King emphasized that if pouches initiate new users, “it could jeopardize the considerable public health progress we’ve made in addressing tobacco product use over the past several decades.”

The FDA is requiring the owner of ZYN to “conduct postmarket surveillance and studies,” and its status as a “Modified Risk Tobacco Product” will expire in five years. The FDA wrote, “If at any point the agency determines that, among other things, the continued marketing of the products as MRTPs no longer benefits the health of the population as a whole, such as if there is a significant increase in youth uptake, the agency may withdraw the orders.”

This story has been updated to include a statement from Altria Group and to identify some additional flavors being used in nicotine pouch products.

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Fed’s Cook ready to raise rates if inflation doesn’t start easing

2026-08-05T20:06:43.798Z / Reuters

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook speaks at the Stanford Institute of Economic Policy Research in Palo Alto, California, U.S., May 27, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Saphir/File Photo

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Fed’s Cook ready to hike if inflation doesn’t ease
Cook says biggest economic risks are on inflation front
Cook says it may yet be that the Fed need not raise rates

NEW YORK, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook ​said on Wednesday that she’s open to the idea that the central bank may need to raise ‌its short-term interest rate target to deal with “too high” levels of inflation in the U.S. economy.

If inflation doesn’t start to cool off “I am prepared to act by raising rates, if necessary,” Cook said in a speech delivered before the 2026 Economic Luncheon of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation ​in Anchorage, Alaska.

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The risks to the inflation side of the Fed’s mandate are higher than the risks to ​its job market goal, Cook said. If the Fed needed to raise rates to tackle strong ⁠price pressures, Cook said she would weigh how that potential action would affect the overall economy, noting “I would support an ​increase, if it becomes necessary, to bring inflation down. It may not.”

Cook also said the Fed is running out of space to ​deal with inflation given how long it has overshot the 2% target. As measured by the personal consumption expenditures price index, inflation in June versus the same month a year before stood at 3.7%.

Cook warned “Inflation may become entrenched in price- and wage-setting behavior, leading to persistence that ​would be much harder for us to attack,” adding, “while we might be able to afford to wait for longer in a ​different environment, we do not have that luxury in this one.”

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Cook was among the officials who voted in favor last week of ‌the central ⁠bank keeping its 3.5% to 3.75% federal funds target rate range unchanged despite inflation pressures standing well above the 2% target.

That decision to keep rates steady garnered three dissenting votes from officials who argued that a rate hike was needed now to help bring price pressures down. Over recent days, officials like New York Fed President John Williams and Philadelphia Fed leader Anna Paulson have signaled ​an openness to raising rates ​if needed.

In this active ⁠mix of Fed commentary, Chairman Kevin Warsh has steadfastly refused to provide guidance about the future of interest rate policy and has had little to say about how he reaches monetary policy ​decisions.

Cook said of the FOMC meeting that “I felt it was appropriate not to change rates ​while we see ⁠how” inflation trends shape up. She noted that drivers of inflation like tariffs, the Middle East war and investment tied to the artificial intelligence sector, may ease, which would help lower overall price pressures and obviate the case for raising interest rates.

That said, Cook ⁠noted “I ​am firmly committed to restoring price stability.”

The Fed governor also said in her ​speech that the sour mood of consumers is tied to a number of factors including inflation. She also said that thus far “the most dire predictions about ​AI job losses have not materialized,” even as risks remain.

Reporting by Michael S. Derby; Editing by Andrea Ricci and Daniel Wallis

US must pay university group’s legal fees in case over Pentagon research funds

2026-08-05T23:21:21.004Z / Reuters

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Aug 5 (Reuters) – A judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. government to cover a university association’s legal fees after the group won a court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from capping some reimbursements related to defense research.

U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston awarded more than $450,000 in attorney fees to the Association of American Universities under a 1980 federal law that allows litigants to recover their legal costs from the government in some civil cases.

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Twelve universities and three academic trade groups, including the AAU, sued the U.S. Department of Defense in May 2025 after the department said it would cap at 15% the rate at which universities can be reimbursed for “indirect costs” of funded research, such as costs for facilities, equipment and research staff serving multiple projects. The AAU and the other plaintiffs argued that the new policy was unlawful.

Murphy issued a temporary restraining order blocking the reimbursement cap in June 2025 and entered judgment for the AAU and other plaintiffs in December. The U.S. appealed but then dropped it.

Murphy ruled on Wednesday the AAU’s fee award was warranted because the Defense Department’s policy was not “substantially justified.” The department in its legal arguments pointed to similar rate caps that were announced by the National Institutes of Health and U.S. Department of Energy as a basis for its own policy but ignored that those rate caps were also blocked by other judges, Murphy said.

“The ostrich burying his head in the sand is manifestly unreasonable,” Murphy wrote.

Murphy rejected the U.S. Justice Department’s argument that the AAU did not qualify for fees because its members are research universities like Harvard and Yale that have large endowments. He found that the AAU independently funded the lawsuit, spending over $2 million. Murphy did find that the AAU’s initial fee request of $530,000 was “slightly excessive” and reduced the award.

Spokespersons for the AAU and the Defense Department declined to comment. Two of the AAU’s lawyers, Paul Clement of Clement & Murphy and Lindsay Harrison of Jenner & Block, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Justice Department also did not immediately respond.

The legal fees were awarded under the Equal Access to Justice Act, which allows individuals and small organizations in civil actions to recover a limited amount of fees from the federal government if they win a final judgment and the government’s position was not “substantially justified.”

The university association is one of several parties that have sought fees under the EAJA after winning civil cases against the Trump administration over its policies.

Reporting by David Thomas

David Thomas reports on the business of law, including law firm strategy, hiring, mergers and litigation. He is based out of Chicago. He can be reached at d.thomas@thomsonreuters.com and on Twitter @DaveThomas5150.

沈泽玮：中国经济K型分化之困

2026年8月6日 05:00 / 联合早报

AI摘要

• 中国经济呈现K型分化：新经济（AI、新能源、高端制造等）扩张，旧经济（房地产、传统消费等）持续承压。
• 宏观数据与微观感受存在“温差”，增长未同步转化为多数人收入与就业改善。
• 政策侧重供给侧（产业升级、科技），需求侧（消费、收入、社保）相对弱化，或加剧“供强需弱”结构。
• K型分化若长期固化，可能从产业、地域延伸至社会层面，关键在于新动能能否惠及更广泛人群。

本摘要由AI辅助生成，仅供参考

中国Ｋ型经济的上臂，包括人工智能、新能源、部分出口制造业等“新经济”。K字母的下臂包括在承受调整压力的房地产、建筑业、家居建材以及部分传统消费和内需等“旧经济”。图为宇树科技公司研发的遥控器操作人形机器人7月18日在上海举行的世界人工智能大会上参加格斗比赛。 （法新社）

中国经济到底好不好？这个问题不好答。

说好，国内生产总值（GDP）今年上半年增长4.7%，仍处于全年4.5%至5%的增长目标区间；人工智能（AI）、新能源、半导体、高端制造和出口制造表现不俗，中国的生产能力和产业竞争力依然强劲。

说不好，房地产仍低迷，消费、内需疲弱，部分传统行业订单减少，企业投资意愿不足，好些民众的收入和就业预期未随宏观经济增长同步改善。

专家分析和舆论议论最多，也最接近现实的答案可能是：经济K型分化。就看你站在K字母的上臂还是下臂，包括产业、人群和地域。

K字母上臂，是向上的“新经济”。AI、新能源、半导体和高端制造不断扩张，部分出口制造业保持强劲；高端服务业和科技产业集中的城市吸引资本和人才；新经济领域就业机会增加，部分从业者收入也随之上升。

K字母下臂，是在承受调整压力的“旧经济”。房地产、建筑业、家居建材以及部分传统消费和内需行业持续低迷；依赖传统产业的城市面对财政、人口和房地产多重压力；传统行业从业者则可能面临订单减少、利润下降甚至工资承压。

一个中国经济，同时存在两个不同世界。从“让一部分人先富起来”到“不同的人面对不同的经济体感”，中国经济正在经历一场深刻的阶段性变化。

改革开放初期，中国经济的显著差异主要体现在地域：沿海先发展起来，再往内陆扩散。如今的分化则同时发生在产业、城市和人群。同一个城市里，AI企业可能高速扩张，传统制造企业却在裁员；同一个家庭里，年轻人可能进入新产业，父母却身处收入下降的传统行业。所以单看GDP，已难以解释普通民众为何有不同体感。

今年一季度中国经济增长5%，二季度放缓至4.3%，上半年增长4.7%。从宏观总量看，经济仍保持增长，但增长流向哪里，可能比增长数据本身更关键。

中共中央机关刊《求是》8月1日发表题为《如何看待宏观数据与微观感受“温差”》的文章坦承，宏观数据与微观感受之间存在“温差”。文章说，中国经济目前正处于“新旧动能转换的关键期”，经济运行呈现明显的结构性分化。

文章也强调，“温差”并非中国独有，而是经济发展中的普遍现象。经济体量越大、经营主体越多、业态越丰富，“温差”反而越常见。

问题是：如果温差持续扩大，经济增长最终能不能转化成更多人的生活改善？

K型经济改变的是经济增长的传导方式。过去经济发展路径相对直接：经济增长带动企业赚钱、扩大投资、就业增加，进而推动工资上涨及消费增加，更多企业从中受益，形成相对完整循环。

在K型经济中，这条传导链可能出现断裂。AI提高生产率，不意味着所有人的工资都会同步提高；高端制造业扩大，不表示传统产业的就业可以完全转移；核心城市吸引资本和人才，也相当于其他城市失去人才和需求。

这种分化还可能形成自我强化循环。K型上臂不断吸引资本、人才和政策资源，越强越容易获得更多资源；下臂则面对房地产调整、人口流出、财政压力和需求疲弱，修复经济活力更加困难。

长期研究中国经济的美国麻省理工学院教授黄亚生7月29日撰文提出，中国不仅出现“K型经济”，也可能存在“K型政策”。

他分析中国国家发改委每年3月向全国人大提交的年度计划报告发现，2014年供给侧议题与需求侧议题的政策关注度几乎相当，评分分别为7.8和7.5；到了2024年，供给侧升至9.5，需求侧降至6.3。

也就是说，科技创新、产业升级、制造业和基础设施等供给侧政策受到高度重视；就业、收入、消费、社会保障、户籍改革等需求侧议题相对靠后。黄亚生认为，这种政策取向可能强化“供强需弱”结构：生产能力持续扩张，但国内消费不足的问题迟迟没有根本解决。

这种供需失衡也带来另一重压力：国内需求不足，企业需要更多寻找海外市场；在需求不足和产能竞争之下，企业可能陷入价格竞争，利润空间受挤压，最终又反过来蚕食就业和居民收入。

难题是：如何让K字下臂重获向上动力？

《求是》提出，缩小宏观与微观之间的“温差”，不是简单削平经济发展的差距，而是让新技术的积极效应更多一些、调整震荡少一些，让新动能更快惠及大多数人。

关键在于——惠及大多数人。

改革开放以来，中国经济让世界瞩目的地方，是有能力让14亿人口的庞大低收入经济体释放巨大能量，发展成为世界制造业大国，还成功让农村贫困人口脱贫。如今面对的挑战是：如何把强大的生产能力转化成更广泛的收入和消费能力。

中国政府构想中的理想结果，或许是让站在K字上臂的人长期保持活力，处在下臂的人也能重新找到向上的通道，K型只是经济转型中的阶段性分化。然而，如果上述局面不出现，上下两臂长期两头走，经济分化可能就从产业和地区延伸至社会分化。

K型经济真正的挑战，不是国家有没有新的增长点，而是新增长点能否成为大多数人感受到的增长点。

FAA reviewing incident involving Trump flight on Marine One, air traffic controllers at National Airport

August 5, 2026 5:43 PM EDT / CBS News

By Kathryn Krupnik

The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are looking into why airport traffic wasn’t halted when Marine One departed the White House Tuesday afternoon with President Trump on board.

After the fatal midair collision at Washington’s Reagan National Airport between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet in January 2025, the Transportation Department prohibited non-essential helicopter operations around Reagan National Airport. Marine One and emergency flights are exempt from the ban, but when they do fly across the Potomac, a ground stop must occur at the airport.

On Tuesday, when the president was departing Washington for a trip to the West Coast, the Marine One pilot tried to contact the tower at DCA three times to alert air traffic controllers that the presidential helicopter was minutes away from liftoff. The tower at one point acknowledged the communication but asked for the pilot to repeat the message because it “was broken and unreadable.”

Marine One lifted off and appeared to catch the tower off guard. It was then that the tower alerted the helicopter that air traffic was still flowing at National Airport, and a plane was in the air.

“Marine One, you’ve got traffic rotating off runway one,” the air traffic controller said. Marine One acknowledged and held in place, and then notified the tower: “National Tower, Marine One — we’re going to be doing a delay.”

The Wall Street Journal first reported the incident. President Trump was never in danger,the FAA confirmed.

The FAA told CBS News that “there was momentary loss of separation after which the aircraft continued to move away from one another,” and said the FAA would continue to review the incident.

The Marine Corps called the flight “routine” and said that air traffic controllers had “approved the requested route and provided timely and appropriate traffic information.”

Sarah Ploss contributed to this report.

Federal investigation into Marine One scare

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/federal-investigation-launched-into-air-traffic-incident-involving-trumps-helicopter/

Federal investigation launched into air traffic incident involving Trump’s helicopter

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US refunds $100 billion in tariffs struck down by Supreme Court, filing shows

2026-08-05T22:20:42.084Z / Reuters

By Kanishka Singh

August 5, 2026 10:20 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a chart next to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick as Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has refunded about $100 billion from tariffs that it collected before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down those ​duties, a court filing showed, opens new tab.

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• The court filing in the U.S. Court ‌of International Trade said that “refunds (duties plus interest) of approximately $100 billion have been completed using the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries Refund component, certified by the ​agency, and sent to the U.S. Department of Treasury ​for disbursement.”
• The amount as of the end of July was ⁠noted in Tuesday’s filing by U.S. customs officials.
• It represented more ​than half of $166 billion collected in tariffs that the Supreme Court struck ​down in February.
• Trump has made tariffs a central pillar of his foreign and trade policies despite criticism from some analysts and legal setbacks.
• Critics have complained that ​the refunds have not reached households but have instead gone to ​corporate importers.
• “Trump is sending the ‘refunds’ to the companies, not working people. Every single ‌cent ⁠of these refunds should go back to American consumers,” Democratic Congressman Greg Casar said this week.
• The Supreme Court ruled against most of Trump’s widest-ranging tariffs on February 20, finding that the International Emergency Economic ​Powers Act (IEEPA) does ​not authorize the ⁠president to unilaterally impose tariffs on goods imported from trading partners.
• Trump responded to that ruling by escalating ​his trade campaign, calling Supreme Court justices “disloyal” and issuing ​new temporary ⁠10% tariffs under a different legal authority that, like IEEPA, no president had previously used to impose tariffs.
• The president then issued another round ⁠of ​global tariffs imposed under Section 301 of ​the Trade Act of 1974, which is meant to combat unfair or discriminatory economic ​practices by other nations.

Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington;Editing by Sanjeev Miglani

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Rep. Chuck Edwards abandons reelection bid after ethics panel report is released

2026-08-05 7:12 PM EDT / CNN

By Jake Tapper, CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/05/politics/video/rep-chuck-edwards-abandons-reelection-bid-lead-jake-tapper

Rep. Chuck Edwards abandons reelection bid after ethics panel report is released

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希音据悉最快本周开始评估投资者对香港IPO的需求

2026年8月6日 07:09 / 联合早报

快时尚零售商希音计划最快本周开始评估投资者对其香港首次公开募股（IPO）的需求。 （路透社）

知情人士称，快时尚零售商希音计划最快本周开始评估投资者对其香港首次公开募股（IPO）的需求。

据彭博社报道，因相关信息尚未公开而不愿具名的知情人士表示，希音可能于星期四（8月6日）启动预路演。

此前知情人士表示，希音可能寻求通过此次上市筹资约20亿至30亿美元（25.6亿至38.4亿新元），上市或于本月进行。

据路透社此前报道，希音7月10日获中国证监会批准赴港上市。公司此前在纽约和伦敦的上市尝试均告失败，此次获批为转赴香港挂牌扫清障碍。

招股书草案显示，由于IPO估值预计低于此前私募融资时的水平，希音正研究降低部分后期投资者持股成本的方案，包括向部分投资者提供补偿，并下调股份转换价格，让他们获得更多股份。

此外，希音的盈利能力和营收增长均有所放缓，也为公司IPO估值带来压力。