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Ohio bakery workers recount surprise JD Vance encounter that took an unexpected turn

August 27, 2026 1:48pm EDT / Fox News

Workers at Vance’s hometown bakery got front-row seats to a rally where the VP touted a $500M grant for nearby steel mill

By James Cirrone, Fox News

Ohio bakery workers recount ‘surreal’ motorcade ride after surprise JD Vance visit

Cristaliz Portalatin, 28, and Ursula Bush, 53, told Fox News Digital they were on “cloud nine” after meeting the vice president last Friday at Central Pastry Shop in Middletown, Ohio.

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When Vice President JD Vance stopped in at his hometown donut shop last Friday, the last thing Cristaliz Portalatin expected was for him to invite her to his upcoming rally.

But before she knew it, Portalatin and two of her fellow Central Pastry Shop employees were piling into a car in Vance’s motorcade to watch him speak at the nearby steel mill in Middletown, Ohio.

“We knew he was going to come into Middletown, so we assumed he was going to stop by the shop,” Portalatin, 28, told Fox News Digital in an interview Wednesday. “That morning, I was praying, and I was like, ‘You know, it’d be nice for him to stop by, we can take a picture and talk to him.’”

Vance did indeed visit, first greeting the shop’s owner, Vera Slamka, who made a joke about him “losing too much weight” since the last time they saw each other. The vice president laughed before ordering an “ugly,” the shop’s signature misshapen-glazed donut. He called them “the best donuts in the world.”

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Vice President JD Vance stands at the counter of Central Pastry Shop in Middletown, Ohio, Aug. 21, as he greets the owner, Vera Slamka.(@vppresssec / X)

After Vance took pictures with Slamka and the rest of the staff, Portalatin recalled making an offhand comment about wanting to see the vice president’s speech.

“It was a comment that I made when he was talking to Vera. I just said, ‘I would like to see the speech.’ And he just said, ‘Do you want to come?’ That came from him,” Portalatin said.

Portalatin, along with her coworkers Ursula Bush and Jennifer Coby, accepted the offer and got to ride in a car with one of Vance’s staffers.

“We were just like laughing and were taking videos,” Portalatin said. “It was very fun. We were just really enjoying. And I think the people that were there with us were also enjoying us and our reaction.”

Cristaliz Portalatin, 28, takes a selfie with Vice President JD Vance during his visit to the Central Pastry Shop last week, ahead of his speech at the Cleveland-Cliffs steel mill in Middletown, Ohio.(@vppresssec / X)

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After an eight-minute ride, the starstruck trio were led into the Cleveland-Cliffs steel mill and were seated immediately left of the stage Vance spoke from.

His speech focused on the new $500 million federal grant for the facility, which Vance’s grandfather worked at as a welder decades earlier. Cleveland-Cliffs will invest another $500 million.

The public-private investment is aimed at strengthening the domestic steel supply chain and is estimated to create 2,300 jobs, according to the Department of Energy.

Bush, 53, told Fox News Digital that it was “amazing” to watch Vance announce this revitalization of the steel plant because she too has had many family members who worked there, including her father, great-grandfather, great-grandmother and great-uncle.

Vice President JD Vance speaks at the Cleveland Cliffs Middletown Works, Aug. 21, in Middletown, Ohio.(Jon Cherry/AP Photo)

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Bush said Vance came across as “genuine” and “personable.”

“I got that when I was talking to him. He didn’t have to ask us to come with him. He didn’t have to treat us as well as he treated us,” she said.

Another thing about Vance that “spoke volumes” about his character was his attentiveness to his new baby, Alec Neel Vance, who was born on July 19.

Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha with their children, including newborn baby boy Alec.(Second Lady Usha Vance @SLOTUS on X)

“He told us a little story about how the baby slept for the first time and only woke up once that night,” Bush said. “I have three kids that I took care of all by myself, and for him to know that the kid only woke up once, that to me meant a lot. That made him a real person to me.”

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The two women came away grateful for the experience, with both of them admitting they are still buzzing almost a week later.

“It truly was an honor to do something that not a lot of people get to do. I really think God allowed that to happen to us. So I’m still excited. I’ll probably be excited for the next lifetime,” Portalatin said.

James Cirrone is a writer on the Breaking/Trending News team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to james.cirrone@fox.com.

ICE agent freed from Texas jail in defiance of Minnesota extradition request

2026-08-27T17:58:19.815Z / Reuters

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• Federal judge refused to order extradition hours before release
• ICE agent Christian Castro charged with assault in shooting of unarmed man
• Minnesota authorities say Castro poses flight risk to Mexico

Aug 27 (Reuters) – A U.S. immigration agent was freed from a Texas jail on Thursday hours after a federal judge refused to order his extradition ​to Minnesota to face assault charges for shooting an unarmed Venezuelan man during last winter’s deportation surge in Minneapolis.

Christian Castro, the Immigration and ‌Customs Enforcement officer wanted by Minnesota authorities, was released at about 7 a.m. local time from the lockup where he had been held since his May 29 arrest in the Gulf Coast border city of Brownsville, according to a Cameron County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson.

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A federal judge on Wednesday denied Minnesota’s request for a court order to compel Texas Governor Greg Abbott, over his ​objections, to sign the rendition warrant for Castro’s extradition, and to keep Castro locked up until then.

Following the ruling, Sheriff Manuel Trevino said he ​intended to release Castro on Thursday as required under Texas law for anyone still awaiting extradition after 90 days.

Castro’s whereabouts after ⁠he walked free were not immediately known. He could not be reached for comment, and it was unclear whether he had secured legal representation.

Minnesota authorities had argued ​in court that Castro was a flight risk who could easily abscond to Mexico if he were released.

“Greg Abbott is turning Texas into a sanctuary state for ​violent criminals,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who filed the lawsuit seeking a court-ordered extradition, said in a statement after Wednesday’s ruling.

Castro is wanted in Hennepin County, Minnesota, on four felony counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and a charge of falsely reporting a crime.

The case stems from Castro’s shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, who was wounded in the leg on ​January 14, at the height of U.S. President

Donald Trump’s
deportation campaign in Minneapolis. Prosecutors say Castro also fabricated an account, later disproven by video evidence, that two ​other people attacked him with a broom handle and snow shovel.

The Minneapolis deportation sweep, called Operation Metro Surge, drew weeks of demonstrations and confrontations between protesters and ICE agents in ‌which immigration ⁠officers fatally shot two U.S. citizens.

ICE AGENT’S FUGITIVE STATUS QUESTIONED

The case surrounding the shooting of Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan national, has lingered as a political flashpoint between two prominent governors over immigration control, a major campaign issue for Democrats and Republicans alike in the coming midterm congressional elections.

Abbott, a Republican, is an outspoken supporter of Trump’s deportation efforts, while Minnesota’s Democratic leaders, including Governor Tim Walz, have condemned Trump’s surge of armed ICE patrols in Minneapolis and other cities.

In a court brief filed on ​Monday, Abbott questioned whether Castro should be ​classified as a fugitive, and thus ⁠subject to extradition, because he did not flee Minnesota but rather was reassigned to his home base in Texas by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, ICE’s parent agency, after the shooting.

Minnesota authorities countered that the issue of how or why ​Castro ended up in Texas is immaterial, and that the U.S. Constitution and federal law require states to extradite people ​wanted for crimes in ⁠another state.

Siding with Texas officials a day after hearing arguments in the case, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. ruled on Wednesday that Abbott had not been shown to have refused the extradition request, only that he had not yet made a decision. Rodriguez concluded that the law does not require Abbott to turn over a fugitive within ⁠a certain ​time frame.

Rodriguez acknowledged the possibility that Castro could attempt to flee the U.S. after his release ​and “impose a hardship on Minnesota’s prosecutorial efforts,” but found that prospect does not alter his legal conclusions.

“The Court is unaware of any authority supporting the creation of a court-imposed deadline under these circumstances,” Rodriguez, ​appointed to the federal bench during Trump’s first term in the White House, wrote in his 13-page opinion.

Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Editing by Bill Berkrot

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AOC’s socialist credentials face fresh scrutiny after glaring 7-year gap surfaces: ‘Very convenient’

August 27, 2026 12:36pm EDT / Fox News

The congresswoman rejoined DSA in August 2026 as the organization backed successful challenges to establishment Democrats

By Robert Schmad Fox News

Published August 27, 2026 12:36pm EDT

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dismisses socialist controversies adding ‘Woke 1 was crazy’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was asked on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday to comment on some controversial beliefs held by socialist candidates.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez renewed her membership with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) following a seven-year lapse as the organization’s national profile grows.

The New York congresswoman, widely viewed as a potential 2028 presidential contender, rejoined DSA this month as the group builds momentum from a string of Democratic primary victories, including over several incumbents. Although Ocasio-Cortez’s formal membership had lapsed for seven years, she remained closely aligned with DSA, which continued to praise her and refer to her as a member.

“Democratic Socialists of America confirms Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a member in good standing of our organization, having recently rejoined in August 2026,” DSA wrote in a statement shared with City & State New York, a local news outlet. “Previously, the representative joined DSA in 2018 with a one-year membership, which DSA’s national leadership recently noticed had lapsed, in 2019. She has since renewed her membership as of this month.”

2028 BATTLEGROUND POLL SCRAMBLES DEMOCRATS’ FUTURE AS INSURGENT SOCIALIST SEIZES LEAD

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, departs following a vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.(Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

DSA discovered the lapse after Ocasio-Cortez recently described herself as a member of its New York City chapter but not the national organization, prompting DSA leaders to review her membership status, City & State reported.

When Ocasio-Cortez first joined DSA, annual memberships had to be manually renewed each year. The organization has since moved to automatic renewals.

ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ SHRUGS OFF PAST ‘DEFUND THE POLICE’ COMMENTS, JOKING ‘WOKE 1 WAS CRAZY’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the New York Is Not For Sale rally on Oct. 26, 2025.(Neil Constantine/NurPhoto)

“This is LOL in a gently humorous way rather than LOL in a mean way,” Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle posted on X in response to the news. “Could definitely have happened to me.”

Some, however, don’t think that Ocasio-Cortez’s renewal is purely incidental.

“I’m sorry but I’m not buying this,” one socialist X user wrote. “She’s just now realizing this? Coincidentally when DSA has grown in popularity and shown its organizing power? Just so happens to be the same time she’s contemplating running for president too? Very, very, very convenient.”

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Others used the congresswoman’s renewed membership as an opportunity to poke fun at her.

“In the 50s, a running joke in communist circles was that everyone knew who the FBI agents were: they were the only ones who always paid their membership dues on time,” author Byrne Hobart posted.

“Inexcusable for a DSA member to pay rent,” economist Wojtek Kopczuk said.

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks on Day one of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, August 19, 2024.(REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)

Despite Ocasio-Cortez’s longstanding ties to DSA, The Washington Post reported earlier this month that the organization was divided over whether and how to make a 2028 presidential endorsement, with Ocasio-Cortez at the center of the debate.

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Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America”

August 27, 2026 / 2:35 PM EDT / CBS News

By Kathryn Watson
Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.

Washington — President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” making good on a threat he made on social media earlier this week.

“We’re going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario, effective immediately, to Lake America,” the president said before he signed the order.

On Truth Social, the president said this week that the U.S. was giving “serious consideration” to changing the name and posted a map that crossed out the label “Lake Ontario.” He also said the U.S. doesn’t expect to be “doing much business with Ontario any longer.” The announcement in the Oval Office Thursday is the president’s latest move amid his trade war with Canada.

The order directs Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to update the Geographic Names Information System to reflect the name change. The GNIS works with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to standardize geographic names for federal use. The president can’t force other countries or international bodies to call it “Lake America,” but he can require the federal government to do so.

Mr. Trump was asked what message he’s sending to Canada with this executive order.

“No message,” he said, but added, “As you know, Canada has been ripping us off for a long time on trade, very, very sadly. Even the military. You know, we defend Canada for nothing.”

Canada has yet to respond to the executive order.

The name “Ontario” has Indigenous roots. The word comes from the Iroquoian word “oniatarí:io,” meaning “lake of shining waters,” according to the Center for Great Lakes Literacy.

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On Saturday, 50% tariffs on some Canadian imports like wine and dairy kicked in, and on Monday, the president announced 50% tariffs on all Canadian steel and automotive imports starting in January.

In response, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announcedthat starting Sept. 8, Canada will begin imposing matching tariffs of up to 50% on billions of dollars of U.S. goods.

Mr. Trump also sought to change North America’s highest mountain peak, Denali in Alaska, back to Mount McKinley. Although the federal government can’t force other countries or private businesses to recognize the GNIS, whenMr. Trump sought to change the Gulf of Mexicoto the “Gulf of America,” some private entities adopted the new name.

Still, the White House punished the Associated Press after it declined to use “Gulf of America,” restricting its reporters’ access to White House and presidential spaces available to other news outlets.

On Thursday, Mr. Trump threatened to rename an ocean, too.

“Now all we need is an ocean,” he said. “So maybe we’ll have to change the name of the Atlantic and—or— the Pacific.”

Trump signs executive order to change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’

3:04 PM EDT, Thu August 27, 2026 / By Giana Asterito, CNN

Trump signs executive order to change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday afternoon to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” his latest escalation as he engages in a tense trade war with Canada. During the signing, he said, “We have a gulf and we have a lake. Now, all we need is an ocean.

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Michigan Dem AG turns on El-Sayed over terror attack response, warns of mentality that ‘bothers me a lot’

August 27, 2026 10:53am EDT / Fox News

Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel says the Democratic Senate nominee should publicly retract his remarks following Temple Israel attack

By Andrew Mark Miller Fox News

Michigan’s Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel is voicing concerns about her party’s Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, saying his response to the attempted terrorist attack on a Michigan synagogue appeared to make excuses for “domestic terrorism” as she warns about increasing anti-Israel sentiments in her party.

Nessel, Michigan’s attorney general since 2019, spoke at length in an interview with The Atlantic’s David Frum about her position that she doesn’t feel safe as a Jewish person attending her own state party’s convention due in part to “an enormous amount of anti-Semitism within the Democratic Party.”

Nessel specifically took issue with El-Sayed’s response to the synagogue attack in Michigan earlier this year when federal investigators say a gunman inspired and radicalized by Hezbollah crashed into the place of worship seeking to kill as many Jewish people as he could.

“But, you know, the reaction to it, obviously there’s a lot of people who were quick to call this out. But, you know, I think most concerning, of course, was the statement that our nominee for U.S. Senate made, which was that ‘hurt people hurt people,’” Nessel explained. “And a lot of us perceived that as sort of making excuses for somebody who sought to murder over 100 pre-K schoolchildren. And that’s the kind of mentality that bothers me a lot.”

MICHIGAN’S DEMOCRATIC AG REFUSES TO ATTEND UPCOMING CONVENTION OVER HARASSMENT CONCERNS

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed claps during a press conference in front of the Spirit of Detroit statue on Aug. 5, 2026, in Detroit.(Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

Nessel went on to reflect on how she responded to the 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre by visiting a Dearborn mosque, wearing a hijab out of respect and unequivocally condemning Islamophobia. She contrasted that response with El-Sayed’s reaction to the Temple Israel attack.

“I didn’t try to get into, like, what were the motivations of the person who killed these people, and did he have mental-health issues?” Nessel said. “Did he have bad experiences with Muslims? I just condemned it unequivocally, and I think that’s what people should have done with Temple Israel. You can’t make excuses for that kind of domestic terrorism.”

Nessel credited El-Sayed for his outreach to Jewish leaders in recent months but expressed the belief that he should publicly retract his comments in the aftermath of the attack.

ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE REACHES DEADLIEST LEVEL SINCE 1994, NEW GLOBAL REPORT FINDS

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel accused the Democratic Party of allowing members accused of antisemitic acts to attend the upcoming convention.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“I think privately, he will say that he regrets having made those remarks,” Nessel said. “But here we are, it’s almost the end of August, and he still has not withdrawn those statements and said,I misspoke,or,I now recognize the harm that I caused by making those statements.And it has me concerned that he really stands by them.”

Nessel urged El-Sayed to acknowledge he was wrong, listen to Jewish stakeholders and publicly change course, as she said she has done when confronted with her own past ignorance. She said she has also urged him to better understand Jewish religious beliefs, pointing to his post-primary reference to “breaking bread with Jews at Passover,” when bread is intentionally not eaten during the holiday.

“But I asked, could you learn a little bit more about our religion so that you understand it?” Nessel said. “Could you learn a little bit more than maybe what your bubble is telling you about the history of Israel and its relationship to the Jewish people?”

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“Because now, when I speak to him, there seems to be a real dearth of like, again, historical knowledge, political knowledge, and religious knowledge about all of those things. And again, I leave room for the fact that all of us have the opportunity to learn more.”

Nessel made it clear that she is not planning to support the state’s Republican Senate candidate, Mike Rogers, and that she would “amputate [her] right arm” before voting for him because “keeping a Republican majority in the Senate is incredibly dangerous.”

“With Abdul, I will say this: We have a lot in common in terms of our general beliefs and principles and policies,” Nessel said. “And I think it’s important to say that, and I think it’s important to underline and underscore that fact. Trust me; I have much more in common with Abdul El-Sayed than I do with Mike Rogers in terms of my personal beliefs, my political beliefs, my philosophical beliefs about what should happen in the United States, and in the United States Senate.”

Fox News Digital reached out to El-Sayed’s campaign for comment.

In March, El-Sayed released a statement in addition to his controversial video statement that Nessel took issue with, saying he was “horrified and heartbroken” to learn of the synagogue attack.

“To my Jewish sisters and brothers, you have a right to worship in peace,” El-Sayed said. “You have a right to send your kids to the synagogue in the morning and know they’ll come home safely at night. And you have a right to know that your religious identity and faith practice are respected. There is no room for antisemitism in America. So today and everyday, I am standing in solidarity with all of us who value our right to pray how we choose to pray against antisemitism and hate in all its forms.”

El-Sayed has faced broad criticism from Jewish groups, fellow Democrats and Republicans over his repeated attacks on Israel and AIPAC, as well as his public association with left-wing streamer Hasan Piker.

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Mamdani ignites online firestorm after mourning death of inmate charged in grisly murder: ‘WTF are we doing?’

August 27, 2026 10:14am EDT / Fox News

Clarence Woodward had 27 prior arrests and received parole a month before the alleged meat cleaver killing in the Bronx

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Mamdani defends police and prisons despite DSA abolition push

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended police, prisons and jails on air, distancing his administration from the DSA’s abolition platform.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew ire from conservatives on Tuesday for mourning the death of a man who was awaiting trial on murder charges.

“I am deeply saddened by the death of a New Yorker in City custody at a jail on Rikers Island early this morning,” Mamdani posted on X.

Clarence Woodward, the man Mamdani was referencing, was arrested in 2024 and charged with murder, manslaughter and assault in connection with an unprovoked meat cleaver attack at a Bronx laundromat. At the time, Woodward had 27 prior arrests and had received parole just a month prior to the alleged killing. Woodward had pleaded not guilty to the charges and had not been convicted.

“My thoughts are with his family and loved ones as they grieve this loss. We do not yet know the cause of death, but we do know that too many New Yorkers have died on Rikers Island. The Department of Correction and its oversight partners will investigate the circumstances surrounding his death. Our administration is fully committed to the critical work of creating better conditions in our city’s jail system and closing Rikers Island as quickly as possible.”

WOKE LANGUAGE OVERHAUL WOULD STRIP THE WORD ‘INMATE’ FROM NEW YORK CITY’S ENTIRE JAIL RULEBOOK

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking with inmates on Rikers Island while they watch a World Cup semifinal soccer match on July 15, 2026, in New York.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

As of Thursday morning, Mamdani’s post has been viewed over 3.2 million times, with the majority of comments expressing outrage over Mamdani offering condolences to the inmate.

“I wonder if he was ‘deeply saddened’ by the murder this guy committed,” New York City Councilwoman Vicky Paladino wrote. “Can’t find a tweet about that one.”

“He’s sad that someone who murdered an innocent American with a meat cleaver is dead,” conservative commentator Eyal Yakoby posted. “What are we even doing?”

DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS SEIZE THE MOMENT WITH EXTREME, ANTI-AMERICAN VIEWS THAT BADLY TARNISH THE PARTY

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a news conference at Gracie Mansion alongside NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on March 9, 2026.(Angelina Katsanis/AP)

“Commie Mamdani is ‘deeply saddened’ that a guy who murdered a guy with a meat cleaver had a medical emergency in jail,” failed Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said in response to the post. “We cannot have leaders who weep for murderers. WTF are we doing?”

“A father of two was hacked to death with a meat cleaver after his killer was repeatedly paroled,” GOP strategist and attorney Mehek Cooke posted on X. “And you think the real villain is the jail?”

The criticism comes weeks after Mamdani faced similar backlash for visiting Rikers Island, where he spoke with inmates during a World Cup semifinal watch party in July.

While conservatives on social media were unhappy with Mamdani’s statement, officials and community activists have long raised concerns about the conditions on Rikers Island. Many, for instance, point out that many of the individuals being held there are awaiting trial and thus entitled to a presumption of innocence.

“​​Our people are dying while under the custody of the Department of Corrections from medical neglect, physical abuse and unsafe conditions,” one community activist said in June 2025 about Rikers Island.

“People shouldn’t keep dying in the same facility while awaiting a fair trial,” the chief research editor of Rolling Stone magazine wrote on X.

DEMOCRATIC SENATE CANDIDATE CALLED FOR MASS RELEASE OF CRIMINALS DURING PRISON ABOLITION WEBINAR

Rikers Island, home to the main jail complex, in the East River between the Queens and Bronx boroughs, on Oct. 19, 2021, in New York City.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

New York City has been legally committed since 2019 to closing Rikers and replacing it with four smaller borough-based jails, a plan Mamdani has pledged to accelerate. Critics argue the move would leave the city with fewer jail cells and make it more difficult to tackle crime.

“On the same day Mamdani was mourning a murderer who had a medical emergency in jail, another murderer was out taking more innocent lives after NYC leftists cut him loose early despite at least a dozen prior arrests and a history of violent crime,” Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts posted, referencing a parolee police were seeking in connection with two deadly robberies in Brooklyn and the Bronx.

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九一一恐袭主谋将于2028年6月在美军事法庭受审

2026年8月27日 23:06 / 联合早报

被指涉及2001年9月11日恐袭的主谋穆罕默德，将于2028年6月在美国军事法庭受审。图为穆罕默德2003年被捕后的照片。 （路透社）

一名美国官员说，被指涉及2001年9月11日恐袭的主谋穆罕默德，将于2028年6月在美国军事法庭受审。

法新社报道，一名古巴关塔那摩湾美国军事法庭发言人星期四（8月27日）说，穆罕默德（Khalid Sheikh Mohammed）将从2028年6月5日起受审。他的审讯多次延期，一项原本可免除死刑的认罪协议也于去年被撤回。

穆罕默德于2003年在巴基斯坦被捕，随后被关押在美国中央情报局秘密监狱三年，2006年转送关塔那摩湾美国海军基地。关塔那摩湾军事基地曾关押约800名“反恐战争”囚犯，目前仅剩少数人。

穆罕默德曾称自己从头到尾策划了九一一袭击。2001年9月11日，遭劫持的客机撞击纽约世贸中心双子塔和华盛顿五角大楼，造成近3000人死亡；另一架客机坠毁于宾夕法尼亚州。

他也称，参与了1993年世贸中心爆炸案，及2002年斩首美国记者珀尔等案件。

卡塔尔首相访问伊朗 讨论霍尔木兹海峡问题

2026年8月27日 23:39 / 联合早报

伊朗外交部长阿拉格齐（右）星期四（8月27日）在首都德黑兰与到访的卡塔尔首相兼外交大臣穆罕默德（左）举行会谈。 （法新社）

伊朗外交部长阿拉格齐与到访的卡塔尔首相兼外交部长穆罕默德举行会谈，双方就缓和地区紧张局势、为对话创造条件等问题交换意见。

新华社引述伊朗媒体报道，卡塔尔外交部星期四（8月27日）发声明说，双方在会谈中讨论目前围绕分阶段框架进行的磋商，包括在霍尔木兹海峡设立一条临时航运通道。

双方也就联合清除霍尔木兹海峡水雷事宜达成一致。

声明说，阿拉格齐感谢卡塔尔为缓解紧张局势、推动对话与谈判所作的努力。

穆罕默德强调，应尊重邻国主权以及航行自由，同时应继续努力缓解地区紧张局势，通过对话解决分歧。

尼泊尔洪灾已知死者逾360人 约30国逾1400人失联

2026年8月27日 23:51 / 联合早报

星期三（8月26日）特大泥石流突如其来后，搜救队在尼泊尔中部德卧伽德的灾区救出一名幸存者。当地位于卡利甘达基河（Kali Gandaki）和特里苏里河（Trishuli）两大圣河的汇合处。 （法新社）

（比杜尔综合电）尼泊尔与中国西藏接壤地区发生特大洪灾后，已知死亡人数增至超过360人。两地共有超过1400人失踪，其中900多人在尼泊尔，大多数是外国游客，包括九名新加坡人。国际社会纷纷伸出援手，承诺提供经费、救援物资和其他形式的帮助，支援尼泊尔灾后重建。

尼泊尔喜马拉雅山脉地带星期三（8月26日）突发大规模泥石流，引发罕见大洪水，浪高在短短半小时就达到9米，迅速冲毁山谷中的大批村庄和房屋。截至新加坡时间星期四（27日）晚上9时30分，尼泊尔当局报告遇难者至少362人；另有910人在尼泊尔失联，其中517人为外国游客，来自约30个国家。

中国中央电视台报道，西藏吉隆县共有558人失踪，当中260人是外国人，但具体国籍尚不清楚。中方确认约100名中国公民在尼泊尔失踪。

在尼失联外国人来自数十国 国际社会出手相助

在尼泊尔失踪的外国人主要来自印度、美国、澳大利亚、英国、马来西亚、新加坡和韩国等地。其中印度公民最多，新德里通报有288人。他们大多数是经由尼泊尔赴西藏冈仁波齐—玛旁雍错朝圣的教徒。

尼泊尔军队星期三发布出的照片显示，军方出动直升机，营救被洪水困在屋顶的人。（法新社）

其次是美国公民，有65人失联，乌克兰和马来西亚各有超过50人下落不明。美国国务院宣布，向尼泊尔派去一名灾害应对顾问，并提供价值50万美元（约64万新元）的资金。

新加坡有九名公民在尼泊尔失踪。新加坡驻新德里最高专员公署派出领事应对小组，赶往尼泊尔，就地提供支援。

星期四（8月27日）在尼泊尔特里苏里河流域的灾区，搜救队四处营救受困居民。（法新社）

中国和印度都向尼泊尔提供紧急物资和资金援助；印度已运送近50公吨的救灾物资，包括安置设施、毛毯和药品。

韩国有九名公民在尼泊尔失联。首尔已向当地派遣救援队，并通过国际组织提供100万美元（约127万新元）人道主义援助。

国际红十字会与红新月会国际联合会承诺拨付100万瑞士法郎（约158万新元）的紧急资金，支持尼泊尔红十字会救灾。

据尼泊尔媒体报道，世界银行告知尼泊尔财政部，可提供250亿卢比（约3亿新元）的紧急援助。

世界卫生组织已向1万名灾民送去医疗包，可提供三个月的基本医疗服务。无国界医生组织的一支紧急救援队已抵达尼泊尔。

联合国紧急救济协调员弗莱彻说，联合国已拨200万美元，为灾区提供紧急医疗救助、住所和饮用水。