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残疾体育理事会推首个长期人才培养计划 20名运动员入选

2026-09-01 23:43 / 新明日报

• 新加坡残疾体育理事会推出首个长期残障体育人才培养计划，首届共有二十名十岁至三十一岁运动员入选。 – 该计划由理事会与淡马锡基金会合作推出并获徐氏家族慈善基金会支持，为期四年预计支持约八十名运动员。 – 徐氏家族慈善基金会将在首三年提供三十万元资助，具体资助总额未公布，入选者涵盖田径游泳等六个项目。 – 理事会主席张许淑敏称计划不以顶尖成绩为唯一目标，旨在发掘培养人才，助年轻运动员认识能力并成长。

15岁的游泳选手吴睿义认为“新生代残障运动员人才计划”可为他提供必要的训练，进一步提升自己。 （关俊威摄）

新加坡残疾体育理事会（SDSC）星期二（9月1日）推出首个长期残障体育人才培养计划，首届共有20名年龄介于10岁至31岁的运动员入选，计划通过个性化训练和专业支援，帮助他们从新兴人才逐步迈向竞技体育。

这项名为“新生代残障运动员人才计划”的项目旨在发掘和培养具潜力的残障运动员，为他们未来代表新加坡参加区域及国际赛事铺路。计划由SDSC与淡马锡基金会合作推出，并获徐氏家族慈善基金会支持。

淡马锡信托基金会主席、新加坡残疾体育理事会赞助人何晶是当晚活动的嘉宾。

淡马锡基金会执行董事兼首席执行长黄文雄（右一）当天尝试硬地滚球。淡马锡信托基金会主席、 新加坡残疾体育理事会赞助人何晶（最后排左一）是当天的嘉宾之一。（关俊威摄）

首届拟四年支持80名运动员

首届计划入选者来自残障田径、硬地滚球、残障脚踏车、残障游泳、残障乒乓球和残障保龄球等项目。

计划为期四年，预计支持约80名运动员。具体资助总额未公布，徐氏家族慈善基金会将在首三年提供30万元。

15岁的游泳选手吴睿义是其中一位获得这项支持的运动员，患有杜氏肌营养不良症的他在4岁时开始学游泳，并在这过程中逐渐培养自信。

专项为仰泳的他说：“这个计划能够为我提供必要的训练，例如体能训练，帮助我进一步提升自己。如果没有这个计划，能够用来加强训练的资源其实相当有限。

“我听说接下来会有集中训练，这让我有机会认识未来可能一起参赛的运动员，也可以向他们学习如何进一步提升自己的游泳水平，尤其是那些经验比我丰富的运动员。”

目前在英华自主学校求学的吴睿义，未来目标是争取参加2029年在新加坡举行的亚细安残疾人运动会。他说：“我觉得这个目标是可以实现的。那一届赛事将在新加坡举行。能在朋友和家人面前参赛，对我来说会非常有意义。如果能够在主场赢得比赛，那更是会比在海外夺冠来得特别。”

张许淑敏：发掘人才助其成长 成绩非唯一目标

新加坡残疾体育理事会主席张许淑敏博士认为，培养年轻的残障运动员和一般运动员一样重要。

她说：“尤其是年轻的残障运动员，往往并不确定自己应该往哪个方向发展。他们的父母也不知道应该向谁求助，以获得专业知识和所需的资源。新加坡的残障运动员群体其实非常小，我们不希望任何有潜力的人才因为缺乏资源和支持而无法得到发展。”

因此，新加坡残疾体育理事会的方向非常明确，即要发掘人才、培养人才，并进一步帮助这些年轻运动员成长。

不过，取得顶尖成绩并不是唯一目标。

张许淑敏博士继续说：“我们更希望帮助他们认识自己的能力，也让他们的家人看到，原来自己的孩子同样拥有能力和潜力。所以，这项计划并不一定是以取得顶尖成绩为唯一目标。更重要的是帮助他们发掘自己的能力、磨练技能，让他们成为更好的人。

“这种成长并不只体现在体育方面，也包括人生的各个层面。”

Ex-House Freedom Caucus chair says GOP isn’t ‘a conservative party anymore,’ but Democrats are ‘worse’

‘Republicans have kind of been Democrat-lite in their policies’ for ‘nearly two years,’ Bob Good said

September 1, 2026 9:43am EDT / Fox News

By Alex Nitzberg

Former Rep. Bob Good, who during part of his congressional tenure chaired the House Freedom Caucus, indicated that the Republican Party is not “a conservative party anymore.”

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Former Rep. Bob Good, who chaired the House Freedom Caucus during part of his congressional tenure, recently told Fox News Digital that the GOP is not, based on “any standard of measurement, a conservative party anymore.”

“Republicans have kind of been Democrat-lite in their policies” for “nearly two years,” Good, who lost a 2024 GOP U.S. House primary in Virginia to a challenger backed by then-former President Donald Trump, told Fox News Digital during an interview on Friday.

Republicans have held the majority in both chambers of Congress so far throughout Trump’s second term. But Good suggested that during the last “year and a half, 19 months or so,” they “have massively squandered the opportunity that was given to them by the voters.”

“We’ve taken the debt to $40 trillion. We’ve added new entitlement programs like Trump accounts,” Good said. He pointed to “government taking ownership stakes in private companies,” adding, “We haven’t made the case for why we’re in a war that’s lasted over six months now.”

“The real emergency, the real crisis, is the debt crisis,” Good asserted.

FORMER FREEDOM CAUCUS CHAIR BOB GOOD BLASTS TRUMP’S ENDORSEMENT RECORD: ‘TRUMP IS THE PROBLEM’

Then-U.S. Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., then-Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, speaks at a press conference on the government funding bill at the U.S. Capitol on March 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Good argued that Trump does not discuss the debt issue “in a serious way.”

“I think he suspects that spending cuts and spending reforms aren’t particularly popular,” the former congressman told Fox News Digital. “And I think wants to be popular.”

Republican National Committee spokeswoman Emma Hall said in a statement to Fox News Digital on Monday, “President Trump and Republicans are delivering America First results every day — and it’s why we’ll defy history and win in November. No one is interested in advice from certified loser Bob Good.”

White House spokesman Kush Desai declared in a statement provided to Fox News Digital, “President Trump was given a resounding mandate by the American people to smash Washington, D.C.’s obsession with consensus orthodoxy that has let Americans down. The Trump administration is turning the page on Joe Biden’s economic disaster by implementing traditional free market policies that do work — like deregulation and tax cuts — while rectifying longtime America Last policies that have left Americans behind.”

Good said he thinks that turnout will represent the “primary challenge” for the GOP during the midterm elections.

He opined that Republicans are running on not being “as bad as Democrats.”

“Keep the House cuz we’re not as bad as Democrats is not a truly inspirational motivating factor,” Good noted.

US ECONOMY ‘WORSE’ OFF THAN WHEN BIDEN DEPARTED, PETER SCHIFF SAYS, WARNING OF 2028 DEM SOCIALIST ‘THREAT’

Good indicated that the GOP should have drastically downsized government last year.

“What they should have done in year one, in 2025, was to massively cut spending, massively shrink government, massively implement spending reforms, go for broke while they had the power before it was an election year, and then the American people I think would’ve rewarded them… with midterm victory,” he said.

He expressed hope that Republicans could perform well due to redistricting, as well as “because Democrat policies are so unpopular, and Democrat candidates are so extreme.”

And despite his criticisms of Republicans, Good asserts that “the Democrats are certainly worse.”

“President Trump has done a lot of great things. President Trump immediately secured the border, to such degree, it’s not even talked about anymore,” he said.

FORMER FREEDOM CAUCUS CHAIR BOB GOOD CALLS OUT ‘THE BIG GLARING WEAKNESS FOR ALL OF REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT’

Then-Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., listens during a press conference on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with members of the House Freedom Caucus on July 14, 2023, in Washington, D.C.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Good pointed to other issues such as Trump’s efforts to cut regulations and taxes, and to target diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ideology in the federal government and education.

“Democrats would do none of those things,” Good said, adding that every area in which “the Republicans have failed or been benign or weak or tepid or not followed through, Democrats would be even worse.”

Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.

中国今起对外籍个人股息红利征收个税

2026年9月1日 23:43 / 联合早报

中国官方公告，从星期二（9月1日）起对外籍个人股息红利征收个人所得税。业内人士认为，这一调整将有助于堵塞税收漏洞，更好地发挥税收调节作用。

据中国央视新闻和新华社报道，中国财政部、国家税务总局星期二联合发布公告，从即日起，外籍个人从外商投资企业取得的股息红利所得，不再免征个人所得税。

上述政策调整后，根据中国个人所得税法规定，外籍个人从外商投资企业取得的股息红利所得，应按照20%税率缴纳个税。

为促进改革开放、吸引外商投资，中国自1994年起对外籍个人从外商投资企业取得的股息红利所得暂免征收个税。

但在执行过程中，一些企业通过先变更为外商投资企业，再大规模分红转移资产并套享免税优惠。

业内人士认为，取消外籍个人从外商投资企业取得股息红利所得免征个税的政策，有利于维护税制公平统一，推进全国统一大市场建设，还能够堵塞税收漏洞，更好地发挥税收调节作用。

专家指出，欧美主要国家实行居民个人全球所得征税制度，外籍个人股东在中国外商投资企业取得股息红利所得时，即便在中国享受了免税优惠，还需要向其母国补缴相应税款。取消上述免税政策后，外籍个人在中国缴纳的个人所得税可以抵免其向母国缴纳的税款，实际税负不会增加。

Obama-era mandate slashed after being blamed for ‘skyrocketing’ housing costs

September 1, 2026 9:00am EDT / Fox News

By Alec Schemmel

FIRST ON FOX: In a bid to tackle the nation’s housing affordability crisis, the Trump administration has scrapped a controversial Obama-era mandate blamed for driving up property costs and stifling the affordable housing supply.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), alongside the Department of Justice, jointly rescinded an Obama-era policy that allowed third parties to file accessibility-related complaints over original building design flaws indefinitely, putting subsequent building owners on the hook for millions of dollars years after a project is completed, even if they were not the original builders.

According to internal agency data, the previous policy forced property owners to spend more than $112 million in accessibility retrofits over the last five years just to qualify for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) refinancing—costs that HUD says directly choked off affordable housing supply.

The rule eliminates the ability to hold current property owners indefinitely liable for architectural deviations committed by original builders decades in the past. Under the updated enforcement framework, the clock for filing Fair Housing Act design and construction challenges begins on the exact date a building receives its official certificate of occupancy.

ONE UNEXPECTED PRICE SURGE MOST AMERICANS DON’T SEE IS RAISING THE STAKES FOR TRUMP BEFORE NOVEMBER

Single-family homes in a residential neighborhood in San Marcos, Texas, on March 12, 2024.(Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Individuals or advocacy groups now have a strict one-year deadline to file administrative complaints directly with HUD. For private civil lawsuits filed in federal court, the statute of limitations caps claims at two years from the completion of construction.

Once those respective windows close, property owners are shielded from retroactive, building-wide liability for original architectural flaws, though individual tenants retain the right to seek reasonable modifications for their specific housing needs at any time under existing Fair Housing Act protections.

“[The Obama-era regulation] dramatically expanded the scope of the Fair Housing Act by declaring that deviations from HUD’s accessibility guidelines, at the point of initial construction, gave rise to strict liability against the builder in perpetuity,” the new guidance says. “That interpretation was egregiously wrong. It exceeded the Department’s statutory authority, failed to increase the supply of accessible housing for individuals with disabilities, and imposed an unwarranted and unduly prejudicial burden on American homebuilders.”

According to internal transaction data and industry reports provided to HUD, the financial toll of the previous policy extended far beyond standard compliance fees typically associated with federally-backed refinancing. For example, a single third-party housing inspection firm identified nearly $49 million in required accessibility fixes across almost 500 refinance deals since 2019—averaging over $100,000 in deficiencies per property.

Industry insiders and lenders also report that the Obama-era rules severely choked off financing, with one major affordable multifamily lender attributing more than $1 billion in lost HUD-insured loan volume over the last four years to the guidance, according to internal HUD data. Lenders told the agency that the ongoing uncertainty triggered recurring deal dropouts and discouraged prospective borrowers from pursuing FHA financing altogether.

Housing experts argue that expanding homebuilding is one of the most effective ways to improve affordability.(David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

NEWSOM TARGETS MAJOR AFFORDABILITY SQUEEZE IN ‘STRIKING’ CONVERGENCE WITH TRUMP

“For too long, unnecessary government policies have contributed to the skyrocketing cost of building, buying, and renting a home. Today’s action rescinds unnecessary and expensive liability created by legal theories that have no basis in law,” said HUD Secretary Scott Turner. “The Trump Administration is following the law as written by Congress and interpreted by the courts. We will continue to repeal and replace guidance that does not honor these lawful commitments while ensuring Americans can access affordable housing.”

Secretary Scott Turner seen next to the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, the longtime headquarters building for HUD before Turner began transitioning it to Northern Virginia.(Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

At the heart of the administration’s rollback is a fundamental legal principle that federal agencies cannot rewrite laws passed by lawmakers, nor can they ignore rulings by federal judges. When Congress updated the Fair Housing Act in 1988, lawmakers built in a strict one-year deadline to file administrative complaints. HUD officials argue the 2013 Obama-era policy effectively ignored that congressional mandate by allowing property owners to be targeted decades after a project was completed.

The shift also aligns federal enforcement with appellate court rulings, including a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Judges in that case ruled that the illegal act of failing to properly design a building ends when construction wraps up and an official certificate of occupancy is issued.

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“Congress wrote a clear statute of limitations into the Fair Housing Act. That limitation is part of the law, not a suggestion for sly bureaucrats to disregard,” said Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Craig Trainor. “We will not allow Obama-era guidance to rewrite the Fair Housing Act, expose American builders to indefinite legal liability, and make housing less affordable for hardworking American families.”

Alec Schemmel is a Politics Reporter for Fox News Digital who is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina but now resides in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore Metro Area.

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贝克汉姆致敬梅西：传奇“永垂不朽”

2026年9月1日 23:45 / 联合早报

作为迈阿密国际联合老板的英格兰名宿贝克汉姆（右），在社媒发文向梅西表达敬意。 （取自贝克汉姆Instagram）

（伦敦综合电）阿根廷传奇球星梅西（Messi）宣布退出国家队的消息令无数球迷心碎，作为他在迈阿密国际（Inter Miami）老板的贝克汉姆（Beckham）也发声，向这位足坛巨星致以崇高的敬意。

梅西星期一（8月31日）宣布，在为阿根廷出场207次、攻入125球后，他将结束自己辉煌的国家队生涯。这位39岁的球员曾随队赢得2022年卡塔尔世界杯冠军和两届美洲杯冠军。他代表国家队的最后一场比赛，是今年7月在世界杯决赛负于西班牙。

作为梅西目前效力的迈阿密国际队的联合老板，贝克汉姆曾近距离见证过他的职业生涯。贝克汉姆星期一（9月1日）在Instagram上写道：“此刻，我们回首往事，意识到我们是多么感激能够见证一个怀揣梦想的年轻人的伟大。

“利昂内尔（梅西），你为自己、家人、朋友和祖国赢得了荣誉。你以身作则，激励着数百万儿童，不仅在阿根廷，也在全世界。利昂内尔，你为你的国家带来了最伟大的礼物，你的精神遗产将永垂不朽。祝贺你为阿根廷所取得的一切成就。”

莫里尼奥：美洲杯和世界杯将不再一样

其实不止贝克汉姆，足坛许多名人都对梅西从国家队退役深有感触，比如葡萄牙籍名帅莫里尼奥（Mourinho）。

尽管二度担任皇家马德里（Real Madrid）主帅，且在执教生涯中长期站在巴塞罗那（Barcelona）的对立面，但莫里尼奥始终对梅西的能力和成就给予极高评价。

在梅西宣布退出国家队后，他也迅速留言写道：“祝贺你拥有一个精彩而难忘的国家队生涯。在没有你的情况下，下一届美洲杯和世界杯将不再像以前那样。”

Whistleblower says USPS mail-in voting restrictions could discard thousands of legal ballots

2026-09-01 13:17:14 UTC / Reuters

By David Shepardson and Katharine Jackson

September 1, 2026 1:17 PM UTC Updated 46 mins ago

A woman a her child walk past voting booths during the New York City mayoral election, at a polling site at the High School of Art and Design in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

• Supreme Court last week lifted block on Trump’s order limiting mail-in ballots
• Separate injunction blocking key part of plan remains in place
• Blumenthal says USPS policy could reject 9,999 ballots ​if one in 10,000 fails matching

WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – A whistleblower told ‌Congress that the U.S. Postal Service is moving forward with plans to restrict mail-in voting that could result in thousands of legitimate ballots being discarded.

Senator Richard Blumenthal asked U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner to answer questions and provide documents on the claims detailing “USPS’ ​seemingly illegal plot to interfere in November’s midterms. Their system is set up to fail – and risk ​the right to vote for millions of Americans who cast their ballots by mail.”

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Blumenthal said ⁠USPS has also reportedly implemented an “impracticable zero percent failure rate that could result in a massive number of ​rejected ballots with no opportunity for appeal.”

USPS did not immediately comment.

Blumenthal raised a hypothetical example citing the whistleblower, saying ​if a state brought a batch of 10,000 ballots to the Postal Service and USPS is unable to match one ballot because “someone has recently changed their name after marriage or they’ve moved – then USPS would refuse to mail the remaining 9,999 ballots as ​well.”

President Donald Trump in March directed the Department of Homeland Security to transmit to states a list of U.S. ​citizens eligible to vote and the Justice Department to prioritize investigating and prosecuting state and local election officials who issue ballots ‌to people ⁠deemed “not eligible.”

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The order also required USPS to deliver ballots only to voters on each state’s approved mail-in ballot list.

The U.S. Supreme Court last week lifted a court order blocking the administration from implementing Trump’s executive order restricting the use of mail-in ballots. But the fate of the order remains uncertain, as a separate injunction blocking a key part ​of the plan is ​still in place.

Trump has vowed ⁠to end the use of mail-in ballots nationwide before the midterms, and has long cast doubt on the security of such ballots, although evidence of voter fraud is rare. ​Trump has voted by mail himself on multiple occasions.

Separately, DHS plans to step ​up its effort ⁠to investigate alleged voter fraud this week, CNN reported.

Starting Tuesday, an investigative unit within the department will begin a “coordinated criminal voter fraud surge initiative to pursue investigative leads, conduct field interviews, and support timely prosecutorial review,” CNN reported, citing department ⁠guidance.

DHS declined ​to comment on any active investigations but said it is “actively rooting ​out and investigating election fraud wherever it can be found.”

The effort kicks off as Republicans are locked in a battle to retain control of ​Congress in midterm elections in November.

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美邮局吹哨人：特朗普新邮寄选票系统或干扰中期选举

2026年9月1日 23:54 / 联合早报

图为宾夕法尼亚州初选中使用的邮寄选票示意图。 （路透社）

一名美国邮政总局（USPS）吹哨人警告，美国总统特朗普仓促推出的一套新的选票系统，可能使数百万美国人无法在11月的中期选举前收到邮寄选票，扰乱选举。

法新社报道，一名来自邮政总局内部的匿名举报者称，特朗普试图推出的新选票系统“神秘、仓促、混乱且存在根本性缺陷”，并警告在测试严重不足的情况下强行推行，可能导致“灾难性的失败”。

民主党参议员布卢门撒尔（Richard Blumenthal）星期二（9月1日）公布了这封举报信。新系统原定于同一天上线。

这个新系统要求各州选举机构将邮寄选民名单和识别条形码，上传到一个新的联邦门户网站。邮政员工在接收并投递大批寄出的选票前，会抽样检查部分选票，并与系统信息进行比对。

举报信指出，邮政局采取了“零出错率政策”（zero-percent failure policy），即只要抽样中有一个条形码无法扫描或与联邦系统不匹配，整批选票就可能被拒收。

这意味着，若寄出的1万张选票中，有一张出现问题，其余的9999张在问题解决并重新检查之前，也都无法寄出。

举报者称，这个系统的建设显然过于草率，因此带来了巨大风险。“在本届选举周期中，可能有多达数百万美国选民无法及时收到、甚至根本收不到邮寄选票。”

布卢门撒尔批评，邮政局设计这个系统的目的是“剥夺数百万人的投票权”，并敦促邮政局长斯泰纳（David Steiner）放弃这个计划。

约有三分之一的美国选民通过邮寄方式投票。特朗普今年3月签署了一项行政命令，旨在对邮寄投票实施更严格的管制。

美国波士顿联邦地区法院曾在6月禁止在中期选举期间执行这份行政命令，但在8月24日被美国最高法院解除了禁令。不过，由于法院并未就此举是否合法作出裁决，围绕这项行政令的法律拉锯战预料还会持续。

特朗普多次声称，邮寄投票极易出现大范围舞弊，但并未提供任何证据。事实上，他本人就曾多次通过邮寄方式投票。

美邮局吹哨人：特朗普新邮寄选票系统或干扰中期选举

2026年9月1日 23:54 / 联合早报

图为宾夕法尼亚州初选中使用的邮寄选票示意图。 （路透社）

一名美国邮政总局（USPS）吹哨人警告，美国总统特朗普仓促推出的一套新的选票系统，可能使数百万美国人无法在11月的中期选举前收到邮寄选票，扰乱选举。

法新社报道，一名来自邮政总局内部的匿名举报者称，特朗普试图推出的新选票系统“神秘、仓促、混乱且存在根本性缺陷”，并警告在测试严重不足的情况下强行推行，可能导致“灾难性的失败”。

民主党参议员布卢门撒尔（Richard Blumenthal）星期二（9月1日）公布了这封举报信。新系统原定于同一天上线。

这个新系统要求各州选举机构将邮寄选民名单和识别条形码，上传到一个新的联邦门户网站。邮政员工在接收并投递大批寄出的选票前，会抽样检查部分选票，并与系统信息进行比对。

举报信指出，邮政局采取了“零出错率政策”（zero-percent failure policy），即只要抽样中有一个条形码无法扫描或与联邦系统不匹配，整批选票就可能被拒收。

这意味着，若寄出的1万张选票中，有一张出现问题，其余的9999张在问题解决并重新检查之前，也都无法寄出。

举报者称，这个系统的建设显然过于草率，因此带来了巨大风险。“在本届选举周期中，可能有多达数百万美国选民无法及时收到、甚至根本收不到邮寄选票。”

布卢门撒尔批评，邮政局设计这个系统的目的是“剥夺数百万人的投票权”，并敦促邮政局长斯泰纳（David Steiner）放弃这个计划。

约有三分之一的美国选民通过邮寄方式投票。特朗普今年3月签署了一项行政命令，旨在对邮寄投票实施更严格的管制。

美国波士顿联邦地区法院曾在6月禁止在中期选举期间执行这份行政命令，但在8月24日被美国最高法院解除了禁令。不过，由于法院并未就此举是否合法作出裁决，围绕这项行政令的法律拉锯战预料还会持续。

特朗普多次声称，邮寄投票极易出现大范围舞弊，但并未提供任何证据。事实上，他本人就曾多次通过邮寄方式投票。

Majority of Americans reject Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America, poll finds

Survey also reveals 57% of Americans also oppose new tariffs on Canadian goods during trade war

September 1, 2026 11:29am EDT / Fox News

By Greg Norman-Diamond

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A new poll has found that a majority of Americans oppose President Donald Trump’s decisions to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America and impose higher tariffs on Canadian goods.

In the 3-day Reuters/Ipsos poll that ended Sunday, 63% said they opposed renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, compared to 14% in favor. The rest were undecided or skipped the question.

The survey also found that 57% opposed new tariffs on Canadian goods, compared to 20% who supported the measures.

When asked by Fox News Digital for reaction, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said, “Canada has been a bad neighbor by ripping off our country for years.

“President Trump promised voters that he would not allow our country to be taken advantage of anymore, which is why he is fighting so hard to protect American industries and workers. Thanks to the President’s bold leadership, we are putting America back on the map,” she added.

TRUMP’S CANADA TARIFF FIGHT REACHES CRITICAL POINT AS HOUSE GOP SUMMONS TRADE CHIEF

President Donald Trump speaks as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum looks on next to a map of “Lake America” during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.”(Getty Images)

Trump last Thursday signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, a move that came during a trade war with Canada.

“The Lake of America was something I’ve been thinking about for a long time, actually. As you know, we took something called the Gulf of Mexico — we changed it — and now it’s very routinely the Gulf of America,” Trump said in the Oval Office.

The president said he directed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and the department to update the Geographic Names Information System to reflect the name change.

The order called Lake Ontario a “tremendous asset” to the United States.

TRUMP URGES CANADIAN COMPANIES TO IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO US, SAYS ‘I DON’T WANT CANADIAN ANYTHING’

“Making the Great Lakes Even Greater” signage is displayed during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. President Trump announced he was moving to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, escalating his clash with Canada after trade negotiations between the two nations collapsed.(Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“The United States is the greatest protector of the Great Lakes, including the body of water currently known as Lake Ontario,” the order states. “Without the security and investment provided by the United States, this freshwater system would not be open for shipping, recreation, and responsible use to the same extent as it is today.”

Trump later accused Ontario of ripping off American businesses in a post on Truth Social on Sunday, claiming Canada wants “to be treated like a state, but they aren’t one.”

“They’ve been ripping us off for decades, and it’s going to stop,” Trump wrote.

The U.S. imposed a 50% tariff on a range of Canadian goods in late July, with the duties going into effect earlier this month. Canada responded with its own tariffs of up to 50% on U.S. imports.

The White House released an image of “Lake America” shortly after Presidnent Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the body of water, formally Lake Ontario.(White House)

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The Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted online gathered 1,023 responses from U.S. adults and had a margin of error of 4 percentage points.

Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano and Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.

Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.

Lionel Richie hospitalized after St. Louis show in latest health concern

2026-09-01T08:52:00-0400 / CBS News

By Mark Osborne, Nischelle Turner

Updated on: September 1, 2026 / 10:29 AM EDT / CBS News

Lionel Richie checked himself into a hospital over the weekend following a show in St. Louis, according to TMZ, the latest health concern for the former Commodores singer.

While performing at The Muny on Saturday night, Richie appeared at one point to lean on a piano for support, according to video from the show. Later, fans said, the 77-year-old singer asked for a chair to sit down for his final number, “All Night Long.”

After the show, Richie checked himself into a local hospital to have some tests, potentially for slight dehydration, TMZ reported.

This isn’t the Grammy-winning artist’s first onstage health scare this year.

In June, he took a seat on stage in Minnesota during a performance of “Dancing on the Ceiling,” citing dizziness, before ending the show early and postponing shows in Chicago and Columbus, Ohio.

Then, in July, he joked about needing electrolytes in between songs during a show at Madison Square Garden.

Music legend Lionel Richie headlines the Acrisure Amphitheater Opening Concert on May 15, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Mich. Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Acrisure Amphitheater

Richie is currently in the middle of a 26-city “Sing A Song All Night Long” tour with Earth, Wind and Fire.

He is widely regarded as one of the best pop songwriters of the late 20th century. He was a member of the highly successful band the Commodores in the 1970s — releasing songs like “Easy,” “Three Times a Lady” and “Brick House” — before going solo in the early ’80s. As a solo artist, he released a string of hit ballads like “Hello,” “My Love” and “Say You, Say Me.”

Richie also co-wrote the global smash hit “We Are The World” in 1985 with Michael Jackson, which helped raise millions for famine relief efforts in Ethiopia. He has been a judge on “American Idol” since 2018.

The singer has been nominated for 33 Grammys and won four, including album of the year in 1985 for “Can’t Slow Down” and song of the year in 1986 for “We Are The World.”