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受超强厄尔尼诺现象影响 热带海洋生物现身加州近海

2026-10-17 23:57 / 联合早报

受厄尔尼诺现象影响，美国西海岸今年频发热带风暴。图为10月10日，在美国加利福尼亚州长滩，热带风暴“瑞秋”（Rachel）引发的巨浪拍打着海滨栈道。 （路透社）

随着异常强劲的厄尔尼诺现象改变着海水的温度，越来越多热带海洋生物开始现身美国加利福尼亚州海岸线，异域物种纷纷探访加州海岸线，为游客和研究人员带来新奇体验。

路透社报道，加州在上个月首次记录到长鳍大眼鲷（longfin bigeye），也首次迎来海龟筑巢产卵。而黄腹海蛇、鲸鲨、双髻鲨、飞鱼和蝠鲼等热带海洋生物也在近海现身。在无人机和影像技术的普及下，加州海岸线正上演着一场日益清晰且令人惊叹的视觉盛宴。

长滩太平洋水族馆（Aquarium of the Pacific）动物护理副总裁贾罗斯（Nate Jaros）说：“大家现在都相当兴奋。渔民们肯定爱死这个现象了。我和其他人一样充满好奇，这确实是个奇特的时期。”

每隔数年发生一次的厄尔尼诺现象，将温暖的海水推向更北的水域，并随之带去热带物种。而在厄尔尼诺到来之前，加州也刚刚经历了持续的海洋热浪，以及一连串的东太平洋飓风。

气候变化威胁着一些居民的生活时，也给另一些人带来了丰厚的商机。在当地经营海钓与观鲸活动生意的卡莱兹（Donna Kalez）说，钓鱼爱好者们今年已捕获5000条黄鳍金枪鱼，而去年同期仅捕到两条。他们还捕获了棘鲅（wahoo）和鬼头刀（dorado）等少见的鱼类。

加州州立大学长滩分校鲨鱼实验室主任克里斯·罗（Chris Lowe）指出，海水温度的变化对某些鲨鱼有利，但对另一些鲨鱼可能不利，不过对于无法移动的生物来说，却是更大的难题。

专家预计，当厄尔尼诺现象消退后，加州的海洋气候条件将基本恢复正常。但短期内适合在较冷的水域生长的巨藻（kelp），以及围绕它存在的生态系统，可能受创最重。

洛杉矶县立自然历史博物馆（Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County）鱼类学副馆长勒特（William Ludt）指出，很多热带物种如今是第一次被目击，而其他稀客，如黄腹海蛇，上一次确切的目击记录也是在2015年至2016年的厄尔尼诺期间。

他也特别指出，接下来可能还会出现更多新物种。“我们还没有完全走出（厄尔尼诺），这一切仍在持续发生。”

Ilhan Omar raid sparks ominous prediction from watchdog: ‘They probably got the goods’

October 17, 2026 4:00am EDT / Fox News

Oversight Project’s Mike Howell predicts further revelations as HSI and financial disclosure probes proceed separately

By Charles Creitz Fox News

‘Other shoes’ could drop in Omar probe, watchdog warns of deeper problems in Congress

Oversight Project President Mike Howell tells Fox News Digital why he believes the HSI raid on Rep. Omar’s home could lead to further revelations.

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The federal raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home prompted warnings Wednesday from a conservative watchdog leader that more revelations could be coming, as the Minnesota Democrat faces separate investigations involving her immigration records and financial disclosures.

Oversight Project President Mike Howell, whose group pushed to strip a $1.031 million earmark backed by Omar, says the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) search raises broader questions about congressional accountability and what investigators may uncover next.

His warning comes as U.S. Attorney Jeanine F. Pirro confirmed on “America Reports” that her office is investigating the Minnesota Democrat’s financial disclosures, while separate reporting revealed that federal investigators had subpoenaed Omar’s relatives as part of an immigration-related probe.

FEDERAL AGENTS RAID ILHAN OMAR’S DC HOME AMID IMMIGRATION FRAUD INVESTIGATION

Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) raided the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., early Monday morning, a source familiar with the operation told Fox News Digital.(Andrew Murray/Fox News Digital)

“I think there’s other shoes that are going to drop here,” Howell told Fox News Digital.

“That’s why I think the Democrats really just couldn’t resist the temptation to jump out of this before they saw any evidence and just circle the wagons [around Omar],” he said.

DEMOCRATS’ FURY OVER ILHAN OMAR RAID DRAWS STINGING GOP REMINDER ABOUT RAID FROM THE PAST: ‘SET THE PRECEDENT’

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., husband, Tim Mynett, enters Washington, D.C., home that was raided by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents early Monday morning.(Joshua Lott/Getty Images; Andrew Murray/Fox News Digital)

“I will say it appears they’re walking that back a little bit. It has shifted from just a wholesale defense of Omar to a non-substantive defense, talking about, ‘well, this stuff was old,’ or ‘this is political since she’s Ilhan Omar’.”

Howell suggested that Omar’s defenders’ arguments indicate that it’s “not all peaches and cream underneath the hood.”

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Howell’s warning extends beyond Omar to what he describes as a broader failure of accountability in Washington, where lawmakers can champion taxpayer-funded projects that later face questions about their legitimacy.

Fox News has learned that federal investigators are examining whether Omar’s age was accurately reported when she arrived in the United States in 1995 and when she acquired U.S. citizenship in 2000, including whether any inaccurate information could have affected her eligibility for citizenship through her father under the law in effect at the time.

ILHAN OMAR’S HUSBAND INSISTS HE HAS ‘NO CONCERNS’ AMID FEDERAL IMMIGRATION INVESTIGATION

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine F. Pirro speaks during a news conference on crime in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on August 11.(Eric Lee/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The inquiry also encompasses paperwork completed by her late father and whether he provided inaccurate information. Sources told Fox News that investigators are examining potential immigration fraud spanning multiple years.

Federal investigators have issued more than a dozen subpoenas as part of the immigration inquiry, including subpoenas to members of Omar’s family.

The immigration inquiry is separate from the financial-disclosure investigation being handled by Pirro, sources told Fox News.

“We’re in the speculation zone, of course,” Howell told Fox News Digital, acknowledging uncertainty about the full scope of the federal investigations.

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Still, Howell argued that obtaining a search warrant for a sitting member of Congress in Washington suggested investigators had developed substantial evidence, though the warrant establishes only that a judge found probable cause to believe the search would uncover evidence or other items subject to seizure, not that Omar committed a crime.

Howell pointed to what he viewed as a unique combination of circumstances — an HSI investigation under the Trump administration, a warrant authorized by a federal judge in heavily Democratic Washington, D.C., and the proximity of the election — as reasons he believes investigators may have substantial evidence.

“They probably got the goods on her,” Howell said. “You don’t get a federal judge to sign off on something like this in Washington, D.C., of all places, unless there is something that is rather convincing.”

Jonathan Fahey, a former acting ICE director and federal prosecutor in the neighboring Eastern District of Virginia, said the timing of the HSI search raises questions about whether investigators are examining more recent documents tied to longstanding immigration allegations.

“I surmise that what they may be looking for is newer things that were used with what they believe is false information,” Fahey told Fox News Digital, referring to the immigration investigation.

Fahey suggested that knowingly repeating materially false information in more recent federal filings could create separate legal exposure, depending on the documents, circumstances and applicable statutes, even if criminal charges based solely on older paperwork would be barred by the statute of limitations.

Former FBI agent Nicole Parker cautioned that Omar might not face criminal liability if her father completed allegedly false paperwork while she was a minor.

“If her father lied and filled out the [citizenship/naturalization] forms, then in my opinion, she will not be criminally held responsible,” Parker said.

However, Parker said Omar could face a separate legal question if authorities establish she obtained citizenship through materially-false information.

It could potentially cause her to be denaturalized and lose her citizenship if her citizenship was gained on false pretenses and false information,” she said.

In January, the Oversight Project challenged a proposed $1.031 million earmark for Generation Hope MN’s Justice Empowerment Initiative in Minneapolis, a project backed by Omar and Minnesota’s Democratic senators.

The group raised concerns about the nonprofit’s finances, operations and eligibility for taxpayer funding, including questions about its addiction recovery services at a location shared with a Minneapolis restaurant, whose owner previously confirmed to Fox News Digital that Generation Hope operated in upstairs office space.

“We said, let’s go check out those earmarks,” Howell recalled.

Conservative Republicans subsequently objected to the funding, with Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, among those pushing for its removal.

The earmark was stripped, and Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, later requested Justice Department scrutiny of the nonprofit.

The funding dispute raised questions about congressional vetting of proposed recipients, but its removal did not establish fraud by Omar or the organization. No connection between the earmark controversy and either federal investigation has been publicly confirmed.

As part of his broader “institutional rot” argument, Howell argued that Omar’s earmark controversy is not unique, criticizing what he sees as lawmakers placing loyalties outside the United States ahead of their constitutional responsibilities.

“This isn’t normal. And it only seems normal because it’s been happening so much. And I think it’s about time we take the oath to the Constitution that members swear seriously,” he said.

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“If somebody has loyalties to another place, they should not be in Congress.”

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Omar has denied wrongdoing and accused the Trump administration of weaponizing federal law enforcement against political opponents. Her office called the search an abuse of power and previously pointed to congressional ethics findings recommending dismissal of allegations concerning her financial disclosures, but did not respond to a request for comment on this story.

Fox News’ David Spunt contributed to this report.

Born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, worked in both the New York and Washington bureaus for Fox News since 2013.

ICE arrests more than 100 alleged gang members in single week, including violent MS-13, TdA suspects: DHS

2026-10-17T06:00:17-04:00 / Fox News

Worst of the worst: Illegal alien gangbangers detained, with some facing murder charges abroad

By Brie Stimson , Bill Melugin Fox News

Published October 17, 2026 6:00am EDT

DHS general counsel slams judge’s release of MS-13 member wanted for murder

DHS general counsel James Percival reacts to the controversial release of MS-13 gang member David Antonio Aviles Perez by U.S. District Judge Jinsook Ohta. Aviles Perez is wanted for aggravated murder in El Salvador and was in federal custody before being released. Percival defends the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to detain him.

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In the last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested more than 100 suspected gang members in the country illegally, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) exclusively told Fox News Digital.

Agents arrested 131 gang-affiliated people between Oct. 4 and 10, including 22 affiliated with MS-13, and 13 with Tren de Aragua (TdA).

ICE has made 12,018 gang-related arrests since President Donald Trump took office again in 2025, DHS said.

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED MORE THAN 10,000 SUSPECTED GANG MEMBERS

In the last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested more than 100 suspected gang members in the country illegally, DHS exclusively told Fox News Digital.(U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

“In less than a week, the brave patriots of ICE have arrested more than 100 gang members across the country, including members of MS-13 and Tren de Aragua,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement. “The best that America has to offer are on the frontlines every day to ensure that the worst of humanity cannot threaten or harm innocent Americans.”

Mullin praised Trump’s leadership for helping ICE to smash the “gangs and cartels, making it impossible for them to do business in America, and removing their members from our country. Arresting and deporting illegal aliens, especially gang members, is how we make America safe again.”

MULLIN TELLS RUTHLESS PODCAST THAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS APPREHENDED 2,210 TERRORISTS

Among the arrestees was Gustavo Adolfo Flores-Ramirez, a Salvadoran national who DHS said is an MS-13 member.(U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

Among the arrestees was Gustavo Adolfo Flores-Ramirez, a Salvadoran national who DHS said is an MS-13 member.

Arrested in Las Vegas, on Wednesday, he’s wanted in El Salvador for aggravated homicide, aggravated femicide, rape of a minor or incapacitated person, illegal or irresponsible handling, carrying, or possession of firearms, illicit grouping, and crimes involving public peace.

It’s not known when he first illegally entered the country, but he was arrested in the U.S. in September 2021 and deported to Mexico.

He then illegally entered again, which is considered a felony, at an unknown time.

ICE-LED FLORIDA OPERATION NETS 500 — INCLUDING ILLEGAL ALIENS ACCUSED OF MURDER, CHILD ABUSE, CARTEL TIES

Jose Luis Perez-Arrias, a Venezuelan national and Tren de Aragua member, was arrested in Tallahassee, Fla., on Wednesday, DHS said.(U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

Jose Luis Perez-Arrias, a Venezuelan national and TdA member, was arrested in Tallahassee, Florida, on Wednesday, DHS said.

Perez-Arrias is a suspected hitman for TdA.

He illegally entered the country in Oct. 2023, while former President Joe Biden was in office and was arrested by Border Patrol agents and released into the country.

MORE THAN 25 CHARGED IN NATIONWIDE TREN DE ARAGUA CRACKDOWN INVOLVING GUNS, DRUGS AND CASH

Emerson Jossiel Calderon-Hernandez, a Salvadoran national and suspected MS-13 member, was arrested in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.(U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

Emerson Jossiel Calderon-Hernandez, a Salvadoran national and suspected MS-13 member, was arrested in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

He illegally entered the country in August 2012, while former President Barack Obama was in office, and was released into the country.

Calderon-Hernandez has been arrested for second-degree assault, attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, armed robbery, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and false imprisonment.

DOJ CHARGES 8 ALLEGED TREN DE ARAGUA MEMBERS IN TEXAS, ILLINOIS MURDER AND KIDNAPPING CASES

ICE officers take a suspect into custody.(U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

An unnamed 14-year-old from Venezuela facing charges of first-degree murder — criminal attempt with extreme indifference was arrested in Denver on Tuesday.

The 14-year-old is associated with the Los Piratas Gang, a faction of TdA, according to DHS and was illegally carrying a Glock 48 pistol at the time of his arrest.

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He also faces charges of first-degree assault with extreme indifference, first-degree kidnapping, aggravated criminal extortion, illegal discharge of a weapon, and conspiracy.

Brie Stimson is a Los Angeles-based entertainment and breaking news writer for Fox News Digital.

Biden-appointed judge deals Trump another sanctuary city defeat in major immigration fight

The ruling follows dismissals of similar lawsuits involving Boston, Los Angeles and Minnesota, among other cities

By Elaine Mallon, Fox News
Published October 17, 2026 5:00am EDT

A Biden-appointed judge dealt the Trump administration another legal blow Thursday, tossing its lawsuit seeking to upend New York City’s sanctuary policies after ruling that the Justice Department’s arguments amounted to a “backdoor around the Tenth Amendment.”

The Trump administration sued New York City in July 2025, alleging that its sanctuary laws unlawfully hinder federal immigration enforcement by restricting local law enforcement’s cooperation with federal authorities.

The New York City case is one of more than two dozen lawsuits the Trump administration has filed against state and local jurisdictions over sanctuary and related policies restricting cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

But U.S. District Judge Ramón E. Reyes Jr. ruled that the federal government lacked standing to challenge New York City’s restrictions on honoring ICE detainers and rejected the Justice Department’s claims that the city’s sanctuary policies are preempted by federal law.

MAMDANI BLASTS FEDS FOR WAGING ‘CAMPAIGN OF VIOLENCE AND TERROR’ AGAINST NYC’S IMMIGRANTS

Mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference at Middle Collegiate Church in New York City on March 19, 2026.(Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images)

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrated the ruling in a Friday post on X, accusing the administration of attempting to turn city employees into immigration enforcement agents.

“The federal government tried to turn our public servants into deportation agents and force New York City to carry out ICE’s cruel agenda. Today, a federal court rejected that effort and upheld our laws. Every New Yorker deserves to seek help from their city without fear of being targeted for deportation. We will stand by our immigrant neighbors, defend our laws and protect the promise that this city belongs to all of us,” Mamdani wrote.

Reyes found the administration lacked standing because striking down the city’s restrictions would not remedy its alleged harm because separate state laws restricting cooperation would remain in place.

But Abhishek Kambli, a former federal prosecutor and current partner at Holtzman Vogel, disputed that reasoning, arguing that the city’s laws independently harm the federal government’s authority regardless of whether similar state restrictions exist.

“The sovereign harm is done just by the fact that New York City has the law in the books, no matter what other factors prevent practical application of the United States’s position,” Kambli told Fox News Digital.

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Reyes also rejected the Justice Department’s argument that New York City’s sanctuary policies are overridden by federal immigration law.

“Even if the United States has standing — and it does not — its preemption claims fail,” Reyes wrote. “All of the United States’ preemption claims — express, conflict and field — fail because the relevant federal statutes do not regulate private actors.”

Dozens of immigrants are detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents inside the Federal Plaza courthouse in New York City on Thursday, June 26, following their legal proceedings. The arrests, which took place shortly after court appearances, have sparked criticism from immigrant rights advocates, who say courthouse enforcement undermines due process and deters community members from seeking legal protection.(Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The judge pointed to the Tenth Amendment’s anti-commandeering doctrine, which prevents the federal government from forcing state and local governments to use their own officials and resources to administer federal programs.

“If states cannot remain free to control their agencies and employees to resist federal immigration enforcement, which is within states’ constitutional prerogatives, the Tenth Amendment anticommandeering doctrine means nothing,” Reyes wrote.

Kambli, however, argued that Reyes misinterpreted the distinction between forcing local governments to assist federal immigration enforcement and preventing them from actively obstructing it.

“Really what the 10th Amendment anti-commandeering means is you can’t force states to go from doing nothing to affirmatively assisting. What these statutes are doing is basically preventing states from actively obstructing federal immigration enforcement,” Kambli said.

He argued that the Justice Department was not seeking to force New York City officials to carry out federal immigration enforcement, but instead to prevent local laws from interfering with federal authorities’ ability to enforce immigration law.

“That’s different from the federal government saying a state or a city is required to actively assist ICE in operations,” Kambli said.

President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a campaign rally at Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in Wasilla, Alaska, on Oct. 13, 2026.(Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

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The Justice Department also argued that New York City’s sanctuary policies went beyond simply refusing to assist federal authorities by restricting information-sharing with ICE that is protected under federal law. The administration additionally claimed that the city unfairly singled out federal immigration officials for restrictions that did not apply to other law enforcement agencies.

Reyes, however, found that federal information-sharing protections apply specifically to information about an individual’s citizenship or immigration status and do not require local governments to provide ICE with broader details, such as a person’s release date or whereabouts.

“The United States’ assertion that information regarding release dates and custody status is information regarding immigration or citizenship status is contrary to law,” Reyes wrote.

Kambli, however, argued that the distinction over what information is being withheld misses the greater issue at hand.

“The issue is mainly whether any state or locality that prohibits cooperation is preempted by federal law, regardless of what the information is,” Kambli said.

The ruling marks the latest setback for the Trump administration’s efforts to challenge sanctuary policies in federal court, following dismissals of similar lawsuits involving Boston, Los Angeles and Minnesota.

Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.

From ‘Third Reich’ to ‘not that informed’: Senate debates deliver fireworks before midterms

Candidates in Michigan, Georgia, South Carolina and Maine delivered personal accusations and unexpected admissions

2026-10-17T06:00:34-04:00 / Fox News

By Alec Schemmel Fox News

Published October 17, 2026 6:00am EDT

Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed clash in heated Michigan debate

Michigan Senate candidates Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed square off in a lively debate over trade tariffs and healthcare. Voters Tim Golding, Ian Murphy, and Isaiah Grays analyze the performance as a poll shows a tight 50% to 49% race. The candidates clash over key policies with just weeks remaining before the election.

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With control of the U.S. Senate hanging in the balance this November, candidates across the country have been trading blows on debate stages, delivering everything from explosive personal accusations to embarrassing gaffes and unexpected admissions.

The heated exchanges have unfolded in closely watched general-election contests and contentious primaries alike, offering voters a glimpse of the personalities and policy differences shaping the battle for Washington.

Some confrontations have drawn national headlines, while others produced memorable moments that quickly spread across social media.

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The U.S. Capitol is surrounded by leaves on trees during a warm, fall day on Nov. 7, 2023, in Washington D.C.(Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Here are five standout moments from Senate debates leading up to the 2026 midterm elections:

1. Michigan Senate candidates keep fighting through commercial break

The first head-to-head debate between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed took an unusually combative turn on Oct. 8, with the candidates repeatedly interrupting each other and trading personal attacks.

The confrontation became so heated that the arguing reportedly continued even after the televised debate went to a commercial break.

“In 30 years of doing debates, I’ve never seen it continue during the commercial. But it did,” moderator Rick Albin remarked when the broadcast resumed.

The arguing got so bad Albin had to get stern with the candidates.

“Look, here’s the situation. We’ve got dozens of questions we want to get to. You can’t litigate all of these with 14 different rebuttals,” he told them at one point.

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Throughout the hourlong showdown, Rogers questioned El-Sayed’s medical credentials, accused him of misleading voters and repeatedly attacked his political ideology. The candidates also sparred over their respective property holdings, including Rogers’ Florida home and El-Sayed’s overseas investments.

El-Sayed, meanwhile, accused Rogers of enriching himself through corporate relationships after leaving Congress and criticized his support for President Donald Trump.

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Rogers described his Democratic opponent as a “con man” during Thursday night’s debate, while El-Sayed accused the Republican of being “weak” and “cowardly.”

“I’d like to be part of the debate, too,” Albin interjected during one particularly contentious exchange.

2. Democrat Senator accuses Republican rival of hiring ‘half the Third Reich’

Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., unleashed a series of accusations against Republican challenger Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., during their first head-to-head debate Oct. 8, accusing the congressman of associating with white nationalists and employing individuals with extremist ties.

“Mike Collins has brought dishonor to our state through his personal bigotry and his widely documented ties to white nationalists,” Ossoff declared in his opening statement.

Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Wednesday, December 4, 2024(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

The Democrat later escalated his attacks while questioning Collins about his support for tax incentives benefiting data center developers.

“It’s not just that you’ve hired half the Third Reich to staff your congressional office and you have promoted neo-Nazi content online,” Ossoff charged.

The accusations followed reporting about Collins’ former congressional staffers and son-in-law, whose social media activity and alleged associations with white nationalists have drawn scrutiny. Collins rejected the characterization, insisting he has consistently condemned extremist rhetoric.

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“I’ve condemned racism, anti-Semitism, hate. I don’t care where the source is. And I tell him that too” Collins said. “It’s wrong. We have no place in this world for that.”

Ossoff also invoked the late civil rights leader John Lewis, declaring that if Lewis were marching from Selma to Montgomery today, Collins “would be grabbing a billy club.”

Collins countered by portraying Ossoff as a radical liberal who was out of touch with Georgia voters, accusing him of supporting extremist policies and criticizing his connections to progressive political figures.

Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks to members of the media during the opening of the Democratic Party of Georgia’s South DeKalb Field Office and canvass kickoff in Decatur, Georgia, on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Georgia’s Senate race is seen as a must-win for Democrats if they are to have any path toward retaking the Senate in November.(Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

3. Republican Senate candidate admits she’s ‘not that informed’ on national security

A South Carolina Republican Senate primary debate produced an unexpected admission when Sen. Darline Graham acknowledged that she wasn’t very familiar with foreign policy.

Graham, who was appointed to the Senate following the death of her brother, longtime Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, faced Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., during an Aug. 18 debate ahead of the state’s Republican primary runoff.

Asked whether Taiwan and the South China Sea represented national security concerns for the United States, Graham struggled to provide a substantive answer.

“I’m just going to be honest here,” Graham said. “I’m not that informed on national security.”

Graham went on to emphasize her support for the military, pointing to her late brother Lindsey Graham’s 33 years of service in the Air Force and her father’s service in the Army, while acknowledging that she was “not a polished politician.”

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“National security is not my thing, not my area of expertise, but I do support the military,” she said.

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The admission prompted audible reactions from the audience and a subsequent frenzy on social media.

Among Graham’s critics was former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who endorsed Graham’s Republican primary opponent, Norman.

In a post on X following the debate, Haley argued that national security expertise was not something Graham could inherit from her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, emphasizing its importance for serving in the U.S. Senate.

4. Collins demands apology after Democratic rival accuses her of profiting from Iran war

Republican Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, demanded an apology from Democratic challenger Troy Jackson during an Oct. 8 debate after he accused her and her husband of financially benefiting from the ongoing war in Iran.

Jackson, a former Maine Senate president, argued that Collins had failed to use her influence in Washington to stop the conflict because of her family’s financial interests.

“Sen. Collins and her husband are making money off this war,” Jackson charged, suggesting that financial interests were helping prolong the fighting.

Collins immediately rejected the accusation and called the allegations against her “absolutely false.”

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“That is absolutely outrageous, and you owe me an apology,” the Republican senator shot back at Jackson.

But Jackson refused to back down, responding, “You owe me an apology.”

Daffron owns stock in two U.S. defense contractors, Boeing and RTX. According to the couple’s 2025 financial disclosure, filed in May 2026, Daffron held between $15,001 and $50,000 in stock in each company. A Collins spokesperson previously told the Maine Independent the investments were managed by a third party and that no individual stocks had been bought or sold from his account in more than three years.

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5. Maine Senate hopeful goes viral after citing songwriting as qualification for office

A Maine Democratic Senate candidate sparked widespread mockery on social media after citing songwriting and writing books among her qualifications for serving in Congress during a July 16 primary debate.

Ashley Webb, one of eight Democrats competing to replace former nominee Graham Platner, who had to drop out amid a flurry of accusations targeting his character, was asked directly what qualified her to serve in the U.S. Senate.

“I ran for office several times, didn’t win, but I did run and then, I’m a songwriter and then I write my own books,” Webb responded.

Webb went on to emphasize her transparency and honesty, arguing that Americans were being deceived by politicians, particularly over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies.

The exchange quickly circulated on social media, drawing reactions from conservative commentators and political observers.

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“Surely you can’t be serious,” conservative commentator Dave Rubin wrote on X.

“You cannot and will not convince me that this is real,” author and political commentator Bethany Mandel added.

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Webb subsequently defended herself in a statement to Fox News Digital, dismissing the criticism and insisting that her remarks had been taken out of context.

“If people choose to spend their time trying to belittle me, more power to them,” Webb said.

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.

曼联内忧外患 英超客战利兹恐遭落井下石

2026-10-17 19:40 / 联合早报

• 曼联前六轮英超仅一胜，各项赛事五场不胜。后卫马丁内斯公开批评技术总监引援不力，主帅卡里克称事件已翻篇。 – 曼联星期天客战利兹，后者积九分暂列第七，近八场主场不败且五次零封对手，卡里克认为此役是翻身良机。 – 阿申纳同日深夜客战诺丁汉森林，力争各项赛事三连胜以紧追榜首曼市。球队本季21个进球中有20球源自运动战。 – 诺丁汉森林六轮仅进五球，主帅格拉斯纳近29场英超仅得五胜，中场核心吉布斯—怀特因伤出战成疑。

上赛季成功救火而风光无限的卡里克（右），在本赛季开始就面对他不少前任都有过的巨大下课压力。 （路透社）

急需在英超斩获积分以摆脱低迷困境的“红魔”曼联（Manchester United），将在新加坡时间星期天（10月18日）晚上客战宿敌利兹（Leeds）。面临40年来最差联赛开局及内讧风波的曼联士气低落，做客防线稳健的利兹，恐难逃被落井下石的命运。

同日深夜出战的“炮兵”阿申纳（Arsenal）则将客场挑战诺丁汉森林（Nottingham Forest）。后者进攻乏力，炮兵必全力冲击各项赛事三连胜，以紧追榜首的曼市（Manchester City）。

卡里克称马丁内斯事件已翻篇

曼联目前正处于各项赛事连续五场不胜（三负二和）的阴影中，球队在前六轮英超中仅尝一胜，目前仅排在积分榜第13位。陷入40年来最差开局后，曼联主帅卡里克（Carrick）已经风光不再。

在星期二（10月13日）欧冠客场0比2不敌体育马德里（Atletico Madrid）后，后卫利桑德罗·马丁内斯（Lisandro Martinez）接受访问时公开炮轰技术总监威尔考克斯（Wilcox）在转会市场引援不力，暴露出球队内部的深刻矛盾。

不过，面对巨大压力，卡里克却认为本仗前往利兹主场，是曼联打翻身仗的最佳时机。

他说：“星期天的比赛是很棒的一场对决。无论是对我们、对球会、对历史还是对球迷而言，这都是一场无与伦比的比赛。与这场比赛有关的一切都很棒，我们一定会做好充分准备。”

他也在赛前记者会上说，马丁内斯的事件已经翻篇，这名阿根廷后卫也会是星期天大名单中的一员。

利兹则在主帅法尔克（Farke）带队下表现不俗，目前积九分暂列第七。尽管上轮1比2不敌阿申纳，但利兹在比赛一开始表现较优，率先进球，而他们的主场威力也十足，各项赛事近八场主场赛都能保持不败（五胜三和），且五次零封对手。面对陷入内忧外患的曼联，利兹势必借地利之便痛击对手。

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阿申纳本季运动战火力全开

相比曼联的焦头烂额，阿申纳近年来在主帅阿特塔（Arteta）的执教下正逐渐重现辉煌。

阿申纳上赛季频频利用定位球得分，表现让人难以信服，但这支上赛季英超冠军在本周中欧冠3比0完胜法甲球队里尔（Lille）后，本赛季21个进球中已有多达20球源自运动战配合，展现出极其高效的阵地战打法。

伤情方面，西班牙后腰苏维门迪（Zubimendi）有望复出，后卫因卡皮耶（Hincapie）、萨利巴（Saliba）及边锋佐利斯（Tzolis）则继续挂伤号。但此前在欧冠仅替补上场的萨卡（Saka）、队长厄德高（Odegaard）及前锋哈弗茨（Havertz）预计将重回首发阵容，整体战力依然凌厉。

诺丁汉森林本赛季攻击力孱弱，六轮仅有五球入账。主帅格拉斯纳（Glasner）带队战绩低迷，他执教的近29场英超仅得五胜，且中场核心吉布斯—怀特（Gibbs-White）本场因腿部肌肉拉伤出战成疑。

尽管森林过去两个赛季均在主场闷和阿申纳，但面对士气正盛的炮兵，主队恐难阻客队全取三分。

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Meet the 22-year-old candidate eyeing history in key swing state as Gen Z embraces conservatism: ‘Step up’

Dillon Fillion, the youngest candidate in Scott County history, wants to eliminate property taxes and boost police funding

October 17, 2026 5:00am EDT / Fox News

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22-year-old GOP candidate looks to make history in Iowa as he touts Gen Z’s shift to conservatism

Iowa House candidate Dillon Fillion told Fox News Digital that Gen Z is embracing conservatism and laid out his plan to win the swing district in Scott County.

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From delivering pizzas to running for an Iowa House seat, 22-year-old Dillon Fillion hopes to make history in his swing district and inspire Gen Z to embrace conservatism, which he says he’s already seeing on the ground.

Fillion, believed to be the youngest candidate ever to seek office in Scott County, spoke to Fox News Digital about his ambitions to cut property taxes, boost police funding, give parents more say in their children’s education and draw Gen Z to the polls.

“I think people are very excited that a young person is running because they see a lot of these old people running for office, no offense to them, but people wanna see some fresh new faces and I think it’s time for my generation to step up,” Fillion said.

Before launching his bid for the Iowa House, Fillion decided to take a gap year from Scott Community College, where he is pursuing a criminal justice degree. He currently works as a Domino’s delivery driver while hitting the campaign trail, which he described as juggling “two full-time jobs.”

MEDIA NARRATIVE PREDICTING BLUE WAVE IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE NOT MESHING WITH LOCAL REPUBLICANS: ‘FIRED UP’

Iowa House candidate Dillon Fillion, 22, is running to represent the state’s 81st House District.(Dillon Fillion for Iowa House/Scott Morgan for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

“Basically, I do a full-time job as well as campaigning,” he said.

But campaigning wasn’t always Fillion’s vision. A lifelong hockey fan, he said his initial dream was to play professionally before stepping into politics.

Fillion said he became interested in politics in 2019 after seeing Democrats accuse President Donald Trump of colluding with Russia, saying he found it “weird” they were “calling our president a lot of weird, untrue things.” From there, he said he went down a “rabbit hole” researching what he described as corruption within the Democratic Party, which he found “baffling and shocking.”

“I just couldn’t stand back and just watch all this stuff happen, and I decided to get involved,” he said.

“Keep Iowa Great!” is the slogan Fillion has plastered across campaign signs and merchandise as he works to win over Iowa voters. One of three siblings, Fillion had an upbringing “grounded in Christian family values, a strong work ethic, and the perseverance to stand by his principles no matter the challenge,” according to his campaign website.

Fillion credited Charlie Kirk with helping young men like him “find a purpose” and turn to conservative principles.

“The men in my generation are really conservative. They admire conservative principles. I think Charlie Kirk really helped with the young men in my generation in regard to finding a purpose in life. And I think that’s really helped a lot of men in my generation,” Fillion said. “I do think my generation is going in the right direction in regard to conservatism. It’s just, I think my generation needs to turn out more in our elections.”

LIZ PEEK: HASAN PIKER EXPOSES DEMOCRATS’ DESPERATION TO WIN BACK YOUNG MEN

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk spoke during his “American Comeback Tour” at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. Kirk was fatally shot while appearing at the event.(Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

Fillion will challenge incumbent Democratic state Rep. Daniel Gosa for a seat representing Iowa’s 81st House District. Fillion says he finally has the opportunity to “carry the ball down the field” in his district and is calling for a leadership overhaul.

“I wouldn’t be in this race if I didn’t think I could win it,” he said. “However, my Democrat opponent does not stand up for the things that this district cares about.”

Among Fillion’s most high-profile endorsements are Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Iowa House Majority Leader Bobby Kaufmann, according to his campaign website.

DEMOCRATS SAY THEY’LL MAKE LIFE AFFORDABLE. YOUR WALLET MAY DISAGREE

Senator Rick Scott, a Republican from Florida, in the Senate Subway during a vote at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 14, 2025.(Allison Robbert/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

One of Fillion’s top priorities is eliminating property taxes completely. His campaign website said if that isn’t “immediately achievable,” Fillion will work to lower taxes as much as possible.

“I wanna keep Iowa number one in affordability,” he said.

Crime and education are also on Fillion’s mind, and he told Fox News Digital those will be two of his top priorities if elected in November.

“When I get into that legislature, I will be introducing a constitutional amendment for the Back the Blue Act to make sure our police are protected so they can do their job correctly,” Fillion said. “And I will continue to empower parents and teachers in our kids’ education, because parents should be the forefront of your kids’ education, not the government.”

He said his ultimate goal is to make Iowa “the number one state to live, work, and raise a family.”

With voters preparing to head to the polls in November, Fillion said his campaign aims to spread more optimism and show people that Gen Z wants to make the world a better place.

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“I just want our country to know that there are people in my generation that are doing everything they can to try and save this country,” he said.

Kiera McDonald is a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.

Ilhan Omar’s turbulent week explained: The dueling probes that threw the Somali-born progressive into chaos

October 17, 2026 7:00am EDT / Fox News

HSI agents raided Omar’s D.C. home on Monday, a day later Pirro confirmed she’s under a second investigation

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WATCH: Ilhan Omar’s husband jumps to her defense following federal raid of DC home

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s, D-Minn., husband, Tim Mynett, defends her immigration timeline outside their DC residence that Homeland Security Investigations raided on Monday amid a criminal fraud investigation. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)

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It was a week of legal turmoil for one of America’s most recognizable members of Congress.

Early Monday morning, federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the chief investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), executed a search warrant on Washington, D.C. home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.

The raid was part of an ongoing criminal probe into Omar’s immigration status, with sources telling Fox News Digital that authorities are scrutinizing whether she or her father committed fraud when filling out paperwork for her to become a U.S. citizen.

A day later, U.S. Attorney for the District of Washington, D.C., Jeannine Pirro, announced her office was investigating Omar’s financial disclosures, which had previously been subject to public scrutiny and congressional oversight, but never by authorities.

FEDERAL AGENTS RAID ILHAN OMAR’S DC HOME AMID IMMIGRATION FRAUD INVESTIGATION

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is seeking another term in Minnesota’s heavily Democratic 5th Congressional District.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images)

Fox News Digital breaks down what we know so far about each investigation:

Financial Disclosure Investigation:

In May 2025, Omar filed financial disclosure forms for the year 2024, a required for every member of Congress to complete every year. I showed that she had between $6 million and $30 million in assets connected to two businesses run by her husband, Tim Mynett. One was was a venture capital firm, and the other a California winery.

Her financial disclosures from the year prior, covering 2023, said those assets were only valued at between $15,000 and $51,000 total.

The now-defunct winery, eStCru LLC, saw its reported valuation jump from between $15,000 and $50,000 in 2023 to between $1 million and $5 million in 2024. Rose Lake Capital LLC showed an even sharper increase, rising from a reported value of between $1 and $1,000 in 2023 to between $5 million and $25 million the following year.

The massive reported spike in net worth over the one-year span raised eyebrows, leading a watchdog group called the National Legal and Policy Center to file a complaint with the Office of Congressional Conduct in February of this year.

‘SQUAD’ DEM DISMISSES FRAUD PROBE SPECULATION AFTER $29M NET-WORTH DROP

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) sits with husband Tim Mynett during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Delegates, politicians, and Democratic party supporters are in Chicago for the convention, concluding with current Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party’s presidential nomination. The DNC takes place from August 19-22.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Less than a month after the complaint was filed, Omar amended her 2025 disclosure form. The new filing reduced the couple’s combined reported assets to between $18,004 and $95,000, and said the businesses had zero value after accounting for liabilities.

ILHAN OMAR’S OFFICE SAYS SHE’S ‘NOT A MILLIONAIRE’ AFTER $30M FILING REVISED DOWN TO UNDER $100K: REPORT

Omar blamed an accounting error, and has since repeatedly insisted that she is not a millionaire.

In September, the Office of Congressional Conduct voted 5-1 to recommend that the House Ethics Committee dismiss misconduct allegations stemming from the financial disclosures.

But the hubbub caught the eye of Pirro, who confirmed on Fox News’ “America Reports” Tuesday that her office is investigating the discrepancies.

Further details about the investigation have not yet been released.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announces charges related to an international car theft ring during a press conference at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 2026, alongside D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.(Nathan Howard/Reuters)

Criminal Immigration Probe:

Monday’s judicially authorized raid of Omar’s Washington, D.C. home sent shockwaves through the political world, with many critics calling it politically motivated because it occurred three weeks before November’s general elections.

The Trump administration has denied those accusations.

DEMOCRATS’ FURY OVER ILHAN OMAR RAID DRAWS STINGING GOP REMINDER ABOUT RAID FROM THE PAST: ‘SET THE PRECEDENT’

HSI agents spent several hours at Omar’s home, and the Wall Street Journal reported that the lawmaker’s personal cell phone, computers and passport were seized during the search. She has not been seen publicly since before the raid.

Sources told Fox News Digital that investigators are scrutinizing whether Omar or her father fraudulently filled out immigration paperwork when Omar was become a U.S. citizen decades ago. The Journal also reported that the goal of the probe is to strip Omar of her citizenship.

A dozen people, including family members, were subpoenaed in relation to the investigation.

FEDERAL AGENTS SEIZE PHONE OF REP ILHAN OMAR IN RAID TIED TO IMMIGRATION FRAUD PROBE

Homeland Security Investigations police search the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Oct. 12, 2026, in Washington, D.C. According to reports, the search is part of an ongoing criminal investigation.(Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)

“Well, I understand they’re looking at her very carefully,” President Donald Trump said Monday of the raid. “I’ve always found her to be totally crooked, personally, but that has nothing to do with me.”

“I think she’s a terrible person. Just a complainer. She comes from a country that is … a non-country, and then she comes over here and she complains about our Constitution,” he continued. “I think she’s a terrible person, but that’s really up to the DOJ. I have nothing to do with it.”

On Tuesday in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital after rallying for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton in Tyler, Texas, Vice President JD Vance echoed a similar sentiment.

“We don’t want to be like the Biden administration. We never want to be like that — where they would allow the law to go after their political opponents,” Vance said. “We really want to let the law, the facts drive this. And if justice requires something else be done, then, of course, we’ll take a step when we have to.”

Rep. Ilhan Omar dismissed Vice President JD Vance’s claims that the Justice Department is investigating her for alleged immigration and fraud violations, referring to House Republicans attention to the matter as politically motivated.(Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

ILHAN OMAR’S EMBATTLED HUSBAND APPEARS AT SCENE OF HSI RAID IN MIDST OF CRIMINAL FRAUD INVESTIGATION

Vance made it clear taking that unprecedented step of denaturalizing a sitting member of Congress is possible, but only if the law requires it based on the facts of the case.

“And to the question of it being unprecedented, I mean, what I’d say is that Ilhan Omar herself is a very unprecedented person,” Vance said.

“We have very rarely had a person in Congress who seems to have such disdain and such rage at the country that gave her a better life,” Vance said. “Now, that’s not a crime.”

“But we’re going to see whether she did commit a crime. And if she did, we’re obviously going to follow the law.”

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A spokesperson for Omar did not return multiple requests for comment throughout the week.

However, Omar has responded on social media.

“This raid by Trump’s DHS is an outrageous abuse of power and an unprecedented escalation in the weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies,” she said.

“For a decade, Donald Trump has relentlessly targeted Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with inflammatory rhetoric, repeatedly putting a target on her back. Now, those attacks have escalated to a pointless federal raid. The Congresswoman has done nothing wrong. No president should be able to use the power of the federal government to intimidate his political enemies.”

Peter D’Abrosca is a politics reporter at Fox News Digital.

日本气象厅称地震乌龙警报源于防误报功能失灵

2026年10月17日 19:26 / 联合早报

• 日本气象厅误发千岛列岛9.9级地震警报，八分钟后取消。实际为堪察加半岛附近6.9级地震被系统误判震源与震级。 – 气象厅称防误报功能失灵，系统使用了距估算震中约1800公里外的观测数据，导致过高估计震级并触发警报。 – 负责人认为设置系统参数时可能发生人为失误，但尚不清楚功能失灵原因及持续时间，已排除外部网络攻击可能。 – 这是日本首次取消面向公众的地震警报，事件扰乱部分铁路运营，气象厅连续召开三场记者会道歉，政府称正严肃对待。

10月16日，日本东京的一台电视屏幕上显示着“紧急地震速报已取消”的提示。 （法新社）

日本气象厅调查发现，发生误发里氏9.9级大地震警报后撤销的乌龙事件，是由于一项防误报功能失灵，可能是在设置系统参数时，发生了某种人为失误。

共同社报道，日本气象厅星期五（10月16日）午间一度推定北海道千岛列岛发生了9.9级地震，因此向多地发布了紧急地震速报，但8分钟后便取消了警报，闹出乌龙，扰乱了部分铁路交通运营。

日本气象厅当天连续召开三场记者会，就事件造成的严重困扰郑重道歉，并分享事件调查进度。

在首场记者会上，气象厅负责人澄清，系统误判发生了一次震源在千岛列岛的9.9级地震；在第二场记者会中，负责人进一步解释说，错误推测发生9.9级地震并发出相应警报，可能是震源位置推定错误所致。

在当晚的第三场记者会上，气象厅负责人解释，气象厅发布的紧急地震速报，是根据日本国内观测点捕捉到的数据，全自动计算并发布的。

这次事件中，实际发生的地震是在堪察加半岛附近发生的6.9级地震，但由于系统内的错误，误将堪察加半岛以东相当远的地点判定为震源，估算出震级为9.9级，之后又把千岛列岛错设为震源，使用9.9级来预测了震度，因此才向日本广大地区发布了紧急地震速报。

气象厅称，未发现来自外部的非法访问，否定了遭受网络攻击的可能性。

气象厅负责人在星期六（17日）的采访中进一步说明，为了防止过高估计地震规模，系统原本设定了不使用距离震源超过700公里的观测点数据，但这项功能这次失灵，导致系统使用了距离估算震中约1800公里外的观测数据，得出过高的震级，并触发了警报。

负责人称，尚不清楚防误报功能失灵的原因及持续时间，但认为在设置系统参数时，可能发生了某种人为失误。

紧急地震速报分为面向铁路运营方等的“预报”，以及预计将出现更强烈摇晃时面向公众发布的“警报”。过去也曾发生过紧急地震速报发布后不久取消的情况，但这是第一次取消面向公众的“警报”。

此外，日本过去也发生过几次基于过度高估震度的预测而错误发布警报的情况，只是当时并未取消。

星期五的警报发出后，东海铁路公司（JR东海）的防灾系统启动，导致东海道新干线“新横滨-丰桥”段上下行线路一度暂停运行。

日本内阁秘书长木原稔星期五也说，这起误报事件“给受到影响的人们带来极大担忧和负担”，并强调政府正在严肃对待此事。

人类目前有记录的最大地震，是1960年发生在智利的9.5级地震。据估算，如果实际发生9.9级地震，所释放的能量将相当于2011年东日本大地震的约22倍。

星期天PSI预计介于150至220点 下周我国迎阵雨

2026年10月17日 19:46 / 联合早报

截至星期六晚上7时，24小时PSI介于130点至199点，逼近非常不健康水平，西部的空气素质最糟。照片摄于金文泰。 （周国威摄）

星期天（10月18日）的空气污染情况预计处于不健康至非常不健康水平，24小时空气污染指数（PSI）介于150点至220点。

根据国家环境局星期六（17日）晚上发布的烟霾预报，我国和周边地区预计星期天下阵雨。风向将稍微转变，可减少来自印度尼西亚加里曼丹的烟霾吹向本地，但苏门答腊部分烟霾仍可能飘向新加坡。

下星期一和星期二（19日和20日），我国和加里曼丹都可能下雨，加上风势转弱和风向转变，会进一步减少加里曼丹吹向本地的烟霾；苏门答腊的烟霾则预计会继续影响我国。

截至星期六晚上7时，24小时PSI介于130点至199点，逼近非常不健康水平；一小时PM2.5悬浮颗粒浓度则介于每立方米106微克至198微克，西部的空气素质最糟。