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A growing number of House Republicans privately believe they won’t win the House

2026-10-03T10:30:45.077Z / https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/03/politics/republicans-congress-control-midterms

Four weeks to Election Day, a growing number of House Republicans privately fear their chances of holding onto the majority are vanishing and have begun focusing on how to limit the size of a potential Democratic wave.

Inside the House GOP, Republicans have watched with alarm as President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have sunk in their own internal polling — including on traditionally red turf — over the last two weeks, according to more than a dozen people familiar with the discussions.

Now, the House GOP is entering triage mode. Republicans are discussing pulling money from once-competitive races they see as too difficult to win, including Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa, Rep. Tom Keane in New Jersey, and an open seat in Nebraska, according to three people familiar with the talks.

But the GOP does have a huge cash advantage and not all Republicans are pessimistic. Speaker Mike Johnson is “absolutely still convinced” that he can hang onto the House and is not taking any seats “off his board,” according to a political aide. Johnson just returned from New Jersey and is planning a rally with Miller-Meeks in Iowa next week, according to his team.

The House GOP’s campaign arm, too, strenuously denies that the majority is lost.

The rising anxiety among Republicans though reflects a grim national environment that has triggered alarm bells up and down the ballot, with Senate Republicans suddenly forced on defense in red seats like Kansas – with control of both chambers of Congress up for grabs. Trump, too, is on a nationwide campaign swing, with stops in a more competitive part of Ohio, as well as deep red territory like Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama.

“There’s a lot of close races, and it’s hard to make a prediction,” retiring GOP Rep. Dan Newhouse said of his party’s chances this week, but acknowledged, “Affordability is a big deal. People see the gas prices every single day.”

While Newhouse said his party has worked to address cost of living issues, he noted, “There’s just a lot of things making it tough right now for rural America – which I can speak to specifically – but for Americans all over the country.”

Many Republicans acknowledge to CNN that the souring national environment – fueled by soaring diesel prices, stubborn inflation and hardening opposition to the Iran war – are largely out of their control this late in the race. They say their strategy is now focused on how to limit Democrats to the slimmest majority possible – in a bid to make governing all but impossible for a potential House speaker Hakeem Jeffries next year.

Johnson’s historically narrow majority – the slimmest since before World War II – has been a major headache for GOP leaders, with Johnson unable to wield control of the floor on numerous occasions. Republicans want Jeffries to face the same problem.

Several people said their goal is to keep Jeffries’ margin to fewer than 10 seats. If that happens, one GOP strategist summarized: “What the f**k are you going to get done over there?”

Few Republicans believe it will be a total wipeout for their party, where Democrats win more than 30 seats. And some believe there is still a path to keeping their narrow majority, especially if gas prices drop significantly in the next four weeks. Party leaders are particularly confident about two incumbents in purple seats: Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania and Mike Lawler in New York, both in seats Kamala Harris won in 2024.

But there is growing anxiety from GOP members and aides about protecting parts of the country that haven’t elected Democrats to the House in decades – seats Trump won by double digits that are suddenly in play with incumbents who rarely face competitive general elections.

As of early October, Republicans are still planning to use a massive cash advantage to support their strongest incumbents, while turning up the heat on their top offensive targets, like Rep. Marcy Kaptur in Ohio’s 9th District, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in Washington’s 3rd – and drowning Democrats in spending.

The GOP’s huge cavalry of super PACs, meanwhile, helps build a firewall around their reddest turf to avert disaster, with Trump-linked groups spending in seats once considered a reach for Democrats, but are now in play, like Colorado’s 5th District, Kentucky’s 6th district and Montana’s 1st district.

“The environment is bad but Democrats still have to win on GOP terrain,” one GOP operative said.

If House Republicans are going to pull off an upset in November, they say it would come down to the party’s massive cash advantage and its aggressive gerrymandering push.

Republicans are outspending Democrats in every one of the 10 most expensive House races on advertising from now until Election Day, according to data from AdImpact. That includes multi-million-dollar advantages in Democratic-held seats like Rep. Don Davis in North Carolina’s 1st District and an open seat in Maine’s 2nd District.

Much of the GOP’s spending is concentrated in newly redrawn seats in Texas and Florida, the fates of which are still highly uncertain, especially for incumbents like GOP Rep. Monica De La Cruz in Texas. But if even a handful of those seats swing towards Republicans, it could make up for losses elsewhere.

“At the end of the day, redistricting could be the lifesaver either way – either minimizing the losses or the reason we potentially hold onto the majority,” one GOP leadership aide told CNN.

Then there are the handful of swing seats where Republicans feel more upbeat because of Democratic clashes during the primaries, which left their nominees more vulnerable. That includes California’s 22nd District, Michigan’s 7th District and that open seat in Maine – where progressives beat out establishment-preferred centrists.

Even in a challenging midterm environment, Republicans are turning to issues that they feel give them an advantage with voters – with taxes, immigration, and law enforcement figuring prominently in their campaign ads.

Tax cuts on tips, overtime and Social Security delivered by the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” were the fulfillment of a key 2024 campaign promise, and that’s been a point of emphasis. Republicans have also hammered Democrats for opposing the legislation.

“Zach Nunn voted for the largest middle class tax cut ever,” says an ad from the GOP incumbent in Iowa’s competitive 3rd district.

An analysis of AdImpact data found that about one-third of GOP ads in House races in September focused on tax policy, making it the top issue tracked by the firm.

Immigration, which ranked fourth, has been another key argument for Republicans. “Stelson wants you to pay for criminal illegal immigrants’ healthcare,” says an ad from the House GOP’s main super PAC, “Congressional Leadership Fund,” targeting the Democrat in Pennsylvania’s 10th district.

GOP advertisers also produced dozens of ads touting their support for law enforcement and accusing Democrats of being soft on crime. Several begin with grisly accounts of local crimes, juxtaposed with rhetoric from Democrats calling for criminal justice reform. “Attention all criminals, do we have some good news for you: Christina Hines, the liberal Ann Arbor prosecutor, is running for Congress,” says one ad airing in the competitive race for Michigan’s 10th district.

Other specific issues have also animated these key races, including Republicans’ sustained focus on transgender policies, an issue they’ve used to attack Democrats since it proved effective in the 2024 campaign. As a result, Democrats have increasingly taken to the airwaves to rebut the criticism, such as Kaptur in Ohio’s 9th District.

Republicans say the Democrats’ quick response to the transgender politics attacks show that it’s an effective issue – and believe it’s been making a dent in internal polling.

“Here’s the truth: I voted with Republicans to keep transgender ideology out of our schools because parents know what’s best for their kids, and boys should not play in girls’ sports,” Kaptur says in one ad.

加沙卫生官员：以色列袭击加沙炸死五人包括妇女

2026年10月3日 19:50 / 联合早报

加沙城一栋公寓大楼周六（10月3日）凌晨遭到以色列空袭，建筑物严重损毁。 （路透社）

（加沙讯）加沙卫生部和民防部门的官员称，周六凌晨以色列空袭加沙城一栋公寓大楼并引发火灾，造成至少五名巴勒斯坦人死亡，包括四名女性，其中两人是母女。

针对这起空袭，以色列军方尚未置评。

一名目击者告诉路透社，事发时他和家人突然听到连续的打击声和巨大的爆炸声，大家被惊醒后赶快逃命。他在街上看到有妇女和孩童被炸死。

以色列指责哈马斯违反停火协议，重新武装并不断发动袭击，因此最近几周加大攻击哈马斯。哈马斯否认企图发动袭击或重建军火库，指责以色列破坏加沙和平协议。

加沙卫生部门官员说，自去年10月停火以来，已有1400多名巴勒斯坦人死在以色列的炮火下。以色列则说，同时期有四名以军士兵在加沙被武装分子打死。

沙特拟动员十万也门大军清剿胡塞武装

2026年10月3日 19:55 / 联合早报

也门首都萨那在2014年落入胡塞武装手中，胡塞目前控制也门北部、西北部地区和关键的曼德海峡。有消息说，沙特阿拉伯计划动员也门政府军，向胡塞作出反攻，扭转现有战局并收复曼德海峡控制权。 （法新社）

也门首都萨那在2014年落入胡塞武装手中，胡塞目前控制也门北部、西北部地区和关键的曼德海峡。有消息说，沙特阿拉伯计划动员也门政府军，向胡塞作出反攻，扭转现有战局并收复曼德海峡控制权。 （法新社）

（利雅得／迪拜综合电）中东地区和西方官员透露，沙特阿拉伯正计划在也门对获得伊朗支持的胡塞武装组织发起攻势，可能在未来几周动员超过10万名也门政府军士兵，并在美国的军事顾问与情报支持下展开空袭，目标是确保红海航运通道安全并扭转战局。

这是胡塞武装上个月夺取红海要道曼德海峡控制权，导致也门局势恶化以来的最新重大举动。知悉沙特军事筹备的六名消息人士透露，沙特目前考虑的攻势方案包括沿海推进、确保红海航运通道的安全，或是在多个战线同时发动进攻。这次行动将由沙特支持的也门政府军负责地面作战，沙特军方则全面提供空中支援，目标是扭转战局逐步收复失地。

西方外交官和波斯湾国家官员分析，利雅得当局认为，只要胡塞武装继续控制曼德海峡，就会掌握巨大的全球影响力，导致新一轮也门和平谈判根本无法展开。

一名西方外交官透露，华盛顿已向沙特派出军事顾问和提供情报，支持沙特在也门的空中行动。一些区域国家和欧洲国家则主要向沙特提供防御性军事援助。沙特的盟友预计不会直接参与作战行动。

消息人士无法确定攻势的具体发动时间，但估计最快可在一周内展开，也可能推迟至11月初美国中期选举结束后。

沙特政府、也门政府、胡塞武装和美军都没有针对报道置评。

在地面战场方面，法新社周五报道指胡塞武装和沙特支持的部队在也门西南部的塔伊兹省（Taiz）激战。胡塞指沙特部队在24小时内发动了94次空袭。

双方消息人士周五说，过去一天内有80多名战斗人员丧命，其中至少55人是胡塞武装人员。

与此同时，沙特当局说，胡塞武装攻击沙特南部奈季兰（Najran）的一所学校。奈季兰位于也门边境以北约15公里处，显示战火正向沙特边境进一步蔓延。

Clarence Thomas is in the hot seat for Supreme Court’s biggest climate case in years

2026-10-03T10:30:46.537Z / https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/03/politics/clarence-thomas-climate-change-suncor-boulder

As one of the Supreme Court’s most stalwart conservative and prolific justices, Clarence Thomas’ views on the biggest cases of the day — from guns to race to religion — are rarely in doubt.

Yet when it comes to perhaps the most significant climate change-related case to reach the high court in nearly two decades, environmentalists aren’t yet writing Thomas off, even though he has consistently sided against them.

That’s because Thomas has in recent years staked out positions that align with a Colorado city that is suing Exxon and a Canadian energy company Suncor for damages caused by climate change. The longest-serving current justice has long been skeptical of letting federal law trump state law in other areas, particularly when Congress has not clearly stated its intention to do so.

Lawyers fighting Exxon quoted Thomas and his conservative colleague, Justice Neil Gorsuch, six times in written arguments filed with the justices over the summer. And a series of experts have filed friend-of-the-court briefs debating how Thomas will square the climate case with an opinion he wrote just five months ago rejecting the idea that federal interests could block a lawsuit filed under state law by an Army specialist severely injured in Afghanistan.

“The justices to watch here are very much Justice Gorsuch and Justice Thomas,” Deepak Gupta, an appellate attorney, said at a recent event hosted by the Supreme Court Institute at Georgetown Law Center. “I think they will find the lack of any textual hook for these arguments troubling.”

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in the case, Suncor Energy v. Boulder, which raises enormous questions about whether big oil can be held accountable by states and cities for planet-warming pollution. Because dozens of other local governments have filed similar suits against energy companies, the court’s decision could have long-term sweeping implications for the oil and gas industry.

Thomas, a former lawyer for the agrochemical industry who was nominated by President George H.W. Bush in 1991, has in recent years opposed federal environmental regulation of wetlands, balked at government efforts to reduce power plant emissions and signed onto a Supreme Court decision that allowed San Francisco to pump more sewage into the Pacific Ocean. But the climate dispute turns on questions about whether state or federal law controls. And on that question, both Thomas and Gorsuch have often been skeptical of letting the feds take charge.

Environmentalists argue that if Thomas embraces a consistent approach, Boulder should win.

“Justices Thomas and Gorsuch have both written opinions that firmly reject the idea that federal law can shove state law out of the way based on hazy arguments about a law’s intentions or policy consequences,” said Kirti Datla, director of strategic legal advocacy at Earthjustice, an environmental group that submitted a brief in the case opposing Suncor and Exxon. “That’s what Suncor’s arguments boil down to in this case, so they should reject this move again here.”

President Donald Trump’s administration is siding with the oil companies in the dispute.

The Supreme Court agreed in February to decide the climate dispute after fossil fuel producers appealed a decision from Colorado’s highest court. The city and county seek billions of dollars in damages for fires and floods they say were caused by rising temperatures. Boulder alleges the oil companies not only contributed to those disasters but misled the public about their role in climate change.

“This litigation is not an attempt to solve climate change; it merely asks that petitioners bear their fair share of local costs incurred in part because of their tortious conduct,” Boulder told the justices.

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Exxon and Suncor counter that regulating climate pollution is inherently a federal issue in part because emissions can waft across state lines. They say that intrinsic understanding preempts — or supersedes — state law. And, they argue, allowing every city in the nation to sue oil companies for damages because of climate change would lead to a chaotic patchwork of approaches to greenhouse gas emissions meant to punish companies.

“The intended effect of these lawsuits is to impose an enormous ‘carbon tax,’ in the form of billions of dollars of damages, that could ‘bankrupt’ the energy industry,” the companies allege.

Boulder counters that neither the Constitution nor the federal law make clear that federal interests should preempt state tort claims. And for a conservative Supreme Court that regularly looks to the specific words in a statute or the Constitution to decide cases, that has often been a persuasive argument in other contexts.

It is also a point that Thomas and Gorsuch have frequently made.

Every position staked out at the oral arguments Monday will be watched especially closely because Justice Samuel Alito recused himself from the case, creating the possibility of a 4-4 split. Alito told Bloomberg News in an interview that he felt it was “prudent” to recuse, given his holdings in energy stocks, but not required. The companies Alito holds are not named parties in the dispute.

An even split, a rare outcome, would uphold the decision by Colorado’s Supreme Court that allowed Boulder’s lawsuit to proceed without setting a precedent.

The justices could also find a more limited way to resolve the case by deciding that it isn’t yet fully baked for Supreme Court review. That outcome would send the case back to state courts — likely with a return ticket to the Supreme Court within a few years.

Thomas wrestled with similar themes in an unrelated decision in April.

In that under-the-radar decision, the court sided with an Army specialist who was severely injured by a suicide bomber on Bagram Air Base and was attempting to sue a military contractor for failing to supervise the Afghan employee who carried out the attack. The contractor argued that the state tort claim was preempted by the idea that running a war is an inherently federal endeavor.

Just like in the climate case, the contractor – and the dissenting justices – warned against allowing individual states to “regulate” that federal conduct.

Writing for a 6-3 majority, Thomas shut down that argument.

“There is no federal preemption in vacuo, without a constitutional text or a federal statute to assert it,” the conservative justice wrote, quoting earlier opinions and pressing the Latin term for “in a vacuum” into service. The contractor, Thomas wrote, “has not identified any provision of law expressly preempting” the suit from the soldier, Winston Hencely.

Boulder cites the case four times in its latest brief, including in the second paragraph.

Another cornerstone majority opinion in the case — written by Gorsuch and joined by Thomas — dealt with Virginia’s ban on mining uranium. Minerals companies argued the ban was preempted by the federal Atomic Energy Act, but the Supreme Court rejected that pitch in a 2019 decision.

“Invoking some brooding federal interest or appealing to a judicial policy preference should never be enough to win preemption of a state law,” Gorsuch wrote. “A litigant must point specifically to ‘a constitutional text or a federal statute’ that does the displacing or conflicts with state law.”

John Yoo, a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, told CNN that the views expressed by Thomas and Gorsuch are “standard preemption doctrine,” because they speak to the idea that for federal law to win out it must be rooted in something.

“The question is how to divine whether the Framers or Congress wanted that preemption to be used over an issue area or in a specific case,” said Yoo, a former Thomas clerk who co-authored a brief in the case supporting Exxon’s position. One of those areas, he noted, has traditionally been understood to include foreign policy and national security.

“If they support Suncor over Boulder, I expect it would be both because they believe Congress, in the Clean Air Act, did not want states interfering with national-level pollution – such as greenhouse gases – and because of the significant effects of regulation of the energy industry on our national security and foreign policy,” Yoo said.

用低钠盐熬出古早味 云吞面成本虽翻倍生意却更好

2026年10月3日 15:40 / 新明日报 李庚洧

勿洛北第538座小贩中心的“百利云吞面”摊主冼国坚，改良使用了十多年的云吞面秘方，使用低钠盐更健康，生意也更好。 （叶振忠摄）

勿洛北第538座小贩中心的“百利云吞面”摊主冼国坚（47岁），健康状况三年前突然因高血压亮起红灯。这一警讯不仅让他重新审视自己和家人的餐盘，心里也牵挂起每天吃着他手艺的食客，激发他打破坚守了十多年的云吞面秘方，进行一场健康改造。

保健促进局的“少盐，多味”（less salt, more taste）贴纸，提醒食客主动要求少盐、少酱料或少酱汁。（叶振忠摄）

冼国坚指出，盐在烹饪中扮演着提鲜的关键角色，云吞面要好吃，绝对离不开那一股“咸香”的味道。要在改用低钠盐的同时保留美味，就得在食材和烹饪方法上下足功夫。

他花了约两天时间在厨房里反复试验，先后尝试了七八盘云吞面，终于巧妙地利用豆酱等香料，调配出黄金比例，重新复制出那股恰到好处的味道。

熬汤食材增至十种 慢火细熬健康古早味

他还将熬汤的材料从以往的四五种增加到十种，用小鱼和螃蟹慢火细熬。“食材本身就有独特的风味，有时候提取新鲜健康食材的原汁原味，反而更能吃出很多人一直在寻找的古早味。”

冼国坚坦言，每3公斤售价3元5角的低钠盐，比售价1元5角的普通盐贵了一倍多，但他的用心换来了食客的加倍喜爱。如今，摊位生意不降反升，蒸蒸日上的业绩早已弥补了成本。

改良食物变得更健康，也意味着成本的增加，但冼国坚的生意反而蒸蒸日上，用更好的业绩弥补了成本。（叶振忠摄）

他说，这证明健康、美味和生意绝对可以并存。“我希望通过自己的经验，鼓励更多小贩同行一同改变烹饪和饮食习惯，也能让自己的身体更健康。”

同个小贩中心的“泉心素食园”摊主赖品安（66岁），早在2019年就改用了低钠盐来烹煮。经历冠病疫情后，他深感健康可贵，坚持改用更健康食材，对自己和顾客负责。

他说：“刚开始曾被老顾客抱怨米粉味道变淡了，但我还是坚持下去。如今，顾客的味蕾已渐渐习惯并爱上现在的味道。”

不过，并非所有摊主都愿意改动坚守多年的老味道。“勿洛亚坤鱼汤”老板沈华兴（48岁）坦言，调整配方并非易事，也未必所有食客都能接受，但只要顾客要求少盐少油，他还是会顺应要求。

香港8月零售业总销货价值连续16个月同比上升

2026-10-03 15:46 / 联合早报

香港官方数据显示，香港8月零售业总销货价值连续16个月同比上升。图为9月27日农历八月十七当天傍晚一轮明月在香港维多利亚港上空升起。 （中新社）

香港官方数据显示，香港8月零售业总销货价值连续16个月同比上升。

据香港政府公报，香港特区政府统计处星期五（10月2日）公布，香港今年8月零售业总销货价值临时估计为321亿元（港元，下同，52亿新元），同比增长5.6%。

扣除其间价格变动后，香港8月零售业总销货数量的临时估计同比上升2.9%；今年首八个月零售业总销货数量临时估计上升6.1%。

数据显示，香港8月零售业网上销售价值临时估计为28亿元，同比增长9.9%，占总销货价值的8.7%。

港府发言人表示，香港8月零售业总销货价值加快增长，按年升5.6%，连续第16个月录得扩张。多个零售商类别录得增长，而随着消费开支持续转向数码渠道，网上零售销货价值增长显著。

发言人指出，展望未来，香港经济持续扩张、居民就业收入上升，应有助支持本地消费信心和开支。访港旅客人次也将持续增长，加上未来一连串盛事，应会进一步为零售业注入动力。

香港立法会批发及零售界议员邵家辉接受中新社采访时分析，港府持续努力将香港打造成为“盛事之都”，举办许多大型盛事活动，营造良好城市氛围，吸引全球访客赴港，拉动香港零售行业需求，销售额不断上涨。

他建议香港零售业界多打造自有品牌，开发特色产品、文创产品，线上线下销售相结合，搭上电商快车，把产品销往世界各地。

试图实施恐袭 迪拜航空副机师持斧袭击机长

2026年10月3日 15:35 / 联合早报

迪拜航空客机在发生袭击事故后，迫降在沙特阿拉伯的机场，过后才飞往以色列。 （路透社）

阿联酋总检察长沙姆西说，在迪拜航空客机事故中刺伤机长、企图让飞机坠毁的副机师试图实施一起恐怖袭击。他在驾驶舱内用斧头袭击机长，并企图控制飞机。

据一名消息人士告诉路透社，副机师的身份确认为阿曼籍的哈马米（Hammam al-Hammami）。阿联酋当局尚未立即回应有关确认身份的询问。

哈马米是在9月30日的迪拜航空FZ 1073航班上袭击了印度籍机长。

沙姆西星期六（10月3日）说，哈马米在驾驶舱内持消防斧袭击机长，并试图控制飞机。

消防斧通常存放在驾驶舱内，以便在飞机失事等紧急情况下使用。

他说，调查工作目前仍在进行中，以查明事件发生的具体情况和干案动机等，同时核查相关的物证和数码证据。

《华尔街日报》引述知情者的消息报道，哈马米曾因被怀疑持有极端思想观点，而遭阿曼当局禁飞。然而，他后来仍获迪拜航空聘用。

目前无法确定阿曼是否曾向其他国家或航空公司通报对哈马米激进化的疑虑，也不清楚他究竟受到何种激进思想影响。

吃得饱又瘦得好 用运动与饮食微调减重50公斤

2026年10月3日 15:50 / 新明日报

苏珊娜认为，养成健康生活习惯的关键在于平衡。如果这周懒得运动，她就吃得更清淡；若周末要吃大餐，之后就加紧运动。 （特约摄影伍书永摄）

成功减重50公斤，并不意味着要挨饿或戒掉最爱的泡泡茶。46岁的客户联络员郭玉卿曾因肥胖饱受疲惫与气喘折磨，2011年她下定决心改变，通过运动与饮食微调，稳扎稳打地找回健康。

一年前，她开始坚持“每周备餐”，仅花一小时就准备好四份营养均衡的午餐，并用手机应用追踪热量。为了让健康餐更美味，她善用黑胡椒、红椒粉和卡真香料提味。想吃炸鸡时，她用空气炸锅配合磨碎的燕麦做成裹粉，自制低卡“伪炸鸡”解馋。

郭玉卿从未剥夺享受美食的乐趣。外出用餐时，她会多选全谷物与蔬菜，并将饮料换成零糖奶茶。

如今，健康已成为她的生活习惯。“最大的收获不仅是减重，更是整个人变得非常有活力。”

拒绝极端节食寻平衡

同为46岁的家庭主妇苏珊娜（Suzannah Binte Shafiee）在面对减重与健康危机时，同样拒绝了极端节食。她坚信：“健康不代表只能吃沙拉，关键在于平衡。”

2024年，苏珊娜在体检中被诊断出边缘性高胆固醇，指标高达3.74（正常水平为2.6至3.3）。“踏出医院大门的那一刻，我就下定决心，一定要找回健康。”

热爱美食的她选择从小处着手改变：她先将饭量减少四分之一，随后逐步改吃糙米、印度香米或荞麦面。面对最爱的“亚参辣鱼”（Assam Pedas Ikan），她也有折衷妙招：只淋一茶匙酱汁控油，但尽情享用美味的鱼肉。

如今，她的胆固醇已降至健康的2.94，体重也从74公斤减至66公斤。接下来，她的目标是冲刺60公斤，并挑战完成7公里的线上马拉松。

男子指贩卖机橙汁 杯底惊现虫子

2026年10月3日 15:53 / 新明日报

快喝完的橙汁底部惊现大量虫子。 （受访者提供）

在贩卖机买橙汁，快喝完时才发现底部有多只虫子，顾客大呼恶心，当场呕吐。

连先生（30岁，建筑督工）于9月9日下午5时24分在老巴刹附近工地前的iJooz贩卖机购买橙汁，在差不多要喝完时，通过半透明的杯子封口膜发现有可疑黑点，原来里面有许多虫子。

他受访时指出，他向iJooz的热线投诉却未获得任何回应。事后也曾遇到工作人员来清洗机器，并告知工作人员相关问题，但对方表示他们不受理。

“我不想要有小孩子喝，我们大人抵抗力好，如果小孩喝到那些虫子怎么办呢？”

他坦言自己事后曾出现拉肚子的症状，但没有去看医生，仅服食药物。此外，他也向新加坡食品局反馈相关情况。

连先生拨打iJooz热线投诉，却未获得任何回应。（受访者提供）

食品局受询时指出，有关部门已对该食品自动贩卖机进行核查，但未发现任何食品安全疏漏，当局已进一步提醒运营商要确保其机器的卫生与维护。

具备机内食品加工功能（如果汁制作）的食品自动贩卖机运营商，也需获得食品局颁发的执照，并定期实施清洁与维护。

“食品安全是共同的责任，虽然新加坡食品局制定并执行监管措施，但食品经营者也必须尽好自己的责任，遵守良好的食品卫生和制备规范，并确保场所清洁且维护良好。”

《新明日报》记者上周至今已多次向iJooz公司了解情况，但至截稿前未获得回应。

若定期向多人传授回教教义 最迟明年3月须注册为宗教学校

2026年10月3日 15:56 / 新明日报

我国收紧对回教宗教教育的监管，任何每月至少一次向10人或更多人传授回教教义的个人或机构，都须向回理会注册；例如，全日制和兼读制回教学校，以及设有回教课程的补习班和学生托管中心。 （档案照片）

我国收紧对回教宗教教育的监管，任何定期在本地向至少10人传授回教教义的个人或机构，都须向新加坡回教理事会注册为回教宗教学校；预计有约50个人或机构受影响。

国会在2024年修订了回教法执行法令（Administration of Muslim Law Act），其中的这项新规定星期五（10月2日）生效。

回理会星期六（3日）发文告说，订立这个新规是为了加强对回教宗教教育的监管，以提升回教社群的信心，确保回教教义由合格且获认可的回教宗教师，通过已注册机构传授。

新规定涵盖实体和线上课程。任何每月至少一次向10人或更多人传授回教教义的个人或机构，都须向回理会注册；例如，全日制和兼读制回教学校、设有回教课程的补习班和学生托管中心，以及提供小朝觐（Umrah）和朝觐（Hajj）课程的旅行社。

所有受影响的个人和机构必须最迟在2027年3月31日完成注册，但在过渡期间可继续授课。回教理事会职员有权检查已注册的回教宗教学校。

注册回教宗教学校必须确保所有传授教义者，都获得回教宗教师鉴定计划（Asatizah Recognition Scheme）认证，并采用回理会批准的回教教材。

至于早前已注册为回教宗教学校的个人或机构，无须重新注册。如果只向家人传授回教教义，或与家人和朋友分享个人宗教观点，也不受新规限制。

截至去年，本地共有5205名获认证的回教宗教师。回教宗教师鉴定计划也局部修订，同在本星期五生效。

这包括新申请成为回教宗教师者，须至少持有回教研究学士学位。若申请不获批准、认证被撤销或不获续期，须隔一年后才可以再次申请；这是为了让有意成为回教宗教师的人，有足够时间提升自身能力。