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‘Trump-level’ smackdown earns Vance roaring praise as 2028 buzz builds at GOP convention

The vice president’s response to a heckler during his primetime speech in Dallas electrified the midterm rally crowd

September 11, 2026 10:47am EDT / Fox News

By Peter Pinedo

Vice president offers to buy a Mexican-flag waving protester at GOP convention a plane ticket to Mexico after interruption during speech.

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Republicans reached a consensus that Vice President JD Vance solidified his position as the presumptive 2028 presidential candidate with his “Trump-level” smackdown of a foreign flag-waving protester who disrupted his speech at the Republican National Convention.

Vance did not hesitate after a protester interrupted his primetime speech in Dallas on Thursday by waving the flags of the Palestinian Authority and Mexico. He recalled to those watching his speech on TV: “What the people at home missed is that we just had a protester interrupting us and waving the Mexican flag.”

“Well, my friend, if you love Mexico so much, get your a– over there. I’ll buy you the plane ticket,” the VP said, to which the crowd erupted into applause.

“JD Vance just MIC DROPPED a leftist heckler who interrupted him waving a Mexican flag…this place is DEAFENING,” conservative commentator Eric Daugherty wrote on X, adding, “TOTAL PANDEMONIUM.”

CROWD ERUPTS AS VANCE SMACKS DOWN PROTESTER WAVING MEXICAN FLAG: ‘GET YOUR A– OVER THERE’

A protestor throws a Mexican flag as Vice President JD Vance speaks during the second day of the Republican National Committee midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on September 10, 2026.(Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Popular conservative pundit Benny Johnson called Vance’s quick wit an “epic response.” President Donald Trump supporter and activist Scott Pressler similarly praised Vance for reacting “without missing a beat,” and called it “an iconic moment.”

“This was masterful. A Trump-level move from JD Vance,” wrote Overton, a conservative commentary and news account. “Vice President Vance perfectly handled a protestor waving a Mexican flag at the RNC in Dallas. Then he fired back with a savage one-liner that sent the American Airlines Center into absolute bedlam.”

The moment was capped off with a “USA!” chant from those in the crowd at the GOP Midterm Convention.

Students for Trump co-founder Ryan Fournier wrote, “JD Vance just absolute [sic] WIPED THE FLOOR with a leftist heckler who interrupted his rally waving a Mexican flag.”

“The crowd went completely WILD. Unbelievable energy,” wrote Fournier.

VANCE DECLARES DEMOCRATS ‘PARTY OF HATRED,’ SAYS PARTY HAS MOVED BEYOND BIG GOVERNMENT, CENSORSHIP

Vice President JD Vance introduces U.S. President Donald Trump to speak on stage on the second day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 10, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

“JD Vance just notched the most iconic moment of the RNC when he told a protester waving a Mexican flag exactly what all red blooded Americans were thinking,” wrote Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet.

Commentator Brilyn Hollyhand put it simply, posting on X, “Yea JD for President after this.”

Vance recovered from the interruption quickly, telling the crowd, “Ladies and gentlemen, I had a whole speech written. But I think I’ve got to change it because we just discovered the symbol of the far left — an idiot waving … a Mexican flag at a protest when he should be waving the flag of the United States of America.”

“Now, we all know, of course, that as much as that person might wave around a foreign flag, he’d much rather live in Dallas, or in Cincinnati, or in any one of our great cities than Mexico,” President Donald Trump’s No. 2 continued. “But while we wave the American flag and fight for the American dream, we have to remind ourselves tonight that the good life that is the foundation of this country’s promise is not guaranteed.”

CHARLIE KIRK HONORED AT GOP CONVENTION WITH CALL TO REJECT ‘COMFORTABLE LOSING’

People hold signs on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 9, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.(Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

“Every generation of Americans has had to fight for these things when it’s our turn,” he went on.

“And this fall, the Democrats are running candidates who will tell your children what they’re allowed to say, how they’re allowed to live, and importantly, who they ought to hate, because that’s what the Democrat Party is about in 2026,” Vance continued. “It’s not about you, it’s about foreign fraudsters, and it’s about who they hate. And we got to send their a–es back in November.”

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Speculation has swirled over who will be the heir to Trump’s MAGA throne in 2028. The consensus so far among Republicans appears to be split between Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio — but a lot could change before the next presidential election.

Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

俄警告立陶宛若部署核武 将成为俄核武瞄准目标

2026年9月11日 21:04 / 联合早报

克里姆林宫发言人佩斯科夫警告，如果立陶宛允许北约盟友在境内部署核武器，俄方将把立陶宛列为核武器瞄准目标。 （路透社）

俄罗斯星期五警告，如果立陶宛允许北约盟友在境内部署核武器，俄方将把立陶宛列为核武器瞄准目标。

法新社报道，立陶宛正推动解除宪法禁止在境内储存核武器的规定，以应对俄罗斯入侵乌克兰带来的安全威胁。

有关修宪目前正在国会审议，需要三分之二多数票通过。总统及主要政党均表示支持，预计可能最快今年冬季生效。

克里姆林宫发言人佩斯科夫接受俄罗斯国营电视台访问时说，立陶宛的计划将是“在加剧紧张局势方面一个非常严重的转折点”。

他说：“如果一个国家境内部署了针对我们的核武器，那么相应地，这个国家的领土自然也会进入我们核武器的瞄准范围。”

立陶宛总统瑙塞达今年7月宣布有关计划时说，立陶宛希望成为北约“核威慑不可分割的一部分”。

Inflation stayed hot in August with annual pace of 3.4%, raising the odds of a Fed hike

September 11, 2026 / 10:18 AM EDT / CBS News

Inflation held steady in August, with consumer prices rising 3.4% from a year earlier, matching July’s pace but coming in slightly higher than economists had forecast as gasoline costs kept prices elevated.

The hotter-than-expected report increases the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will issue its first interest rate hike in more than three years next week, analysts said on Friday.

By the numbers

Economists polled by FactSet expected inflation to rise in August at an annual rate of 3.3%.

The CPI, a basket of goods and services typically bought by consumers, tracks changes in prices over time.

Inflation has moderated since hitting a three-year high in May, but remains stuck well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% goal amid persistently high energy prices caused by the Iran war.

On Friday, the Labor Department said gasoline prices accounted for more than one-third of the monthly increase in the CPI report. Gasoline is up 27.4% from a year ago, although it increased 3.9% in August from the prior month.

Core CPI, which excludes the more volatile energy and food categories, rose at an annual rate of 2.4%, in line with economists’ expectations and down from 2.5% in July.

However, Core CPI jumped 0.3% on a monthly basis, higher than economists had forecast, and representing an acceleration from its 0.2% pace in July.

What it means for interest rates

The latest CPI data could cement the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, set for Wednesday, Sept. 16. Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh indicated in a speech last month at Jackson Hole that reining in prices remains the central bank’s primary focus and that it will “have work to do” if inflation doesn’t fade.

After Friday’s release of the inflation data, the likelihood of a rate hike next week jumped to 90%, up from 70% the previous day, according to CME FedWatch, which bases its forecast on 30-day Fed funds futures prices.

Adam Crisafulli, head of investment advisory firm Vital Knowledge, said in a report that the latest CPI shows inflation is “still hot” and that it is “more than enough to justify” a Fed rate hike this month. He also expects inflation to remain elevated in September, given the recent spike in energy prices.

Ongoing energy price pressures

Energy prices have continued to rise in recent weeks amid an escalation of hostilities in the Iran war, with diesel hitting a painful new milestone of $6 a gallon on Thursday. Because diesel powers the trucks and railroads that transport goods around the U.S., the surge could ripple through the economy as businesses hike prices to offset their higher energy costs.

The national average for a gallon of diesel rose to a record $6.06 on Friday, up more than 60% from $3.71 a year ago, according to data from AAA.

The price of gasoline has continued its recent rapid rise, hitting a national average of $4.30 a gallon on Friday, AAA reported. The August data doesn’t reflect the recent surge in gas and diesel prices, experts said on Friday.

“The challenge is that the data does not fully capture some of the inflation pressures that have emerged more recently, and there is little evidence to suggest inflation is returning to target in the near term,” said Alexandra Wilson-Elizondo, global head and co-chief investment officer of multi-asset solutions at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, in a Friday email.

She added, “The survey period predates the latest move higher in energy prices, with Brent crude climbing above $100 as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz persist.”

Anthropic：也门武装组织曾利用Claude研发导弹

2026年9月11日 21:33 / 联合早报

9月10日，在也门首都萨那，效忠于胡塞武装的武装人员聚集在一起，参加一场招募集会。 （法新社）

美国人工智能公司Anthropic星期四披露，也门一个组织曾试图利用旗下Claude聊天机器人研发制导火箭和导弹。目前，获伊朗支持的胡塞武装正在也门发动攻势。

法新社报道，Anthropic在一份有关防止Claude被非法使用的报告中说，公司发现也门北部一个“威胁行为者小组”，这个团伙正在进行三个武器研发项目。

有关项目包括一枚使用普通智能手机级飞行电脑、并具备末段寻的制导功能的制导火箭；一枚目标射程超过2000公里的多级弹道导弹；以及一系列不同型号的导弹，其中包括高超音速滑翔飞行器型号。

这个小组利用Claude开发空中武器的制导、导航及控制软件，若没有这项技术支持，这些工作原本需要一支工程师团队完成。

Anthropic说，没有证据显示这些人成功部署了可投入实战的武器，但他们确实试射了一枚制导火箭。这次实地测试似乎失败了，“数小时后，有关人员再次使用Claude，试图找出测试失败的原因”。

Anthropic强调，在发现非法活动后，已立即封禁了相关账户。

尽管Anthropic并未说明涉事组织身份，但有关人员很可能与胡塞武装有关。胡塞控制也门北部大片地区，包括首都萨那。

这一消息披露之际，正值获伊朗支持的胡塞武装向战略要道曼德海峡发动大规模攻势。曼德海峡连接欧洲和亚洲，是重要国际航运通道。

Anthropic：也门武装组织曾利用Claude研发导弹

2026年9月11日 21:33 / 联合早报

9月10日，在也门首都萨那，效忠于胡塞武装的武装人员聚集在一起，参加一场招募集会。 （法新社）

美国人工智能公司Anthropic星期四披露，也门一个组织曾试图利用旗下Claude聊天机器人研发制导火箭和导弹。目前，获伊朗支持的胡塞武装正在也门发动攻势。

法新社报道，Anthropic在一份有关防止Claude被非法使用的报告中说，公司发现也门北部一个“威胁行为者小组”，这个团伙正在进行三个武器研发项目。

有关项目包括一枚使用普通智能手机级飞行电脑、并具备末段寻的制导功能的制导火箭；一枚目标射程超过2000公里的多级弹道导弹；以及一系列不同型号的导弹，其中包括高超音速滑翔飞行器型号。

这个小组利用Claude开发空中武器的制导、导航及控制软件，若没有这项技术支持，这些工作原本需要一支工程师团队完成。

Anthropic说，没有证据显示这些人成功部署了可投入实战的武器，但他们确实试射了一枚制导火箭。这次实地测试似乎失败了，“数小时后，有关人员再次使用Claude，试图找出测试失败的原因”。

Anthropic强调，在发现非法活动后，已立即封禁了相关账户。

尽管Anthropic并未说明涉事组织身份，但有关人员很可能与胡塞武装有关。胡塞控制也门北部大片地区，包括首都萨那。

这一消息披露之际，正值获伊朗支持的胡塞武装向战略要道曼德海峡发动大规模攻势。曼德海峡连接欧洲和亚洲，是重要国际航运通道。

Here’s the projected Social Security COLA for 2027, according to AARP

September 11, 2026 11:24 AM EDT / CBS News

Stubbornly hot inflation in August could push up the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security recipients, according to a new estimate from the AARP.

The 2027 COLA is now projected at 3.6%, based on the August Consumer Price Index figures released on Wednesday, according to the advocacy group. AARP had forecast a 3.5% increase a month ago.

Other groups are forecasting a slightly lower COLA, with the Senior Citizens League, an advocacy group for older Americans, projecting a 3.5% adjustment, down from its prior estimate of 3.6%.

A benefit increase of 3.6% would represent the biggest annual adjustment in Social Security payments since 2023. The program’s more than 70 million recipients rely on the annual cost-of-living adjustment to ensure their benefits keep up with inflation, although some critics say the measure has failed to offset the price pressures facing older Americans and people with disabilities, including rising healthcare costs.

The average retired worker received $2,071 a month in Social Security benefits as of January, according to the Social Security Administration. That means a 3.6% COLA would increase the average monthly benefit by about $75, raising it to roughly $2,146 a month at the start of 2027.

The official COLA won’t be announced until next month, when the Social Security Administration will calculate next year’s inflation adjustment based on the July, August and September inflation data.

The September CPI report will be released on Oct. 14, with the Social Security Administration set to announce the 2027 COLA the same day.

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伊朗总统：美国施压已达“危险临界阶段”

2026年9月11日 22:15 / 联合早报

伊朗总统佩泽希齐扬星期五（9月11日）说，美国对伊朗施加的压力已达到“危险的临界阶段”。 （路透社）

伊朗总统佩泽希齐扬星期五说，美国对伊朗施加的压力已达到“危险的临界阶段”。

佩泽希齐扬星期五（9月11日）在印度出席金砖国家峰会前发表谈话时说，当前世界正经历“前所未有的复杂时期”，利用经济手段施压只会进一步加剧局势。

他说，伊朗近年来一直受到严厉制裁，“过去几个月，美国和以色列发动军事侵略后，这种压力已达到危险的临界阶段”。

美国和以色列今年2月底对伊朗发动袭击，引发中东战争。当时伊朗经济已因数十年的国际制裁而受到削弱。

伊朗随后以封锁霍尔木兹海峡航运作为反制。这条重要能源运输通道受阻，导致全球能源价格飙升。

佩泽希齐扬说：“当一个国家的贸易、能源、基础设施和金融体系受到政治和军事压力时，其影响将波及国境之外。”

这是佩泽希齐扬首次正式访问印度。据印度外交消息人士透露，他星期五稍后将与印度总理莫迪举行双边会谈。

伊朗总统：美国施压已达“危险临界阶段”

2026年9月11日 22:15 / 联合早报

伊朗总统佩泽希齐扬星期五（9月11日）说，美国对伊朗施加的压力已达到“危险的临界阶段”。 （路透社）

伊朗总统佩泽希齐扬星期五说，美国对伊朗施加的压力已达到“危险的临界阶段”。

佩泽希齐扬星期五（9月11日）在印度出席金砖国家峰会前发表谈话时说，当前世界正经历“前所未有的复杂时期”，利用经济手段施压只会进一步加剧局势。

他说，伊朗近年来一直受到严厉制裁，“过去几个月，美国和以色列发动军事侵略后，这种压力已达到危险的临界阶段”。

美国和以色列今年2月底对伊朗发动袭击，引发中东战争。当时伊朗经济已因数十年的国际制裁而受到削弱。

伊朗随后以封锁霍尔木兹海峡航运作为反制。这条重要能源运输通道受阻，导致全球能源价格飙升。

佩泽希齐扬说：“当一个国家的贸易、能源、基础设施和金融体系受到政治和军事压力时，其影响将波及国境之外。”

这是佩泽希齐扬首次正式访问印度。据印度外交消息人士透露，他星期五稍后将与印度总理莫迪举行双边会谈。

She made the historic first call from a hijacked plane on 9/11. 25 years later, her family met the woman who answered.

2026-09-11 09:21 AM EDT / CBS News

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In Cary, North Carolina, Vanessa Minter was among the first people on the ground to learn about the terror unfolding in the air on Sept. 11, 2001.

Minter, an American Airlines reservations agent, was on the other end of a phone call with flight attendant Betty Ong, who was sitting in the back galley of hijacked American Airlines Flight 11, which had departed Boston for Los Angeles.

“She said, ‘I think we’re being hijacked,’” Minter recalled in an interview with “CBS Mornings.”

Minter said she knew the threat was real from the tone of Ong’s voice.

“I had to ask myself, could I have done that? Because she was literally a pillar. She knew what she was doing. She knew what information we needed, and she was all business,” Minter explained. Ong relayed critical information during the call that contributed to the FAA’s decision to close U.S. airspace.

She would be the last person Ong spoke with before the plane crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Minter recalled some of Ong’s final words during their conversation: “Pray for us.”

“I was the last person that she spoke to, and I couldn’t make it better. I couldn’t even help,” Minter said.

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Three weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, Minter penned a letter to Ong’s family in California. She described Ong’s bravery and concern for passengers and their safety.

“I want you to know that she will always be in my heart and my prayers as I go through life,” she wrote.

Vanessa Minter’s letter to Betty Ong’s family after 9/11 attacks

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The letter was given to Ong’s older brother Harry, who is now 77 and a grandfather of five. Harry said that was the first time the family learned about the midair call.

“When we listened to it, we were so proud of Betty,” Harry said.

Every month, Harry visits a memorial for Ong at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma, California — just outside of San Francisco — where she has a niche and a grave. Crews recovered a bone fragment with her DNA two blocks from Ground Zero in 2002.

“Betty was a hero, but not — not the fact that she’s the only hero, right? We envelope almost 3,000 people who have perished that day, and we have to just remember them and to say that they’re all heroes, and many, many more,” Harry said.

For 25 years, Minter never made the journey out west to meet Ong’s family — until now.

She recently reunited with Harry at Ong’s memorial. Afterward, he invited her to his home, where he shared some of the family’s keepsakes, including Ong’s ID tags and a letter from President Bush. She was also able to meet Ong’s mother, Gum, who is 99 years old.

“You have such a brave daughter. I feel like I’m a member of this family already,” Minter told Gum.

US consumer inflation picks up in August

2026-09-11T12:37:54.144Z / reuters.com

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• Summary

• Consumer Price Index increases 0.4% in August as expected
• Excluding food and energy CPI rises 0.3%, with airline fares maintaining upward trend
• Report likely to result in the Federal Reserve raising interest rates next week, financial markets bet

WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices accelerated in August, while a key measure of underlying inflation posted its largest increase in four months, reinforcing ​expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week.

The Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index report on Friday followed strong readings in several components of the Producer Price ‌Index released on Thursday that feed into the Personal Consumption Expenditures price indexes, the inflation measures the U.S. central bank tracks for its 2% target. Soon after the CPI data was published, financial markets priced in a roughly 91% chance of a rate hike next week, up from about 72% on Thursday, CME’s FedWatch tool showed.

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“It wasn’t as hot as yesterday’s PPI, but today’s CPI left the Fed with less room to maneuver as it tries to maintain its inflation-fighting credentials,” ​said Ellen Zentner, chief economic strategist at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

The Consumer Price Index increased 0.4% last month after edging up 0.1% in July, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics ​said. In the 12 months through August, consumer inflation advanced 3.4% after rising by the same margin in July. The rise in the CPI was ⁠in line with economists’ expectations.

A 3.9% jump in gasoline prices after two straight monthly declines accounted for more than a third of the increase in the CPI over the month. Other motor fuels, which ​include diesel, surged 9.6%. Oil prices have climbed back above $100 a barrel, while diesel prices are at record highs, suggesting inflation was set to remain elevated and broaden out in the coming months.

There was some respite ​for consumers at the supermarket. Food prices edged up 0.1% for a second straight month. Grocery prices were unchanged amid muted increases in the prices of meat and fish. Fruit and vegetable prices fell 0.4% over the month, weighed down by a 6.2% drop in the cost of lettuce because of a Cyclospora outbreak.

But egg prices increased 2.9%, while nonalcoholic beverages cost more as did dairy and related products. With diesel prices at a record high, consumers could soon ​face higher prices at the supermarket as nearly all the goods are transported by road, economists warned. Some saw price pressures persisting because of tariffs on imports, most recently against Canada, one of the ​United States’ top trade partners.

Frustration over higher prices, especially for gasoline and food, has led to a sharp erosion in President Donald Trump’s approval ratings and could cost his Republican party control of the U.S. Congress in the November ​midterm elections.

CORE INFLATION ⁠HIGHER OVER THE MONTH

Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI rose 0.3% last month, the largest increase since April. That was above economists’ expectations for a second straight month of a 0.2% gain. The so-called core CPI increased 2.4% year-on-year in August after rising 2.5% in July. Core CPI inflation was over the month driven by a 2.7% increase in airline fares amid rising jet fuel costs.

There were also solid increases in the prices of education, communication as well as used cars and trucks. Rents rose 0.2% while the cost of hotel and motel rooms rebounded 2.4%. But healthcare costs eased while prices ​for prescription medication were unchanged. The cost of motor ​vehicle insurance fell 0.8% while apparel prices ⁠were unchanged.

With the CPI and PPI data in hand, economists’ estimates for August’s core PCE price index converged around a 0.28% increase, which would round up to 0.3%. Core PCE inflation rose 0.2% in July. Estimates for the year-on-year increase in core PCE inflation ranged from 3.2% to 3.3%. Core PCE inflation ​advanced 3.3% in the 12 months through July.

The August PCE inflation report will include changes to the methodology, which some economists say could lower the ​core inflation rate by ⁠a couple of basis points. The Fed’s benchmark overnight interest rate is currently in a 3.50%-3.75% range.

The dollar was little changed against a basket of currencies. U.S. Treasury yields initially rose after the inflation data before pulling back.

The odds of a rate increase had diminished following comments by Fed Governor Christopher Waller at a Reuters NEXT Newsmaker event last week that he was inclined to argue in favor of keeping rates steady if data confirmed ⁠inflation pressures were ​cooling. Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh last month said the central bank will “have work to do” if policymakers don’t get the confidence ​they need that inflation is heading down to 2%.

But Trump is pressuring the Fed to cut rates, posting on social media last week “LOWER THE RATE OR I’LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT.” Economists have blamed what they called ​political intimidation for the surge in yields on long-term U.S. government bonds. Some expected the Fed to tighten policy next Wednesday to underscore its independence.

Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Andrea Ricci