Trump takes mail-in ballot fight to US Supreme Court
美国特朗普政府周四请求最高法院介入，允许美国邮政署执行一项收紧邮寄选票使用的新规定。 这项规定在联邦法官下达临时禁令后被暂时叫停，相关争议发生在11月中期选举前。司法部已向最高法院提出紧急申请，请求解除波士顿联邦地区法官英迪拉·塔尔瓦尼的临时限制令。
该规定由美国邮政署在一项行政命令之后制定，内容是加强对邮寄选票的使用限制。法院此前的临时裁定阻止了该规则立即生效，而政府方面则希望尽快恢复执行，以避免在选举前出现政策真空。
从目前提供的内容看，案件焦点在于邮政署是否有权在选举前实施这项新规，以及联邦法院是否应继续阻止其生效。司法部的紧急上诉显示，政府希望在中期选举前尽快推动该政策落地。
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美国特朗普政府周四请求最高法院介入，允许美国邮政署执行一项收紧邮寄选票使用的新规定。 这项规定在联邦法官下达临时禁令后被暂时叫停，相关争议发生在11月中期选举前。司法部已向最高法院提出紧急申请，请求解除波士顿联邦地区法官英迪拉·塔尔瓦尼的临时限制令。
该规定由美国邮政署在一项行政命令之后制定，内容是加强对邮寄选票的使用限制。法院此前的临时裁定阻止了该规则立即生效，而政府方面则希望尽快恢复执行，以避免在选举前出现政策真空。
从目前提供的内容看，案件焦点在于邮政署是否有权在选举前实施这项新规，以及联邦法院是否应继续阻止其生效。司法部的紧急上诉显示，政府希望在中期选举前尽快推动该政策落地。
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US urged to consider military strikes to stop China achieving AGI first
一位前白宫官员表示，美国应开始为“必须采取极端措施以阻止中国实现通用人工智能（AGI）”的情景做准备，其中可能包括应对国家支持的间谍活动，以及对中国数据中心实施军事打击。
这一观点由新美国安全中心（CNAS）印太安全项目副主任雅各布·斯托克斯（Jacob Stokes）在周四的一场线上活动中提出。他说，美国政府多个机构，包括国防部，都应提前考虑相关风险和应对方案。
原文在此处截断，已给出的内容主要集中在美国内部对中国人工智能发展的安全担忧，以及可能采取的强硬遏制思路。
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一位前白宫官员表示，美国应开始为“必须采取极端措施以阻止中国实现通用人工智能（AGI）”的情景做准备，其中可能包括应对国家支持的间谍活动，以及对中国数据中心实施军事打击。
这一观点由新美国安全中心（CNAS）印太安全项目副主任雅各布·斯托克斯（Jacob Stokes）在周四的一场线上活动中提出。他说，美国政府多个机构，包括国防部，都应提前考虑相关风险和应对方案。
原文在此处截断，已给出的内容主要集中在美国内部对中国人工智能发展的安全担忧，以及可能采取的强硬遏制思路。
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Ecuador’s ex-president and Chinese ambassador seek to avoid jail over belt and road dam | 厄瓜多尔前总统与中国大使寻求避免因“一带一路”水坝案入狱
厄瓜多尔前总统莱宁·莫雷诺（Lenin Moreno）和一名前中国驻基多大使周四向该国最高法院提出上诉，要求撤销他们因一宗涉及7600万美元的贿赂案而被判处的五年刑期。
莫雷诺此前被厄瓜多尔国家司法法院三名法官组成的合议庭裁定犯有贿赂罪。案件与厄瓜多尔最大水电项目的合同有关，涉案合同由一家中国国有承包商获得。法官一致认定，他在担任副总统期间利用职权参与相关安排。
该案是厄瓜多尔近年来受到关注的重大腐败案件之一。目前，莫雷诺和前中国驻基多大使都希望由最高法院推翻原判，避免继续执行五年刑期。
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厄瓜多尔前总统莱宁·莫雷诺（Lenin Moreno）和一名前中国驻基多大使周四向该国最高法院提出上诉，要求撤销他们因一宗涉及7600万美元的贿赂案而被判处的五年刑期。
莫雷诺此前被厄瓜多尔国家司法法院三名法官组成的合议庭裁定犯有贿赂罪。案件与厄瓜多尔最大水电项目的合同有关，涉案合同由一家中国国有承包商获得。法官一致认定，他在担任副总统期间利用职权参与相关安排。
该案是厄瓜多尔近年来受到关注的重大腐败案件之一。目前，莫雷诺和前中国驻基多大使都希望由最高法院推翻原判，避免继续执行五年刑期。
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Holdout juror preventing verdict in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, lawyer says
马萨诸塞州林赛·克兰西（Lindsay Clancy）谋杀案的陪审团在周四仍未达成一致，辩方律师称，目前只有一名陪审员阻碍了裁决。围绕她是否杀害了自己的三个年幼孩子，陪审团的商议已进入第六天。
辩护律师凯文·雷丁顿在法庭上作出上述表示。此前，陪审团向马萨诸塞州普利茅斯的威廉·沙利文法官递交了一张便条，促使法官重新向陪审员解释“合理……”这一法律标准的含义。
目前，案件尚未出现最终裁决，陪审团继续围绕是否应以谋杀罪定罪进行讨论。
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马萨诸塞州林赛·克兰西（Lindsay Clancy）谋杀案的陪审团在周四仍未达成一致，辩方律师称，目前只有一名陪审员阻碍了裁决。围绕她是否杀害了自己的三个年幼孩子，陪审团的商议已进入第六天。
辩护律师凯文·雷丁顿在法庭上作出上述表示。此前，陪审团向马萨诸塞州普利茅斯的威廉·沙利文法官递交了一张便条，促使法官重新向陪审员解释“合理……”这一法律标准的含义。
目前，案件尚未出现最终裁决，陪审团继续围绕是否应以谋杀罪定罪进行讨论。
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Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes
第35届搞笑诺贝尔奖周四首次在美国以外举行，十支研究团队获奖，表彰他们对科学做出的新奇而富有想象力的贡献。其中，研究蟑螂乳汁以及用内裤分析土壤健康的项目获得了奖项。
这一奖项由数字杂志《不可思议研究年鉴》主办，因出行担忧而从美国转移到欧洲举办。过去35年里，该活动一直在美国举行，今年则首次“出海”，以确保参与者能够顺利到场。
本次获奖研究延续了该奖项一贯的风格，聚焦看似荒诞、实则具有科学启发性的主题，强调研究的创造性与独特性。
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第35届搞笑诺贝尔奖周四首次在美国以外举行，十支研究团队获奖，表彰他们对科学做出的新奇而富有想象力的贡献。其中，研究蟑螂乳汁以及用内裤分析土壤健康的项目获得了奖项。
这一奖项由数字杂志《不可思议研究年鉴》主办，因出行担忧而从美国转移到欧洲举办。过去35年里，该活动一直在美国举行，今年则首次“出海”，以确保参与者能够顺利到场。
本次获奖研究延续了该奖项一贯的风格，聚焦看似荒诞、实则具有科学启发性的主题，强调研究的创造性与独特性。
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ICE officer charged with lying to investigators in shooting of Venezuelan man | ICE官员因在射杀委内瑞拉男子案中向调查人员撒谎被起诉
Federal prosecutors have charged a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with lying to investigators about the
events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown earlier this year, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person was not authorised to p...
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Federal prosecutors have charged a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with lying to investigators about the
events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown earlier this year, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person was not authorised to p...
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Mercury-bound spacecraft on home stretch of nearly decade-long voyage: ‘brilliant moment’
Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly
decade-long voyage to the solar system’s smallest and closest-to-the-sun planet. The linked European and Japanese spacecraft separated as planned from their cruiser, but controllers had to wait two an...
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Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly
decade-long voyage to the solar system’s smallest and closest-to-the-sun planet. The linked European and Japanese spacecraft separated as planned from their cruiser, but controllers had to wait two an...
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Just 4 of 28 lifts at Queen Mary Hospital block set for service once repairs done
Only four of the 28 lifts at Queen Mary Hospital’s new clinical block will operate normally following minor repairs, whi
le work must be carried out on the rest until the end of the year, according to Hong Kong’s architectural authorities. The Architectural Services Department said on Thursday only four lifts serving no...
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Only four of the 28 lifts at Queen Mary Hospital’s new clinical block will operate normally following minor repairs, whi
le work must be carried out on the rest until the end of the year, according to Hong Kong’s architectural authorities. The Architectural Services Department said on Thursday only four lifts serving no...
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China-Singapore security team claims breakthrough in hacking Starlink terminals
A team of cybersecurity experts has announced they successfully compromised the latest Starlink user terminals, crossing
the security boundaries of the world’s largest satellite constellation. In a post on its social media account on Tuesday, Darknavy, an independent cybersecurity research institute headquartered in Si...
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A team of cybersecurity experts has announced they successfully compromised the latest Starlink user terminals, crossing
the security boundaries of the world’s largest satellite constellation. In a post on its social media account on Tuesday, Darknavy, an independent cybersecurity research institute headquartered in Si...
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Hong Kong Nepalese man searches for cousin missing in flood: ‘I cannot sleep’
A Hong Kong Nepalese man is searching for his cousin who is missing after the catastrophic flood struck the Himalayan bo
rder between Nepal and Tibet. Y.B. Gurung, a 64-year-old retiree, told the South China Morning Post that he last spoke with his tour guide cousin Raju Gurung, 40, at 8am on August 26, shortly before a...
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A Hong Kong Nepalese man is searching for his cousin who is missing after the catastrophic flood struck the Himalayan bo
rder between Nepal and Tibet. Y.B. Gurung, a 64-year-old retiree, told the South China Morning Post that he last spoke with his tour guide cousin Raju Gurung, 40, at 8am on August 26, shortly before a...
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Outcry over ‘weapons of love’ forces Hong Kong charity to scrap student contest
A leading Hong Kong charity has called off a student eco-bag design contest meant to counter domestic violence following
public backlash over its directive for pupils to draw inspiration from objects commonly linked to household abuse. Po Leung Kuk confirmed on Thursday that it had scrapped the competition, which was o...
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A leading Hong Kong charity has called off a student eco-bag design contest meant to counter domestic violence following
public backlash over its directive for pupils to draw inspiration from objects commonly linked to household abuse. Po Leung Kuk confirmed on Thursday that it had scrapped the competition, which was o...
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Extra funds push Taiwan’s defence spending past NT$1 trillion for the first time
Taiwan’s cabinet approved a supplementary defence budget of NT$145.7 billion (US$4.6 billion) on Thursday, pushing the i
sland’s total defence-related spending for this year above NT$1 trillion for the first time. The additional funding is expected to raise this year’s overall defence spending from 3.32 per cent of gros...
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Taiwan’s cabinet approved a supplementary defence budget of NT$145.7 billion (US$4.6 billion) on Thursday, pushing the i
sland’s total defence-related spending for this year above NT$1 trillion for the first time. The additional funding is expected to raise this year’s overall defence spending from 3.32 per cent of gros...
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Above 1,700 Indonesians get food poisoning after eating state-issued free meals
Another 777 students and teachers contracted food poisoning in Indonesia’s Central Java after consuming government-issue
d free meals, a school principal said on Thursday, bringing the total number of people made ill by the scheme to more than 1,700 in just a week. In separate incidents in three other locations this we...
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Another 777 students and teachers contracted food poisoning in Indonesia’s Central Java after consuming government-issue
d free meals, a school principal said on Thursday, bringing the total number of people made ill by the scheme to more than 1,700 in just a week. In separate incidents in three other locations this we...
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Moonshot AI – creator of Kimi K3 model – has filed for Hong Kong IPO: sources
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Moonshot AI – developer of the leading Kimi K3 model – has confidentially filed
for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, as the firm seeks to tap public markets to fund its rapid expansion. The Beijing-based company was t...
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Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Moonshot AI – developer of the leading Kimi K3 model – has confidentially filed
for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, as the firm seeks to tap public markets to fund its rapid expansion. The Beijing-based company was t...
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MTR Corp sues Opatra operator over HK$347,000 unpaid rent and fees at Sha Tin mall
Hong Kong’s railway operator has sued the local distributor behind embattled beauty brand Opatra London for allegedly fa
iling to pay more than HK$347,000 (US$44,248) in rent and other fees at one of its shopping malls. A court document reviewed by the South China Morning Post on Thursday showed the MTR Corporation, as ...
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Hong Kong’s railway operator has sued the local distributor behind embattled beauty brand Opatra London for allegedly fa
iling to pay more than HK$347,000 (US$44,248) in rent and other fees at one of its shopping malls. A court document reviewed by the South China Morning Post on Thursday showed the MTR Corporation, as ...
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Defendant knew sexual acts with sister as teen ‘seriously wrong’, court told
A man who engaged in sexual acts with his younger sister when he was just a teenager knew his behaviour was “seriously w
rong”, prosecutors have told Hong Kong’s High Court. Senior Public Prosecutor Karen Ng Ka-yuet said on Thursday that the older sibling, believed to have been aged between 11 and 14 at the time of the ...
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A man who engaged in sexual acts with his younger sister when he was just a teenager knew his behaviour was “seriously w
rong”, prosecutors have told Hong Kong’s High Court. Senior Public Prosecutor Karen Ng Ka-yuet said on Thursday that the older sibling, believed to have been aged between 11 and 14 at the time of the ...
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What a Trump official’s dig at Harvard means for Hong Kong
A cabinet secretary fretting about his daughter’s university choice might once have been considered a private family mat
ter. In Donald Trump’s America, it has become official content. US transport secretary Sean Duffy recently appeared with his family in a road trip series carried on the department’s YouTube page. In o...
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A cabinet secretary fretting about his daughter’s university choice might once have been considered a private family mat
ter. In Donald Trump’s America, it has become official content. US transport secretary Sean Duffy recently appeared with his family in a road trip series carried on the department’s YouTube page. In o...
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Orangutan in Indonesia dies after exposure to haze fires, abnormalities in lungs
An adult male orangutan found struggling to breathe in a palm oil plantation on Indonesia’s Borneo died hours after bein
g rescued, authorities said on Thursday. The orangutan, named Sampurna and believed to be around 20 years old, was found by residents on Sunday morning in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan, an area a...
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An adult male orangutan found struggling to breathe in a palm oil plantation on Indonesia’s Borneo died hours after bein
g rescued, authorities said on Thursday. The orangutan, named Sampurna and believed to be around 20 years old, was found by residents on Sunday morning in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan, an area a...
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Mexican foreign minister to meet Wang Yi in China as US demands trade ties rollback
Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Secretary Roberto Velasco arrives in China on Sunday for his first official visit as his countr
y navigates increasing US pressure to roll back Chinese trade ties. The two-day visit will take place at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said in Beiji...
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Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Secretary Roberto Velasco arrives in China on Sunday for his first official visit as his countr
y navigates increasing US pressure to roll back Chinese trade ties. The two-day visit will take place at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said in Beiji...
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Chinese military’s AI attack chain lags foreign models: researchers
China’s military AI models trail their foreign equivalents in performance, concentrating on support functions rather tha
n combat, according to a study by Chinese researchers. The findings appeared in a paper by researchers affiliated with the Armed Police Force Shandong Corps and the Engineering University of People’s ...
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China’s military AI models trail their foreign equivalents in performance, concentrating on support functions rather tha
n combat, according to a study by Chinese researchers. The findings appeared in a paper by researchers affiliated with the Armed Police Force Shandong Corps and the Engineering University of People’s ...
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