Democrats say agreement – which clears way for Blanche’s confirmation – makes promises president can easily reverseA compromise between Todd Blanche and two Republican senators that potentially cleared the way for Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general is weak, Democrats and several experts said, as it makes promises Donald Trump can easily reverse.Blanche, the acting attorney general, posted two documents on Sunday evening showing he was withdrawing an 18 May order allowing for the creation of a $1.8bn weaponization fund and clarifying that broad tax immunity the justice department granted to Trump only applied retroactively to the president, his sons, and businesses. Continue reading...民主党人及多名法律专家表示，代理司法部长托德·布兰奇与两名共和党参议员达成的协议缺乏约束力，特朗普可轻易推翻其中承诺。批评人士认为，该协议未真正终止所谓“反武器化基金”，也未消除特朗普及其关联方所获税务审计豁免的争议。
Low-income US households are hit hardest, spending more than 10 percent of monthly income on petrol as prices rise.随着油价上涨，美国低收入家庭承受的汽油支出压力尤为沉重，部分家庭将逾一成月收入用于购买汽油。与此同时，雪佛龙、埃克森美孚等能源企业利润大幅增长，引发政治批评。
Survey reveals medics were called ‘monkeys’ and ‘dirty foreigners’, and patients refused to be seen by black or Asian staffNHS radiographers are experiencing racist abuse by patients, who have called them “monkeys” and refused to be seen by black and Asian staff, according to a report.A survey of 381 members of the Society of Radiographers revealed a “noticeable” rise in instances of overt racism experienced and witnessed by radiographers across the health service over the past 18 months. Continue reading...一项调查显示，英国国民保健制度放射技师在过去18个月中遭遇和目睹公开种族主义行为的情况明显增加。部分患者辱骂医护人员，并拒绝接受黑人或亚裔工作人员的诊治。
The US president insisted negotiations were underway despite Tehran's denials, saying Iran had a final opportunity to reach an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and its nuclear programme before facing what he called 'decapitation.'美国总统特朗普称，尽管伊朗否认，美伊谈判仍在进行，伊朗在霍尔木兹海峡和核计划问题上达成协议的机会已所剩无几。伊朗方面则表示，正与阿曼就海峡通行问题磋商，但并未与美国谈判。
Arab Americans in Michigan who withheld support for Kamala Harris in 2024 say they will not back pro-Israel candidates.密歇根州阿拉伯裔美国人表示，尽管对特朗普政府的政策深感不满，他们仍认为在2024年拒绝支持哈里斯是追究民主党加沙政策责任的必要之举。随着选举再度临近，巴勒斯坦问题已成为该社区支持候选人的重要底线。
Europe's record-breaking hot and dry summer continues to take its toll on France and Greece, where firefighters fought to contain major blazes, while the UK recorded its driest July in nearly two centuries. Europe is Earth’s fastest-warming continent, heating at more than twice the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union’s Copernicus climate service.欧洲持续的破纪录高温和干旱正加剧法国、希腊等地山火，英国则经历近两个世纪以来最干燥的七月。欧盟哥白尼气候服务机构称，自20世纪80年代以来，欧洲升温速度超过全球平均水平两倍。
