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特朗普正式起诉BBC 索赔100亿美元

16 December 2025 at 21:47
德正
2025-12-16T13:04:43.698Z
特朗普正式递交诉状,起诉英国广播公司BBC

(德国之声)BBC旗舰节目《全景》(Panorama)曾播出的一部纪录片,剪辑了特朗普2021年1月6日在国会大厦外演讲中的两段片段,包括他呼吁支持者游行至国会大厦,以及他喊出“拼死一搏”(fight like hell)的内容,但省略了他呼吁和平抗议的部分。

特朗普的诉讼称,BBC对他进行了诽谤,同时违反了佛罗里达州禁止欺骗性和不公平贸易行为的法律。针对以上两项指控,每项索赔50亿美元。

BBC已向特朗普道歉,承认剪辑造成了错误印象,让人误以为他直接呼吁采取暴力行动。但BBC表示,没有法律依据提起诉讼。

11月3日,英国《每日电讯报》网络版独家披露一名BBC顾问撰写的内部备忘录,批评该纪录片的相关剪辑“完全具有误导性”,指责BBC在公正性方面存在“严重且系统性的问题”。事件曝光后,BBC两名高管宣布辞职

英国政府代表金诺克(Stephen Kinnock)此前接受媒体采访时表示,BBC道歉是正确的,反对法律诉讼也是正确的。周二(12月16日)他对“天空新闻”表示,“BBC在这一点上的坚定立场是正确的。”BBC的资金来源于所有观众必须缴纳的电视费。

特朗普周一称,BBC尽管道歉,“但并未对错误行为表现出真正的悔意,也没有做出任何有意义的制度性改革,防止未来再次发生新闻滥用行为。”

路透社评论认为,美国宪法对言论和新闻自由进行法律保护的门槛很高,特朗普团队不仅需要证明剪辑是虚假、且是诽谤性的,还需要证明BBC明知故犯地刻意误导观众。

法律专家表示,BBC可以为自己辩护,称这部纪录片基本属实,其剪辑并未造成虚假印象;也未损害特朗普的声誉,因为特朗普最终还是当选了总统,且这段长达一个小时的纪录片中,也包含了多位支持特朗普的受访者观点。

除BBC外,特朗普还对《纽约时报》、《华尔街日报》和爱荷华州的一家报纸提起诉讼,而上述三家媒体均否认有任何不当行为。

(美联社)

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为何北京对房产崩盘数据讳莫如深?

16 December 2025 at 21:47
Nik Martin
2025-12-16T13:07:35.609Z
无论是2008年全球金融危机、2015年股市动荡,还是疫情期间,中国政府都曾出手干预

(德国之声中文网)据路透社援引知情人士报道,中国房地产开发商万科计划在本周稍晚与债券持有人会面,计划将一笔20亿元人民币债券的还款宽限期从目前的5个工作日延长至30个工作日,以避免违约。此前,债权人已否决万科将付款期限延期一年的方案

消息一出,万科人民币债券价格大幅下跌,其中一只2028年到期债券单日下挫26%,公司在深圳和香港的股票亦双双走低。

繁荣越盛,崩盘越严重、越持久

万科的最新动向发生在中国房地产行业持续低迷之际。经历了二十多年的高速增长,至2020年,中国房地产泡沫已将房价推高至平均工资的17倍以上。

多重因素共同推动了这轮繁荣:1998年的住房制度改革将住房从国家分配转向私人所有,近5亿中国人从农村涌入城市,以及国有银行提供的充足信贷。

建筑热潮彻底改变了中国的城市天际线,家庭将大量积蓄投入房产,房地产投机成为常态,数以百万计的中产家庭因此“感觉更富有”,并增加消费。

转折点出现在新冠疫情首轮封控期间。习近平领导的政府对房地产开发商的举债规模施加了全面新规,即所谓的“三条红线”政策。恒大、碧桂园等房地产巨头以及数十家中小企业相继违约,超过70家开发商破产,或只能依靠国家支持勉强维持生存。

五年多过去,这场崩盘仍未显现缓和迹象。英国巴克莱银行估算,随着房价暴跌,中国家庭财富已蒸发逾18万亿美元。与此同时,曾是国内生产总值关键引擎的建筑业大幅萎缩,反而拖累整体经济增长,使其低于北京设定的目标。

北京审查民间房地产数据

上月,中国官员要求民间数据机构停止发布住房销售数据,切断了外界了解房地产市场困境的无数不多的独立窗口之一。

此前,中国房地产信息数据显示,10月百强房企新房销售额同比下降42%,为18个月来最大单月跌幅。

总部位于台北的J Capital Research创始人兼研究主管安妮·史蒂文森-杨(Anne Stevenson-Yang)认为,此举有助于掩盖真实的价格跌幅。

她对德国之声表示:“整体市场跌幅很可能已达到50%,在重新达到平衡之前,甚至可能下探至85%。”

她举例称,一名来自西安的同行被开发商提出“三套房打包卖一套价”的方案,相当于每套房价格下跌了三分之二。

牛津经济研究院9月的报告指出,在北京、上海等一线城市,平均房价较高点已下跌约10%,高端住宅需求降温导致价格回调更为明显。但真正的重灾区是二、三线城市,如成都、东莞等地,房价跌幅高达30%。

半拉子工程与空置住宅遍布城市

房地产崩盘在全国范围内留下大量烂尾项目、“鬼城”,以及数以百万计陷入负资产的家庭,引发众怒和零星抗议,购房者希望北京出台刺激措施提振需求。

英国牛津大学中国中心研究员乔治·马格纳斯(George Magnus)对德国之声表示:“目前仍存在大量供给过剩,相当于3至5年的未售住房库存,主要集中在小城市。要消化这些库存需要很长时间,尤其是在首次购房人群(20至35岁)本身正在萎缩的情况下。”

中国最重要的经济引擎正在熄火

房地产一度占中国GDP的四分之一左右,在2000年代至2010年代初支撑经济保持两位数增长。随着房地产放缓,经济增速被拖累,去年约为5%,虽然仍然不低,但较繁荣时期大幅回落,其连锁反应波及全国

史蒂文森-杨指出:“中国的钢铁、水泥价格和产量都在下降,就业和投资疲软——这些都是房地产崩盘造成的附带损害。”

中国曾是全球最大的铁矿石、铜、钢铁和水泥消费国,其中大量需求与建筑业相关。随着需求下降,澳大利亚、巴西、智利等出口国受到冲击。房价下跌挤压家庭财富,也削弱了消费能力,导致对外国奢侈品和汽车的进口也在减少。

房地产市场低迷带动包括钢铁和水泥在内的建筑原材料需求下降

定向刺激,而非全面救市

北京希望避免新一轮投机泡沫,因此此次房地产刺激措施明显弱于以往几次危机时期。无论是2008年全球金融危机、2015年股市动荡,还是疫情期间,中国政府都曾出手干预

而这一次,许多观察人士认为,当局正允许房价逐步下行,以将政策重心放在稳定和长期结构调整上,而非短期刺激。

史蒂文森-杨说:“到了一定阶段,你已经无法再刺激了,因为所需资金规模过大,会引发通胀。”

彭博社上月报道称,北京仍在考虑出台补贴房贷利息、降低交易费用、并为购房者提供更高额度的个人所得税退税等措施。

房价或仍将下跌多年

房地产崩盘通常需要约五年时间才能完成。在美国,2007年开始的房市崩溃直到2012年才趋于稳定。西班牙2008年之后的房地产下行也持续了约五年才出现复苏迹象。

日本1991年至2000年代的泡沫破裂常被视为最漫长的房地产危机,房价停滞超过十年,且从未完全恢复至泡沫前高点。

史蒂文森-杨认为,中国房地产行业可能面临“未来10年负增长或零增长”。标普全球评级的分析师则认为,这轮下行可能持续至2020年代末,尽管部分预测认为最早明年或2027年可能出现复苏。

这对普通中国家庭而言无疑是沉重打击。许多人将毕生积蓄投入房产,却眼睁睁看着资产缩水,被困在无法脱身的按揭中,也难以将其出售。更糟的是,在可预见的未来,房价很可能长期低于2020年高点。

马格纳斯指出,这种情况在全球并不罕见,房主往往假定房价会永远上涨。

“当好景结束、周期开始反转时……后果可能非常严重,”他对德国之声说道

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A Family Transformed by a Special-Needs Preschool

16 December 2025 at 18:00
For the mother of a son and a daughter with autism, the Kennedy Children’s Center has “opened up a whole world.”

© Ahmed Gaber for The New York Times

A classroom at the Kennedy Children’s Center, which is supported by Catholic Charities of New York.

Man Who Plowed Car Into Liverpool F.C. Parade Is Sentenced to 21 Years

16 December 2025 at 21:31
Paul Doyle struck more than 130 people when he plowed his car through fans leaving a jubilant victory parade for Liverpool F.C.

© Paul Ellis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Water Street in Liverpool, England, in May, after a car rammed into people gathered for a parade.

Five key moments in the assault on the rights of women and girls in 2025

16 December 2025 at 20:00
A woman, back to camera, looks out of a window with a metal grille, over the rooftops of the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. theguardian.org

This time last year, women’s rights organisations were bracing themselves for a second Trump term. Few were prepared for the chaos that would be unleashed in January. The volume and speed of executive orders coming out of the White House were seen as a deliberate tactic to overwhelm and create panic. In many ways it worked – there was confusion, anger and exhaustion as organisations scrambled to fill the gap left by the USAID freeze. But that was just the beginning.

The US administration has been the key driver, supported by intense advocacy work by ultra-conservative groups using the moment to strengthen global ties with political allies.

We look at five moments that affected the safety, dignity and lives of women and girls.

USAID dismantled

In March, six weeks after USAID is frozen, causing turmoil around the world, US secretary of state Marco Rubio confirms that 83% of the agency’s programmes will be eliminated. US diplomats, former presidents and humanitarian and health experts condemn the news, warning that people will die as a result. Rights defenders say that the demise of USAID is more than a funding crisis, it is a savage attack on human rights and family planning and reproductive care. Many organisations say women and girls will be disproportionately affected by diminishing aid, especially in conflict areas. As the year ends, data shows how hundreds of thousands of people have already died from disease, starvation, lack of access to maternal care and gender-based violence, with millions more to come. The UK and the Netherlands, the two largest funders of family planning aid after the US, follow with their own cuts. Nick Dearden, director of Global Justice Now, says Kier Starmer’s decision to slash about £6bn of overseas assistance is a move to appease Trump.

Christian-right groups raise voices during UN Women

In March, several Christian-right organisations meet in an upmarket New York hotel for a two-day conference held in parallel with the annual UN Women gathering. It is an opportunity to share tactics on how to defeat the UN’s “radical agenda”. They are in high spirits as they applaud Trump’s second term and changes in US policy on gender, diversity and abortion. Meanwhile, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, opens the women’s summit with a stark warning that “the poison of patriarchy” is back, after a report shows that anti-rights actors are actively undermining longstanding consensus on key women’s rights issues around the world.

African ‘family values’ conferences

Over the summer, a series of conferences in Africa focused on the traditional family and national sovereignty sparks alarm among rights advocates. On 9 May, Uganda’s president and first lady open the third Interparliamentary Forum on Family, Sovereignty and Values in Entebbe to push back on criminal foreign forces eroding traditional family values. A few days later, the Pan-African Conference on Family Values is held in Nairobi. Both events are attended by leading US and European anti-rights figures, including president of Family Watch International, Sharon Slater; Austin Ruse, president of the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam); and Jerzy Kwaśnewski, co-founder of Poland-based “extremist religious organisation” Ordo Iuris, who calls on African NGOs to push back against “radical global social engineering” of the UN and EU. In June, the Mormon church hosts the Strengthening Families conference in Sierra Leone, an event, reproductive rights advocates say that has become an anti-LGBTQ, anti-gender platform. It is not the first time Americans and Europeans have flown in to strengthen ties with their African allies but campaigners say the scale of their presence has grown significantly.

US threat to burn contraceptives

As clinics in sub-Saharan Africa say they are running out of contraceptives, including emergency kits for survivors of sexual violence, the US announces in July plans to destroy $10m of contraceptives held in a warehouse in Belgium. The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) says their destruction will deny more than 1.4 million women and girls contraceptive supplies, and lead to 174,000 unintended pregnancies and 56,000 unsafe abortions in the five African countries it surveyed. IPPF says the plan is an ideological decision “about imposing an anti-rights agenda on the entire world” and “an intentional act of reproductive coercion”. Médicins San Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) calls it “callous” and “reckless”. NGOs offer to buy the contraceptives so that they can reach their intended destinations but the US refuses all offers. Today, the situation is at a standstill as the Flemish government will not allow usable products to be destroyed.

‘Global gag rule’ expanded

Reviving the global gag rule, which halts US aid to groups that provide, advocate for or advise on abortion services overseas, is standard practice for republican administrations, so it came as no surprise when President Trump reinstated the rule in his first week of office in January. He also rejoined the Geneva Consensus Declaration, an anti-abortion agreement created by former Trump health adviser Valerie Huber that has gained support from about 40 countries. But in October, the US announces it intends to expand the global gag rule to include governments and multilateral organisations in addition to NGOs, and to cover diversity programmes. More details on the expansion of the global gag rule are expected in early 2026. Rajat Khosla, director of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, says widening the scope of the rule will have “unimaginable effects”. Reproductive justice campaigners fear that new US aid packages being negotiated with countries in Africa will become conditional on accepting the expanded global gag.

An anti-abortion activist holds a placard saying ‘Africa does not welcome abortion’ as he looks at a photo of his baby daughter on a mobile phone during a rally organised by CitizenGoA worker in a blue uniform in front of shelves full of medication.A woman wearing sunglasses and gagged with a stars and stripes bandana.

【网络民议】有什么好办法可以收拾高市早苗?

16 December 2025 at 20:54

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图为AI生成,关键词“高市早苗、996”

11月22日,今日头条博主“黄教授”发帖问“有什么好办法可以收拾她”(疑为阴阳怪气),并配发了一张日本首相高市早苗的图片。该帖至今展现量达到142万,吸引了两千余条评论,许多网民在评论区出谋划策,其内容大都是反讽、影射中国现实。

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新闻背景:11月7日,日本首相高市早苗在国会答辩中表示,若台湾遭到武力攻击或封锁,日本或认定其为“生存危机事态”,将在必要时依据安保法制行使集体自卫权。这一表态被外界视为日本多年对台政策“战略模糊”的突破。之后,高市早苗重申其立场,并拒绝对相关言论更正或撤回。随后,中国指责日方“公然干涉中国内政”,并开始实施多项反制措施,双方关系陷入长期紧张状态。

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Zelensky Expresses Wary Optimism About Ukraine Peace Plan

Two days of talks between President Volodymyr Zelensky and allies have brought some progress on security guarantees, but Russia remains opposed to any foreign forces in Ukraine.

© Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

Damage after bombing in Kostiantynivka, eastern Ukraine, this year.

New Yorkers Back Mamdani’s Push for Free Child Care, Poll Shows

16 December 2025 at 21:07
A Siena University poll showed that voters support having wealthy New Yorkers pay more in taxes to fund child care statewide, and favored Gov. Kathy Hochul in next year’s election.

© Shuran Huang for The New York Times

The favorability ratings for Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, have risen statewide and in New York City rise since his election last month.

'Best of our country': Australian PM visits Bondi hero in hospital

16 December 2025 at 19:43
Watch: 'Your courage is inspiring' Australian PM tells Bondi shooting 'hero'

Australia's Prime Minister has visited Bondi hero Ahmed al Ahmed in hospital, after the bystander tried to disarm one of the gunmen in the nation's deadliest gun attack since 1996.

"Your heart is strong", PM Anthony Albanese told the father-of-two, later calling him "the best of our country".

The fruit shop owner, who was born and raised in Syria, was shot several times in the shoulder after tackling one of the alleged gunmen. Albanese said Mr Ahmed would "undergo further surgery" on Wednesday.

At least 15 people have been confirmed dead after Sunday's attack in Sydney during an event to mark the first night of Hanukkah.

Police have declared the attack as a terrorist incident targeting the Jewish community.

"He was trying to get a cup of coffee and found himself at a moment where people were being shot in front of him," Albanese said after the bedside visit.

"He decided to take action, and his bravery is an inspiration for all Australians. He is a very humble man."

"At a moment where we have seen evil perpetrated, he shines out as an example of the strength of humanity," the prime minister added.

"We are a brave country. Ahmed al Ahmed represents the best of our country."

He later added: "Ahmed, you are an Australian hero."

There has been nationwide support for the 43-year-old including from US President Donald Trump who commended his courage, and a US billionaire who donated $99,999 (US$ 65,000; £49,000) to Mr Ahmed, calling him a "brave hero".

Watch: Eyewitness captures moment man tackles and disarms Bondi shooter

In the footage, Mr Ahmed is seen hiding behind a parked car before he leaps out.

He runs at the alleged gunman and seizes his weapon, before turning the gun round on him. The suspected attacker then begins to retreat.

Mr Ahmed then lowers the weapon and raises one hand in the air, appearing to show police he was not one of the attackers.

Mr Ahmed's father previously told the BBC that his son was driven to act by his "sentiment, conscience and humanity".

He "saw the victims, the blood, women and children lying on the street, and then acted".

French court sentences ex-DR Congo rebel and politician to 30 years in jail

16 December 2025 at 19:23
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Roger Lumbala, 67, has refused to accept the legitimacy of the court in Paris

A French court has sentenced a former rebel leader and politician from the Democratic Republic of Congo to 30 years in jail after finding him guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity more than two decades ago.

Roger Lumbala headed a rebel movement backed by neighbouring Uganda accused of committing atrocities during a period known as the Second Congo War.

The judge said the 67-year-old was found guilty of ordering or aiding and abetting torture and inhumane crimes, summary executions, rape constituting torture, sexual slavery, forced labour and theft.

Lumbala, who was living in France when he was arrested nearly five years ago, has refused to accept the legitimacy of the court in Paris.

He did not attend the trial, which began last month, though he was in the dock to hear the verdict on Monday.

Lumbala also served as a minister in DR Congo's transitional government from 2003 to 2005 and later as a member of parliament.

Several years later the Congolese government issued an arrest warrant for him over his alleged support for the M23, a rebel group currently active in the eastern DR Congo, prompting him to flee to France.

The Second Congo War, which raged from 1998-2003, involved nine countries, numerous rebel groups and led to the estimated deaths of between two and five million people.

At the time Lumbala led the Rally of Congolese Democrats and Nationalists (RCD-N), which allegedly carried out atrocities during a campaign between 2002 and 2003 called "Erase the Slate".

The operation targeted members of the Nande and Bambuti ethnic groups in the north-eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu who were accused of supporting a rival militia.

A UN team that investigated in its aftermath said it was characterised by "premeditated operations using looting, rape and summary execution as tools of warfare".

Lumbala's case was prosecuted under the principle of "universal jurisdiction", which allows French courts to seek justice related to crimes against humanity committed abroad.

Five non-governmental organisations, including Trial International and the Clooney Foundation for Justice, pooled their expertise to participate in the trial, helping support survivors to testify and requesting expert analyses.

Trial International, a Geneva-based justice campaign group, said 65 survivors, witnesses and experts testified before the court about the Erase the Slate operation.

After the verdict, it issued a statement from two of the survivors - David Karamay Kasereka and Pisco Sirikivuya Paluku.

"We were scared but came all the way here because the truth matters. For years, no one heard us," they said

"We would have preferred to face Roger Lumbala, to look him in the eyes. But this verdict marks a first step toward reclaiming pieces of ourselves that were taken from us."

During the trial Mr Kasereka, 41, described how his father and neighbours were tortured killed by Lumbala's men, the AP news agency reports.

Mr Paluku, who is a now 50-year-old nurse, told of how the rebels robbed and injured him, killed his uncle and raped his friend's wife, the AFP news agency says.

"We hope that this will serve as a lesson to those who continue to bring grief to the people of Congo, and particularly to Ituri," he told the Reuters news agency.

According to AP, Lumbala's legal team, which has 10 days to file an appeal, called the sentence excessive. Prosecutors had sought a life sentence.

Eastern DR Congo, which is rich in minerals, has been wracked by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Several peace deals going back to the 1990s have collapsed.

Over the years a number of other militia leaders, including Thomas Lubanga, Germain Katanga and Bosco Ntaganda, have been put on trial and convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for abuses committed in the east of DR Congo.

Human rights groups welcomed Monday's verdict as a milestone for further accountability in the long-running conflict there.

"This verdict is historic. For the first time, a national court has dared to confront the atrocities of the Second Congo War and show that justice can break through even after decades of impunity," Trial International's Daniele Perissi said in a statement.

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拼多多辞退多名与市监局人员发生肢体冲突员工

16 December 2025 at 20:23

中国媒体引述拼多多消息人士称,中国电商巨企拼多多辞退多名与市监局人员发生肢体冲突的员工。

据财新网报道,拼多多数名高管12月初和市监局人员在拼多多上海办公地点发生冲突后被拘留。报道星期二(12月16日)引述接近拼多多人士称,因上述12月3日发生的打架事件,拼多多的政府关系部门多名员工被辞退。

报道称,中国市场监督管理总局接获虚假发货举报后,转派地方市监局对拼多多进行检查。市监局人员12月3日在拼多多上海总部的办公室展开调查。

拼多多数名员工在调查过程中,与市监局工作人员产生肢体冲突,市监局工作人员报警后,上海长宁警方以阻碍执行职务,对拼多多员工处以包括行政拘留在内的处罚。

拼多多上星期三(10日)美股开盘后跌超2%,盘前交易中一度下跌逾3%。“多名拼多多高管与中国市场监管总局工作人员互殴”的消息,当天早些时候在中国网络疯传,拼多多暂未有公开回应。

洪秀柱批民进党禁小红书掩饰治理失败

16 December 2025 at 20:07

台湾在野的国民党前主席洪秀柱在社交平台发文,批评民进党封禁大陆社媒小红书,是为掩饰自己的治理失败。

洪秀柱星期一(12月15日)在脸书写道,小红书上大多是美妆教学、穿搭分享、旅游攻略以及各种生活信息,很多人靠它学化妆、学风格、找生活灵感。

她指出,政府一句话,把年轻人每天使用的平台封掉,就像家长把孩子费心收集的卡牌全丢掉,还说是为了“保护”。“这不是保护,这是权力暴力。”

洪秀柱批评民进党这次以“打诈”为名,把小红书封锁一年,完全是粗暴、懒惰、无能的政治操作。

她称,内政部长刘世芳说平台涉入1706件诈骗、1.3亿元新台币(500万新元)损失,质问对方是否已抓到诈骗犯,并指即便抓到也轻易交保释放。

洪秀柱续称,内政部打诈不成,将小红书300万台湾使用者,当中多数是年轻人拖下水,封平台,处罚全体用户;做不好治安,剥夺年轻人的资讯自由,直批是“懒政、怠政、失能到极点。”

她还指台湾总统赖清德表现更可恶,自称最重视“民主与自由”,最后却同意封锁,还心安理得地把年轻世代爱用的平台变成“政权牺牲品”。

她质问自称进步的民进党,是否尊重年轻人的网络人权,在网络空间的自由、生活和权益,并称“今天封小红书,明天是不是所有年轻人爱用的平台,只要民进党不高兴,都可以被贴上‘打诈’标签而封掉?”

洪秀柱直言,年轻世代的自由,不该被无能的政府践踏。年轻世代的使用权,不该被政治牺牲。

她向民进党喊话,不要再假装保护人民,这么做只是在掩饰自己的治理失败、治安崩盘、执政无能。

New Yorkers Back Mamdani’s Push for Free Child Care, Poll Shows

16 December 2025 at 21:07
A Siena University poll showed that voters support having wealthy New Yorkers pay more in taxes to fund child care statewide, and favored Gov. Kathy Hochul in next year’s election.

© Shuran Huang for The New York Times

The favorability ratings for Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, have risen statewide and in New York City rise since his election last month.

Senators Investigate Role of A.I. Data Centers in Rising Electricity Costs

16 December 2025 at 18:02
Three Democrats are seeking information from tech firms about the growing energy use of data centers and the utility bills of individuals and other businesses.

© Nathan Howard for The New York Times

The energy needs of data centers used for artificial intelligence are forcing utility companies to spend billions of dollars to upgrade the power grid, the lawmakers said.

联合国关切缅甸年底大选,昂山素季儿子忧心“过去两年没收到过母亲消息” 军政府今称她“健康状况良好” - RFI - 法国国际广播电台

16 December 2025 at 20:45
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昂山素季儿子表示,过去两年没收到过母亲的消息,他感到担忧。据路透社12月15日报道,昂山素季儿子金·阿里斯近日说,他已多年没有收到来自母亲的消息,甚至无法确定昂山素季“是否已经去世”。对此,缅甸军政府周二16日回应,被拘留的前领导人昂山素季“健康状况良好”。

自2021年以来,缅甸原国务资政昂山素季一直被军方拘禁。路透社周二16日报道说,缅甸军政府表示,被拘留的前领导人昂山素季“健康状况良好”,此前一天,昂山素季的儿子金·阿里斯告诉路透社,他很少收到关于这位 80 岁老人状况的信息,并担心她可能在自己不知情的情况下去世。

金·阿里斯在日本东京接受路透社采访时称,昂山素季被缅甸军方拘禁后,他只能通过二手渠道零星获知昂山素季的心脏、骨骼和牙龈等健康状况,“她一直有健康问题,过去两年多里没人见过她。她不被允许与律师团队接触,更不说用家人了。据我所知,她可能已经去世了。”

金·阿里斯对路透社表示,他猜测昂山素季被关押在缅甸首都内比都,在两年前收到的最后一封来信中,昂山素季曾向他抱怨监狱在夏季和冬季的温度。

他认为,对于昂山素季,缅甸军方可能有自己的打算,“如果他们想通过释放她或将她软禁,从而在选举前后安抚民众,那么至少也算是一种行动。”

昂山素季出生于1945年,父亲是缅甸独立运动领袖昂山。她曾在英国牛津大学接受教育,1972年与英国学者迈克尔·阿里斯结婚,并育有两个儿子。1988年,昂山素季回到缅甸,组建缅甸全国民主联盟。昂山素季曾被缅甸军政府软禁近二十年。

2021年2月1日,缅甸政局突变,国务资政昂山素季、总统温敏等官员突遭军方拘押。缅甸军方宣布成立国家管理委员会,国家权力被移交给国防军总司令敏昂莱。随后,昂山素季受到多项罪名指控,被判入狱33年。

2023年8月,缅甸国家管理委员会发布公告,宣布根据相关刑法条款,特赦原国务资政昂山素季的部分刑罚,刑期从33年减至27年。去年4月,缅甸军方发言人表示,昂山素季已出狱,并被软禁。

联合国对缅甸即将举行的军方操控选举表达严重关切

联合国人权高专办发言人劳伦斯指出,这场军方强加的选举并非自由或公平的选举,多数主要政党被排除在外。自2021年以来,已有超过3万名政治反对者被军方拘禁,其中包括民选政府成员及政治代表。

联合国人权事务高级专员蒂尔克表示,这场选举无法引领政治过渡或恢复文官统治,反而可能加剧全国范围的不安、恐惧和社会分裂。他强调,当务之急是终止暴力、保障人道主义援助畅通,并敦促美国重新考虑终止针对来自缅甸的人实施“临时受保护地位”的决定。

“临时受保护地位”是美国为因武装冲突、政治迫害或自然灾害无法安全返回原籍国的外国公民提供的临时居留和工作许可。针对缅甸局势,美国自2013年起为缅甸公民实施“临时受保护地位”,以保障因冲突和政治镇压面临风险的人士在美合法居留和就业。“临时受保护地位”需定期评估和延长,近期美国讨论或决定终止缅甸公民“临时受保护地位”,引发联合国及人权组织关注,呼吁在缅甸局势持续动荡下继续为受威胁民众提供保护。

高压选举环境与人道风险

人权高专办驻缅甸办事处负责人罗德哈弗指出,军方在选举前宣布赦免约4000名被控煽动叛乱或煽动罪的异议人士,但实际获释人数远少于公告规模。与此同时,军方依新颁布的“选举保护条例”逮捕了超过百人,包括三名青年因张贴描绘带子弹投票箱海报而被判49年监禁。

罗德哈弗表示,当前投票环境风险极高:军方持续镇压民众,武装反对派阻挠投票,平民被迫夹在中间;人工智能和生物识别技术的广泛监控进一步加剧安全担忧。此外,人道工作者无法进入受影响地区,军方阻断冲突地区救援通道,使民众在极不安全条件下返乡投票。

据估算,自2021年2月以来,缅甸已有约3万人遭任意逮捕,其中近2.3万人不应被羁押,部分获释者又被重新拘押。罗德哈弗强调,军方宣传选举为“危机结束之前的常规选举”,但联合国秘书长古特雷斯早在十月初已警告,在当前局势下任何选举都“可能加剧社会排斥与引发更严重的动荡”。



【视频】大熊猫即将返中 上野动物园大排长龙 民众不舍别离 - RFI - 法国国际广播电台

16 December 2025 at 20:45
16/12/2025 - 13:39

在日本的最后两只大熊猫“晓晓”和“蕾蕾”即将归还中国消息发布后的翌日,日本喜爱大熊猫的民众周二(12月16日)在东京上野动物园排起长队,游客纷纷向路透社记者表达他们对这对龙凤胎大熊猫离开的不舍。

日本周一宣布,4岁的双胞胎大熊猫“晓晓”和“蕾蕾”将于1月底返回中国,早于原定的2月20日期限。消息迅速成为全国焦点,令长期钟情于大熊猫的日本社会感到失落。周二,熊猫再次登上各大媒体头条,电视画面显示,大批戴着熊猫帽、背着熊猫包的游客从清晨起就在动物园外排起长队。

60岁的酒店服务业从业者、动物园游客鹿尾浩代表示,她希望熊猫能永远留在日本。她说,“我知道它们属于中国,但这些熊猫是在日本出生的,我真的希望它们能留在上野动物园。”她还说,熊猫不应该被政治化,而应作为中日友谊的象征继续存在。

晓晓和蕾蕾于2021年6月出生在上野动物园,自去年它们的父母返回中国后,这对双胞胎一直是上野动物园最重要的“明星”。随着它们的即将离开,日本将首次自1972年中日邦交正常化以来,境内不再拥有大熊猫。

上野动物园动物饲养与展示部门负责人铃木均表示,“作为上野动物园历史上第一对出生的双胞胎熊猫,它们具有非常重要的意义。它们的出生真的给了我们太多——无论是在经验上,还是在情感上。我对此深表感激。” ”他说,尽管饲养人员对熊猫离开感到不舍,但看到它们健康成长并回到中国,更多的是欣慰。”

路透社报道,向友好国家出借大熊猫来表达善意是中国“熊猫外交”长期以来的,而在外交关系紧张时也可能释放不同信号。根据相关协议,海外出生的熊猫幼崽在成长后必须返回中国。

由于预计未来一个多月参观人数将激增,上野动物园自周二起将熊猫馆的参观时间限制在约一分钟,并从下周开始实行网上预约。最后12天的参观名额将通过抽签方式决定。

尽管熊猫回国早已在计划之中,但在目前日中关系已跌至多年来低谷背景下,这次告别被视为具有特别的象征意义。日本共同社报道,11月日本首相高市早苗关于“台湾有事”的发言令日中关系恶化,能否实现新的熊猫租借尚是未知数,随着“晓晓”和“蕾蕾”回国,1972年首次赴日以来作为日中“友好象征”深受喜爱的大熊猫身影将在日本消失。

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知识分子|张宏院士:“资源型科研”正在摧毁中国的科研文化

16 December 2025 at 19:49

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在与年轻科研人员的长期交流中,中国科学院生物物理研究所研究员、中国科学院院士张宏敏锐地捕捉到一种正在悄悄改变科研生态的力量——资源型科研,用资金、人力和规模堆砌成果,用论文换来头衔,再用头衔换来更多资源,形成一个让原创性越来越无处生长的循环。

由此也产生了一个令人不安的现实:在科研投入不断扩大的同时,中国生命科学的原创研究却愈发稀缺。年轻人越来越焦虑、不得不“抱大腿” 争取资源,却越来越难沉下心做研究。资金、人力堆砌出的“资源型科研”蔓延开来,挤压了真正从0到1的探索,也破坏了科研文化的土壤。

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标题:张宏院士:“资源型科研”正在摧毁中国的科研文化
作者:知识分子
发表日期:2025.12.16
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口述 | 张宏

整理|李想俣

我是普通的研究员,没有官职,只是和年轻人的交往比较多,所以倾听他们的声音也比较多。最近年轻人比较关注的两点,一个是资源型科研对科研生态的破坏,另外一个是考核评价问题。

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资源型科研正在摧毁我们的科学文化

关于资源型科研,我所讨论的范围限定在生命科学领域,因为不同学科是不一样的。我们可以看到我国这么多年来对科研的投入越来越多,特别是对生命科学的投入越来越多,但真的静下心来去想,中国有多少原创性的发现?

现在0到1的发现极少。中国在1到100这个方面已经做得很好了,所以中国不断有很多CNS文章,我想今年已经有好几百篇了。中国科研是在欣欣向荣,我们从来不应该低估1到100的科研价值,但国家其实需要提倡0到1的原创性发现,因此需要有一个0到1的原创性发现的土壤。这些年来,我们的土壤或者科学文化却越来越不利于原创性发现。

去查中国的文章,有多少是资源堆积起来的?我说的资源指的是资金、人力。有的文章动辄花上几千万甚至上亿,这种文章的发表,就是靠钱累积起来,靠人力堆积起来。我不否定这些东西可能有一定的价值,但中国现阶段毕竟还是发展中国家,花这么多钱去产出这些文章的性价比很低。

这种资源累积起来的文章,不光浪费了钱,其实也极大地挤压了真正原创性工作的科学土壤、科学文化以及科研经费。这些大项目动辄上亿、上十亿,我不认为现在中国的生命科学已经到了可以一拥而上来做这类事情的阶段。当然,如基因组等大项目给人类做出很大的贡献,是不可否认的。但在中国,很多人的初衷并不是因为某个项目会给生命科学带来革命性的意义。

动辄上亿、上十亿的经费出去以后,没有经历过很严格的科学评价与评估。有些人刚回国不久就能掌控几千万的资金,而有一些在实验室不断进行原创的人,他们的经费又非常有限。而那些靠资金堆起的东西,可以发文章。我问过一些杂志的编辑,他们说,发这些文章是因为杂志喜欢发,但不该拿杂志作为评价标准。他们的话其实说得很有道理。

我国现在的问题正是因为大同行或跨同行的评审难以深刻理解科学发现的意义和影响力。如果仅凭文章,就形成恶性循环了:将资源堆积起来,就可以发好的文章;发了好的文章,就可以拿到很多荣誉;拿到荣誉,就可以获得更多的资源。

这样不光是挤占了年轻人的科研经费,更是促使很多年轻人去模仿这些人的所谓的成功道路。年轻人就会认为自己也需要去找资源、抱大腿,所以现在这几年一直有“抱大腿”这个词。

我是在国外读的博士,离开国内比较久,刚回国的时候,在国内也不认识资深的人,一切都靠自己的奋斗。现在很多年轻人回国以后的观念是不一样的,他们马上知道要去抱谁的大腿、拿到什么项目、参与什么项目以及怎么拿到资金。这种科研文化的改变实际上是很可怕的。因为脚步只要迈得坚实一点,即使慢一点,但每一步都能确保是在往前走。但如果科学文化和土壤有问题,那就是影响一代人甚至几代人的问题。所以我认为,我国的原创性科研文化和科研土壤的培养现在是0到-1。

现在的资源型科研越走越偏。我最近在中国农业大学给学生上课,就举了几个最近获得诺奖的工作。2006年安德鲁·菲尔和克雷格·梅洛因为发现RNA干扰现象获得诺奖,去年维克托·安布罗斯和加里·鲁夫昆因为微小核糖核酸得了诺奖,都是用秀丽线虫为模式动物进行研究,都不是资源型科研。他们的出发点都不是为了发表大文章和拿更多的资金,都是由好奇心驱使或者是对科学的坚持。

我5月份和维克托·安布罗斯聊我国的原创性科研,说到在我国做秀丽线虫很难得到基金的支持,原因就是我国总在关注能产生什么效益?明天是不是能治好一个病?是不是能把产量提高?我们总是期待一种革命性的东西,但没有坚实的土壤和基础,是很难实现的。

技术可以弯道超车,但我不认为科学文化和科学精神可以弯道超车,这一定是要脚踏实地的。1到100很重要,但真正决定我国在科技竞争中能不能胜利的是0到1的原创性科学发现。当我们在关注1到100时,需要有良好的科学土壤、科学精神和科学文化来培育这些从0到1的过程。资源型科研发了一堆文章,但这些文章有多少价值?我不否认一些计划在推动我国科研方面的作用。我只是觉得我国现在不应该提倡很多脱离培养年轻人、脱离追求0到1原创性发现的、纯技术性的生命科学领域的大计划。

资源型科研还有人力上的堆积,实验室越来越大,甚至一个大PI有好几个实验室,总是在比谁的实验室多。我只有一个实验室,尽管我工作很卖力,每天7:20前会到办公室,一直在读文章、在思考,但我仍然感觉现在精力越来越有限,所以实验室在不断缩小,只有20个人左右。

我国这种靠人力、靠资源堆积起来的科研,就是集邮式的科研——发文章,产生了一大堆垃圾性的文章。我国的科研结果以前有些是不可重复的,因为造假或者选择性发表数据;现在是不可能重复,因为要靠投入大量人力和金钱,要测成千上万个组学,分析几万个样本,其他研究者怎么复现?我真不知道这种科研的意义到底在哪里。虽然一直在说不能单以影响因子来评判,但整个体系实际上还是由影响因子及发表杂志等级为主导的。

现在资源型科研的问题越来越大,因为资源型科研的人越来越多。这个错误的导向,使得很多人静不下来。我觉得需要有让年轻人能够踏踏实实地在实验室钻研、原创性探索的氛围和科研文化。现在不少年轻人很明确要资源,很明确走资源型科研这条路。因为年轻人会看到那些有资源的人、发了文章的人,哪怕其中一些文章在几年后被证明是错的,但也得到了很多,这就是一个恶性循环。所以我刚开始说,我国的原创性科学现在是在从0往-1走,而不是从0向1走,科学文化、科学精神和科学土壤的培养没有弯道超车一说。

以前大家好像能够静下来,能够因为对科学本身的追求去做科研。但现在当一个科研工作者看到这么多现象以后,会觉得越来越不公平,很多人是心灰意冷的,这个现象值得关注。资源型科研用金钱和人力累积出来一些集邮式的文章,对整个科学文化、科学评价体系和科学人才起到了负面示范效应。

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引进一个资深海归科学家,有多少年轻人要勒紧裤腰带?

另一方面,虽然有一些从国外回来的资深科学家对提升我国的科研文化作用非常大,而且带动了很多年轻人。比如北生所、上海有机化学所生物与化学交叉研究中心,这些大家都知道。但还有很多人回来以后拿了非常多的资源,起了相当负面的作用。对于这种现象,很少有人敢出来发声。

国外回来的资深科学家进行资源型科研,会带来越来越严重的问题。国家需要国外回来的资深科学家,需要他们对科学的理解、科学文化的建设和科学人才的培养。但现在不少人回来以后并不是这么做的。他们拿到了很多资源以后,有多少时间在实验室培养年轻人?有些人认为中国钱很多,重复在走资源型科研的路。而且我总觉得他们好像有一个观点,就是自己回来,大学或机构愿意给钱,这是双方的事情,和别人都没有关系。这是典型的精致利己主义的想法。不要忘记,钱是纳税人的钱,科研文化是中国的科研文化,培养年轻人才是中国科学的未来。

中国现在有必要花这么多钱去让这些人回到中国来浪费吗?自己实验室有几十个人,但在实验室是见不到他们的,部分人每天在外面呼风唤雨,占用了年轻人大量资源。这实际上是应该要警觉的,也是很多年轻人都在抱怨的。

这些资深科学家如果不能够洁身自好,不能够促进中国的科学文化和科学土壤的培养,其实是很负面的。我们这些人回国不就是为了建设一个健康的科学文化吗?所以有一次令我特别惊诧的是,我跟一个人说,有一个著名的资深科学家要回国了。她跟我说的第一句话值得所有人去深思:又有多少年轻人要勒紧裤腰带,没有资金做科研了。

有专家说国内包括中科院在内的一些老单位是武大郎开店,不愿意招比自己强的人。在这一点,我完全不同意这样的说法。因为我们这些老单位没有资源,很多新生单位有资源。而且有些人回来以后要的是几倍于美国的工资,要的是比在美国多得多的资源,但回来产生了什么价值吗?所以这是不能提倡的。

全国需要有一个相对统一的标准和机制,不能是各个机构各行其是,给海外引进的人近乎无穷的资源。这些新单位好像觉得自己有权力、有钱,想给多少都可以,这其实就是一种资源任性。这些有钱又有资源的人一定需要想到这是国家的钱、纳税人的钱,这笔钱花出去要对建设科学文化、对培养年轻人、对促进中国的原创性科学有用,不能背弃这些初衷,不能为了引人而引人。否则会把整个科研生态弄坏。为什么年轻人对国内新兴机构的抱怨越来越多?这些机构需要自我反省,不要永远觉得自己是对的,别人是错的。我相信如果其它科研机构的人知道这些人的工资数目和所获得的资源,是会崩溃的。

我们需要国外回来的资深科学家,但目的还是让他们引领和建立健康的科学文化。这是他们应有的定位,而不是到中国来,浪费资源,做自己想做的任何事情。其实很多人到中国来,变成了做资源导向型科研,是因为他们不能够专心在实验室。我想,一个人做的事情和自己提倡的东西是不能相违背的。

这是很多年轻人现在极其关注和极其愤慨的一点。而海归的资深科学家真的需要放下心态,不要觉得自己是来拯救中国科研的,而需要知道怎么做才是对中国科学文化健康发展有益的。不要认为自己回来,单位愿意给这么多钱,这是两个主体之间的事。不是的!他们一定要问自己,这笔钱对中国科学文化的作用是正向的吗?有利于培养年轻人吗?有利于中国进行原创性探索,而不是资源型科研吗?这些问题是需要他们自己反思的,不能无止境地要比美国高几倍的工资。

新兴机构当然需要引进资深科学家,有些资深科学家在中国科研和培养年轻人方面起了表率的作用。但确实有相当一部分的资深科学家不断地换单位、拉资源。这也是资源型科研需要关注的点。我们国家当然需要这批人回来,但回来以后他们一定要知道自己真正的价值在哪里。国家真的没有富到可以让他们随便浪费的地步,事实上,很多年轻PI的科研经费真的很少。

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我们需要怎样的评价体系?

这些问题的根源就是评价导向问题,因为资源型科研是最容易发文章的,而发好的文章是获取更多资源、获取荣誉的阶梯,这是一个恶性循环。

20年前,可以说我国高水平的小同行不够多,但现在我国不存在这个问题。基金委的评审也导致了很多问题,比如杰青的评审,往往是几个领域的人放在一起来进行评审,有植物、生态、信息、细胞和生化等学科。为了做到公平公正,把相关性不大的一些人聚到一起来,这怎么评?很多机构在追求表面的公平公正,实际上是在真正地摧毁公平公正的评价体系。

我们的评价体系不能只看高引用和杂志,一定需要回到小同行的评审,这是解决问题的根本。比如基金委B类基础中心的评审,本来是很好的项目,但把各个学科放在一起,找几十个评委去评。去的时候把手机没收,还不能同时上卫生间,在会场吃饭,评委不能讨论,看起来非常公平公正。但真的公平公正吗?你让我去评价数学、物理,我怎么评价?我觉得需要抛开形式上、表面化的公平公正,回归到同行评审。同行评审可能是有很多问题,这是需要改正的,但要在这个前提下进行改正,而不能把这个核心、这个根给丢了。

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浮躁的科研文化正在削弱原创的生长环境

对于科研文化,我总是很担忧,真的太浮躁了。这其实是对国家极大的不负责任。因此我认为,要依法惩罚那些骗取国家资源的行为。我去一些地方参加评审,很多项目都是吹出来的,好像是一层层地都套在吹出来的“蓝图”里。很多都是为了数字而数字,为了拿到那笔钱,只能是编数字。其实很多人都知道问题所在,但不知道从何下手进行改革,因为真的是利益盘根错节。

小圈子和小团体在任何地方都会存在,公正的科研评价还是在于能不能坚持科学判断。我们一开始总是在抱怨国内形成的这些小团体、学阀、学霸,我们总希望国外回来的这些资深科学家能够改变这种科学文化,但改变了吗?我认为是形成了更多小团体。

一个新的机构出来,如果不能宽容地接受不同的声音,也会很快被小圈子把持。这也是圈子文化,只不过以前是一个圈子,现在则创造了更多的圈子,而圈子文化本身没有改变。

因为他们并不能客观地评价别人的工作。很多人总是认为本单位以及周围有关系的人做得比别人都好,眼光永远在这个范围内。所以我不认为生命科学领域有多少真正的战略科学家,当眼光不能触及全国、不能触及很远的未来,就不是战略科学家。另外不知道这些人是哪来的自信,觉得自己什么都懂、什么都可以评价。当一个人觉得自己什么都懂、什么都可以评价时,这个人已经离开科学的本质了。生命科学中每一个学科现在分得这么详细,一个人怎么可能什么都懂?

科学工作如果离开了科学评价的本质,都不会成功。我国需要一批敢于坚持科学、敢于说出真话的科学家。但科学和很多领域、行业又不一样,因为真正在做科学的人是在实验室里的,媒体大众是很少知道的。而一天到晚在外面活跃的所谓网红科学家,他们一定是不在科研一线、也不在思考深刻科学问题的,因为他们需要维持网红效应。而这批人对科研文化和科研评价的建立又有巨大的声音,这实在是一个悖论。但问题是这些网红科学家恐怕并不知道大家究竟如何评价他们。很多人总是觉得手上掌控的资源越多,就说明自己在科学上越有权威。要毁掉一个人的初衷非常简单,就是给他资源、给他荣誉,他一定会产生幻觉:慢慢觉得自己很重要,因为这是人性。我见过不少这样的例子了,这些人实在是很可悲的,因为他们听不到真正的声音和真正的评价。

我特别敬重我国老一辈科学家,他们真的是我们学习的榜样。在国家那么贫穷的时候,他们能够舍弃所有,为了国家的利益从事科学研究,把这个当作一种无上的荣誉。而现在很多人不断地攒着自己的个人资源,局限于自己的小圈子,怎么可能成为一个好的科学家?又怎能担当起年轻人的榜样?我国需要一些真的榜样,而不是网红科学家。

最后强调一下,我不是反对大科学项目,而是反对用钱和人力堆起来、为了发文章、没有太大科学价值的科研项目。去追逐表面上的新理论、新体系和新名词,但这实际上是一种自吹自擂的虚假繁荣。这会祸国殃民,会对科技政策的制定者产生错误导向。

也许我的发声不会有影响。但我觉得还是需要有一些声音出来。对我国科学文化的影响最终是由历史做出评价的,而不是由流量来界定的。

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标题:结婚当日坠楼女教师的人生碎片
作者:金晶吕乐言崔玉敏
发表日期:2025.12.16
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新婚当日,28岁的河南女教师魏某坠楼。

邻居、学生回忆起生活中的魏老师,明媚、快乐,而另一方面,她却在家庭等多重压力下陡然凋零。

参加送亲仪式的魏鑫记得,28岁的逝者魏某在结婚当日,并未穿上婚纱。

婚礼前一天中午,根据河南本地风俗,嫁女儿的娘家院内要摆桌待客。作为魏家家族长辈的魏鑫前去参加,他记得,院内摆了二三十桌酒席,作为主角的新娘新郎,没有到场。魏鑫听新娘父母的解释是,“闺女在县里高中教书,赶不回来”。

12月10日一早,女方正式出嫁到男方家中的日子,魏鑫再次赶到女方家中,看见魏某独自坐在院子里发呆。她没穿喜服,只穿着普通的深色棉衣和牛仔裤,也不像往常那样见到魏鑫,笑意盈盈地回应。

魏鑫觉得奇怪。他主动问亲属,女孩怎么没有穿婚纱。对方告诉他,魏某说,“到了新房子再穿”。这天早晨8点多,车头扎了花的黑色婚车开到院门口,准备接新娘,去往位于鲁山县一处小区的婚房内。他看见,女孩儿上了车仍然没有笑容,也没有出声。

新房距离村子50余公里。载着新郎新娘的婚车行驶在前头,魏鑫作为女方亲友坐上接亲车辆,快开到新房小区门口,传来新娘坠楼的死讯。

后来,魏鑫才从女孩父亲对亲友的解释中得知,出嫁那天,“闺女不想去了”。但“他们(魏家父母)要她去。她婆子(公婆)家也强烈要求想让她去。”

之后,发生了婚礼当日新娘坠亡的悲剧。魏鑫才明白,魏某令人不安的沉默背后的意味。

当天上午九点多,小区内一住户听见了警车、救护车的响铃。她起初以为有人打架,随后才在业主群里看见了“新娘跳楼”的消息。

她对女孩最后的印象,来自小区业主群内的照片,看得见女孩穿着深色上衣、牛仔裤,倒在血泊中。

第二天,魏某的遗体被送走。在此之前,她被人用一床粉色的被子盖上,旁边放着一个枕头,躺在底层住户的院子里。

12月10日起,逝者魏某的朋友圈遗言在互联网流传。不同于婚礼现场的沉默,遗言中,她自陈对催婚、结婚强烈的抗拒和痛苦。“……我吵,我闹,我发疯……都要相亲,都要结婚"。她最终选择“听话”。“所以我结婚了,我完成了我这辈子最大的任务。”在遗言最后,她留下了银行卡储蓄和密码信息。

魏某在互联网上成为“以死相逼对抗催婚”的悲情符号。有网友将共情和愤怒,投射到这个遥远的名字上。但此外,“身穿婚纱坠亡”、“工资被逐月取走,只留500元生活费”、“死后无人愿意收尸,两方家庭仍在争议彩礼”等碎片化的传言在她死后蔓延,让她的离世卷入舆论风暴。

互联网的另一面,魏某教过的学生们,开始自发回忆和悼念。在她们眼中,在婚礼现场女儿、新娘沉默的角色之外,身为历史老师的魏某有着明媚的另一面。 

12月10日晚上20:27分,陈楚在高中班级群里看到历史老师去世的消息。她觉得是“恶作剧”、谣言,直到刷到老师的朋友圈遗言,她才意识到,老师不在了。

陈楚19岁,大一在读,曾经是魏某所带班级的历史课代表。2022年9月开学,陈楚进入高一。

也是这年,魏某出现在《鲁山县2022年招聘中小学教师拟聘用人员名单》里。而另一份公示的体检名单里显示,她以历史组总成绩第一名,考入当地这所公立重点高中做历史老师。当地人说,魏某不简单,年纪轻轻,就能进县里最好的重点高中。

陈楚心里,历史老师曾是她高一生活的一抹亮色。

她记忆中,老师个子高挑,身形结实,长相也带着英气。走进教室,往讲台一站,一次冬天时穿俄式大氅,像一名女将。

还有一次上课,魏某身穿新中式衣裳,班里惊呼“哇”,她笑了,“好看你们就多夸夸我”,很是明媚。学生们私下喜欢直呼她的名字,叫她“我们XX”。

高中管理严格,学生把抽查背书叫作“过关”,课间要过关,晚自习要过关,午休有时候不让睡觉,也要去过关。

历史组的老师跟着压力大。学生们将学校召开老师开会、对老师批评称为“开小会”。一旦被学校开小会,有的老师对学生发火、撕书。当时陈楚所在班级历史成绩不好,魏某三天两头去“开小会”,却连对学生皱眉都少有。

陈楚记忆中,老师在课堂总是公正而温柔。她上课提问时,“成绩好、成绩差的都提问”。抽查背书,学生背不出来,魏某从不责骂,只面带笑容地鼓励,“背完再坐下”。

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图丨陈楚保留的高一时期魏某出的历史试卷

她和学生没距离感,陈楚结束新冠隔离返回学校时,魏某笑着对她说“终于见你了”,总会给陈楚分享小零食。

还有一次,陈楚晚自习下楼“过关”,碰到魏某骑电动车进教学楼。她看到,老师手里拎着奶茶、甜点,开开心心地上楼。

陈楚当时认为老师似乎过得惬意闲适,并未料到,魏老师处在催婚逼婚的心理压力下多年。

陈楚记得自己最后一次见到老师,临近毕业时,傍晚五六点,陈楚在从食堂回教学楼的路上值班,陈楚路过,刚好和老师打了个照面,她们相视一笑,互相挥手示意作别。

在那之后不久,就是魏某订婚的6月、7月。网传的结婚照里,她单手扶着未婚夫,嘴角向下,身体疏离,再也不是笑着的样子。

魏某离世的消息,给家人和学生留下了震痛和眼泪。

魏鑫的记忆中,坠楼后,婚车散去,魏家父母哭着上了楼。十二月的河南早晨气温接近零度,魏鑫在寒冷中,和一众亲友站在楼下等待时,现场 “啼哭呐喊的”。他也痛心,“活蹦乱跳的孩子突然跳楼不行了”。她离世后,传言仍未止息。魏家所在村的村干部对媒体回应称,“她自己可能有抑郁症”,而双方家庭都陷入悲伤,“对于这个事,双方家庭都很内疚”。

但陈楚和同学们觉得,老师在遗言中说自己“懦弱”,她并不是因为懦弱。“她对抗了七年,坚持着自己的道路,走了很远。”而对于老师的轻生念头,她们遗憾老师未能得到好的心理治疗资源,离开逼迫自己的环境。

*应受访者要求,人物信息有适度模糊

*白娟霞对本文亦有贡献

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Susie Wiles Acknowledges Trump’s ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions

16 December 2025 at 20:05
In interviews with Vanity Fair, Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, called JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist” and said Pam Bondi “completely whiffed” the early handling of the Epstein files.

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Over the course of 11 interviews, Ms. Wiles offered pungent assessments of the president and his team.

中国2010年来首次跌出德国前五大出口国

16 December 2025 at 20:17
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(德国之声中文网)德国联邦贸易与投资署(GTAI)预计,德国对中国的出口今年将暴跌10%,降至810亿欧元。这将使中国在德国产品买家排名榜上位列第七,低于去年的第五位。统计显示,中国被英国和意大利超越。这将是自2010年以来中国首次跌出德国客户榜前五之列。

GTAI专家奥特(Christina Otte)向路透社解释说,“一方面,中国国内市场正在走弱;另一方面,越来越多的德国供应商选择在中国生产,而不是出口到中国。”因此,德国出口总额中,今年对华出口占比降至5.2%,相比之下,2021年这一比例约为7.5%。

中国并非德国出口商面临的唯一难题。根据GTAI的预测,今年德国对美国的出口也将暴跌7.3%,出口额略低于1500亿欧元。尽管如此,美国仍将是德国商品最重要的出口市场,其次是法国(增长1.2%至1165亿欧元)、荷兰(增长2.6%至1121亿欧元)和波兰(增长5.8%至989亿欧元)。

GTAI根据前三个季度的官方贸易数据预测,2025年德国整体出口额将增长0.6%,达到约1.6万亿欧元,连续第三年与2022年持平。

进口强劲增长 贸易顺差下降

德国今年的进口额增长更为强劲,达到4.4%,为1.4万亿欧元,这将使德国的贸易顺差降至1954亿欧元,为2012年以来的最低水平(不包括受新冠疫情影响的2020年至2022年)。

由于从中国的进口额增长超过7%,达到约1680亿欧元,占德国进口总额的12%,德国对华贸易逆差将达到创纪录的870亿欧元。

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Dashcam video shows couple trying to stop gunman before being killed in Bondi attack

16 December 2025 at 19:07
Watch: Dashcam video shows couple fight with attacker

A couple killed in the Bondi Beach shooting tried to stop one of the alleged attackers by grabbing his gun, dramatic dashcam footage shows.

Boris Gurman, 69, and his wife Sofia, 61, courageously stepped in to try and protect others before being shot themselves, their family said in a statement.

Video of the incident shows Mr Gurman, who was retired, wrestling with one of the alleged gunmen and taking the weapon off him, before they both fall onto the road.

Mr Gurman then gets up and appears to hit the suspected attacker with the gun. The attacker is then thought to have got another gun which he used to kill them.

"While nothing can lessen the pain of losing Boris and Sofia, we feel an overwhelming sense of pride in their bravery and selflessness," the family said.

"This encapsulates who Boris and Sofia were - people who instinctively and selflessly tried to help others."

The Gurman couple, who were Jewish, were the first two people killed in Sunday's attack, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

At least 15 people have been confirmed dead in the shooting, which happened during an event to mark the first day of Hanukkah.

In their statement, the family said the couple had been married for 34 years.

"We are heartbroken by the sudden and senseless loss of our beloved Boris and Sofia Gurman.

"Boris was a retired mechanic, known for his generosity, quiet strength and willingness to lend a hand to anyone in need.

"Sofia worked at Australia Post and was deeply loved by her colleagues and community.

"Bondi locals, together they lived honest, hardworking lives and treated everyone they met with kindness, warmth and respect. Boris and Sofia were devoted to their family and to each other. They were the heart of our family, and their absence has left an immeasurable void."

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The couple were due to celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary in January, their family said

Witnesses have described Mr Gurman as a "hero".

The woman who owns the dashcam footage told Reuters that Mr Gurman "did not run away - instead, he charged straight toward the danger, using all his strength trying to wrestle away the gun and fighting to the death".

"I can see from my camera that the elderly man was ultimately shot and collapsed. That moment broke my heart," she said.

Another person who said they witnessed the incident told 9News: "He was a hero. He tried, he tried. We need to let his family know.

"Everyone needs to know what he tried, because it was right in the beginning. And he put himself in that face of danger. There were bullets flying already, and he put his self in the face of danger."

Police have described the attack as a terrorist incident targeting the Jewish community.

The other victims killed include a 10-year-old girl, a British-born rabbi, a retired police officer, and a Holocaust survivor.

The ages of the victims range from 10 to 87.

A further 22 people remain in hospital, nine of whom are in a critical condition.

Another bystander named Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, was also hailed a "hero" after he wrestled a gun from one of the attackers. He was shot multiple times and has since undergone surgery for his wounds.

Earlier this week, his father told BBC Arabic his son "saw the victims, the blood, women and children lying on the street, and then acted".

"Ahmed was driven by his sentiment, conscience and humanity," he said.

BBC says it will defend Trump defamation lawsuit over Panorama speech edit

16 December 2025 at 19:08
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US President Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC over an edit of his 6 January 2021 speech in a Panorama documentary.

Trump has requested billions of dollars in damages, according to court documents filed in Florida.

The BBC apologised to Trump in November, but rejected his demands for compensation and disagreed there was any "basis for a defamation claim".

Trump's legal team accused the BBC of defaming him by "intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively doctoring his speech". The BBC has not yet responded to the lawsuit being filed.

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Trump repeats criticism of killed Hollywood director Rob Reiner

16 December 2025 at 17:49
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Trump provided no evidence or basis for his comments on the deaths of Rob Reiner or his wife Michele

US President Donald Trump has repeated his criticism of Rob Reiner - after his earlier remarks about the killed Hollywood director, a longtime Trump critic, sparked widespread condemnation.

The US president told reporters the director was "very bad for our country", having earlier written on Truth Social that Reiner's death was linked to "Trump derangement syndrome" - a term he often uses to describe his critics.

Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were found dead at their Los Angeles home on Sunday, and police have arrested their son Nick on suspicion of murder.

They have not suggested any motive in the case, or any evidence that Reiner's politics and criticism of Trump played any role.

In his social media post, which called the couple's deaths "very sad", Trump criticised Reiner, saying: "He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump."

Those comments were widely criticised, including by prominent Republicans.

Kentucky representative Thomas Massie, a Republican who has clashed with Trump since the president returned to the White House in January, wrote on X: "Regardless of how you felt about Rob Reiner, this is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered."

He added: "I guess my elected GOP colleagues, the VP, and White House staff will just ignore it because they're afraid? I challenge anyone to defend it."

Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was once a staunch supporter of Trump before recently becoming a frequent critic, said that "this is a family tragedy, not about politics or political enemies" and that the murders should be "met with empathy".

Multiple other senior members of Trump's party appeared to distance themselves from the remarks. Senator John Kennedy, a Republican representing Louisiana, said he thought Trump should not have made the comments.

"I think a wise man once said nothing. Why? Because he was a wise man," Kennedy said. "I think President Trump should have said nothing. I think when the president says these sorts of things, it detracts from his policy achievements."

Reiner was a lifelong Democrat and prominent liberal activist, and frequently spoke out against Trump.

In 2017, for example, he called Trump "mentally unfit" for office. And as recently as October, Reiner said he believed Trump was ushering in an age of "full-on autocracy" in the US.

Hours after his social media post, Trump repeated his thoughts on Reiner in comments given in the Oval Office to reporters, describing the director as a "deranged person" who was partly "behind" previous claims of collusion between Russia and Trump's team.

"I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all, in any way, shape or form," he said.

Trump has in the past criticised political foes after their death.

Following the death of Arizona Senator John McCain - with whom he clashed regularly - in 2019, for example, Trump said he "was never a fan" and "never will be".

In another incident the same year, Trump quipped that the late Democratic lawmaker John Dingell could be "looking up" at him from the grave, a comment which was widely interpreted as a suggestion that Dingell was in hell.

In a statement following the remarks about Dingell, the White House said that the president was "just riffing".

Reiner, who was 78, was known for directing several iconic films in a variety of genres, including This is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, Misery and A Few Good Men.

He married Michele, an actress, photographer and producer, in 1989, later recalling that they met during the making of one of his best-known films, When Harry Met Sally. The couple had three children together - including Nick, 32.

Michele, 68, owned the Reiner Light photography agency and production house.

Lizzo celebrates as fat-shaming claims dismissed

16 December 2025 at 17:38
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Lizzo said the fat-shaming claims had "haunted" her for the last two years

Pop star Lizzo is celebrating a legal victory after a judge dismissed allegations of fat-shaming from a 2023 lawsuit filed by three of her former dancers.

The singer, whose hits include body positive anthems such as Good As Hell and Juice, marked the development with a video statement posted to her Instagram and TikTok feeds.

"There was no evidence that I fired them because they gained weight," Lizzo said. "They were fired for taking a private recording of me without my consent and sending it off to ex-employees."

While those specific allegations have been dropped, the case against Lizzo and her production company will continue, over claims that three dancers were subject to sexual harassment.

Lizzo's team has called the lawsuit a "fabricated sob story," but a Los Angeles judge ruled that the case could move forward last year.

Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez say they were pressured into attending sex shows and interacting with nude performers between 2021 and 2023.

The claims against Lizzo - whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson - include that she "pressured Ms Davis to touch the breasts" of a dancer in a nightclub in Amsterdam.

Although she initially resisted, Ms Davis eventually acquiesced, "fearing it may harm her future on the team" if she didn't do so, according to court documents.

Other incidents cited in the case include the claim that dancers were asked to eat fruit from the naked bodies of sex club workers.

Over the summer, Lizzo's lawyers appealed the decision to let those claims got to trial, arguing that group outings were part of the singer's creative process and thus should be shielded by First Amendment free speech protections.

In response, a lawyer for the dancers rejected that claim, saying it was not enough to say the sex shows had inspired Lizzo's own performances.

"Under that standard," wrote Ari Stiller, "Johnny Cash could shoot 'a man in Reno just to watch him die' and claim protection if he hoped it would inspire his performance".

Stiller urged the court to allow the claims to proceed to trial.

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Lizzo said she had worked to celebrate people with larger bodies throughout her career (none of the dancers pictured are thought to be part of the current lawsuit)

Lizzo's attorney, Melissa Glass, claimed that Stiller's brief "regurgitates the false accusations from their [original] complaint".

"As was true two years ago, the dancers cannot find a single person to corroborate their meritless claims," she Glass said in a statement to Billboard magazine.

"In contrast, 18 witnesses who worked with Lizzo on the Special tour submitted sworn statements refuting the claims made by Davis, Williams and Rodriguez. We look forward to the Court of Appeals ruling on this matter."

Lizzo has adamantly denied the allegations against her.

"I am very open with my sexuality and expressing myself but I cannot accept or allow people to use that openness to make me out to be something I am not," she said when the claims first emerged in 2023.

In her latest statement, the singer added that the fat-shaming allegations had "haunted" her for the last two years, adding that it had been "devastating to suffer through this in silence".

She also stressed that she has "only encouraged and supported people with bigger bodies and shared my platform with them."

Thanking her lawyers, Lizzo said she intended to keep fighting the lawsuit.

"I am not settling," she said. "I will be fighting every single claim until the truth is out.

UK unemployment rate rises to 5.1%

16 December 2025 at 18:59
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The UK unemployment rate in the three months to October has increased to 5.1%, according to official figures.

That marked a rise from 5% for the three months to September.

The estimated number of employees on company payrolls fell by 0.5% in the 12 months to October 2025.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the data reflected a "subdued labour market".

How I conquered my hospital phobia to become a midwife

16 December 2025 at 09:26
Hope Jezzard A woman with brown hair wearing a nurses uniform smiling. Hope Jezzard

Hope Jezzard's phobia of hospitals was so intense that it seemed inconceivable she would ever work in one. Now, Hope is a midwife who helps mothers overcome their fears.

Hospital phobia, or nosocomephobia, is one of a number of recognised anxiety disorders commonly associated with traumatic childhood experiences.

Hope told BBC Radio 5 Live that her mum was in and out of the hospital during her childhood.

"She nearly died twice and was put on life support. I had to leave her behind and although I knew she was being helped, it felt like I was being separated from her."

When Hope entered her teens and early twenties, any routine appointment would set her heart racing, she says.

"It manifested as feeling very anxious, panicky, being very triggered by smells and noises in hospitals," she says.

John Hawker, a psychotherapist who helps people deal with phobias, says a fear of hospitals is "quite common", often begins in childhood and is triggered by sights, smells and sounds.

"Perhaps when somebody was six weeks old, they were given an injection, and the memory of that injection was the smell of surgical spirit," he says.

"A bit of their brain was triggered by the smell of surgical spirit, and it doesn't matter how much logic that you tried to use to overcome that; they still don't want to walk into the hospital," he says.

'The first few shifts were terrifying'

Hope Jezzard A woman with brown hair wearing a nurses uniform holding a plastic baby. Hope Jezzard
Hope during her training to become a midwife

When Hope, who is from Warwickshire, had to go to hospital appointments during her pregnancies and for the births of her two children, she says the support she received from her midwives inspired her to think about pursuing the same career.

At first her hospital phobia made the idea seem impossible but "over time the desire to try and help people trumped my fear," she says.

She left her job in a coffee shop to study for a degree in Midwifery at Coventry University.

"Going into a hospital was a massive challenge. I had avoided clinical settings for years. The first few shifts were terrifying," she says. "But over time, I became more comfortable."

She credits talking therapy with helping her work through the negative associations she had with hospitals.

"One of the tools I was given was the idea of the compassionate self - treating yourself in the same way you would a friend if they said to you 'I'm terrified to go into a hospital'.

"You might say 'can I come with you, can I hold your hand, would you like to talk beforehand or talk while it's happening?"

She also advised writing down a "stream of consciousness" when feeling overwhelmed by fear.

"Don't try and make sense of it or punctuate it or even make it legible it can be as simple as 'I'm scared I'm going to die'. You can throw it away or keep it and come back to it," she says.

Tips to cope with a fear of hospitals

  • Write down your fears - putting them on to paper can give you perspective
  • Take someone with you - a trusted person may help you to relax
  • Tell hospital staff - They will be better equipped to help you if they know
  • Tell your GP - They may refer you to an expert in behavioural therapy, such as a psychologist
  • Talking therapy - You can self-refer to this NHS service
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Kim now helps other people dealing with their fear of hospitals.

Kim Black says she was "absolutely frozen" by her fear of hospitals after being diagnosed with hip dysplasia aged four. She says she developed paediatric medical traumatic stress following multiple surgeries.

"I would do anything not to go to the hospital, anything, I would just completely disassociate or avoid it altogether," she says.

"I once went to hospital actually dragging my leg behind me and I couldn't lift it up because that was how long I waited to go."

Kim now helps people to overcome their hospital phobias and build confidence after major surgery.

"Something that I do with my work is actually help prepare people to advocate for themselves and set up good boundaries when they go in," she says.

She says it helps her to "get ahead of spiralling thoughts" by writing them down.

"When I get to the hospital, I speak directly to whoever comes up to me and I tell them straight away, this is what I'm dealing with."

Mr Hawker says it is possible to combat a fear of hospitals through numerous therapies aimed at helping people detach from distressing memories without having to relive trauma.

"Hopefully overcoming that phobic response will allow somebody to feel much more empowered when they walk into a medical situation," he says.

Hope says putting herself in the environment that made her frightened for short periods gradually helped her to get used to hospitals.

"Now I'm a midwife and there are moments when I just want to run out of there but I've turned a very negative experience as a child into a very positive way to help people as an adult."

What we know about Nick Reiner, son arrested in death of director Rob Reiner

16 December 2025 at 08:18
Watch: "Lucky" to have parents that "care about me", says Nick Reiner in 2015 interview

Celebrated Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Brentwood, California, home on Sunday.

Their son Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested in Los Angeles on Sunday and is being held on suspicion of murder. Police have said the couple were victims of homicide.

Rob Reiner, who was known for directing movies such as This is Spinal Tap and When Harry Met Sally, had two sons and a daughter with his wife of 36 years.

Here's what we know about Nick Reiner, their younger son, and the investigation so far.

What happened?

The couple's youngest child, daughter Romy, found their bodies in their home in Brentwood, a celebrity enclave full of mansions, boutique shops and restaurants on the westside of Los Angeles, multiple sources confirmed to the BBC's US media partner CBS News.

The Reiners had suffered multiple stab wounds, CBS News reported. Their cause of death has not officially been released.

When was Nick arrested?

LAPD: Nick Reiner "booked for murder"

Nick Reiner is currently in custody after being arrested on Sunday, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department records.

He was "booked for murder", Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell said on Monday.

In a Monday statement, police said that after their initial homicide investigation at the Reiners' home, it was "further revealed" that Nick Reiner "was responsible for their deaths".

Theories about a possible motive have bounced around social media, with President Donald Trump linking the death of the late director - an outspoken Democrat - to Trump Derangement Syndrome, which has spurred bipartisan condemnation. The president coined the phrase to describe his most persistent and vocal critics.

However, no alleged motive for the killings has been disclosed.

Nick Reiner was located and arrested on Sunday night, police said. He was booked for murder and remains in custody with no bail. LA Country Sheriff's jail records previously said he was being held with bail set at $4m (£3m).

The case will be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday, when prosecutors will decide about filing charges, police said.

Reiner had spoken of his son's struggles

Getty Images Rob Reiner, wearing black shirt, in profile holding a microphone next to Nick Reiner, in dark jacket and wearing dark rimmed glasses, also in profileGetty Images

The family openly discussed Nick Reiner's long struggles with substance abuse and an addiction to hard drugs ahead of the release of his semi-autobiographical 2015 film, Being Charlie. The father and son had teamed up to write and direct the movie about a teenager addicted to drugs and his difficult road to recovery.

The Princess Bride director and his wife said that they had felt desperate during their son's struggles, but when he would tell them that a rehab program wasn't working, they didn't always listen and took the word of the professionals treating their son. He was in and out of rehab centres for years and experienced homelessness as a teenager.

"We were so influenced by these people. They would tell us he's a liar, that he was trying to manipulate us. And we believed them," Michele Reiner told the Los Angeles Times in 2015.

Rob Reiner added: "We listened to them when we should have been listening to our son."

The film appeared to provide healing for the family.

Rob Reiner said that by the time they started making the movie their relationship "had gotten so much closer".

Likewise, Nick Reiner told Variety at the time that their relationship grew during the process. Although he loved working with his dad on the film, he added that he wanted to be independent and complete his own projects.

Reiner had four children

Getty Images Rob Reiner, Michele Singer, Romy Reiner, Nick Reiner, Maria Gilfillan and Jake Reiner at "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" Los Angeles Premiere held at The Egyptian Theatre on September 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.Getty Images
Rob Reiner, Michele Singer, Romy Reiner, Nick Reiner, Maria Gilfillan and Jake Reiner at Spinal Tap II: The End Continues premiere in Los Angeles on 9 September 2025.

Rob Reiner was previously married to late filmmaker Penny Marshall and adopted her daughter, Tracy Reiner, 61.

He met Michele Singer on the set of When Harry Met Sally, and a few years later they had their first son, Jake.

In a 1998 interview with the BBC right before his daughter Romy was born, he reflected on parenthood, saying that his approach to child-rearing was changing and through his experiences with his sons - Jake was six and Nick was four - he was "learning about being a parent".

That same year, Reiner helped pass an initiative to use revenue from cigarette taxes for prenatal and early childhood support programme called California First Five.

"Hopefully what I'm doing is I'm trying to improve the fabric of society by making an investment early on with children," Reiner said, "So that we will have a reduction in crime and teen pregnancy and drug abuse and child abuse."

Watch: "I'm learning about being a parent" - Rob Reiner talks to the BBC's Tim Sebastian in 1998

江西一能源企业员工血铅异常 官方启动全面调查

16 December 2025 at 19:05

中国江西省一家新能源企业的员工血液铅含量超标,官方将设专班开展全面调查。

江西省贵溪经济技术开发区管理委员会星期二(12月16日)通过微信公众号发布情况通报称,有媒体星期一(15日)反映“江西悦海新能源有限公司有员工血液中铅含量检测数值异常”等情况。

通报称,贵溪经开区第一时间成立工作专班,展开全面调查,组织企业全体员工开展体检,送检样本实行双重验证,组建专家组对企业生产环境开展现场评估。

贵溪经开区后续将严格依据检测评估结果依法依规进行处置,切实维护员工健康权益。

位于江西鹰潭贵溪市的江西悦海新能源有限公司的多名员工查出血铅严重超标。据了解,该公司是一家从事密封铅酸蓄电池生产的企业。

多名员工向媒体反映称,公司的加工车间粉尘问题突出,劳动保护措施严重不足。据称,此前公司每月仅发放15个KN95口罩,直至多人“中毒”后才更换为防护性更好的防毒面罩。

今年7月,甘肃省天水市一所幼儿园发生铅中毒事件,事缘幼儿园食品使用了不可食用的含铅彩绘颜料,导致233人血铅异常,目前幼儿园园长、投资人、后厨等八人已被刑事拘留。

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