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People ticketed for vandalizing Washington Reflecting Pool to be fully prosecuted, US Attorney Pirro says

2026-06-21 19:06:20 UTC / Reuters

By Amina Niasse

June 21, 2026 7:06 PM UTC Updated 3 mins ago

Members of the National Guard patrol the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after recent renovations following a directive from U.S. President Donald Trump to paint it blue ahead of the 250th anniversary of U.S. Independence, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 21, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz

NEW YORK, June 21 (Reuters) – People caught vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Washington’s National Mall will be ​fully prosecuted, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on ‌Sunday.

President Donald Trump has blamed vandalism for recent problems with the newly renovated pool, including its new blue paint peeling off. Citations for vandalism have been issued, ​Pirro said on Sunday, adding that even minor ​crimes must be prosecuted to keep the U.S. capital ⁠safe.

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The peeling paint was visible in the 2,000-foot-long rectangular pool, a major ​national landmark, less than two weeks after Trump declared its $14.7 million ​renovation project completed on June 6. Trump on Saturday claimed, without providing evidence, that vandals poured corrosive chemicals into the pool.

“Anyone who is ​in a position of vandalizing or attempting to vandalize ​will face the criminal justice system in D.C.,” Pirro told Fox News’ “Sunday ‌Briefing” ⁠program.

The pool has also suffered an algae bloom that makes the water look green. Those adding products to the pool that can generate algae could face more severe charges, Pirro said.

Workers ​from the ​National Park Service ⁠earlier this week poured hydrogen peroxide into the pool to combat the algae.

Trump first brought ​up allegations of vandalism on Friday, when ​he posted ⁠on social media that 75% of the algae is gone. He also accused ABC News journalist Jonathan Karl of “trying to ⁠rip ​the rubber off of the surface” ​of the pool. ABC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Reporting ​by Amina Niasse; Editing by Sergio Non and Nia Williams

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College sports sees pivotal moment as Senate looks to move legislation on NIL, transfers across goal line

June 21, 2026 12:19pm EDT / Fox News

Full Senate plans to debate the legislation in July as lawmakers warn inaction could let big programs outbid smaller schools

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Senate stepping in to regulate college sports

The Senate is actively preparing to debate a bipartisan bill that could significantly alter the landscape of intercollegiate sports. Lawmakers aim to create national standards for Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) money and curb roster chaos from transfers. Senators Cruz, Cantwell, Baldwin, and Booker discuss the necessity of federal intervention due to perceived failures of the NCAA.

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Congress could determine the future of college sports.

Thursday was a seminal day as to whether Congress can either salvage – or potentially ruin – intercollegiate athletics. It’s a congressional Hail Mary as senators address name, image and likeness (NIL) deals for athletes, compensation packages and transfers between schools.

“College sports is in crisis,” declared Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

“There’s a sense of urgency in that room you can feel it, right? You’ve got to do something rapidly,” said Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo.

TED CRUZ, MARIA CANTWELL UNVEIL BIPARTISAN COLLEGE ATHLETICS BILL AMID NIL CHAOS, LAWSUITS, ‘LANE KIFFIN RULE’

Senate lawmakers advanced a bipartisan college sports bill that would create national NIL standards and limit athlete transfers. The measure now heads toward a full Senate debate.(Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

The Commerce Committee approved a bipartisan gameplan to fundamentally alter college sports. The full Senate plans to debate the bill in July.

“We have put something on the table that’s going to bring more certainty and predictability to the system,” said Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., the top Democrat on the panel.

Establishing a nationwide payout framework is a key aspect of the deal. Lawmakers know that inaction could mean that monied, major programs will simply outbid smaller schools. Perhaps even for a future NFL MVP.

“I’m worried that we’ll never see a Josh Allen again at the University of Wyoming,” said Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., referring to the Buffalo Bills standout quarterback. “It leaves those of us who don’t really have a donor base [to struggle to] pay for players of that caliber.”

The bill also restricts athletes to one transfer between schools during a five-year period without a penalty.

“Now we have this unbelievable number of players that get in the (transfer) portal every year and we have nothing to control the agents,” said former Alabama head football coach Nick Saban to a Senate panel earlier this month.

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Lawmakers believe this plan will curb the constant roster chaos.

Advocates of the legislation believe it protects student-athletes.

“It definitely makes sure that predatory contracting done by agents or universities or conferences or shill organizations, don’t get students stuck in binding arbitration,” said Cantwell.

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., is the only former Division I college athlete in the Senate. He played tight end for Stanford’s football team. Booker opposes the bill.

SENS MARSHA BLACKBURN, MARIA CANTWELL HUSTLING TO PROTECT COLLEGE ATHLETES’ FINANCES IN MURKY NIL WORLD

Congress is weighing major changes to college athletics, including athlete compensation, transfers and NIL regulations amid growing concerns about competitive imbalance.(David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

“I’ve seen decade after decade, how the NCAA has screwed athletes. And so we need to make sure there’s firm athletic protections and not trust the NCAA to do it,” said Booker.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., is the only former Division I football head coach in the Senate. He led programs at Auburn, Ole Miss, Texas Tech and Cincinnati. He joins Booker in condemning the legislation.

“They’re trying to turn college sports into the same situation we got in with Obamacare,” said Tuberville on Fox News Radio. “We can’t get the federal government involved in college sports.”

During a floor speech, Tuberville argued that “Congress should not decide how much money student athletes can earn.”

Yet Tuberville conceded that “college sports is facing a five-alarm fire. It’s getting ready to be over with as we know it.”

That’s why Cruz believes Congress should intervene.

“If the alternative is do nothing and allow chaos to continue in college sports to be destroyed, I think that alternative is unacceptable,” said Cruz.

Congress struggles to do lots of things right. That’s why some observers doubt that Congress is a good substitute for the NCAA.

Matt Mackowiak is a former GOP Senate aide who’s written about Brendan Sorsby, his gambling scandal and the saga involving Texas Tech megabooster Cody Campbell. Big money lured Sorsby to the school for a hot minute. Mackowiak says the Cruz/Cantwell bill fails to prevent another Sorsby situation. But Mackowiak’s biggest concern is congressional willingness to undercut the NCAA.

“I don’t know why you need to create some new system and make it overly complicated. You have a governing body. They haven’t had a lot of teeth in their enforcement in recent years.”

Some of that is because super conferences like the Big Ten and SEC wield more power than the NCAA. Notably, neither of those conferences endorsed the Senate bill. But it was the NCAA which demanded congressional intervention. The NCAA has told lawmakers it can’t address NIL on its own and pushed for a national standard set by Capitol Hill.

But Booker isn’t enamored with the NCAA.

“The NCAA, which can’t be trusted, has shown decade after decade, (of) failing college athletes,” he said.

There’s concern the bill could undercut current sports broadcasters by diversifying the number of streamers and outlets carrying games. That could complicate viewing. Additional options aren’t necessarily good for fans if they struggle to find their games.

“Then the fans get hurt because all the content is behind a paywall,” said Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.

“I suspect everyone in this room has heard about frustrations from their constituents in trying to watch their favorite professional sports teams play. They are met with blackouts and paywalls,” said Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.

The House of Representatives stumbled in two previous efforts to regulate college sports. The House Republican leadership had to yank completely different college sports regulation bills off the floor in December and this spring because they lacked the votes. So, now it’s the Senate’s turn to try.

There are lots of questions about whether the Senate, like the House, can command the votes for this bill. Moreover, what bandwidth does the Senate even have for serious legislating in July? The Senate is trying to figure out what’s next about the nomination of Jay Clayton to serve as director of national intelligence. The future of FISA Section 702 – the nation’s top program to fight terrorism – is up in the air after authorization expired a few weeks ago. And some Republicans are optimistic the Senate can advance a third “reconciliation package” to pay for the war in Iran, cut taxes and reduce fraud.

It would seem that those priorities might outweigh something on college sports.

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A Senate panel approved legislation supporters say would bring stability to college sports as critics warn it expands federal involvement.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

But as Cruz and Tuberville both say, the situation in college sports is dire. There’s worry that the SEC and/or Big Ten might form a mega conference. Or develop their own broadcast platforms for games. And there may be a lot more Brendan Sorsbys as gaming becomes more ubiquitous.

None of this is going to get any better.

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The future of college sports is on the line.

So, to fix it, the Senate might just give it the old college try.

Chad Pergram currently serves as Chief Congressional Correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.

Waylon Jennings’ son Shooter on rescuing his dad’s music

June 21, 2026 / 9:47 AM EDT / CBS News

Shooter Jennings is a singer, musician, and the producer of Grammy-award winning albums for Brandi Carlisle and Tanya Tucker. At Sunset Sound in Hollywood, where Dolly Parton, Fleetwood Mac and Prince all recorded, Jennings – who’s made about 40 records here – is now using the space to produce a project that is deeply personal and emotional.

Having a conversation about his father, he says, will get him teared up. “I wear my emotions on my face all the time anyway, so for everybody out there, I’m a crier,” he laughed.

Raw emotions from the son of a man known for them: Waylon Jennings. With his black hat, beard and baritone voice, Waylon defined the rebel, gritty spirit of the country music outlaw movement. Blending honkytonk, folk, and Southern rock to create a revolutionary sound, Waylon had 16 #1 hits, including “I’m a Rambling Man,” “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys” (with Willie Nelson), and the theme song for TV’s “The Dukes of Hazzard.”

Shooter is keeping his father’s legacy alive by producing long-lost material which he found stashed away. So far, there are two albums: “Songbird,” and the upcoming “Diamonds.”

To hear the title track from the Waylon Jennings album “Diamonds” (featuring The Waylors with Glen Campbell on guitar), click on the video player below:

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“I’m proud of him and I’m proud of the work that I’m doing, and I’m proud of the legacy he left behind, because you know, he just was a good guy,” said Shooter.

Listening to the previously unreleased tracks, Shooter said, “It felt like he was having a conversation with the listener.”

And talking to you? “Yeah, yeah, for sure. Talking to anyone who knows and loves his voice. It’s, like, emotional, beautiful material about love and life, and that’s what he connected with – the music, and the lyrics, and the dream.”

Music producer Shooter Jennings with correspondent Robert Costa. CBS News

That dream began in a small town in the Lone Star State. Shooter says Texas played a big role in shaping his father, “because he wanted to get out of there so bad, you know? He grew up in this little town that’s just right between Lubbock and New Mexico, and it’s, like, flat in every way. Like he says in his book, ‘If your dog ran away, you could watch him go for three days!’”

While working as a teenage DJ, Waylon Jennings met fellow Texan Buddy Holly. “He was his best friend,” said Shooter. “My dad always told me: not a day went by that he didn’t think about Buddy.”

Holly encouraged Waylon to become a musician. They toured together, and were playing the same show on a fateful night in Iowa in 1959. “The last conversation that was had was like, ‘I hope your bus breaks down and you freeze to death.’ And then he says, ‘I hope your whole plane crashes,’ you know?”

Shooter says he was haunted by Holly’s death. But he carried on, started a band, and eventually moved to Nashville, where he became a star, and a symbol of a new kind of sound.

Asked to define outlaw country, Shooter replied, “It was a marketing tool. They came up with it in Nashville. It was a way to package Waylon and Willie, and then kind of called it the outlaw movement.”

Shooter said his father changed music: “He got his creative freedom and artistic integrity and control, which is what he wanted. and that kind of freed everybody else in Nashville – independence for artists.”

Waylon was uncompromising, and controversial; he walked out during the “We Are the World” recording session. “He goes, ‘This isn’t about the kids.’ That’s the first thing he thought. He thought, ‘This is about the look of this,’” said Shooter, whose father thought too much attention was on photo ops, not fundraising. “And then he said, ‘So by the time it got to be 4:00 in the morning and they were like, “Let’s do it in Swahili,” he was like, “I’m out of here. I’ve been here all day. This has been too long.”

“And they were gonna keep going, you know, and make him try to learn a language or something. And I think he was already like, ‘I can’t speak any other languages,’ you know? And later, I was on a bus with him, and Paul Simon walked in and he goes, ‘Waylon, every one of us wanted to walk out of that thing, and you were the only one that had the * to do it!’”

Waylon acknowledged that he long struggled with a drug habit. But he quit cold turkey in 1984. The catalyst, he said, was his young son.

Country singer-songwriter Waylon Jennings and his son, Shooter Jennings, jam together at home in Nashville, December 9, 1987. Beth Gwinn/Getty Images

Waylon was candid about his struggles with drugs, and how he sometimes spent over $1,000 a day. “It bothered him so much,” said Shooter. “It didn’t affect me one bit. When I was a kid, he quit by the time I was, like, five or six. And I think once he won the battle, was when he realized he didn’t need it anymore. He was a great dad. “

Waylon Jennings died in 2002 at 64.

“Of course I miss him,” said Shooter. “But that’s not why I cry. If I get emotional, it’s because I feel how important this all is.”

“Diamonds” will be released later this year.

Asked what keeps him going, Shooter replied, “I want everybody to know the guy I know. And I think I’m in a place where I’m in the studio and I’m able to put this out there and people will get it and hear it. So, I feel like that should be my purpose, in a way.”

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面对极端高温来袭，马德里当局紧急取消西班牙对垒沙特的世界杯赛事户外直播。图为当地民众和游客星期天在炎夏酷热中逛马德里市中心的周末市集。 （路透社）

（马德里路透电）由于西班牙首都马德里预料将出现极端高温天气，当地政府星期天（6月21日）宣布，紧急取消了原定于晚些时候在当地举行的一场西班牙对阵沙特阿拉伯的世界杯比赛公众户外直播活动。

这场比赛定于西班牙时间星期天傍晚6时（新加坡时间22日午夜）开球。西班牙足球协会原计划在马德里市中心的哥伦布广场设立球迷专区，通过巨型屏幕直播赛事。

不过，由于西班牙国家气象局已对马德里地区发布了第二高级别的“橙色高温预警”，预计最高气温将飙升至摄氏40度，马德里市政府与西班牙足协经协商后最终决定取消这个户外直播。

马德里市政厅在声明中对取消直播活动致歉的同时指出：“做出这一决定旨在保护观赛球迷、活动工作人员，以及相关后勤服务人员的身体健康。”

官方强烈呼吁球迷们前往设有空调的室内场所观看比赛，避免长时间暴露在酷暑环境中。

目前，随着来自北非的干热气流席卷伊比利亚半岛，西班牙大部分地区正在经历6月份罕见的异常高温。在星期天，西班牙17个区域中有13个已处于橙色高温预警状态；而与法国接壤的北部巴斯克地区更是拉响了最高级别的红色预警。

有关部门已提醒当地居民及游客在热浪袭来期间采取必要的防暑降温措施，包括多喝水、待在凉爽环境中、避免在一天中最热的时段进行户外剧烈运动，并对易感及脆弱人群给予额外照顾。

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Fighting childhood obesity, for a healthier, longer life

June 21, 2026 10:19 AM EDT / CBS News

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If fast-food jingles were multiplication tables, perhaps we’d all be good at math. In the meantime, those ads sure are stuck in the brains of kids. The marketing of ultra-processed food, which accounts for more than 60 percent of calories for children, has coincided with a dramatic increase in childhood obesity across the United States. In 1970, about 1 in 20 children were affected by obesity; today, it’s 1 in 5, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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To be clear, there are multiple causes for the rise, including socioeconomic, environmental and lifestyle factors. But when it comes to diet, figuring out what’s healthy and what is not can be daunting.

“You look at the back of the label and you’re like, ‘Yeah, that’s no good, that’s no good …’ And it’s like, so then, what do you eat some days? It’s scary,” said Heather Wolfe. She and her daughter, Grace, are enrolled in the YMCA’s “Healthy Weight and Your Child” program in Harrisburg, Pa. The program preaches getting healthy the old-fashioned way – eating right and exercising – and focuses on changing the environment and habits of the entire family.

Grace says one thing she’s learned: “Highly-hydrogenated oils, that’s bad for you.”

In an age of powerful new weight loss drugs, including GLP-1s (not yet approved for children under 12), a crucial question remains: how do we prevent future generations from becoming obese in the first place?

In April, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary (who has since left the agency) said he would like to see Americans eating diets that emphasize protein, fruit and vegetables, healthy fats, and whole grains, and reduce highly-processed foods. “This is not a willpower problem with our nation’s kids,” he said. “This is a problem with us putting highly-addictive, highly-chemicalized food in front of them.”

While he agrees marketers are part of the problem, Makary said, “We’d like to see more information, even on the front of the package of food. We’d like to see schools buying real food instead of ultra-processed food.”

Shayla Mitchell’s daughter, Miracle, began gaining weight during the COVID pandemic. “Pastas and carbs are her thing,” Shayla said. “And she drinks a lot of her calories, too.”

Now, six years later, the YMCA program is helping Miracle’s family work on improving her health.

Physical activity is part of the YMCA’s “Healthy Weight and Your Child” program. CBS News

Miracle says she recognizes the program’s importance: “Healthy foods is for me to lose weight and for me not to lose my life a little bit more faster than I’m supposed to.”

“She wants to be able to eat what her friends are eating,” said Shayla. “She wants to be able to share snacks and share lunch. We really wanted to find a program where she was going to really learn why you can have it, but in moderation.”

Childhood obesity increases the risk of problems later in life, such as diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer.

Harlem Children’s Zone CEP Kwame Owusu-Kesse heads up the “Healthy Harlem” program, which focuses on prevention. “Childhood obesity is one of the most daunting challenges that young people face from a health and wellness perspective,” he said. “What good is this investment in quality education, enrichments and exposures, if there’s a health ticking time bomb awaiting our young people?

“This is about wrapping our arms around a community. That is the secret sauce of the Harlem Children’s Zone. We were designed to be able to hit a critical mass of young people so that you shift culture.”

To address childhood obesity, Owusu-Kesse said, “We’re making sure that our young people are moving. We want to make sure our young people have nutrition knowledge and awareness. And every year we distribute somewhere between 50,000 to 70,000 pounds of fresh produce throughout our Harlem community. So, it’s this marriage of nutrition knowledge, cooking, physical activity for the young person, and the community, that helps change the culture.”

Learning the importance of nutrition knowledge is part of the Harlem Children’s Zone’s “Healthy Harlem” program. CBS News

Both the YMCA and Harlem programs focus on involving the family, schools, friends, and even neighbors.

Twelve-year-old Luqman told us, “I don’t like the french fries, because it has too much salt on it.”

And who taught him about avoiding salt? “My mom. She says if I eat a lot of salt, I can get a heart attack. And I don’t want that to happen.”

Both programs also rely on children becoming agents of their own progress.

Miracle’s mother, Shayla, said, “Portion control is the hardest thing, but it’s one of the things that she knows is super-important. Every now and again I’ll catch her grabbing a measuring cup when she’s making herself cereal in the morning. She’ll pour it into the measuring cup, and then pour it into her bowl.”

All the kids know exactly what they’re supposed to eat – vegetables, salad, fruit – and why. “So I can, like, lose weight and, like, feel better about myself,” said Cameron.

Hassan noted, “I can be getting more stronger, getting more athletic.”

But creating a supportive environment at the home can be tricky. Shayla said, “Getting my husband to kind of go in with that, ’cause that’s Daddy’s little girl. So, anything she asks for, ‘Okay, yeah. You can have it.’ ‘No, honey, she can’t!’ It’s so easy to say yes. It is harder to say no and see the disappointment. But we know that we’re doing it for the overall benefit of her and the entire family.”

And that means family is also there for the triumphs. Shayla said when Miracle was going through her clothes and trying them on, “She was like, ‘Before, I couldn’t fit these jeans.’ I’m like, ‘See? These are the small wins we’re talking about.’ When she doesn’t see it immediately, it’s kind of like a downer for her. But I keep, you know, reassuring her, ‘It’s working. I promise you, it’s working.’”

And for kids like Grace, weight loss is about so much more than the pounds.

“It makes me really feel healthy, and happy,” she said. “You can be more active and, like, go outside and actually play with your friends if you go over to their house, and not just, like, sit on, like, their couch and watching a movie or something. You can actually jump on their trampoline or, like, go outside, play with their dogs and stuff. So, that’s really nice!”

For more info:

• YMCA’s “Healthy Weight and Your Child” program
• YMCA’s “Healthy Weight and Your Child” in Harrisburg, Pa.
• Harlem Children’s Zone “Healthy Harlem” program
• Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary

Story produced by Mary Raffalli. Editor: Jason Schmidt.

徐芳达：秉承“阿公阿嫲”建国精神 新移民要落地生根一起打造家园

2026年6月21日 23:42 / 联合早报

在潮阳会馆百年庆晚宴上，理事长陈立发（中）和总务马廷茂（右）向主宾国家发展部长徐芳达，献上“无私奉献”墨宝。 （梁麒麟摄）

新加坡华人先辈从中国漂洋过海而来，我国华人继承了先辈的文化，但也具备自身的国民身份与特征。新移民来到规章制度、风土人情与家乡不同的新加坡，是因为准备落地生根、开枝散叶才被接纳成为公民。

国家发展部长徐芳达强调，文化联系和国民身份是两回事，作为开放的国家，新加坡应继续欢迎与接纳新移民，他也相信新移民完全知道，这里不是中国，不是印度，不是印度尼西亚，也不是马来西亚。他说：“我们身处东南亚，同时又与其他东南亚国家有差异。”

潮阳会馆星期天（6月21日）举行百年庆晚宴，徐芳达以主宾身份致辞时，引述中国电影《给阿嬷的情书》中的台词“做人要有情有义”指出，潮阳会馆从创会至今一路走来，在殖民地时代扶助从潮阳下南洋的乡亲，有情有义；也同时见证新加坡从殖民地到争取独立，不同籍贯的华人、不同种族的建国一代，胼手胝足，一起打造家园。

他叙述我国独立时，建国总理李光耀要把新加坡建设成不论语言、文化、宗教，人人平等的多元种族国家，“在场许多长辈经历过时代的风浪，心里都明白这一切来之不易，当要倍加珍惜。”

徐芳达续说：“新一代人秉承阿公阿嫲建国的精神，继续建设我们欣欣向荣的国家，凝聚力强的社会。重塑经济、重视教育与科技，提供优质的居住条件，提高人民素养，加强身份认同，这是我们新加坡‘永远在路上’的志业。”

而今新加坡华人继承了先辈的文化，但也具备自身的国民身份和特质。徐芳达说：“喜欢品尝中国美食、享受中国技术与消费模式带来的便利、欢快地到中国旅游、沉醉中国的诗书翰墨，或者本地影迷追逐张凌赫、赵露思，这都很好。但是文化联系与国民身份是两回事，新移民之所以被接纳，成为公民，是因为他们准备在这里落地生根、开枝散叶，不是引颈长盼，等待回返唐山的新客。”

潮阳会馆百年庆晚宴星期天于香格里拉酒店举行，有千名海内外嘉宾受邀出席，除了潮社代表，还有多名宗乡社团领袖。

徐芳达也在晚宴上透露，由政府资助、新加坡宗乡会馆联合总会与中华总商会联办的“华社年轻领袖培训班”反应热烈，报名人数超过120人，远超预期。他说：“首批25名年轻华社领袖将在今年7月1日开始上课。我们明年将开两班，总名额从25位增加到50位。这些学员将为本地华社的未来发展带来一股新力量，新活力。”

潮阳会馆百年庆请潮阳女子英歌队同庆

成立于1926年，潮阳会馆是本地最早成立的潮属乡团会馆。为庆祝迈入百年这一历史性里程碑，会馆策划了多项庆祝活动，先是在里峇峇利的会所礼堂举办“百年潮阳再谱华章”书画展，展出本地知名书画家赖瑞龙和曾广纬及学生等70多幅作品。而后，配合端午庆典，会馆也在星期六（20日）于加冷河举办赛龙舟、剪纸表演等精彩节目，吸引近千人出席。

潮阳会馆在会所举办大型书画展，作为百年庆活动之一。总务马廷茂（左起）、署理理事长林振文、副理事长陈运明、理事长陈立发、副理事长林镇茂、副理事长赵达明寄望会馆能迈向另一个百年。（梁麒麟摄）

为增加百年庆典的文化厚度，潮阳会馆还特别请来中国潮阳职业技术教育中心的女子英歌队来新献艺。潮阳女子英歌队是潮汕地区独具特色的非遗文化名片，队员们将戏剧、武术与舞蹈融合，手持双槌刚劲有力，展现了潮汕女性飒爽自信的独特魅力。晚宴上，英歌队铿锵有力的鼓点和整齐划一的舞步，赢得满堂喝彩，为百年庆典掀高潮。

潮阳会馆特别邀请中国潮阳女子英歌队在晚宴上献艺，为百年庆典掀高潮。（梁麒麟摄）

百年会馆离不开热心理事的坚守与担当，潮阳会馆在晚宴上为服务会馆20年以上的理事们颁发长期服务奖，有30多人获得，包括理事长陈立发、副理事长林镇茂、总务马廷茂等。

担任理事长达10年的陈立发接受《联合早报》访问时，特别感谢理事会同仁多年来的付出，他说：“我个人所投入的时间和贡献，实在难以与他们相提并论。”随着年岁渐长，他愈发意识到传承的重要性，因此积极鼓励年轻一代参与会务。“我希望通过有系统、有规划的传承，让会馆在未来走得更稳健、更长远。”

目前，潮阳会馆有约1500名会员，41名理事中约有三分之一年龄在40岁以下，年轻化趋势初见成效。为进一步吸引更多本地潮阳人加入这个大家庭，会馆将推行一项新措施：凡本地潮阳人，仅需缴付10元入会费，便可成为永久会员。

回首百年风雨，陈立发感慨地说：“潮阳会馆能迎来百年华诞，离不开当年无数先贤的守望相助，抱团取暖，正是他们的无私奉献，才奠定了今日的基业。”他说，潮阳会馆将继续发扬先辈留下的优良传统，为会馆的基业与发展，以及国家的繁荣进步，贡献力量。

Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening in North Dakota Badlands

June 21, 2026 / 9:28 AM EDT / CBS News

Theodore Roosevelt consistently ranks among the nation’s top five most popular presidents. On this upcoming July 4 holiday, 107 years after his death, T.R. is finally getting his own presidential library – but it’s not where you might think. That library is rising out of the prairie grass in the North Dakota Badlands – a 96,000-square-foot tribute to our 26th president.

It’s as grand as his likeness on Mt. Rushmore, except a lot more subtle, and that’s by design, says architect Craig Dykers. “Nature is transformative here,” he said. “It transformed Theodore Roosevelt, and it will transform new visitors to this library.”

The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library under construction in the Badlands of North Dakota. CBS News

Its gently sloping roof mimics the surrounding buttes, covered in native grasses and walking paths – yes, walking paths on the roof. The hope is they’ll get visitors up and out for a commanding view of Theodore Roosevelt National Park right next door.

“We wanted something that just felt primitive,” said Dykers. “And so, this form emerging from the Earth, it felt like it just arrived from the Earth.”‘ Dykers said.

Inside, a string of skylights will provide almost all the natural illumination the library would ever need, held up by walls made solely of compressed earth.

The interior design of the skylights and earthen walls of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. CBS News

Everywhere we looked during our privileged sneak-peek back in March, it was hard to tell where nature ended and the library began. Its $450 million price tag is the biggest thing the small town of Medora, North Dakota, has ever experienced.

If you’re wondering why T.R.’s library is way out here instead of his native New York, it’s because were it not for his experiences way out here, Roosevelt said, he never would have been president.

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Edward O’Keefe, CEO of the library, and author of the recent book “The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President” (Simon & Schuster), said, “Theodore Roosevelt grew up as a sickly, asthmatic child who lived his life through books and imagination. So here he is, 24 years old, on the plains and Badlands of North Dakota, and he’s living the life he only read about in books.”

But the reason he took up residence in the Badlands is hardly a happy one, said O’Keefe: “He was a broken man, in a broken land, and nature was his healer.”

In a tragic twist, Teddy Roosevelt’s mother, Mittie, and his young wife, Alice, both died in the same house, on the same day: Valentine’s Day 1884. “The light has gone out of my life,” Roosevelt wrote in his diary – the date marked by a bold X.

“At the funeral of his wife and mother – it was a double funeral – he was so desolate and so depressed, that they were concerned for his own safety,” said O’Keefe.

After settling his affairs (which included asking his sister to raise his newborn daughter, Alice), he headed West, alone. He’d been to the Dakota Territory just a year prior to hunt a pair of bison – the two that still hang in Roosevelt’s Long Island home to this day.

Theodore Roosevelt during a visit to the Badlands of Dakota in the 1880s, after the death of his first wife. Photo by T.W. Ingersoll/MPI/Getty Images

He dug in, and began living a kind of life many Dakota cowboys thought he wasn’t prepared to live. They were wrong.

O’Keefe said, “I think he had a ‘life wish.’ He realized that no matter how rich you are, no matter how privileged you are, that you don’t know what’s going to happen next. If you want to get something done in this world, if you want to love somebody, if you want to accomplish something, you gotta go.”

And it’s that kind of rugged, raw, and real intellectual journey that the library wants visitors not just to look at and to grasp, but experience. “Library and museum are the two worst descriptions of what the TR Library actually is,” said O’Keefe. “It’s a call to adventure.”

It’s the kind of place that couldn’t have been built even five years ago, because artificial intelligence is such a large part of it. For example, you don’t have to imagine what it’s like to be in T.R.’s boots; you can actually see it.

An exhibit at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library used AI to illustrate how visitors might look in TR’s cowboy garb. CBS News

O’Keefe said, “We have created the world’s first presidential archive in AI. Participants can come here to the TR Library, and have an in-person conversation with an avatar of T.R. You do not come unprepared for a conversation with Theodore Roosevelt; he will have none of it.”

It will be the only presidential library that will have hitching posts for your horse. You can take a nature walk on a mile-long path through the prairie. You can sit by a campfire and hear tall tales of life on the range, and step into his cabin at the Elkhorn Ranch.

But for all the fun, there’s a serious bent, too. He was a man of his times, and his times weren’t always flattering.

“I wasn’t interested in doing a legacy project for Theodore Roosevelt,” said T.R.’s great-great-grandson, Theodore Roosevelt V. “There’s plenty of things named after him, plenty of statues. But the idea of just sort of basking in the glow of somebody and saying ‘This is a great man, let’s all look at him,’ isn’t particularly compelling. Normally, presidential libraries – it’s the principal [reason], the president trying to cement the first chapter of his legacy. In this case, we’ve got a hundred years-plus to be able to look back at his legacy, to really understand what that legacy is, what the lasting impacts were. We get to face those issues head-on.”

Including Roosevelt’s racist views of indigenous peoples, whom he often referred to as savages.

“We had a land blessing out here with the five tribes,” said Roosevelt, “to bless the land and really bring them into the project, so that we were working with them and making sure that their voices were heard, and that we were representing things appropriately.”

The library has taken possession of a statue of Roosevelt that was removed in 2022 from outside the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Critics argued that the message of a White man elevated above both a Native American and an African symbolized racial superiority.

“We are here to preserve the life and legacy of Theodore Roosevelt,” said O’Keefe. “I think it’s important that we eventually do something that contextualizes it appropriately, but not at the opening.”

If the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library has any message, it’s that courage and strength often come from personal tragedy, mis-steps, mistakes, and misunderstandings. As he famously said, it’s being in the arena that counts. And that, more than anything, may be the hindsight the library has to offer.

“He does not like the critic,” said O’Keefe. “He does not like the person on the sidelines pointing out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. He likes the person who tries and fails. That’s a powerful lesson for today. I want kids in particular to come in and understand that if you want to change something in this world, you have got to be the source of that change.”

Charles M. Blow praises men who step up

June 21, 2026 / 10:25 AM EDT / CBS News

On this Father’s Day, thoughts from contributor Charles Blow about growing up without a dad:

I know what it feels like to miss a father, the hole it leaves in a boy where his dad should be.

My parents split when I was five. The part of my father that the breaking of our family didn’t take, his alcoholism did. I experienced him primarily as an unpredictable apparition who occasionally stopped by in the middle of the night, waking us, reeking of booze, talking loudly and breaking our peace, on his way home from a night out.

But I was lucky. A constellation of other men stepped into the void he left — grandfathers and uncles, neighbors and coaches providing the guidance and correction, the modeling of composure and possibility that boys need, the kind that can only come from a man like the ones they will become.

I have always wanted that for all boys similarly situated: a community of men to bridge their way.

So, when I came across an organization, Son of a Saint, in New Orleans, that does just that — and primarily for boys in even greater need than I was — I was moved.

The organization largely serves boys whose fathers have passed away or been locked away. It was founded in 2011 by Bivian “Sonny” Lee III, whose own father had played for the New Orleans Saints, but died when Sonny was three years old. He has made it his mission to transform the lives of boys like the one he was.

Mentoring boys and young men. Meghan Langley/Son of a Saint

Earlier this month, I visited the group’s headquarters, a beautifully-transformed building in the Bayou St. John neighborhood that serves as something of a community center for the organization and the boys in its care. They have classes (the boys really love the cooking classes), and hold meetings. The group provides not only mentors, but case teams for each boy, ensuring that all his needs are met, from academic to emotional.

When I was there, I observed a wellness class: beaming boys competing in teams, learning concepts about their own mental health, free from any judgement or the strictures of a distorted masculinity that frowns on such things.

I sat down with 16-year-old twin brothers Michael and Robert, who had easy smiles and fidgeted in their chairs the way teenage boys do as they grow into their bodies. They joined the program three years ago, when their dad passed away. They lit up when they told me about the summer camps in the Northeast that the organization paid for them to attend.

I asked each boy I met that day how he celebrated Father’s Day, and almost all of them said they did so with their mentors from the program — the men who stepped into the breach.

For more info:

• Son of a Saint
• Charles M. Blow on Substack

Story produced by Robbyn McFadden. Editor: Emanuele Secci.

伊方消息：以色列若不停火 海峡不会重开

2026年6月21日 20:24 / 联合早报

伊方消息：以色列若不停火 海峡不会重开

美伊新一轮核谈判在瑞士拉开帷幕，作为全球原油运输咽喉的霍尔木兹海峡再次成为地缘政治的关注焦点。图为6月21日从伊朗阿巴斯港附近海滩远眺，多艘大宗货轮与油轮在海峡航道上航行。 （路透社）

伊朗塔斯尼姆通讯社星期天报道，一名接近伊朗谈判团队的消息人士说，如果以色列继续在黎巴嫩采取军事行动，且黎巴嫩领土完整得不到保障，伊朗就不会同美国展开谈判，也不会重新开放霍尔木兹海峡。

以色列国防部长卡茨同日发声明称，以色列国防军不会撤出在黎巴嫩南部控制的“安全区”。他还称，以军在遭到黎巴嫩真主党袭击后进行“强力回击”，打死多名真主党武装人员，并摧毁多个军事基础设施。

此外，伊朗总统办公室负责传播与新闻事务的副主任塔巴塔巴埃星期天（6月21日）称，推动结束以色列在黎巴嫩的军事行动，将成为伊朗谈判代表团下一阶段外交工作的首要议题。

新华社报道，塔巴塔巴埃当天在社交媒体发文称，无条件落实伊朗与美国达成的谅解备忘录第一条款是确保协议顺利推进的关键。如果以色列继续对黎巴嫩采取军事行动，整个谅解安排的可信度将受影响。

根据美伊日前公布的谅解备忘录正式文本，其中第一项条款是声明立即并永久停止包括黎巴嫩战线在内的所有军事行动；承诺今后互不发动战争或军事行动，互不使用武力或以武力相威胁；并确保黎巴嫩的领土完整与主权。最终协议将确认包括黎巴嫩战线在内的所有冲突永久结束，以及本条款中的其他规定。

伊方消息：以色列若不停火 海峡不会重开

2026年6月21日 20:24 / 联合早报

伊方消息：以色列若不停火 海峡不会重开

美伊新一轮核谈判在瑞士拉开帷幕，作为全球原油运输咽喉的霍尔木兹海峡再次成为地缘政治的关注焦点。图为6月21日从伊朗阿巴斯港附近海滩远眺，多艘大宗货轮与油轮在海峡航道上航行。 （路透社）

伊朗塔斯尼姆通讯社星期天报道，一名接近伊朗谈判团队的消息人士说，如果以色列继续在黎巴嫩采取军事行动，且黎巴嫩领土完整得不到保障，伊朗就不会同美国展开谈判，也不会重新开放霍尔木兹海峡。

以色列国防部长卡茨同日发声明称，以色列国防军不会撤出在黎巴嫩南部控制的“安全区”。他还称，以军在遭到黎巴嫩真主党袭击后进行“强力回击”，打死多名真主党武装人员，并摧毁多个军事基础设施。

此外，伊朗总统办公室负责传播与新闻事务的副主任塔巴塔巴埃星期天（6月21日）称，推动结束以色列在黎巴嫩的军事行动，将成为伊朗谈判代表团下一阶段外交工作的首要议题。

新华社报道，塔巴塔巴埃当天在社交媒体发文称，无条件落实伊朗与美国达成的谅解备忘录第一条款是确保协议顺利推进的关键。如果以色列继续对黎巴嫩采取军事行动，整个谅解安排的可信度将受影响。

根据美伊日前公布的谅解备忘录正式文本，其中第一项条款是声明立即并永久停止包括黎巴嫩战线在内的所有军事行动；承诺今后互不发动战争或军事行动，互不使用武力或以武力相威胁；并确保黎巴嫩的领土完整与主权。最终协议将确认包括黎巴嫩战线在内的所有冲突永久结束，以及本条款中的其他规定。