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• Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences 亦重新修訂了國際影片參賽資格規則 • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 於週五宣布了 Oscars 的多項重大變更，其中包括一項允許單一演員在同一類別中獲得多項提名的新政策，並禁止將演技與編劇獎項頒給由 AI 完成的作品。 • 根據該機構理事會頒布的新規章，唯有經本人同意且能「證明由人類演出」的表現方有資格角逐演技類 Oscars，而只有人類創作的劇本才能競逐任何編劇獎項。繼續閱讀...

• 保險巨頭 Cigna 宣佈將於 2027 年退出 Affordable Care Act 個人市場，這將影響 369,000 名會員；此前有報導稱，由於長期成本升高，數百萬人正放棄 Obamacare 承保。 • 州政府官員和行業分析師指出，保費飆升正導致投保人數下降，加劇了剩餘保單持有人的獲取服務問題。 • Cigna 在宣佈退出的同時報告了 16.5 億美元的利潤，凸顯了盈利能力與市場永續性之間的緊張關係。

監管機構表示，來自 Consumer Voice 和三家借貸機構的法律挑戰「為數百萬消費者帶來了新的不確定性」 Business live – 最新更新 英國金融監管機構正因其針對汽車金融醜聞受害者的 £9.1bn 賠償方案面臨四項法律挑戰。 Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) 表示，將會「堅決」捍衛該方案，稱其為「對消費者而言最快速、最簡單的途徑，也是企業糾正錯誤最有效的方式」。繼續閱讀...

Claire Freemantle 被控在倫敦一輛 4x4 撞向學校時，因危險駕駛導致死亡及嚴重受傷。一輛 4x4 越野車撞入倫敦東南部一所小學並造成兩名八歲女童死亡，該名駕駛者已被控以危險駕駛致死罪。49 歲的 Claire Freemantle 被指控於 2023 年 7 月在溫布頓 The Study Prep 學校發生的事件中，犯下兩項危險駕駛致死罪及七項危險駕駛導致他人身體嚴重受傷罪。繼續閱讀...

• American Heart Association 於 2026 年 4 月 30 日發布了一份 Presidential Advisory，指出由於慢性疾病驅動成本上升，美國醫療保健的可負擔性已達危機點。 • 成本正迫使美國人延遲或避免就醫，進而導致健康成效惡化並增加醫療債務；一項 Gallup 調查顯示，民眾普遍擔憂無法獲得負擔得起的醫療服務。 • 一項 McLaughlin & Associates 民意調查發現，51% 的選民將醫療保險視為首要擔憂，其次是醫院帳單 (11%) 和藥物成本 (10%)。

• 執法人員不允許 Pavel Talankin 攜帶 Mr Nobody Against Putin 的獎座登上從 New York 出發的航班。 • 訂閱 Breaking News US 電子郵件以在收件匣中獲取新聞簡報提醒。 • Academy Award 獲獎紀錄片 Mr Nobody Against Putin 的主角兼共同導演 Pavel Talankin 所擁有的 Oscar 獎座，在 New York’s John F Kennedy 機場官員於其登機前以可能被用作武器為由沒收後失蹤。

在 Supreme Court 裁決削弱 Voting Rights Act 僅一天後，該州州長與檢察總長提議推遲 midterm 2026 初選。隨著各州在 Supreme Court 裁決後匆忙重新劃分選區，Louisiana 推遲了初選。以下是來自 Louisiana 檢察總長 Liz Murrill 和共和黨籍州長 Jeff Landry 的更多聲明內容：昨日 Louisiana 在 Supreme Court 取得的歷史性勝利對該州產生了立即性的影響。Supreme Court 之前曾暫緩執行對該州實施現行 Congressional 地圖的禁令。然而，根據法院的命令，該暫緩執行令隨昨天的裁決自動終止。因此，該州目前被禁止根據現行地圖進行國會選舉。我們正與 Legislature 及 Secretary of State 辦公室合作，以制定前進的方向。繼續閱讀...

• 美國司法部於 2026 年 4 月 29 日起訴了 Sinaloa 州州長 Ruben Rocha Moya 以及其他九名現任與前任墨西哥官員，指控其協助 Sinaloa 販毒集團。 • 起訴書指控其涉嫌包括洗錢和收受保護費在內的貪腐行為，這對該販毒集團的運作造成了重大打擊。 • 此舉加劇了美墨兩國在 fentanyl 危機和邊境安全問題上的緊張關係，未來可能引發引渡權的爭奪戰。

2022 年，Aneil Karia 憑藉由 Riz Ahmed 主演的短片獲得奧斯卡獎。現在，他在 Jack Lowden 的協助下，透過一個意想不到的線上平台，對 Reform 風格的議會候選人進行了辛辣諷刺。 有些電影製作人對自己的作品抱有不切實際的期望；Aneil Karia 並非其中之一。在談到他的新片《Vote Gavin Lyle》時，他說：「我還沒糊塗到認為它能推翻政府」——但誰知道呢，說不定真的可以。這部幽默、聰明、演技精湛、短小精悍的諷刺作品《Vote Gavin Lyle》由 Jack Lowden 主演，他飾演一名欲代表虛構的中英格蘭選區 Fletcham and Wold 參選的 Reform 風格議會候選人。這部短片僅長 16 分鐘，卻深刻地剖析了極右翼的心態；針對的並非那些攻擊少數族裔、揮舞旗幟的街頭暴徒，而是那些在該派系領導層中佔主導地位、更精明且言談得體的 Farageists。 在不劇透電影結局精彩亮點的情況下，可以說這部片對主角存有一絲共鳴，甚至同情。Karia 表示：「我不認為觀察這些人——極右翼政客、議員、潛在候選人等等——然後只說他們是多麼糟糕的混蛋是有趣或有用的。我認為觸動我的是，他們其實和我們一樣脆弱且恐懼。繼續閱讀...

• 潛在繼任領導人藏身排水管被捕，突顯了最新戰術 —— 以及對 cartel 內鬥的擔憂。US politics live – latest updates • Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG) 已故領導人「El Mencho」的金色棺木才剛入土，Mexico 軍方本週便對該組織的高層給予了第二次打擊。 • 當特種部隊突襲 Nayarit 州的一個農場時，模糊的無人機畫面顯示 El Mencho 的可能繼任者 Audias Flores（別名「El Jardinero」）被從他試圖藏身的排水管中拉了出來，整個過程未開一槍。Continue reading...

• 南卡羅萊納州衛生官員在歷經六個月後，宣佈結束這場全美規模最大的麻疹疫情；期間共計 997 人感染、21 人住院，但無人死亡。 • 在超過一個月未出現新增病例後，該疫情已於週日正式結束。 • 在全美對疫苗接種的擔憂日益增加之際，這標誌著公共衛生領域的一個重要里程碑。

• USS Gerald R Ford 在結束包括參與抓捕 Maduro 及 Middle East 戰爭在內的 10 個月役期後將啟程返航 • 兩名 US 官員週三表示，全球最大的航空母艦 USS Gerald R Ford 執行了超過 300 天的創紀錄部署後將啟程回國，此次部署包括參與對 Iran 的戰爭以及抓捕 Venezuelan 領導人 Nicolás Maduro。 • 據官員表示，USS Gerald R Ford 將在未來幾天離開 Middle East，並於 5 月中旬返回其位於 Virginia 的母港，這些官員在要求匿名的情況下詳述了敏感的軍事行動。The Washington Post 此前報導了這一進展。繼續閱讀...

• US 於 4 月 24 日向中東部署了第三個航母打擊群及數千名精銳部隊，標誌著自 2003 年 Iraq 戰爭以來最大規模的軍事集結，儘管已達成停火協議，為期兩個月的 Iran 衝突仍在升級。 • President Trump 警告，若和平努力失敗，美國軍隊已「準備就緒」，並表示 US 利用 4 月 8 日的停火來「補給」軍事能力，而 Washington 與 Tehran 則互相指責對方違反協議。 • US 於 2 月 28 日發動的轟炸行動重創了 Iran 的軍事基礎設施和領導層，但 Tehran 仍掌控著 Strait of Hormuz，這是全球石油和天然氣供應的關鍵航道，促使 US 於 4 月 13 日實施海軍封鎖。

• 十年後，接受手術的半月板撕裂患者其膝關節功能較差，且骨關節炎狀況比未接受手術者更嚴重 • 一項為期 10 年的試驗顯示，一種常見的軟骨損傷膝蓋手術對患者並無益處，甚至可能導致更糟的結果 • 該研究追蹤了接受「半月板部分切除術」（最常見的骨科手術之一）以治療半月板撕裂的患者預後

• 近三分之二 (64%) 的美國成年人擔心無法負擔醫療費用，其中 30% 表示非常擔心，該項擔憂程度超過了對油價的關注。 • 儘管面臨其他經濟壓力，醫療費用的可負擔性仍然是公眾最主要 worries 的問題。 • 此次民調凸顯了在醫療支出上升的情況下，家庭面臨的持續財務壓力。

• 指控該船載有從俄羅斯佔領領土掠奪的穀物，引發兩國間的外交爭端。 • 烏克蘭要求以色列扣押一艘船隻，聲稱該船載運從俄羅斯佔領區掠奪的穀物，這導致兩國之間爆發了罕見的外交摩擦。 • 這場爭議在本週進入公眾視線，總統 Volodymyr Zelenskyy 表示，「另一艘」載有「俄羅斯盜取」穀物的船隻已抵達以色列港口並準備卸貨。閱讀更多...

In today’s newsletter: As Labour braces for heavy local election losses, senior figures ​are signalling unease and​ morale ​is sinking​, can the prime minister hang on?Good morning. Keir Starmer is on thin ice. The prime minister survived a bruising Tuesday in the Commons as MPs continued to scrutinise his account of the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. Almost all Labour MPs backed Starmer in a key vote on whether he should face an inquiry into whether he misled parliament.But in Westminster there is a growing feeling that the Labour leader is on borrowed time. Next week’s local and parliamentary elections, which Starmer will face as one of the most unpopular prime ministers since records began, is likely to see public dissatisfaction crystallise. “He’s in last chance saloon,” one minister said after last night’s vote.US | King Charles has extolled the importance of Britain’s “special relationship” with the US in a speech to Congress that made pointed reference to the importance of Nato, the defence of Ukraine and the climate crisis.Middle East | Britain is facing a £35bn economic hit and the risk of a recession this year as the fallout from the Iran war adds to the pressure on Keir Starmer’s government, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) has warned.Oil | The UAE has quit the Opec oil cartel after 60 years of membership, in a heavy blow to the group and its de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, as global energy markets contend with the biggest supply crisis in history.UK news | The chair of NatWest was forced to defend the bank against accusations of “climate backtracking” at a chaotic annual shareholder meeting, which was temporarily suspended owing to singing protesters.Women’s rights | Fifa has given permission for Afghan Women United – a squad composed of refugees scattered around the world in Australia, the Middle East and Europe – to represent Afghanistan in official competitions without requiring the approval of the Taliban, which banned the team. Continue reading...

Charity says starting specialised care after first miscarriage instead of third reduces risk of future lossesGiving women access to specialised care after their first miscarriage could prevent about 10,000 pregnancy losses a year across the UK, according to a study.Currently, women in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are eligible for specialist care on the NHS for early baby losses after they have had a minimum of three miscarriages. Continue reading...

• Medicare underpayments to hospitals totaled more than $100 billion in 2024, according to testimony provided to the House Ways and Means Committee by the American Hospital Association. • Hospitals are managing significant cost pressures while treating a sicker, more medically complex, and aging patient population, with persistent misalignments between care provision and reimbursement rates. • The financial strain reflects broader healthcare system challenges as providers struggle with inadequate government reimbursement alongside rising operational costs.

• A majority of Americans express concern over rising healthcare costs and support increased federal tax spending to address these challenges, according to the Axios/Ipsos American Health Index released March 17, 2026. • The poll demonstrates bipartisan support for government action on healthcare affordability, reflecting widespread concern among the U.S. public about escalating medical expenses. • Americans also show increased trust in government handling of childhood vaccination decisions, signaling broader public confidence in health policy interventions.

China is no longer just a consumer market, but a manufacturing base and launchpad for competing with Chinese automakers globally, says IMD Business School’s Mark Greeven.

CCTV footage circulating on social media showed children at the Little Aresha daycare centre in Yogyakarta, most under two, lying on the floor wearing only diapers with their hands and feet bound with rags.

The Arab oil producer has long expressed frustration with the quotas it has to follow as part of OPEC, the cartel of major state-owned oil producers.(Image credit: Joe Klamar)

Federal raids unfold in Twin Cities amid ongoing tensions between the Trump administration and Minnesota officialsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFederal agents under the command of the Trump administration have descended on Minnesota’s Twin Cities again to primarily target alleged fraud at daycares after the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s so-called “Operation Metro Surge” all but wound down earlier in the year.“Today the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation,” the US justice department told the Guardian in a statement on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Big win for Donald Trump, who has accused organisation of ‘ripping off the rest of the world’ by inflating oil prices Business live – latest updatesThe United Arab Emirates has quit the Opec oil cartel in a heavy blow to the group and its de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, amid the global energy shock caused by the Iran war.The stunning loss of the UAE, a longstanding Opec member, could create disarray and weaken the group, which has usually sought to show a united front despite internal disagreements over a range of issues from geopolitics to production quotas. Continue reading...

• Philadelphia Eagles exercised fifth-year options on defensive stars Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith, securing their services through 2026. • The moves lock in key players amid roster planning for upcoming seasons. • Decisions strengthen Eagles' defensive core and signal commitment to young talent development.