格隆汇4月5日丨美国《纽约时报》网站4月2日刊登题为《特朗普完全不知道该如何收拾自己造成的烂摊子》的文章，作者是米歇尔·戈德堡。文章编译如下：在一个正常运转的美国民主制度中，总统会在一场新的军事冲突爆发之初在椭圆形办公室发表讲话。然而，唐纳德·特朗普却决定等到与伊朗开战一个月后，才向心存疑虑的公众发表关于这场战争的演讲。在他发表讲话之前，专家们猜测他会宣布什么。地面入侵？降级冲突？还是因为没人愿意帮他开通霍尔木兹海峡而任性地退出北约？结果这些都没有。相反，特朗普只是言辞含混地重复了他在“真实社交”网站上发布的一系列帖子，一边吹嘘美国的军事进展，一边威胁实施战争罪行。他的讲话没有明确告诉我们什么，却暴露了许多问题。特朗普的绝望显而易见。此次讲话向伊朗传递了一个信号：他在国内民众那里的支持率并不高，而且他正面临压力。这种压力不断加大符合伊朗的利益。特朗普似乎确实想结束战争，但他不知道该怎么做。我们仍不清楚他是否会派遣士兵进入伊朗以进行决定性打击、是否会宣布胜利并撤军，或者是否会最终设法达成某种协议。我们只知道，他成功地让伊朗在这场冲突中占据了上风，同时重创了全球经济，并摧毁了美国最重要的一些联盟。特朗普或许没有在1日宣布退出北约，但欧洲各国领导人明白，该联盟正变得越来越没有意义。

It’s not just Arm Holdings (NASDAQ:ARM) that’s betting big on the future of agentic AI with its new AGI CPU; Chinese tech giant Alibaba (NASDAQ:BABA) also has a new chip that specializes in running next-generation AI agents. Undoubtedly, if you’ve completely written off Alibaba or any of the other Chinese internet stocks amid their latest ... Alibaba Has a New Agentic AI Chip, Too—But Investors Don’t Seem to Care

The Iranian military said Iraq is exempt from shipping restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz that have strangled global energy flows for weeks. “Brotherly Iraq is exempt from any restrictions we have imposed on the Strait of Hormuz,” Iran’s military spokesman said in an Arabic-language video statement published by state-run Islamic Republic News Agency. The declaration has the potential to unleash as much as 3 million barrels a day of Iraqi oil cargoes. It also comes just days after a French...

伊朗执法指挥部今天（4月5日）发布消息称，警方突击队在伊斯法罕南部地区击落了一架美国C-130运输机。 (CCTV国际时讯)

Leeds visit West Ham on Sunday in the FA Cup quarter-finals but both are also in a relegation scrap. Would you risk safety for glory?

AlbertPego/iStock via Getty Images Mid-America Apartment Communities ( MAA ) is an apartment REIT that owns class A assets in growing markets and that aren't encumbered with much debt. Excess supply and interest rate fears have caused the stock to fall, which is giving investors a nice opportunity to purchase the underlying apartments at an attractive discount to their true worth. Introduction Mid-America Apartments is a residential REIT with a portfolio of approximately 103,000 apartments spread mostly across the Sunbelt region of the United States. About three-quarters of the portfolio is located in large cities and their suburbs, while about a quarter of the units are located in mid-tier markets. Large markets include metros like Atlanta, Dallas, Orlando, and Tampa Bay, while mid-tier markets include smaller cities like Charleston, Greenville, Fredericksburg, and Richmond. The portfolio mostly consists of garden-style apartments, along with a good chunk of mid-rise units. Garden-style apartments have three stories or less, while mid-rise apartments are 4-9 stories. A high-rise is anything 10 stories or higher. While the portfolio is diverse with exposure in many different markets, the REIT is fairly concentrated in its top five markets. More than 40% of net operating income (NOI) comes from these metro areas. Investor Presentation There are a few reasons why MAA has focused on the Sunbelt region of the United States. These areas are growing faster than most other areas of the country. Salaries are relatively high -- especially in cities -- and state income taxes are lower. That translates into more dollars in a tenant's pocket. Unemployment is low. The weather is nice. And the real estate itself is cheaper than most other parts of the country. MAA specifically has an average lease-to-income level of around 20%, which is quite affordable. Investor Presentation Put it all together, and the Sunbelt offers a good deal for both the tenant and the landlord. Renting is ...

周五，俄罗斯第一副总理杰尼斯·曼图罗夫表示，在伊朗冲突引发能源供应混乱之际，俄方完全有能力加大对印度的能源供应。 曼图罗夫在结束对印度为期两天的访问时作出上述表态。他在新德里与总理纳伦德拉·莫迪、外交部长苏杰生及其他印度部长举行会谈，商讨贸易、能源及产业合作事宜。 据报道，新德里正与莫斯科磋商，拟重启自2022年俄乌冲突以来首次从俄罗斯直接进口液化天然气（LNG）；与此同时，印度炼油企业已恢复大规模采购俄罗斯原油，4月订单量达6000万桶。 曼图罗夫称，俄罗斯企业有能力增加对印度的石油和液化天然气供应。 责任编辑：陈钰嘉

格隆汇4月5日｜据伊朗努尔新闻(Nour News)，伊朗伊斯兰共和国警察部队称，在伊斯法罕被击落的美军飞机是一架用于加油的C-130运输机。

【有線新聞】醫管局繼續跟進病人資料外洩事件，重申已盡快用不同方式聯絡受影響病人。 醫管局稱今次是透過恆常監察系統，主動發現有病人資料未經授權被取走及於第三方平台洩露，隨即通報執法及監管機構；由於懷疑涉及刑事成分，對外公布時間和內容必須符合刑事調查相關法例，以配合執法機構調查及尊重司法程序，同時確保各項跟進措施妥善進行，強調發現事件當日已回應傳媒查詢，會繼續採取可行措施將病人的影響減到最低。

在规模扩张的同时，盈利能力修复、资产质量改善、业务结构优化三者同步推进 2025年，银行业整体面临息差收窄与资产荒的双重考验，区域银行的分化趋势愈发明显。在此背景下，郑州银行交出的这份年报，值得认真审视。 它不仅呈现了资产规模的量级跃升，更关键的是，在规模扩张的同时，盈利能力修复、资产质量改善、业务结构优化三者同步推进，这种“量质齐升”的态势，恰恰是一家银行从追求规模转向追求价值的核心标志。 一、规模、盈利与风控的均衡进阶 衡量一家银行的经营成色，不能只看规模有多大，更要看增长的质量有多高。 截至2025年末，郑州银行总资产达到7436.74亿元，9.95%的增速创下2018年以来新高。值得关注的是，这一增长并非依靠年末突击，而是自一季度突破7000亿元后，连续四个季度保持稳健节奏。在资产规模扩张的同时，贷款总额增至4102.64亿元，增幅5.82%，表明信贷资源持续向实体经济倾斜，规模增长的底层支撑较为扎实。 从负债端来看，存款总额4630.75亿元，同比增长14.47%，其中个人存款增速高达24.60%。资金来源的稳定性增强，为流动性管理提供了更厚的安全垫。在行业普遍面临存款竞争加剧的背景下，这样的表现折射出“市民银行”定位带来的客户黏性优势。 盈利能力方面，郑州银行2025年实现营业收入129.21亿元，同比增长0.34%，净利润19.09亿元，同比增长2.44%。净利润增速高于营收增速，这一反差背后是成本管控与收入结构优化的双重作用。 业务及管理费较上年减少1.54亿元，同比下降4.14%，降本增效在财务端已见成效。同时，利息净收入108.64亿元，占营收比重84.08%，作为盈利“压舱石”的地位稳固；投资收益19.23亿元，为盈利贡献了额外弹性。这种收入结构既保障了基础收益的稳定，又具备了适度多元化的抗风险能力。 资产质量是检验银行经营韧性的试金石。 截至2025年末，郑州银行不良贷款率1.71%，较上年末下降0.08个百分点，实现连续三年下降；拨备覆盖率提升至185.81%，风险抵补能力持续增强。这一成绩的取得，与“前瞻性风险管理”理念的落地密不可分，通过加强信用风险管控、加快不良资产处置，将风险化解前置，使得资产质量的改善走在了规模扩张的前面。 二、战略布局与业务结构的深层突破 如果说财务数据反映的是过去一年的经营成果，那么战略布局的落地程度，则决定了...

The great naturalist explores Britain’s backyards in Secret Garden – and it’s a delight. Plus: a celebrity travelogue with a difference. Here’s what to watch this evening 6pm, BBC One Continue reading...

Social Security is an important part of most retiree budgets. It provides an income foundation that, hopefully, will be supplemented by other sources of income, like pensions and retirement savings. However, when to start collecting Social Security is a complex choice. Here are some important things to consider as you make your decision. You pay into Social Security while you are working, and when you stop working, you can start collecting it. However, there are some limits. The earliest you can start collecting Social Security is age 62. However, if you do so, you will permanently reduce the amount you collect each month relative to your full retirement age. Your full retirement age will fall between 65 and 67, depending on your birth year. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading

国际乒联单打世界杯女单半决赛，王曼昱战胜韩国选手申裕斌，成功晋级决赛。今晚19:30，王曼昱将对战孙颖莎。(央视新闻)

由于中东冲突暂无平息迹象，意大利多座机场发布公告，称未来数日燃油供应将受限。 根据航行通告（NOTAM），博洛尼亚、米兰利纳特、特雷维索及威尼斯机场已对航班实施燃油限制。相关通告有效期为4月2日至4月9日。 公告显示， 英国石油 意大利公司的A1航空煤油供应紧张。 中东冲突爆发后，霍尔木兹海峡事实上已被封锁，导致原油、天然气及航空煤油等产品对全球的供应受阻。意大利此次出现的限制措施，是欧洲燃油短缺开始影响航空运营的早期案例之一。 数据显示，欧洲是波斯海湾航空煤油（含煤油）的主要进口地区，该地区供应量约占欧盟及英国进口总量的一半。 责任编辑：陈钰嘉

格隆汇4月5日｜据英国金融时报，英国正试图争取让Anthropic扩大其在该国的业务。该报援引知情人士的话报道称，英国政府向Anthropic提出的建议范围从在伦敦扩建办公室到双重上市。Anthropic和英国科学、创新和技术部没有立即回应路透的置评请求。英国首相斯塔默的办公室一直支持英国科学、创新和技术部的工作，在Anthropic公司首席执行官Dario Amodei五月底访问英国时，英国将向Amodei提出这项建议。美国政府此前将Anthropic列入黑名单，认定该公司构成国家安全供应链风险，原因是Anthropic拒绝允许军方将AI聊天机器人Claude用于美国的监控或自主武器系统。一名美国法官已暂时阻止了该黑名单的实施，这家AI初创公司还因这项供应链风险认定提起了第二桩诉讼，目前案件仍在审理中。

诺和诺德 公司首席执行官迈克・杜斯塔达尔在接受采访时表示，制药企业对全球减重市场的开发还仅仅是“浅尝辄止”，企业应着力扩大药物的可及性。 这家推出了Wegovy和Ozempic的药企负责人称，美国有1.1亿肥胖人群，而制药企业目前仅服务其中10%至15%。 扩大药物可及性的需求，也是诺和诺德同意为美国总统特朗普的处方药网站TrumpRx下调药品售价的原因之一。 诺和诺德还计划从明年1月起，将Wegovy在美国的批发价下调50%，Ozempic下调35%。 诺和诺德希望，今年推出口服版Wegovy能够帮助其在被竞争对手 礼来 公司夺走市场领先地位后收复失地。 诺和诺德国际业务执行副总裁埃米尔・拉森表示，在印度等对价格敏感的市场，降价可以成为其竞争策略的一部分。 他补充称，品牌认可度也有助于抵御竞争对手。 责任编辑：陈钰嘉

南韓湖南大學五名中國留學生涉嫌學歷造假，不滿因此被勒令出境，對出入境管理部門提出行政訴訟，要求撤回決定。 韓聯社報道，在海外大學完成三年課程的學生，透過國際交流計劃，在南韓湖南大學就讀一年即可取得學位。南韓法務部早前發現，該計劃下有112名中國留學生，提交的美國大學學歷證明偽造。 其後擴大調查範圍，再發現五名中國籍學生，涉嫌學歷造假，他們去年九月透過交流計劃，入讀南韓湖南大學做插班生，該五人指他們認真修讀大學課程，所持學位證書，獲美國轄地政府簽發的海牙認證，認為被勒令出境是不當。案件將於六月審理。

美國國務院表示，伊朗伊斯蘭革命衛隊聖城旅，已故指揮官蘇萊曼尼，兩名在美國的親屬被聯邦特工逮捕，他兩名女兒否認。 根據美國國務院聲明，被捕的是蘇萊曼尼的侄女及侄孫女，指控兩人在美國居住期間傳播伊朗官方宣傳內容，及讚揚伊朗新任最高領袖等。 國務卿魯比奧表示，已取消兩人的美國永久居民身份，被美國移民及海關執法局羈押，等待驅逐出境。蘇萊曼尼的兩名女兒均否認有親屬在美國被捕。 蘇萊曼尼曾主導，伊朗革命衛隊對外軍事行動，2020年1月，特朗普第一個總統任期期間，在伊拉克首都巴格達，遭美軍空襲身亡。

“偷脸”易烊千玺的相关短剧已被下架。 4月5日凌晨，艺人易烊千玺工作室发布声明称，近日，工作室发现部分网络平台传播擅自使用易烊千玺肖像等生成的AI剧集，易烊千玺未曾参演相关剧集，也未授权第三方将其肖像等进行AI合成。 该工作室强调，相关剧集制作方采用AI合成等技术使用易烊千玺肖像等制作剧集的行为构成侵权，现工作室已就前述侵权行为委请律师开展维权工作。 近日有网友在社交平台发帖，称发现红果短剧上多部AI短剧（如《午夜公车：她捉诡超凶！》《骗我投个好胎？行，你们别后悔》）主角高度撞脸易烊千玺，连声音都相似。相关剧集讨论热度极高，网友也在评论区@易烊千玺工作室进行维权处理。 截至发稿，记者搜索短剧平台，《午夜公车》《骗我投个好胎？》在红果短剧上已被下架。但同样上架相关作品的百度暂未进行人物形象调整或下架处理。 红果短剧人工客服对记者回应称：为积极响应治理要求，相关短剧已下架。红果短剧官方对记者回应称：相关内容已完成修改或删除处理，同时保留对出品方进一步追责处置的权利。 这是近期红果短剧发生的又一起AI“偷脸”事件。3月底，ID为“白菜汉服妆造”的用户在社交平台发帖称，“红果短剧《桃花簪》未经允许，擅自使用了我之前拍过的照片进行AI（处理）。短剧把我塑造成一个贪财好色的人，真的很无语。” 4月3日，红果短剧发布处理结果：平台认定出品方违反相关内容合规使用规定，构成违规违约，即全面下架该剧，并暂停该出品方上传所有剧集15天。 法律界人士指出，AI“换脸”侵权的核心在于“公众可识别性”。即便并非100%复刻，只要一般公众能够稳定联想到特定自然人，即可能构成肖像权侵权。 对于AI短剧中不当使用肖像的相关问题，上海大邦律师事务所高级合伙人游云庭对第一财经记者表示，现行民法典下有两条维权路径：其一，走肖像权路径，如果短剧未经许可使用了他人肖像，生成了AI视频作品，则涉嫌侵犯肖像权；其次，如果AI作品中对于相关肖像拥有者进行了贬低化处理，还可能涉嫌侵犯名誉权。 目前，AI短剧正处于快速扩张阶段。凭借制作成本低、周期短、变现路径清晰等优势，该赛道迅速吸引大量内容生产者涌入。但与此同时，“盗脸”明星或素人、模糊授权边界等现象，也逐渐演变为灰色“潜规则”。 业内呼吁，平台应强化AI内容的前置审核机制，建立包括明星肖像在内的识别与预警体系；内容制作方需明确授权边界，避免踩踏法律红线；监管层面亦...

美軍一架F-15E戰機日前被伊朗擊落，另一名失蹤機師被美軍救出，已安全離開伊朗。美國總統特朗普形容，是美國史上最驚險的營救行動之一，又警告伊朗要在限期前，達成停火協議或開放霍爾木茲海峽，否則大禍臨頭，伊朗拒絕接納美方的最後通牒。 周五被伊朗擊落的美軍F-15E戰機，其中一人獲救，另外一名機師其後失蹤，引發美軍及伊朗分別大舉搜索。半島電視台引述美國官員報道，美軍經過激烈交火後，在伊朗救出該名失蹤機師，已安全離開伊朗。據報該名機師在戰機被擊落後，躲避伊朗當局兩天，報道推測他是特種作戰部隊。 美國與以色列持續打擊伊朗，首都德黑蘭沙希德貝赫什提大學一個科研中心被擊中，未知為何成為攻擊目標。波斯灣沿岸的伊朗布什爾核電站，以及伊朗西南部馬赫沙赫爾石化經濟特區亦遭到襲擊。以色列總理內塔尼亞胡證實，以軍空襲伊朗石化設施，指此舉標誌針對伊朗工業基礎設施，軍事行動進一步升級。 美國總統特朗普在社交媒體發發文，要求伊朗要在48小時內達成協議或開放霍爾木茲海峽，否則大禍臨頭。即把限期延至美國東岸時間，周一晚上八時，即香港周二上午八時。他又指，在針對德黑蘭的一次大規模打擊中，已清除許多伊朗軍事領導人，並摧毀大量其他目標。 彭博社引述消息報道，美軍上月底下令從全球多個地區調撥隱形巡航導彈，應對伊朗，該款武器名為「增程型聯合防區外發射空地導彈」，射程超過960公里。 伊朗方面回應特朗普發出的「48小時」通牒時強調，伊朗軍方將堅定捍衛民族權利，讓侵略者付出代價。革命衛隊又發聲明，指伊朗防空系統星期日淩晨，在伊斯法罕上空擊落一架MQ-9型「死神」無人機，軍方又以無人機打擊科威特等海灣國家的多處美軍目標。

清明公祭軒轅黃帝典禮，早上在陝西延安市舉行。 象徵全國34個省級行政區的34下鼓聲響起，典禮在清明節上午9時50分，在黃陵縣橋山祭祀廣場展開，寓意「九五至尊、至高無上」。 典禮延續九項傳統環節，包括擊鼓鳴鐘、合唱《黃帝頌》、敬獻花籃、恭讀祭文、行三鞠躬禮、樂舞告祭、「龍飛中華」、瞻仰軒轅殿和拜諫黃帝陵，及種植橋山柏共九項儀程。 中央港澳辦副主任徐啟方、政務司司長陳國基和澳門社會文化司司長柯嵐，分別代表中央港澳辦和港澳特區政府獻上花籃。 由700多人參演的樂舞告祭，展現中國古代禮儀與藝術，之後56米長的飛龍騰空，象徵56個民族，軒轅黃帝是中華民族的人文始祖，公祭典禮可追溯至漢武帝時期。 今年主題是「鑄牢中華民族共同體意識」，「奮進中國式現代化新征程」。 典禮期間亦同步進行黃陵尋根 ，海峽兩岸文化藝術展等活動。

格隆汇4月5日｜埃及电力部周六表示，受海湾地区战争引发的严重全球能源危机影响，从4月起上调高用量居民用户及商业用户的电价。此举是埃及政府为控制能源消耗并遏制日益增长的财政压力而采取的一系列措施中的最新一项，因为更高的进口成本正令国家财政吃紧。电力部在一份声明中表示，低用电量家庭将不受此次涨价影响，涨价将仅限于高用电量群体和商业用户，以维持居民、商业和工业部门的电力供应。每月用电量在2000千瓦时及以下的居民用户电价将保持不变，而更高用电量档位的居民用户电价将平均上涨16%。所有档位的商业用电价格将平均上涨约20%。

Several airports in Italy issued advisories of limited fuel supplies for the next few days as the conflict in the Middle East shows few signs of ending. Fuel restrictions for flights have been introduced at the airports of Bologna, Milan Linate, Treviso and Venice, according to a Notice to Airmen, or Notam advisories. The notices span from April 2 through to April 9. The advisories say Air BP Italia’s fuel jet A1 availability is limited. The limitations in Italy are among the earliest instances that fuel shortage in Europe are starting to impact operations since the conflict broke out in the Middle East and led to the effective closure of Strait of Hormuz — choking of supplies of crude, gas and products such as jet fuel to global customers. Europe is the main importer of jet fuel — including kerosene — from the Persian Gulf, with supplies from that region accounting for about half of European Union and UK imports, according to Vortexa data compiled by Bloomberg News. Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe’s biggest aviation group, has readied plans including potentially grounding planes in case demand drops and fuel prices escalate as hostilities in the Middle East drag on. Separately, International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol told the Financial Times that there are currently “ no physical shortages of jet fuel or diesel in Europe at the moment.” However, he warned that the situation may change in the coming weeks if the disruption to Middle East flows continues.

今日清明節，不少人前往掃墓拜祭。有市民稱，適逢復活節長假、多人外遊，拜山人流較以往少。 毛毛細雨無阻市民慎終追遠，在鑽石山墳場及靈灰安置所，不少孝子賢孫上山拜祭。 黃小姐說：「清明時節雨紛紛，所以是正常的，好天就要感恩。」 燒香、化寳，市民要在指定化寶爐或鐵桶內，燃燒香燭祭品。有每年都來拜山的市民稱，今年祭品繼續加價。 何小姐說：「衣包、衣服、衣紙、生果、雞肉、燒肉，一千元以下，因為衣紙貴。所有都貴了，雞和生果都貴了。」 尹先生表示：「今年人流沒那麼厲害，可能假期長些、人分散了。有些人去了旅行，有些人可能不用等清明來。」 何小姐指認為：「人們都去了旅行那就更好，不用那麼逼，可以拜祭久一些，與父母談天久一些。」 運輸署預計，全港多個墳場附近一帶交通會較為繁忙，期間警方會實施特別交通安排，包括封路等，呼籲掃墓人士預早規劃行程，預留交通時間。 在柴灣哥連臣角墳場及靈灰安置所，拜祭人流相對多。在山腳不少人拉車仔，拿著一袋二袋香燭冥鏹上山，有人選擇即場買花。巴士公司提供特別班次往返墳場。

Walker Smith, 54, who worked for retailer for 17 years, says he grabbed bag from thief before they escaped A Waitrose employee of 17 years has described his devastation after being sacked for stopping a shoplifter who had ransacked a display of Lindt Gold Bunny Easter eggs. Walker Smith, a shop assistant at a branch of Waitrose in Clapham Junction, south London, was going about his normal duties when a customer stopped him. “They told me someone had filled up a Waitrose bag with the eggs,” he said. Continue reading...

Market volatility caused by Middle East conflict exposes energy traders to heavy losses and rumours of insider trading at the highest level On the weekend that US-Israeli drones first began to rain down on Tehran, energy traders across the world’s major financial centres began to redraw their strategies. When they returned to their trading desks on that March Monday morning, they found oil and gas prices spiking amid a market nightmare made real: the unprecedented shutdown of the vital trade route through the strait of Hormuz . Continue reading...

The Taybeh community has survived crusaders and the Ottoman and British empires, but the latest attacks leave its future in question Taybeh, a small hilltop town in the heart of the West Bank is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. After increasing attacks from Israeli settlers it now feels itself under siege and is fighting for its very existence. The town’s ancient Greek name was Ephraim where, according to the gospels, Jesus hid with his disciples from the Jewish religious hierarchy, the Sanhedrin, before making his final fateful trip to Jerusalem. Continue reading...

As the Middle East is drawn into war, expats and influencers are under pressure to only share the positive side of the UAE. In reality many are at risk of being put behind bars, and often find the UK government has little interest in helping them get out A four-metre barbed-wire fence runs through the desert at the UAE‑Omani border. In the early hours of 17 February 2021, Albert Douglas, 58, a British businessman, was creeping along it, looking for a way through. Douglas, who cuts a slight figure, wears spectacles and has a broad, earnest smile, never expected things to come to this. He’d been forced to abandon his home on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah, the tree-shaped archipelago lined with upmarket residences, and go into hiding. Usually he’d be driving around in a Rolls-Royce, now he was in a pickup truck, being chauffeured by people smugglers. They’d transported him to the edge of the Al Ain border, which neighbours Oman, in the dead of the night. It was incredible, really, how fast the life he once led could evaporate. All that mattered now was getting to the other side of that fence. A few weeks earlier, Douglas had been sitting at home, watching his supreme court appeal via video link. He was being hounded by the Dubai authorities over debts incurred by his son Wolfgang Douglas’s company and, while Wolfgang was in the UK, Albert had been arrested. Albert was facing a £2.5m fine and a three-year prison sentence – this was his final chance for a reprieve. He had always believed the truth would prevail, but as he watched the hearing play out, his faith in the system deserted him. He decided to lie low in a friend’s apartment while he weighed his options. It soon became clear that he didn’t have any. “That’s when I decided to leave,” he says. “I left it not to the last minute, but the last second.” Continue reading...

Exposure response prevention may help her to cope with her anxiety and learn that she doesn’t need to respond to intrusive thoughts My daughter is 15 and has lived with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) for some time. Her compulsions change – counting, repetitive actions such as flicking light switches a certain number of times, showering/brushing her teeth in a particular order , placing things in her bedroom in a certain way … She has had two courses of private therapy, but neither seemed to help. Both focused on the compulsions – for example, they’d encourage her to tackle one ritual at a time and try to eliminate it. It felt as though they were addressing the symptoms rather than the cause – ne w rituals can come to her in the moment and if one ritual is eliminated, it will quickly be replaced. Continue reading...