一 | An office at the Department of Homeland Security that helps detect biological and chemical weapons could shutter if Congress doesn't fund it by December -- an increasingly likely possibility as Republicans on Capitol Hill struggle to select a speaker.The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office at the Department of Homeland Security, which is the one-stop shop for the department's detection and research of biological weapons, will close if not funded by December because of language put into the initial development of the office in 2018.Some of the capabilities of the office include supporting large events like the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with radiological detection devices and supporting state and local governments with nuclear detection devices."This is a highly charged environment, and the threat environment is complex and it is complicated," Mary Ellen Callahan, the assistant secretary for countering weapons of mass destruction, told reporters at DHS headquarters on Thursday. "The CWMD office was created to have the subject matter expertise to be able to address a multitude of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats and to go and help support those who are the first responders, who are really the canaries in the coal mine, so to speak, and to help support the homeland."The office she oversees is the only one that looks at "state, local, tribal, territorial aspect of response to nuclear threats," she said.For example, the programs that partner with 14 major cities to detect and prepare a response for nuclear events would go away, Callahan said.Officials within the office said budgetary constraints could cause a strain for those cities."They would have to recreate [the CWMD office] and spend resources that they don't presently have," one DHS official said.Callahan told reporters that lawmakers are on board with legislation for the office to continue it is just about how to get it done in time before the office is terminated."It's a complicated congressional environment," she said.Much House business -- including appropriating funds to government agencies -- has come to a grinding halt following the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. After House Republicans twice rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker, it appears there will be a third floor vote, although the timing is not yet clear.。北京时间8月19日，前NBA球员考文顿做客Wildly Inappropriate Podcast播客节目，首次详细袒露自己淡出NBA赛场的核心原因。这位3D悍将自2023-24赛季结束后便彻底告别联盟，而他坦言，长达三年的女儿监护权与抚养权官司纠纷，让自己身心俱疲、精神崩溃，最终为了陪伴女儿成长，选择放下篮球事业。谈及这场耗时良久的家庭纠纷，考文顿说道：“这场官司就像是对我人格的审判，我曾在法庭上失控落泪。

二 | 最终我几乎赢下了所有诉求，唯独没有拿到女儿的完全监护权。但我从没想过独自抚养孩子，孩子的成长离不开母亲的陪伴。” 考文顿表示，自己早已放下对孩子母亲的怨恨：“我选择原谅她，如果一直心怀芥蒂，我们根本无法以最好的状态共同抚养女儿。这三年的拉扯与纠葛，彻底击溃了我的精神状态，这也是我最终选择离开NBA的最主要原因。” 2023年7月，这场漫长的监护权官司终于落幕，考文顿成功争取到女儿一半的监护权，本以为生活与事业能重回正轨，变故却接踵而至。仅仅三个月后的10月，他就被快船交易至76人。回忆起得知交易的瞬间，考文顿满是心酸：“球队打电话告知我交易结果时，我的女儿紧紧抱着我，仿佛她提前感知到了离别。我当场崩溃落泪，急忙联系孩子母亲，恳求她不要借机制造矛盾、利用这件事伤害我们的关系。” 自此之后，考文顿只能每周专程飞往女儿所在地陪伴孩子，奔波的生活彻底打乱了他的职业节奏。

三 | 效力76人期间，球队曾迎来连续13天的主场赛程，分身乏术的考文顿曾恳请前女友带女儿前来费城相聚，却遭到对方拒绝。为了不错过陪伴女儿的机会，考文顿一度不惜重金，花费7万美元包机从夏洛特紧急飞回洛杉矶，凌晨两点才抵达目的地，短暂陪伴女儿后，又要立刻折返费城备战比赛。接连的奔波、无解的家庭纠葛与持续的精神内耗，让考文顿彻底心力交瘁。他坦言，这样的生活状态不仅让自己无力维持NBA高强度的赛场节奏，更不利于女儿的身心健康成长。权衡利弊之后，他最终下定决心告别职业赛场。【关注我！了解最新最靠谱的篮球资讯动态】。