NPR 2009-6-30

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. Bernard Madoff whose multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme cost many investors their life savings was sentenced to 150 years in prison today in a New York courtroom. NPR's John Ydstie reports. U.S. Distric

AP 2011-10-26

1. Rescuers are working into the night to try to find survivors of an earthquake that struck Turkey Sunday. The 7.2 magnitude quake hit the eastern part of the country, killing scores. 2. Libya's transitional leader has declared liberation of the cou

NPR 2010-09-21

The economic recession in the US is officially over. It ended in June of last year. That's according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, which identifies the official dates of recessionary periods. As NPR's John Ydstie reports, the recent re

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Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said his government's investigation of the killing Kim Jong Nam will be objective. Kim Jong Nam was the half-brother of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. We have no reason why we want to do something to paint

CNN 2009-05-07

From the CNN Center in Atlanta, Nicole Lapin. Here's a look on what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Maine's governor has just signed the bill making same-sex marriage legal in the state. The governor's decision came shortly after the state of Maine in

CNN 2010-08-01

Autopsy results that we have from these today are that the bodies of the children show no sign of having undergone violence. We have done, we will be making various other DNA analysis and other types of analysis, and we will give you the news of this

AP 2011-06-21

1. President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner have hit the links together. Their so-called golf summit took place this morning, where the two hope to discuss a range of issues from the economy to Libya. 2. Afghan President Hamid Kar

AP 2012-07-08

1. Almost eight years after Yasser Arafat's death, Palestinian officials are preparing for a possible autopsy on his remains. That after his widow said a Swiss lab found elevated levels of a lethal radioactive isotope on the longtime leader's belongi

AP 2012-02-15

1. The Los Angeles coroner's office says an autopsy will be performed on Whitney Houston. The 48-year-old singer was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room Saturday. She was also mourned Sunday at the church her family attended in Newark, New Jersey.

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VOA标准英语2010年-Website of the Week - World Bank Data

Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations. The World Bank lends money to promote development, and to help achieve its goals it collects a lot of data. For years, the World Bank has been on

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A chimpanzee known for smoking cigarettes has died at a South African Zoo. The Bloemfontein Zoo says Charlie passed away Tuesday at the age of 52, at least ten years beyond the average life span for chimpanzees. The zoo tried to help Charlie stop smo

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-06

1. A new Barack Obama ad that begins airing on national cable tomorrow calls John McCain's reaction to the recent financial turmoil erratic. The ad also accuses McCain of trying to shift debate from the economy to Obama's character. Sarah Palin has

CNN 2008-04-01

Good afternoon from the CNN Center in Atlanta. Im Naamua Delaney, thanks for checking in with us. Heres a look at whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The White House is proposing big changes to have the government overseen your money. Treasury Secretar

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