AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-01-12)
时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2010(一月)
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[1] A not guilty plea on behalf of the Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound plane. Basic six charges, the most severe carrying a life sentence for attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.
[2] The unemployment rate stays stuck at 10% with job losses 10 times greater than expected. The labor 1 secretary says businesses may be reluctant to make hires, waiting to see what steps the government takes to provide relief.
[3] Icy conditions and bitterly cold temperatures grip much of the South, dipping as far as the Texas-Mexico border. Ice set people in Atlanta watching where they drove and walking with care.
[4] Two skydivers take a leap off the world's tallest building in the United Arab Emirates, setting a new world record for the highest ever base jump from a manmade structure at 2020 feet.