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AS IT IS 2015-07-14 Silica Sand Mining Worries Communities 美国硅砂矿引发社区担忧 The United States is increasing production of oil and natural gas through a process known as fracking. This process is sometimes called hydraulic fracking be

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AS IT IS 2015-07-15 US Spacecraft Flies by Pluto After Nine-Year Trip It has taken more than nine years for an American spacecraft to reach the far edge of our solar system. The spacecraft, named New Horizons, sailed past the dwarf planet Pluto on Tu

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AS IT IS 2015-07-15 UN: Drought Affected North Korea Cuts Food Rations 联合国:干旱令朝鲜削减口粮 Officials at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization say North Korea has reduced the amount of food it gives to its people. Cris

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Fish Use Whole Bodies When They Eat Fish are animals that live in the water. They are also vertebrates animals that have a backbone and a spine. They have gills that permit them to take oxygen from the water. But have you ever wondered how vertebrate

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AS IT IS 2015-07-16 Harper Lees Second Novel Fuels Debate American writer Harper Lees first -- and until now, only -- book, To Kill a Mockingbird, is one of Americas best-loved novels. The 1960 publication explores racism and injustice in the America

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AS IT IS 2015-07-09 Russia Bans Internet Database Archive 俄罗斯禁止网络数据库档案信息化 Internet users in Russia will no longer be able to make use of a large database of stored webpages. Critics say the new restriction apparently res

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AS IT IS 2015-07-10 South Sudan Marks Independence Day With Joy and Worries 南苏丹独立日喜忧参半 South Sudan marked four years of independence Thursday. But for most citizens, there was little to celebrate. The country is suffering from a c

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