California Ruling on Undocumented Lawyer Gives Hope to Many 加州为无证移民取得律师执照扫除障碍 The California Supreme Court cleared the way last week for an undocumented immigrant named Sergio Garcia to be licensed as a lawyer. The r

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Street Artists Create Huge Murals 街头艺术家的巨型壁画 Street art has reached new heights in Washington, DC. The sides of an empty building have become the canvas for huge murals by street artists. Their creations will last only a few month

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Future for Commercial Space Endeavors Looks Bright Space the final frontier. Once the purview of cash-rich governments, launching rockets into space has become increasingly commonplace as demand for communications satellites and space-based imaging s

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Syria War, Sectarian Rivalries Fuel Violence in Middle East 叙利亚战争引发中东教派暴力对抗 An explosion of bloodshed continues in the Middle East as the civil war in Syria spreads violence and extremism to neighboring countries. Sectar

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Silk Road Ensemble Celebrates Cultural Harmony 丝绸之路合奏团和谐文化演出 NEW YORK CITY The diverse musicality of the Silk Road Ensemblesome hyper-traditional and some simply hybridmirrors the endless variety along the ancient Silk Road

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Students Fuse Art from Shattered Glass BETHESDA, MARYLAND When Lynda Slayen first discovered fused glass about 10 years ago, she immediately fell in love with the technique. Ive always loved glass. I collect glass. I have a lot of antique glassand th

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Turkeys Fading Economy Fuels Corruption Scandal 土耳其经济衰退引爆腐败丑闻 LONDON Turkeys prime minister is battling corruption allegations amid a power struggle that goes to the heart of the political elite. Analysts say the feud, which

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Illegal Ivory Trade Found in Burma Town 缅甸小镇被发现象牙交易 An undercover team of conservationists has found thousands of pieces of pieces of ivory being sold openly in a town in Burma, also known as Myanmar. The town is on the border w

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West Virginia Chemical Spill Leaves Hundreds of Thousands Without Clean Water 美国西维州埃尔克河被污染,影响居民水源 For the fifth consecutive day, 300,000 residents in and around the U.S. city of Charleston, West Virginia, have be

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S. Sudans Displaced: Running from Violence, Longing for Peace 因为战事流离失所的南苏丹人民渴望和平 JUBA Violence has displaced hundreds of thousands of people across South Sudan, many of whom have taken refuge at United Nations base

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In Thailand's North, Support for Ruling Party Remains Strong CHIANG MAI In northern Thailand, millions of rural voters still strongly back the party of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. As anti-government protesters try to push her from office and

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Friends of Syria Push Opposition Toward Geneva Talks PARIS U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry joined other foreign ministers backing opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Paris Sunday. They are trying to bring together disparate civilian a

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Washington Week: Focus on Jobless Benefits, US Intelligence Whether to restart jobless checks for Americas long-term unemployed will remain the focus of Senate debate this week. Benefits for more than a million people expired in December, coinciding

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Egyptians Vote Under Tight Security 埃及人在严密的安全措施下投票 CAIRO Egyptians began voting Tuesday in a two-day referendum to decide whether to adopt a new constitution supported by the military-backed interim government. Voters cast

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Smart Spoon Allows Parkinson's Sufferers to Feed Themselves One of the biggest challenges for people living with Parkinsons is the difficulty - and sometimes inability - to feed themselves, due to the shaking tremors associated with the disease. But

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Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Jan. 18 Were looking at the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending January 18, 2014. This week, three of our songs change places - thats major movement compared with the

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US Intelligence Reforms Debated Ahead of Obama Speech CAPITOL HILL U.S. intelligence reforms to be unveiled by President Barack Obama will be informed, at least in part, by a panel of legal scholars and spy experts that submitted recommendations to t

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West Virginia Chemical Spill Still Affecting Rural Areas 西维吉尼亚州化学泄漏仍影响偏远地区 CHARLЕSTON In the U.S. state of West Virginia, a major chemical spill that contaminated a river supplying water to hundreds of thousands of

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World Bank Says Global Economy at Turning Point 世界银行说全球经济迎来加速增长的转折点 WASHINGTON The global recovery is gaining momentum according to new projections by the World Bank. But unlike previous years, the World Bank say

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Rodman Visit to North Korea Sparks Strong Reactions 罗德曼访问朝鲜引起强烈反响 Dennis Rodmans trip to North Korea, one of the most isolated countries in the world, made some people cringe at the idea that former the former basketball sup

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