Modern Technology Helping Weather Predictions 现代科技帮助预测变幻莫测天气 WASHINGTON Severe storms that cause heavy damage throughout the world are a reminder of how important it is to be able to predict the weather. A meteorological e

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Affordable Light for People without Electricity 可负担得起廉价灯为贫困地区人们带去光明 WASHINGTON This year's Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to inventors of the light emitting diode, commonly known by the acronym LED, now bein

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Americans Still Struggling Despite Falling Unemployment 尽管失业率下降美国就业仍不景气 WHITE HOUSE The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent last month -- the lowest since the 2008 recession. The White House is touting this figure

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Young Kurd Artist Contributes in His Way to Struggle for Kobani 库尔德青年艺术家用画笔描绘美好明天 SURUC, TURKEY Sherzad Ebrahim is on a mission. 舍萨德伊布拉西姆正在执行任务当中。 The 27-year-old artist comes from t

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Space-Age Shower Saves Water, Money 太空式淋浴节约水和钱_ Showering typically sends water down the drain, but a new space-age shower could change that. The design, inspired by NASA, saves water and money. Astronauts have no choice but to re

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Alibaba Seeks Investors, May Hit Record 虽有未知数,但阿里巴巴IPO或创纪录 The huge Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba is set to offer its stock to the public for the first time later this week, an action that may raise more than $20 bi

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Study: Immigration to Chicago Drops 研究称芝加哥对移民的吸引力下降 CHICAGO For several years, human resources director Pete Tapaskar says its been hard to fill all the open positions at his suburban Chicago-based technology company, Pr

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美国众议院选出新议长 This is not a job I ever wanted or I ever sought. He could be the first reluctant House speaker in modern American history. 这并非是我想要的工作,也不是我所追求的。瑞安将成为美国当代历史上第

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科幻电影为新晋科学家助力 In The Martian, Mark Watney is a U.S. astronaut who has to survive alone on Mars after his crew leaves the planet without him, thinking he died in a storm that swept him away. 在《火星救援》中,马克沃特

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接受难民进入欧洲 This is a picture of daily life in the Macedonian-Serbian border. Tens of thousands of migrants of all ages have arrived, many are ill or injured. Their immediate needs are clear: shelter, food, medical care. Most are Syrians

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Technology Buffs Brace for 2016 Breakthroughs 技术发展助力2016重大突破 The worlds biggest Consumer Electronics Show, or CES for short, opens Wednesday in Las Vegas and the Internet is abuzz with expectation. We can expect big news about sev

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洛杉矶大力资助无家可归者 Most big cities have some homelessness, but the problem is very visible in Los Angeles. City officials hope they can eradicate the problem and those who work with the homeless,say the festering issue has become a

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奥地利难民潮暂时放缓 Crowds still gathered at Viennas main train station Wednesday, a day after Hungary closed its border with Serbia, slowing the tide of refugees. 周三,人群仍然聚集在维也纳主要的火车站。一天之前,匈

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乌干达奇缺厨师 It's a problem that is not immediately associated with a low-income country such as Uganda, but there's a shortage of Ugandan chefs. 这是一个不会同乌干达这样低收入国家联系起来的问题,但这个国家奇缺厨

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流行音乐明星托里凯莉迅速蹿红 You couldn't call Kelly an overnight success. 你不称凯莉是一夜成名。 Sure she's only 22, and she is managed by Scooter Braun-the same man who ignited the careers of pop superstars Ariana Grande an

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美海军家属要求伊朗释放囚犯 VIENNA As the crowd of journalists covering the Iran talks swells, so too do the opportunities for media coverage. Hoping to catch the attention of high-level diplomats, the family of American-Iranian marine Am

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芝加哥移民工人数量减少 CHICAGO For several years, human resources director Pete Tapaskar says its been a challenge to fill all the jobs at his suburban Chicago-based technology company. 几年来,人力资源总监皮特塔帕斯卡说,给

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塞拉利昂谋杀案引起公愤 Thursday night (8/20) on a beach in Freetown, Sierra Leone, a candlelight vigil was held for a teenager found murdered last week. The death has sparked outrage in the country and concern about rising crime in the wak

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肯尼亚企业家期待奥巴马来访 NAIROBI An artisanal businessman working in Kenya's informal job sector said he hopes U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to a global entrepreneurship conference will open international markets to workers such

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加州欢迎特奥会运动员 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA Cities and towns in Southern California are greeting thousands of athletes who are arriving for Special Olympics, a competition for people with intellectual disabilities. The games will run from Jul

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