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1.The White House is urging Hamas to agree to a ceasefire with Israel as a first step in halting the current Israeli air assault on Gaza. White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe spoke of the Hamas move not to renew a ceasefire with Israel. 2.The searc
1. Los Angeles area officials say they found more bodies at the Santa shooting crime scene. Investigators are still trying to identify the badly burned bodies. Officials want to know if they died in the shooting or the subsequent house fire. 2. The
1.It's still looking like a miserable end of a miserable year for retailers, with a lot of shoppers today turning up their noses at deep discounts and simply returning unwanted gifts. One analyst says after an early surge, mall turnout is lighter th
1.From the Pacific Northwest to New England, people are digging out from heavy snow. In between, many are shivering through a brutally cold day. Below-zero wind chills led a number of schools in the Pittsburg area to close. Monday morning commuters
1. All but one runway at Denver's airport reopened as authorities continue to investigate yesterday's plane accident. Thirty-eight people were hurt when a Continental Airlines jet veered off a runway and caught fire. The conditions of the two most s
1. The World Health Organization declares the swine flu outbreak in North America as a public health emergency, meaning countries around the world will step up reporting and surveillance of the disease already killing dozens in Mexico. 2. Secretary
1.The World Health Organization is sending resources to Mexico to get a handle on an illness outbreak tied to a new strain of swine flu. So far, 57 deaths have been reported. Scientists are trying to determine if the same strain sickened eight peopl
美联社,新闻一分钟,London,British,US,1. At London's Heathrow airport, striking British Airways staff get back to work after a walkout that saw all flights cancelled stranding thousands. 2. As US gas prices soar, nearly 2 out of 3 in an A
1. President Bush made a rare visit to Capitol Hill, lunching with GOP senators, making the case for immigration reform. The president says the status quo isn't acceptable. It's not clear Bush changed any minds among the measures legalizing millions
1. The Atlanta lawyer quarantined with a rare strain of tuberculosis is said to be doing well at a Denver hospital. The attending physician says Andrew Speaker has a very low level of contagion. Meantime friends of Speaker's are coming to his defens
1. A man with a rare and dangerous form of tuberculosis may have spread the disease to passengers and crew on two trans-Atlantic flights from Paris and from Prague earlier this month. We have no suspicion that this patient was highly infectious. In f
1. Security has been increased at the Port of Miami. The FBI says 3 men of Middle Eastern descent were caught trying to slip past a checkpoint in a cargo truck. Authorities say the driver lied about being alone within the cab. The other 2 were found
1.Barack Obama has officially named former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as his new choice for secretary of state. Obama also announced that Robert Gates will stay on as defense secretary. In a statement, Bill Clinton says his wife is the right perso
1.An F/A-18 military jet approaching a marine base has crashed in a densely populated San Diego neighborhood. Officials say the pilot ejected. The crash sparked at least one house fire. 2.Moments after five Blackwater security guards turned themselv
1. Israel assassinates a top figure in Hamas, one of the first assaults on the leadership of Gaza's rulers. The airstrike targeted an apartment building. Palestinian officials say 18 others were killed. Israel is escalating its air offensive and see
1. President Barack Obama is heading toward the Democratic national convention in Charlotte, stopping in Norfolk, Virginia, saying the election is about closing the gap between what America is now and what it should be. 2. The Pentagon says a former
1. A possible immigration reform deal will be announced by a bipartisan group of leading senators today. It covers border security, guest workers and employer verification, as well as a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants alread
1. Good news on the job front. Employers in April add 165,000 jobs. The unemployment rate falling to 7.5%. But the Fed says it will keep short-term interest rates low until unemployment falls to 6.5%. 2. The surge in hiring sent stocks higher, climbi
1. A US Airways jet has crashed into the Hudson River right next to Manhattan. Passengers were forced out into the freezing waters to escape. Officials say it went down right after taking off. 2. Roland Burris is officially a US senator. He was swor
1. A change at the top in New York. Lieutenant Governor David Paterson is taking over for disgraced Governor Eliot Spitzer. In a press conference, Paterson said if legislators can pass the budget on time, the state will be back on track. 2. A teenag