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1. Hurricane Dolly has left behind muddy waters and downed power lines. But residents in south Texas are thankful the storm did not pack more of a wallop. Early damage estimates put losses at 750 million dollars. 2. Barack Obama draws more than 200,
1. Australia's Qantas Airlines has been ordered to urgently inspect every oxygen bottle aboard its fleet of Boeing 747s. Investigators are focusing on the idea that an oxygen cylinder might have exploded mid-flight, ripping a hole in the side of the
1.The government confirms 40 cases of the new swine flu in the US. 20 of them come from a New York City school where students spent spring break in Mexico. The CDC says it's premature for other countries to urge people not to travel to the US, which
1. President Barack Obama's stimulus plan should clear its first hurdle today. The House is expected to pass the 825-billion-dollar package. Yesterday, Obama went up to Capitol Hill to rally Republicans' support. However, today's vote is expected to
1.President Barack Obama heads to Capitol Hill this week, trying to gain Republican support for his economic stimulus package. Republicans want the 825-billion-dollar plan tilted more toward tax cuts. The House vote on the plan is expected Wednesday
1. Coastal fog has brought hope of relief to firefighters battling Northern California's wildfires. More than 1,400 fires are still burning in that state. The fires were mostly started by lightning storms but quickly spread because of dry conditions
1. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says security in Iraq is improving. Now it's time to talk about the country's other needs. Obama was speaking in Jordan during his highly-publicized trip abroad. He says there is military progress in
美联社,新闻一分钟,mayor,city,speech,1. New Orleans mayor says large sections of the city will reopen next week, and the French Quarter the week after that. 2. In a prime-time speech from New Orleans, President Bush will outline a new fe
美联社,新闻一分钟,New Orleans,hurricane,victims,1. In flood-ravaged New Orleans the search broadens for bodies left behind by Hurricane Katrina while cleanup work intensifies. 2. Relatives of 9/11 victims rally at ground zero against a proposed mus
美联社,新闻一分钟,hurricane,workers,mourn,1. Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Katrina's onslaught , relief workers in New Orleans show signs of making strides in cleanup efforts. 2. Families gather at the World Trade Center Site to mourn lost
美联社,新闻一分钟,television,hurricane,storm,1. The nation's biggest television networks set aside an hour Friday to air a musical appeal for hurricane relief, an echo of a somber event held four years ago.
美联社,新闻一分钟,1.New Orleans' mayor suspends reopening parts of the hurricane-ravaged city as Tropical Storm Rita threatens a new round of flooding. 2.Residents in the low-lying Florida Keys evacuate as Rita gathers
美联社,新闻一分钟,hurricane,Katrina,New Orleans,1. The latest aftermath from hurricane Katrina, Louisiana's governor urges people to abandon the flooded city of New Orleans. 2. With oil around $70 a barrel, the US government is tapping its petroleu
1. Police are providing new details into the Virginia Tech massacre. Today they revealed that the gunman fired more than 170 rounds in nine minutes and shot himself in a classroom surrounded by victims. 2. Some residents of Spencer, Massachusetts ha
1. President Bush has signed a bill overhauling rules on government eavesdropping. The new law also grants immunity to companies that helped the government spy on Americans. The ceremony ended a year-long debate over privacy and civil liberties conc
1. Israeli tanks and infantry have entered Gaza, launching a much anticipated ground offensive in a widening war on Gaza's Hamas rulers. Israeli security officials said the operation is likely to go on for several days, but that the objective is not
1.President-elect Barack Obama meets with congressional leaders to talk about the economy today. But we are now told the broad economic stimulus package Obama is pushing for won't be ready for a signature the day he takes office. Republicans say the
1. Multiple people have been killed in an attack on an immigration services center in Binghamton, New York. The gunman reportedly barricaded the rear door of the building with his car before entering the front door and opening fire. 2. Courting Euro
1. The rocket launched by nuclear-armed North Korea on Sunday appears to have fizzled in the Pacific Ocean. But it still got the international community worry that North Korea has the capacity to fire a long-range missile. Speaking from Prague, Pres
1.A solemn ceremony in Delaware has marked the end of nearly a two-decade ban on news coverage of returning US war dead. The remains of a Virginia airman killed in Afghanistan returned to Dover Air Force Base Sunday, the 20-minute ceremony was mostl