Before you pay big money for caviar, check with two New York City high school students. Brenda Tan and Matt Cost worked with DNA barcoding experts at Rockefeller University and other researchers at the American Museum of Natural History to identify h

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(十二)月

1. Authorities say charges filed against some 120 alleged organized crime figures came with help from informants recording thousands of conversations. Charges included extortion, drug trafficking and murder. 2. The husband of shot Representative Gabr

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1. Libyan forces loyal to Moammar Gaddafi have been striken back to protesters. Some say the government has promised a masscre.Meantime , Gaddafi is accusing al-Qaeda of fomenting rebellions. 2. US officials say the Obama administration will throw it

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Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is going to be tried again in January. But this time he'll stand trial alone. Prosecutors dismissed all corruption charges against his brother Thursday. Rod Blagojevich says he believes federal authorities nev

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1. Canada has been given a seat at the table for the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Canada was asked to join the trade negotiations. It comes after Harper met with President Barack Obama at the G20 su

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1. New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died Tuesday at the age of 80. A person close to him says he suffered a heart attack in Tampa. The polarizing figure rebuilt the Yankees into a sports empire over the last three decades. 2. As BP starts t

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(153) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2010(七月)

1. Police in Alabama say they came within 20 minutes of catching the suspect in the killing of three people at a party near Auburn University. A 911 call led police to a Montgomery home in search of Desmonte Leonard who was gone by the time they got

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1. President Barack Obama makes an unannounced trip to Afghanistan to sign an agreement solidifying the US role in the country after the war effort ends in 2014. 2. Around the world, protesters stake out May Day to make their point. In some cities, v

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1. Mitt Romney barely topped Rick Santorum in Ohio's closely watched Super Tuesday Republican primary. Romney also won Alaska, Virginia, Idaho, Vermont and Massachusetts. Santorum won Oklahoma, Tennessee and North Dakota. Newt Gingrich won in Georgia

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HARI SREENIVASAN: Yesterday, we told you that the National Labor Relations Board filed formal complaints against McDonald's and some of its franchisees. To unpack this story further, we're joined now by Steven Greenhouse. Until this past week, he was

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Doubtless one leading reason why the world declines honouring us whalemen, is this: 别人一定认你的脑子多少有点毛病。 they think that, at best, our vocation amounts to a butchering sort of business; 人们认为我们属于屠宰业中的

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全球最差恋人榜单和全球最佳恋人榜单出炉,赶快来看看有哪些国家榜上有名吧。你心目中的最佳恋人是哪个国家的男性呢?男性读者就要注意了哦,要以评选出的最佳恋人为榜样,情场得胜

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RIO DE JANEIRO, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Flamengo coach Joel Santana admitted he was eagerly awaiting the return of former Brazil international striker Adriano. The 30-year-old is still officially without a club after being sacked by Flamengo's Brazilian

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

1. Los Angeles police say a man believed to be connected to the slaying of publicist Ronni Chasen shot himself to death at a Hollywood hotel just as police served a search warrant. The man's name and his connection to Chasen have not been released. S

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2010(十二月)

1. A federal judge has sentenced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich to 14 years in prison for corruption. After years of insisting he was innocent, he told the judge he'd made terrible mistakes and acknowledged that he broke the law. 2. A 20-ye

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1. The NCAA says it won't decide yet if it will take any action against Penn State University. It's waiting for the results of a criminal investigation of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, who was accused of sexually abusing boys. Charges are pe

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1. Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens will be arraigned in federal court in Washington today. The former pitcher is accused of lying to Congress about his alleged steroid use. Clemens has denied any wrongdoing. 2. The National Hurricane C

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(129) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2010(九月)

1. Today is Labor Day and President Barack Obama is marking the holiday with an address to organized labor. Obama will speak at the annual AFL-CIO picnic in Cincinnati. The president also is expected to touch on health care reform. 2. Astronauts abo

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2009年(九)月

Don't care about your kids,huh?,I got two,Alright. 你是不怎么关心你家的孩子吧 我有俩呢 好吧 iPhone users,this is in the news, iphone users are reporting that 新闻报道 iPhone用户报道称 Siri will correct them if they try

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