1. Police in New York State say a man who ambushed firefighters served 17 years for manslaughter in the death of his grandmother. Police say the 62-year-old killed himself after setting fire to his house, killing 2 firefighters. 2. In Newtown, Connec

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(138) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(十二月)

There are many ways to celebrate Christmas, and some British people like to go on holiday, go out for lunch to a restaurant, or spend the day with friends. But most peoples idea of a traditional Christmas involves spending a few days with their famil

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As the song goes, he knows when we were sleeping and when we were awake and when we were bad or good. But who knows he could also do this for goodness sake. Welcome to the mountains of Switzerland where more than a hundred men and women competed in a

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1.The holiday shopping rush is on, for retailers try to attract last-minute Christmas shoppers, salvaging what has been so far a mediocre December. At Macy's price cuts on most merchandise up to 50%. 2.The video plea from the parents of Madeleine Mc

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1. The head of Ford says he is willing to work for a dollar a year, part of a push to get 25 billion dollars from Congress to help save the auto industry. The push for money includes appearances by all the auto chiefs before Congress. 2. A recovery

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十二)月

The Weekend - Christmas Chronicles II (C0022) A: Really, gentlemen, you cant take me to jail! Dont you know who I am? Kris Kringle, you know, Papa Noel, Pere Noel, Babbo Natale, sheng dan lao ren! B: Yeah, Yeah, weve heard that one before, haventwe J

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They are constantly on the move. New-born calves have to be up and running the day they are born. But the vast herds do not travel alone. Wolves. Packs of them, eight to ten strong, shadow the migration. And they are hungry. Its the newly born calves

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2012年

Day 10. And the mother has let her cubs a mile from the den. Its time to put them to the test. Theyve grown enormously in confidence, but they dont have their mothers sense of urgency. At last it seems that they are ready for their journey. And they

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Variety of New Music Collections Released for Holidays Every holiday season brings the release of new music collections and 2013 is not different. A Mary Christmas, is Mary J. Bliges first holiday release and home to a dozen pop standards, including

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Now that the holidays are here, its time to decorate the house. Every year, we always go all out. We buy a Christmas tree and the kids decorate it with ornaments that weve bought and made over the years, and with silver and gold tinsel. We also hang

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