1. Iraqi authorities are warning two kidnapped security company employees may still be in danger despite reports indicating their release earlier. Four Americans and an Austrian were taken hostage Thu

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1. An FBI informant secretly recorded conversations of six Islamic militants from Yugoslavia and the Middle East who talked about killing in the name of Allah, planning an attack on Fort Dix in New Jersey to kill as many soldiers as possible. 2. Ano

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1. The death toll from Friday's F5 tornado continues to climb. Officials now say at least ten people are dead in Greensburg, Kansas. Rescuers are continuing to search the rubble for possible survivors. 2. Two retirees are missing in Ohio after setti

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1. A tornado as wide as two football fields carved a devastating path through eastern Colorado. Initial report said five homes were destroyed and dozens were severely damaged. 2. Senate Democrats ignored a veto threat and pushed through a bill requi

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1. In Alabama, residents are taking stock of what's left their homes and their high school. Many of them lost their homes and livelihoods. Eight students died when a killer tornado razed through the school. 2. President Bush toured the damage in Ala

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1. After getting a firsthand look at the devastation, Alabama's governor defended administrators at Enterprise High School. Questions have been raised about why school officials didn't evacuate the school before a tornado ripped through the building

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1. Iraq's Shiite vice president escaped an apparent assassination attempt after a bomb exploded in a building where he was making a speech. The force of the blast knocked him to the ground and left at least 10 people dead. 2. A Florida appeals court

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1. Officials in Manatee County, Florida have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect wanted in the kidnapping of a teenager. Deputies say Vicente Ignacio Beltran Moreno abducted the teen at gunpoint and tied him to a tree. The teen used a safety pin

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1. The 18-year-old who went on a shooting spree in a Utah mall had several rounds of ammunition and 2 guns. He killed 5 and wounded 4 others before police shot and killed him. Authorities are trying to figure out what sparked the rampage. 2. A power

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1. President Bush says the federal government will offer all possible assistance it can to states affected by the latest round of severe weather. Tornadoes and storms are being blamed for at least 23 deaths in three states including at least 14 in Mi

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1. The confirmed death toll from wild storms in North Carolina has risen to more than 20. In Bladen County alone, 82 homes were damaged and 25 destroyed. At least 43 people died in three days of tornadoes from Oklahoma to Virginia. 2. New work rules

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Understanding How Tornadoes Work KATHERINE COLE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Katherine Cole. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we will tell about the science of tornadoes. Tornadoes have be

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BARBARA KLEIN: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we will tell about the science of tornadoes. Tornadoes have been observed in many parts of the world. But the storms ar

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8) 环保 afforestation n. 绿化造林 afforestation drive n.绿化运动 agricultural ecology 农业生态学 artificial rain n.人工降雨 biosphere n. 生物圈 car exhaust n.汽车尾气 carbon dioxide (CO2) n. 二氧化碳 Carbon monoxide (CO)

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Hello there, I'm Brooke Baldwin at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Out west thousands of Los Angeles teachers skipped first-hour classes this morning to protest proposed state budget cuts for education. Tea

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GWEN IFILL: Every year, fire departments in the United States respond to more than 200 Christmas tree fires, which are often more deadly than other house fires. Tonight, we take a look at a program at the University of Maryland that uses Christmas tr

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1.In New Hampshire turnout appears brisk for the nation's first primary. All the presidential candidates are vying for the independent vote, making up almost half of voters in the state. Polls give the lead to John McCain on the Republican side and

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1. High winds and heavy rains pounded sections of the Midwest. Several tornadoes touched down in Indiana. Flooding threatened residence across Ohio. And storms in Tennessee brought down power lines and trees. 2. Protesters continuing today in Yemen.

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1. Spectators and hundreds of graduates made a dash for cover after a severe thunderstorm swept through a high school graduation in New Jersey Thursday evening. Amateur video shows what witnesses feared was a tornado, but the National Weather Service

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This is AP news minute. 1. One person was killed and at least three hurt in a stabbing attack at a train station near Munich, Germany on Tuesday. The German man has been taken into custody. 2. People in several Middle West states are cleaning up from

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