美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-09-26

Yesterday, American post an family mourn as the investigation into Monday shooting at Washington Navy Yard move forward. Authorities identified this man, Allen Alexis, as a shooter. He is the former Navy sailor who was working as a military contracto

美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-09-23

I am Anderson K. Thanks for watching the ? Here is the latest on the Washington shooter. Standing at southeast Washington, just down the street from the Washington navy yard, where at 8:20 this morning a gunman shot and killed a dozen people and woun

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-10-26

On Capitol Hill today, House lawmakers grilled representatives of 4 major contracting companies, their work done the government health insurance website. In an exchange with Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Cheryl Campbell of CGI federal said her firms part

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2014-01-30

President Obama will use his state of union speech tonight to renew his call to raise the minimum wage. NPRs Scott Horsley reports Mr. Obama says the federal government should set an example with its own lowest pay contractors. The minimum wage is be

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-29

1. There has been a shooting at a US navy facility in Tennessee. The military says the gunman opened fire, wounding two service members before being taken to custody. Police said the shooter was a Navy recruiter who had been relieved of duty. 2. Pres

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1. The death toll (is) rising in the Middle East as fighting escalates between Israel and Hamas. Palestinian forces say 4 people were killed and 60 were wounded when an Israel tank shell struck a hospital. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu say he wil

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-10-26

Tensions remain high around the Canadian parliament building in Ottawa. A Canadian soldier guarding a nearby war memorial was murdered. Then gunfire erupted inside the parliament building. Police report one gunman is dead. The security at government

VOA常速英语2008年-Iraqi President Winds Up Visit to Turkey

By Dorian Jones Istanbul 08 March 2008 Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has ended his 2-day visit to the Turkish capital Ankara. The visit came only a week after Turkish forces ended their 8-day incursion into northern Iraq to attack Kurdish rebels. Th

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Masons lawyers were involved in advising contractors on the major Jubilee Line Extension of London Underground, and we are currently advising on aspects of the LUL PPP scheme. Europe. Europe. Masons has worked on projects throughout Europe. We have a

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The United Nations Relief and Workers Agency says it has halted aid deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip until the safety of aid workers can be guaranteed. The agency is calling for a permanent ceasefire. A Palestinian man carries flour at a UN foo

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Bangladesh Disaster Calls Attention to Worldwide Garment Industry The building collapse comes just five months after a massive fire killed more than 100 people at another clothing factory in Bangladesh. John Sifton, Asia Advocacy Director for Human R

美国国家公共电台 NPR Casting Directors On Broadway Seek To Unionize

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: One of the ingredients a successful Broadway show needs is a talented cast. That starts with talented casting directors, the people who can see a Tony-winning star in the making, say, when a performer walks into an audition as a co

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Ladies and gentlemen, I'm Joe Biden. 女士们先生们，我是乔拜登。 I'm filling in for President Obama, who is abroad. 我代替身在国外的奥巴马总统在此演讲。 I want to talk to you today about the minimum wage and the overwhel

VOA常速英语2008年-Gates Says US Committed to Stronger Ties with I

By Steve Herman New Delhi 27 February 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, on a visit aimed at increasing U.S.-Indian strategic relations, has told officials in New Delhi that Washington's commitment to a deeper relationship with India is not li

VOA常速英语2007-Blackwater Chairman Defends His Guards Against A

By Sean Maroney Washington 14 October 2007 The chairman of the American security company Blackwater USA is defending his company's guards, who are under investigation over a September shooting incident in which 17 Iraqis were killed. VOA's Sean Maron

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By Jim Randle Taji, Iraq 09 November 2007 U.S. military officers and local sheiks say an area north and west of Baghdad is turning away from the al-Qaida terror group and offering more support to the Iraqi government. The change follows a series of b

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By Mil Arcega Washingon 06 August 2007 More than 200 day laborers and advocates from across the United States converged on Capitol Hill Thursday to call for a moratorium on immigration raids. The National Day Laborer Organizing Network or NDLON spons

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Child Care: 1 More Way Some Federal Workers Struggle During Shutdown

DAVID GREENE, HOST: In this country, a partial government shutdown goes on. And it's affecting hundreds of thousands of federal workers and contractors across the U.S. It's also affecting some of their kids. That's because many child care centers ins