This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, President Obama signed an expansion of federal law on hate crimes. Such laws provide more investigative resources or longer sentences, or both, for crimes driven by prejudice. Until now, federal

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(十)月

Last week, an American court ruled against three members of a militia in the state of Kansas. The jury found the three men Curtis Allen, Patrick Stein and Gavin Wright -- guilty of two charges: plotting to use a weapon of mass destruction and conspir

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The Prime Minister Julia Gillard is this morning poised to announce a deal with the big miners on the super profits tax. It's understood the deal could include lifting the rate which the super profits tax kicks in. The headline rate of 40 percent may

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Five Sydney men who planned a violent jihad on Australia will be sentenced today. In October last year, a jury found them guilty of conspiring to commit acts of terrorism. The men have been in custody since their homes were raided in 2005. They face

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Alan Jones has described a social media campaign against his advertisers as nothing short of cyber bullying. His employer, 2GB, has suspended advertising on his program indefinitely. It's all in response to the backlash against the broadcaster's comm

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AS IT IS 2014-12-03 South Korea Charges Japanese Reporter 韩国指控日本记者 South Korean officials have charged a Japanese reporter with defaming President Park Geun-hye. Defamation means to hurt the reputation of someone or something, especia

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16 Harming a Professional Reputation GLOSSARY gloom and doom a feeling that nothing good can happen; a feeling that thefuture will be very bad* Given the current recession, many people spend all of their time talking aboutgloom and doom. outrageous v

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: What do you call a lawsuit that appears to be intended to suppress public speech? RS: To critics it's a SLAPP -- a strategic lawsuit against public participation. University of De

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By Adam Freedman Todays episode: can you be sued even if youre not guilty? But first, your daily dose of legalese: This podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship with any listener. In other words, although I am a lawyer, Im not your law

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In the 2018 Trafficking in Persons, or TIP, Report, Burma was downgraded to Tier 3 for the second time in three years. It had been on a Tier 2 Watch List in 2017. Tier 1 is for countries that are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of t

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(七月)

Campaign Begins to Ensure Free Press The African Union has launched an effort to rid East Africa of colonial-era defamation and sedition laws. Since independence, many countries have used them to clamp down on freedom of the press. The effort to have

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: In a South Dakota courtroom, ABC News will defend a series of stories it reported five years ago in a defamation lawsuit. Jury selection started today. It's a trial that could prove to be a measure of public attitudes toward the

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Topic 1: Qin HuohuoYesterday, Qin Zhihui, better known as Qin Huohuo, was found guilty of defamation and causing disturbances by Beijing Chaoyang District People's Court and sentenced to three years. This is the nation's first judgment against a defe

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US Included on List of Deadliest Countries for Journalists The number of journalists killed worldwide for their work nearly doubled this year. That information comes from a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists. 今年全球范围内因工

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(249) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 07 March 2008 A British teacher in Ethiopia has been spared a jail sentence over defamatory comments she made in exposing pedophilia at a children's charity. VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from the Ethiopian capital, Addis

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英伦新歌速递:Plan B - Stay Too Long Plan B I know what's to come ....... feeling happy now I know when i'm drunk ....... never lets me down Cos i always stay too long Long enough for something to go wrong I'm in a brawl Cos i wont take it lyi

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 05 September 2007 A prominent journalist in Guinea-Bissau says he has been harassed by the government and military for his reporting on the drug trade. The International Federation of Journalists is urging Guinea-Bissau's presi

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Sports scientist Steven Dank has launched a ten-millon-dollar lawsuit against the media. His lawyers say they'll be seeking damages for defamation and loss of income. Dank had worked for Essendon which is one of the AFL clubs being investigated for t

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Retirement incomes look set to be the government's next policy battleground. Former prime minister Poe Kitting says allowing pensioners dip into their super to buy their first home will seriously undermine the system. Senior groups and some backbench

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Dear Annie: Two years ago, our son's wife asked him for a divorce. No reason was given except that she no longer loved him. After they separated, we found out she had been having an affair with his best friend. Our former daughter-in-law showed up an

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