The administrator of the 20-billion-dollar escrow fund being established to help victims of the BP oil spill in the Gulf says he plans to pay legitimate claims quickly. In an interview of NPR's All Things Considered, Ken Feinberg says he hopes to pay

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Senator John McCain arrived in Baghdad today. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has been a strong supporter of the US invasion of Iraq. About a thousand anti-war protestors marched in Hollywood yesterday to mark the 5th anniversary of

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Todd: OK, Conrad! Conrad: Yeah! Todd: You're quite the jock! Conrad: Thanks Todd. Todd: Yeah. So, we're gonna talk about sports Conrad: Alright. Todd: What sports do you like? Conrad: Well, I like a lot of sports, but basketball is my favorite. Defin

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North Korea is ready to sink a US aircraft carrier heading for the peninsula, state media have said. 国家媒体表示,朝鲜准备击沉前往半岛的美国航母。 A commentary in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper warned that the USS Carl Vinson cou

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People lie, some people are more habitual at lying than others. Some people lie because they are too scared of the outcome, some people lie to stay in the clear, some people lie because they just like lying. How good are you at spotting a lie? Do you

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Career planning helps you to shape your career possibilities.It does not necessarily follow routine or logical steps.Each of us places weight on different factors and may consider certain phases of career planning at different times.Career planning i

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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANYThe leaders of seven of the worlds most powerful countries agreed on Monday to toughen sanctions on Russia, if necessary, to press for a political solution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. At the annual Group of Seve

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The NBAs end-of-season awards are a neat time capsule to look back on decades later, with the benefit of perspective . Take 2003-04, for example, when Kevin Garnett was the MVP, LeBron James the Rookie of the Year, Ron Artest the Defensive Player of

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MADRID, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Kaka scored two penalties(处罚惩罚) as Real Madrid won 3-0 away to Athletic Club Bilbao in the Spanish BBVA Primera Liga on Saturday night. The win means that Madrid still have a slight chance of overtaking FC Barc

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MADRID, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tuesday was a cold night in FC Barcelona' s Camp Nou Stadium and the 98,000 fans in the stands had very little comfort on the pitch as their side was beaten 3-1 at home to Real Madrid in the semi-final of the Copa del Rey.

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Defence Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun told a news briefing yesterday that the 50,000-ton vessel is being built in the north-eastern port city of Dalian. He stressed that China remains committed to peaceful development and to a defence policy that is

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You're probably familiar with the necessity of networking in advancing your career. But how well you network often depends on how well you schmooze. 你应该很清楚地知道关系网在推动你事业进步中的重要性。但是一般来说,你的

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WILLIAM BRANGHAM: The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, known as ISIS, has claimed credit for Friday's terrorist attack in Paris. And the French government also blames the Islamic militant group. Peter Neumann studies and teaches terrorism and radical

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原来孤独真的会损害健康 New research suggests that there is a direct biological link between being lonely and ill health, the LiveScience website reported. John Cacioppo of University of Chicago has found that loneliness is tied to hardenin

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伊朗成功试射弹道导弹 TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Iran has successfully test-fired two missile, one of them a surface-to-surface long-range ballistic missile, official IRNA news agency reported on Monday. The test-fired ballistic missile was

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Allegri rues Milan's draw with Parma MILAN, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri was disappointed that his side failed to win the match against Parma in the Italian Serie A on Saturday, but praised their performance in the 1-

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Asia 亚洲 America and its Asian Allies (Part I): Fairway Friends 美国及其亚洲盟友们(一):球友 Japan's Prime Minister Cozies Up to America's New President 日本首相急于拉拢美国新任总统。 Among the books said to be by t

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Hostilities have now broken out with Tencent. 现在,苹果公司已对腾讯有所不满。 The two had co-existed happily: since richer Chinese prefer iPhones to Android phones, these devices are where WeChat made much of its money. 腾讯和苹果

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HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: Joining me now from Santa Barbara, California, to talk about what the first presidential debate is NewsHour Weekend special correspondent Jeff Greenfield. Jeff, I'm hearing Super Bowl-esque number potent

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