NPR 2011-05-31

The National Mall is hosting dozens of rememberences and veterans' reunions this Memorial Day as the nation hornors its fallen. NPR's Sonari Glinton reports. Joseph Scholle was a marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam. He comes twice a year to Washington

NPR 2012-02-25

Despite relentless shelling in parts of Syria, today thousands of people still demonstrated across the country in support of the city of Homs. NPRs Peter Kenyon reports that four embassies and the Red Cross are working now to evacuate the wounded, in

NPR 2012-06-28

A fast-moving wildfire is spreading into the Colorado Springs city limits. More than 32,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. At least six subdivisions have been included, officials say, along with residents of the Air Force Academy. And Colorado

NPR 2011-07-03

President Obama today again urged Congress to consider eliminating some tax breaks as part of an effort to reduce federal debt. Republicans are demanding spending cuts in exchange for agreeing to raise the debt ceiling, but they say they won't consid

NPR 2011-10-04

Amanda Knox is walking free. As heard through an interpreter on CNN just moments ago, a judge with the Italian appeals court announced the panel was throwing out the former students murder conviction. So we have overturned. So, knox, Amanda, is free.

NPR 2011-01-13

Four days after being shot in the head, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is said to be making progress. One of her doctors says the Democrat is less sedated and making small movements. Giffords was among 14 people injured Saturday, when polic

NPR 2012-07-12

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Lakshmi,Singh. The Republicans led house had just voted to repeal the affordable healthcare act.President Obama signature domestic legistation. But the vote is widely considered Symbolic and NPR's C reports GOP wants

AP 2011-09-07

1. President Barack Obama stood on a bridge overlooking a rain-swollen river in New Jersey and said the federal government would work to rebuild towns recovering from Hurricane Irene. The Passaic, which had washed over the bridge swept through the on

美国国家公共电台 NPR Childbirth In The Age Of Addiction: New Mom Worries About Maintaining Her Sobriety

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: It's common to use opioids during childbirth. They're administered in epidurals and during C-sections. Women are often sent home with a bottle of pills. For most women, it doesn't become a problem. But for mothers recovering from a

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Beginners. Haiti, as you all know, has suffered a terrible catastrophe recently. The 12th of January, an earthquake hit the nation. It registered 7.0, and there were many after shocks, about 33. Many countries have given assistance and money to help

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BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- A defunct U.S. satellite is expected to crash down to Earth Friday, with nobody knowing where or when exactly it will hit. This was avoidable, a Chinese expert said Thursday. Pang Zhihao, a researcher from the Chinese Re

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A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted northeastern Japan early Sunday in the same region that was devastated by a massive 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami earlier this year. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was centered in the Pacific O

AP 2011-05-11

1. The US government wants to talk to the three widows of Osama Bin Laden who are in Pakistani custody. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon says information from them could help answer questions about whether Pakistani authorities helped hide the a

CNN 2008-06-06

Good afternoon, from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Naamua Delaney. Here are some of the headlines NOW IN THE NEWS. A group of British and American diplomats were briefly detained in Zimbabwe and then freed. Zimbabwe's deputy information minister sa

CNN 2008-11-15

Good afternoon, from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Here is what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The good news is the winds have died down a bit for now but firefighters are still struggling to fight a wild fire in California. The rushing

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Are you feeling all right? 你没事吧 I know tonight was just another Ted Kord fund-raiser, but you were surprisingly quiet. 我知道今晚又是个不靠谱的募捐，但你也太安静了。 Moira, there's something I need to talk to you about.

Typhoon Kai-Tak kills 3, displaces 100,000 in S China

NANNING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Kai-Tak has left three people dead, one person missing and forced over 111,500 people to evacuate their homes in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region as of Monday afternoon, local civil affairs autho

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Mechs are moving into position around the structure! 械甲怪在基地附近来回巡视 What about the other teams? 其他小队呢 We can't get that close. 我们无法靠的太近 We saw smoke coming from one of the set points. 一处集结点冒烟