Lets take a quick look at some of our top stories today. Eight US service members and two Afghan soldiers have been killed in eastern Afghanistan. Hundreds of Taliban militants surrounded two security outposts in Nuristan Province which is northeast

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1. Convicted September 11th conspirator Zarcarias Moussaoui has arrived at the Supermax federal prison in southern Colorado. Officials say he will spend 23 hours a day in his cell , and have little or

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1. Floyd Landis vows he will be cleared of any wrongdoing . The Tour de France winner says he has naturally high levels of testosterone and that's what led to a failed drug test. He made the comments

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1. Torrential rains have caused flooding up and down the East Coast, nearly a foot of rain fell in some areas, dozens of people had to be rescued or evacuated. 2. Billionaire Warren Buffett is giving

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1. Millions of Americans on the go this Memorial Day weekend are taking a hit at the gas pumps. Gas prices are above the 3.20 level. However, experts say so far the prices aren't preventing a majority of Americans from traveling. 2. School children

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Let the great gods, That keep this dreadful pother o'er our heads, Find out their enemies now. 让伟大的神灵,在我们头顶掀起这场可怕的骚动。现在,让他们找到他们的敌人吧。 Tremble, thou wretch, That hast within thee

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1. Stocks close sharply lower as investors worry that the economy is poised to weaken even as frozen credit markets slowly start to show signs of recovery. The Dow Jones Industrials ended down 515 points after being down nearly 700 points in the fin

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AS IT IS 2016-01-04 People Die in Slow Motion as Assad Supporters Laugh Social media is part of the war in Syria. International aid trucks drove into the town of Madaya, which is held by rebels, on Monday. At the same time, supporters of Syrian Presi

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AS IT IS 2016-05-06 Thousands Flee Fires in Alberta, Canada 加拿大史上最恐怖森林大火!阿尔伯塔省数万人全员撤离 A raging forest fire in the Canadian province of Alberta forced the evacuation of 88,000 residents this week. Canadi

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More than one week after the earthquake in Haiti, patients' medical needs continue to strain resources. Since the arrival of the U.S. Navy hospital ship Comfort on Tuesday, medical staff have received more than 250 patients, performed more than 100 s

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Iranian opposition websites are reporting Iran has threatened to shut down 15 more newspapers and periodicals. The warning further intensifies pressure on the already limited number of papers allowed to publish. Opposition websites, including Rah e S

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For three days in April 2003 looters rampaged in the store rooms and galleries of Iraq's National Museum, making off with some 15,000 priceless objects. Art historians call it the desecration of civilization. Seven years ago, in the chaos that follow

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The United Nation's World Food Program says rogue members of Somalia's extremist al-Shabab group attempted to raid its compound late Sunday in the Somali town of Wajid, about 300 kilometers northwest of Mogadishu. World Food Program spokesman, Peter

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Serbia Declares 3 Days of Mourning for Flood Victims 塞尔维亚哀悼洪灾遇难者 Serbia has declared three days of mourning for more victims of the worst floods to hit the country in more than a century. Severe flooding this month has killed at

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China and the Maldives have reached an agreement on the development of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his counterpart Abdulla Yameen on Monday. Xi says the two countries have agreed to enhance coop

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Britain is famous around the world for its rainy weather, but many parts of the country this June are experiencing much more rain than they have ever seen before. Torrential downpours have caused rivers to burst their banks, roads have been closed an

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Peter Heinlein The so-called quartet of peace mediators have reaffirmed their faith in the

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今天我们要学的词是evacuate。 Evacuate, 是指撤离危险地带。Passengers evacuated the train due to a fire on board, 由于火车起火,乘客全部下车。Students evacuated their classrooms because of a bomb threat, 由于炸弹威胁

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It should have been a holiday of a lifetime when this Swedish couple and their baby left home for a four-month long honeymoon trip. They couldnt have imagined the troubles ahead. During their round-the-world journey, Erika and Stefan Svanstrom make e

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1. Oil prices shot up more than ten dollars to a new high, more than 139 dollars a barrel. One analyst said prices could top 150 dollars a barrel by the fourth of July, also rattling traders, rising tensions in the Middle East. 2. Hillary Clinton off

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