AP 2010-12-27

1. A Colorado man now faces obscenity charges after officials say he sold detectives in Florida a copy of a how-to guide for paedophiles. However, legal experts question the arrest. They say Philip Greaves's right to free speech would come into play

Typhoon, Rainstorms Wreak Havoc in N, E China

Typhoon Trami has brought rainstorms and caused havoc in east China after making landfall in Fujian. At the same time, the northeast is continuing to see some of it's worst flooding in decades. We get more from CRI's Jordan Lee. The latest Typhoon to

NPR 2009-09-25

AColorado man charged with being involved in an alleged bomb plot in the US was in a Denver courtroom this morning. His father was released from federal detention but Najibullah Zazi remains in custody. NPR's Jeff Brady has more. Both men were initi

AP 2010-07-29

1. A senior US government official says BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward is being replaced. Hayward made several gaffes, most notably wishing to have his life back and going to a yacht race while oil washed up on Gulf shores. 2. Flooding in eastern Io

Floods, Typhoon Kills over 100 in China

At least 105 people have been killed and another 115 are listed as missing amid the flooding in both northeast and southern China. CRI's Jordan Lee has more. Over 50 people have been killed in flooding in Liaoning, with almost 100 others listed as mi

CNN 2011-01-17

The number of people left homeless or displaced by the floods has in thousands. Agencia Brasil, the official Brazilian news agency, reports that nearly 75,000 people in this mountainous area are without power. Civil Defense officials report there hav

美国英语听力80篇2 Lesson27

[00:04.31]Flooding is continuing for a third week in southern African countries. [00:11.31]:Strong rain and wind have destroyed houses, bridges and roads in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. [00:23.54]Crops have been destroyed, and tho

电影歌曲:Miley Cyrus - When I Look At You

Miley Cyrus的这首新单曲《When I Look At You》收录在了她主演的电影《The Last Song》（绝唱）中，该电影赚得了两千五百四十万的票房。这首歌也在电子歌曲下载排行榜上位列第一。 Artist：Miley Cyr

NPR 2011-09-12

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the day when four hijacked planes crashed in three places in the US. The remembrances began in New York, where the first and then the second plane crashed into the World Trade Center. President Obama was there this

AP 2011-06-06

1. At least four people are dead and there is damage in 19 Massachusetts communities after tornadoes ripped through Wednesday. In Springfield, police are going door to door this morning, making sure no one is trapped in rubble. Governor Deval Patrick

AP 2011-09-08

1. A woman and her baby daughter have died in the wild fires that have spread across parts of Texas. Thousands of acres are burned in the eastern and central parts of the state. Officials say the flames were propelled by high winds from tropical stor

CNN 2008-07-10

Hello, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The US ambassador to Turkey is calling an attack near the consulate in Istanbul an obvious act of terrorism. According to the city's governor

China assists Laos in post-flood reconstruction

VIENTIANE, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government provided two million renminbi (about 320,000 U.S. dollars) worth of disaster relief materials to assist Lao victims of last year's flooding at a handover ceremony here on Friday. I, on behalf of t

AP 2010-08-16

1. A Christian charity group says it now believes non-local fighters killed 10 members of its medical team last week in Afghanistan. Originally the charity suspected robbers despite a Taliban claim of responsibility. The attack killed six Americans,

AP 2010-08-14

1. Crews have stopped drilling the relief well that's intended to permanently plug BP's broken Gulf oil well. That because a strengthening tropical depression is bearing down on the site. Crews have about 15 feet left to drill, but officials say the

CNN 2008-06-15

Hello, everyone, I am Creshon Saunders at the CNN. com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Rising waters breach a levee flooding a neighborhood just north of downtown Des Moines, Iowa. About 270 homes and busines

PBS高端访谈:为什么休斯顿是飓风最常攻击的目标?

Nine years ago, when Hurricane Ike caused $30 billion of property damage in the Houston and Galveston area, it was a wakeup call. But according to the report Hell or High Water, published last year by ProPublica and the Texas Tribune, Houston did not

CCTV9英语新闻：Drones capture images of desolation

China has released images of the destruction caused by the earthquake that hit its southwestern province of Yunnan on Sunday. Four drones were used to fly over quake-hit Longtoushan, taking hundreds of striking images. Images, capturing scenes of des

每日一词【1071】call off：取消或推迟

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