DAVID GREENE, HOST: The Trump administration has been openly hostile to climate science, pulling out of the Paris Agreement to cut greenhouse gases, cutting funding for climate research, scrubbing the term climate change from federal websites. Well,

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By Mil Arcega Washington 28 February 2007 watch Senate Budget Hearing The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has held its first round of budget hearings on the Bush administration's request for additional military funding for Iraq and Afghanistan.

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A mass shooting at a restaurant in Carson city, Nevada this morning reportedly is blamed for at least three deaths and a number of injuries. We have the latest from NPR's Ted Robbins. Witnesses say a man drove up to an IHOP in a strip mall this morni

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A Hong Kong-based designer has launched a revolutionary book that transforms into a piece of furniture. 近日,一名香港设计师推出了一项革新发明可以变成家具的书。 The unique book-shaped creation called Bookniture can be unfo

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Simple app says it all in styleAn app that does nothing but send a simple notification of Yo to recipients is the most popular app right now in the US. 最近,一款只能向他人发送一个字Yo的手机应用风靡美国。 The app, named Yo, r

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By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 21 September 2006 Watch Cancer Rally report Cancer survivors, researchers and advocates say more money is needed for cancer research. Their goal: to get the U.S. government to make cancer a national priority. VOA's C

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 24 May 2007 The U.S. Congress has approved legislation supporting military operations in Iraq, with majority Democrats calling it the best achievable at this time, and Republicans claiming victory in forcing Democrats to

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Report: Funding Global Health Helps US Economy Grow This project to develop a vaccine against tuberculosis is just one example of the kind of work the U.S government has been supporting. Overall, in fact, the United States contributed $12.7 billion t

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Kenya Police Break Up Protest, Accuse US of Funding Activists 肯尼亚警方指责美国资助活动人士 NAIROBI Kenya police cracked down on an anti-corruption protest in the streets of Nairobi Thursday after accusing the U.S. government of fundi

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Funding is a significant barrier for many who want to attend business school. Whether you need to raise the cash to cover some or all of your course and other costs, not everyone can rely on their parents or loans. 对于许多想上商学院的人而言

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By Scott Stearns Washington 08 July 2006 President Bush says the U.S. economy is strong, and he wants Congress to keep it that way by boosting funding for research into new technologies. Opposition Democrats, meanwhile, say the president's plan to c

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Lexington 列克星敦 The long road home 回家的路还长着呢 How Osama bin Laden's death, and life, have changed America 奥巴马如何对待奥萨马本拉登之死,无形之中,已经影响了美国 May 5th 2011 | from the print edition

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 10 May 2007 Scene on floor of US House of Representatives 10 May 2007 In the latest challenge by Democrats to President Bush over funding for the war in Iraq, the House of Representatives has approved a new bill by a vote

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美众院拒为奥巴马医改拨款 WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a stopgap spending bill that strips out funding for President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, se

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Amazeballs 哇塞 看到很酷的东西的时候,你就可以用Amazeballs去描述它,类似中文的哇塞! E.g.Wow! The skate-boarder can really skate.Amazeballs!哇!玩滑板的那哥儿们真的可以跳起来,太酷了! Killing It 好

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 16 April 2008 The Bush administration is warning Congress of potential layoffs at the Department of Defense if they do not approve a $108 billion funding package for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by the end of next mon

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10 Worst States To Be a Woman State Republicans have introduced nearly 1,000 laws restricting women's reproductive health access. Here are 10 of the worst states to be a woman between puberty and menopause. In a time of war and record unemployment, t

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A trio of Chilean engineers say they have found a way to thwart determined thieves with what they claim is the world's first 'unstealable bike.' 三名智利工程师宣称发明了世界上首款偷不走的自行车,他们表示,这下那些信誓

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The International Monetary Fund has approved a new $36 billion loan for debt-ridden Greece, despite misgivings about the country's economic performance with a previous loan. The board of the Washington-based IMF on Thursday adopted a proposal by its

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有些流行用法书本上没有,但老外日常生活中却正在使用。小编帮你搜罗了这10个,赶快学起来吧! 1. meh: 还行,一般,相当于shrug的口语版(可自行脑补老外耸肩的动作) The film was a bit meh.

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