US,Senate,suicide,1.The US Senate confirms John Roberts as Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, taking the place of the late William Rehnquist. 2.Three suicide car bombings kill at least 60 people in a mostly Shiite

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(145) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2005

教皇方济各为灾民祈祷 This is AP News Minute. Hurricane Irma is bearing down on Florida, potentially making one of the most devastating storms to hit the state. Hundreds of thousands of residents have fled in anticipation of Irma's winds and

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This is AP News Minute. Hurricane Lane dropped almost two feet of rain on Hawaii's Big Island in just about a day. The big, slow-moving category 3 hurricane is expected to move close to or directly over parts of Hawaii's main islands. Attorney Genera

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Todd: So, Alexandra, you said that you were born in Miami. Alexandra: Yes, I was. Todd: And you still live there? Alexandra: Yes, I am, I do live there, now. Todd: Has the city changed a lot? Alexandra: Actually it has. As a young kid, there was a lo

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Hello everyone, I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. A push-back on the bailout plan in Congress. Earlier today, a spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she hoped to hav

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Puerto Rico Students Still Suffer Effects of Hurricane Maria One year has passed since Hurricane Maria struck the United States territory of Puerto Rico. But even before the storm hit, education officials had begun closing schools on Puerto Rico to s

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hurricane,Rita,New Orleans,1. Rattled by Hurricane Rita, residents on the Texas and Louisiana Coasts begin cleaning up, thank for that the storm wasn't as bad as Hurricane Katrina. 2. Officials say areas of New Orleans refloode

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government,official,failures,1. Former FEMA director Michael Brown blames others for most of the government failures in responding to Hurricane Katrina. 2. As residents from New Orleans Algiers area begin returnning home, officia

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September is usually the worst month for hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. At least ten named storms have formed there this year. The hurricane season continues until the end of November. The total number of major storms this year has been above aver

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This is AP news minute. 1. Donald Trump says he will never abandon his White House bid, rejecting a growing backlash from republican leaders who disavowed the GOP presidential nominee. The controversy comes as Trump was caught on tape bragging about

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AS IT IS 2015-10-08 Search for Answers in Sinking of US Cargo Ship 美国国家运输安全委员会调查货船沉没原因 Federal investigators have called off the search for a large cargo ship that may now lie at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Jeret Speedy Peterson is well acquainted with trouble - from losing his sister to a drunk driver, to sexual abuse, to witnessing his roommate commit suicide. Then Peterson was sent home from the 2006 Olympics because of an alcohol-fueled bar fight in

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American Red Cross Feeds Hungry After Hurricane In a vast parking lot in Queens, Red Cross staff and volunteers are preparing and packing food for storm victims. Robert Baltadona oversees the 275 helpers at this facility, one of four in the area. We

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Mississippi Coast Still Rebuilding 6 Years After Katrina When Hurricane Katrina raged across the Gulf of Mexico six years ago, it devastated the100 kilometers of the Mississippi coast. Houses, schools, libraries and hotels became piles of broken wood

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This is AP news minute. 1. Roads in North and South Carolina are still flooded after hurricane Matthew's devastating impacts across the South. Law enforcement officers have conducted numerous water rescues in both states. Officials mourned the state

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Daniel was watching the TV news with his daughter. A white guy on the loose had stabbed 14 people. Daniel said, You know, every day we see or read about many events that mean nothing to us personally. For example, perhaps the biggest news story in my

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今天我们要学的词是 backlog。Backlog名词,意思是存货、积压 。A representative of the Puerto Rican Governor said, part of the reason for the supply distribution backlog is that only 20% of truck drivers have reported back to work

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今天我们要学的词是exodus。Exodus名词,意思是成群结队的离去、退出。Floridian began a mass exodus on Sep. 7th as Hurricane Irma, the powerful Category 4 storm, plowed through the Caribbean toward the Sunshine State. 随着强劲

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Yeah Oh no She rolled in from the west in a summer sun dress Hotter than the heat in July With her wind blown hair it just wasn't fair The way she was blowin' my mind Have you ever noticed every hurricane Gets its name from a girl like this? She's a

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