From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carol Van Dam. A winter storm is covering much of the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states today with a thick blanket of snow. 15-year-old Harrison Wall is shoveling his driveway in Bowie, Maryland. It's pretty light

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奥巴马就卡扎菲之死发表演讲 Good afternoon, everybody. Today, the government of Libya announced the death of Muammar Qaddafi. This marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of Libya, who now have the opportunity to determ

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President Obama is calling this a momentous day for Libya hours after the world learned that ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi was dead. Today, we can definitely say that the Gaddafi regime has come to an end. The last major regime strongholds have fal

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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6 (Xinhua)-- Yahoo on Tuesday fired Chief Executive Officer Carol Bartz and replaced her temporarily with the company's chief financial officer. On behalf of the entire board, I want to thank Carol for her service to Yahoo during

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科学家开发防艾滋病长效药 WASHINGTON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- A single injection of an experimental drug may someday protect people from infection with the AIDS virus for up to three months, a U.S. study said Tuesday. The study, published in t

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五角大楼呼吁埃及透明的宪法公投 WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Sunday called for a transparent constitutional referendum in Egypt to ensure all voters cast their vote freely on Tuesday and Wednesda

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LOS ANGELES, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Senior U.S. performers in Los Angeles and elsewhere are generally happy with their lives as artists, although they still face age discrimination, a study published Thursday showed. Focusing on actors, dancers, choreogr

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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Mike D'Antoni was appointed to coach the Los Angeles Lakers after the NBA team fired Mike Brown last Friday, the Lakers' spokesman John Black announced Monday. Lakers are due to hold a press conference to announce the

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A European Union finance ministers meeting is being overshadowed by the euro zone's ongoing economic problems and sexual assault charges against International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who had been expected to attend the two days of

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They also boosted risky mortgage lending, since brokers' earnings were linked to the size of the loans they sold. 他们还宣传存在风险的抵押贷款,因为经理人的收入和他们销售的贷款额度相挂钩。 Financial regulators wer

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Iran and its nuclear plans 伊朗与其核计划 Time out 对话暂停 The West and Iran will negotiate for four more months, but the gap is wide 西方与伊朗将全面谈判对话延长四个月,但双方分歧很大 AFTER some unconvincing last

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美国关注埃及示威法 WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Monday expressed concern about a new Egyptian law regulating demonstrations in the country, saying it will not help Egypt in its transition toward democracy. We are conc

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Just two days after Apple released its latest iPhone upgrade, the iPhone 6S, reporters in Shanghai did a straw poll survey of locals around the city to gauge the reaction. While certainly not scientific, the lack of enthusiasm is quite evident. Apple

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RIO DE JANEIRO, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Under command of interim head coach Osmar Loss, Internacional came-from-behind on the road against Avai to win 3-1 in the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship on Thursday. The win snaps a three-game losing stre

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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Mike Brown was fired from the NBA Lakers after a 1-4 season start, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak confirmed on Friday. The Lakers lost their first three games before their lone victory -- a 108-79 triumph over wi

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LAUSANNE, SWITZERLANDTwo top foreign ministers helping to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran are sounding confident that an agreement can be reached by Tuesday's deadline. Germany's Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Sunday that several elements are missin

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WASHINGTON, July 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns was leaving for Egypt on Sunday to discuss the Arab country's return to an inclusive civilian government, the State Department said. During his three-day visit, Burns will m

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Steve Wozniak, who was himself now an informal advisor to the company, 史蒂夫沃兹尼亚克当时是公司的非正式顾问, was thrilled that Jobs was coming back. (He forgave easily.) 知道乔布斯要回来他很兴奋。(他是一个轻易

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Greece is predicting that its budget deficit will decrease sharply next year, even as its economy continues to contract and unemployment increases. The interim Greek government unveiled its 2012 austerity budget to Parliament Friday. It says the spen

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