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Stock prices plunged again in the United States, taking a lead from overseas markets today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished below 10,000 for the first time since October of 2004. NPR's Jim Zarroli has more. The Dow dropped nearly 8% at one
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This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, one major question looms large for millions of large Americans: Are my fat pants fat enough? Thanksgiving marks the start of the h
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Leisure and Leadership Observations and research findings indicate that people in advanced industrial societies are increasingly concerned with opportunities for leisure and what they can do in their
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La Sagrada Familia:The Unfinished Dream 圣家堂：未完的绮梦 By day, it rises up from Barcelona like an art nouveau dream. By night, it looms over the city like a Gothic nightmare. Whether it i
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What It Means To Have Insomnia, Because It Isnt Just Staying Up Late Sometimes 失眠意味着什么，因为它不等同于偶尔的熬夜 Insomnia is excruciatingly tiring to deal with. It incapacitates you by making you unable to deal with changes
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As diplomats scramble to avert a Palestinian request for full United Nations recognition this week, the European Union remains deeply divided on the issue. Analysts say the differences may undermine Europe's efforts to play a meaningful role in the M
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Science and Technolgy 科技 The history of AIDS 艾滋病的历史 Heroes and villains 英雄与狗熊 The story of AIDS involves many larger-than-life characters, good and bad 艾滋病的故事造就了众多的传奇人物，也展示了人性的善
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In a nation where people work more than anyone else in the industrialized world, the two-day weekend helps keep us sane. 工业化世界，大家都争相拼工作量，在这样的国家里，双休日有助我们保持理智。 No matter how exhaus
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MOSCOW, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Security cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has achieved great success, a Russian expert said. Among the three principal spheres of SCO activity, namely security, economy and culture, major suc
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Sudan and South Sudan have failed to resolve a dispute over oil revenues, less than 24 hours before the south is due to halt crude production and close its pipeline to the sea. Failure to settle the dispute could have grave implications for the econo
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1. North Carolina is voting Tuesday on a constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman. More than 500,000 voters have already cast early ballots. 2. A showdown vote looms in the Senate as lawmakers go on record about
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Another hallmark of the Obama administration is the Iran nuclear deal. And a deadline looms this weekend to certify whether Tehran is in compliance and whether the agreement is in the U.S. national security interest. There is fierce debate over what
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Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress. He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers; nor did he care to go either to the theatre or the chase, except for t
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奥巴马会见国会领导人 WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Xinhua)-- U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with congressional leaders at the White House on Monday afternoon, as a partial government shutdown entered its 14th day and the threat of a debt defa
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Middle East and Africa 中东与非洲 South Africa: Highway interrupted 南非：被阻断的高速公路 A road to nowhere may finally reach an end. 无尽之路终有尽头。 Between the ocean and the mountain, there's the unfinished highway. 在海
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Rural thefts 农场里的失窃案 On the lamb 与羊有关 The revival of an old crime 旧罪新犯 CRIME has been falling in Britain since the mid-1990s, with very few exceptions. Police fret about rising online fraud and phishing scams perpetuated
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Obama, Congress to Continue Negotiations on 'Fiscal Cliff' U.S. President Barack Obama will resume negotiations with congressional leaders later this month to try to resolve crucial government financial issues before the end of the year. Obama is on
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美国政治危机或损害其海外形象 WASHINGTON As the U.S. political crisis and government shutdown move into a second week, there is growing concern about how the stalemate could damage the U.S. image around the world. House Speaker John Boeh
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AFTER three years of stagnant loan growth, The Peoples Bank in Coldwater, Ohio, has noticed a change. Clients who two years ago would not have qualified for a loan now find that they can. One customer who was working for only 35 hours a week two year
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