DAVID GREENE, HOST: Many powerful men in Washington, including here at NPR, are facing sexual harassment allegations in the court of public opinion. But in actual court, such cases filed by workers against their employers are often dismissed. The way

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Samuel Chase used the courtroom as a place to attack President Jefferson's policies. Vice President Aaron Burr led the trial as chief officer of the Senate. Transcript of radio broadcast: 25 June 2008 Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American histo

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This is AP News Minute. 1. Baltimore streets were calm overnight after a jury couldnt reach a decision in the trial of William Porter. Hes the first of six police officers to stand trial in connection with the death of Freddie Gray. Riots shook the c

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1. An Illinois judge is expected to rule Thursday whether convicted wife killer Drew Peterson will get a new trial. Peterson's new attorney claims last year's trial was bungled. Peterson was convicted of killing his third wife in 2004. 2. Officials s

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AS IT IS 2013-07-17 U.S. Murder Trial Leads to National Protests Welcome to As It Is! Im Christopher Cruise. Today, we will visit a New York City neighborhood known for its amusement park. But for one family, the park has not been all fun and games.

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Overcoming HIV Obstacles in 2015 The head of a prominent HIV/AIDS advocacy organization says 2015 will be a year of great opportunities and great challenges. The epidemic is nearly 35 years old and more than 30 million people are estimated to be livi

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Burma's highest court has rejected an appeal to allow more defense witnesses in the trial of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The trial has been widely condemned as rigged to keep the Nobel Peace Prize winner locked up. 缅甸最高法院驳

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Awaiting a signature A: Excuse me, Mr. White? I just need you to sign these before I leave. B: Sure, Sherry. Sorry to have kept you waiting. If you hadnt told me, I probably would have just forgotten all about them. A: Thats my job, sir. Just one mor

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参与,竞争,分享,进步 Cycling 自行车 英文原文 Riders shall bear two number panels, save in the following specialities where they shall bear just one: the Km Time Trial, the 500 m Time Trial, the Individual Pursuit, the Team Pursuit and the TEAM SPR

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June 17th, 1972. One of Americas greatest political scandals begins to unfold in Washington D.C. 5 burglars are arrested inside the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex. Larry O'Brien at the time the chairman of the DNC

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The Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) opened to the media on August 16, 2018 after trial runs. The XRL is scheduled to officially open in late September. Local citizens can visit the West Kowloon station on

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Now the questions surrounding a research trial with newborn babies that allegedly didn't provide adequate disclosure to parents. The trial involved 1,300 infants at 23 hospitals who were born extremely prematurely between 2004 and 2009

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The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic has again put the spotlight on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Karadzic has appeared before the court in the Hague twice since he was arrest

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今天我们要学的词是glitch。 Glitch是小的故障或是瑕疵。A technical glitch, 是指技术上的故障,a security glitch, 是指安全方面的漏洞。The developers postponed the release of the new software due to a technical glitc

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India's Special Public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, center, speaks to reporters as he holds a report following the verdict outside the special court set up for the trial of Pakistani Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, accused of being the sole surviving gunman in the

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1.The first Guantanamo detainee brought to the US for trial appears in a New York court today. The Tanzanian suspect is charged in the 1998 al Qaeda bombings of two US embassies in Africa. A woman whose father and brother died in the Kenya attack sa

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Up to 25 people have died in renewed clashes between riot police and protesters in Ukraine's capital Kiev. The Interior Ministry says protesters have taken dozens of police hostage. The violence erupted again just hours after a truce was declared. Th

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November 16th 1966In Ohio, Dr. Samuel Sheppard is acquitted in a second trial of charges that he murdered his pregnant wife Marilyn. Sheppard served 10 years behind bars for the 1954 murder before his release and second trial. 1933The United States a

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The Minister of Justice, Simon Power, wants to limit trial by jury to serious crimes. At the moment, anyone who is accused of a crime which could bring a sentence of three months in jail, can choose to have a jury trial. The problem is that this take

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Ketamine is a horse tranquilizer but also a popular but illegal recreational drug on the club scene. Now researchers in the English National Health Service say it could be a dramatic new treatment for depression. They've conducted a small trial. A mo

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