VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: An artist's drawing shows a lawyer giving his closing arguments to the jury during a federal court case in Washington, D.C. in 2007. And I'm Barbara Klein. Thi

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(八)月

Shanghai Disney Resort kicked off trial operations on Saturday, ahead of the official grand opening on June 16. Cast members and their relatives were invited to take a sneak peek of the mega theme park. A long line for a Disney shuttle from the theme

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1. US officials are calling the recent Sony Pictures cyber attack a matter of national security. Department of State spokesperson Jen Psaki says the FBI is now leading the investigation after the comedy The Interview was pulled from its theatrical re

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Key Trial of Khmer Rouge Leaders Starts in Cambodia On Monday the United Nations-backed tribunal in Phnom Penh will open its hearing into the four surviving leaders of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge movement. Cambodians have waited three decades for this day

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Last summer, California became the largest state to abolish cash bail. At the time, Governor Jerry Brown declared that rich and poor alike will be treated fairly. He has long argued the bail system favors the wealthy and punishes

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Well, joining us now by phone right now from the Los Angeles county jail is Conrad Murray. Also with us, his attorney, Valerie Wass. Dr. Murray, appreciate you being with us. There are a lot of questions I'd like to ask you obviously about this AEG L

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Anderson Cooper. Welcome to the podcast. The woman who raised Trayvon Martin talks about the stepson she lost - the Trayvon Martin that she says people don't know. Lets get started. So far this trial has done a good job of establishing for the record

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From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Scientists in Australia say they have developed the worlds first blood test to find a deadly skin cancer in its early stages. They say the test could save thousands of lives each year. C

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Clues Found for AIDS Vaccine Trial Success In 2009, a study in Thailand proved for the first time that an AIDS vaccine was possible. But scientists were not sure why it offered some protection. Now they have some clues. The Thailand study looked at a

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The judge in the New York City trial of accused terrorist Ahmed Ghailani has moved to insulate jurors from all news and information related to terrorism. Proceedings at the Ahmed Ghailani trial began Monday with a discussion led by Judge Lewis Kaplan

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While the most promising AIDS vaccine trial ever took place in Thailand, Africa is playing a major role in AIDS vaccine research. The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) works in partnership with African countries in researching the virus wh

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Mubarak Pleads 'Not Guilty' in Historic Egyptian Trial Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak appeared in a courtroom cage Wednesday charged with the murder of anti-government protesters and corruption. The trial, unprecedented in Egyptian history, i

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Former Khmer Rouge foreign minister leng Sary appeared before Cambodia's genocide tribunal to press for his release from pretrial detention. He is one of five defendants being held by the so-called Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, se

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June 17th, 1972One of Americas greatest political scandals begins to unfold in Washington, D.C.. Five burglars are arrested inside the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex. Lawrence OBrien at the time the chairman of th

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

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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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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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Authorities have confirmed that two passengers traveling on stolen passports on a missing Malaysian Airlines plane were not of Asian appearance. Malaysia has now expanded the search area for the missing aircraft. A massive air-and-sea search has fail

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Over the past three months, TV news has shown the David Bain re-trial. This is his second trial. David has spent 13 years in prison for murdering five members of his family, his mother, father, two sisters and his brother in 1994. David Bain said tha

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The Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected American accusations of Russian interference in eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin said Mr. Putin told President Obama during a telephone conversation that such allegations were based on unfounded informati

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