Health costs have been rising for middle-class families. Nearly 1 in 5 Americans cannot afford health insurance, contrast that with health insurance companies that are in great financial shape. United

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I wont be promoting my new book - Shantaram author LAST THURSDAY The author of Shantaram has announced he will not be promoting his sequel to the novel.

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[00:01.97]LONDON WINS [00:04.16]July 6, 2005 London [00:07.52]At 12:45 UK time today, [00:10.06]the name of the host city for the 2012 [00:13.03]Olympic Games was being announced [00:14.65]by the International Olympic Committee [00:17.20](IOC) in Sin

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ZHUHAI, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- China wrapped up a major air show in Zhuhai in the southern province of Guangdong, on Sunday, with 30 deals worth a record of 11.8 billion U.S. dollars being signed, according to the show organizer. Meanwhile, sales of 202

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Deal Announced to End Budget Impasse at US Aviation Agency 联邦航空局预算陷入僵局 Another political standoff in Washington appears to be over. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid announced Thursday that lawmakers have agreed to approve an em

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 08 July 2007 People celebrate in front of the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza in southern Mexico, after Chichen Itza was selected as one of the new seven wonders of the world, 7 Jul 2007 The new Seven Wonders of the World have

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Xiaomi, a privately owned Chinese electronics company headquartered in Beijing, announced today it has invested over 10 million dollars in Youku and Tudou.com, major video hosting services in the Chinese Internet video sector. That was just after Chi

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China's securities regulator has announced that it will resume initial public offerings by companies after halting the fundraising mechanism since July. The suspension was part of emergency measures to contain a massive meltdown that sent the stock m

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LONDON, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Sebastian Coe is sure to be elected unopposed to be the next British Olympic Association chairman after his only opponent withdrew from the contest. Richard Leman, the head of British hockey, pulled out finding that he wil

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Chinese online streaming site iQiyi has struck a deal with the producers behind hit TV drama Nirvana in Fire to exclusively broadcast the show's second season. 中国在线视频网站爱奇艺已经和热播剧《琅琊榜》的制片方达成协议,

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Nadal out of ATP event in London, Paris MADRID, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, who has been out of action since June, will miss the ATP Tour Finals in London and also next week's Paris indoor event due to his injured left knee,

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BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The President of the Argentinean Football Association (AFA), Julio Grondona, Tuesday announced he will leave the post in 2015, which he has occupied since 1979. I have to finish my term by 2015. The experience is tel

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Utah Jazz may miss Mo Williams in Monday's game as the starting point guard suffered an injured right thumb, the NBA club announced on Sunday. Williams sustained the injury in a loss on Saturday at Miami and will be fu

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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Hewlett-Packard (HP) on Monday unveiled a new business desktop computer, days after the world's largest personal computer (PC) maker announced its plan to sell its PC business. The company said the new model, HP Com

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Listen to the airport broadcast. Check the key points that are announced. 1.Last call for passenger Cho Mei-Lin. Please proceed to the boarding gate of Q38 immediately. Your flight to Munich is departing in 15 minutes. 2.Passenger Lee Young-Ming with

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埃及人支持新宪法全民公决 CAIRO, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Over 90 percent of Egyptians approved the country's new draft constitution in a referendum, the official MENA news agency reported Thursday, citing preliminary results. Vote counting was

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CHICAGO, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- GM announced Thursday it has recalled 92,221 additional SUVs and trucks for potentially deadly flaws,local media reported Friday. Thursday's recall announcement was for 2011-12 Chevrolet Silverado HD, Silverado LD, Suburba

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ZURICH, March 19 (Xinhua) -- World football governing body FIFA announced Tuesday that the draw for the 2014 World Cup finals will be made on December 6 at Costa do Sauipe, Brazil. It was confirmed at the meeting that the draw for the 2014 World Cup

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优雅地处理问题也许真能让面试官印象深刻,不过,如果实在控制不了局面, 那就往前看, 把精力放在下一次机上。这是一条学习经验,日后也会成为一则笑料--如果你有勇气回想的话。 Fo

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Senior Class During the doctor's periodic visit to my elderly mother, I told him that Mother would be celebrating her 98th birthday in few days. Delighted by the news, he bent down and gave her a kiss for the occasion. He then announced that he, too,

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