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It's been a record setting day for the healthcare.gov website as last minute choppers rushed to sign up for health insurance, but NPR's Juli Roberner reports late comers are getting a one day reprive if they want coverage to start on Jan 1st. At 5 pm
British prime minister David Cameron is describing the threat posed by the Islamist militant group ISIS as even more severe than that posed by al- Qaeda. As a result, the British leader today announced he is raising the terrorist threat designation i
There is just something about them. Maybe its the way they plow through bamboo with no regard to dinner table etiquette, or maybe its the leisurely strolls. From the outset, a pandas life appears to be pretty easy. But appearances dont tell the whole
My dear Reynolds,- Ever since I wrote to my Brothers form Southhampton I have been in a taking, and at this moment I am about to become settled, for I have unpacked my books, put them into a snug corner - pinned up Haydon - Mary Queen Scotts, and Mil
1. The 2nd student is dead following Fridays deadly school shooting in north of Seattle. Officials say 14-year-old Gio Soriano died from her injuries. Three other students remain hospitalized. Two of them are in critical condition. 2. The governors o
A manhunt is underway in Northern Illinois after a police officer was shot and killed in a village around fifty miles northwest of Chicago. NPR's SK reports police say they are searching for three suspects. Authorities have locked down schools, block
The penguins stay when all other creatures have fled because each guards a treasurea single egg rested on the top of its feet and kept warm beneath the downy bulge of its stomach. There is no food and no water for them. And they will not see the sun
You know, it's easy sometimes to feel like you're powerless... Like, when you come out in the street and your march and you yell and nobody hears you. But I'm here to tell you today, you are powerful. You can stop this bill! The co-founder of the soc
Lesson 46 The Raft Trip 木筏之旅 Words: confidential adj. 秘密的,机密的 configuration n. 轮廓,【化】构型 confine vt. 限制 confinement n. 限制,禁闭 confining adj. 狭窄的 confirm vt. 证实,使。。。更坚定 confirmation n. 确认,证实 confiscate v. 没
John McCain is the United States Senator for Arizona and the Republican Partys nominee for U.S. President in the 2008 election. He had a distinguished military career and won a Purple Heart medal in Vietnam. He entered politics in 1981 and was electe
Cuban Mothers Plead For Imprisoned Sons' Release 古巴母亲为被关押儿子的自由而辩 Mothers of Cuban political prisoners are appealing to the United Nations Human Rights Commission to help
1. Masked Kurdish demonstrators set a bus on fire in Turkey Sunday to protest the solitary confinement of a Kurdish rebel leader. Kurdish guerrillas have been fighting for autonomy since 1984. 2. West
1.President Barack Obama says some of those suspected of terrorism held at Guantanamo will end up in prisons in the United States. There is fierce opposition in Congress, but Obama says US prisons are tough enough to house dangerous inmates. 2.Suspe
1. Four badminton teams were kicked out of the women's doubles at the London Games. They are accused of trying to lose on purpose so they can get an easier match up in the next round. 2. In Syria, there has been a significant escalation in the civil
By Stephanie Ho Washington 08 March 2007 Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are accusing Iran of increasing persecution and legal prosecution of women's rights activists. As VOA's Stephanie Ho reports, the two groups held a joint news confe
By Deborah Block Washington 08 May 2008 A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee heard testimony Tuesday about the detainees at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba. Senior U.S. officials say the Bush administration could announce plans before the end o
1. Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting the Pacific regions economical leaders this week. The gathering of the Asia-Pacific Economical Cooperation leaders is scheduled for tomorrow and Tuesday. President Obama will attend. 2. In Berlin, European l
讲解: Today's key word is Birth. Birth 出生,诞生 When a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body. 一个人类宝宝到底是从哪里来的呢? 今天呢,我们一起来研究一下,坐月子这个惨无人道的活动。 话
Topic1-Cold Weather Promotes Food Delivery Much of China has been bracing for the worst cold in 30 years. The cold weather has kept people indoors. As a result, food delivery orders have been piling up. Considering the health of food couriers, some i
Topics: Types of prisons and the parole system; American cities: Austin; using prepositions with the days of the week; for the world to owe (one) something; late/early morning, afternoon, and evening Words: prison to pose a threat solitary confinemen