The millionaire sure left hard clues, Benny said the next morning. The Aldens were standing on the front lawn of Mrs. Spencers house. They had arrived to wash the outside of her windows. Just moments before, the elderly owner had come out to greet th

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 87 The Mystery of the Spider's

On a routine traffic stop of FM112 and Taylor, an unexpected visitor prances onto the scene. Hope here is the cat saying, Gee, I wanna get more involved in this. So he is getting this cat climbing up, hehe hehe, he's already kinda given up a little b

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Ah, the virtual world. Sure it has changed the way we do things, dramatically. The Internet is giving us, well, freedom. Its now easier than ever to stay in touch with friends the world over. With new ways of storing and organizing data, our stuff is

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By Katherine Cole Washington 31 March 2008 The official motto of Austin, Texas, is Live Music Capital of the World. That's certainly true for 10 days in mid-March each year, when the annual South By Southwest (SXSW) music, film and interactive-arts f

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Africa's rebel movements rely on a vast, international network of supporters, who facilitate arms trafficking, money transfers and day-to-day operational support (file photo) Trafficking in small arms and light weapons is on the rise in parts of Cent

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Southern Sudanese officials say at least 30 people have died in clashes along the border with northern Sudan as the second day concluded in the region's week-long referendum on independence. Election officials say voter turnout was 20 percent on Sund

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The War on Graft has sent shockwaves through the Kenyan Parliament in recent months, with several ministers being targeted in high-profile investigations. But Kenya's anti-corruption body says more are on the way. In recent months, Kenya's notoriousl

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Arlington National Cemetery - just outside Washington - one of the nation's most hallowed sites. It's where the remains of more than 300,000 service members are buried, including many who died in military conflicts dating back to the American Civil W

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Gates Foundation Continues to Fight Tuberculosis WASHINGTON By Abigail Martin Tuberculosis, or TB, is spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes, dispersing the germmycobacterium TBinto the air. The World Health Organization says there were an

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俄罗斯空客疑云 Although much of the tragedy remains shrouded in mystery, a clue emerged from the doomed Airbus'cockpit voice recorder that could point to a bomb. 尽管疑云重重,但空客音频录音显示,驾驶舱内传出的声响有可

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: For the seventh time since taking office, President Trump will spend this weekend at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. Government watchdog groups want a federal court to force the Trump administration to release a list of visitors to

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LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: For nearly five decades actor Sam Elliott with his deep drawl, steady gaze and, of course, that mustache has made his mark on generations of fans from his first gig as an extra in Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid two roles in T

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Once upon a time, the Mekong River from Laos to Vietnam was teaming with thousands of freshwater dolphins, before more than thirty years of warfare and over-fishing nearly killed them off. But a recent study by the World Wildlife Fund found just 71

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By Jessica Golloher Moscow 05 November 2009 St. Petersburg skyline In Russia, there is an official list of jobs that are considered too dangerous and physically demanding for women. One young woman, Anna Klevets, recently tried to challenge the list

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President Barack Obama traveled to St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday, continuing his outreach to Americans to support approval by the U.S. Congress of legislation to reform the U.S. health care system. The president is intensifying his efforts to ensu

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LOS ANGELES, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The Hunger Games stayed atop the North America box office chart this weekend, garnering 61.1 million U.S. dollars in ticket receipts which successfully helped the latest Lionsgate actioner to fend off a pair of new fi

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By Phuong Tran Nouadhibou, Mauritania 12 August 2007 According to U.N. estimates, young people account for more than 60-percent of the African population. The continent also has some of the world's highest unemployment rates, forcing thousands on dea

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By Jim Malone Washington 23 October 2007 Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani continues to lead public-opinion polls in the battle for the Republican Party's U.S. presidential nomination. But as VOA national correspondent Jim Malone reports, poli

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今天我们要学的词是heat up。 To heat up, 意思是越来越激烈。 The debate over immigration reform is heating up on the Hill, 国会关于移民改革的辩论日益激烈。 The World Cup is heating up as more teams are getting knocked

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By Andre de Nesnera Washington 13 March 2008 The Geneva-based World Trade Organization, WTO, recently accepted Ukraine as a new member. This leaves Iran and Russia as the two largest countries outside the WTO. In this report from Washington, VOA Seni

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