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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. General Motors, already under the gun to retool ahead of a government deadline, apparently is planning a major summer shutdown to a number of US factories. According to sources familiar with the plan, GM
President Obama says he expects government numbers due out tomorrow will show the U.S. economy continue to shrink in the second quarter, but not as much as it did earlier in the year. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. President Obama says the consensus o
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke expects the US downturn will end later this year with the economy beginning to grow again. Those comments came today in testimony before Congress. NPR's Tom Gjelten r
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The man accused of trying to blow up an airliner en route to Detroit on Christmas Day pleaded not guilty in federal court this afternoon. Sarah Hewlett of Michigan Radio reports. Umar Farouk Abdulmutall
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Twenty years ago, when teen pregnancy was double what it is today, a close friend of mine got pregnant when we were in high school. It's a story I haven't been able to shake. And every time I see a news headline about teen pregna
The world this week-Business 本周经济要闻 General Electric won its battle to buy Alstom's energy businesses, 通用电气赢得了争购阿尔斯通能源业务的战斗, but only after it substantially altered its bid and gave a commitment t
Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is can versus may. A listener named Donna says that after familiarizing herself with the definitions and usages of can and may, she still isn't sure which word to use in this sentence: May we expect you tomorrow? or C
WASHINGTON, June 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. fixed mortgage rates rose for the first time in six weeks after hitting a seven-month low amid a slowdown in the housing recovery, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) edg
Authorities in Binghamton, New York say 14 people are dead, four others are listed in serious condition after an armed man walked into an immigration services center and opened fire today. Joseph Zikuski is chief of the Binghamton Police Department.
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. As street protests in London's financial district dispersed this evening, the G-20 leaders and their wives gathered as dinner guests of Queen Elizabeth. Tomorrow they'll attempt to agree on a response to
1. The Halloween celebration comes from All Hallows Day or All Saints Day, the 1st of November. This was originally a pagan festival of the dead, but later became a holiday to honor Christian saints. 万圣节的庆祝活动来源于每年11月1日的
While European investors are becoming increasingly skeptical about Greece, Ireland, Italy, and Spain's ability to recover from the economic crises, EU governments are having a difficult time coming up with a unified stance on how to deal with the iss
If you look at any list of new year's resolutions you wouldn't be surprised to see find a better job right at the top. Vera Gibbons of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine is here with some tips to help you get a better job or maybe take on a career
Death, it seems, is rather a complicated affair, this is what your body goes during and after. 死亡似乎确实是很复杂的一个过程。我们一起来看看尸体将经历怎样的变化。 1.The last bit of oxygen in your body is used up, an
Obama, Romney kick off foreign policy debate BOCA RATON, the United States, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney were starting on Monday night to duel on foreign policy issues in their third and final f
【原文】 A Healing CuisineChinese cuisine is widely known and enjoyed in all four corners of the world. Who could not confess to longing for a favorite Chinese dish? But there is one interesting concept concerning Chinese food which is almost unh
HAVANA, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's hurdling champion Dayron Robles won't defend his title in the upcoming World Athletics Indoor Championships in the Turkish city of Istanbul later this month, a top sports official confirmed on Monday. Aurelio Romero
How can problems in Greeces relatively small economy cause problems for the rest of Europe and even far-away Asia and the United States? Some economists say that international loans and worried investors are among the reasons for the fear of financia
TOKYO The Japanese economy deteriorated more severely than expected in the third quarter, according to government data released on Monday, extending a downturn into a second consecutive three-month period and putting the country in technical recessio
GRE考试真题中阅读理解核心句子总结。参加GRE考试的考上,在备考的过程中,都会把历年的GRE真题过一遍。历年GRE阅读理解真题中的一些句子往往就是解题的关键所在,所以对这些句子的理解