A Marine sergeant who faced manslaughter charges for killing unarmed Iraqi men, women and children in 2005 has entered a plea deal with military prosecutors. Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich agreed to plead guilty to dereliction of duty for his role in the

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At least 11 people remain missing from an oil platform explosion off the coast of Louisiana. Seven workers are badly hurt from the blast and fire late last night on the offshore drilling platform. Theres no word on what caused the blast. The Coast Gu

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There are reports that momentum toward a deficit-cutting deal is building in Washington, but the White House says there's nothing imminent. NPR's Scott Horsley is tracking the negotiations. Scott, What's the status on debt talks? Lakshmi, so far ther

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Here in the U.S., its Thanksgiving week. And many of us are getting ready to stuff our faces, watch football and take advantage of all those Black Friday sales. But eat enough turkey and you may not want to shop. Because a new study, in the Journal o

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[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:] [00:00.78] Run Free 自由奔跑 [00:05.58]One afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work. [00:10.62]I got there a little early so I parked the car by the curb, [00:14.59]across the street from where she

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What I discovered in New York City trash I was about 10 years old on a camping trip with my dad in the Adirondack Mountains, a wilderness area in the northern part of New York State. It was a beautiful day. The forest was sparkling. The sun made the

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The Legend: Marlon Brando Marlon Brando, the stage and screen actor whose performances in A Streetcar Named Desire , On the Waterfront and The Godfather earned him plaudits 1 as one of the greatest ac

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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

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Regulators from a just announced special economic zone in North China's Hebei Province suspended real estate transactions and new permanent residential permit, or hukou, registrations to curb speculative practices. 为了控制投机行为,刚刚宣布

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Game of Thrones director Alex Graves is in early talks with Sony to direct its live-action film Mulan, according to Hollywood Reporters. 据《好莱坞报道》指出,在与索尼电影公司的初期对话中,《权利的游戏》的导演亚历克

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This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin . This'll just take a minute. If I ask you to picture someone who recycles, you might come up with an image of an idealistic young nature lover, someone who has the time and energy to

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This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Somewhere along the line you've probably heard that you should drink eight glasses of water a day. Its supposed to make your skin supple, keep your organ

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From NPR News in Washington, I am Jack Speer. President Obama today toured the Buchenwald concentration camp and crematorium. The President joined by German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the camp where an estimated 56, 000 people died has not lost i

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From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. President Obama says jobs market is beginning to turn the corner, encouraged by the Labor Departments March report out today showing 162,000 jobs added to the economy. Thats biggest gain in three years.

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From NPR News in Washington, Im Windsor Johnston. President Obama is in Michigan today, where he is expected to help announce the expansion of a truck engine plant near Detroit. The president and Detroit Diesel will unveil a 100-million-dollar invest

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1. A Shiite militia run by anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr briefly seized control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah in what has been called one of the boldest acts of defiant by the country's

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Efforts to curb access to the means to kill oneself can help, too. 限制自杀途径也能有所帮助。 Suicide is surprisingly impulsive. 自杀通常都是意料之外的冲动所致。 A study of young Chinese women who had tried to kill themse

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世界第五大情报组织朝阳群众和西城大妈到底是什么样?8月20日,北京警方终于将他们公布于众了!原创设计的朝阳群众和西城大妈卡通形象一发布就获网友大赞终于识得庐山真面目。 请看相

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