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Tropical storm Isaac's winds are down to 40 miles per hour and has slowly moved out of Southern Louisiana. But it's still causing tremendous problems across the wide swathe of the US Gulf Coast. NPR's Christopher Joyce tells us that thousands of peop
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
Federal Reserve board chairman Ben Bernanke was consciously optimistic about the economy at the annual meeting of the America economic association in Philadelphia today. Steve Backner of market news international says the soon-to-retire chief said he
From NPR news in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.There are reports of major flooding in parts of the south after a severe storm system went through several states this week. In Alabama, residents in the town of Alba have been told to move to higher
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 25 July 2007 Soaring temperatures and forest fires have forced thousands of holiday-goers in southern Italy to evacuate hotels, campsites and other tourist sites. From Rome, Sabina Castelfranco reports there have been at l
1.Firefighters in Northern California continue to battle a wildfire that has forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes. Early the Thursday authorities issued a mandatory evacuation for the entire population of Bonny Doon, a small communi
This is AP News Minute. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton trade sharp barbs Thursday night during the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York. Trump took several swipes at Clinton, sparking rare boos at the charity event meant to
This is AP news minute. 1. Mudslides from the huge storm pounding the west coast have shut down two major highways in northern California, Sierra, Nevada. Residents of hundreds home in Reno, Nevada have been told to evacuate due to torrential floods.
This is AP News Minute. Police say a college instructor suspected in the fatal shooting of a professor at a university in Mississippi died Monday night. Authorities say he was trying to flee police when he pulled over and fatally shot himself. Massiv
1. Rubble trapped men working illegally in an abandoned mine in South Africa on Sunday. Some miners appeared reluctant to emerge for fears they will be arrested. Authorities still arent sure how many miners were left. Rescue vehicles and equipment re
This is AP News Minute. President Trump says he doesn't have to prepare very much for next week's summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. Trump says it's about attitude, and a willingness to get things done. There were protests in Quebec City, Canada,
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Food that has come in contact with floodwaters can sicken anyone who eats it. Water from floods may contain animal and human waste. It can also contain other pollutants like chemicals from agricultu
EthiopianMigrantsStrandedinYemen More than three thousand Ethiopian migrants who risked their lives leaving the Horn of Africa find themselves stranded in Yemen, near the Saudi Arabian border. The migrants want to return home, but the International O
First up hearing in the US house representatives. This is about an attack on American facility that happened last year in Libya. It was Sep. 11th 2012. The terrorist attack targeted on the US consulate building, a government building, in the city of
This partially submerged palm tree is a stark(鲜明的) reminder that climate change is bringing real changes to the world's landscape. The vanishing Indian island of Ghoramara is part of Sundarbans, the world's largest delta, which straddles(横跨
1. A raging wildfire has blazed through 3,500 acres in Santa Barbara County and is now threatening to charge into the coastal city itself. More than 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. 2. The man accused of killing a Wesleyan University stu
This is AP news minute. 1. A ceasefire to evacuate rebels and civilians from Aleppo unrivaled on Wednesday. Syrian activists said that fighter jets have resumed bombing in the eastern part of the city. Syrian president Bashar al-Assad scoffed the ide
1. Hurricane Iselle is expected to arrive on the Big Island of Hawaii on Thursday, bringing heavy rains and winds gusting to 85 miles per hour. It's expected to be Hawaii's first direct hit from a hurricane in 22 years. 2. Residents of more than 200
今天我们要学的词是picturesque。Picturesque形容词,意思是如画一般的、别具一格的。At least 58 people died when the most powerful earthquake in over eight decades hit Mexico, with most fatalities taking place in the pictures
A total of 44 people have been rescued so far from the blast site. One 19-year-old firefighter was pulled out alive on Friday more than 30 hours after the catastrophe. Zhou Ti lost contact after the blasts occurred. He was found choking near a contai