RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Tonight, in Arkansas, the state plans to execute its final inmate after a string of executions before its lethal injection drugs expire. Attorneys for the condemned men have argued about their innocence, intellectual abilities, m

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A conservation cleanup project and an accidentalscholarship offer. That's coming up this Thursday on CNN student news. But ourfirst story involved the civil war in Syria. U.S. officials say they haveevidence that chemical weapons have been used in Sy

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This is Scientific American - 60 Second Science. I'm Dylan *. Got a minute? The first murder victim in the Bible is Abel, taken out by his brother, Cain. And now we have what looks to be the earliest known homocide to be confirmed by scientists. A ne

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139 A lasting Legacy? Senator Timothy Rogerson was obsessed with the keen desire of leaving behind a lasting legacy in the United States legislature. He was the sponsor of more legislation than any other senator in the entire history of the United

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Two cheetah cubs think they've found an easy meal when they catch a gemsbok calf, until they are confronted by the calf's protective mother. It's morning in the Kalahari, and this female cheetah has discovered that her cubs are growing ever more ind

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Russia Condemns New US Sanctions as Unlawful The Russian government has criticized the United States for ordering new sanctions against Russia. The government said Thursday it has begun working on ways to answer the measures. U.S. officials say the o

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President Bush is defending plans to close some U.S. military bases, saying the savings will help refocus forces on fighting terrorism. The president spoke at graduation day for the U.S. Naval Academy. 布什总统为关闭一些美军军事基地的计

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Rights Group Accuses Nigerian Military of 'Cover-Up' The rights group said satellite images following last month's violence in the northern Nigerian town of Baga show more than 2,000 buildings destroyed. Nigeria's military says only several dozen hom

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This is AP News Minute. Arkansas has carried out its first execution in nearly a dozen years. Ledell Lee killed a woman back in 1993. He was one of eight inmates the state originally planned to execute before a lethal injection drug expires at the en

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This is AP News Minute. Texas investigators suspect 3 package explosions that left two dead and two others injured may be linked. This comes after 2 package bombs exploded in separate parts of Austin Monday, killing a teenager and leaving two women w

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 24 March 2008 The U.S. command in Baghdad says Iranian operatives are continuing to provide money, weapons and training to Shiite insurgents in Iraq, in spite of promises by Iran's leaders that the activity would stop. VOA's Al

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The top U.S. military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen tried to ease tensions with Pakistan Friday, saying that now, more than ever, is the time for calm and cooperation. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff made the remarks one day after U.S. and

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Fistula Surgery Changes Nigerian Women's Lives Allowing the patient to live a normal life and giving her back some dignity is the objective of this surgery performed in Jahun hospital, in northeast Nigeria. Since 2008, the aid group Doctors Without B

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Vidushi Sinha | Washington, DC 18 May 2010 The World Health Organization calls antibiotic resistance one of the three greatest threats to human health. Experts fear antibiotic resistance puts humans in danger of becoming nearly defenseless against so

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Obama: US Supports Political, Economic Reform in Mideast, N. Africa In a major address on historic changes in the Middle East and North Africa, President Barack Obama says the United States stands firmly on the side of people protesting for democrati

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Senior U.S. diplomats say there are some signs from Mr. Ahmadinejad and other Iranian officials that Tehran may be willing to resume a dialogue this autumn, and that the major powers are also ready to re-engage. The comments came after an hour-long I

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Afghanistan's government is trying to assure voters that adequate security is in place for Thursday's national election. The Taliban vow to disrupt the process by attacking polling stations and retaliating against those who dare to vote. In Kabul, t

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UN Calls for Syria to Complete Surrender of Chemical Weapons 联合国要求叙利亚完全上缴化武 WASHINGTON The United Nations has called on Syria to complete the surrender of its chemical weapons by the approaching deadline. The well-armed fo

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: News reports about jellyfish often have an ominous flavor. (SOUNDBITE OF DOCUMENTARY, RISE OF THE JELLYFISH) UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Jellyfish are invading all over the world. The Baltic, the Black Sea, Australia, the Bering Sea, the wat

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