By Phil Mercer Sydney 24 January 2007 For decades the bronzed, blond and blue-eyed lifesaver has been an Australian icon. Now the face of the Australian lifesaving is changing drastically, thanks to a concerted effort to broaden the membership base.

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New York City boasts a vibrant, diverse media landscape, with an estimated 350 weekly newspapers and 26 foreign language dailies. Each year, the best work by reporters, photographers and editors of New York's ethnic and independent media is honored w

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2016年美总统选举提前打响 Millions of Americans on opposite sides of the political spectrum have expressed this discontent with politics as usual. And they seem to think that few of the latest crop of presidential hopefuls can offer anything

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A tribe in northern Idaho is incorporating its culture into its fitness programs. It's an effort to tackle high rates of heart disease and obesity. The program is called Powwow Sweat. Northwest News Network's Emily Schwing report

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What You Need To Know About The Alt-Right Movement DAVID GREENE, HOST: You know, the presidential campaign has really tipped into brutal new territory, with both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump accusing one another of racism and bigotry. Yesterday m

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Huang Jiefu, director of the China Organ Transplant Development Foundation, has told an international symposium on transplants in Hong Kong that persistent reports of organ harvesting taking place in China are simply not true. The rumor about organ h

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September 1st, 1939Start of World War II as Nazi Germanys dictator Adolf Hitler, invades neighboring Poland. The war last for the next 6 years, spanning from Europe and North Africa to Asia and Pacific. 2004A hostage crisis unfolds in southern Russia

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March 27th, 1997, In Nashville, Dexter King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., meets with James Earl Ray in prison for assassinating the civil rights leader. I just wanna ask you for the record: hum, did you kill my father? No, no, I didn't. Dexter King

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March 27th, 1997, In Nashville, Dexter King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., meets with James Earl Ray in prison for assassinating the civil rights leader. I just wanna ask you for the record: hum, did you kill my father? No, no, I didn't. Dexter King

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March 27th, 1997, In Nashville, Dexter King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., meets with James Earl Ray in prison for assassinating the civil rights leader. I just wanna ask you for the record: hum, did you kill my father? No, no, I didn't. Dexter King

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March 27th, 1997, In Nashville, Dexter King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., meets with James Earl Ray in prison for assassinating the civil rights leader. I just wanna ask you for the record: hum, did you kill my father? No, no, I didn't. Dexter King

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When French fries made their way to America, they soon became a restaurant mainstay. Many restaurants served Fries as their signature dish. Believe it or not, they were once considered very hoity-toity. 当年薯条刚成功进入美国市场时,就立

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Dogs that can retrieve cash from ATMs and empty washing machines help disabled people lead more independent lives, but can they also help change disruptive teenagers' behaviour? A unique TV experiment, Dog House, follows five unruly youngsters as the

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Here he was, a man with a one-in-a-million mind, and he had yet to make any impact on the world. 而他,是一个目前依旧影响着世界的人,一个拥有独一无二的智商的人。 He wasn't holding forth at academic conferences. He wasn

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Five become six. * Jackman here. The Wolvine open in theater this Friday. Great to have you. Yeah, it's great. The desk, the panel, what we hold. Yes, it's lovely to have you back. * talking a little bit. Laughing.... Finish it, I like it. It's very

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The Annual ATT San Jose Jazz Festival is Silicon Valley's favorite annual event. It is the largest free jazz festival in the country! The Festival, held in August in downtown San Jose, draws over 140,000 music lovers and features a minimum of ten dif

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This is AP News Minute. President Obama says Republicans who are disavowing Donald Trump now should not get credit because they took so long. Obama also accused Republicans of letting hate-filled rhetoric go unchallenged inside the party for years. T

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Despite the election of younger heads of government in such countries as Britain, France, Germany, Japan and the United States, the face of politics in India is still one of relative seniority. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has heart trouble, i

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It's difficult to find a garment as widely embraced, worn and loved as jeans. The denim trousers are a staple of wardrobes around the world. But why? Anthropologist Danny Miller has just written a book on the subject. He says that in every country he

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Used detergent labels and toothpaste tubes from Indonesia are going from landfills to fashion frills on bags and wallets sold in Singapore, Australia and the United States. The fad known as trashion has gained mainstream acceptance with chic, urban d

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