Gasoline prices have risen another ten cents a gallon over the past two weeks to a national average of $4.10 for self-service regular. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg says, though, that some areas have higher gas prices than others. Los Angeles, th

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by Adam Freedman Todays topic: Halloween and the Law: tricks, treats--and due process. And now, your daily dose of legalese: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship with any reader. In other words, although I am a lawyer, Im not

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And so, as we evaluated, and as the dust settled from this tragedy, 经历这个悲剧后 we realized that, of those two problems -- 我们重新思考了这两个问题 in the initial iteration of our organization, 最初我们这个组织 we were a

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EXPLORATIONS - 'The Big Muddy' is the longest river in the United States By Oliver Chanler Broadcast: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And this is Ste

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Kansas Struggle over Slavery Turns Violent 堪萨斯地区为奴隶制问题而激烈的斗争 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning American English! Im Steve Ember.

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Great quantities of British goods were sent to the United States and were sold at very low prices. 大量英国货物运到美国并以非常低的价格卖出。 The demand for American goods fell off. Mill owners closed their mills. 对美国货物的

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Chapter 34 第34章 The struggle for kansas 关于堪萨斯的纷争 349. Pierce elected President, 1852. 349.皮尔斯当选总统(1852年) It was now Campaign time for a new election. 又到了新一轮大选的时候, The Whigs had been su

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The first album of music from Chuck Berry in thirty-eight years is released this week, three months after his death. The album, called Chuck, has 10 songs, including eight written by Berry. A family affair The album has new songs that he had been wri

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This week, Americans mark a turning point in the history of the United States. Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that declared racial segregation in the nation's public schools to be

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1. Donald Trump won at least 3 of Tuesday's 5 presidential primaries. He finished 1st in Florida, North Carolina and Illinois. Missouri was a close contest between Trump and senator Ted Cruz. Governor John Kasich won his own state in Ohio. 2. Democra

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1. Missouri Governor, Jay Nixon has lifted the curfew that has been placed in Ferguson, Missouri, for the past two nights. Thats after calling in the National Guard. Meanwhile, Attorneys for the family of Michael Brown said a private autopsy confirms

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Lincoln Struggles to Keep Kentucky, Missouri in the Union 林肯正在努力让肯塔基州和密苏里州联盟 his is The Making of a Nation, with VOA Learning English. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Christopher Cruise. By the end of May 1861, 11 slav

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Police Officers Shot and Wounded in Ferguson, Missouri Two policemen were shot early Thursday in the midwestern American city of Ferguson, Missouri. The shooting happened a few hours after the citys police chief resigned. A federal investigation had

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New Violence Hits Ferguson, Missouri An American grand jury ruling has resulted in new violence in the city of Ferguson, Missouri. The jurors decided not to charge a white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed African American teenager last A

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Maram Al-Butairi is embracing each day as she attends Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. Due to her husband being sponsored by the Saudi government, Maram too is able to attend Drury for her own studies and independence. Marsha James | Washin

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April 3rd, 1968 - In Memphis, Tennessee, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. gives this speech on the night before his assassination: We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now. Because I have been to the mou

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April 3rd, 1968In Memphis, Tennessee, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. gives this speech on the night before his assassination: We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now. Because I have been to the mounta

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April 3rd, 1968In Memphis, Tennessee, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. gives this speech on the night before his assassination: We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now. Because I have been to the mounta

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April 3rd, 1968In Memphis, Tennessee, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. gives this speech on the night before his assassination: We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now. Because I have been to the mounta

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An election was held. Hundreds of men poured over the boundary of Missouri, outvoted the free-soil settlers in Kansas, and then went home. 人们举行了一次地方选举,数以百计的人冲过密苏里边界,他们以多数票击败在堪萨斯

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