Ambassadors usually live in another nation.But the US ambassador to Syria isn't in Syria right now.He's back in the United States because of what the American officials have called credible threats against his personal safety.There're plans for him t

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I want to look at how this might impact the Latino vote. Joined by chief national correspondent John King. So, John, the president says it's the right thing to do from a policy perspective. What about the politics on the ground? Well, they certainly

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By Serena Parker Preston J. Truman grew up in Enterprise, Utah, a small farming community of 800 people located 100 miles east of the U.S. government's nuclear weapons test site in the state of Nevada

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AS IT IS 2016-02-29 Federal Government Owns Almost Half of Western US The United States government owns nearly a third of the nations land, including nearly half of Western states. In the rest of the country, the federal government owns just 4 percen

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1. The bus to Reno, Nevada, _____________ at 9:50 a.m. A. True C. False 2. The bus to Boise, Idaho, arrives at ________________. A. True C. False 3. The bus fare to Seattle, Washington, is ________________. A. True C. False 4. The bus ______________

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今天我们要学的词组是field。 Field多指空旷的地方。比如原野, 旷野, 还有油田 - oil field, 战场 - battlefield,等等。作为动词, field有回答、答复的意思。 比如,白宫发言人常常要回答一些很棘

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Yosemite is a crown jewel of America's wild spaces. This stunning valley, a mere seven miles long, contains some of the most awe-inspiring and recognizable wonders of the world -- El Capitan, and its majestic partner, Half Dome. Yosemite falls, 13 ti

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THIS IS AMERICA - To Win New Visitors, Las Vegas Puts Its Money on Old Image as Adult Playground By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, December 12, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in

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Its Tuesday November 2nd, Election Day in America. All of the stumping, debating,mudslinging comes down to this, the stakes are huge, control of Capital Hill, the future of the presidents agenda, and today, we as Americans decide our path forward. Mi

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ENVIRONMENT REPORT -January 25, 2002: Nuclear Waste By Jerilyn Watson Yucca Mountain Range (Photo -Energy Department) This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. The United States Energy Depar

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AS IT IS 2016-08-10 Tesla Hopes Nevada Gigafactory Fuels Car Sales 特斯拉希望内华达州Gigafactory燃料汽车大卖 The American company Tesla Motors recently showed off a huge factory that will produce battery packs for its electric cars. Th

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AS IT IS 2015-10-04 Drought Affecting Californias Sequoias 长期干旱影响加州的红杉 California continues to suffer under a historic drought. The state has received very little rainfallover the past four years. California is famous for its hu

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: For years, Nevada has had a near monopoly on legal sports betting in the U.S. So you might think that Las Vegas might not be so keen on the Supreme Court's decision to allow all states to legalize sports gambling. But as NPR's Le

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Although lucrative, the world's oldest profession has often been outlawed. Currently prostitution is legal in 77 countries around the world. And although it's criminalized in 49 American states, in a few small counties in the state of Nevada, the sal

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41 被提议作为原子能工业废料倾倒区的丝兰山脉 DATE=6-29-01 TITLE=ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Yucca Mountain Proposed Nuclear Waste Area BYLINE=Jerilyn Watson (Start at 59

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By Jerilyn Watson ENVIRONMENT REPORT -July 19, 2002: Yucca Mountain This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. Last week, the United States Senate gave final congressional approval for a proj

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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses Tea Party supporters during a rally in the desert outside Searchlight, Nev. Saturday, 27 Mar 2010. Watch: Video report by Jim Malone Windows Media Watch: Related Farabaugh report Windows Media Grass-roots cons

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今天我们要学的词是high-rolling。 High-rolling, 是指生活奢侈、舍得花钱。那么,high-roller, 当然就是舍得花钱的人了。如果是赌博,那就是下大赌注的豪客。The Las Vegas casino industry has long rolled ou

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JUDY WOODRUFF: The divide over immigration was a major theme of this years congressional elections. But the issue is not just roiling politicians. As our Gwen found on a weekend trip to Nevada, the presidents policies and Republicans opposition to re

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Obama, Romney plunge in intense campaign as election enters last stretch WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney embarked on a swirl-wind campaign tour Tuesday following the conclusion of three

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