AZUZ: U.S. Senator Al Franken, a Democrat from Minnesota, announced yesterday he'd be resigning. The 66-year-old was first elected to the Senate in 2008, and he worked as a comedian before that, performing for years on Saturday Night Live. But over t

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年12月

英国内阁日前爆出报销门丑闻,《每日电讯报》率先披露13名内阁成员涉嫌利用议员身份,骗取额外补 贴。骗补人数大约占内阁成员一半,其中包括现任首相戈登布朗。 然而随着事件的深入调查,英国民众发现,涉嫌滥用公款的并不止这13人,报销门已经迅速扩散至整个工党内阁

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贪污受贿丑闻染指足球圈 欧洲欲抵制国际足联 Arriving in Havana for an exhibition match between the New York Cosmos and the Cuban national team, Pele,one of the game's greatest players ever offered his backing to the re-elected Presi

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美国税局代局长卸任前被共和党议员严厉讯问 Republican lawmakers hammered the outgoing Internal Revenue Service Commissioner, Steven Miller, Friday, over a report that IRS staff members had targeted conservative Tea Party groups for

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There`s been a shakeup in the Trump administration. Michael Flynn has resigned as White House national security adviser after less than a month on the job. Flynn is a retired lieutenant general with the U.S. Army. As national security adviser, he was

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AZUZ: Next, has the recent data scandal had a financial impact on Facebook? Its stock's been on a rollercoaster ride since last month when news came out that the company named Cambridge Analytica might have inappropriately gotten the information of 8

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Pope Francis Admits Grave Mistake Over Chiles Sex Abuse Problems Pope Francis has admitted he made grave mistakes in dealing with reports of sexual abuse by clergy members in Chile. 天主教教宗方济各承认,他在处理智利教职人员性虐待

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Analysts: US Prosecutors Followed Money Trail in FIFA Scandal 分析师称美国检方追踪资金线索揭开国际足联丑闻 WASHINGTON The recent FIFA scandal has shaken fans and nations enamored of one of the world's most popular sports, soccer

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Amnesty: FIFA Scandal Masking Abuse of Qatar Workers 人权组织:国际足联丑闻掩盖卡塔尔虐待工人事件 LONDON Human rights group Amnesty International says the corruption crisis in footballs world governing body, FIFA, is drawing atten

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In 2004, a site known then as The Facebook was launched by a student at Harvard University. AZUZ: That student, Mark Zuckerberg, is now the CEO of Facebook and he's admitting his company has made mistakes when it comes to some users' information. Her

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Well this could be listed as bad behavior in terms of publishing we talk about it earlier today. Princess Kate at the center of a photo scandal this morning. A German tabloid posting a picture of her,exposed rearend. It's in this dress. But we are no

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Were going to take a little time and get some news of the pops? Yeah, get a little news of the pops, Rabbit. So many of us are eagerly waiting for the brand new season of ABCs Scandal this fall, my favorite show, but there are some many excited news

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今天我们要学的词是tainted。 Tainted, 受污染的。最近美国出现了一起食品中毒事件。 13 people have died from eating tainted cantaloupes, 13人因食用受污染的哈蜜瓜而死亡。与此同时,美国市场上一些牛肉

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今天我们要学的词是doping。 Doping, 通常指运动员使用兴奋剂。 A Spanish cyclist was kicked out of the games in the first official doping case of the Beijing Olympics, 一名西班牙自行车选手被取消参赛资格,成为北京

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Hi there, I'm Hayley from the BBC World News for Children. Scandal in Indian cricket. World leading scientist says aliens probably exist. And canine courage in the States! The head of the world's richest cricket league - the Indian Premier League - h

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