AP 2010-12-26

1. The White House says President Barack Obama plans to sign the repeal of the military's ban on openly gay service members on Wednesday, four days after the Senate voted to abolish the policy. Obama's signature would end the Pentagon's 17-year, don'

AP 2010-12-27

1. A Colorado man now faces obscenity charges after officials say he sold detectives in Florida a copy of a how-to guide for paedophiles. However, legal experts question the arrest. They say Philip Greaves's right to free speech would come into play

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O.J. Simpson is facing charges related to an alleged armed robbery at a Las Vegas hotel. He was arrested this afternoon. Authorities say the former football star was in a group of people that stole sports memorabilia . At least 88 people died when th

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1. Nevada authorities are looking for this man. They believe he may be Chester Arthur Stiles, a registered sex offender and a person of interest in the search for a young girl. Authorities believe the child was only four or five years old when she wa

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AP 2011-08-20

1. President Barack Obama says the country's economic comeback will be driven by communities in places like Iowa, and not by politicians in Washington. He is touring the mid-west and says the economy in agricultural communities isn't as strong as it

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-08-09

Thousands of Northern California residents remain in shouters as a more than hundred square miles destructive wildfire continued to threaten home in building. At least two dozen passengers are dead, hundreds more injured after a pair of trains derail

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-09-02

1. The fate of a pilot is unknown after a military jet crashed in western Virginia. Authorities say the pilot was flying a plane to New Orleans from maintenance when he reported an in-flight emergency and lost radio contact. 2. US officials are looki

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-07-19

1. Hamas rejected an Egyptian proposal for a cease fire with Israel on Tuesday, moments after the Israeli cabinet accepted the plan. The move threw into disarray international efforts to end a week of fighting that has killed 192 Palestinians and exp

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VOA常速英语2007-Firefighters Make Progress Against California Bl

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 28 October 2007 Firefighters in Southern California are getting help from cooler weather as they battle stubborn wildfires, which have blackened 200,000 hectares and destroyed at least 1,800 homes. Mike O'Sullivan repor

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Commuters will now be able to travel back and forth between Macao and Zhuhai at any time of day. This comes as authorities announced the extension of opening hours at the Hengqin Port in Zhuhai, Guangdong. The port, less than 200 meters from Macao, w

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2007年VOA标准英语-US Officials Say 10 in California Plotted Coup

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 June 2007 A total of 10 people are in custody in California, accused of plotting to overthrow the government of Laos. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the alleged plotters include a former Laotian general an

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-5-16

1. At least five people were dead after an Amtrak train went off the rails in Philadelphia Tuesday night. Dozens were injured. 2. Five people were found shot dead Tuesday evening in a home in Tucson, Arizona. Police suspected it was a murder suicide.

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-11-11

This is AP News Minute. 1. Firefighters in San Francisco were battling a three alarm fire on Sunday. The blaze engulfed a tire shop. Smoke could be seen rising into the air above the city. 2. Israeli authorities release video on Sunday, showing a Pal

CCTV9英语新闻：Rainstorms, high winds sweep east and south China

Rainstorms have pounded the southern and eastern parts of China over the past two days, crippling the transport system. In southern province Hainan, many flights were delayed. In Guangdong Province, fifty cities and counties have issued warnings over