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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Law enforcement officials are trying a new response to massive numbers of deaths from opioids. What some police are now doing is treating overdose sites as crime scenes, sometimes charging friends and loved ones with murder. Here

CNN 2010-05-20

We are hearing now from a suspected terrorist in his own words. CNN has obtained two e-mails from Faisal Shahzad, you know, the man charged with the failed car bombings of New York's Times Square. Well, Shahzad voiced his frustrations with the state

voa标准英语2008-September 11 Defendants at Guantanamo Say They W

Five alleged conspirators in the September 11 attacks, who are on trial at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have told the judge they want to confess, and have withdrawn all legal motions filed as part of their defense. In the specially b

NPR 2010-10-16

There will be no cost-of-living increase for retirees and other social security beneficiaries this year. NPR's Scott Horsley reports its because inflation has remained relatively tame. This is the second year in a row social security recipients will

NPR 2010-05-02

President Obama plans to get a close-up look at the oil clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico. The White House says the president plans to head south tomorrow, but aides are not saying exactly where or what time Mr.Obama plans to arrive. The news came as Pr

NPR 2011-01-11

Through displays of flowers and candlelit vigils, people across the US are paying tribute to the victims of Saturday's shooting rampage in Arizona. President Obama, who led the nation in a moment of silence this morning, said all anyone could do now

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-07-31

1. President Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown agree fighting terrorism is a top priority. The two leaders met at Camp David for the first time since Brown took office, replacing Bush's longtime ally Tony Blair. In addition to policy talks

A life taken in the name of 'respect'

A life taken in the name of 'respect' Three men will be sentenced on Friday for murdering Ben Kinsella, who was the 17th teenager to die in a violent killing in the UK capital last year. The 16-year-old brother of Eastenders actress Brooke Kinsella

2007年VOA标准英语-Trial Resumes in Iraq for Saddam Co-Defendants

By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 08 January 2007 The trial for men accused of carrying out Saddam Hussein's brutal campaign against the Kurds in the 1980s has resumed in Baghdad. Prosecutors are pressing ahead even though the chief defendant, Saddam Hussei

2006年VOA标准英语-Enron Defendants Guilty

By Greg Flakus Houston 25 May 2006 Jeff Skilling, center, flanked by lawyer Dan Petrocelli and police officers walk to Houston courthouse for verdict The jury in the Enron fraud and conspiracy trial Thursday delivered guilty verdicts on all six char

经济学人27:一个给人启发的失误

Finance and Economics；Short-selling litigation;An enlightening mistake; 财经；卖空交易诉讼；一个给人启发的失误； Defence lawyers reveal more than they meant to in a closely watched legal case; 在一个备受关注的法律官司中

经济学人:黑手党雄踞一方 地盘争夺战悄然打响

Europe Mafias on the move 欧洲 黑手党正在扩张 Northward creep 罪恶之手伸向北方 In Italy Mafia-organised crime is no longer only a southern phenomenon意大利黑手党犯罪不再局限于南部地区 TERRACINA is a sprawling town so

埃及穆斯林兄弟会支持司法清洗

CAIRO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) decided Wednesday to take part in Friday protests calling for cleansing the country's judicial authorities. The group, the main supporter of President Mohamed Morsi, said in a statement it d

Chinese syringe attackers jailed

A court in China's Xinjiang region has sentenced three people to up to 15 years in jail in the first trials over a recent series of syringe attacks. The court did not give the defendants' ethnicity(种族) but their names suggest they are from the Musl

通缉令2号疑犯被遣返回国

Another suspect on China's 100 most wanted economic fugitives list has been repatriated from Singapore to China. Analysts say the case is likely to set a precedent for future cases of repatriation and assets confiscation for criminals fleeing abroad.

埃及判处183名人死刑

CAIRO, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian court on Monday confirmed death sentences for 183 Muslim Brotherhood supporters over charges of killing 16 policemen in August, 2013, state-run Nile TV reported. The defendants were among 188 who received prelimi

国准备逮捕更多FIFA腐败案涉案者

The United States has warned it is planning to make further arrests as its criminal investigation into Fifa deepens. 随着对国际足联(FIFA)展开的刑事调查不断深入，美国已警告称，打算逮捕更多涉案人物。 We do anticipat

经济学人212:用绘画保命的柬埔寨人

Vann Nath 凡纳 Vann Nath, a Cambodian who painted to stay alive, died on September 5th, aged 65 凡纳，用绘画保命的柬埔寨人，9月5日去世，享年65岁 Sep 17th 2011 | from the print edition WHEN he was 52, with a hand that still tre

Three guilty of airline bomb plot

Three men have been found guilty of plotting to kill thousands of people by blowing up planes flying from London to America with home-made liquid（液体） bombs. A Woolwich Crown Court jury convicted Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, Tanvir Hussain, 28, and Ass

9/11 Suspects Could Face Death Penalty

The cases of the five suspected al-Qaida militants believed to have planned the September 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States have been formally referred to a military tribunal. The self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid She