AP 2010-12-22

1. President Barack Obama signs a tax bill, heading off a tax hike that would have hit all Americans after the first of the year. But Labor leaders and some Democrats do not like it, saying the legislation came at a price. 2. WikiLeaks founder Julian

SSS 2010-08-26

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Gimme the chocolate milkshake and the cheeseburger deluxe. Thats the cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, onion, fries and statin pill, coming right up. That

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MUSIC: Hanging on the Telephone/Blondie AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: some tips on telephone etiquette. RS: One person you don't want to leave hanging on the phone is Nancy Friedman. She's been traveling the c

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July is coming. Its a time to fire up the barbecue, hit the beaches and watch the fireworks. Its definitely not a time to be in the hospital. Because fatal medical errors peak in July, an increase that happens to coincide with the annual arrival of n

SSS 2010-06-04

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. July is coming. Its a time to fire up the barbecue, hit the beaches and watch the fireworks. Its definitely not a time to be in the hospital. Because fa

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My father is one of the wisest men I know. Over the past year he has been dispensing bits of wisdom to friends, business partners and family members via his Facebook wall and private Twitter stream. Id share some of his advice with you today. 我的父

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In a sleek uptown nightclub, the queen is holding court. At her dinner table, men hang on her every word, and women echo her pearly laugh as she raises a wine glass in a toast。 在台湾一个时髦光鲜的夜店里，女王正在主持晚宴。餐桌

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By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 26 February 2008 Gasoline prices in the U.S. are at a seven-month high after oil prices spiked above $100 a barrel last week. The latest survey shows the national average for gasoline is now about four cents higher per

China to raise gasoline, diesel prices

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Iran starts exporting gasoline: official

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A landmark park in Beijing is using face recognition software to wipe out toilet paper theft from its bathrooms once and for all. 北京一家地标性公园正在使用面部识别软件，从而一次性解决厕纸失窃的问题。 Tiantan Park,

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More equipment parts exempted from import tax

BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) has revised a list of major items of technical equipment enjoying import-tax exemption, according to a circular issued by the body on Monday. Chinese manufacturers of items of large tech

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The possessor was proceeding homeward, when a decrepit, lame, and humpbacked invalid, tottering along by the aid of a stick, presented himself before him. 当身体衰朽、一瘸一拐并且弯腰驼背的杜霍布赖特拄着一根棍子，踟蹰地朝

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Friday, May 24 5月24日，周五 Sculley canceled his trip and decided to confront Jobs at the executive staff meeting on Friday morning. 斯卡利取消了自己的中国之行，决定在周五上午的苹果公司高级职员大会上与乔布斯对

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Houses haunted 屋子不干净 i just want to go for a ride out an on 我只是想出去兜兜风 thought i'd set this room a light 想着给这个屋子留个光 left alone 仅仅留个光 forever and for crimes unclear 和未解案件一起直到永远