VOA常速英语2018--美国1年内发生多次枪击案引人担忧

Candlelight vigils have become all too familiar images in the United States. The shooting in Thousand Oaks California means reliving a nightmare for Kayla Sanford who survived the mass shooting in Las Vegas Nevada in 2017. 烛光守夜对美国来说已

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Survivor Helps Other Survivors Process The Horrors Of The Las Vegas Mass Shooting

AILSA CHANG, HOST: One year ago today, a reclusive, high-stakes gambler opened fire on thousands of people at an outdoor music festival in Las Vegas. Police say they still don't know why he did it. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. hi

Police, Public Search for Motive in Latest US Mass Shooting

A gunman in Texas shot and killed 26 people in a church in the small community of Southerland Springs, Texas on Sunday. At least 20 people were injured in the shooting. Victims included children and the elderly. The suspected gunman is also dead. The

Mass School Shootings Mostly in Small US Towns

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Push for Gun Control After Orlando Shooting

AS IT IS 2016-06-15 Push for Gun Control After Orlando Shooting The day after 49 people were killed at a nightclub in Orlando, U.S. President Barack Obama called on the nation to make it harder for people who might be a threat to get guns -- just as

Mental Health Not Primary Cause of Gun-Related Violence

AS IT IS 2016-06-14 Mental Health Not Primary Cause of Gun-Related Violence The order of events is almost always the same after a mass shooting in the United States. People go to the place where the shooting happened. The mourners cry or stand silent

美国国家公共电台 NPR Armed At Church: Why This Congregation Is 'Not A Gun-Free Zone'

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: When the parishioners at one church in upstate New York gather for worship each week, many of them are armed. The church even advertises its open-carry policy online. From member station WRVO, Payne Horning reports. (SOUNDB

美国国家公共电台 NPR Reporting On Mass Shootings: A Familiar Heartbreaking Script

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: In Thousand Oaks, Calif., Wednesday, 12 people were killed in a Western-themed bar before the shooter is believed to have turned the gun on himself. It has become an all-too-common scene. According to Gun Violence Archive, an ind

美国国家公共电台 NPR Another Mass Shooting? 'Compassion Fatigue' Is A Natural Reaction

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: This mass shooting in California happened 11 days after the one at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. And in the time between those two incidents, there were several other mass shootings that barely made headlines. As heartbreaking a

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US authorities have found bombs, seapons, and thousands of rounds of ammunition at the home of the San Bernardino mass shooters. 14 people were killed when a male employee and his partner opened fire at a public health apartment Christmas party in Co

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3016 resume

今天我们要学的词是 resume. Resume 动词，意思是恢复、重新开始。Classes have resumed at the Florida school where 17 people were killed in a mass shooting nearly two weeks ago. 两周前发生了一起大型枪击案导致17人丧生

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 11 September 2006 Federal workers in Nigerian are bracing themselves for mass layoffs following a weekend announcement that some 15,000 workers are to be let go this month. Union officials are reacting angrily to the plan a

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By Barbara Schoetzau New York 20 April 2008 Pope Benedict XVI ended his six-day visit to the United States with a jubilant mass at the 57,000-seat Yankee Stadium. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau reports the leader of the w

VOA标准英语2013--美国医生关注枪支暴力问题

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U.S. compensates shooting spree victims in S. Afghan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The United States has compensated the families of the victims in shooting spree committed by a U.S. soldier in a southern Afghan town on March 11, an official said Sunday. The compensation includes 50,000 U

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WHITE HOUSE U.S. President Barack Obama wiped away tears Friday, as he offered government support and emotional support to the families of those killed in a mass shooting in a school in Connecticut. Obama said he was reacting as a parent, not a presi

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A mass rally and parade has been held in DPRK's capital a day after the Worker's Party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years. Hundreds of thousands of people were seen marching through the main ceremonial square. Participants in Pyongyang practic

美国枪击案：今年第355起

Americans were exposed to the terror of mass gun violence again on Wednesday, this time at a social services center in San Bernardino, California. The initial reports revealed a distressingly familiar pattern: A heavily armed active shooter or shoote