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AP 2011-06-23

1. European stocks slipped after Eurozone finance ministers failed to reach a final deal to get Greece its next installment of bailout money. Officials say they expect Greece will get the next 12-billion-Euro installment in July. Greece is facing a d

AP 2011-02-23

1. Hundreds of flights at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport have been canceled as a major winter storm blows into the state. The National Weather Service has declared a winter storm warning for the Twin Cities with a prediction that 10 to 15

NPR 2008-12-21

Much of the northern half of the nation is in the grip of an arctic air mass and is bracing for another wave of snow and ice. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports. People in western Washington State are gearing up for a Mega-storm, that description is from a lo

NPR 2010-01-03

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. President Obama says an al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen was apparently behind the failed attempt to blow up a jetliner bounded for Detroit last week. Mr. Obama said today he thinks about the nation's securi

NPR 2010-09-11

Firefighters are steadily working to put out smoldering homes in San Bruno, California outside San Francisco, where an explosion last night killed at least four people and injured dozens more. At least 38 homes have been destroyed. San Bruno Fire Chi

NPR 2010-09-10

The State Department is warning Americans abroad to be on alert for possible protests against the US after a Florida church announced it would burn copies of the Koran this Saturday. Ahead of that, NPR's Michele Kelemen reports governments worldwide

NPR 2011-02-03

The Egyptian military is appealing for calm in the streets of Cairo, where pro- and anti-government protesters have been clashing in Tahrir Square. A spokesman said on state television that the military got the message and now it's time for normal li

AP 2011-08-06

1. President Barack Obama has signed the emergency legislation to raise the nation's borrowing limit. Obama says lawmakers still need to find a balanced approach to reducing the deficit that includes adjustments to Medicare and reforming the tax code

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NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo declared here Monday a state of emergency for New York City and its suburban areas as the region braces for a potentially historic storm that could dump up to 2 feet of snow. Cuomo wa

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美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-12

1. A sandbagged levee is still keeping the Cedar River out of downtown Cedar Falls, Iowa. But more rain is following and officials are asking for extra volunteer sandbaggers. Forecasters say a dry spell could be coming soon. 2. Low humidity and 40-mi

AP 2010-03-03

1. President Barack Obama is holding a bipartisan summit on health care in Washington today. The president will meet with 22 high-ranking lawmakers. The schedule includes remarks from both sides with Obama serving as moderator. 2. The Northeast is de

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O, that you were yourself, but, love, you are 啊，愿你就是你自身，但是爱啊， No longer yours than you yourself here live; 你拥有自己的时间长不过你的生命， Against this coming end you should prepare, 势不可免的末日会

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HOUSTON, July 25 (Xinhua) -- One person has died in the crash of a small plane in the U.S. state of Texas Thursday, local media reported. The incident happened in the morning near a local airport in Amarillo, about 850 km north of Texas's largest cit

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It's often hot in India. But the past 10 days have been exceptional, even for one of the hottest places on the planet. The highest temperature recorded on Wednesday reached 116.6 degrees Fahrenheit in the eastern states of Jharkhand and Odisha. 印度一

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