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ECONOMICS REPORT - Oil Company Shuts Down a Pipeline at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, the Largest Oil Field in the United StatesBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, August 11, 2006 This is the VOA Special Englis

NPR 2010-04-18

Europe is in the throes of unprecedented flight disruptions for a third day because of a growing ash cloud from a volcanic eruption in Iceland this week. At least 17 countries have shut down their airspace. Frank Browning reports travelers are scramb

纯正英语一分钟-Food safety

Food safety seems to be a big issue nowadays. I cant remember it being such a big problem years ago. With todays technology, it shouldnt be a problem. But it is. In fact, there are many problems. In my country, GM food is a big issue. People do not w

美国国家公共电台 NPR House Passes Funding Extension After Trump Says 'I'd Love To See A Shutdown'

AILSA CHANG, HOST: We are once again days away from a potential government shutdown. Now on Capitol Hill, Republicans and Democrats say they think they can strike a deal to avoid that scenario. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MITCH MCCONNELL: I'm o

美国国家公共电台 NPR Open Or Closed? Here's What Happens In A Partial Government Shutdown

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Unless there's a last-minute agreement, the federal government is about to partially shut down. Funding for most agencies expires at midnight tonight Eastern Time. So what exactly does that mean? NPR's Brian Naylor is here to tel

美国国家公共电台 NPR Congress Passes $1.3 Trillion Government Funding Bill, Averts Shutdown

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Congress is less than three days away from another government shutdown deadline, and they have just released a $1.3 trillion bill that's more than 2,000 pages. There's only one problem. Nobody seems to know how they'll rush the leg

HEALTH REPORT – Safety Questions About Drugs

HEALTH REPORT – Safety Questions About Drugs By Jill Moss Broadcast: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. Several pain medicines in the United Stat

Americans Brace for Government Shutdown

Anxiety(焦虑渴望) is filling the air in Washington D.C., as the clock ticks closer to a federal government shutdown with no budget approval. Lawmakers continued the debate Friday, leaving tourists in the nation's capital wondering whether it will

AP 2011-04-12

1. The countdown is on to a Friday deadline for a federal government shutdown. President Obama wants to avoid the shutdown and he is now actively involved in trying to get a spending cuts deal. He says he will call Speaker Boehner and other leaders b

美国国家公共电台 NPR Don't Panic: The Government Shutdown Isn't Making Food Unsafe

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Inspectors from the Food and Drug Administration are inspecting less food during this government shutdown, leading to questions about whether our food is still safe. NPR's Dan Charles is here to say don't worry. When it comes to fo

China adopts school bus safety regulation

BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, China's cabinet, has approved a draft of regulations on school bus safety management, according to a statement issued Thursday. The statement, released after a State Council meeting presided over by Pr

China's education ministry reiterates school bus safety

BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Education on Tuesday reiterated it will fully implement the school bus safety regulation after some local schools were not aware of the new rules. A number of illegal kindergartens are still using disq

美国国家公共电台 NPR Federal Employees Return To Work, But Fears Of Another Shutdown Loom

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Fifty years ago today, a damaged oil well off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., caused what was then the largest oil spill in the history of the United States. The public reaction helped to shape the modern environmental moveme

美国国家公共电台 NPR Some Mortgage Deals Are In Limbo As Government Shutdown Drags On

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's Day 21 of the partial federal government shutdown, and it's causing big financial concerns for hundreds of thousands of people who aren't getting paychecks today. Here's one example. Some furloughed workers can't refinance t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Financially Struggling Government Workers Are Caught Up In Shutdown

DAVID GREENE, HOST: We are now into day seven of a partial shutdown of the federal government. Government employees are still getting paid for work they did before the shutdown, but the checks will soon be stopping. Among the 800,000 people to be aff

美国国家公共电台 NPR How The Partial Government Shutdown Could Affect You

NOEL KING, HOST: This morning, a partial government shutdown continues. It started on Saturday after lawmakers failed to agree on a set of spending bills. The main sticking point was President Trump's demand for $5 billion for border wall funding. Th

美国国家公共电台 NPR Furloughed Workers In Hard-Hit Community Organize Potluck During Shutdown

SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: We're going to turn now to the partial federal government shutdown, which is now the longest in history as we've entered day 22. We're going to hear from voices across the country during the program today about how the shutdown

美国国家公共电台 NPR Shutdown Makes Government Websites More Vulnerable To Hackers, Experts Say

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Hackers love to try to breach U.S. computer systems. This now may be easier than ever before. With so many IT and cybersecurity workers furloughed by the shutdown, security professionals say government websites are more vul

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Shutdown Crawls On, Artists And Nonprofits Fear For Their 'Fragile Industry'

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The partial government shutdown is making more people anxious every day, including those in the arts. Theaters, dance companies, symphony orchestras, nonprofit arts organizations worry about the impact on themselves and their audie

美国国家公共电台 NPR Not Out To Lunch: Businesses That Rely On Federal Workers Suffer The Shutdown

Not Out To Lunch: Businesses That Rely On Federal Workers Suffer The Shutdown MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to talk a bit more about the partial shutdown of the federal government, which is entering its third week. We've talked earlier this hour a