NPR 2010-04-22

At least 11 people remain missing from an oil platform explosion off the coast of Louisiana. Seven workers are badly hurt from the blast and fire late last night on the offshore drilling platform. Theres no word on what caused the blast. The Coast Gu

NPR 2011-11-07

In Connecticut: We're disappointed, discouraged, tired. Chet Matczak from Tariffville, Connecticut expressed the frustration of thousands who have been without power for eight days. Power crews are still working after a freak October snowstorm took d

CNN 2011-11-20

Thanks to Maranda and T for today's ireport introduction.I'm C.A.Today's CNN student news is reporting on Syria,storms ,sugar and a super committee. First up,we're heading to Afghanistan.There're more than 100,000 NATO troops in that country.Most of

CNN 2011-11-22

And, of course, we thank the students at Chicagos Grace Christian Academy for getting our week going. Im Carl Azuz bringing you 10 minutes fo headlines from around the globe. Were going to get into our first story today with this report. First up Exp

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美德三人荣获2014诺贝尔化学奖

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