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 Former Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger once among the most fugitives¹ in the country is convicted of racketeering and murder. WBUR's Asma Khalid reports jurors reached a verdict not long ago.

The indictment² against him was a racketeering indictment. There've been a lot of confusion because within that racketeering indictment, there are 19 murders that Bulger was accused of committing. If found guilty eventually, all of the counts were in the racketeering indictment and that included money laundering³, extortion, illegal weapon purchased and transferred. What was interesting though is that he was not choosing to have committed a number of the murders the government had been accusing him of. WBUR's Asma Khalid.

A Bulger's attorney says his client will appeal. 

Under a sweeping⁴ shift in Department of Justice policy low level non-violent drug offenders⁵ with ties to cartels or gangs, will no longer be prosecuted⁶ for offenses⁷ that carry severe mandatory⁸ minimum sentences. Attorney General Eric Holder⁹ told American Bar Association California today, some current sentences are draconian¹⁰. He cited soaring spending on prisons and a disproportionate number of minorities incarcerated¹¹.

It's time to ask tough questions about how we can strengthen our communities, how we can support young people, how we can address the fact that young black and Latino men are disproportionately likely to become involved in our criminal justice system, as victims as well as perpetrators. 

Holder also wants to give federal judges flexibility¹² to decide whether to impose mandatory minimum sentences for some drug offenses that however, requires changes in the law. 

While concern over the racial profiling of Latino and black men in New York, has prompted a judge there to rule the policies where police's use of stop-and-frisk a  violation to people's rights. The decision, the mayor says, he will appeal. Here is NPR's Joel Rose.

Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled that the New York Police Department deliberately¹³ violated the civil rights of tens of thousands of black and Latino New Yorkers. Scheindlin says her ruling is not intended to put an end to the practice of warrant searches better known as stop-and-frisk only to reform it by preventing stops based on race. The ruling is a rebuke¹⁴ to city officials who have defended stop-and-frisk as an important crime fighting tool. At a trial earlier this year, city lawyers argued that the NYPD make stops based on reasonable suspicion. But judge Scheindlin disagreed, noting that the vast majority of those stopped have not committed a crime. Her ruling appoints an independent monitor to implement¹⁵ a set of wide ranging reforms to police training and supervision¹⁶. Joel Rose, NPR News, New York. 

Egyptian protestors digging in at the site of Cairo's sit-ins for ousted¹⁷ President Mohamed Morsi's reinstatement. This despite the military's threat to move in and forcefully disband the crowd of thousands. 

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Secretary of State John Kerry is on a fence-mending trip to Latin America, where he is expected to encounter criticism over the NSA's reported surveillance activities in the region. The controversy¹⁸ could overshadow Kerry's agenda on energy, trade and anti-drug initiatives. Today he met with Colombian officials about landmark¹⁹ peace talks with the Latin American countries largest rebel group. 

Multiple deadly attacks reported in and around the Iraqi capital today, the latest suicide bomber²⁰ attacked a cafe in Balad north of Baghdad, killing²¹ at least eight people and wounding 25. Soldiers and police were also among the dead in two other attacks in the capital and south of that city.

The annual Perseid meteor shower is about to reach its peak. NPR's Jim Hawk²² says that early tomorrow morning is when you may be able to see the most and perhaps even hear the most. 

Left over bits of the comet named Swift-Tuttle have been blazing through the atmosphere for the past week, but the big swarm²³ is due early Tuesday morning and if the weather fails to cooperate you can still hear the Perseids at spaceweatherradio.com. By tapping in the signals from airforce space surveillance radar²⁴, a special program turns a streaking²⁵ meteor into an audible sound, like this example from the Geminids meteor shower. Observers in dark sky areas have been reporting as many as 15 Perseids per hour, that rate could double by early Tuesday morning when the shower peaks. Jim Hawk, NPR News.

While before the closing bell, U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Dow off six points; NASDAQ up 10 at 3,670, S&P 500 down slightly at 1,689.

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1 fugitives   

n.亡命者，逃命者( fugitive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Three fugitives from the prison are still at large. 三名逃犯仍然未被抓获。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Members of the provisional government were prisoners or fugitives. 临时政府的成员或被捕或逃亡。 来自演讲部分

2 indictment   

n.起诉；诉状

参考例句：

• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
• They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。

3 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

5 offenders   

n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 )；犯规者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）

参考例句：

• Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
• Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。

6 prosecuted   

a.被起诉的

参考例句：

• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

7 offenses   

n.进攻( offense的名词复数 )；（球队的）前锋；进攻方法；攻势

参考例句：

• It's wrong of you to take the child to task for such trifling offenses. 因这类小毛病责备那孩子是你的不对。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Thus, Congress cannot remove an executive official except for impeachable offenses. 因此，除非有可弹劾的行为，否则国会不能罢免行政官员。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

8 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

9 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

10 draconian   

adj.严苛的；苛刻的；严酷的；龙一样的

参考例句：

• You can't expect the people to obey such draconian regulations.你不能指望人民服从如此严苛的规定。
• The city needs a draconian way of dealing with robbers.这个城市需要一个严苛的办法来对付强盗。

11 incarcerated   

钳闭的

参考例句：

• They were incarcerated for the duration of the war. 战争期间，他们被关在狱中。 来自辞典例句
• I don't want to worry them by being incarcerated. 我不想让他们知道我被拘禁的事情。 来自电影对白

12 flexibility   

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

• Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
• The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

13 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

14 rebuke   

v.指责，非难，斥责 [反]praise

参考例句：

• He had to put up with a smart rebuke from the teacher.他不得不忍受老师的严厉指责。
• Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。

15 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

16 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

17 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

18 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

19 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

20 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

21 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

22 hawk   

n.鹰，骗子；鹰派成员

参考例句：

• The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
• The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。

23 swarm   

n.(昆虫)等一大群；vi.成群飞舞；蜂拥而入

参考例句：

• There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。
• A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。

24 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

25 streaking   

n.裸奔（指在公共场所裸体飞跑）v.快速移动( streak的现在分词 )；使布满条纹

参考例句：

• Their only thought was of the fiery harbingers of death streaking through the sky above them. 那个不断地在空中飞翔的死的恐怖把一切别的感觉都赶走了。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• Streaking is one of the oldest tricks in the book. 裸奔是有书面记载的最古老的玩笑之一。 来自互联网