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 President Obama is touring drought-stricken parts of California this evening. He’s also announcing a 160-million-dollar aid package for farmers. The financial assistance includes 100 million dollars in livestock¹ disaster aid and another 60 million dollars to bolster² food banks. Farmers are welcoming the aid, but say much more needs to be done to address the state’s ongoing³ water problems. President is also saying he’ll ask Congress to fund a one-billion-dollar program aiming to address issues of climate change. The plan to be included in the budget he’ll send to Congress next month will pay for the new technologies to help communities deal with the wider effects of the climate change.

 

Federal regulators issued guidance today to banks for working with legal marijuana businesses. As member station KPLU Gabriel Spirizer reports, the change could give those businesses access to banking⁴ services for the first time. 

Up to now, banks would be breaking the law by doing businesses with marijuana growers, processors and sellers. And technically⁵ they still are, but the new US treasury’s guidelines tell banks how to work with these businesses without getting in trouble. Congressman⁶ Denny hack⁷, represents the district in Western Washington State, one of the two states to legalize the recreation of marijuana. He’s been a local advocate for reforming the bank regulations. 

“This is a giant step forward in the effort by Washington state to stand up a well regulated marijuana market”. 

Without access to banks, marijuana businesses generally have to deal entirely⁸ in cash. Access that scenario⁹ invites problems like tax evasion¹⁰ and organized crime. Some 20 states have legalized marijuana in some form. For NPR news, I’m Gabriel Spirizer in Seattle.

 

A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit¹¹ for faulting alleged¹² patient dumping case. NPR's Ina Jaffe reports the case involves the patient had Las Vegas psychiatric Hospital who was given a one-way ticket to Sacramento, California. 

James Flavey Coy Brown was a patient to Rawson Neal Psychiatric Hospital. Officials there just charged him with enough psychiatric medication and smacks¹³ to left through the multi-day bus ride. They told him to call 911 when he reached Sacramento. US district judge James Mahan called Brown claimed for civil rights violation¹⁴ nonsensical. He said Brown had not been compelled to board the bus, or not threatened with punishment if he refused. Nevada officials say they pleased with ruling; from attorney say they will file a new complaint. In an investigation¹⁵ by the Sacramento be found around 1,500 just charged Rawson Neal patients had stories similar to Browns. The hospital has lost its accreditation¹⁶. Ina Jaffe, NPR News. 

 

Production in factories across the US dropped in January down 0.8%, the slow down reverse 5-month production increases. The Federal Reserve says snow storm reduced the number of new cars manufacture by more than 5%. 

 

on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 126 today, ending at 16,154; The NASDAQ gained 3 points to close at 4244 and The S&P rose 8 points to close at 1838. 

 

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The NFL says 3 members of Miami Dolphins bullied¹⁷ the defensive¹⁸ tackle Jonathan Martin. The findings are parts of a report ordered after Martin left the team last October, alleging¹⁹ that he had been objective of vicious toughs and insults. His agent says Martin felt vindicated²⁰ by today's report. The report says Richie Incognito²¹ and 2 other players engaged in the bullying²². 3 reports go on to say another player and an assistant trainer were also targeted for abuse. 

 

A former Libyan military commander who participated in Libya's 2011 civil war appeared to a tried and failed to prompt a coup²³. NPR's Leila Fadel reports the video he put on line is being neglected through vision and left. 

Khalifa Haftar said in a video that Libya’s parliament and government were no longer in power as reports leaked that Tripoli’s government buildings have been taken by his men. But on the ground there was no troop movement and the nation’s prime minister Ali Zeidan called the video laughable as he dismissed the Haftar’s claims. The defense²⁴ minister says the government had an issue to rescue warns Harftar and others for plans to overthrow²⁵ the state. Haftar’s announcement highlights the deep divisions and chaos²⁶ in Libya where the state is weak, has no centralized arm forces and security provided by patriots²⁷ and militias²⁸. Some allies with Zeidan’s government and others are alive with the opponents in Libya’s parliament. Meanwhile, the economy is suffering and the security vacuum is widening. Leila Fadel, NPR News. 

 

In Oregon, 2 math-majors in re-college apparently²⁹ never calculated just how much damage a massive runaway³⁰ snowball could do. It pushed in a part of bedroom wall in a dorm. The 2 reported incidents that have not disciplined while college officials estimated the snowball weights about 800 pounds. 

1 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

2 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

3 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

4 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

5 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。

6 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

7 hack   

n.劈，砍，出租马车；v.劈，砍，干咳

参考例句：

• He made a hack at the log.他朝圆木上砍了一下。
• Early settlers had to hack out a clearing in the forest where they could grow crops.早期移民不得不在森林里劈出空地种庄稼。

8 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

9 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

10 evasion   

n.逃避，偷漏(税)

参考例句：

• The movie star is in prison for tax evasion.那位影星因为逃税而坐牢。
• The act was passed as a safeguard against tax evasion.这项法案旨在防止逃税行为。

11 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

12 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

13 smacks   

掌掴（声）( smack的名词复数 )； 海洛因； （打的）一拳； 打巴掌

参考例句：

• His politeness smacks of condescension. 他的客气带有屈尊俯就的意味。
• It was a fishing town, and the sea was dotted with smacks. 这是个渔业城镇，海面上可看到渔帆点点。

14 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

15 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

16 accreditation   

n.委派，信赖，鉴定合格

参考例句：

• a letter of accreditation 一份合格证明书
• This paper gives an overview of the Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VV&A) in High Level Architecture(HLA). 对基于高层体系结构(High Level Architecture,简称HLA)的仿真系统的校核、验证与确认(Verification, Validation and Accreditation,简称VV&A)问题进行了详细的介绍及分析。 来自互联网

17 bullied   

adj.被欺负了v.恐吓，威逼( bully的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• My son is being bullied at school. 我儿子在学校里受欺负。
• The boy bullied the small girl into giving him all her money. 那男孩威逼那个小女孩把所有的钱都给他。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

19 alleging   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税，他的名誉受到损害。
• This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯，还说不必，只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。

20 vindicated   

v.澄清（某人/某事物）受到的责难或嫌疑( vindicate的过去式和过去分词 )；表明或证明（所争辩的事物）属实、正当、有效等；维护

参考例句：

• I have every confidence that this decision will be fully vindicated. 我完全相信这一决定的正确性将得到充分证明。
• Subsequent events vindicated the policy. 后来的事实证明那政策是对的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 incognito   

adv.匿名地；n.隐姓埋名；adj.化装的，用假名的，隐匿姓名身份的

参考例句：

• He preferred to remain incognito.他更喜欢继续隐姓埋名下去。
• He didn't want to be recognized,so he travelled incognito.他不想被人认出，所以出行时隐瞒身分。

22 bullying   

v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈

参考例句：

• Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
• All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

24 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

25 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

26 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

27 patriots   

爱国者，爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Abraham Lincoln was a fine type of the American patriots. 亚伯拉罕·林肯是美国爱国者的优秀典型。
• These patriots would fight to death before they surrendered. 这些爱国者宁愿战斗到死，也不愿投降。

28 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

29 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

30 runaway   

n.逃走的人，逃亡，亡命者；adj.逃亡的，逃走的

参考例句：

• The police have not found the runaway to date.警察迄今没抓到逃犯。
• He was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.他勒住了脱缰之马受到了表扬。