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 This one the declaration from the Obama administration that there will be cost for any Russian intervention¹ in Ukraine, all indications are Russia is moving in that direction. Officials say troops begun moving into the Crimean region of Ukraine. BBC's Christian² Fraser is monitoring the situation. 

We don't know the identity of the military units that guard the airports here. But we do know their allegiance lies with Moscow; We know the naval³ ship that patrols the Balaklava Bay take its orders from the Kremlin; The military trucks that moved on the roads today, belong to the same Black Sea Fleet: all of which suggests that President Putin is quickly and effectively taking control. Across the peninsula, there are paramilitary forces in place at the telecommunications hubs, at the state television building, and at the local Parliament. If reports are right, 700 Russian troops will flow in tonight, while civilian⁴ airspace has closed all its incoming and outgoing flights.BBC's Christian Fraser.

The White House is evaluating whether President Obama will go forward with plans to attend an international summit in Russia this summer. 

 

 

In California, more evacuations have made continued concerns over storms there that officials fear could lead to a mudslide or flooding. The evacuation has been ordered in another community in ... mountain east of  Los Angeles as storms are expected to continue through tomorrow. Steve Martin, the assistant fire chief in Los Angeles, says those people being told to evacuate⁵ need to do so now. 

If you are stuck in your house and mud debris⁶ comes in there, we are not gonna be able to come to get you out until that debris stops moving in, until the mud stops flowing. And that may take some time.

Today, 200 homes in Monrovia near where a wildfire burned in April were evacuated⁷. It comes on the heels of the evacuations of 1000 homes yesterday in the communities of Glendora and Azusa.

 

 

A federal appeals court in California has ruled that high school officials can require students to cover up shirts depicted⁸ in the American flag in order to prevent campus violence. NPR's * explains the ruling * the history of racial conflicts from white and Latino students. 

A group of Mexican-American students paraded a Mexican flag during a school's section celebration of Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican holiday. Some white students at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, just south of San Jose, responded by wearing shirts showing the American flag. With tensions brewing⁹, the school's Principle instructed the white students to turn their shirts inside-out, or go home with an excused absence. The white students filed a suit, alleging¹⁰ discrimination and their free speech rights were violated. But a three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously, that it wouldn't second-guess school officials who are trying to avert¹¹ violence. Richard Gonzales NPR News, San Francisco.  

 

 

According to Commerce Department, the Gross Domestic Product, that's the total value of goods and services within the US economy, expanded at a 2.4% annual rate in the 4th quarter. That's down substantially from earlier estimates.

 

 

On Wall Street today, the Dow closed up 49 points. The NASDAQ fell ten points.  

 

 

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In a major operation aimed at cracking down on global fraud, the police have announced they arrested 100 people in Britain, Spain, Serbia and the US. They rage earlier this week, targeting 35 properties in 4 countries, connected to the so-calledboiler room operations. It's a word gangs seek to do pick by the worth of or non-existent shares of stock. Most of the arrested were charged with fraud and suspected money laundering¹².  

 

 

A significant step today in President Obama's plan to connect 15,000 schools to broadband and wireless¹³ technology within 5 years at a White House ceremony honoring students film makers¹⁴, the President announced a $400 m down payment all over from private companies. Here's G reports.  

Two companies, Adobe¹⁵ and Prezi, are getting school's mostly free software for teachers to use for creative media projects. But the overall commitments from others, including Apple, Microsoft, Sprint¹⁶, and Verizon, totals $ 750 m thus far. The Federal Communications Commission is putting another $2 bn to connect more classrooms and libraries to high speed internet. Only 30% of schools today have broad band. And internet speed in 70% of schools that are connected is way too slow. The president says his plan known as ConnectED will create the foundation for transforming the classroom. Gul Tuysuz NPR News.

 

 

Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert F Kennedy, has been acquitted¹⁷ of the charge of driving under the influence. During the liberal debate today in White Plains New York courtroom, Kerry has been faced with minor¹⁸ charges on an incident where her car struck a tractor-trailer when she was found slump¹⁹ over the wheel. Kerry claims she has mistakenly taken a sleeping pill instead of a thyroid  medication. She testified she did not remember the subsequent crash.   

I'm Jack²⁰ Speer. NPR News.  

1 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

2 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

3 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

4 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

5 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

6 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

7 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

8 depicted   

描绘，描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 )； 描述

参考例句：

• Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group. 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰。
• They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。

9 brewing   

n. 酿造, 一次酿造的量 动词brew的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• It was obvious that a big storm was brewing up. 很显然，一场暴风雨正在酝酿中。
• She set about brewing some herb tea. 她动手泡一些药茶。

10 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。

11 avert   

v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)

参考例句：

• He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
• I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

12 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》

13 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

14 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 adobe   

n.泥砖，土坯，美国Adobe公司

参考例句：

• They live in an adobe house.他们住在一间土坯屋里。
• Adobe bricks must drived dried completely before are used.土坯砖块使用前一定要完全干燥。

16 sprint   

n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过

参考例句：

• He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。
• The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。

17 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

18 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

19 slump   

n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

参考例句：

• She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
• Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

20 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。