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 The top diplomats¹ from the US and Russia held a long marathon day of negotiations² of Ukraine today. From London, NPR's Ari Shapiro reports there was no breakthrough.

Secretary of State John Kerry met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov at the US ambassador's residence in London. They spoke³ for 6 hours. Afterwards, Kerry told reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not allow his foreign minister to negotiate on Crimea. On Sunday, people in Crimea are scheduled to vote on whether to join Russia. The west sees that vote as illegitimate. And Kerry warned Russia yet again there would be consequences. 

And everybody have said, if the referendum takes place, there will be some sanctions. There will be some response put it that way.

World leaders have been vague about exactly what the response will be. European foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels on Monday, where the details may become clear. Ari Shapiro NPR News London. 

 

 

More documents from the Clinton administration. NPR's Brian Naylor reports that the National Archives and the Clinton Library released some 4,000 pages of previously⁴ withheld⁵ records. 

The documents include drafts of Clinton's statement after the 2000's Supreme⁶ Court ruling in favor of George W. Bush, which resolved that year's presidential election. There is advice from aids on everything from how to cloud violence in Los Angeles, prior to the anniversary of the Rodney King Verdict, to dealing⁷ with what one aid called the new tikes--the Republicans who led by Newt Gingrich won control of Congress in 1994. Some of the documents show the White House grappling with a threat of terrorism after a 1996 truck bomb explosion outside the US military facility in Saudi Arabia. The documents are the second batch⁸ of a total of some 30,000 pages of records in masked during Bill Clinton's two terms in office. Brian Naylor NPR News Washington. 

 

 

All of the people reported missing in the apparent gas explosion Wednesday in New York that leveled two buildings have been recovered. New York fire officials say most of the debris¹⁰ has been removed which will allow firefighters to get into the basement and look for what may have caused that blast. The National Transportation Safety Board is also investigating. Robert Sumwalt, an investigator¹¹ with the NTSB says utility test found natural gas at concentrations of up to 20% near the explosion site. 

That's a pretty good concentration of natural gas in that area. That further leads to the hypothesis that this may well have been a natural gas leak. We still need to analyse that, but that is giving a suggestive indication. 

The NTSB investigates pipeline¹² accidents. 8 people died, dozens of others were injured in the blast. 

 

 

Wall Street was lower by the closing bell. The Dow down 43 points at 16,065. The NASDAQ down 15 points at 4,245. And the S&P 500 down 5 points at 1,841.

 

 

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A Federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction against Tennessee's ban on the same sex marriages of three couples who wed⁹ in other states. The injunction requires the state to recognize marriages pending¹³ a final decision on the constitutionality of the state's ban on same sex marriage. The limited decision echos a similar case in neighboring Kentucky.

 

 

Northern Ireland's richest man, billionaire Richard Haughey has been killed in a helicopter crash in eastern England. Larry Miller¹⁴ reports he'll be remembered for the thousands of jobs he created in the economically hard pressed British province.

Richard Haughey founded the world's largest private pharmaceutical¹⁵ company Norbrook Laboratories, deliberately¹⁶ placing it in the Northern Ireland. He also had a range of other business interests. Politicians across the sectarian divide have praised Haughey, and the contribution he made to the economy. Northern Ireland's Enterprise Minister describes him as a man of leadership, integrity and global vision; a one of a kind in a self-made businessman. The 70-year-old was also a member of the British House of Lords, with the title of Lord Ballyedmond, and a former member of the Irish Senate. An investigation¹⁷ into the helicopter crash is under way. For NPR News, I'm Larry Miller in London.  

 

 

According to their union that tens of thousands of workers at the Los Angeles international airport had no idea what to do when a gunman opened fire last year in a terminal killing¹⁸ one person and wounding three others. The SEIU United Service Workers West reports that the workers were not properly trained to deal with an emergency, and that they were hampered¹⁹ by poor communications, as panicked, fleeing passengers ran onto the tarmac and jumped onto the luggage conveyer belts.

 

 

Crude oil prices are higher by the closing down. 

 

1 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

5 withheld   

withhold过去式及过去分词

参考例句：

• I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract. 他们履行合同后，我才付款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There was no school play because the principal withheld his consent. 由于校长没同意，学校里没有举行比赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

7 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

8 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

9 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

10 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。

11 investigator   

n.研究者，调查者，审查者

参考例句：

• He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
• The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。

12 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

13 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

14 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

15 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

16 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。

17 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。

18 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。

19 hampered   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。