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 Former New York governor Mario Cuomo has reportedly died including the New York Times and Wallstreet journal calling unnamed sources report the three governor died at his home in Manhatan today. Mario Cuomo was the first Italian American be elected as governor fo the state was also former house of secretary under president Bill Clinton, deliberating the address the democratic national convention in 1984, Cuomo talked about those was struggling.

 

Some people can't pay their moratages, and most young people can't afford one, we student can't afford the education they need and middle class parents watch the dreams they hope for their childern evaporate. Cuomor turn down several invitations to seek the presidency¹ he served as governor from 1983 to 1984, Mario Cuomo as the father of current New York governor Andrew Cuomo who inaugurated the second term today. Mario Cuomo was 82 years ago no cause of death has been given .

 

United Nations says 2014 was a rex bloodest year since civil war tore that country apart in 2007. NPR's reports the year began Islamic state, or ISIS, taking over much of province more deadly.

 

The UN mission in Iraq says in a state that a minimum of 12,282 civillians were killed in terrorism and violence in 2014. That a level of violence not since 2007 when a vicious sectarian civil war began at  . The statement addressed that a figure should be considered absoulte mininum. Other organzation have higher counts, but because the difficulties of collecting accurate data especially in areas controled by ISIS. The group to a large in January, and then put into the northern cities in June, killing² many who resisted as well as minorities and Shia musliams deemed heretic by the extremists. Alice, NPR news, Baghdad.

 

Under new law taking effected  today individuals under the age of 21 would no longer face a lose the driver's lessons. Their report alochol related medical emergencies. network has more.

 

The new law remote says penalties one in drinkers seeks medical help if their friend have had too much to drink. says the director of the alochol drug in violence prevention center at  university. He says the fear of getting punished can be assembling block.

 

That may cause them to pause their way to drove to alochol, we are talking alochol life and death situation. A national group called the medical  initiative says similar laws are effect in 20 other states. For NPR news, I'm in .

 

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The camp of the ferry that caused fire last week in the sea resulting at least 11 death since the speaking out the first time, talking with reporters today told them that the crew did the best to help those on board. has been praised was the last for being evacuated⁴ from the burning ship. The the badly damaged ferry toward Italy. A numbers of people was still listed in missing, those clear exactly how many since  in Italy, have been between the Italy since last Sunday.

 

European Union's common currency, the euro is still struggling after another year of slow economic recovery, but adopting it still concerning market prior EU governments. Terry reports on , becoming an 19th member of euro zone tdoday.

 

The euro doesn't get much applause in currency markets right now , but getting the common EU money is acause for celebration by government officials who had the economic targets to qualify for the euro zone. At the midnight, president symbolic⁵ withdraw the person euro from 18 . EU commissioner⁶ says this is a historic moment that would bring his country more security, significant for its small neighbour Russia. The population is less than as many worry the concersion would give stores the chance to hack⁷ prices. For NPR news, I'm Terry, in .

 

After widing down 2014 was solid gain, the US financial markets are closed today for New year's holiday. I'm Jack⁸ Speare, NPR news in Washington.

1 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

2 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。

3 blocs   

n.集团，联盟( bloc的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress. 把欧洲分为作战集团产生了越来越大的离心效果。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The policy of the two blocs was played out. 把世界分为两个集团的政策已经过时了。 来自辞典例句

4 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。

5 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

6 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

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 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。