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Russia says its naval¹ vessels² have launched missile attacks against targets in Syria. NPR's KF says president Putin was briefed on the operation today. Russia's defense³ minister Sergey Shoygu  described the latest attacks to Putin in a televised briefing. He said four Russian warships⁴ in the Caspian Sea fired more than two dozen rockets at IS targets in Syria. He said those rockets hit their targets. After one week of Russian air strikes, Putin said it was too early to gauge⁵ the results of the campaign. Shoygu said that Russia has requested the US and other countries to supply any intelligence they have on IS targets in Syria. The Russian defense minister later said that Washington has refused to supply their information. KF, NPR news, Moscow. The Pentagon says it is willing to share flight information with Russia after a US military plane had to be diverted away from a Russian warplane over Syria. Doctors Without Borders is calling for an independent investigation⁶ into a US airstrike on a hospital run by the medical aid group in Afghanistan. The organization says it may have been a war crime. A dozen hospital staffers and ten patients were killed in Saturday's airstrike. The US military has admitted the attack was a mistake and has vowed⁷ to conduct its own investigation. Earlier today, president Obama called the president of the charity and apologized. Historic rainfall in the state of South Carolina has led to catastrophic flooding. At least 15 have died and South Carolina Public Radio's LH says officials fear the worst is not over. Areas from Myrtle Beach to Charleston are bracing⁸ as the smaller rivers made their way toward the Atlantic Ocean. Governor Haley says first responders are ready. 'We have been through this entire process, prepositioning 48 hours in advance. So we're constantly 48 hours ahead of what's gonna happen. We've done that so a lot of that positioning of groundsmen and crew workers and  first responders are there. They are ready. It's not over yet.' Thousands of national guard troops are on the ground across the state. More than 400 roadways and bridges are closed. For NPR news, I'm LH in Columbia, South Carolina.

It's been a week since a cargo⁹ ship sank off the coast of the Bahamas in Hurricane Joaquin. This afternoon coast guard captain M said officials had to make a difficult call. We have decided¹⁰ that we will suspend that search at sunset tonight. Any decision to suspend a search is painful. In this particular case, we were searching for fellow professional mariners¹¹. We were also searching for members of extended coast guard families. Federal investigators¹² are still hoping the recovery of a data recorder from the ship that had 33 people on board. On Wall Street, strong gains for the markets. The Dow advanced 122 points. This is NPR.

California governor Jerry Brown says his state is in the forefront of tackling climate change. He sighed a bill today that aims to increase the state's use of renewable energy to 15 percent and make existing buildings twice as energy-efficient by 2030. The American Civil Liberty's Union has filed a class action lawsuits¹³ against Benton county in southeast Washington state. The Northwest news network's AK says the ACLU contains the county's court fees unfairly target low-income people. In Benton county, when a person cannot pay their court fees, they can be put into jail or forced to labor¹⁴ on a worker party. The ACLU says this practice is unfair to low-income people. It says the system is designed to  * county services by extracting money and labor from vulnerable people. People are assessed these fines as a part of a criminal sentence. ACLU says the county regularly assesses fines of more than 1000 dollars without considering the person's ability to pay the fines. The ACLU wants Benton county to allow more time to pay fees and offers alternatives like community service. For NPR news, I'm AK in Richland, Washington.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to three researchers including an American. They've explored beating cancer by stopping cancer cells from repairing their DNA¹⁵. The findings have led to the development of at least one new cancer drug,  Tomas Lindahl of Sweden, Aziz Sancar of US-Turkish decent, and Paul Modrich of the US will share the prize money that totals 960,000 dollars. I'm Nancy Lance. NPR news in Washington. This post was generated by put listening repetition system,  Check the original dictation thread!

1 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。

2 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 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。

4 warships   

军舰，战舰( warship的名词复数 )； 舰只

参考例句：

• The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties. 在遭受惨重伤亡后，敌舰退出了海战。
• The government fitted out warships and sailors for them. 政府给他们配备了战舰和水手。

5 gauge   

v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器

参考例句：

• Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
• It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。

6 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。

7 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

8 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

9 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

10 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

11 mariners   

海员，水手（mariner的复数形式）

参考例句：

• Mariners were also able to fix their latitude by using an instrument called astrolabe. 海员们还可使用星盘这种仪器确定纬度。
• The ancient mariners traversed the sea. 古代的海员漂洋过海。

12 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 lawsuits   

n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
• I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句

14 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

15 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。