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 What was originally planned as a protest was built as a victory rally in Baltimore today after felony charges were filed Friday against six officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray. The 25-year-old black man died last month after his arrest. Thousands have turned out in a peaceful demonstration¹ as leaders urged the city to remain calm. Maryland’s state Senator Catherine Pugh told the crowd “by no means do we condone² violence in this city; no means but peaceful demonstration helps us to get the point across.” Chris Connelly of member station WYPR tells us today’s rally points to a new tone in the city. 

I think today’s rally, I mean it’s largely a celebration, but it also seems to me that the speakers really focus on what happens next, how do we keep momentum³ up and keep moving forward and turn what was essentially⁴, you know, a reaction after one event into a movement to make change in Baltimore. 

Chris Connelly of member station WYPR reporting from Baltimore. 

 

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders took his Democratic presidential campaign to New Hampshire today—his first official campaign stop since declaring his candidacy Thursday. From member station WBUR, Asma Khalid has more on Hillary Clinton’s only Democratic competition so far.

Sanders is an independent, but he is running in the Democratic primary, which means at this point, he’s really the only rival Hillary Clinton has. 

“Bernie, Bernie, Bernie…”

The Liberal Senator got a warm welcome from a cozy⁵ living room full of activists⁶ in Manchester. 

“What we have got to do is raise the federal minimum wage from a starvation wage of seven and a quarter to a living wage.”

His dump speech was a populace message that touched on student debt and community quality and single-parent healthcare. Many folks in the crowd cheered his message, but also questioned whether he could win the presidency⁷. For NPR News, I’m Asma Khalid in Manchester, New Hampshire.  

 

Hundreds of women and girls freed from Boko Haram have arrived at a Nigerian refugee camp. The military there says the rescue of the women and children is part of a campaign to shut down terrorist camps and expel extremists. 

 

It couldn’t have been a more perfect day at Churchill Downs with sunshine, temperatures at the 70s, for the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby. Here’s NBC’s Larry Coleman with the call.

“It’s American Pharoah in front. Firing Line. Dortmund is third. Frosted is fourth. Coming to the finish, American Pharoah. And took the rest with those, have won the Kentucky Derby.”

American Pharoah becomes the next contender for the Triple Crown last won in 1978. 

 

This is NPR News in Washington. 

 

Tech entrepreneur Dave Goldberg has died. NPR’s Nathan Rott reports that the 47-year-old Goldberg was the husband of high-ranking Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg. 

Dave Goldberg launched his first start-up in 1994 when he founded Launch, a media company that was later acquired by Yahoo. He served as Yahoo Music’s vice⁸ president and general manager for a number of years. Most recently Goldberg served as CEO of SurveyMonkey, a web-based survey technology. The Minnesota native was married to Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, who described Goldberg as her best friend, closest advisor⁹, dedicated¹⁰ co-parent and love of her life in her best-selling book Lean In. Facebook founder¹¹ Mark Zuckerberg posted on the social networking site saying that Goldberg was an amazing person and that he was glad to have known him. Nathan Rott, NPR News.

 

Just after noon today a small earthquake centered in southwestern Michigan was felt around the state and other parts of the Upper Midwest. The U.S. Geological Survey put the Tumblr magnitude at 4.2. Its epicenter was about nine miles southeast of Kalamazoo near Galesburg. There are no reports of damage or injuries. 

 

Thousands gathered in Springfield, Illinois today to mark the 150th anniversary of the funeral procession of Springfield native son and 16th president Abraham Lincoln. More than 1,000 Civil War re-enactors participated a costume chorus singing The Star Spangled Banner. The crowd included several direct descendants of those accompanied Lincoln’s casket in 1865. 

1 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

2 condone   

v.宽恕；原谅

参考例句：

• I cannot condone the use of violence.我不能宽恕使用暴力的行为。
• I will not condone a course of action that will lead us to war.我绝不允许任何导致战争的行为。

3 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

4 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

5 cozy   

adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的

参考例句：

• I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
• We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。

6 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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。

8 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

9 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

10 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

11 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。