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 Former speaker of the house Dennis Hastert has been indicted¹ on bank-related charges. A US attorney's officer in Chicago says the 73-year-old Illinois Republican is accused of structuring the withdrawal² of more than $950 thousand in case to evade³ the requirement to report cash transactions over $10 thousand. Hastert is also accused of lying to the FBI. 

 

 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating how live anthrax that's shipped from an army lab to over a dozen civilian⁴ facilities. NPR's * reports a number of people are now being treated as a precaution. 

 

 

The anthrax samples were supposed to be dead, but a lab in Maryland discovered late last week its shipment was still live. The CDC is now trying to figure out why the Army's Dugway Proving Ground in Utah shipped the live samples. Jason McDonald is the CDC spokesman. 

 

 

We have a team at the lab to determine, you know, what may have led to this incident. 

 

 

He says four lab workers in three states are being treated for potential anthrax exposure. The military says 21 individuals at an airbase in South Korea are also receiving treatment. So far, no body is actually gotten sick. *, NPR News, Washington. 

 

 

Former New York governor Gorge⁶ Pataki has announced his bid for president this morning in a video on its website and later in Exeter, New Hampshire. New Hampshire public radio Emily Corwin has more. 

 

 

The Exeter town hall was packed with perhaps as many New Yorkers as Granite⁷ Staters. The former governor spoke⁵ in bold statements that ranged from traditionally conservative to down-right populous⁸ slams against his potential future opponents. 

 

 

No one will be above the law, not even if you're a former secretary of state whose name happens to be Clinton. 

 

 

Pataki became governor of New York and an upset victory over Democrat⁹ Mario Cuomo in 1994. He was in office during September 11th and served three terms. For NPR News, I'm Emily Corwin in New Hampshire. 

 

 

As rains ease up in parts of Texas, many areas are still in danger of flooding. Officials say the Brazos river near floodwaters is lapping at the foundations of 11 homes in a northern Texas community and Parker County Emergency Management officials say the river is over its 21-foot flood level and is expected to crest¹⁰ at more than 24 feet tonight. Joret Rogers is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. 

 

 

Severe weather potential * across parts of west Texas and to western Oklahoma, western and central Kansas and parts of central Nebraska. 

 

 

Flash flood watches and warning are off parts of several states along with tornado¹¹ watches in the Central Plains. 

 

 

Wall Street closed lower by the bell today. The Dow down 36 points, stand at 18,126, Nasdaq down 8 points, stand at 5,097, the S&P 500 down 2. 

 

 

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In Los Angeles, prosecutors¹² say they have arrested a man allegedly starting a huge blaze that destroyed an unfinished department building and damaged a nearby office tower. The LA county district attorney's office says 56-year-old Dawud Abdulwali was charged today. Prosecutors say he started the December's fire that caused up to $80 million in damage. 

 

 

International soccer's governing body is in turmoil¹³ after a number of senior officials were arrested yesterday on US corruption¹⁴ charges. Larry Miller¹⁵ reports there is growing anger from sponsors, European politicians, and the European soccer association. 

 

 

British foreign secretary Phillip Hammond says something is deeply wrong at the heart of FIFA. 

 

 

International football needs to reform, needs to get its act together. 

 

 

There's a strong call to delay tomorrow's election for a FIFA president. Depp Blatter who is not one of those arrested will seek a 5th term. The French foreign minister calls for a postponement¹⁶, insisting it's important to establish exactly what's going on. UEFA, a European soccer ruling body, is a sharp critic of FIFA and Blatter. It's threatening to boycott¹⁷ the vote. The big money is also getting nervous. World Cup sponsors, Coca Cola, Adidas and Visa have expressed deep concern. Visa says without change, it will reassess its relationship with FIFA. For NPR News, I'm Larry Miller in London. 

 

 

The Pacific has its first named storm of the season. Tropical storm Andres has formed far off Mexico's coast, with maximum sustained winds at 45 mph. National Hurricane Center Miami it could become a hurricane by tomorrow, but it's not expected to be a threat to land.

 

 

I'm Jeanine Herbst. NPR News in Washington. 

1 indicted   

控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
• He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

2 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

3 evade   

vt.逃避，回避；避开，躲避

参考例句：

• He tried to evade the embarrassing question.他企图回避这令人难堪的问题。
• You are in charge of the job.How could you evade the issue?你是负责人，你怎么能对这个问题不置可否？

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 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。

6 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

7 granite   

adj.花岗岩，花岗石

参考例句：

• They squared a block of granite.他们把一块花岗岩加工成四方形。
• The granite overlies the older rocks.花岗岩躺在磨损的岩石上面。

8 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

9 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

10 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

• The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
• He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

11 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

12 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

13 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

14 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

15 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。

16 postponement   

n.推迟

参考例句：

• He compounded with his creditors for a postponement of payment. 他与债权人达成协议延期付款。
• Rain caused the postponement of several race-meetings. 几次赛马大会因雨延期。

17 boycott   

n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。