AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-07-13(在线收听) |
1. NASA has begun fueling Space Shuttle Endeavor after delaying its scheduled launch for a day due to lightning. A spokesman says overnight checks found no lightning problems that would stall the launch. The shuttle and its crew are set to deliver the third and final piece of Japan's $1 billion space station lab. 2. President Barack Obama has called his Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to wish her luck at her confirmation hearings. Sotomayor's confirmation hearings start Monday. She is expected to coast to confirmation in the Democratic-controlled Senate. 3. Bulls gored four runners, seriously injuring two of them during a packed running of the bulls. It's the sixth day of the annual festival in Spain. One man was killed by a bull Friday, the first such death in 15 years. 4. This orangutan is back in her enclosure after briefly escaping. The 15-year-old used a rope to swing onto a fence to get out. Perth Australia Zoo officials say she posed no danger. |
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