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 A 23-year-olg gunman shot in and killed a TSA agent at the LA international airport today, wounding several others. Police say Paul Ciancia was wounded and is in custody¹. At a press conference, FBI special agent David Bowdich says there is no known motive² and it will take time to investigate. 

 

This is a very large killing³ investigation⁴, the crime sinnings is extensive, we are currently applying a tremendous number of resources, in conjunction with our partners from LAPD, and Los Angeles airport, world airport police. 

 

Bowdich says they are looking closely at Ciancia as backgound but wouldn't go into detail. The shooting took place at terminal 3 at LAX this morning. The airport was close for a time but parts have reopened. 

 

The treasury⁵ department is making flexible spending accounts for healthcare more attractive, by allowing some of the money to roll over at the end of the year.  As NPR's Julie Rovner reports until now, consumers who didn't use all of their money they set aside had to fulfill⁶ it. 

 

The accounter a popular way for people to see for unreimbursed medical expenses, like deductibles and co-payments, and things that often are uncovered like eye glasses. But the defect, the money was used or lose it, amended⁷ account have been less attractive to those with moderate incomes, and they've often led to frantic⁸ and sometimes wasteful⁹ end of year spending, as consumers trying to avoid losing money deducted¹⁰ from their pay checks. Under the new rules, employers will have the option to letting people carry over up to 500 dollars to use through the next year, or providing a 2.5-month grace period, they can't do both however. Julie Rovner NPR News, Washington. 

 

Beginning today, tens of millions of Americans who get food stamps will see their benefits start to decrease. As NPR's ElsoChainx, reports a short-term increasing funding for the program from the 2009 stimulus¹¹ is expiring. 

 

Since the recession hit the number of people who rely on food stamps has bloomed. The 2009 stimulus package provided a temporay boost to the food stamp program, but beginning today, that program is getting hit with the five billion-dollar cut. Farm bills passed by both House and senate would make further cuts and negotiations¹² between the two chambers¹³ have just begun as to how big the cut should ultimately be. The house bill would reduce funding by additional four billion dollars annually¹⁴, while cuts in the senate bill would amount to about a 1/10 of that. Today's blow to the food stamp program comes just as other parts of the stimulus package have ended as well, like the two-year payroll¹⁵ tax holiday. ElsoChainxxx, NPR News, the Capitol. 

 

A divided appeals court in Washington, aside with two Ohio business owners who challenge the birth control mandate¹⁶ under the new federal health care law. The owners say the mandate would force them to violate the Roman catholic beliefs and more values by providing contraceptives for employees. Appeals courts are divided on the issue which will have to be resolved by the superme court. 

 

Other of news by the closing bell on Wall Street today, the Dow Jones industrial average up 69 at 15,615; NASDAQ up two; S&P500 up five. This is NPR News. 

 

The man believed to have been behind the failed car bombing in New York city's Time Square, has apparently¹⁷ died. Intelligence officials in Pakistan and Taliban militants¹⁸ claimed US drone strikes killed Hakimullah Mehsud, Pakistani officials say four others were killed by the drone strike. Officials from the US national security council however will not confirm his death. He was on the CIA counter-terrorism centers mostly wanted list for his role in the suicide bombing at a base in Afghanistan in 2009, that killed seven Americans. 

 

Violent storms had moved out of central Texas, but several areas are still being ravaged¹⁹ by flood water. Texas public radio's Ryan Lord reports runoff from this week's downpour is creating dangerous conditions. 

 

Crews are out serving, the damage from a slow moving storm system that crawled over central Texas late Wednesday, in Destruct county, east of Austin, rivers are at plus stage or above, the county's emergecny management co-leader, MichaelFisherxx, says although his areas saw, 3.5 to 7 inches of rain, run off from parts of Austin that's on massive amounts of rain fall as now roaring down stream. 

 

So this is really taking on two-character trace, it is local flush flooding and in a river rain flooding. That was accumulation of water that came down stream tours. 

 

Fisherxx says, the soaking is on top already saturated²⁰ soil from the past months. For NPR News, I'm Ryan Lord in San Antonio. 

 

Auto²¹ sales took ahead with a partial federal government shutdown last month, but rebounded²² nicely in the last two weeks of October, that's from the months before, sales rose 11% to 1.2 million vehicle sold. GM, Ford²³, Nissan and Chrysler are recorded double digit²⁴ sales gains. Toyota and Honda saw smaller gains. I'm Jeanine Herbst NPR News in Washington.

1 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

2 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

3 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。

4 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。

5 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

6 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

7 Amended   

adj. 修正的 动词amend的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He asked to see the amended version. 他要求看修订本。
• He amended his speech by making some additions and deletions. 他对讲稿作了些增删修改。

8 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

9 wasteful   

adj.（造成）浪费的，挥霍的

参考例句：

• It is a shame to be so wasteful.这样浪费太可惜了。
• Duties have been reassigned to avoid wasteful duplication of work.为避免重复劳动浪费资源，任务已经重新分派。

10 deducted   

v.扣除，减去( deduct的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The cost of your uniform will be deducted from your wages. 制服费将从你的工资中扣除。
• The cost of the breakages will be deducted from your pay. 损坏东西的费用将从你的工资中扣除。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

12 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

13 chambers   

n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅

参考例句：

• The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网

14 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

15 payroll   

n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额

参考例句：

• His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
• I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。

16 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

17 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

18 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

19 ravaged   

毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 )； 蹂躏； 劫掠； 抢劫

参考例句：

• a country ravaged by civil war 遭受内战重创的国家
• The whole area was ravaged by forest fires. 森林火灾使整个地区荒废了。

20 saturated   

a.饱和的，充满的

参考例句：

• The continuous rain had saturated the soil. 连绵不断的雨把土地淋了个透。
• a saturated solution of sodium chloride 氯化钠饱和溶液

21 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

22 rebounded   

弹回( rebound的过去式和过去分词 )； 反弹； 产生反作用； 未能奏效

参考例句：

• The ball rebounded from the goalpost and Owen headed it in. 球从门柱弹回，欧文头球将球攻进。
• The ball rebounded from his racket into the net. 球从他的球拍上弹回网中。

23 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

24 digit   

n.零到九的阿拉伯数字，手指，脚趾

参考例句：

• Her telephone number differs from mine by one digit.她的电话号码和我的只差一个数字。
• Many animals have five digits.许多动物有5趾。