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 The White House has submitted a formal request to Congress for an authorization¹ to use military force in Syria. This after President Obama announced today he抣l seek congressional approval for a limited strike on Syria in response to an alleged² chemical weapons attack on neighborhoods outside Damascus. NPR's Tamara Keith reports Republican leaders in the House say they'll take up the measure the week of September 9th. 

In a statement, House GOP leaders say they are glad President Obama is seeking authorization, and that by waiting until the week of September 9th, he'll have more time to make his case to both Congress and the American people. Congresswoman Barbara Lee, a California Democrat³, also says the president is doing the right thing.

揟his is a democracy, and under democracy, you know, the voices and the will of people need to be heard through their congressional representatives.?

Many in Congress and in the American public remain skeptical⁴ of intervening in Syria. Others who support military involvement say the president should have gone around Congress, and that waiting another week and a half is a mistake. But in a statement, Senate

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says

揟he president's role as commander-in-chief is always strengthened when he enjoys the expressed support of the Congress.?Tamara Keith, NPR News. 

NPR's Peter Kenyon is in Beirut. He tells us Syria's opposition⁵ rebels were hoping for more immediate⁶ action. 

And we抮e getting some reaction from the Syrian opposition and from the rebels. Abu Ofmahn, who's a leader of a rebel brigade in Damascus suburbs, we reached him by Skype, and he said he's trying to put a good face on it.

He says they抮e still hopeful that the strike will take place; it抯 just matter of time. But he also emphasized that any delay is greatly increasing pressure on the rebels. The upper hand has been with the Syrian army lately, and there could be a move not to try and consolidate⁷ that advantage. 

President Obama's address today was televised on Syrian state media with translation. 

In Florida's Panhandle, a somewhat grewsome investigation⁸ is underway at a now-closed reform school. It's being led by a forensic⁹ anthropologist¹⁰. NPR's Greg Allen reports researchers hope to recover unidentified remains¹¹ of dozens of boys. 

During the 100 years it was open, the Dozier¹²

School for Boys became notorious in Florida for the harsh treatment residents received there. Florida and the US Justice Department are funding an investigation that will seek to determine who's in 50 unmarked graves and how they died. University of South Florida forensic anthropologist

Erin Kimmerle says the driving forces behind the investigation though, are the families.

揟here are sobbing¹³ families asking for repatriation¹⁴ and to have their brothers and uncles exhumed¹⁵ and ultimately buried next to their mothers and in family plots.?

Researchers are creating a database that will compare the DNA¹⁶ of the recovered remains with families of boys known to have died at the school. Greg Allen, NPR News, Orlando. 

This is NPR. 

In China at least 15 people are dead after a liquid ammonia leaked from a cold storage plant in the financial hub of Shanghai. Industrial accidents are common in China because of lax safety in building standards. 

The US embassy in the Philippines is warning that the threat of violence and kidnapping of foreigners is rising in the southern part of the country. As Simone Orendain reports from Manila, today's warning follows bombings in the region several weeks ago. 

The warning urges US citizens to use extreme caution when they travel to the Zamboanga Peninsula and the rest of Mindanao. It refers to increased tensions due to recent bombings. In late July and early August, 18 people died and dozens were injured in several bombings in commercial areas and on main roads in Mindanao. Last week the Philippine military's chief of staff confirmed a new group allegedly trying to form an Islamic state was behind at least one attack. The Philippines is in the final stage of forging a permanent peace deal with the country's largest Muslim rebel group based in the south. Negotiators say the bombers¹⁷ are trying to derail the talks. For NPR News, I'm Simone Orendain in Manila. 

Endurance athlete Diana Nyad is once again trying to swim the Florida Strait from Cuba to Key West. She was forced to abandon her last attempt because of jellyfish stings. This time she's wearing a silicone mask, a full bodysuit, gloves and booties. Before taking off earlier today, Nyad said she fell prepared.

揑'm ready and the jellyfish protection that we've spoken about [is] better than it's ever been. I think it's gonna help me get through those animals.?

Nyad said she expects it to take about 18 hours to swim the nearly 110 miles of shark- and jellyfish-infested waters.

I'm Barbara Klein, NPR News in Washington.

1 authorization   

n.授权，委任状

参考例句：

• Anglers are required to obtain prior authorization from the park keeper.垂钓者必须事先得到公园管理者的许可。
• You cannot take a day off without authorization.未经批准你不得休假。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 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。

4 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

5 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

6 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

7 consolidate   

v.使加固，使加强；(把...)联为一体，合并

参考例句：

• The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。
• The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。

8 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。

9 forensic   

adj.法庭的，雄辩的

参考例句：

• The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
• The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

10 anthropologist   

n.人类学家，人类学者

参考例句：

• The lecturer is an anthropologist.这位讲师是人类学家。
• The anthropologist unearthed the skull of an ancient human at the site.人类学家在这个遗址挖掘出那块古人类的颅骨。

11 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

12 dozier   

adj.想睡的( dozy的比较级 )；令人困倦的；愚笨的；迟钝的

参考例句：

• Dozier has been a CBS News correspondent reporting from Iraq for the past three years. Dozier过去三年一直担任CBS驻伊拉克的特派记者。 来自互联网
• A study of the influence of environment on the crack profile was reported by Dozier. 道滋尔报导了环境对裂纹轮廓影响的研究。 来自辞典例句

13 sobbing   

<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的

参考例句：

• I heard a child sobbing loudly. 我听见有个孩子在呜呜地哭。
• Her eyes were red with recent sobbing. 她的眼睛因刚哭过而发红。

14 repatriation   

n.遣送回国，归国

参考例句：

• The Volrep programme is the preferred means of repatriation. 政府认为自愿遣返计划的遣返方法较为可取。 来自互联网
• Arrange the cargo claiming and maritime affairs,crews repatriation,medical treatment,traveling so on. （六）洽办货物理赔，船舶海事处理，办理船员遣返，就医，旅游等。 来自互联网

15 exhumed   

v.挖出，发掘出( exhume的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Marie Curie's remains were exhumed and interred in the Pantheon. 玛丽·居里的遗体被移出葬在先贤祠中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His remains have been exhumed from a cemetery in Queens, New York City. 他的遗体被从纽约市皇后区的墓地里挖了出来。 来自辞典例句

16 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。

17 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》