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 A last-minute invite for Iran to attend Syrian peace talks is off. That’s after the country’s latest apparently¹ refuse to agree to acknowledge key parts of 2012 Geneva agreement aiming to create a transitional government in Syria. NPR’s Deborah Amos is in Montreux with delegations² begins gathering³ Wednesday. He says the offer for Iran to attend from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appears to be a diplomatic misstep.  

We were heard from UN Chiefs is in his meeting with Iran’s foreign minister. He heard the insurances. Now the foreign minister is parts of motoring wing of the Iranian government and he said his government has signed on to the basic tentative negotiations⁴, which is to found a transition government in Syria. Later in the day, we heard from Iranian officials that it was not the case that they call for no precondition for their invitation.

NPR’s Deborah Amos. 

 

A partial collapse⁵ in Omaha, Nebraska animal feed processing plant is claiming a loss of 2 people and left 10 others injured some critically. Officials say a part of the building gave away with firing breakout in the international nutrition plant today. Omaha fire chief Bernard Kanger described the scene when crew arrived. 

“They were victims trying to escape the building when we arrived and we had individuals rescuing people from different portions up to the construction that had collapsed⁶.”

So now, It’s no clear whether the death toll⁷ would rise as crew search through the ruble of the plant. Officials also said it’s not sure what caused the collapse. One production line workers told the local newspaper the building caved in for the third floor. 

 

Hundreds are gathering today at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the newly relocated church of reverent⁸ Martin Luther King Jr. out of the civil rights leader. Number station WABE in Atlanta, Michelle Alloy⁹ reports gun violence was the major theme of the event. 

With the 50th anniversary of Marching on Washington in a war on poverty fleshing its congregations’ mind, Ebenezer Senior Pastor¹⁰ Raphael Warnock used the pulpit to push for tighter gun control laws. Warnock called for ending so-called “standing your ground law” and criticizing the local efforts by some state lawmakers to expand “carry areas” to churches, universities and public buildings in Georgia. 

“Problem with men of day is we’re afraid of one another, so we’re consuming back this culture that bounds down and worships the gun.”

Luther King’s son has earlier called for no shot fire on the holiday, asking people to absent from violence as an honor of King. For NPR News, I’m Michelle Alloy in Atlanta. 

 

Republican lawmaker James Lankford says he plans to run for the senator seat. It would be left open by the resignation of the US Senator Tom Coburn. Lankford is currently served as the US representative of Minneapolis. Today, the day after Coburn announced he would keep the seat with 2 years remaining his existing term. Coburn is bent¹¹ over with current cancer. 

 

Wall Street is close today for the King Holiday. 

 

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On the heels of the latest string of bombings in Iraq, which claimed the loss of more than 2 dozen people in the Iraqi officials’ warning of Al-Qaeda linked militants¹² who took control the city of Fallujah may have the firepower to take over the Iraqi capital. Iraqi deputy interior minister said today some the worst bombings were in the capital, Baghdad, including one killed 7 people and wounded 13 others in an outdoor market. Iraqi army, in the meanwhile, is continuing to press the defensive¹³ to retake Fallujah. 

 

Thousands of South Korea credit card users may have their personal information stolen. It’s not clear who is behind the data breach¹⁴. Jason Strother in Seoul reports the government is launching its investigation¹⁵. 

The full-extended information leak has yet been determined¹⁶. Customers’ data from 3 Korean credit card providers were affected¹⁷. The prime minister office says it wants to find out who got the information and who is blamed for the security failure. It’s the second major leak in South Korea in the past month. Around 130,000 costumers at South Korean branches of Standard Charted and CityBank recently had their personal data stolen and the nation’s biggest breach so far. For NPR News, I’m Jason Strother in Seoul. 

 

It’s electric vehicle equipment that rose rage during the latest object of drivers animosity leasing California where electric vehicles are common, appeared to be a charging station. A number of Silicon¹⁸ Valley companies said they have a deal with drivers who have electric cars fighting over how to find charging ports at the offices where they work. According to Sacramento Mercury News, incidences of people unplugging vehicles of others and plugging their own cars. It caused some problems. Some companies are drafting new guidelines for EV-driving employees. One company there are 61 electric vehicles for just 16 stations. 

1 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。

2 delegations   

n.代表团( delegation的名词复数 )；委托，委派

参考例句：

• In the past 15 years, China has sent 280 women delegations abroad. 十五年来，中国共派280批妇女代表团出访。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• The Sun Ray decision follows the federal pattern of tolerating broad delegations but insisting on safeguards. “阳光”案的判决仿效联邦容许广泛授权的做法，但又坚持保护措施。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

3 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

4 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。

5 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

6 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

7 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

8 reverent   

adj.恭敬的，虔诚的

参考例句：

• He gave reverent attention to the teacher.他恭敬地听老师讲课。
• She said the word artist with a gentle,understanding,reverent smile.她说作家一词时面带高雅，理解和虔诚的微笑。

9 alloy   

n.合金，(金属的)成色

参考例句：

• The company produces titanium alloy.该公司生产钛合金。
• Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin.青铜是铜和锡的合金。

10 pastor   

n.牧师，牧人

参考例句：

• He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
• We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。

11 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

12 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。

13 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

14 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

15 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。

16 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

17 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

18 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。