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 President Obama says there is a strong message from bipartisan senate voted to  arm and train Syrian rebels in the fight against militant¹ group, the Islamic State. Mr. Obama was saying while the group may think it can intimidate² US to behead another terrorist abduct³. In fact, it's achieving the opposite goal. 

"With their barbaric murder of two Americans, these terrorists thought they could frighten us or intimidate us or cause us to shrink from the world, But today they are learning the same hard lesson of petty tyrants⁴ and terrorists who have gone before, as Americans we do not give into fear. When you harm our citizens, when you threaten the United States, when you threaten our allies, it doesn't frighten us. It unites us"

Speaking in the White House after today's vote, Obama said airstrike against the militants⁵ would continue in both Iraq and Syria. He again said US forces will not have a combat role on the ground. 

 

UN Security Council is expressing alarm about the spread of Ebola, urging all countries to provide health experts in western Africa to combat the virus. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports on a rare Security Council meeting on health issue. 

The US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, says the resolution that passed unanimously in the Security Council is a call to action. 

"We've called on all nations to take swift and decisive action to contain the further threat of Ebola and we've declared the current outbreak of threat to international peace and security."

The head of the world organization just described the Ebola outbreak as a great peace time challenge that the UN and its agencies have ever faced. Secretary General Ban Gimun is asking for a billion dollars to help countries containing Ebola, warning that the number of cases is doubling every 3 weeks. Michele Kelemen, NPR News, Washington. 

 

2 tech giant are to make it harder for police to access the achieves of data on smartphones. Both Apple and Google Android phones are using a form of encryption to better protect individuals privacy. NPR's Elise Hu reports. 

Those company have been under pressure from privacy applicants⁶ that say they cooperated too much with government requests for data. Now, Apple says it's made technology impossible for the company to unlock the devices that run the new IOS mobile operating system. That's even, if law enforce gets search warrant. Thursday afternoon, Google's Android announced a similar change. The next version of its operating system, due out next month, will include data encryption that works the same way. Android is the most popular operating system for smartphones. Elise Hu, NPR News, Washington. 

 

The number of Americans filing first time jobless claim fell by a larger than it's expected last week. According to Labor⁷ Department, it shows claims for unemployment benefits declined by 36,000 to seasonally⁸ adjusted 280,000. That's the biggest decline since July in the latest scenes despite some scenes are slowing in term with job creation last month. Things seem to be picky back up again heading into the fall. 

 

On Wall Street, the Dow gained 109 points, to 17,265; the NASDAQ was up 31 points. 

 

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Authorities in North California now say they've charged a man with arson⁹ in connection with the so-called "King Fire", the biggest and most dangerous in nearly a dozen of wildfires currently burning in the state. In a criminal complaint , prosecutor¹⁰ charged a man with identity of Wayne Allen Huntsman with willfully and mercilessly set a fire to forestland on September 14. Judiciary is calling the alleged¹¹ arsonist¹² is a serious felony. Their complaint also contain several people fighting the braze were injured as a result. 

 

Federal Appeal Court is overturning the child porn conviction of a man in Washington State because he's a civilian¹³ who caught by navy policy. NPR's Martin Kaste reports the court says the man's computer was illegally scanned by the navy. 

Long standing¹⁴ federal law bars the military from policing civilians¹⁵, but this case has revealed that the naval¹⁶ criminal investigative service or NCIS routinely scan civilian-owned computers when they search the Internet for military personnel that trade in child porn. One of those search snear Michael Dreyer. When NCIS determined¹⁷ him wasn't military, they reported him to civilian authorities. His lawyer is Erik Levin. He says the court likened that to having MP stop cars in downtown Seattle. 

"On the off chance that someone's driving a car, maybe connected to the military."

The Appeal Court threw out Dreyer's 18-year sentence, though the deciding judge said he didn't see enough reason to release a convicted child pornographer. Martin Kaste, NPR News, Seattle. 

 

Head beverage¹⁸ maker¹⁹ PepsiCo, whose products include Gatorade, says recent allegations to domestic violence involving players in NFL present an opportunity to address the matter. PepsiCo chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi in a statement said today that the league has a chance to effect a positive change with the situation presented to them. 

1 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

2 intimidate   

vt.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
• The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。

3 abduct   

vt.诱拐，拐带，绑架

参考例句：

• The police caught the man who tried to abduct the boy for ransom.警察抓住了那个企图拐走这男孩以便勒索赎金的家伙。
• The news that we see those use network abduct children sometimes filled with apprehension.我们有时看到那些利用网络诱拐儿童的新闻都心惊肉跳。

4 tyrants   

专制统治者( tyrant的名词复数 )； 暴君似的人； （古希腊的）僭主； 严酷的事物

参考例句：

• The country was ruled by a succession of tyrants. 这个国家接连遭受暴君的统治。
• The people suffered under foreign tyrants. 人民在异族暴君的统治下受苦受难。

5 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。

6 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

7 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

8 seasonally   

参考例句：

• The price of vegetables fluctuates seasonally. 蔬菜的价格随季节变动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They moved seasonally among various vegetation types to feed on plants that were flourishing. 它们还随着季节的变化而在各种类型植物之间迁移，以便吃那些茂盛的植物。 来自辞典例句

9 arson   

n.纵火，放火

参考例句：

• He was serving a ten spot for arson.他因纵火罪在服十年徒刑。
• He was arraigned on a charge of arson.他因被指控犯纵火罪而被传讯。

10 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

11 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

12 arsonist   

n.纵火犯

参考例句：

• You're pretty sure you can identify a single arsonist?你确信你能鉴别出一个特定的纵火者？
• The arsonist confessed that he set fire to six businesses.那纵火犯承认他给6家商场纵过火。

13 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。

14 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

15 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

16 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

17 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。

18 beverage   

n.(水，酒等之外的)饮料

参考例句：

• The beverage is often colored with caramel.这种饮料常用焦糖染色。
• Beer is a beverage of the remotest time.啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。

19 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。