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 Thousands have gathered outside Philadelphia's Independence Hall, waiting for Pope Francis to speak later this hour. Earlier today, Pope celebrated¹ Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Among the some 1600 congregants * this morning were organizers of the Vatican-sponsored World Meetings of Families which is what prompted the Pope to plan his US trip in the first place. NPR's Jeff Brady is in Philadelphia. From most of the last week, the catholic church has held his triennial World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. That already attracted thousands of people. Now much of the downtown has been closed to traffic for events involving Pope Francis over the next two days. He's scheduled to be at Independent's National Historical park to talk about immigration and religious freedom. This evening, Francis is expected to parade through downtown before giving a speech at a big open-area event that also includes entertainment. Tomorrow Pope visits a prison then meets with bishops² at a local seminary. He'll hold a large Mass outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art before heading back to Rome Sunday evening. Jeff Brady, NPR news, Philadelphia.

Some new developments in the ongoing³ controversy⁴ over Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's emails from her tenure⁵ as Secretary of State. NPR's TK reports the State Department has announced a previously⁶ unknown emails chain. There are many threads in the story of Hillary Clinton's private email server and the latest two developments are unrelated. First, the State Department announced that  it has gotten from the Department of Defense⁷ a email chain that Clinton's team hadn't previously turned over. It is an email exchange between Clinton and general David Petraeus about personnel matters. The chain starts before she became secretary of state and continues into the early days of her time in office. In a separate announcement, the state department told the House ouse Benghazi community, it will be producing another 925 emails related to Libya as the committee to prepares for Hillary Clinton to testify in October. Clinton has held firm that she did nothing illegal. T K, NPR news, Washington.

The Pentagon now acknowledges that a second group of US-trained Syrian fighters has been forced to turn over trucks and ammunition⁸ to an Al-Qaeda affiliate⁹ in Syria in order to win the safe passage to the battle front against ISIS.

Iran's state prosecutor¹⁰ says he's preparing legal action in International Court against Saudi Arabia's rulers over Thursday's stampede on the outskirt of Mecca. The death toll¹¹ has risen to 769. Iranians citizens account for the largest number of those killed at least 134. And hundreds of Iranians are still missing. Today is the final day of Islam's annual Hajj ritual. This is NPR.

One of the oldest federal student loan programs in the US is about to expire. The Perkins loan program helps poor student pay for college. Unless congress acts, it could end on Wednesday. If it does, KCP, a member station WGBH reports, thousands of low-income students will be affected¹². Republican leaders in Washington say extending the Perkins loan program is too costly¹³ and doesn't benefit students. In a statement, Senate Education Community chairman RA says the 1 billion dollar program is outdated¹⁴ and unnecessary. University of Massachusetts president and former Democratic congressman¹⁵ Marty Meehan strongly disagree. Meehan says the low-interest loans are critical to students who couldn't cover the cost.'I don't see how at the end of the day the Federal government can walk away from their responsibility to making sure that we have an accessible, world-class education available to everyone.' Today, about 4 percent of full-time¹⁶ college students nationwide receive Perkins loans. If congress doesn't act, the program will expire at the end of the fiscal¹⁷ year. For NPR news, I'm KP in Boston.

The first person ever charged with war crimes for the destruction of cultural heritage has arrived at the International Criminal Court in the Hague. The suspected Islamist militant¹⁸ is accused of destroying religious and historic  monuments in T. The city is a world heritage sire. The suspect was a part of a group linked to Al-Aaeda. He's  changed with destroying  ancient monuments and a mosque¹⁹. I'm BC, NPR news in Washington.

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 bishops   

（基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教( bishop的名词复数 )； （国际象棋的）象

参考例句：

• Each player has two bishops at the start of the game. 棋赛开始时，每名棋手有两只象。
• "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. “他劫富济贫，抢的都是郡长、主教、国王之类的富人。

3 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

4 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

5 tenure   

n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期

参考例句：

• He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
• Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。

6 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

8 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

9 affiliate   

vt.使隶(附)属于；n.附属机构，分公司

参考例句：

• Our New York company has an affiliate in Los Angeles.我们的纽约公司在洛杉矶有一个下属企业。
• What is the difference between affiliate and regular membership?固定会员和附属会员之间的区别是什么？

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 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。

12 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。

13 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

14 outdated   

adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时

参考例句：

• That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
• Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。

15 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

16 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

17 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

18 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。

19 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。