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 A federal judge in Austin has signed with women's healthcare clinics in civil rights group in rules 2 of provisions of Texas's new abortion¹ law are unconstitutional.Ran with member station KST extra reports Moscan.

The 2 provisions of Texas's new abortion law that planed parenhold the center for reproductive rights in ACEO of Texas objectitue    with requirements doctors performing abortions² had admiting right at a hospital   more than 30 miles away and doctors had to use decade old fda instructions when prescribing the medical abortion drug argue 6 and its readen opinion federal district judge lay writes the Texas legislature has placed undue³ burden on women seeking an abortion and state Texas promise to file the appeal with US second court and it's expected to take the case as far as the US supreme⁴ court. NPR News,I am Ran Pope in Austn.

Governors of 3 western states in their counterpart from the Canadian provice British Columbia are announcing a historic partnership⁵ on climate change policy.NPR's Guanzalas has that story.

The governors of Califirnia,Oragon and Washington and the premier⁶ of British Columbia annuonced the signing of formal agreement in Sanfrancisco to ally their policies on climate and clean energy.In a joint⁷ statement they say their pacific coast region is bound together by a common geography shared infrastruce and regionally economy.The agreement covers issues ranging from the cost of carbo pollution,energy effiency and seeking innovation for alternative fuels in commercial and marine⁸ transprtion.The official say the agreement is a plan not a leagally bounding obligation.Guanlas,NPR News, Sanfrancisco.

    a few pending⁹ nominees¹⁰ to high profile federal posts threat by republican center Linze Gran to store federal nominations¹¹ until congress gets   questions to survivors¹² of last year's attack on US diplomatic post in Bengazi,Lybia.The attack on the nation thery claimed the lives of the US ambassdor and 3 other Americans among those nominees to confirmation¹³ still holding or geneat yelling in line to the chair of the federal reserve.

US factory showed only modest gains in Sep feeling further worries the economy starting to show signs fo slowing.Quantitative¹⁴ federal reserve up the nation's factories mines untility was up 6% last month,the factory output was up less 0.1%,chief economy first advisor¹⁵ says it may not be much worry about.

We are just counting cars coming off the assembling way,the computers,the ipads,any of the stuff coming off the assembling line and so the bottom line is this number slowed a little bit it's still positive and that a real good sign.

The industry production number have little effect on wall street today,the don jones industry average was down slitely down 1 points,s&p 500 rose 2 points, the nasdaq fell 3 points.You are listening to NPR News in Washington.

A 21 year old man has been arrested and charged with hacking¹⁶ into computer networks around by US army,NASA and a varity of other federal agencies.A green jury new work New Jersy inditing¹⁷    law with a number of parkners who legily stolen information by the government employees.Prosecutor¹⁸ contain the purpose was disroupt the operations infraustruce the federal government while the arrest this past friday is home some 70 miles north of London.

Michigan governor Rick Snider says it was a tremendously difficut decision but to give the go ahead for Detroit bankruptecy to protect itself as it struggle to pay its bills.NPR's Sherr reports Snider's testimony¹⁹ came during the fourth day of the hearing determine whether the city is eligible²⁰ for champter 9 protection.

While dozens protested outside the court house,Michigan governor was inside testifying about what led to Detroit's bankruptecy filing as well as the decision that pass spring to name an emergency manager for the civilian²¹ cash stripe city.Snider said the final straw that helped give his approcal for the bankruptcy²² filing were lawsuits²³ that city debt holders²⁴ and other files against 10 and emergency manager.Snider says that wasn't attempted force stall according post and junction²⁵ that could come from lawsuits,he says the lawsuits from the retirerees and others shows him no meeting of the minds,he called the Detroit bankruotcy filing a last result but the right choice.Sheer NPR News.

Time warner announced it's doubling the internet spped with fast products while more than having the priceing lowest products,part of the efforts to compete with telecom rivals att rising ,the nation's second largest tale provider time warner says the download speed is top to ultimate service will go to 100  per second while cost over 100 dollars a months.

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1 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

2 abortions   

n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育

参考例句：

• The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
• Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网

3 undue   

adj.过分的；不适当的；未到期的

参考例句：

• Don't treat the matter with undue haste.不要过急地处理此事。
• It would be wise not to give undue importance to his criticisms.最好不要过分看重他的批评。

4 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

5 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

6 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

7 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

8 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

9 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

10 nominees   

n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网

11 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句

12 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

13 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

14 quantitative   

adj.数量的，定量的

参考例句：

• He said it was only a quantitative difference.他说这仅仅是数量上的差别。
• We need to do some quantitative analysis of the drugs.我们对药物要进行定量分析。

15 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

16 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

17 inditing   

v.写（文章，信等）创作，赋诗，创作( indite的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The inditing experiments of searching-root writers and the attempts of avant-grade authors embody these two aspects. 这两个层面又集中体现在寻根派作家的创作实践与先锋作家群的尝试中。 来自互联网
• Network literature has definite appreciating values, meanwhile, it has obvious aesthetic defects in inditing. 网络文学在具有一定的观赏性的同时，也有着不可回避的创作审美缺陷。 来自互联网

18 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。

19 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

20 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

21 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。

22 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

23 lawsuits   

n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
• I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句

24 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。

25 junction   

n.连接，接合；交叉点，接合处，枢纽站

参考例句：

• There's a bridge at the junction of the two rivers.两河的汇合处有座桥。
• You must give way when you come to this junction.你到了这个路口必须让路。

26 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。