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President Obama is renewing his call for new gun control messures during  attribute to the 12 people killed in last week shooting around Washingdon's navy yard.The president said rears aren't enough.

We really want to hornor this 12 men and women,we really want to be a confery where we can go to work,go to school and walk our streets free from censsial violence without so many lives being stolen by bullets from a gun that we have to change.

The president says that change will only come from people demanding action.

Kennia military official say they now control most of the mall in Narobe that came under attack yesterday by Islamist extremists and most of the people trapped inside have been rescued.The Somalia extreme group  Alsahbu claimes responsibility for the masscue calling it retribution for the president's Kennia forces in Somalia.UN secretary general Ban Kon today condemned¹.

This    act targeting defendless civilians² is totally reprehensive.

Kennia's red across put the death toll³ at 68,among those killed 3 British nationals.Larry Miller⁴ reports from London.

Prime Minister Cameron says he is offering the Kennia Presdent all assistance including policing and collabration on intelligence.

'It is an absolute sicking and dispeakable attack on poorly of brutality⁵' Cameron says the terrorists are not advancing the calls of Islam.'   terror violence extremism and the waht view of the world they don't represent Islam or muslim in Britain or anywhere in the world'. Camron says Britain sent representive diplomatic team to Narobe,they help protect UK citizens and the British embassy.For NPR News,I am Larry Miller in London.

Republican senator Ran Paul says it appears the fight over ending Obama care is almost over,the GOP might have to accept compromise to make it less subjectionable to conservative.As Michigan public radio reports Paul made the statement at a republican party conference in Michigan this weekend.

The Kentaky senator was one of several perspective presidential candiates to ten events.Paul's position could put him at odd with other republicans who are trying to use the threate of government shut down as leverage⁶ for liminiting funding for the health care law.Paul says it maybe too late for that.

I acknowledge that we can't probably defeat or get rid of Obama care but by starting with our position of not funding it maybe we get to a position where we make it less bad.

Paul says there is still time to negotiate a deal before Ocotober 1 deadline for congress and president to agree to a budget continuation resolution. President Obama has said he will vital any messure that liminit funding from the health care law.For NPR News,I am Rick ,Michigan.

This is NPR News in Washingdon.

Canada controverse its sworling around a proposal put forward by Qubek's seperatist provincial⁷ government.It said Qubek charter values,now   international is waiting into the debate.Dan reports from Torato.

The propose came back charter values would prohebid public employees from wearing obvious religious symbols such as hair jabs,turbans,   or large crusisa .Protest government of premier⁸   says new rules would still equality the sexes.Boost the Qubek idendity and underline the religious new trylity of the state.But the human rights group    interantional says the propose would limit fundmental rights and further stage ties  volunerable women and that it violate Canadian and interantional law for    on freedom of expression and religon.The province remains⁹ bitterly devided over the issue.Poll found that 52% of Qubek were in favor of the plan,but majority also felt it should be tested in court.For NPR news,I am Dan Carper in Torado.

Televison is rewarding its hornor this evening at 65th Amey awards.Among the big winners,for actor and drama news room Jeff Danniles,the Amey for actress in comedy series went to Julia Luis of    ,   won the Amey support acttress in comedy series for nurse Jack¹⁰ and the best actor in comedy series went to big bang series Jim Parsons.And the box office this weekend,the debute of crime filer prisoners lead the path,   nearly 21.5 million dollars.Kidnapping drama stars Hue¹¹ Jackman and Jack Gelenhar and for series adot   movis is making a strong start.

I am Babara Cline,NPR News in Washingdon.

1 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

2 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。

3 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。

4 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

5 brutality   

n.野蛮的行为，残忍，野蛮

参考例句：

• The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
• a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军

6 leverage   

n.力量，影响；杠杆作用，杠杆的力量

参考例句：

• We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
• He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。

7 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

8 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。

9 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。

10 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。

11 hue   

n.色度；色调；样子

参考例句：

• The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
• The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。