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 Northern Ireland police released Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams without charge after nearly 5 days of interrogation over IRA execution 42 years ago. Larry Miller¹ reports Adams accuses some in the force of longing² for the days of sectarian hatred³. 

Speaking shortly after being released, Adams says police presented hearsay⁴ and published books and articles as evidence officially alleged⁵ them involvement with 1972 murder of mother of 10, Jean McConville. 

"I'm innocent of any involvement or any conspiracy⁶ to abduct⁷, kill or bury Mrs. McConville."

Adams says the days of sectarian hatred is over, but there are some who still want to return to those violent times. Adams is just yet off the hook. Police sent their files to a prosecutors⁸ and up to them to decide whether to charge them. For NPR News, I'm Larry Miller in London. 

 

In Ukrainian port city of Odessa, pro-Russian activists⁹ stormed the jail, promptly¹⁰ releasing 67 fellow activists. They were held after a death of pro-Russian demonstrator killed in clashes in Friday. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson reports police ordered the release in a effort to defuse the situation. 

The protest was observing a day and a morning for those killed on Friday. Many visited the burn-down trade union building that now has a large Russian flag drifted on one wall. But hundreds of others attacked the police station, saying they want to free fellow pro-Russian activists who jailed there. As the violence escalated¹¹, police decided¹² to release the prisoners. That prompted an anger of response from Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who said some of those released were likely involved and helping¹³ start the fire. He calls the Odessa death a tragedy for Ukraine and has launched an investigation¹⁴ into the police who failed to prevent the bloodshed. Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, NPR News, Kiev. 

 

9 circus performers were seriously injured in an accident in Rhode Island today. The women were performing in aerial act at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus where hang by the hair like human Chandelier. During a live performance, a woman started to the acting¹⁵ then fell off about 40 feet on the ground. Stephen Payne is a spokesman for Ringling Brothers. 

"During a performance, a hair hanging apparatus¹⁷ which is a part of the show where voyaged 8 of our aerial acrobats¹⁸ suspending from their hair, hit fall on the show floor." 

Rose Vieira was in the audience. She says everyone was shocked.

"Pretty overwhelming to see that. I mean, I'm still, I so can't believe it happened."

Payne says a number of other people suffered minor¹⁹ injuries.

 

Oil gas prices are on the rise. The Lambert Service says average prices of a gallon of gas rose 0.3% of the past 2 weeks. Triob Lambert, a publisher of the survey, says gas prices are at increase for 12 weeks in a row, and they gained nearly 46 cents on average since February 7th. And he says that a 13% hike. 

 

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Despite continuing pressure on Los Angeles Clippers' owner Donald Sterling²⁰ to sell the team, the mayor of Los Angeles says this appeal may be falling on deaf ears. Daniel Charles reports. 

Speaking on CBS's Face the Nation, LA mayor Eric Garcetti said he spoke¹⁶ to Sterling a few days ago, and he got an impression Sterling is not going to give up the team without a fight.

"He thinks that he's going to be the owner for a long time, that he wants to stay the owner. And I said, 'This will be a long, protracted²¹ fight and a painful thing for our city that is a great city'."

mayor Garcetti said he urged Sterling to apologize for his racist²² comments that made public more than a week ago. The NBA has imposed the life-time ban on Sterling and fined him 2.5 million dollars. The NBA board of governor says he's expected to meet with him in the next 2 weeks to vote on forcing Sterling to sell the Clippers. For NPR News, I'm Daniel Charles in Los Angeles. 

 

The Republican plan for a special committee to investigate the action of Obama administration over the September 22 attack on the US consulate²³ in Benghazi, Libya is joining missed responses from some Democrats²⁴ and Republicans today. Democratic congressman²⁵ Adam Schiff told Fox News Sunday it's a waste of time. 

"I don't think it makes sense for us to give this select committee any more credibility than it deserves. Frankly²⁶, I don't think it deserves very much."

But Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte told the same program

"There has been important work done in the committee that has been disjointed it . And the latest revolution from the White House really told us that we need this selected committee."

4 Americans, including the ambassador died in that attack. 

 

Officials say a vantage biplane has crashed while performing at the northern California air show and the pilot was killed. 

 

I’m Jeanine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.

1 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。

2 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

3 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

4 hearsay   

n.谣传，风闻

参考例句：

• They started to piece the story together from hearsay.他们开始根据传闻把事情的经过一点点拼湊起来。
• You are only supposing this on hearsay.You have no proof.你只是根据传闻想像而已，并没有证据。

5 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

6 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

7 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。

8 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

9 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 promptly   

adv.及时地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
• She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。

11 escalated   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
• The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。

12 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

13 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

14 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。

15 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

16 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

17 apparatus   

n.装置，器械；器具，设备

参考例句：

• The school's audio apparatus includes films and records.学校的视听设备包括放映机和录音机。
• They had a very refined apparatus.他们有一套非常精良的设备。

18 acrobats   

n.杂技演员( acrobat的名词复数 )；立场观点善变的人，主张、政见等变化无常的人

参考例句：

• I was always fascinated by the acrobats at the circus. 我总是着迷于马戏团里的杂技演员。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The acrobats' performance drew forth applause from the audience. 杂技演员的表演博得了观众的掌声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

19 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

20 sterling   

adj.英币的(纯粹的，货真价实的)；n.英国货币(英镑)

参考例句：

• Could you tell me the current rate for sterling, please?能否请您告诉我现行英国货币的兑换率？
• Sterling has recently been strong,which will help to abate inflationary pressures.英国货币最近非常坚挺，这有助于减轻通胀压力。

21 protracted   

adj.拖延的；延长的v.拖延“protract”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The war was protracted for four years. 战争拖延了四年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We won victory through protracted struggle. 经过长期的斗争，我们取得了胜利。 来自《简明英汉词典》

22 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

23 consulate   

n.领事馆

参考例句：

• The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
• The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

24 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

25 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。

26 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。