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 The United States and Europe have announced tough new economic sanctions against Russia. NPR's Scott Horsley reports that coordinate¹ effort is designed to put pressure on Russia to stop its violent interference in neighboring Ukraine.

The latest sanctions announced by the United States and the European Union targeted Russia's energy, banking², and weapons industries. The White House official says they leave Russia more isolated³ than any times since the end of the Cold War. The coordinated⁴ sanctions followed a video conference Monday between President Obama, and his counterparts in Britain, France, Italy and Germany. Obama told reporters Russia's already paying an economic price for arming and supporting the separatist rebels in Ukraine.

Today is a reminder⁵ that the United States means what it says, and we will rally the international community in standing⁶ up for the rights and the freedom of people around the world.

The sanctions do not affect the Russia's natural gas industry, which is a major supplier to Europe. Scott Horsley, NPR news, the White House.

 

The National Security Agency's bulk collection of America's phone data revealed last year by former NSA contractor⁷ Edward Snowden would be sharply curtailed⁸ under a legislation introduced today in the Senate. NPR's David Welna reports the Senate will go further than legislation passed earlier this year in the House. 

As he introduced the bi-partisan bill rein⁹ in NSA's surveillance, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy questioned the value of such spying. 

To what extent does this massive collects of data program national security? What cost our privacy and free expression? If we pick up everything, do we actually have anything? Leahy's bill will prevent the NSA from using broad terms for searching data. Utah Republican Mike Lee is a co-sponsor. This legislation which has a broad base bi-partisan support is absolutely necessary. No action on the bill is expected before Congress dispense¹⁰ from a long summer break later this week. David Welna, NPR news, the Capital.

 

The nation's top doctor is out with a warning to Americans: give up your love affairs with being tanned or face what it is likely to be a continued rise, the number of cases of potentially deadly Melanoma. The report out today acting¹¹ US Surgeon General Boris D. Lushniak says since 1973, there has been a 200% jump of the number of reported cases of Melanoma, some of which has liked indoor tanning bench. It has been estimated that indoor tanning is linked to more than 400,000 cases of skin cancer in United States each year, including 6,000 Melanomas. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer with an estimated 9,000 people a year dying from what is largely a preventable disease. 

 

Home prices continued to rise in May * a fire week of pays, some of the double digits¹² run-ups last year. According to the S&P/Case-Shiller house price index, home prices in twenty cities grew up 9.3% in May. 

 

On Wall Street, the Dow was down 70 points, the NASDAQ closed down two points.

 

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The US judge who is overseeing a criminal prosecution¹³ against package shipper FedEx would accuse the company of knowingly shipping¹⁴ drugs for illegal online pharmacies¹⁵. It says a core issue will be what company's executives knew. In the hearing in San Francisco today, the judge overseeing the case said he'd like to see proceedings¹⁶ move quickly. The company was indited¹⁷ earlier this month on 15 criminal counting, including conspiracy¹⁸ to distribute controlled substances. FedEx has said it is innocent of the charges.

 

Federal Appeals Court has ruled a Mississippi law that would have close the state's only clinic that provides abortions¹⁹ is unconstitutional. Evelina Burnett, with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, has more. 

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans found the law would place an undue²⁰ burden on women seeking abortions. The judges ruled in effect the law would close the State's only clinic that provides abortions: the Jackson Women's Health Organization, because the local hospitals wouldn't grant admitting privileges to the clinic's doctors. Michelle Cologne is the security manager at the Jackson Clinic.

We are extremely *extetics, not only for ourselves, and for the staff, but also for the women of Mississippi and the surrounding areas, and for our clinics and doctors *that provided everywhere... 

Supporters of the law says that it goes to protect the health of women seeking abortions. The Senator for reproductive right brought the case on behalf of Jackson clinic. For NPR news, I am Evelina Burnett.

 

The last surviving member of the crew that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, hastening the end of World War II, has died. Theodore Van Kirk, also known as Dutch, died today at the retirement²¹ home where he lived in Stone Mountain, Georgia, according to his son. Van Kirk was the navigator of the Enola Gay, the B29 superfortress that dropped the world's first atomic bomb over the Japanese city in 1945. He was 93.

1 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

2 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

3 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

4 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

5 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

6 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。

7 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

8 curtailed   

v.截断，缩短( curtail的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Spending on books has been severely curtailed. 购书开支已被大大削减。
• Their public health programme had to be severely curtailed. 他们的公共卫生计划不得不大大收缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 rein   

n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治

参考例句：

• The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
• He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

10 dispense   

vt.分配，分发；配(药)，发(药)；实施

参考例句：

• Let us dispense the food.咱们来分发这食物。
• The charity has been given a large sum of money to dispense as it sees fit.这个慈善机构获得一大笔钱，可自行适当分配。

11 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。

12 digits   

n.数字( digit的名词复数 )；手指，足趾

参考例句：

• The number 1000 contains four digits. 1000是四位数。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The number 410 contains three digits. 数字 410 中包括三个数目字。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

13 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

14 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

15 pharmacies   

药店

参考例句：

• Still, 32 percent of the pharmacies filled the prescriptions. 但仍然有32%的药剂师配发了这两张药方。 来自互联网
• Chinese herbal pharmacies, and traditional massage therapists in the Vancouver telephone book. 中药店，和传统的按摩师在温哥华的电话簿里。 来自互联网

16 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

17 indited   

v.写（文章，信等）创作，赋诗，创作( indite的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

18 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。

19 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

20 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。

21 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。