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 The Israeli military said today that soldier they thought was captured is dead. The IDF said 23-year-old Hadar Goldin was killed Friday night in fighting in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling on world leaders to support his country.

Stand with Israel, a democracy fighting a ruthless terrorist organization committed to our destruction. There is only one place for decent, civilized¹ people to stand and that's to stand with Israel.

Israeli officials say they won't participate in indirect cease-fire talks with Hamas and stance in Israel plans to scale back as its nearly four-week-old offensive in Gaza on its own terms. Palestinian Health Ministry² says more 1,600 people have been killed, more than 9,000 wounded. The Israeli military says 69 soldiers have been killed and three civilians³ have died.

 

 

Lawyers for a group of unaccompanied minors⁴ detained at the southern border are asking a Federal Court to block the Justice Department from fast track in deportation⁵ hearings. As NPR's Richard Gonzales reports, they *simplest require the government to provide the minors with legal representation. 

The suit is brought by a coalition⁶ of immigration advocacy groups, including the ACLU on behalf of eight minors ranging in age from 10 to 17. The suit alleges⁷ that they are unable to defend themselves against deportation. Ahilan Arulanantham, of ACLU, says the speed of their hearings will result in unfair deportations.

...so if we want a fair process, then we have to provide representation for children.

The suit comes as the Obama Administration is under pressure to stand the tide of minors entering the country. Richard Gonzales, NPR news, San Francisco.

 

 

California's Department of Corrections has begun overhauling⁸ its policies on how the state's 33,000 mentally-ill inmates⁹ are restrained and isolated¹⁰. Danielle Karson reports that changes comply with a court order issued in April. US District Judge Lawrence Karlton ruled the California prison system's use of force policies violated the constitutional right against cruel and unusual punishment. He were shown graphic¹¹ video of guards throwing chemical grenades and pepper spray to mentally-ill prisoners to force them from their cells. The Corrections Department has agreed to limit using pepper spray and placing mentally-ill inmates in segregated¹² housing. The changes also give medical staff increased authority to block the use of force by prison guards. Corrections and court officials are hammering out details. Both sides must reach agreement by August 15th. For NPR news, I am Danielle Karson in Los Angeles.

 

 

Six major wildfires are burning in central and northern California and four of them strengthened overnight. That prompted the evacuations of houses, caverns¹³ and recreation areas. Thousands of Federal, State and local firefighters are battling those blazes. Cal. fire officials say three of the fires were sparked by dry lightning. Officials say most of the fires were in forests and rural areas. 

 

 

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The Prime Minister of Japan says its country needs to look towards Latin America to take advantage of increasing trade flows. Shinzō Abe is in Brazil to meet with business leaders. * hiss¹⁴ visit to five different countries in Latin America was geared towards more cooperation. Japanese banks have lent 700 million dollars to different Brazilian projects.

 

 

Severe weather has emergency crews in Phoenix¹⁵ on the run this weekend. As Mark Maron, a member station KJZZ reports, officials continued to warn residents to stay off the roads in the rain storms. 

During summer time's storms in Phoenix, rain comes down. Faster of them can run off streets and roadways. Typically dry areas, known as washes, run full during heavy rain and they access water ponds in intersection¹⁶. More than 1.5 inch of rain fell and lasted more than an hour Friday night, stranding¹⁷ at least half a dozen cars, forcing some drivers to be rescued. Despite been warned, drivers often try to make it through huge pools of standing¹⁸ water, not knowing how deep the water is. It gets to be echoed all the time, Phoenix Fire Captain Scott McDonald said, people think they can drive across it and always get caught. For NPR news, I am Mark Maron, in Phoenix.

 

 

DC police are putting out the words litterbugs are not welcome in the nation's capital. Police will now issue 75-dollar tickets to pedestrians¹⁹ caught throwing trash on the ground or in the water. Drivers will be fined 100 dollars. Police say it starts in parts of the city now, and the rest of the city next month.

 

 

Twins from around the world are gathering²⁰ in Ohio this weekend its three-days of contest, talent shows and Double Take Parades. Twin's day started in 1976, as a way for twins to bond with other twins.

 

 

I am Jeanie Herbst, NPR news, in Washington.

1 civilized   

a.有教养的，文雅的

参考例句：

• Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society. 文明社会憎恶种族主义。
• rising crime in our so-called civilized societies 在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 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。

4 minors   

n.未成年人( minor的名词复数 )；副修科目；小公司；[逻辑学]小前提v.[主美国英语]副修，选修，兼修( minor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors. 法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had three minors this semester. 这学期他有三门副修科目。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 deportation   

n.驱逐，放逐

参考例句：

• The government issued a deportation order against the four men.政府发出了对那4名男子的驱逐令。
• Years ago convicted criminals in England could face deportation to Australia.很多年以前，英国已定罪的犯人可能被驱逐到澳大利亚。

6 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

7 alleges   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。
• Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。

8 overhauling   

n.大修；拆修；卸修；翻修v.彻底检查( overhaul的现在分词 )；大修；赶上；超越

参考例句：

• I had no chance of overhauling him. 我没有赶上他的可能。 来自辞典例句
• Some sites need little alterations but some need total overhauling. 有些网站需要做出细微修改，而有些网站就需要整体改版。 来自互联网

9 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 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。

11 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

12 segregated   

分开的； 被隔离的

参考例句：

• a culture in which women are segregated from men 妇女受到隔离歧视的文化
• The doctor segregated the child sick with scarlet fever. 大夫把患猩红热的孩子隔离起来。

13 caverns   

大山洞，大洞穴( cavern的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Within were dark caverns; what was inside them, no one could see. 里面是一个黑洞，这里面有什么东西，谁也望不见。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• UNDERGROUND Under water grottos, caverns Filled with apes That eat figs. 在水帘洞里，挤满了猿争吃无花果。

14 hiss   

v.发出嘶嘶声；发嘘声表示不满

参考例句：

• We can hear the hiss of air escaping from a tire.我们能听到一只轮胎的嘶嘶漏气声。
• Don't hiss at the speaker.不要嘘演讲人。

15 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

16 intersection   

n.交集，十字路口，交叉点；[计算机] 交集

参考例句：

• There is a stop sign at an intersection.在交叉路口处有停车标志。
• Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。

17 stranding   

n.（船只）搁浅v.使滞留，使搁浅( strand的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The airport had to be closed, stranding tourists. 机场被迫关闭，造成游客滞留。 来自辞典例句
• The stream of history had changed course away from him, stranding him in failure. 历史潮流已经改变方向，与他背道而驰，使他陷于失败之中。 来自辞典例句

18 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。

19 pedestrians   

n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

20 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。