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 Israel and Hamas have agreed to a 3-day ceasefire starting tomorrow morning local time.Daniel Estrin reports from Jerusalem.The agreement is based on an Egyptian proposal that would bring both sides to Cairo to work on a permanent ceasefire agreement.The Israeli Prime Minister's office says if this ceasefire holds,Israel has no reason to have its troops on the ground in Gazon a.Israel says it will be watching closely to see if Hamas actually holds fire.On Friday,both sides had agreed to a similar ceasefire.But shortly after it was supposed to go into effect,fighting resumed with each side accusing the other of opening fire first.The US and Israel blamed Hamas.For NPR news I'm Daniel Estrin in Jerusalem.

 

 

The American missionary¹ who's contracted ebola received an experimental treatment of antibodies provided by a company in Santiago.That's according to federal health officials.NPR's Richard Harris has that story.Doctors had been infusing antibodies to people since the days before antibiotics².The concept is that these antibodies can target and kill certain germs.Several labs have been working on custom antibodies to attack ebola.That includes a company in Santiago called Mapp Biopharmaceuticals.CNN first reported that the company provided a sample of its experimental products to two American missionaries³ in west Africa who had contracted the disease.Federal health officials have confirmed that report.The company says it hasn't yet carried out safety test of the drug in people and very little of the experimental material is available.Richard Harris NPR news.

 

 

How sweet it is,how long it took From the White House Press Secretary James Brady in 1993,expressing his joy in congressional approval of the handgun law that bears his name.Brady's family announced his death today.Brady became his crusade for gun control after he was shot and wounded during a 1981 assassination⁴ attempt against then president Renold Regan.Brady was with the president when the assailant John Hinckley fired multiple rounds as Regan stepped out of a Washington hotel.Brady was the most seriously wounded.He suffered damages to the right side of his brain which left him partially⁵ paralysed.James Brady was 73 years old.

 

 

According to New York's top financial regulator,the nation's largest overseer of troubled mortgages is being investigated on charges that the firm allegedly overcharged struggling homeloaners for insurance.According to New York's financial superintendent,he's looking at whether the first,Ocwen Financial,created complex arrangements to allow it to funnel⁶ as much as 65 million dollars to another firm led by former executives of that company.According to regulators,the extra insurance burden may have helped push already struggling families over the foreclosure cliff.

 

 

Stocks move higher today on Wall Street.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 75 points to end the session at 16,569.The Nasdaq rose 31 points to 43.83.The S&P 500 was up 13 points.

 

 

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It's apparently⁷ safe to drink the water in Toledo,Ohio again at least for now.That city's mayor early today announcing a lifting of drinking water ban.The city of some 400,000 people was put in place over the weekend due to an algae-induced toxin⁸ contamination in Lake Erie.Mayor Michael Collins saying contamination of the water has now returned to normal levels.It's still not clear whether the problem was centered near where the city gets its drinking water from or some other problem like an aging water system was partly responsible.

 

 

After several days of rapid growth,the 36,000-acre Oregan Gulch⁹ Fire along the Oregan-California border is slowing giving crews a chance to catch their breath.From Jefferson Public Radio,Liam Moriaty reports.The fire sparked by lightning in federal forest land last Wednesday,was growing 10,000 acres a day going into the weekend.But by Sunday night,the fire's advance has slowed.Don Hickman,with the Oregan Department of Forestry,says incident managers are pleased with their progress.When it's quiet,crews can actually get up closer,we get more equipment and we can fly other resources,we can get a lot of work done when the condition is a little calmer.That low may not last.Weather forecasters are predicting thunderstorms and high winds which could reinvigorate the blaze.Several other fires are threatening homes and power lines in northern California including the 26,000-acre Eiler fire which forced the hospital evacuation in the town of Burney.For NPR news I'm Liam Moriaty in Ashland,Oregon.

 

 

Restaurant chain P.F.Chang's is providing additional details about what the company says was a data breach¹⁰ that occured over this year involving stolen debit¹¹ and credit cards from 33 of its restaurant locations.The company says the breach affected¹² restaurants in Baltimore,St Louis,Pittburg,Austin,Texas,and Charlotte North Carolina.

 

1 missionary   

adj.教会的，传教(士)的；n.传教士

参考例句：

• She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
• I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。

2 antibiotics   

n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
• The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。

3 missionaries   

n.传教士( missionary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some missionaries came from England in the Qing Dynasty. 清朝时，从英国来了一些传教士。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The missionaries rebuked the natives for worshipping images. 传教士指责当地人崇拜偶像。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

5 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

6 funnel   

n.漏斗；烟囱；v.汇集

参考例句：

• He poured the petrol into the car through a funnel.他用一个漏斗把汽油灌入汽车。
• I like the ship with a yellow funnel.我喜欢那条有黄烟囱的船。

7 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

8 toxin   

n.毒素，毒质

参考例句：

• Experts have linked this condition to a build-up of toxins in the body.专家已把这一病症与体内毒素的积累联系起来。
• Tests showed increased levels of toxin in shellfish.检验表明水生有壳动物的毒素水平提高了。

9 gulch   

n.深谷，峡谷

参考例句：

• The trail ducks into a narrow gulch.这条羊肠小道突然下到一个狭窄的峡谷里。
• This is a picture of California Gulch.这是加利福尼亚峡谷的图片。

10 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

11 debit   

n.借方，借项，记人借方的款项

参考例句：

• To whom shall I debit this sum?此款应记入谁的账户的借方？
• We undercharge Mr.Smith and have to send him a debit note for the extra amount.我们少收了史密斯先生的钱，只得给他寄去一张借条所要欠款。

12 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。