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The Pentagon says it's deploying1 a missile defense2 system to Guam as a precautionary move against North Korea's military threats. It says the system known as a terminal high-altitude area defense battery or THAAD, will protect again short and medium range missiles from North Korea.
Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says North Korea's recent rhetoric3 presents are real and clear danger to the U.S. and its Asia Pacific allies.
Regarding our base in Guam, threatened Hawaii, threatened the west coast of the United States.
Rutgers University has fired head basketball coach Mike Rice, a day after video emerged of Rice physically5 manhandling and verbally abusing his players during practice. Details from NPR's Tom Goldman.
The university released a statement this morning announcing Rice is firing and acknowledging that earlier punishment, a suspension and fine didn't go far enough. Rutgers Athletics6 Director Tim Pernetti said "I thought it was in the best interest of everyone to rehabilitate7, but I was wrong". The video released yesterday shows Rice shoving players, throwing basketballs at them from close range and shouting anti-gay slurs8 at them. Rutgers officials viewed the video months ago, but fired Rice a day after the video became public and prompted outrage9 from among others, NBA star LeBron James and Chris Christie, the Governor of New Jersey10, where Rutgers is located. Today's announcement said Rice's firing was based on recently revealed information and reveal of previously11 discovered issues. Tom Goldman, NPR News.
President Obama visits Colorado this afternoon to lobby for tougher gun control measures, including universal background checks. Meanwhile, sixteen Colorado sheriffs are protesting restrictions12. They scheduled a news conference in Denver, near where Obama planned to meet law enforcement officials.
A report out today suggested the U.S. economy may have added fewer jobs than expected last month. NPR's Dave Mattingly reports on the latest numbers from Payroll13 Processor ADP.
With fewer people filing new claims for unemployment benefits and stronger housing numbers, analysts14 have been saying the economy likely added 200,000 plus jobs in March. But a report from ADP shows hiring slowdown. Private employers added just 158,000. Economist15 Joe Johnson notes the report shows no construction jobs added last month, none.
Perhaps the recovery in housing is continuing, but it might have stalled out some during the month of March. So not a particularly good number.
Economists16 say look for the Labor17 Department's report due out Friday to reflect the same slowdown in job gains. Dave Mattingly, NPR News, Washington.
At last check on Wall Street, Dow was down 91 points, more than 0.5% at 14,570; NASDAQ down now more than 1% at 3,222; and S&P 500 down nearly 1%.
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The housing recovery continues to gain momentum18, heading into the spring buying season. The real estate data provider Core Logic19 reports a February increase topped 10% compared with a year before, which is the largest increase in seven years.
An unexploded World War II bomb discovered near the main railway station in Berlin diverted trains and snarled20 traffic in German capital today. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson reports from that area that authorities were able to defuse the bomb.
More than 800 people were evacuated21 from nearby apartment buildings and homes, as policemen worked on defusing the 220-pound aerial bomb. The device was found last night at construction site near the tracks, north of Berlin's main train station. The station is walking distance from the German parliament and Chancellor22 building. Although those buildings were not affected23. But dozens of trains were rerouted, causing massive delays. Flights were also grounded for 45 minutes at Berlin's Tegel Airport. Thousands of unexploded bombs from the World War II era are believed to be buried in Germany. In 2010, three people were killed when one accidentally exploded. Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, NPR News, Berlin.
The Associated Press is reporting that state official in West Virginia says a sheriff has been shot to death and a suspect is in custody24. The AP saying the governor's chief of staff. The state police report that Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum died today. An emergency dispatcher says the shooting took place within a block of the county courthouse.
U.S. stocks trading lower with the Dow off more than 90 points at last glance.
I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.
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(尤指军事行动)使展开( deploy的现在分词 ); 施展; 部署; 有效地利用 | |
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2 defense | |
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩 | |
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n.修辞学,浮夸之言语 | |
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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 | |
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5 physically | |
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律 | |
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6 athletics | |
n.运动,体育,田径运动 | |
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7 rehabilitate | |
vt.改造(罪犯),修复;vi.复兴,(罪犯)经受改造 | |
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含糊的发音( slur的名词复数 ); 玷污; 连奏线; 连唱线 | |
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n.暴行,侮辱,愤怒;vt.凌辱,激怒 | |
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11 previously | |
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约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则) | |
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n.工资表,在职人员名单,工薪总额 | |
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n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦 | |
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19 logic | |
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n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长 | |
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