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 The US is urging Israelis and Palestinians to temp down the violence. US officials are stressing there should be clarity about access to our holy site in Jerusalem. NPR's MK reports the state department is still working on the plans for secretary of state John Kerry to travel to the region. Some of the violence is fueled by rumors¹ that Israel is planing to change the status quo at a sensitive site known to Jews as the Temple Mount and Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary². Israel denies that and state department spokesman MT says it will be help if Palestinian leaders were clear about this too. 'What we're talking about is just clarity on all sides and that includes Palestinian side that there is no change in the status quo.' The US is calling on political leaders in the region to tone down the rhetoric³ and reduce tensions. Secretary Kerry is still finalizing⁴ the trip for this week to meet separately with the Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian authority president Mahmoud Abbas. MK, NPR news, Washington.

Health officials in Texas say they are cutting off medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics. NPR's JG has that story. Texas's governor Greg Abbott's office has released the statement saying quote 'Texas has stepped forward and showing its unyielding commitment to both protecting life and providing women's health services.' The move comes after the release of undercover videos by anti-abortion activists⁵. The video's claim to capture Planned Parenthood illegally selling fetal tissue for profit. Eric Ferrero, spokesperson for Planned Parenthood denies the allegations. 'That is a flat-out lie and there is no evidence to support it.' Planned Parenthood receives most of its federal funding from medicaid and has said it intends to fight back the decision in Texas. JG, NPR news, Austin. The announcement in Texas comes just hours after a federal judge ordered the state of Louisiana to provide medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood for at least 14 more days. The government is looking at requiring a drone aircraft to be registered. The recommendation from Federal Aviation Administration comes at a time when use of the unmanned drone aircraft for surveillance, video and other activities is becoming increasingly worrisome as a potential threat to the safety of aircraft. Transportation secretary Anthony Foxx at a news conference explains why the new rules will make it easier to do with those who violate the rule. “If unmanned aircraft operators break the rules, clearly there should be consequences. But in fact, there can be no accountability if the person breaking the rules cannot be identified. Registration⁶ will now allow us to identify them. FAA and the transportation department are setting up a task force to review the matter, small toy drones that weigh a few pounds and cannot fly higher than a few hundred feet are likely to exempted⁷ from the rules. Stocks bounced around today after closing modestly higher to begin a new trading week. The Dow gained 14 points to end the assessment⁸ at 17230. The S&P 500 was up a fraction. You're listening to NPR.

The Federal penalty for failing the purchase of health insurance is expected to rise next year to 695 dollars and supporters of the president's plan so the administration should highlight that is a marketing⁹ strategy. Backers of the approach said the prospect¹⁰ of stiffer penalties could motivate people to sign up for health care when * gets underway for the same amount of penalties, the average customer could get six month or more of health care coverage¹¹. Two republican presidential hopefuls Ben Carson and Donald Trump¹² are now requesting secret service protection. That's according to the department of homeland security which confirms the news. The NPR's EC. DHS says it has received official request from both campaigns. Those requests are under review and neither candidate has yet received a security detail. Speaking to reporters in Texas, Ben Carson said he believes in the protection of God but also logic¹³. 'I recognize that someone like me who is very truthful¹⁴ is probably gonna to a target and I do understand that.' On the democratic side, Hillary Clinton is already under security service protection as a formal first lady. In the 2008 campaign, president Obama got protection earlier than any candidate in presidential election history about eight months before the primaries began. EC, NPR news.

Hess gas stations may be becoming a thing of the past but the annual holiday toy truck is probably alive in the world this year which sold the cars at its gas stations as a part of annual holiday promotion¹⁵ that began in 1964. Unveiled red firetruck and ladder rescue truck, it will began selling November 1st. Most sales will be online. I'm JS, NPR news in Washington. 

1 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 sanctuary   

n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区

参考例句：

• There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

3 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

4 finalizing   

vt.完成（finalize的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• You may edit registered information any time during the finalizing period. 您可以在规定期限内随时编辑修改注册资料。 来自互联网
• Natsun Trimming & Ironing, Finalizing the Perfection. 40南山整烫，完美在此定格。 来自互联网

5 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》

6 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

7 exempted   

使免除[豁免]( exempt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His bad eyesight exempted him from military service. 他因视力不好而免服兵役。
• Her illness exempted her from the examination. 她因病而免试。

8 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

9 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

10 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

11 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

12 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

13 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。

14 truthful   

adj.真实的，说实话的，诚实的

参考例句：

• You can count on him for a truthful report of the accident.你放心，他会对事故作出如实的报告的。
• I don't think you are being entirely truthful.我认为你并没全讲真话。

15 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。