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In Egypt today, thousands of Muslim Brotherhood1 supporters protested against the military ouster of President Mohammed Morsi. But this time, there was no violence. Crowds massed in several cities after Friday prayers, waving flags and chanting slogans. At the same time, a popular Muslim cleric insisted Morsi's followers2 will never accept the country's interim3 leadership.
SAFWAT HEGAZY, supporter of Mohammed Morsi (through translator): The prime minister is not legitimate4 and he doesn't have any authority. From our point of view, as revolutionaries, he betrayed this revolution. Anyone who supports the coup5 is a traitor6 to this revolution. We don't recognize this government. Any party which becomes part of this government, we will consider it part of the coup.
HARI SREENIVASAN: The U.S. called today for Morsi's release. A State Department spokeswoman said the Obama administration is concerned about all politically motivated detentions8 involving members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
A bomb ripped through a busy coffee shop in Northern Iraq late today, killing9 at least 31 people. More than two dozen others were wounded. The bomb went off just after diners had finished sunset meals, breaking a daylong fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
There's been new trouble in Syria between rival rebel factions10. Gunmen linked to al-Qaida killed a top commander of the Free Syrian Army, a militia11 force backed by the U.S. and other Western powers. A spokeswoman for the FSA said it happened last -- late last night near a checkpoint in Latakia province, close to the Turkish border. The group called it an act of war and vowed12 to retaliate13.
A train derailment in France today was the country's deadliest in years. At least six people died and dozens were injured when the train jumped the tracks and crashed into a station outside Paris. It was loaded with passengers leaving for summer holidays and the upcoming Bastille Day. There was no word on the cause, but the French president promised a thorough investigation14.
A Pakistani teenager addressed the United Nations today, nine months after she was shot by the Taliban. Malala Yousafzai made a plea for the cause of educating girls.
We have a report from Robert Moore of Independent Television News.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI, Pakistani activist15: I'm here to speak up for the right of education of every child
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
ROBERT MOORE: She spoke7 before a special youth session of the U.N., her parents and brother watching, telling delegates she felt more passionate16 than ever about her cause.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: The Taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead. They shot my friends too. They thought that the bullet would silence us, but they failed.
And out of that silence came thousands of voices. The terrorists thought that they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. But nothing changed in my life, except this. Weakness, fear, and hopelessness died. Strength, power, and courage was born.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
ROBERT MOORE: She was introduced by Gordon Brown, who is the U.N.'s special envoy17 on education. He knows that in, Malala, the campaign has an exceptional advocate who is speaking on a special day.
GORDON BROWN, former British prime minister: Never before, I believe, has a 16th birthday been celebrated18 in this way. But never before either have we had a teenager that has shown such courage.
ROBERT MOORE: The U.N. sets many worthy19 goals that are never achieved. So the question is whether Malala's power both as an activist and as a symbol can really make a difference and get tens of millions of the most disadvantaged children into primary school education.
Malala's message has resonated here and, it's hoped, far beyond.
HARI SREENIVASAN: The U.N. also reported that in countries torn by conflict, the number of children attending primary school rose from 42 percent in 2008 to 50 percent in 2011.
The abortion20 drama in the Texas legislature headed into its final acts this evening. Republicans in the state Senate moved to pass some of the toughest restrictions21 in the nation. They include a ban on abortions22 after 20 weeks of pregnancy23. The state's Republican lieutenant24 governor, presiding over the debate, warned he will not let Democrats25 and protesters kill the bill, as they did in a previous special session.
The U.S. Justice Department is revising its rules for investigating news leaks. That follows criticism that investigators26 collected phone records involving Associated Press employees, as well as e-mails of a FOX News reporter. Under the new guidelines, it will be harder to obtain search warrants for reporters' e-mails. And the department will notify news organizations in advance, in most cases, if it seeks a subpoena27 of phone records.
On Wall Street today, the Dow Jones industrial average gained three points to close at 15,464. The Nasdaq rose 21 points to close at 3,600. For the week, the Dow gained 2 percent; the Nasdaq rose 3.5 percent.
Those are some of the day's major stories.
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1 brotherhood | |
n.兄弟般的关系,手中情谊 | |
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追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件 | |
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3 interim | |
adj.暂时的,临时的;n.间歇,过渡期间 | |
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4 legitimate | |
adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法 | |
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5 coup | |
n.政变;突然而成功的行动 | |
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6 traitor | |
n.叛徒,卖国贼 | |
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7 spoke | |
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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8 detentions | |
拘留( detention的名词复数 ); 扣押; 监禁; 放学后留校 | |
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9 killing | |
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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10 factions | |
组织中的小派别,派系( faction的名词复数 ) | |
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11 militia | |
n.民兵,民兵组织 | |
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12 vowed | |
起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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13 retaliate | |
v.报复,反击 | |
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14 investigation | |
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15 activist | |
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adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的 | |
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17 envoy | |
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18 celebrated | |
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19 worthy | |
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20 abortion | |
n.流产,堕胎 | |
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21 restrictions | |
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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22 abortions | |
n.小产( abortion的名词复数 );小产胎儿;(计划)等中止或夭折;败育 | |
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23 pregnancy | |
n.怀孕,怀孕期 | |
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24 lieutenant | |
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员 | |
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25 democrats | |
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 ) | |
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26 investigators | |
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27 subpoena | |
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