美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-08-06（在线收听） |
1. Power has been restored across India after an historic failure. Wednesday, factories and businesses were up and running after an outage left more than 600 million people without electricity Tuesday afternoon. It was the second power outage in as many days. 2. Author, playwright and commentator Gore Vidal died in Los Angeles Tuesday. He was best known for his work of historical fiction "Lincoln", and is also remembered for his immodest wit and unconventional wisdom. He was 86.
3. Grass roots GOP sensation Ted Cruz won a Texas runoff election Tuesday, trouncing Republican candidate and Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst by 13 points. Cruz had endorsements from former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and talk show host Glenn Beck.
4. Following the mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado and wildfires earlier this year, Colorado residents were overjoyed to learn Missy Franklin clinched her first gold medal at the London Games this week. The Colorado native has finally given folks back home something to cheer about. |
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