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 Pointing to a quadruple in enrollment¹ last month compare to the October for the federal healthcare exchange website, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says to House Panel today people are reengaging with the site healthcare.gov. As NPR’s David Welna explains Republicans on the panel remain dubious².

 

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Michigan Republican Press Secretary Sebelius on the flawed October rollout of healthcare.gov.  

 

Knowing like she knows today you would start the launch on October 1st.

 

I would have probably done a slower launch may be with fewer people and done some additional data testing.

 

Sebelius who ignore Republican demand for her resignation says she wants some accountability.

 

And that the website is working more smoothly³, I have determined⁴ it is the right time to begin a process of better understanding the structural⁵ and managerial policies that led to the flawed launch.

 

She has tasked Health and Human Services Inspector⁶ General to carry out that probe. David Welna, NPR News, the Capitol.

 

The pilot of the Asiana Airline’s jet that crashed while landing at San Francisco airport last summer told the investigators⁷ he was very stressed about landing the plane. NPR’s Brian Naylor reports the National Transportation Safety Board is holding a daylong hearing on the crash that led three people died.

 

The Korean pilot told NTSB investigators that he fell very stressful, landing the Boeing 777 in San Francisco because the instrument landing system at the airport was not functioning and he was making a visual approach. The plane clipped the seawall at the edge of the runway with its landing gears spun⁸ around and burst into flames. Two passengers on board of jet were killed and the third was struck fatally by a rescue vehicle on the ground. The pilot at the controls of the plane was landing for the first time in San Francisco, the co-pilot told him four times the plane was descending⁹ too fast but the pilot failed to respond. It was the first fatal commercial plane crash in the US since 2009. Brian Naylor, NPR News, Washington.

 

House Republicans are signaling they will support on narrowly drawn¹⁰ budget deal announced yester by negotiators on Capitol Hill. Deal worked out between Republican representative Paul Ryan and Senate Democrat¹¹ Patty Murray, replaced 63 billion dollars in what would be automatic federal budget cuts with 85 billion in spending cuts in revenue from new extended fees. Ryan says the agreements went for all signs.

 

By halving¹³ a budget agreement, that does not raise taxes. That does not reduce the deficit¹⁴ and produce some certainty that prevent government shutdowns. We think it is a good agreement. 

 

House has said the plan’s vote on the package before it adjourns¹⁵ for the year on Friday. 

 

When it becomes equal opportunity for the men and women in the workplace, most young women believe there are still ways to go. That is according to a survey by the Pew Research Center, 75% of women at age 32 believe despite narrowing the pay gap more needs to be done to bring about equality in the workforce¹⁶.

 

On Wall Street today, the DOW dropped 129 points to 15,853. The NASDAQ fell 56 points.

 

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US Senator Lamar Alexander says his Chief of Staff has been placed on leave. That is after learning the staffer’s home was being searched as part of law enforcement investigation¹⁷ in the child pornography. In the news release today, the Tennessee Republican is announcing it was informed by the Senate legal counsel’s office of the investigation, the Chief of Staff Ryan Loskarn who works as senator in D.C. office. Alexander says he was stunned¹⁸ and surprised by the news while Ryan Loskarn was arrested this afternoon by US Postal¹⁹ Service investigators who scheduled federal court tomorrow. 

 

A man who says he was tortured by Chicago police in a confessing to a violent crime, he says he did not commit, walk out of Illinois prison as a freeman today. NPR’s David Schaper reports the Chicago judge overturned the man’s conviction after spent more than 30 years behind the bars.

 

59-year-old Stanley Wrice insisted for years that Chicago detectives beat and tortured him in the confessing to a brutal²⁰ gang rape²¹ in 1982 and now after 30 plus years in prison, a Cook County judge agrees and order Wrice released pending¹² a new trial. The judge ruled that police lie about how they treated Wrice that medical evidence confirms he was injured in custody²² and there is no doubt officers tortured the suspect also a key witness recant his testimony²³, saying he was tortured into implicating²⁴ Wrice. This is the latest several cases reverse because police brutality²⁵ under former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge who was now in prison himself for lying about torture under road. David Schaper, NPR News, Chicago.

 

The Food and Drug Administration gets its way, the beef and other meats on your plate may not contain antibiotics²⁶. Government regulator is announcing today they plan to ask pharmaceutical²⁷ companies voluntarily stop marketing²⁸ drugs used for treating human infection for use in animal production.

 

1 enrollment   

n.注册或登记的人数；登记

参考例句：

• You will be given a reading list at enrollment.注册时你会收到一份阅读书目。
• I just got the enrollment notice from Fudan University.我刚刚接到复旦大学的入学通知书。

2 dubious   

adj.怀疑的，无把握的；有问题的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。
• He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。

3 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

6 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

7 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 spun   

v.纺，杜撰，急转身

参考例句：

• His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
• Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。

9 descending   

n. 下行 adj. 下降的

参考例句：

• The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
• The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置，然后再下山。

10 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

11 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

12 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

13 halving   

n.对分，二等分，减半[航空、航海]等分v.把…分成两半( halve的现在分词 )；把…减半；对分；平摊

参考例句：

• You searched those halving your salary cut your enthusiasm. 你呈现，薪水减半降低了你的任务热情。 来自互联网
• Halving the repeater spacing made it possible to quadruple the bandwidth. 把增音机间隔缩小一半，就能使带宽增加三倍。 来自互联网

14 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

15 adjourns   

（使）休会， （使）休庭( adjourn的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Congress adjourns in 3 weeks, we can't do this alone. 距国会开会只有3个星期，我们不能单干。
• And so, at six in the morning, a victorious Convention adjourns. 这样，早上六点，胜利的国民议会休会了。

16 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

17 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

18 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

19 postal   

adj.邮政的，邮局的

参考例句：

• A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

20 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

21 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

22 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

23 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

24 implicating   

vt.牵涉，涉及（implicate的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• He was in the public dock, confessing everything, implicating everybody. 他站在被告席上，什么都招认，什么人都咬。 来自英汉文学
• No one would have had me get out of the scrape by implicating an old friend. 无论什么人都不能叫我为了自己摆脱困难便把一个老朋友牵累到这案子里去。 来自辞典例句

25 brutality   

n.野蛮的行为，残忍，野蛮

参考例句：

• The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
• a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军

26 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。

27 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

28 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。