The events of September 11, 2001, in the United States are simply called 9/11. On that bright, clear morning 17 years ago, Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four large passenger airplanes to use as missiles of war. All four planes were flying across the c

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Atlantis Crew 'Honored' to Be On Final Shuttle Mission The space shuttle Atlantis is preparing for the final mission of the U.S. shuttle program next month. Atlantis's crew is excited and reflective before the space craft's last flight. The crew, led

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By Jessica Berman Washington 15 October 2007 Astronaut Peggy Whitson is poised to become the first woman to command the International Space Station. Whitson and two new crew members arrived at the orbiting scientific outpost Friday to begin a mission

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A flight attendant has revealed the definition of a series of unusual words and phrases used by cabin crew. 近日,美国一位空姐曝光了一组机组成员常用的特殊词汇和短语。 For most people, hearing the expression bidding, slam-

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: After initially saying that everything was fine, Trump administration officials now acknowledge there have been problems implementing the president's executive order which temporarily prohibits travelers from seven Muslim-majorit

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