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Listen and decide:
Which of the following is NOT covered in today's news?
A. U.S. Marines Take Part in Training Exercises Near Norway`s Border with Russia;
美國海軍陸戰隊參加挪威與俄羅斯邊境附近的訓練演習；
B. The Incoming U.S. Senate with Regard to Potential Filibusters;
即將就任的美國參議院關於潛在妨礙議案行為；
C. About Student Loan Debt;
關於學生貸款問題；
D. The Study of Air Quality；
關於空氣品質研究
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今日BEFORE WE GO話題：單次高空跳傘表演最多魔術！
2017年金氏世界紀錄日多項紀錄在全球範圍內被挑戰成功，一名魔術師則完成了「單次高空跳傘表演最多魔術」。他在離地15,000英尺的高空跳傘過程中共完成11個魔術戲法，而當時他在高空自由落下的速度高達每小時120英裡。
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CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Welcome to ten minutes of international current events. I`m Carl Azuz for CNN STUDENT NEWS.
We`re starting today`s show in Northern Europe. The northeastern part of Norway borders the nation of Russia. That lineis about 180 miles long and it`s near there that about 300 U.S. Marines areparticipating in military training exercises with Norwegian troops. Why?
The U.S. and Norway are members of NATO,the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was formed in 1949 by European countries and the U.S. It was sort of guard against the Soviet Union, and thearmy is positioned after World War II in Eastern and Central Europe. The NATO treaty says that an attack against one NATO country is an attack against all ofthem, and that other member countries would come to help.
So, with tensions today increasing between Russiaand several Western nations, including the U.S., military training andmaneuvers on both sides is on the rise.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
NICK PATON WALSH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONALCORRESPONDENT (voice-over): War just got very cold again for these U.S. Marines,training with tanks in Norway, on the eastern borders of a NATO that suddenlynervous once more.
(on camera): They`re moving forwards nowtowards the fake enemy positions but these kind of exercises, since Russia`s movesin Ukraine, have taken on a new kind of realism and urgency.
(voice-over): In January, 300 Marines willmove to Norway permanently. That`s how worried about Moscow`s intentions theyare.
For now, a unit from North Carolina arereadying these Abrams tanks, normally stored deep in caves but now the furthestnorth of the Arctic Circle they`ve ever been.
After Iraq and Afghanistan, these are oldnew war games about protecting Europe and they know that when the enemy isn`trole-playing, it will probably by the newly-emboldened Russian military.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: In 2014, that was aclear sign that Russia has stepped into an area where they are willing and able to use military. You know, suddenly we have changed focus from what was going on, in particular, in Afghanistan, and to collective defense -- national defense.
WALSH: A change in focus somebody`s watching. Norwegian police investigating 10 sightings of medium-sized unidentifieddrones over these exercises. And at a furthest point north of the border youcan go, it`s an open game of watching a Russian helicopter land, rare here.
It`s not really a Russian invasion they worry about here but, rather, the sort of separatist uprising Russia fomented inUkraine -- little green men with guns creating trouble.
(on camera): We`re heading out with theNorwegian border patrol towards their frontier with Russia, a presence on theground being vital for them and ensuring nothing untoward happens with theirlarge, at times unfriendly, neighbor.
That`s really the reason the Norwegian and American tanks you saw earlier to be sure that even out here in the empty pinesand crisp snow, no matter what the Trump presidency brings, there`s enough muscle already here to enforce NATO`s promises of collective security.
(on camera): Do you see Russians at all?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Uh, it happens. You just salute them.
WALSH: Would you like to talk to them if you could?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Probably, but it`sillegal.
WALSH (voice-over): Very strange to hear Norwegians, NATO members, talk so vividly again about the Russian threat.
The constant and real backdrop to this survival training happening tonight under a staggering display of the northernlights.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
AZUZ: Two months ago, we reported on the controversial of Keith Lamont Scott. He was a 43-year-old African-American manwho was shot and killed by an African-American police officer in Charlotte, NorthCarolina. At that time, officers said Scott had a gun and refused to drop itafter police told him to.
Scott`s family said he had no gun. Protestsfollowed in Charlotte. Some were peaceful, others were distractive.
Yesterday, the Mecklenburg County districtattorney who`s been investigating the case said that the officers` use of deadly force was justified, that no charges would be filed against police and that 15 prosecutors reached the decision unanimously. The district attorneyalso said that all the credible evidence leads to the conclusion that Scott wasarmed and that his DNA was found on a gun at the scene.
A lawyer representing Keith Lamont Scott`sfamily says they still have concerns and questions about the incident, likewhether police could have done more to calm down the situation before the shooting.
One hundred eight billion dollars, that`sthe amount of student loan debt that the U.S. federal government is set to payfor in the coming years.
Why is that significant? Because it`s a lotmore money than the U.S. Education Department said it would be.
For years, student loan debt, the moneythat U.S. students borrowed to pay for college has been soaring. To help borrowers avoid defaulting, to avoid missing their payments, the Obama administration strongly encouraged them to participate in a government programthat limits what they actually have to pay back. The administration saysdefaults have decreased as a result.
But according to "The Wall Street Journal", a new report from the Government Accountability Office says theEducation Department badly underestimated what these debt-reducing plans wouldcost the federal government.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
MARIBEL ABER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: This isn`tnew. President Clinton first introduced income-based repayment. Eligible participantshad to, one, have income that was low in relation to their debt, right? Andthen, second, taken out loans after 2007.
Well, with the revised pay-as-you-earn, theObama administration sort of widened the net and removed those restrictions for borrowers of federal direct loans. The administration pushed the program aggressively to those borrowers. A borrower`s monthly payment is capped at 10percent of their income and the remaining balance is forgiven after 10 years or 20 years, depending if you work in the public or private sector.
It seems great, but who pays for this loanforgiveness? It`s taxpayers.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
AZUZ: Yesterday, Democrats from the U.S.House of Representatives voted to keep their current minority leader, that`sNancy Pelosi from California.
She`s been the leader of House Democratssince 2003, and she overcame a challenge by Ohio Representative Tim Ryan.
Republicans will control the House and theSenate in the new Congress, as they do now. But they won`t have a Senate supermajority, that`s 60 senators enough to overcome a potential Democratic filibuster. So, Republicans will need the support of some Democrats if otherstry to block legislation.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
SUBTITLE: What is a filibuster?
MANU RAJU, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER:Senators could actually block legislation by mounting a filibuster.
SEN. CHRIS MURPHY (D), CONNECTICUT: So, I`mgoing to remain in this floor until we get some signal, some sign.
REP. RAND PAUL (R), KENTUCKY: I will speakuntil I can no longer speak.
RAJU: In the olden days, in a different time, in a different era, it wasn`t used all that often. If people were tomount a filibuster that actually come to the floor of the Senate, they wouldlaunch this long speeches for hours and hours and try to delay and frustratethe will of the Senate.
SUBTITLE: When is a filibuster not afilibuster?
RAJU: More recently, in the last 15 or 20years, simply the threat of a filibuster is not enough to require 60 votes toovercome this delay tactic has made it very difficulty for parties in themajority to achieve their objective.
SUBTITLE: How were filibusters used underPresident Obama?
SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY), MAJORITYLEADER: In the United States Senate, the minority is entitled to be heard --not entitled to win, but entitled to be heard.
RAJU: Fast forward to the Obama years,Republicans mounted filibuster after filibuster to stop President Obama`sagenda.
SEN. TED CRUZ (R), TEXAS: I do so likegreen eggs and ham.
RAJU: The reason why Democrats are successful at the time is that they had a super majority of 60 votes in order toovercome a filibuster. They didn`t need any Republican votes.
Today, much different. Republicans are notin a super majority. They`re going to have 52 seats in the new Congress. That means they`ll need eight Democratic senators to break any filibuster.
SUBTITLE: Will Democrats use filibusters against Donald Trump`s agenda?
RAJU: It`s a risk for Democrats to simply block everything that Donald Trump puts forward. Five Democratic senators areup for reelection in 2018 in states that Donald Trump won by a significant margin. That means if they`re viewed as too obstructionists, too partisan, thatcould actually hurt their chances of winning reelection.
And Chuck Schumer, the incoming Senate Democratic leader, knows this. He`s trying to balance the needs of these moderatesto work with Donald Trump, with also progressives in his caucus like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren who want to fight the Trump administration toothand nail.
So, Democrats are going to have to weighhow far they want to go to obstruct Donald Trump`s agenda.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
AZUZ: People who love skydiving say it`s pure magic. For the 2017 Guinness World Records day, a magician worked his magic during a 120-mile per hour free fall. He completed 11 tricks over thecourse of a 15,000-foot sky dive to set the record. The same magician holds the title for most magic tricks performed in a wind tunnel in three minutes. That was eight.
Maybe to him, all that was a breeze. But it was no gimmick. You got a sleigh to hand it to anyone Abracada-brave enough to press their limits.
Putting on an act with danger is no illusion. Probably took a violat of practice.
I`m Carl Azuz and this is my vanishing act.
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