1、For NPR News in Washington, Im Korva Coleman.The London summer Olympics are about to officially begin with a traditional opening ceremony. NPRs Tom Goldman reports spectacle feathers, thousands of performers and perhaps a bit of controversy.10,000 volunteer performers will sing, dance and act their
2、way through an old British culture and history. Much has been kept secret but some sources have revealed details of the ceremony. The Sunday Times of London reports a choreographed team honoring Britains National Health Service and a confrontation wonder how it is going to turn out between actors de
3、picting Mary Poppins and evil Voldemort to the Harry Potter series, there could be a potentially somber note. The International Olympic Committee has said it wont have a moment of silence for members of the Israeli Olympic team killed in the 1972 terrorist attack. But a widow of one of the slain(被杀戮
4、) Israelis has asked ceremony goers to stand in silent protest during tonights event. Tom Goldman, NPR News, London.The White House has released its federal budget deficit predictions. The deficits projected to rise to 1.2 trillion dollars by the end of fiscal year. The 2012 fiscal year ends on Sept
5、ember 30th. Its the fourth year in a row the deficit is reaching rather risen above 1 trillion dollars. The White House predicts next years budget gap will be just under a trillion dollars.Meanwhile US economic grow slowed during April, May and June to an annual rate of 1.5%. Thats according to gove
6、rnment data released today. As NPRs John Ydstie reports the slowdown could give the Federal Reserve more evidence that added stimulus for the economy is needed.The slowdown in growth comes as cautious consumers pulled back the growth of spending to its slowest pace in a year. The weakness in spendin
7、g was concentrated in big ticket items like automobiles; construction and exports also dragged down the growth. The 1.5% growth rate was above what economists had expected but its not enough to bring down the unemployment rate. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has made clear that if the unemplo
8、yment rate remains stuck at the current high levels, the Fed will take actions to try to stimulate growth. Fed policy makers meet again next week and will discuss whether its time to take more actions. John Ydstie, NPR News, Washington.This is sound from amateur video taking from anti-Syrian governm
9、ent crowd that reportedly gathered in Syrias largest city, Aleppo. The United States fears there may be an imminent massacre in Aleppo as Syrian government troops battle rebels for control. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon had strong words today for the Syrian government about its store of chemical
10、weapons. He demanded Syrian officials state these will never be used against anyone.On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 200 points, its 13,087. This is NPR.The President of CNN is stepping down. Jim Walton said in a memo to staff today his news network needs a new leader with new
11、perspective. Hell leave by the end of this year. CNN is slipping among viewer; in the second quarter of this year, the network garnered some of its weakest ratings for prime time in more than 20 years.Delta Airline says it will shut down one of its regional carriers based in the Cincinnati area. Mar
12、yanne Zeleznik of member station WVXU reports operations will cease in September.Comair was founded in 1977, and beginning in 1984 was a Deltas partner, it became a wholly owned subsidiary in 2000. In a memo, Deltas connection vice-president Don Bornhorst says while regional flying has and will rema
13、in a key component of Deltas network, customers expectation and the cost of regional flying have evolved. He says as a response, Delta has announced its plans to reduce the total number of regional jets in its network. Delta says Cincinnati will continue to be an important Delta market. Comair opera
14、tions are scheduled to cease after September 29th of this year. For NPR News, Im Maryanne Zeleznik, in Cincinnati.Chinese authorities ordered journalists to limit their reporting on deadly flooding that occurred in Beijing a week ago. The unexpectedly heavy rains killed at least 77 people. Beijing authorities were slow in releasing information about victims. Outraged residents started compiling their own death tolls. There are also complaining about the citys poor drainage system and whether city officials handled the emergency well.Im Korva Coleman, NPR News, from Washington.
