QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"It’s essentially the serial killer of drugs. It’s not something you can use for any kind of duration（存続） and survive."
JEFFREY SHERIDAN, an addiction counselor, talking about fentanyl,（合成麻薬性鎮痛薬） which has surpassed heroin to become the deadliest drug on Long Island.
DECEMBER 29, 2016
（１）Is Israel Abandoning a Two-State Solution? By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The real reason Israel is at odds with the Obama administration.
・Kerry Rebukes（非難する） Israel, Calling Settlements a Threat to Peace
Secretary of State John Kerry argued that Israel could not survive as both a Jewish state and a democratic state unless it embraced a two-state plan. １国２制度を受け入れなければ、イスラエルはユダヤ人の民主国家であり続けることはできない
・In John Kerry’s Mideast Speech, a Clash of Policies and Personalities
On one side, were Mr. Kerry and President Obama. On the other, President-elect Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and time is on their side.
・Israel Postponed Vote on New Housing Before Speech by John Kerry
A city government committee canceled a vote on permits for homes in East Jerusalem at the request of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, members of the committee said.
（２）As Chicago Murder Rate Spikes（急増する）, Many Fear Violence Has Become Normalized
Activists are despairing（絶望する） over the ceaseless bloodshed in Chicago, where more than 750 people were murdered in 2016, a 58 percent increase.
（３）How China Built ‘iPhone City’ With Billions in Perks（活気づく） for Apple’s Partner
A hidden bounty（報奨金） of benefits for Foxconn’s plant in Zhengzhou（鄭州：河南省）, the world’s biggest iPhone factory, is central to the production of Apple’s most profitable product.
・An iPhone’s Journey, From the Factory Floor to the Retail Store
（４）Debbie Reynolds, Wholesome Ingénue（純情な娘役） in 1950s Films, Dies at 84
Ms. Reynolds starred in “Singin’ in the Rain,” the classic MGM musical about 1920s moviemaking, in which she held her own with Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor.
（５）Carrie Fisher Put Pen and Voice in Service of ‘Bipolar（二極の） Pride’
The actress and author brought the subject of bipolar illness into the popular culture with humor and hard-boiled detail.
（６）Germany Grapples（取り組む） With Its African Genocide
Tens of thousands of Namibians were killed in what historians call the 20th century’s first genocide, and Germany is finally close to recognizing it as such.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2749, Grants in Aid
How federal and state cooperation raised funds and moved the U.S. capital.
What is cooperative federalism?
a. Citizens of a municipality sharing goods and services
b. Republicans and Democrats working together in Congress
c. Citizens of a state helping create new policy
d. Federal and state governments working together to achieve a goal
Nicely done! Choice d is correct.
