国际英语资讯:Former U.S. presidents hurricane relief concert raises over 2.6 mln USD
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 24-- <span word="Over">Over</span> 2.6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="presidents">presidents</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="H">H</span>.<span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="presidents">presidents</span>, <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="Carter">Carter</span>, <span word="George">George</span> <span word="H">H</span>. <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span>, <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>, <span word="George">George</span> <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="reunited">reunited</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="One">One</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="Appeal">Appeal</span>" <span word="fundraiser">fundraiser</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="A">A</span>&<span word="M">M</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="Station">Station</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 140 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>.</p><p><span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Grath">Grath</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> 1.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="website">website</span>, <span word="another">another</span> 100,000 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 75,000 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Text">Text</span> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="Donate">Donate</span> <span word="courtesy">courtesy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="AT">AT</span>&<span word="T">T</span>.</p><p><span word="Ticket">Ticket</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="another">another</span> 970,000 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="underwriting">underwriting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span>.</p><p><span word="Sitting">Sitting</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="thanking">thanking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="relief">relief</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 25 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 80 <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="subsequent">subsequent</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Irma">Irma</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="battered">battered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Maria">Maria</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="thrashed">thrashed</span> <span word="Puerto">Puerto</span> <span word="Rico">Rico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Virgin">Virgin</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>.</p>
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