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　　1. The Associated Press’ Chief of Executive is calling the government’s seizure1 of AP journalists’ phone records “unconstitutional”. And says it’s already having a chilling of effect on newsgathering. AP President and CEO, Gary Pruitt says the Justice Department’s secret subpoena2 of two months worth of records has made sources less willing to talk to AP journalists.
 
　　2. President Barack Obama told graduates of Morehouse College Sunday to take the power of their example - as black men graduating from college - and use it to improve people’s lives.
 
　　3. Some lucky person walked into this Publix Supermarket in suburb in Tampa over the past few days and bought a winning Powerball ticket now worth an estimated at 590.5 million dollars. The jackpot is the highest in Powerball history.
 
　　4. Severe weather moved through the Plains states over the weekend, bring high winds, heavy rains and tornadoes3. Two twisters were spotted4 Saturday evening near Rozel, a sparsely5 populated area in central Kansas.

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1 seizure FsSyO     
n.没收；占有；抵押
参考例句：
  • The seizure of contraband is made by customs.那些走私品是被海关没收的。
  • The courts ordered the seizure of all her property.法院下令查封她所有的财产。
2 subpoena St1wV     
n.（法律）传票；v.传讯
参考例句：
  • He was brought up to court with a subpoena.他接到传讯，来到法庭上。
  • Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses.特别委员会有权传唤证人。
3 tornadoes d428421c5237427db20a5bcb22937389     
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
  • Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网
4 spotted 7FEyj     
adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的
参考例句：
  • The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
  • Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
5 sparsely 9hyzxF     
adv.稀疏地；稀少地；不足地；贫乏地
参考例句：
  • Relative to the size, the city is sparsely populated. 与其面积相比，这个城市的人口是稀少的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The ground was sparsely covered with grass. 地面上稀疏地覆盖草丛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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