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 Citizens of a North Texas city will get its vote in November to decide they will allow fracking in their community. After eight hours of public testimony1, Denton City Council Members voted down a petition that would ban new fracking permits. 

 
Officials in the Philippines said the capital Manila would spare a direct hit by typhoon Rammasun. The storm's high winds had ripped off roots and downed trees and electric poles, leaving many areas without power. 
 
As several northern California wildfires had claimed on their wanna-going activity it's now threatening dozens of structures. Authorities in Shasta County said the fire is threatening 68 structures including homes that are under mandatory2 evacuation order. The fire is now 20% contained. 
 
Students are now learning the lost art of lumberjacking at the annual Adirondack Woodsmen's School being held this summer. The crash force heeded3 old school lumberjack skills such as sawing, chopping, axing and pole-climbing. 
 
Mathew Burgoyne, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

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1 testimony zpbwO     
n.证词；见证，证明
参考例句：
  • The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
  • He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。
2 mandatory BjTyz     
adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者
参考例句：
  • It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
  • There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。
3 heeded 718cd60e0e96997caf544d951e35597a     
v.听某人的劝告，听从( heed的过去式和过去分词 )；变平，使（某物）变平( flatten的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • She countered that her advice had not been heeded. 她反驳说她的建议未被重视。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I heeded my doctor's advice and stopped smoking. 我听从医生的劝告，把烟戒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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