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 1. The archbishop of St, Louise says a mass for peace and justice will be held on Wednesday to offer prayers for Ferguson, Missouri. With tensions running higher, an unrelated police shooting near Ferguson drew a large crowd Tuesday after St, Louise police shot and killed a knife wielding1 man. 

 
2. Two high school students were arrested Tuesday, suspected of planning a massacre2 at a California high school. School officials had learned the plot and notified investigators3 who monitored the students’ internet activities. Police determined4 the threat was credible5.
 
3. A new study finds that poachers have killed an estimated 100,000 elephants across the Africa between 2010 and 2012. The study released Monday says the huge spike6 in the continent’s elephant death rate is due to an increased demand for ivory in Asian nations.
 
4. And the lunch bus program in Chicago is helping7 to combat hunger during the summer months. Three green vans make about 20 stops a day, serving lunch in high need communities until students return school after Labour Day.
 

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1 wielding 53606bfcdd21f22ffbfd93b313b1f557     
手持着使用（武器、工具等）( wield的现在分词 )； 具有； 运用（权力）； 施加（影响）
参考例句：
  • The rebels were wielding sticks of dynamite. 叛乱分子舞动着棒状炸药。
  • He is wielding a knife. 他在挥舞着一把刀。
2 massacre i71zk     
n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀
参考例句：
  • There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
  • If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！
3 investigators e970f9140785518a87fc81641b7c89f7     
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
5 credible JOAzG     
adj.可信任的，可靠的
参考例句：
  • The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
  • Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？
6 spike lTNzO     
n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效
参考例句：
  • The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
  • They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。
7 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

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