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 The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States has died, this according to a spokesperson at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. Officials there say Eric Duncan died Wednesday morning after fighting quote courageously1 against the disease. 

 
Several Syrian human rights groups are calling for international help to save a Kurdish town. They say Kobani is at risk of falling into the hands of the Islamic State group. The fighting has forced thousands to flee and seek shelter in neighboring Turkey. 
 
Evening viewers in most of Asia and early risers in parts of the Americas were treated to a lunar eclipse on Wednesday. Seeing here in Los Angeles, they watched as the moon turn shaved to red in what is known as a Blood Moon, the hue2 result from sunlight gathering3 off earth's atmosphere. 
 
And two Italian children received the right of their ride on the Popemobile. Pope Francis invited two blessed who attended his weekly audience at the Vatican to hitch4 a ride on the famous Popemobile. The boys thanked the pontiff with a kiss on both cheeks before heading back into the crowd. 
 
Padmanada Rama, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

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1 courageously wvzz8b     
ad.勇敢地，无畏地
参考例句：
  • Under the correct leadership of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the army and civilians in flooded areas fought the floods courageously, reducing the losses to the minimum. 在中共中央、国务院的正确领导下，灾区广大军民奋勇抗洪，把灾害的损失减少到了最低限度。
  • He fought death courageously though his life was draining away. 他虽然生命垂危，但仍然勇敢地与死亡作斗争。
2 hue qdszS     
n.色度；色调；样子
参考例句：
  • The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
  • The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。
3 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
4 hitch UcGxu     
v.免费搭(车旅行)；系住；急提；n.故障；急拉
参考例句：
  • They had an eighty-mile journey and decided to hitch hike.他们要走80英里的路程，最后决定搭便车。
  • All the candidates are able to answer the questions without any hitch.所有报考者都能对答如流。

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