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 The prime minister has dragged Tony Abbott into his row with Rupert Murdoch. Kevin Rudd is calling on the Opposition1 leader to come clean, he says, about any discussions that he had with Mr Murdoch about the future of the National Broadband Network. Mr Rudd is accusing the media Mogul of using his newspapers to attack Labor2, because he sees the NBN as a threat to his Fox sale business.

 
The International Cricket Council has dismissed reports that it’s investigating Australian and English batsman for allegedly cheating. Channel 9 has reported the ICC is looking at claims that players were covering the edges of their bats with silicon3 in order to fool the hot spot cameras.  
 
A new recreational drug is being blamed for the death of three high school students and an adult. The chemical called NBOM-e is being sold as LSD, but is far more stronger and more dangerous. Drug educators say it’s one of the most disturbing developments in the drugs seen in the last 20 years.  
 
There’s been more diplomatic fallout from Russia’s decision to grant asylum4 to intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. US President Barack Obama has cancelled talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow next month. The White House says the asylum decision has deepened tensions between the two countries. 
 
And a house belonging to Ohio kidnapper5 Ariel Castro has been demolished6. Castro kidnapped three women and held them captive there for a decade. He’s been jailed for life after pleading guilty to dozens of rape7, kidnapping and other charges.
 

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1 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
2 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
3 silicon dykwJ     
n.硅(旧名矽)
参考例句：
  • This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
  • A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。
4 asylum DobyD     
n.避难所，庇护所，避难
参考例句：
  • The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
  • Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
5 kidnapper ApAzj1     
n.绑架者，拐骗者
参考例句：
  • The kidnapper was shot dead then and there by the armed policeman.绑架者被武装警察当时当地击毙。
  • The kidnapper strangled the child with a piece of string.绑票的人用一根绳子把这孩子勒死了。
6 demolished 3baad413d6d10093a39e09955dfbdfcb     
v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 )；推翻；拆毁（尤指大建筑物）；吃光
参考例句：
  • The factory is due to be demolished next year. 这个工厂定于明年拆除。
  • They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished. 两年来，为了不让拆除他们的房子，他们一直在进行最后的努力。
7 rape PAQzh     
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
  • The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
  • He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

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