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 1. All 10 US navy sailors detained by Iran when their two boats allegedly drifted into Iranian waters were freed on Wednesday. The swift release quickly defused what could have escalated1 into an international crisis. 

 
2. Secretary of State John Kerry met with refugees at the International Rescue Committee in Maryland Wednesday. Earlier, he announced the US is expanding its refugee admission program to help more people from Central America escape violence.    
 
3. South Korea is calling for increased sanctions against North Korea, following last week’s nuclear test by the North. Meanwhile, North Korean state media aired photos on Wednesday of an award ceremony where Kim Jong-un congratulated workers who contributed to what Pyongyang said was a hydrogen bomb test. 
 
4. And just two and a half years after its launch, Al Jazeera America announced it is shutting down. The offshoot of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera cable news network will stop operating by April 30th. 
 

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1 escalated 219d770572d00a227dc481a3bdb2c51e     
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
参考例句：
  • The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
  • The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。

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