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1. In Belgrade, rioters break into the US embassy, setting fire to an office after a massive protest against Kosovo's independence. And inside, a charred1 body is found.

2. The New York Times is standing2 by its story about John McCain's relationship with a female lobbyist while presidential hopeful McCain says the story is not true, saying they were friends and nothing more.

3. A lawsuit3 in the Duke Lacrosse case for more than three dozen current and former players, saying they suffered emotional distress4 from the now-discredited rape5 case. It's seeking unspecified damages.

4. It could be out of the funny pages, but this is real. A man in Iowa gets fired after putting up a 'Dilbert' cartoon at work, calling bosses drunken lemurs. His real bosses objected. Now Dilbert's creator is weighing in, using, what else? A comic.


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1 charred 2d03ad55412d225c25ff6ea41516c90b     
v.把…烧成炭( char的过去式)；烧焦
参考例句：
  • the charred remains of a burnt-out car 被烧焦的轿车残骸
  • The intensity of the explosion is recorded on the charred tree trunks. 那些烧焦的树干表明爆炸的强烈。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
3 lawsuit A14xy     
n.诉讼，控诉
参考例句：
  • They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
  • He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。
4 distress 3llzX     
n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛
参考例句：
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
  • Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
5 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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