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1. Polices say they found the body of a woman recently convicted of running a DC prostitution ring .Deborah Jeane Palfrey was found hanging in a shed near her mother’s Florida home this morning. The 52-year-old left a suicide note, but details aren’t being released.

2. A student was killed when this school bus collided with a dump truck. And a dozen others were hurt in the crash in northern Kentucky. It’s still not clear what caused the wreck1 on a curvy stretch of highway.

3. A leader of the Democratic Party under Bill Clinton is withdrawing his endorsement2 of Hillary Clinton for president. Joe Andrew says he is now backing Barack Obama and he’s urging other Democrats3 to do the same.

4. Uma Thurman testified she was completely freaked out by a card her alleged4 stalker gave her through her assistant. The card had a picture of an open grave and a man standing5 on the edge of a razor blade. Jack6 Jordan is accused of following and trying to contact the 38-year-old actress from early 2005 until late last year.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. shed: n.

a small building, often made of wood, used especially for storing things


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1 wreck QMjzE     
n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难
参考例句：
  • Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
  • No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。
2 endorsement ApOxK     
n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注
参考例句：
  • We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
  • His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。
3 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 alleged gzaz3i     
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
5 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。
6 jack 53Hxp     
n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克
参考例句：
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

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