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[1] More than a week after the quake, relief workers are warning that Haitians are dying of injuries for lack of medical care. Meantime, looting continues in the capital. Throngs¹ of people climbed into shattered buildings and tossed goods to friends or carried sacks away.

[2] The Supreme² Court has ruled that big business can spend its millions to directly support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, a decision that sharply reverses a century-long trend to limit the political influence of corporations and labor³ unions.

[3] He's the dad. Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edward has finally admitted he fathered a child during an affair before his second White House bid. He's long denied paternity of the two-year-old girl.

[4] In keeping with tradition, Pope Benedict has blessed two lamps, whose wool will be shorn to make shawls for newly appointed archbishops to wear.

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1 throngs
n.人群( throng的名词复数 )v.成群，挤满( throng的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
She muscled through the throngs of people, frantically searching for David. 她使劲挤过人群，拼命寻找戴维。来自辞典例句 Our friends threaded their way slowly through the throngs upon the Bridge. 我们这两位朋友在桥上从人群中穿过，慢慢地往前走。来自辞典例句

2 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 labor
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。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-01-27)