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1. Authorities in Yemen have arrested a woman in connection with the foiled mail bombings that were found on cargo¹ planes. US investigators² say the bombs were intended for synagogues in Chicago. Police in Yemen are now searching for more suspects.

2. There's a new hurricane swirling³ in the Caribbean. Tomas has winds of around 75 miles per hour and is hitting the eastern islands now. Forecasters expect it to get stronger.

3. Democrats⁴ and Republican hopefuls are making one last push before Election Day. President Barack Obama is traveling to three states today to campaign while Republicans are trying to shore up what some say appears to be a landslide⁵ fallout.

4. A massive throng⁶ has spent hours hearing a call for civility and yaking it up. Comedy Central comedians⁷ John Steward⁸ and Stephen Colbert organized the so-called “sanity rally”. Steward told the crowd that the nation is facing hard times, not end times.

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1 cargo
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
参考例句：
The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。 A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

2 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 swirling
v.旋转，打旋( swirl的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Snowflakes were swirling in the air. 天空飘洒着雪花。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. 她微笑着，旋动着杯子里的葡萄酒。来自辞典例句

4 democrats
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》

5 landslide
n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利
参考例句：
Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。 An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

6 throng
n.人群，群众；v.拥挤，群集
参考例句：
A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。 The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。

7 comedians
n.喜剧演员，丑角( comedian的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The voice was rich, lordly, Harvardish, like all the boring radio comedians'imitations. 声音浑厚、威严，俨然是哈佛出身的气派，就跟无线电里所有的滑稽演员叫人已经听腻的模仿完全一样。来自辞典例句 He distracted them by joking and imitating movie and radio comedians. 他用开玩笑的方法或者模仿电影及广播中的滑稽演员来对付他们。来自辞典例句

8 steward
n.乘务员，服务员；看管人；膳食管理员
参考例句：
He's the steward of the club.他是这家俱乐部的管理员。 He went around the world as a ship's steward.他当客船服务员，到过世界各地。