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1. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg says there is no evidence that a failed car bombing in Times Square is linked to al-Qaeda or any other large terrorist organization. Bloomberg notes the investigation¹ is in its early stages. Police found the SUV after being alerted by two street vendors².

2. President Barack Obama is calling the growing oil spill in the Gulf³ of Mexico a massive and potentially unprecedented⁴ environmental disaster. The president vowed⁵ Sunday to do whatever it takes as long as it takes to stop the crisis. Obama added it could take many more days to stop the leak.

3. The National Weather Service says the Cumberland River in Nashville is expected to reach its crest⁶ sometime today. The forecast calls for a crest of 50 feet, about ten feet above flood stage. So far, 15 people have died after severe thunderstorms ripped across Tennessee and Mississippi this weekend.

4. Continental⁷ and United Airlines are one step closer to becoming one airline. The new airline would be run out of Unity’s hometown of Chicago and keep the united name. The new airline would be the world's largest. The deal is worth three billion dollars.

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1 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 vendors
n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 )；小贩；（房屋等的）卖主；卖方
参考例句：
The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。 At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时，界面标准也有利于软件开发商。来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

4 unprecedented
adj.无前例的，新奇的
参考例句：
The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。 A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

5 vowed
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。 I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

6 crest
n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖
参考例句：
The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。 He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

7 continental
adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的
参考例句：
A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。 The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-05)