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1. BP crews are claiming progress as they try to fit a tighter cap on the ruptured¹ well at the bottom of the Gulf² of Mexico. In the meantime, the oil is gushing³ freely from the well head. And officials are warning that there is no guarantee the delicate operation will succeed.

2. Police in Bahamas say they put the ‘Barefoot Bandit’ behind bars. Colton Harris-Moore was arrested before dawn. The Washington state teen has been on the run for two years.

3. Police are investigating how a 19-year-old Washington D.C. man was able to steal a bus. They say he was wearing the proper uniform, drove the right route and even picked up paying passengers before crashing the bus into a tree.

4. The New York Yankees say long-time public address announcer Bob Sheppard has died. He was believed to be 99. Sheppard started with the Yankees in 1951, last worked in 2007

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1 ruptured
v.（使）破裂( rupture的过去式和过去分词 )；（使体内组织等）断裂；使（友好关系）破裂；使绝交
参考例句：
They reported that the pipeline had ruptured. 他们报告说管道已经破裂了。来自《简明英汉词典》 The wall through Berlin was finally ruptured, prefiguring the reunification of Germany. 柏林墙终于倒塌了，预示着德国的重新统一。来自辞典例句

2 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。

3 gushing
adj.迸出的；涌出的；喷出的；过分热情的v.喷，涌( gush的现在分词 )；滔滔不绝地说话
参考例句：
blood gushing from a wound 从伤口冒出的血 The young mother was gushing over a baby. 那位年轻的母亲正喋喋不休地和婴儿说话。来自《简明英汉词典》