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1. A Coroner's official says they won't release information on an autopsy¹ performed on Whitney Houston at the request of police detectives investigating her death. Houston was found dead Saturday in the bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel room.

2. Greek lawmakers have approved austerity measures to save that country from bankruptcy². That comes after riots in Ashen³ and the other cities that left stores looted and more than 120 people hurt.

3. Volunteers are sifting⁴ through tons of paper at a recycling center in Washington State after police received a tip. Josh Powell may have dumped papers there just days before killing⁵ himself and his two sons last week.

4. And with six awards, Adele has matched Beyonce for most Grammy wins in a night by a female act. Adele's six wins Sunday night include album, record and song of the year. Beyonce set the record two years ago.

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1 autopsy
n.尸体解剖；尸检
参考例句：
They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。 A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。

2 bankruptcy
n.破产；无偿付能力
参考例句：
You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。 His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

3 ashen
adj.灰的
参考例句：
His face was ashen and wet with sweat.他面如土色，汗如雨下。 Her ashen face showed how much the news had shocked her.她灰白的脸显示出那消息使她多么震惊。

4 sifting
n.筛，过滤v.筛( sift的现在分词 )；筛滤；细查；详审
参考例句：
He lay on the beach, sifting the sand through his fingers. 他躺在沙滩上用手筛砂子玩。来自《简明英汉词典》 I was sifting the cinders when she came in. 她进来时，我正在筛煤渣。来自辞典例句

5 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。