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1. Mindy McCready's ex-boyfriend says she threatened to kill herself earlier this month after she lost custody¹ of her sons, but was somehow released from rehab. he said it was a big mistake to allow McCreedy to leave.

2. Los Angeles Lakers' owner Jerry Buss has died at age 80. Buss shepherded the NBA franchise² to 10 championships. He transformed the Lakers into Southern California's most beloved sports franchise and a worldwide extension of Hollywood glamour³.

3. Nike says it has no plans for Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius in future ad campaigns. That comes after the the South African sports star was charged with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend.

4. And nearly 380,000 people turned out for the traditional radish festival in China's Shandong province. Celebrants scarfed down 80 tons of the veggies.

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1 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

2 franchise
n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权
参考例句：
Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。 The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

3 glamour
n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住
参考例句：
Foreign travel has lost its glamour for her.到国外旅行对她已失去吸引力了。 The moonlight cast a glamour over the scene.月光给景色增添了魅力。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-02-22