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1. Police in Oregon say a gunman fatally shot a student at a high school near Portland. Authorities said Tuesday, the suspect was also dead and the situation is now stabilized¹, but no word on the motive².

2. Gunmen in Pakistan attacked a training facility for airport police near the Karachi Airport, forcing a temporary suspension of flights and triggering a brief shootout with security forces. This comes just days after a Taliban assault on the country’s busiest airfield³.

3. General Motor CEO says a thorough review of safety issues at the company has not turned up any more serious problems. The announcement came ahead of GM’s annual shareholders⁴ meeting.

4. And former conjoined twins, Emily and Caitlin Copeland, are celebrating their 18th birthday today. They were born joined at the liver. But a successful separation surgery allowed them to lead normal lives and graduate co-valedictorians from a Huston High School.

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1 stabilized
v.（使）稳定，（使）稳固( stabilize的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The patient's condition stabilized. 患者的病情稳定下来。 His blood pressure has stabilized. 他的血压已经稳定下来了。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 motive
n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的
参考例句：
The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。 He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

3 airfield
n.飞机场
参考例句：
The foreign guests were motored from the airfield to the hotel.用车把外宾从机场送到旅馆。 The airfield was seized by enemy troops.机场被敌军占领。

4 shareholders
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。 the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-06-14