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Israel has stepped up its offenisve against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, hitting scores of targets. Israeli leaders signaled the ground invasion could happy soon to try to stem militant¹ rocket attacks. The Palestinian president accused Israel of committing genocide.

A typhoon in Japan was downgraded to a storm as it swerved² toward the heavily populated main islands Wednesday. Earlier, it slammed the southern islands of Okinawa, dumping heavy rains, knocking out power and injuring dozens of people.

Former New Orleans major Ray Nagin was sentenced to 10 years in prison, convicted on bribery³, money laundering⁴ and curruption charges. Prosecutors⁵ say his criminal activity spanned his two terms as major, including the chaotic⁶ years after hurricane Katrina.

The obscure colonial-era practice of machete fencing is getting new attention in Haiti where a fan group has formed. The Haitian tradition fuses African stick-fighting with European saber fencing and can be traced back to Haiti's Slavery Revolution of the late 1700s.

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1 militant
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
参考例句：
Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。 He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

2 swerved
v.（使）改变方向，改变目的( swerve的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
She swerved sharply to avoid a cyclist. 她猛地急转弯，以躲开一个骑自行车的人。 The driver has swerved on a sudden to avoid a file of geese. 为了躲避一队鹅，司机突然来个急转弯。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 bribery
n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿
参考例句：
FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。 He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

4 laundering
n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）
参考例句：
Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。来自《简明英汉词典》 He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 chaotic
adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的
参考例句：
Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。 The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-07-13