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After a week of public hearings, House impeachment¹ investigators² met in private Saturday with Mark Sandy. Sandy is the first White House budget officer to defy president Donald Trump's instructions to not testify about Ukraine and efforts to tie military aid to an investigation³ of Trump's political opponents.

In Bolivia, security forces shot dead 5 supporters of deposed⁴ President Evo Morales. Morales is now in Mexico where he has been granted asylum⁵. He stepped down over suspected elections fraud.

In New Jersey⁶, authorities have charged 5 men, including the alleged⁷ gunman, in connection with a shooting at a high school football game Friday night. Investigators said Saturday, the shooting was the result of “petty vengeance⁸." 3 people were wounded.

Can old dogs learn new tricks? Scientists are recruiting 10,000 pet dogs in the largest ever study of healthy aging in canines⁹. Scientists hope the $23 million-dollar study will help with human longevity¹⁰ and even cancer treatments.

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1 impeachment
n.弹劾；控告；怀疑
参考例句：
Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。 The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

2 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 deposed
v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 )；（在法庭上）宣誓作证
参考例句：
The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。 The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 asylum
n.避难所，庇护所，避难
参考例句：
The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。 Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

6 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

7 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

8 vengeance
n.报复，报仇，复仇
参考例句：
He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。 For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。

9 canines
n.犬齿( canine的名词复数 )；犬牙；犬科动物
参考例句：
For example, the teeth are more primitive. There are large canines and unusually shaped incisors. 譬如，牙齿更为原始，有大的犬齿和非常合适的门齿。来自辞典例句 Well-to-canines can attend doggy daycare centers while their owners work. 富人家的狗在主人上班的时候可以去狗狗托管中心。来自互联网

10 longevity
n.长命；长寿
参考例句：
Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。 Human longevity runs in families.人类的长寿具有家族遗传性。

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