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Defense¹ Secretary Mark Esper says the U.S. and South Korea have indefinitely postponed² a joint³ military exercise as an “act of goodwill⁴" toward North Korea. Esper made the announcement early Sunday alongside his South Korean counterpart during an Asia Defense Ministers' conference. Meanwhile - Japan is criticizing the move- its Defense Minister saying “no one could be optimistic about" changing the North's behavior.

Democrats⁵ celebrating a win in deeply coservative Louisiana Sunday with the re-election of Democratic governor John Bel Edwards. The win is a shock to Republicans who hoped to reclaim⁶ the seat on the strength of President Donald Trump's popularity.

Gearing up for a potential Democratic presidential run - former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg apologized for the city's controversial 'stop and frisk' policy. Addressing a black church in Brooklyn Sunday he said he was “sorry" and acknowledged it often led to the disproportionate detention⁷ of people of color. The policy gave the NYPD wide latitude⁸ to stop and search people they suspected of committing a crime.

And visitors to Venice better bring their rubber boots. The city coped with another exceptional high tide in a season that is setting records for flooding. More than five feet of floodwaters surged through the Lagoon⁹ city on Sunday. Officials say hundreds of millions in damage have been caused as the city is both sinking into the mud and facing rising sea levels due to climate change.

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1 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 postponed
vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）
参考例句：
The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。 The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

3 joint
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。 We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

4 goodwill
n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉
参考例句：
His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。 We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

5 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 reclaim
v.要求归还，收回；开垦
参考例句：
I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。 You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。

7 detention
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
参考例句：
He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。 He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

8 latitude
n.纬度，行动或言论的自由(范围)，(pl.)地区
参考例句：
The latitude of the island is 20 degrees south.该岛的纬度是南纬20度。 The two cities are at approximately the same latitude.这两个城市差不多位于同一纬度上。

9 lagoon
n.泻湖，咸水湖
参考例句：
The lagoon was pullulated with tropical fish.那个咸水湖聚满了热带鱼。 This area isolates a restricted lagoon environment.将这一地区隔离起来使形成一个封闭的泻湖环境。

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