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1. International criticism of Egypt's military rulers mounted Wednesday as police clashed for a fifth day with protesters demanding the military relinquish¹ power immediately. A rights group raised the death toll² for the wave of violence to at least 38.

2. President of Russia said Wednesday that if Washington continues to ignore his country's demands about a proposed US missile shield in Europe, Russia will deploy³ new missiles aimed at the United States and put arms control on hold. The White House said the US will not change its missile defense⁴ plans.

3. Millions of Americans are on the road this Thanksgiving according to travel tracker AAA. About 42.5 million people are expected to drive, fly or ride trains to their Thanksgiving destination. That's the highest number since the start of the recession.

4. President Barack Obama exercised one of his presidential duties at the White House Wednesday. Obama pardoned the official national Thanksgiving turkey during a Rose Garden ceremony. Liberty and its alternate Peace will retire to Mount Vernon.

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1 relinquish
v.放弃，撤回，让与，放手
参考例句：
He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。 They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。

2 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

3 deploy
v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开
参考例句：
The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。 The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

4 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。