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1. North Carolina is voting Tuesday on a constitutional amendment¹ defining marriage as solely² between a man and a woman. More than 500,000 voters have already cast early ballots³.

2. A showdown vote looms⁴ in the Senate as lawmakers go on record about preventing federal student loan interest rate from doubling for millions of students.

3. The latest take on the underwear bomb is being examined at the FBI's explosives lab in Virginia. The device did not contain mental, but it is not clear whether new body scanners could detect it.

4. A jury in Michigan will hear opening statements in the trial of a man accused of going on a stabbing rampage two years ago. The 49-year-old suspect is charged with three murders and six attempted murders in the Flint area.

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1 amendment
n.改正，修正，改善，修正案
参考例句：
The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。 The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

2 solely
adv.仅仅，唯一地
参考例句：
Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。 The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。

3 ballots
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。来自《简明英汉词典》 The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 looms
n.织布机( loom的名词复数 )v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的第三人称单数 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近
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All were busily engaged,men at their ploughs,women at their looms. 大家都很忙，男的耕田，女的织布。来自《简明英汉词典》 The factory has twenty-five looms. 那家工厂有25台织布机。来自《简明英汉词典》