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1. The terrorists who seized a mall in Nairobi, Kenya, say they are still holding hostages. Al-Shabab made the announcement on Twitter.

2. President Obama speaks to the UN¡¯s General Assembly Tuesday. He is expected to signal his willingness to engage Iran, if that country makes nuclear concessions¹.

3. Rescue workers in China used bamboo and ladders to save a family of seven, stranded² in the massive floods caused by a typhoon.

4. And closing arguments began Tuesday in the Michael Jackson civil negligence³ case. Jackson¡¯s family is accusing concert promoter AEG of hiring the doctor who was convicted of giving the singer an overdose of medication.

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1 concessions
n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权
参考例句：
The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。 The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

2 stranded
a.搁浅的，进退两难的
参考例句：
He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里，身无分文，一筹莫展。 I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

3 negligence
n.疏忽，玩忽，粗心大意
参考例句：
They charged him with negligence of duty.他们指责他玩忽职守。 The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-01