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1. Senior US officials are laying out their case for a military strike against Syria to lawmakers in a classified briefing. Meanwhile, Secretary of State John Kerry is citing fresh evidence that the Syrian government used sarin gas on civilians¹.

2. The wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park has become the fourth-largest in California history. The two-week-old rim² fire claimed that spot as it grew to 348 square miles Saturday.

3. British broadcaster David Frost has died. He was best known in the US for his series of interviews with former president Richard Nixon. The 74-year-old suffered an apparent heart attack on a cruse ship.

4. And Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a new oceanarium at a university in Vladivostok. Even taking time to shake hands with the inhabitants.

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1 civilians
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )；老百姓
参考例句：
the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀 At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

2 rim
n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界
参考例句：
The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。 She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-04