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This week, public apology by the Ferguson police chief over the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown has been dismissed by the 18-year-old's parents. Speaking with the Associated Press, Brown's mother says she wants quote caption¹, not words.

Former Ohio congressman² James Traficant who spent years in prison after he was convicted of corruption³ has died at the age of 73. Traficant was hospitalized Tuesday when a tractor he was riding on flipped⁴ over on him.

Chelsea Clinton and her husband Marc Mezvinsky are celebrating the birth of their first child Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky. Chelsea announced the news on Facebook and Twitter saying she and her husband are full of love, awe⁵ and gratitude⁶.

Dressed in a tuxedo⁷, and putting a special lace behind it actor George Clooney rode a water taxi up the Grand Canal in Venice. Clooney's representative says he's married human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin in a private ceremony.

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1 caption
n.说明，字幕，标题；v.加上标题，加上说明
参考例句：
I didn't understand the drawing until I read the caption.直到我看到这幅画的说明才弄懂其意思。 There is a caption under the picture.图片下边附有说明。

2 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

3 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

4 flipped
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )；按（开关）；快速翻转；急挥
参考例句：
The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。 The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

5 awe
n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧
参考例句：
The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。 The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

6 gratitude
adj.感激，感谢
参考例句：
I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。 She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

7 tuxedo
n.礼服，无尾礼服
参考例句：
Well,you have your own tuxedo.噢，你有自己的燕尾服。 Have I told you how amazing you look in this tuxedo?我告诉过你穿这件燕尾服看起来很棒吗？

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-10-06