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1. Two hundred workers who clean airplane cabins at New York's LaGuardia Airport picketed¹ outside the terminal over health and safety issues including the Ebola virus. Workers are concerned they may encounter bodily fluid without having on trouble-protective gear.

2. US-led airstrikes pounded the Islamic State group in Kobani today. The coalition² intensified³ its aerial bombardment of female compositions in Syria. US officials say 5 airstrikes south of Kobani destroyed an Islamic State group's support building and damaged a training camp.

3. Authorities say an off-duty St. Louis police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old with fire at him, setting up angry demonstrations⁴ in the area just two months after the death of Michael Brown. The officer was working for a private security company when he got into an altercation⁵ with the 18-year-old. His parents say he was unarmed.

4. And a time capsule dating back to 1901 was uncovered from a statue atop a Boston building. Historians opened a small copper⁶ box, hidden in the head of the lion statue, and found a hard-cover book inside. President of the Bostonian Society said he was absolutely delighted by the discovery.

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1 picketed
用尖桩围住（picket的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
They picketed the restaurant. 他们在饭馆外设置纠察。 Humboldt riotously picketed Von Trenk but the play was a hit. 尽管洪堡肆意破坏《冯·特伦克》的上演，然而这个剧还是轰动一时。

2 coalition
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。 Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 intensified
v.（使）增强，（使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。 The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 demonstrations
证明( demonstration的名词复数 )；表明；表达；游行示威
参考例句：
Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。 The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

5 altercation
n.争吵，争论
参考例句：
Throughout the entire altercation,not one sensible word was uttered.争了半天，没有一句话是切合实际的。 The boys had an altercation over the umpire's decision.男孩子们对裁判的判决颇有争议。

6 copper
n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的
参考例句：
The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。 Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-10-13