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Political change has swept the nation. Republicans took control of the Senate on election day and solidified¹ their majority in the House. The GOP picked up at least 7 Senate seats.

Republicans also had a strong showing in the races for governor, winning elections in Florida, Massachusetts and elsewhere including a surprising upset in Maryland.

Authorities say the trail of eveidence from an abduction caught on video in Philadelphia has led them to a convenince store in Maryland. The suspect's identity remains² unknown.

And a new survey says people with mobile phones text and drive even though they are aware of the danger. 25% say they are fullly capable of multitasking behind the wheel.

Matt Small, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 solidified
（使）成为固体，（使）变硬，（使）变得坚固( solidify的过去式和过去分词 )；使团结一致；充实，巩固；具体化
参考例句：
Her attitudes solidified through privilege and habit. 由于特权和习惯使然，她的看法变得越来越难以改变。 When threatened, he fires spheres of solidified air from his launcher! 当危险来临，他就会发射它的弹药！

2 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-11-09