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1. The latest storm to roll off the nature’s assembly line is spreading heavy snow and sleet¹ along the northeast corridor. Airlines grounded more than 6,000 flights. And in the north, the dig out has just begun.

2. You don’t have to be just male or female on a Facebook profile anymore. The social media giant is offering customizable options with nearly 50 terms of gender² identity. The move is aimed at giving people more choices to describe themselves.

3. Media giant Comcast says it will buy Time Warner Cable for 45 billion and change. The deal unites the top 2 TV cable giants. The all-stock deal should be completed by the end of the year.

4. And in Sochi Russian figure skaters Evgeni Plushenko announced he's retiring. Plushenko suffered an injury in practice and withdrew from the competition.

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1 sleet
n.雨雪；v.下雨雪，下冰雹
参考例句：
There was a great deal of sleet last night.昨夜雨夹雪下得真大。 When winter comes,we get sleet and frost.冬天来到时我们这儿会有雨夹雪和霜冻。

2 gender
n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性
参考例句：
French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。 Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-02-18