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1. Investigators¹ looking for missing Malaysia Airline's flight MH370 are confident the jet was on autopilot when it crashed in a remote part of the Indian Ocean. After analyzing² data between the plane and the satellite, officials announced that the search area would shift further south.

2. San Francisco Giants pitcher³ Tim Lincecum pitched his second no-hitter(a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits) against the San Diego Padres in less than a year. Lincecum struck out six and issued a second inning walk to join Christy Mathewson as the only Giants to toss two no-hitters.

3. Hundreds of villagers fleeing advances by ISIL militants⁴ in Iraq crowded at a checkpoint on the edge of the country's Kurdish-controlled territory. Many refugees were stuck at the checkpoint because they lacked sponsors on the other side.

4. US men's soccer team takes on Germany later today in its final match before the knockout stage of the World Cup. The Americans who are coached by a German need a draw or win to secure a spot in the next round in Brazil.

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1 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 analyzing
v.分析；分析( analyze的现在分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析n.分析
参考例句：
Analyzing the date of some socialist countries presents even greater problem s. 分析某些社会主义国家的统计数据，暴露出的问题甚至更大。来自辞典例句 He undoubtedly was not far off the mark in analyzing its predictions. 当然，他对其预测所作的分析倒也八九不离十。来自辞典例句

3 pitcher
n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手
参考例句：
He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。 Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

4 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-06-30