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1. President Obama could ask Congress on Tuesday to authorize¹ military force against Islamic State militants². It would be the first war voting in Congress since the one that authorized³ the war in Iraq in 2002.

2. Some Alabama counties are issuing marriage licenses⁴ to same sex couples while others are not. Federal ruling striking down Alabama same sex marriage ban went into effect Monday, but the state's chief judge ordered officials not to issue licenses to same sex couples.

3. A juvenile⁵ judge in suburban⁶ is ordering a confidence hearing for an 11-year-old girl. The girl was accused of beating to death a 2-month-old infant who was staying in her house.

4. And a 15-vehicle pileup on the New Jersey⁷ turnpike left one person died and several injured. The incident happened during a mix of freezing weather, rains and snow flurry.

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1 authorize
v.授权，委任；批准，认可
参考例句：
He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。 Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。

2 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。

3 authorized
a.委任的，许可的
参考例句：
An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

4 licenses
n.执照( license的名词复数 )v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
Drivers have ten days' grace to renew their licenses. 驾驶员更换执照有10天的宽限期。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Jewish firms couldn't get import or export licenses or raw materials. 犹太人的企业得不到进出口许可证或原料。来自辞典例句

5 juvenile
n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的
参考例句：
For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。 Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。

6 suburban
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
参考例句：
Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。 There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

7 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-2-18