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Mississippi's US Senate runoff election is today. Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is dealing¹ with multiple racial controversies² as she faces Democrat³ Mike Espy⁴.

Special Counsel, Robert Mueller, says former Trump⁵ campaign chair Paul Manafort lied repeatedly to federal investigators⁶ and violated his plea deal. This could subject Manafort to more prison time but cost Mueller a key witness.

Demonstrators in Alabama protesting a police shooting of Ej Bradford Jr. shut down the busy high way. They also marched through the mall, where police responding to a shooting killed Bradford before concluding he wasn't the gunman.

The first picture from the Insight spacecraft on Mars shows a sandy surface and one sizeable rock. The unmanned craft landed on Mars on Monday after a 6-minute plunge⁷ through the Mars atmosphere.

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1 dealing
n.经商方法，待人态度
参考例句：
This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。 His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 controversies
争论
参考例句：
We offer no comment on these controversies here. 对于这些争议，我们在这里不作任何评论。来自英汉非文学 - 历史 The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。来自辞典例句

3 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

4 espy
v.（从远处等）突然看到
参考例句：
Where love fails,we espy all faults.一旦失恋，缺点易见。 Here,from a window,did Guinevere espy a knight standing in a woodman's cart.吉尼维尔是从这里透过窗户看到了站在樵夫车上的骑士。

5 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

6 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》

7 plunge
v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲
参考例句：
Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。 That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP "洞察号"发回第一张照片