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President Trump's former lawyer returns to Capitol Hill for more testimony¹ on Wednesday. The House Intelligence Committee will hear from Michael Cohen behind closed doors.

The Lee County, Alabama Sheriff says fewer than 10 people remain missing after Sunday's tornado². At least 23 people are known dead. And residents are still looking for victims, pets and belongings³.

Anger flared⁴ at a Sacramento City Council meeting, following the arrest of more than 80 demonstrators. The protests came after officials decided⁵ not to charge 2 police officers in the shooting death of an unarmed black man.

The last American made Chevy Cruze comes off the assembly line at the GM plant in Lordstown, Ohio on Wednesday. It's the first of 5 plants that General Motors plans to close by early next year.

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1 testimony
n.证词；见证，证明
参考例句：
The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。 He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

2 tornado
n.飓风，龙卷风
参考例句：
A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。 The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

3 belongings
n.私人物品，私人财物
参考例句：
I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。 Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

4 Flared
adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的动词flare的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
The match flared and went out. 火柴闪亮了一下就熄了。 The fire flared up when we thought it was out. 我们以为火已经熄灭，但它突然又燃烧起来。

5 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 科恩回到国会山继续作证