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Special Counsel Robert Mueller is set to testify before two house committees this week. Republicans promise tough questions while Democrats¹ say they'll focus on evidence of wrongdoing by President Trump².

Puerto Rico could see one of its biggest protests yet. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are expected to shut down a busy highway Monday as they push the territory's governor to resign.

Israel is demolishing³ dozens of Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem. Israel says they're too close to the West Bank border. Residents say they had legitimate⁴ Palestinian authority permits to build.

And tens of thousands of homes and businesses lost power in New York City amid a brutal⁵ heat wave. Some people had their power back on by early Monday morning.

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1 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。

3 demolishing
v.摧毁( demolish的现在分词 )；推翻；拆毁（尤指大建筑物）；吃光
参考例句：
The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings. 这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。来自《用法词典》 Conventional demolishing work would have caused considerable interruptions in traffic. 如果采用一般的拆除方法就要引起交通的严重中断。来自辞典例句

4 legitimate
adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法
参考例句：
Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。 That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

5 brutal
adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的
参考例句：
She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。 They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

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