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More than 200 mayors across the United States are urging Senators to return to Washington and deal with bipartisan gun safety legislation. They want the Senate to pass a pair of bills expanding background checks. House lawmakers passed them earlier this year.

President Trump¹ has returned to the White House after visiting shooting victims, medical workers and first responders in El Paso and Dyaton. Demonstrators were in hand in both cities, many blaming Trump's rhetoric² for inflaming³ tensions.

A man is in custody⁴ in Southern California, accused of stabbing 4 people to death in 2 different cities. Police say the suspect wounded two other people and robbed several businesses.

And Defense⁵ Secretary Mark Esper visited Mongolia and was presented with a horse. Esper named the horse "Marshall" after the WWII General who later became Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State.

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1 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。

2 rhetoric
n.修辞学，浮夸之言语
参考例句：
Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？ Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

3 inflaming
v.（使）变红，发怒，过热( inflame的现在分词 )
参考例句：
And, by inflaming the liver, hepatitis can adversely affect dozens of life processes. 而肝脏的炎症又会对数十种生命过程产生有害影响。来自辞典例句 Your throat are inflaming. 你的喉部发炎了。来自互联网

4 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

5 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

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