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1. New Orleans evacuees¹ have been told they can't go home again yet. Mayor Nagin is telling residents to wait in shelters and motels for a few more days. Meantime, those who stay behind are already cleaning up the mess in Hurricane Gustav's wake.

2. A 22-year-old allegedly confessed to brutally² killing³ a New York college student. Kevin Pravia was found dead Sunday night with an electrical cord wrapped around his neck. He was apparently⁴ suffocated⁵ with a pillow.

3. After pausing for a day for Hurricane Gustav, Republicans gathered in Minnesota have turned their convention back onto a political track. President Bush will speak by satellite tonight from the White House. And former Democratic vice⁶ presidential nominee⁷ Joe Lieberman and former Senator Fred Thompson are expected to take the stage.

4. Even with his golf done for the year, Tiger Woods found something to celebrate Tuesday. His wife is pregnant with their second child. The couple's daughter, Sam, was born after the 2007 US Open.

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1. in sb's/sth's wake:
behind or after someone or something.

2. suffocate: v.
If someone suffocates⁸ or is suffocated, they die because there is no air for them to breathe.

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1 evacuees
n.被疏散者( evacuee的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Moreover, for multi-exits, evacuees select a exit based on game theory. 在有多个出口时，疏散人员根据对策论选择出口。来自互联网 Evacuees wade through flooded area following heavy monsoon rains in Peshawar on Saturday, July 31, 2010. 撤离灾区涉水通过后在白沙瓦沉重的季风降雨在周六，2010年7月31日。来自互联网

2 brutally
adv.残忍地，野蛮地，冷酷无情地
参考例句：
The uprising was brutally put down.起义被残酷地镇压下去了。 A pro-democracy uprising was brutally suppressed.一场争取民主的起义被残酷镇压了。

3 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

5 suffocated
（使某人）窒息而死( suffocate的过去式和过去分词 )；（将某人）闷死；让人感觉闷热；憋气
参考例句：
Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. 许多狗在热烘烘的汽车里给闷死了。 I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift. 呼吸器上的管子脱落时，我差点给憋死。

6 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

7 nominee
n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者
参考例句：
His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。 Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

8 suffocates
（使某人）窒息而死( suffocate的第三人称单数 )；（将某人）闷死；让人感觉闷热；憋气
参考例句：
Greed suffocates humanity and intuitive knowledge. 贪婪可以灭绝人性和良知。 The thick scent of aromatic plants tears at the throat and suffocates in the vast heat. 植物发散发出的浓郁香气在喉咙里撕裂，在炎热的天气下令人窒息。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-03