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1. Gunfire at the Pentagon is being described by officials as "a random¹ event", not part of a larger plot. Parts of two bullets were found embedded² in two windows, shattering but not breaking them. For a while, police closed down the area.

2. That former JetBlue flight attendant who had a meltdown pleads guilty to attempted criminal mischief³ charges. Steven Slater pulled the emergency chute after landing, then used it after he says a passenger was rude to him.

3. Protests in France with police firing tear gas at high school students. This came after students hurled⁴ stones and set a car on fire, all during nationwide strikes, protesting change in the retirement⁵ age.

4. Actor Tom Bosley has died. He is most remembered for his role as the father on television's long-running "Happy Days". Later, Bosley had roles on "Murder, She Wrote", and as a murder-solving priest on the "Father Dowling Mysteries". Bosley was 83.

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1 random
adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
参考例句：
The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。 On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

2 embedded
a.扎牢的
参考例句：
an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg 取出扎入他腿部玻璃的手术 He has embedded his name in the minds of millions of people. 他的名字铭刻在数百万人民心中。

3 mischief
n.损害，伤害，危害；恶作剧，捣蛋，胡闹
参考例句：
Nobody took notice of the mischief of the matter. 没有人注意到这件事情所带来的危害。 He seems to intend mischief.看来他想捣蛋。

4 hurled
v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂
参考例句：
He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。 The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 retirement
n.退休，退职
参考例句：
She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。 I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。