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1. Prosecutors¹ are expected to file a criminal complaint charging Michael Jackson's doctor with involuntary manslaughter any day now. Dr. Conrad Murray's attorney says his client is prepared to turn himself in if charges are filed. Jackson died last year after being given a powerful anesthetic² and two other sedatives³.

2. The Nigerian man accused of trying to take down an airliner⁴ on Christmas Day is cooperating now with investigators⁵. Officials say Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has been discussing his contacts in Yemen and providing intelligence in multiple terrorism investigations⁶. It is unclear if the man has a deal with the government.

3. Three US soldiers among seven people killed when a bomb exploded in northwest Pakistan. The bomb struck a security convoy⁷, not far from the Afghan border. US soldiers were training local security forces at the time of the blast.

4. Iran has unveiled a domestically-built satellite booster rocket, part of the country's ambitious space program, that has some world leaders worried because the same technology could be used to launch satellites and to deliver warheads. Tehran says it needs the satellites to monitor natural disasters and improve telecommunications.

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1 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

2 anesthetic
n.麻醉剂，麻药；adj.麻醉的，失去知觉的
参考例句：
He was given a general anesthetic.他被全身麻醉。 He was still under the influence of the anesthetic.他仍处在麻醉状态。

3 sedatives
n.镇静药，镇静剂( sedative的名词复数 )
参考例句：
A wide variety of mild sedatives and tranquilizers have become available. 现在有许多种镇静剂和安定剂。来自辞典例句 Since July 1967 there has been a restriction on the prescribing of sedatives in Australia. 自从1967年7月起，澳大利亚的镇静药处方受到限制。来自辞典例句

4 airliner
n.客机，班机
参考例句：
The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。 The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。

5 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 investigations
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )；侦查；科学研究；学术研究
参考例句：
His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。 He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

7 convoy
vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队
参考例句：
The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。 Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。