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1. Limited flights are resuming at certain airports in Europe, five days after a volcanic¹ ash cloud forced planes to remain on the ground. Only a few flights are being allowed in and out of France today. And European officials say it will take several days for regular traffic to resume.

2. Police have not identified the gunman who opened fire at a Tennessee hospital, killing² one woman before committing suicide. A taxi driver says he drove the gunman to the hospital. That cab driver says the gunman gave him 20 dollars and told him to wait. It was then when the gunman pulled a weapon from his waist and started shooting. Two other women were injured and remain hospitalized.

3. A San Francisco man has pleaded not guilty to making threatening phone calls to House speaker Nancy Pelosi over her support of health care reform. Prosecutors³ say Gregory Lee Giusti made at least 48 calls to Pelosi's San Francisco...

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1 volcanic
adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的
参考例句：
There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。 Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

2 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。

3 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。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-23)