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1. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is condemning¹ the slayings of ten medical aid workers in Afghanistan, including six Americans. The ten were gunned down while on a medical mission. The Taliban has claimed credit for the attack.

2. Federal authorities say two men who escaped from an Arizona prison and a woman thought to have helped them are believed to be in the area around Yellowstone National Park. The Marshals Service says Tracy Province, John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch may be hiding in portions of the park that span Montana and Wyoming.

3. A tornado² in the northern Minnesota county of Wilkin shredded³ a farmhouse⁴. A storm chaser captured this video. Remarkably⁵, no one was hurt.

4. First Lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha had lunch with Spain's king and queen. The king gave Mrs. Obama some seeds for the White House garden as a parting gift. After lunch, the first lady's party was due to fly back to the US.

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1 condemning
v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地
参考例句：
The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。 I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 tornado
n.飓风，龙卷风
参考例句：
A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。 The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

3 shredded
shred的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce. 先铺一层碎生菜叶，再把鱼放上，就可以上桌了。 I think Mapo beancurd and shredded meat in chilli sauce are quite special. 我觉得麻婆豆腐和鱼香肉丝味道不错。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 farmhouse
n.农场住宅（尤指主要住房）
参考例句：
We fell for the farmhouse as soon as we saw it.我们对那所农舍一见倾心。 We put up for the night at a farmhouse.我们在一间农舍投宿了一夜。

5 remarkably
ad.不同寻常地，相当地
参考例句：
I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。 He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。