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1. A federal judge has sentenced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich to 14 years in prison for corruption¹. After years of insisting he was innocent, he told the judge he'd made "terrible mistakes" and acknowledged that he broke the law.

2. A 20-year-old maintenance worker has been arrested in the death of 7-year-old Jorelys Rivera. The Georgia girl was abducted², sexually assaulted and killed at this apartment complex last week. Her body was found in a dumpster on Monday.

3. Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested again Wednesday and arraigned³ on new charges brought by two new accusers. He now faces more than 50 charges involving 10 alleged⁴ victims of sex abuse.

4. American Airlines is using social media to explain its actions after Alec Baldwin took to Twitter to complain that he was booted from a flight. Without naming the actor, the airlines said on its Facebook page that an extremely vocal⁵ customer refused to turn off his phone when asked to do so by a flight attendant.

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1 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

2 abducted
劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )；使（肢体等）外展
参考例句：
Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。 The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

3 arraigned
v.告发( arraign的过去式和过去分词 )；控告；传讯；指责
参考例句：
He was arraigned for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被提讯。 She was arraigned for high treason. 她被控叛国罪。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

5 vocal
adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目
参考例句：
The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。 Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。