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1. Republicans in the House released a two-track plan, increasing the nation's borrowing cap by a trillion dollars and then a larger increase next year. All depending on Congress passing cuts to programs like Medicaid.

2. The NFL Players Association approves the terms of a labor¹ agreement, ending a four-and-a-half months lockout. This comes after owners approved a deal but some issues were left unresolved for players.

3. That gunman in Norway confesses to bombing buildings in Oslo and opening fire at a youth camp. A prosecutor² says Anders Breivik was calm at a hearing, seemingly unaffected by what happened.

4. Police say an autopsy³ has not determined⁴ the cause of death for singer Amy Winehouse. The 27-year-old struggled with alcohol and drug abuse for years and was found dead on Saturday.

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1 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。 He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 prosecutor
n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人
参考例句：
The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。 The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

3 autopsy
n.尸体解剖；尸检
参考例句：
They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。 A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。

4 determined
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。 He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。