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1. President Barack Obama says the country's economic comeback will be driven by communities in places like Iowa, and not by politicians in Washington. He is touring the mid-west and says the economy in agricultural communities isn't as strong as it needs to be.

2. The leaders of France and Germany are calling on European Union nations to join together under a new government. They say a true European economic government would consist of the heads of state and government of all Eurozone nations.

3. A Federal judge in Kentucky has ordered the detention¹ of an Australia man accused of attaching a fake bomb to a teenager's neck. Paul Doug Peters was arrested Monday. He faces an extradition² hearing in October.

4. A stolen Rembrandt sketch³ has been recovered. The 350-year-old artwork worth 250,000$ was swiped from the lobby of a California hotel Saturday. It was found at a California church and authorities say it doesn't appear to be damaged.

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1 detention
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
参考例句：
He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。 He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

2 extradition
n.引渡（逃犯）
参考例句：
The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。 He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

3 sketch
n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述
参考例句：
My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。 I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。