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1. Ron Barber, an aid to former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords won a special election to succeed her Tuesday night. Barber who almost lost his life in the shooting spray that wounded Giffords faces Republican Jesse Kelly.

2. Testimony¹ in Jerry Sandusky child molestation² trial enters its third day today. As prosecutors³ continue building their case against the former Penn State assistant coach.

3. Car bombs in four Iraqi cities Wednesday have killed more than 50 people. Officials in Baghdad say the blasts targeted Shiite religious processions. They say dozens more were wounded, and the death toll⁴ is likely to rise.

4. A man accused of killing⁵ three people at a party near Auburn university turned himself in Tuesday after a three-day manhunt. Desmonte Leonard surrendered to authorities and was taken into US Marshal custody⁶ Tuesday night. He is expected to appear court Wednesday or Thursday.

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1 testimony
n.证词；见证，证明
参考例句：
The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。 He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

2 molestation
n.骚扰，干扰，调戏；折磨
参考例句：
Michael Jackson is arrested by police on charges of child molestation. 2003年的今天，迈克尔·杰克逊因被警方指控有儿童性骚扰行为而被捕。来自互联网 Jackson pleads not guilty on the molestation charges. 2004年：杰克逊认罪不认罪的性骚扰指控。来自互联网

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。

4 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

5 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。

6 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。