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1. A freight train derailed exploded in Ohio early morning, prompting officials to evacuate¹ it a mile-wide area. Norfolk Southern says about 11 cars derailed, and emergency workers are working to determine what is contained in the blaze.

2. The house will take a vote to repeal² President Obama's healthcare overhaul³ today. The effort is led by Republicans hoping to get some democrats⁴ to decide with them. However, the effort is not expected to go far in the Senate.

3. One of Britain's richest women has been found dead in her London home, but police have not identified the man arrested in connection with her death. The inconclusive autopsy⁵ of American born Eva Rausing is adding more mystery to the case.

4. This treasure trove⁶ baseball cards found in Ohio attic⁷ could be worth millions. Family members were cleaning out their grandfather's home when they stumbled across the collection. The cards are from an extremely rare series issued around 1910.

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1 evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！ They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

2 repeal
n.废止，撤消；v.废止，撤消
参考例句：
He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。 He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。

3 overhaul
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。 It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

4 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 trove
n.被发现的东西，收藏的东西
参考例句：
He assembled a rich trove of Chinese porcelain.他收集了一批中国瓷器。 The gallery is a treasure trove of medieval art.这个画廊是中世纪艺术的宝库。

7 attic
n.顶楼，屋顶室
参考例句：
Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。 What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？