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1.The White House is condemning¹ the taking of dozens of hostages including Americans in Algeria, militants² linked to rebel Islamists in Mali claimed that 35 hostages were killed during a rescue attempt, they say 7 hostages survived, so far the White House has not confirmed the status of the Americans.

2.Airlines around the world are joining the FEA in grounding Boeing's newest jet liner, there is a concern that lesion in battery in the 787 can overheat and cause a fire.

3.A consultant³ for the Anafelt Draft says lingering questions about whether man Ted⁴ Tell was involved in the hooks could affects his career, he says teams may be less willing to draft the life back in April.

4.And this two year old platypus⁵ in Australia may soon be reaching celerity status, it is part of the world's first attraction that allows visiters to take a dip with the playful platypus, the * have very successful right 7 a little creature so far.

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1 condemning
v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地
参考例句：
The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。 I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 consultant
n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生
参考例句：
He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。 Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

4 ted
vt.翻晒，撒，撒开
参考例句：
The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。 She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

5 platypus
n.鸭嘴兽
参考例句：
The platypus spends a great deal of its time looking for food. 鸭嘴兽要用大量的时间去觅食。 One of the mascots was the platypus.吉祥物之一是鸭嘴兽。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-22