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Residents of norhtern New England and the Upper Midwest could be plagued by power outages well into the week after ice and snow struck both areas over the weekend.

A top U.N. official says there are still sporadic¹ clashes in Bor, South Sudan where U.S. military aircraft came under fire while evacuating² Americans on Saturday. Several thousands foreign nationals remain there.

Former New England Patriot³ Aaron Hernandez is due in court on Monday as he faces murder charges. The defense⁴ is accusing prosecutors⁵ of violating a gag order and jeopardizing⁶ Hernandez's right to a fair trial.

And Feliz Navidad! Richard Reyes is taking on the character of Pancho Claus and bringing holiday cheers to Hispanic kids in Texas. He's been doing it for decades.

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1 sporadic
adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的
参考例句：
The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。 You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。

2 evacuating
撤离，疏散( evacuate的现在分词 )；排空（胃肠），排泄（粪便）；（从危险的地方）撤出，搬出，撤空
参考例句：
The solution is degassed by alternately freezing, evacuating and thawing. 通过交替的冻结、抽空和溶化来使溶液除气。 Are we evacuating these potential targets? 能够在这些目标地域内进行疏散吗？

3 patriot
n.爱国者，爱国主义者
参考例句：
He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。 He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。

4 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 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。

6 jeopardizing
危及，损害( jeopardize的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Plans may also become inefficient in the attainment of objectives by jeopardizing group satisfactions. 用危及群体利益方法去达到目标的计划，也是无效率的。 That boosted government revenues in the short term, but is now jeopardizing them. Morales将天然气工业，电信业和部分采矿业收归国有的举措吓跑了投资者们。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-27