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　　1. Federal officials are denying that a suspect is in custody¹ in the Boston Marathon bombings. A law enforcement official had told several media outlets² that a suspect was in custody. But the FBI and the US Attorney’s office in Boston dispute that.

　　2. The FBI says the letters that were sent to President Barack Obama and Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker are related. And both were postmarked more than a week ago in Memphis. The agency says the substance in both letters has tested positive in preliminary tests for poisonous ricin.

　　3. It’s the latest twist in the case of a north Texas prosecutor³ and his wife found shot to death at their home. Two months after an assistant prosecutor was gun down, authorities have now charged the wife of a former justice of the peace in the 3 killings⁴. Kim William is being held on one million dollars bond.

　　4. And Britain is saying goodbye to former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher⁵. Dignitaries from around the world gathered at St, Paul’s Cathedral in London. And the public lined the streets to catch a glimpse of Thatcher’s coffin⁶.

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1 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。

2 outlets
n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店
参考例句：
The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。来自《简明英汉词典》 They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 prosecutor
n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人
参考例句：
The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。 The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

4 killings
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )；突然发大财，暴发
参考例句：
His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。 The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

5 thatcher
n.茅屋匠
参考例句：
Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher. 汤姆 - 索亚和撒切尔法官同乘一条小艇。来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险 Mrs. Thatcher was almost crazed; and Aunt Polly, also. 撒切尔夫人几乎神经失常，还有波莉姨妈也是。来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

6 coffin
n.棺材，灵柩
参考例句：
When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。 The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-04-22