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1. At least three people in two states will split the 448.4-million-dollar Powerball jackpot. Two winning tickets were sold in New Jersey¹ and one was sold in Minnesota. One store owner in New Jersey says he will give his proceeds for selling a winning ticket back to the community.

2. A thousand firefighters are battling a spreading wildfire in the inland mountains of Southern California. The fire in the San Jacinto Mountains has grown from 7,000 acres to 10,000 acres overnight. Two firefighters and a civilian² have been hurt.

3. Heavy rain from the Nashville metro³ area eastward⁴ has triggered flash flooding. Dozens of people had been rescued from rising water. More than four inches of rain had fallen by Thursday afternoon.

4. NOAA is now live streaming a deep sea exploration off Nantucket and tens of thousands of people are tuning⁵ in. NOAA's ship and its robotic sub explore the ocean's thousands of species, garnering⁶ about 50,000 visits a day to the live stream.

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1 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

2 civilian
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。 He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

3 metro
n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)
参考例句：
Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？ The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

4 eastward
adv.向东；adj.向东的；n.东方，东部
参考例句：
The river here tends eastward.这条河从这里向东流。 The crowd is heading eastward,believing that they can find gold there.人群正在向东移去，他们认为在那里可以找到黄金。

5 tuning
n.调谐，调整，调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调
参考例句：
They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。来自《简明英汉词典》 The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 garnering
v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的现在分词 )
参考例句：
And at the forefront was Bryant, garnering nothing but praise from his coaches and teammates. 而站在最前沿的就是科比，他也因此获得了教练和队友的赞美。来自互联网

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-08-12