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1. Former Boston crime boss, “Whitey” Bulger, has been convicted in a string of extreme 11 killings¹ and other underworld crimes. The 83-year-old Bulger faces life in prison for his role in the killings during the 1970s and 80s while he led in the Winter Hill Gang, Boston’s Irish mob.

2. Egypt's interim² government has postponed³ plan to disperse⁴ sit-ins in Cairo after supporters of toppled President Mohammed Morsi flooded into two protest camps. The decision leaves open hope for talks. But the Islamists have rejected negotiations⁵ with the new government.

3. Federal authorities say the 16-year-old girl who was kidnapped last weekend and rescued in Idaho has returned to California with her father. Hannah Anderson was reunited with her father Brett Anderson, at a hospital in Boise.

4. And in Baltimore, scientists are developing a vegan fish food that can be fed to meat eating fish. Pellets made of corn, soybean and protein supplement are being fed to striped bass⁶ and other popular species. The vegan mixture produces a cleaner fish and should be on the market in five years.

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1 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。

2 interim
adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间
参考例句：
The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。 It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

3 postponed
vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）
参考例句：
The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。 The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

4 disperse
vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散
参考例句：
The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。 The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

5 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )；谈判；完成（难事）；通过
参考例句：
negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判 Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

6 bass
n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴
参考例句：
He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。 The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-08-15