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1. Kenyan police say a major assault by security forces has begun end the two-day hostage crisis at a Nairobi mall. Al-Shabab militants¹ reacted angrily to the helicopters on Twitter. The death toll² since Saturday has reached nearly 70.

2. Chancellor³, Angela Merkel’s conservatives triumphed in Germany’s election Sunday. Merkel’s party could even win the first single party majority in the more than 50 years. She could also find herself leading a grand coalition⁴ government.

3. Gun rights supporters are calling for greater efforts to identify and lock up mental ill people who are dangerous. In the wake of the Navy Yard shootings, the National Rifle Association official Wayne LaPierre told NBC’s “meet the press”, not enough of mentally ill are being committed to psychiatric hospitals.

4. And Meet Henry, the 19-week-old polar bear cub⁵ met the public for the first time Saturday. Henry is the first polar bear born at Sea World on Australia’s Gold Coast.

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1 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。

2 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

3 chancellor
n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长
参考例句：
They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。 He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

4 coalition
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。 Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

5 cub
n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人
参考例句：
The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。 The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-28