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1. Temperatures are plunging¹ well below zero across much of the US, as a weather system known as a polar vortex sends the nation into a deep freeze. Wind chill warnings are in effect from Montana to Alabama.

2. One person is dead and two others were hurt after a plane crashed in Aspen Colorado. The 3 crew members were the only people on board.

3. Iraq’s Prime Minister is urging residents of the western city of Fallujah to expel al-Qaeda militants². Al-Qaeda forces overran the city last week.

4. And Dennis Rodman is in North Korea with a team of fellow former NBA players. They are planning to play an exhibition game on North Korea leader Kim Jong Un’s birthday.

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1 plunging
adj.跳进的，突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-01-09