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Protesters return to the riot-scarred streets of Ferguson Tuesday a day after violence erupted after the annoucement that officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted¹. With hundreds of additional national guard troops assisting police, there was less looting and destruction.

While Americans get ready for Thanksgiving, rough weather is threatening to disrupt holiday travel. A storm packing ice and snow is expected to hit the East Coast from Washington to Boston, messing up plans for millions who hope to travel for the holiday.

Hong Kong authorities cleared more protester barricades² from a pro-democracy protest camp on Wednesday in the volatile³ district. It was part of a 2-day operation where police arrrested more than 100 people including key student leaders.

A wildlife park in the Netherlands is celebrating a rare birth of polar bear triplets. The proud mama bear gave births to her cubs⁴ on Saturday.

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1 indicted
控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。 He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

2 barricades
路障，障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。 Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。

3 volatile
adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质
参考例句：
With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。 His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

4 cubs
n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮 Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。来自《简明英汉词典》

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-11-30