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1. President Barack Obama says the US and world will be forced to ratchet up the pressure if Russia doesn't change its path in Ukraine. The

president met with Ukraine's new prime minister as a referendum approaches in Crimea on whether to leave Ukraine and join Russia federation¹.

2. 2 people are dead, more than 20 have been injured, more than a dozen people are missing after an explosion possibly triggered by a gas leak

leveled 2 buildings in New York Harlem neighborhood.

3. Arizona governor Jane Brewer² has Brewer months of speculation³ by announcing she won't be seeking a third term in office. She got national attention

several times in recent years, over controversies⁴ regarding immigration, health-care and gay right.

4. A Nobel peace prize in the 1930s is heading to the auction⁵ block in New York city. It was awarded to Argentina's former minister in 1936 for his

role ending a war between Paraguay and Bolivia.

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1 federation
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
参考例句：
It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。 Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

2 brewer
n. 啤酒制造者
参考例句：
Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。 I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职，做一名酿酒人。

3 speculation
n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机
参考例句：
Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。 There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

4 controversies
争论
参考例句：
We offer no comment on these controversies here. 对于这些争议，我们在这里不作任何评论。来自英汉非文学 - 历史 The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。来自辞典例句

5 auction
n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖
参考例句：
They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。 They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-03-17