美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-08-21_在线英语听力室

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1. Missouri Governor, Jay Nixon has lifted the curfew that has been placed in Ferguson, Missouri, for the past two nights. That’s after calling in the National Guard. Meanwhile, Attorneys for the family of Michael Brown said a private autopsy¹ confirms the teen was shot at least six times, including twice in the head.

2. Vermont’s former GOP Senator, James Jeffords, who tipped control of the Senate away from the GOP when he became an independent in 2001has died at the age of 80.

3. Iraqi army claims its forces along with Kurdish troops have recaptured the Mosul Dam from Islamic militants², following two days of US airstrike. Early Monday, the Islamic State Group insisted it remains³ in control of Iraq’s largest dam.

4. US stock moved higher Monday following big gains in Europe in the latest moves in corporate⁴ deal making. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose a little more than 1 percent while the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite were both up as well.

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1 autopsy
n.尸体解剖；尸检
参考例句：
They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。 A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。

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。

3 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 corporate
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
参考例句：
This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。 His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-08-21