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1. Two American aid workers who were infected with the Ebola virus have been discharged from an Atlanta hospital. Officials say that after 3 weeks of treatment, the patients, Doctor Kent Bradley and Nancy WriteBol pose no public health risk.

2. The Justice Department has announced a nearly 17 billion dollars settlement with Bank of America over its role in the sale of mortgage based securities in the run up to the financial crisis in 2008. The settlement is by far the largest deal the DOJ has reached for the bank, calling for Bank of America to provide billions to struggling homeowners.

3. US officials say the Islamic State militants¹ who beheaded an American journalist, James Foley had demanded more than 130 million dollars ransom² for his release. A second official says the demands were sent in emails to Foley’s family after first trying to get the money from his Foley’s employer, Global Post late last year.

4. And you may put down that cup of noodles. A recent study by Baylor Heart and Vascular³ hospital found excessive consumption of Ramen is linked to increased risk of diabetes⁴, heart disease and stroke. The new findings may leave a sour taste in noodle fans’ mouth around the globe.

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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 ransom
n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救
参考例句：
We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。 The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。

3 vascular
adj.血管的，脉管的
参考例句：
The mechanism of this anomalous vascular response is unknown.此种不规则的血管反应的机制尚不清楚。 The vascular changes interfere with diffusion of nutrients from plasma into adjacent perivascular tissue and cells.这些血管变化干扰了营养物质从血浆中向血管周围邻接的组织和细胞扩散。

4 diabetes
n.糖尿病
参考例句：
In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。 Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-08-26