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1. A plane from Atlanta skidded¹ off a runway before the airport while landing and coming to rest *. 60 people on the plane were hurt.

2. Convicted murderer Jodi Arias² was spared of a death penalty after the jury's deadlock³ whether she should be executed or sentenced to prison for life. It marked the second time a jury was unable to reach a decision on her punishment. It means the judge will sentence Arias to either life prison or life assured with a possibility of release after 25 years.

3. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus will * the show like the kind of elephants for its performances by 2015, saying the growing public concerns how the animals are treated led to the decision.

4. Federal prosecutors⁴ say they will not file criminal charges against NASCAR driver Kurt Busch following * of domestic violence by his ex-girlfriend. NASCAR officials definitely defended Busch last month.

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1 skidded
v.（通常指车辆）侧滑( skid的过去式和过去分词 )；打滑；滑行；（住在）贫民区
参考例句：
The car skidded and hit a lamp post. 那辆汽车打滑撞上了路灯杆。 The car skidded and overturned. 汽车打滑翻倒了。

2 arias
n.咏叹调( aria的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Can you pick out the operatic arias quoted in this orchestral passage? 你能听出这段管弦乐曲里有歌剧式的咏叹调吗？来自辞典例句 The actions are large and colour, there are arias and recitatives. 动作夸张而华美，有唱段也有宣叙部。来自辞典例句

3 deadlock
n.僵局，僵持
参考例句：
The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。 The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。

4 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-3-10