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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia to meet with that country's king. He is there to discuss the disappearance¹ and alleged² killing³ of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

People in the Florida panhandle are still trying to track down friends and loved ones after hurricane Michael.

Authorities south of Nashville say a mother and 4 children were found dead in a home. The county sheriff says there is no reason to believe that any suspects are at large.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The 65-year-old Allen was a billionaire philanthropist, technology investor⁴ and owned several sports teams.

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1 disappearance
n.消失，消散，失踪
参考例句：
He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。 Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

2 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 investor
n.投资者，投资人
参考例句：
My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。 The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 微软联合创始人保罗·艾伦去世