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More countries and airlines are grounding their respective fleets of Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliners following Sunday's air disaster in Ethiopia that claimed the lives of 157 people. The victims came from 35 different countries, including 8 from the US.

The White House is defending the President's new 4.7-triilion-dollar budget proposal, which calls for more defense¹ spending, cuts to many domestic programs, and 8.6 billion dollars in new spending for the President's border wall.

Prime Minster Theresa May flew to France for talks with EU leaders Monday as she scrambles² to save her Brexit deal from defeat in Parliament. The head of the European Parliament says a disorderly Brexit must be avoided at all costs. Britain's House of Commons is set to vote the deal Tuesday.

Keep an eye on this lucky pedestrian who avoided a brush with serious injury or death when a section of wall above him collapsed³ in high winds. The incident happened in northeast London Sunday.

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1 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 scrambles
n.抢夺( scramble的名词复数 )v.快速爬行( scramble的第三人称单数 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞
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The breaking of symmetry scrambles the underlying order of nature. 对称性的破坏会打乱自然界的根本秩序。来自互联网 The move comes as Japan scrambles for ways to persuade women to have more babies. 这一行动的出现正值日本政府想尽各种办法鼓励妇女多生育孩子。来自互联网

3 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
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Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。 The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 特朗普提出4.7万亿美元提案