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President Trump¹ is dropping his bid to have a citizenship² question on next year's census³. Instead, he is instructing federal agencies to compile the information from existing data bases.

Wind and Rain from tropical storm Barry have begun to reach the Louisiana coastline. The storm is expected to reach hurricane strength and make landfall by early Saturday.

Evacuations have been ordered from two towns on Hawaii's Maul-island due to a brush fire. Some flights to the island's main airport have been diverted.

And the US Coast Guard says a cutter intercepted⁴ a submarine suspected of smuggling⁵ drugs. Video shows Coast Guard officers boarding the sub and ordering those on board to open the hatch.

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1 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 citizenship
n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)
参考例句：
He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。 Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

3 census
n.(官方的)人口调查，人口普查
参考例句：
A census of population is taken every ten years.人口普查每10年进行一次。 The census is taken one time every four years in our country.我国每四年一次人口普查。

4 intercepted
拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 )；截住；截击；拦阻
参考例句：
Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。 Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。

5 smuggling
n.走私
参考例句：
Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。 The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 夏威夷茂尔岛发生丛林大火