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Crowds celebrated¹ in Puerto Rico Wednesday night as the governor² announced that he'll resign a week from Friday. The governor has been under pressure since crude³ chat messages with his staff were leaked.

South Korea's military says North Korea fired a pair of short-range missiles⁴ into the sea. The North is unhappy about planned US-South Korean military drills.

A school district in Texas is planning to drug test students as young as 12 years old. School officials say kids will only be tested if they want to play sports or join extracurricular activities.

And Dwayne "the rock" Johnson visited protesters who are trying to stop the construction of a telescope in Hawaii. The actor says he stands with the demonstrators who opposed the telescope because it would be on land they consider sacred.

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1 celebrated
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。 The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 governor
n.统治者，地方长官(如省长，州长，总督等)
参考例句：
The governor was an expert at fencing with reporters.这位州长是搪塞新闻记者的能手。 He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。

3 crude
adj.粗鲁的，简陋的，天然的，未加工的；n.原油
参考例句：
The cottage wears a very crude appearance.那幢农舍外观颇为简陋。 Gasoline is distilled from crude oil.汽油是从原油中提炼出来的。

4 missiles
导弹( missile的名词复数 )；投射物
参考例句：
More than ten missiles were decoyed away from targets. 十多枚导弹受骗未命中目标。 The angry crowd at the football match threw bottles and other missiles at the players. 愤怒的观众向足球队员丢瓶子和其他东西。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 波多黎各州长宣布将要辞职