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1. The government will not shut down, at least for now. President Barack Obama says he will sign a stop-gap bill, cutting billions of dollars and keeping the government running for a couple of more weeks.

2. In Germany, the airport says two of its airmen have been killed, two wounded in a shooting outside the Frankfurt Airport. Gunman, a citizen of Kosovo, opened fire on a bus of the airmen.

3. A small Kansas church snares¹ a victory at the US Supreme² Court with Justices saying the First Amendment³ protects church member rights to protest outside military funerals. The church says the deaths

are in response to America's tolerance⁴ for gays.

4. The world's first-ever robot marathon in Japan. These tiny racers went the distance 26.2 miles, taking 55 hours and a few battery changes along the way.

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1 snares
n.陷阱( snare的名词复数 )；圈套；诱人遭受失败（丢脸、损失等）的东西；诱惑物v.用罗网捕捉，诱陷，陷害( snare的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
He shoots rabbits and he sets snares for them. 他射杀兔子，也安放陷阱。来自《简明英汉词典》 I am myself fallen unawares into the snares of death. 我自己不知不觉跌进了死神的陷阱。来自辞典例句

2 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 amendment
n.改正，修正，改善，修正案
参考例句：
The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。 The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

4 tolerance
n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差
参考例句：
Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。 Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。