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1. More meetings ahead for dealing¹ with the debts. President Barack Obama says both parties will sit down on Sunday for some hard bargaining, trying to get a deal done by August 2nd to raise the debt limit.

2. Casey Anthony could be getting out of jail by Wednesday. A judge sentenced the young mom to four years for lying but she served most of that. Anthony was acquitted² of murder in the death of her daughter Caylee.

3. The News of the World tabloid³ in Britain is closing after publishing its last edition on Sunday. This comes after a phone-hacking scandal, tapping into voice mail messages of celebrities⁴ and families of grieving soldiers.

4. From the tops of mountains, a celebration at Peru's Machu Picchu, marking the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Inca ruins.

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1 dealing
n.经商方法，待人态度
参考例句：
This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。 His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 acquitted
宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )；使（自己）作出某种表现
参考例句：
The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。 Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

3 tabloid
adj.轰动性的，庸俗的；n.小报，文摘
参考例句：
He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.他口头对小报新闻进行了抨击。 He believes that the tabloid press has behaved disgracefully.他认为小报媒体的行为不太光彩。

4 celebrities
n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉
参考例句：
He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。 a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目