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1. Republicans meet again with President Barack Obama looking for an agreement on the Nation's borrowing limit. Earlier Monday House Speaker John Boehner said he agrees with the president that the debt limit need to be raised, but the Republicans would not back any deal that includes a tax increase.

2. A Florida Panhandle town is grieving the loss of a couple and their 5 young children who died in a Western Alabama plane crash. The family was flying back from a family reunion in St. Louis on Saturday when the Cessna went down near Demopolis, Alabama.

3. The death toll¹ rises at Russia after a cruise boat sinks in the Volga River, killing² at least 55 people. Dozens more remain missing. The vessel³ was more than a half century old, carrying 280 people.

4. In Minnesota the state government is shut down, but some employees are still being paid, starting with lawmakers, along with the governor's housekeeper⁴ and personal chef, the budget impasse⁵ is entering its second week there.

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1 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 vessel
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
参考例句：
The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。 You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

4 housekeeper
n.管理家务的主妇，女管家
参考例句：
A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。 She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。

5 impasse
n.僵局；死路
参考例句：
The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。 Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。