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1. The Senate defeats a Republican effort to roll back the president's policy on contraception insurance coverage¹. The measure would have allowed employers and insurance providers to opt² out of health care legislation.

2. The Red Cross says it has permission from Syrian authorities to enter a neighborhood in Homs, bringing in emergency supplies, carrying out evacuations.

3. The cleanup goes on in parts of the Midwest and South after tornadoes³ killed 13 people. But in places like Harrisburg, Illinois, more severe weather could be on the way.

4. Conservative media activist⁴ Andrew Breitbart dies in Los Angeles after collapsing⁵ near his home. He was 43. Breitbart is remembered for his role in the resignation of Congressman⁶ Anthony Weiner among other stories.

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1 coverage
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。 This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

2 opt
vi.选择，决定做某事
参考例句：
They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。 Will individual schools be given the right to opt out of the local school authority?各个学校可能有权选择退出地方教育局吗？

3 tornadoes
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。来自互联网 Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。来自互联网

4 activist
n.活动分子，积极分子
参考例句：
He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。 He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

5 collapsing
压扁[平]，毁坏，断裂
参考例句：
Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。 The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。

6 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。