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1. Egypt's military has ousted¹ President Mohammed Morsi. He's been replaced by the chief justice of the Supreme² Constitutional Court. Morsi is reported to be in an undisclosed location.

2. A plane carrying Bolivia's president is continuing on to Bolivia after a refueling stop in the Canary Islands. Bolivia accused the United States of ordering European countries to block the flight from their airspace, due to rumors³ that NSA leaker Edward Snowden was aboard.

3. The end may be near for a three-day-old transit⁴ strike in the San Francisco Bay area. A union negotiator says some progress has been made in talks.

4. And Buttercup is a lucky duck. Born with a backwards⁵ foot, he just got a new one thanks to a 3D printing company in Nashville.

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1 ousted
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )；革职；罢黜；剥夺
参考例句：
He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。 He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

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 rumors
n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷
参考例句：
Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。来自《简明英汉词典》 Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 transit
n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过
参考例句：
His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。 The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

5 backwards
adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地
参考例句：
He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。 All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-08