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1. The three leading Democratic presidential candidates are honoring the memory of Martin Luther King Junior. Barack Obama, John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton were all at the State House in Colombia, South Carolina. Thousands turned out for the rally honoring the civil rights leader just five days before the state's primary.

2. There is a new warning about caffeine and pregnancy¹. Researchers in California warn pregnant women who drink two or more caffeinated drinks double their risk of having a miscarriage². That's because the stimulant³ constricts⁴ blood vessels⁵ and may reduce blood flow to the fetus⁶.

3. Osama Bin⁷ Laden⁸'s son wants to be an ambassador for peace between Muslims and the west, so Omar Bin Laden and his wife are planning a 3000 mile horse race across North Africa to draw attention to the cause. The 26-year-old is one of the notorious Al-Qaeda leader's nineteen children.

4. And check out the so-called "crutch⁹ bandit". This man dressed like a ninja waved and shot a pistol while holding up a New Mexico bank. The suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was hurt in Sunday's holdup.

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1 pregnancy
n.怀孕，怀孕期
参考例句：
Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。 Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

2 miscarriage
n.失败，未达到预期的结果；流产
参考例句：
The miscarriage of our plans was a great blow.计划的失败给我们以巨大的打击。 Women who smoke are more to have a miscarriage.女性吸烟者更容易流产。

3 stimulant
n.刺激物，兴奋剂
参考例句：
It is used in medicine for its stimulant quality.由于它有兴奋剂的特性而被应用于医学。 Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。

4 constricts
压缩，压紧，使收缩( constrict的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The tumour constricts the nerves. 肿瘤压迫神经。 Fat constricts the blood vessels, making your circulation bad. 脂肪压缩血管，造成你的血液循环不畅。

5 vessels
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人
参考例句：
The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。来自《简明英汉词典》 All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 fetus
n.胎，胎儿
参考例句：
In the fetus,blood cells are formed in different sites at different ages.胎儿的血细胞在不同时期生成在不同的部位。 No one knows why a fetus is not automatically rejected by the mother's immune system. 没有人知道为什么母亲的免疫系统不会自动排斥胎儿。

7 bin
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。 He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

8 laden
adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的
参考例句：
He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。 Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

9 crutch
n.T字形拐杖；支持，依靠，精神支柱
参考例句：
Her religion was a crutch to her when John died.约翰死后，她在精神上依靠宗教信仰支撑住自己。 He uses his wife as a kind of crutch because of his lack of confidence.他缺乏自信心，总把妻子当作主心骨。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-01-22