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1. Police in Baltimore say Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was not to blame for a fender-bender he had Thursday night. Phelps will be cited for driving without a license¹ and failure to establish residency in Maryland. Phelps lived in Michigan for four years till he moved back to his native Maryland last year.

2. President Barack Obama is admonishing² the media. He says news outlets³ are giving too much attention to angry protesters at town hall meetings on health care. He says that TV loves a ruckus.

3. Crews battling wildfires across California are getting more manpower and some help from a Mother Nature in the form of higher humidity and light wind. The blazes have forced thousands of people to leave their homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

4. Eunice Kennedy Shriver has been laid to rest by her family at a cemetery⁴ on Cape⁵ Cod⁶. Mourners lit candles from the Special Olympics torch at the service.

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1 license
n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许
参考例句：
The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。 The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

2 admonishing
v.劝告( admonish的现在分词 )；训诫；（温和地）责备；轻责
参考例句：
It is waste of time, admonishing you. 劝告你简直是浪费工夫。来自辞典例句 To date, the Doctrine of Cheng Fu still exerts its admonishing effect. 时至今日，承负说仍具有警示作用。来自互联网

3 outlets
n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店
参考例句：
The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。来自《简明英汉词典》 They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 cemetery
n.坟墓，墓地，坟场
参考例句：
He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。 His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

5 cape
n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风
参考例句：
I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。 She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

6 cod
n.鳕鱼；v.愚弄；哄骗
参考例句：
They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。 Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-08-17