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1. The co-founder of the Tucson Tea Party, Trent Humphries, tells the AP he's worried about threats he’s received in recent days. James Fuller, one of 13 people injured in last week's shooting rampage, was arrested at a town hall meeting Saturday when he took a picture of Humphries and then said “You’re dead.”

2. The father of a nine-year-old girl killed during a meet-and-greet with congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords says some of his daughter's organs have been donated to a girl in the Boston area. John Green told the Boston Globe that use of the transplants¹ has lifted his spirit.

3. Police in Hungary say three young women are dead after a stampede involving thousands at a Budapest nightclub. Medical investigators² are working to determine the cause of their deaths, but authorities say they believe the victims were trampled³.

4. In Tunisia, authorities are struggling to restore order after a weekend of looting and random⁴ violence. Gunfight first erupted in the North African nation Friday when its leader of more than 20 years fled to Saudi Arabia.

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1 transplants
n.（器官、皮肤、头发等的）移植( transplant的名词复数 )；移植的器官，移植物
参考例句：
The heart transplants have been read about and discussed everywhere. 人们已读到关于心脏移植的报道，到处都在议论此事。来自《简明英汉词典》 A number of terms are used in various classifications of transplants. 移植物的各种分类中应用了一系列的名词。来自辞典例句

2 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 trampled
踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 )；践踏；无视；侵犯
参考例句：
He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob. 他紧抓着他兄弟的胳膊，怕他让暴民踩着。 People were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit. 有人在拼命涌向出口时被踩在脚下。

4 random
adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
参考例句：
The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。 On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-20