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A lawyer for the doctor charged for MIchael Jackson's death says the singer died from drugs he injected on his own. The defense¹ team claim Jackson swallowed several pills used to treat insomnia² on the morning he died. He gave himself anesthetics ,creating a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly.

Health officials say as many as 14 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to K from Colorado.That would make the outbreak the deadliest more than a decade.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is criticizing Isreal's announcement of 1100 new housing units in east Jerusalem, calling the plan counter-productive.Palestanis are calling for a freeze on contruction before they return to peace talks.

NASA says it has finally figured out where a dead satellite fell back to earth on Saturday. Authority say the debris³ would scatter⁴ over the South Pacific Ocean about as far away from large land masses as you can get.

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1 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 insomnia
n.失眠，失眠症
参考例句：
Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.忧虑和紧张会导致失眠。 He is suffering from insomnia.他患失眠症。

3 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

4 scatter
vt.撒，驱散，散开；散布/播；vi.分散，消散
参考例句：
You pile everything up and scatter things around.你把东西乱堆乱放。 Small villages scatter at the foot of the mountain.村庄零零落落地散布在山脚下。