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1. The State Department says it has had at least one direct conversation with Iran over allegations of an assassination¹ plot on US soil. The US says Iran was behind a plot to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the US.

2. Conviction in Connecticut in the case of 2007 home invasion where a woman and her two daughters were killed. A second co defendant² was found guilty and could face the death penalty. The other defendant was already sentenced to death.

3. An explosion at a restaurant in Rio de Janeiro was caught on a security camera. The blast killed at least three people and injured 13. A gas leak is likely to blame.

4. In Grand Junction³, Colorado, drivers are doing a double-take after a 9-year old does some driving with mom and a ten-month old in the car. Police are investigating. The mother is facing charges.

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1 assassination
n.暗杀；暗杀事件
参考例句：
The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。 Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

2 defendant
n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的
参考例句：
The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。 The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。

3 junction
n.连接，接合；交叉点，接合处，枢纽站
参考例句：
There's a bridge at the junction of the two rivers.两河的汇合处有座桥。 You must give way when you come to this junction.你到了这个路口必须让路。