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1. President Barack Obama is trying to give some help for those with student loan debt. He says the executive actions will allow borrowers to get lower interest rate and will reduce their payments.

2. Hurricane Rina has weakened some as it nears Mexico. It's now a category one storm. However, forecasters say it could cause some trouble in southern Florida, where it's expected to pass early next week.

3. The digging continues in Turkey. Three people are rescued from the rubble¹ on Wednesday. However, officials say time is running out to find any more.

4. The Texas Rangers² will have to wait another day to try to wrap up their World Series win. Game six with the Cardinals³ has been postponed⁴ due to inclement⁵ weather in St. Louis.

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1 rubble
n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾
参考例句：
After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。 After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

2 rangers
护林者( ranger的名词复数 )；突击队员
参考例句：
Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？来自超越目标英语第3册 Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。来自超越目标英语第3册

3 cardinals
红衣主教( cardinal的名词复数 )；红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）；基数
参考例句：
cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教 A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。

4 postponed
vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）
参考例句：
The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。 The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

5 inclement
adj.严酷的，严厉的，恶劣的
参考例句：
The inclement weather brought forth a host of diseases.恶劣的天气引起了种种疾病。 They kept on going,even through the inclement weather.即使天气恶劣，他们还是执意要去。