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1. Herman Cain says he was accused of sexual harassment¹, but the allegations were false. He says he has never sexually harassed² anyone. A report in Politico says a trade group he had settled complaints from at least two women. Cain says if there were settlements, he is not aware of them.

2. Trick-or-treating has been canceled or postponed³ in some communities in the Northeast. That's after the weekend storm dumped as much as 30 inches of heavy, wet snow. Schools and roads are closed in some communities, where it's been one of the earliest snow days off from school in memory.

3. NATO's top official is in Tripoli to mark the end of the alliance's 7-month campaign over Libya. The campaign played a key role in ousting⁴ Gadhafi. The NATO mission ends at midnight Monday Libyan time.

4. Prosecutors⁵ have been cross-examining an anesthesia expert testifying as a defense⁶ witness in the trail of Michael Jackson's doctor. The witness says Dr. Conrad Murray deviated from the standard of care by using the anesthetic propfol to help Michael Jackson sleep

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1 harassment
n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱
参考例句：
She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。 The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

2 harassed
adj. 疲倦的，厌烦的动词harass的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。 harassed mothers with their children 带着孩子的疲惫不堪的母亲们

3 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。

4 ousting
驱逐( oust的现在分词 )；革职；罢黜；剥夺
参考例句：
The resulting financial chaos led to the ousting of Bristol-Myers' s boss. 随后引发的财政混乱导致了百时美施贵宝的总裁下台。 The ousting of the president has drawn widespread criticism across Latin America and the wider world. 洪都拉斯总统被驱逐时间引起拉丁美洲甚至全世界的广泛批评。

5 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 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。