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1. Bahrain's military says it has taken control of key parts of the capital and banned gatherings¹. Riot police stormed a protest camp in Bahrain Wednesday night. Medical officials say at least four people were killed and dozens hurt in the crackdown.

2. President Obama heads west to talk technology today. He'll meet with Facebook founder² Mark Zuckerberg and Google co-founder Eric Schmidt. He's expected to call for increased investments in education and innovation.

3. A Florida woman has pleaded not guilty to allegation she killed her two teenagers. Julie Schenecker was in court Wednesday. Prosecutors³ say she shot her son inside a van and her daughter while the girl was doing her homework.

4. And a new home for some big cats. Twenty-five lions, rescued from circuses in Bolivia, will now live at a sanctuary⁴ just outside Denver. TV personality and animal advocate Bob Barker paid for the airlift.

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1 gatherings
聚集( gathering的名词复数 )；收集；采集；搜集
参考例句：
His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。 During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

2 Founder
n.创始者，缔造者
参考例句：
He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。 According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

3 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。

4 sanctuary
n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区
参考例句：
There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。 Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。