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1. The White House is condemning¹ bloodshed in Libya. But supporters of Muammar Gaddafi appear to be striking back against protesters in eastern Tripoli. In other places his power appears gone, with military bases abandoned.

2. President Barrack Obama is telling the government to stop defending a law that bans gay marriage, saying it's unconstitutional. But the White House says Obama is still grappling with his own views on gay marriage.

3. The death toll² in New Zealand is holding at 75 people after an earthquake shook Christchurch, leaving much of the city of 350,000 in ruins. Authorities say no one in a seven-story building toppled is still alive.

4. A judge tells actress Lindsay Lohan she will face jail if she accepts a plea deal from prosecutors³ to avoid a trial. She allegedly stole a $2,500 necklace from a jewelery store.

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1 condemning
v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地
参考例句：
The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。 I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

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。