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1. Congressional leaders will head back to the White House tomorrow. They try to work out a deal to raise the debt ceiling and cut federal spending. President Obama says he’ll reject any short-term solution to the problem.

2. A massive dust storm swept into the Phoenix¹ area last night, drastically reducing visibility across much of the valley. A local TV station reports the dust storm was roughly 50 miles wide. Flights of the Phoenix air port were grounded for about an hour.

3. The Coast Guard says the search will continue for 7 Americans missing off the coast of Mexico. Their fishing boat capsized on Sunday. The entire crew and 19 others were rescued. Rescuers have found only debris² since.

4. And some extra baggage for a woman leaving a Mexican prison. The 19-year-old tried to sneak³ her husband out in a suitcase. Authorities become suspicious when the woman appeared nervous while wheeling the bulky suitcase.

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1 phoenix
n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生
参考例句：
The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。 The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

2 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

3 sneak
vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝)；偷偷摸摸做；n.潜行；adj.暗中进行
参考例句：
He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。 I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。