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1. JetBlue Airline says the pilot of a plane that was heading from New York to Las Vegas experienced a medical situation. The airline isn't getting any more specific about why the pilot began stumping¹ around the plane, talking about Iraq, Iran and Al Qaeda. The pilot was taking to the hospital after the plane made an emergency stop in Amarillo, Texas.

2. Firefighters near Denver hope to use air tankers² to battle a wild fire. That's scored 7 square miles. The fire has prompted the evacuation of 900 homes.

3. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich laid off about one third of his staff. His spokesman says Gingrich will focus his energy on trying to convince delegates to support him instead of Mitt³ Romney.

4. And Pope Benedict'll meet former Cuba leader Fidel Castro Wednesday. The Pope is wrapping up his visit to Cuba with a flight to Italy set for Wednesday evening.

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1 stumping
僵直地行走，跺步行走( stump的现在分词 )；把（某人）难住；使为难；（选举前）在某一地区作政治性巡回演说
参考例句：
She's tired of stumping up for school fees, books and uniform. 她讨厌为学费、课本和校服掏腰包。 But Democrats and Republicans are still dumping stumping for the young. 但是民主党和共和党依然向年轻人发表演说以争取他们的支持。

2 tankers
运送大量液体或气体的轮船[卡车]( tanker的名词复数 )；油轮；罐车；油槽车
参考例句：
They should stop offloading waste from oil tankers into the sea. 他们应当停止从油轮上往海里倾倒废弃物。 The harbour admits large tankers and freighters. 这个港口容得下巨型油船和货轮。

3 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。