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1. President Obama is set to sign the JOBS Act at the White House today. JOBS stands for Jumpstart Our Business Startups. It includes initiatives to help small businesses grow.

2. Texas Governor Rick Perry is set to tour tornado¹ damage around Dallas. Twenty people were hurt, a few seriously when tornado slammed into the area.

3. The Oakland California University shooting suspect appeared in court Wednesday. One Goh was charged with seven counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder.

4. Protesters in Greece threw Molotov cocktails² and clashed with police overnight. They are angry over the death of a 77-year-old man who wrote in a suicide note that he killed himself because of the Greek debt crisis.

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1 tornado
n.飓风，龙卷风
参考例句：
A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。 The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

2 cocktails
n.鸡尾酒( cocktail的名词复数 )；餐前开胃菜；混合物
参考例句：
Come about 4 o'clock. We'll have cocktails and grill steaks. 请四点钟左右来，我们喝鸡尾酒，吃烤牛排。来自辞典例句 Cocktails were a nasty American habit. 喝鸡尾酒是讨厌的美国习惯。来自辞典例句