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1. President Barack Obama has signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. JOBS legislation includes key initiatives to help small businesses and startups grow and create jobs.

2. Residents in the suburb of Damascus have endured eight hours of shelling. It's part of an assault by Syria's military on the capital. Violence has officials doubting that the country's government will abide¹ by a ceasefire plan next week.

3. Rick Perry is in Lancaster, Texas, one of the neighborhoods hit hard by Tuesday's tornadoes². The governor credits the fact that no one died with the work of first responders.

4. And the judge overseeing Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse case says an ongoing³ secret grand jury investigation⁴ is complicating⁵ his trial. He says he won't have a decision until next week on a defense⁶ request for the charges to be dismissed.

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1 abide
vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受
参考例句：
You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。 If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

2 tornadoes
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。来自互联网 Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。来自互联网

3 ongoing
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。 The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

4 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 complicating
使复杂化( complicate的现在分词 )
参考例句：
High spiking fever with chills is suggestive of a complicating pylephlebitis. 伴有寒战的高热，暗示合并门静脉炎。 In America these actions become executive puberty rites, complicating relationships that are already complicated enough. 在美国，这些行动成了行政青春期的惯例，使本来已经够复杂的关系变得更复杂了。

6 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。