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Egyptian security forces cleared supporters of ousted¹ president Mohammed Morsi from two sit-in camps. Protesters said at least 25 demonstrators died.

A fast-moving wild fire destroyed at least a dozen homes. It forces many residents to evacuate² from Northern Utah. Authorities said the fire is threatening even more homes.

Police in Northern Louisiana killed gunman who had taken three hostages in a bank on Tuesday. One hostage has also died.

And? it's the date set for New Jersey³ special senate election. Democrats⁴ nominated Newark Mayor Cory Booker. Republicans nominated ?former Bogarda? mayor Steve Lonegan?

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1 ousted
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )；革职；罢黜；剥夺
参考例句：
He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。 He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

2 evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！ They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

3 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

4 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-08-17