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1. President Barack Obama is praising Health-Care workers battling Ebola in Africa. Doctor Kent Brantly who was infected while working in Liberia was among those Obama recognized Wednesday at White House. Obama says he doesn't want such workers to discourage from volunteering there.

2. Defense¹ secretary Chuck Hagel announced Wednesday troop returning from West Africa will go into supervised isolation² for 21 days. With more than 1000 troops already there helping³ the fight against Ebola, Hagel says the families of military personnel are looking for a safety valve against the disease.

3. A convicted series Rapist from Massachusetts was caught in New York after cutting off his GPS tracking device. And going on a cross-country crime spree for over a month, Gregory Lewis was captured late Tuesday after fleeing a traffic stop.

4. And 100 robots are competing to be crowned Robot game in Poland. It's all part of Robocop or whimsical robots are put through their paces. Organizors hope the event encourges young people to develop their interest in science and technology.

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1 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。

2 isolation
n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离
参考例句：
The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。 He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

3 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。 By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-11-03