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1. Fans at the finish line of the Boston marathon heard the “Star-Spangle Banner” Monday afternoon Meb Keflezighi became the first American to win the race in more than 3 decades. Keflezighi ran the race in 2 hours 8 minutes 37 seconds amid tight security, a year after the bombs near the finish line killed 3 and wounded more than 260.

2. Vice¹ President Joe Biden landed in Kiev for a high profile visit to demonstrate the US commitment to Ukraine and push for implementation² of an international agreement aimed at de-escalating tensions.

3. Officials in Iraq say suicide bombings and other attacks killed at least 30 people Monday and wounded nearly 70 more. The deadliest attack took place in a town south of Baghdad where a suicide bomber³ rammed⁴ an explosive laden⁵ car into a police checkpoint.

4. And under sunny skies the President and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House lawn. In addition to the Egg Rolling, the nearly 30,000 guests participated in the story telling, healthy cooking and sports activities.

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1 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 implementation
n.实施，贯彻
参考例句：
Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

3 bomber
n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者
参考例句：
He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。 Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

4 rammed
v.夯实（土等）( ram的过去式和过去分词 )；猛撞；猛压；反复灌输
参考例句：
Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus. 公共汽车从后面撞来，出租车上的两位乘客受了伤。 I rammed down the earth around the newly-planted tree. 我将新栽的树周围的土捣硬。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 laden
adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的
参考例句：
He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。 Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-26