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1. Anger and grief have boiled over into a violent protest in the western Turkish town of Soma, where officials said at least 245 miners died in a coal mine explosion and fire.

2. The Pentagon is trying to transfer convicted national security leaker Private, Chelsea Manning to a civilian¹ prison so she can get treatment for her gender² disorder³.

3. A spokeswoman from an Orlando hospital says two employees tested negative for the rare MERS virus. Days after coming into contact with a Saudi resident with the 2nd confirmed case in the US.

4. Former President Bill Clinton is vouching⁴ for his wife Hillary’s health, after recent speculation⁵ by Republican strategist Karl Rove, that she may have suffered a brain injury last year. When asked at a Washington conference about Rove’s remarks, Clinton said that “she is still quicker than I am”.

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1 civilian
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。 He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

2 gender
n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性
参考例句：
French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。 Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

3 disorder
n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调
参考例句：
When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。 It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

4 vouching
n.（复核付款凭单等）核单v.保证( vouch的现在分词 )；担保；确定；确定地说
参考例句：
These are references vouching for his ability. 这些都是证明他能力的介绍信。来自互联网 If you want to test, to test a Vouching Clerk is also more useful to some. 你如果要考，去考个单证员还更有用一些。来自互联网

5 speculation
n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机
参考例句：
Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。 There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-05-20