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1. Hillary Clinton has officially kicked off her 2016 presidential run with a video announcement on Sunday. Following her announcement, Clinton is expected to travel to early voting states, including Idaho and New Hampshire.

2. Islamic State militants² hammered, bulldozed and ultimately blew up parts of the ancient Iraqi city of Nimrud, a site dating back to the 13th century BC. Online militant¹ video purportedly³ shows the attack on the city, which has horrified⁴ archaeologists.

3. Pope Francis honored the 100th anniversary of mass killings⁵ of Armenians by killing⁶ it 'the first genocide of the 20th century'. Francis defended his pronouncement by saying it was his duty to honor the memory of those killed.

4. And residents in Serbia got a crack at Easter celebrations with their annual egg cracking festival. The competition marked to be Orthodox Christian⁷ Easter holiday while participants tried to crack their eggs against their competitors in the day-long challenge.

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1 militant
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
参考例句：
Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。 He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

2 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 purportedly
adv.据称
参考例句：
This is purportedly the oldest tree in the world. 据称这是世界上最古老的一棵树。来自互联网 Mayor Oh Se-Hoon launched the campaign last year, purportedly to improve efficiency. 据悉，首尔市市长吴世勋于去年提出了这项旨在提高工作效率的计划。来自互联网

4 horrified
a.(表现出)恐惧的
参考例句：
The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。 We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。

5 killings
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )；突然发大财，暴发
参考例句：
His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。 The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

6 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

7 Christian
adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒
参考例句：
They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。 His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-4-14