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1. French president Francois Hollande and other dignitaries held a special ceremony on Sunday to honor those killed in the Islamic Extremists attacks around Paris in 2015. Hollande along with the mayor of Paris unveiled a plaque¹ and laid flowers at the place of De republique honoring the victims.

2. Participants have turned to disappointment as yet again no lucky lottery² player's members matched that of the six Powerball number during Saturday night's drawing. The newly-estimated 1.3 billion dollars Jackpot is still up for grabs and the next drawing will take place on Wednesday.

3. Mexican Law enforcement officials say that an secret interview with actor Sean Penn helped authorities locate drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. Guzman was arrested early Friday after a shoot-out in his home state. Guzman's contact with actors and producers for a biopic gave law enforcement a new lead on tracking the kingpin.

4. And across the globe, those daring to bare it all are the transit³ without pants on for the annual "No Pants Day". In Budapest, people stripped off their trousers and board their local tube trains. On New York city, residents sat on subway to participant in the unusual fashion statement.

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1 plaque
n.饰板，匾，(医)血小板
参考例句：
There is a commemorative plaque to the artist in the village hall.村公所里有一块纪念该艺术家的牌匾。 Some Latin words were engraved on the plaque. 牌匾上刻着些拉丁文。

2 lottery
n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事
参考例句：
He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。 They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

3 transit
n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过
参考例句：
His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。 The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-1-12