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Congress returns to the Capitol on Monday with no clear end to the partial shutdown in sight. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham encouraged President Trump¹ to reopen the government while continuing negotiations² with Democrats³.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Saudi Arabia on Monday. Big topics include Iran, Syria, Yemen and the killing⁴ of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

A shooting wounded 2 people outside a popular mall in Utah on Sunday. Hundreds of people took a shelter until police could evacuate⁵ the building. Up to 3 suspects were at large.

Tens of thousands of Los Angeles school teachers are set to go on strike on Monday. The school district has hired hundreds of substitutes and plans to keep schools open.

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1 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )；谈判；完成（难事）；通过
参考例句：
negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判 Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

3 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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。

5 evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！ They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

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