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The Senate is set to vote on Thursday on dueling¹ proposals to end the government shutdown. The Republican and Democratic measures are both expected to fall short of the 60 votes they need.

Venezuela's opposition² plans to fill the streets with nationwide protests on Wednesday. The opposition says President Nicolas Maduro must go for democracy to be restored.

Los Angeles teachers plan to be back in school on Wednesday. Union officials say a deal to end the six-day strike received overwhelming support.

A new round of winter weather is pounding areas of the Midwest. Snow and ice were blamed for dangerous driving in states including Kansas, Illinois and Wisconsin.

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1 dueling
n. 决斗, 抗争(=duelling) 动词duel的现在分词形式
参考例句：
More light-hearted But somewhat puzzled, Vladimir prepared to meet Eugene on the dueling ground. 弗拉基米尔心里轻松了一些，但仍感到有些困惑，在这种心情下，他准备去决斗场地迎战叶甫盖尼。来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学 They had been dueling for hours and finally called a draw. 他们一直决斗了数小时，最后打成平局。

2 opposition
n.反对，敌对
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The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 委内瑞拉爆发全国游行