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Police say Dayton gunman Connor Betts' background wouldn't have stopped him from buying the rifle and ammunition¹ he used to kill nine people. Meanwhile high-school classmates say he was suspended for keeping lists of those he wanted to kill and girls he wanted to sexually assault.

Six of the 20 people killed by a gunman in El Paso, Texas were Mexican nationals. Mexico's Foreign Minister has labeled the shooting an act of terrorism.

President Trump² is condemning³ the pair of wicked shootings, saying "hate has no place in our country." He also says shootings have been going on for years and in his words, "we have to get it stopped."

And flights were canceled and train service was disrupted amid huge pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Police used tear gas to disperse⁴ the demonstrators in at least one area.

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1 ammunition
n.军火，弹药
参考例句：
A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。 They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

2 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。

3 condemning
v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地
参考例句：
The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。 I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 disperse
vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散
参考例句：
The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。 The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

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