TikTok Faces U.S. Ban Amid Legal Battle
TikTok, a popular app with 170 million U.S. users, may shut down in the U.S. on Sunday due to a federal ban. The ban requires TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell its U.S. operations. If ByteDance fails to comply, TikTok will no longer be available on app stores, and U.S. companies must stop supporting the app.

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  shut down (關閉，停止運作)
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  We plan to shut down operations in US after Monday.
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  federal ban (聯邦禁令)

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China is reportedly considering letting Elon Musk take over TikTok’s U.S. operations to avoid a potential ban, according to Bloomberg News.

• Reportedly 據報導
• Take over 接管
• potential ban 可能的禁令
• according to 根據

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Trump Has Big Plans for Greenland and Panama Canal

• 常見句 Has big plans for 對… 有大計劃

Donald Trump recently made some surprising statements about his plans. He said he might use military force to take control of two places: Greenland and the Panama Canal.

• 語塊 use military force 用軍事力量
• 片語動詞 take control of 掌控；接管

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VPN Use Surges in Florida and South Carolina After New Internet Laws
Florida and South Carolina have seen a huge rise in people using VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) after new laws were introduced to block access to adult websites without government-approved ID.
Searches for "free VPN" jumped by over 400% in these states at the start of the year, according to Google Trends. Researchers also found a 1,150% increase in demand for VPNs in Florida.

• a huge rise in: 大幅增加
• block access to: 阻止進入
• Jumped by over 400%: 成長超過 400%

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A tragic incident occurred at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, when a car drove into a crowd of people on December 22, 2024. The attack resulted in five deaths, including four women and a nine-year-old boy, while about 200 people were injured. The authorities are investigating the incident, which shocked the local community.

• 搭配詞: "tragic incident" (悲劇性事件)
• 搭配詞: "resulted in" (導致)
• 時間表達模式: "occurred at [地點] on [日期]"

練習一：完成句子 在空格填入 who、which 或 that：

1. The man _____ drove the car was arrested.
2. The Christmas market, _____ was very crowded, was in Magdeburg.
3. The warning _____ came from Saudi Arabia was important.

練習二：合併句子 使用 who、which 或 that 連接這些句子：

1. The police received information. The information was about the suspect. → The information _____ the police received was about the suspect.
2. Many people were injured. These people were at the market. → The people _____ were at the market were injured.

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Luigi Mangione, 26, is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on December 4, 2024. He allegedly used a "ghost gun"—a homemade firearm without serial numbers, making it untraceable.

• 語塊 is accused of 被指控
• 單字 allegedly 據稱
• She allegedly cheated on the exam, but no evidence has been found.
• 單字 homemade 自製
• He brought a homemade cake to the party.

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The Incident
On December 4, 2024, Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot outside a hotel in Manhattan during his company’s investor conference. The attack happened in broad daylight, surprising many people. Witnesses saw the suspect run away, and police quickly started investigating.

• 搭配詞 broad daylight 大白天
• The robbery happened in broad daylight, and no one could believe it.

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On December 4, 2024, at approximately 6:45 a.m., UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was walking toward the New York Hilton Midtown hotel in Manhattan.

• At approximately 大約…（時間） 
• Walking toward 走向
• 注意：was walking toward 過去進行式表示過去的行為

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In a late-night TV speech, President Yoon Suk Yeol said he had no choice but to use martial law to protect South Korea’s freedom and constitution.

• 別無選擇，只能（做某事）
• I had no choice but to apologize for my mistake.

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A court in South Korea has sentenced a young man to a suspended prison term for deliberately putting on excessive weight to dodge mandatory military service.

• Suspended prison term 緩刑判決
• The judge gave him a suspended prison term of six months if he behaves well.
• Deliberately 故意地
• He deliberately ignored my question because he didn’t want to answer.
• Dodge 逃避

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The Land God (土地公) is the biggest “landowner” in New Taipei City, with 312 properties worth NT$1.3 billion (US$40.64 million) registered under the deity’s name, the New Taipei City Government said today.

• Landowner 地主
• Properties 地產
• 搭配詞 registered under 登記於… 
• Deity 神明

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