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President Biden proposed a $6.8 trillion budget in defiance of Republican calls to scale back government. It has little chance of being enacted.

Xi Jinping Starts Third Term

China's president secured his status as the nation's most powerful leader in decades. Now, he is steeling for an era of superpower contestation.

• contestation: 논쟁,; 쟁점, 주장

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Manhattan prosecutors have signaled to Donald Trump that he could face criminal charges, an indication that they are nearing an indictment.

• indication: (사정, 생각, 감정을 보여주는) 말 (암시/조짐)

The actor Rovert Blake died at 89. His career of gritty roles was eclipsed by his trial and acquittal in his wife's murder.

• gritty: 모래가 든; 투지 있는; 불쾌한 현실을 그대로 보여주는
• acquittal: 무죄 선고

U.S. employers added 311,000 jobs in February, another stronger-than-expected showing for the labor market.

<Reference: New York Times>