In the day's other news: The U.S. military says an airstrike near Somalia's capital killed four Al-Shabaab militants and blew up a vehicle packed with explosives.
其他方面,美国军方表示称此次空袭发生在索马里首都附近,造成4名青年党极端分子死亡,并炸毁了一辆装载炸弹的汽车。
According to the U.S. Africa Command, the targets were hit 15 miles west of Mogadishu on Wednesday night.
据美国非洲司令部表示,周三晚间的空袭地点位于摩加迪沙以西15英里处。
Al-Shabaab was behind October's massive truck bombing that killed 512 people in Somalia's capital.
今年10月,青年党在索马里首都制造特大汽车爆炸案,造成512人遇难。
A deep freeze gripped half the country again today, setting records from Arkansas to Maine.
今天,美国一半地区继续遭受寒潮侵袭,从阿肯色州到缅因州低温均突破记录。
It was 32 degrees below zero this morning in Watertown, New York, and that's not factoring in the windchill.
在纽约州沃特敦市,气温降到了零下32度,并不包括体感温度。
In Buffalo, the arctic air froze the spray from Lake Erie, encasing nearby benches and railings in a thick layer of ice.
在布法罗市,极地寒风将伊利湖的水浪结成了冰,周边的长凳和栏杆也覆盖了厚厚的冰雪。
And, in Philadelphia, this fountain froze into an icy sculpture in 14-degree weather.
在费城,喷泉在华氏14度的天气中变成了冰雕。
The cold is expected to last through the weekend.
此次寒潮预计将持续到周末。
Alabama Democrat Doug Jones was certified today as the winner of a special U.S. Senate election.
今天,来自阿拉巴马州的民主党人士道格·琼斯被证实赢得了此次参议院特别选举。
He beat Republican Roy Moore by 22,000 votes amid accusations that Moore preyed on teenage girls decades ago.
他以2.2万张选票击败了共和党对手罗伊·穆尔,穆尔遭性侵指控,他被指十多年前性侵少女。
Today, state officials signed documents, making the results official after a judge rejected Moore's claim of voter fraud.
今天,政府部门官员签署文件,选举结果正式生效,此前某法官否认了关于穆尔认为投票作弊的言论。
I don't think there's any doubt in the minds of anybody that is in this room
我认为在座的所有人都不会有疑虑,
or anybody that is within the sound of my voice that if it was ever a question about whether or not
或是能听到我说话的所有人,如果你们心中存有疑问,
the state of Alabama conducts honest and fair, safe and secure elections,
阿拉巴马州的此次选举是否公正公平,是否可靠正确,
that question has been eliminated from anyone's thought and mind.
这个疑问应该要彻底打消掉。
Jones will be sworn into the Senate on January 3, leaving Republicans with the slimmest of majorities, 51-49.
琼斯将在1月3日走马上任,目前参议院共和党人数只以51对49的微弱优势领先。