A man plotting revenge against his ex-wife dressed up as Santa, went to his former in-laws' Christmas eve party and shot dead at least eight people before killing himself hours later.

一名男子化装成圣诞老人在圣诞夜对其前妻实施报复。枪手在派对上射杀八人，并在数小时后自杀。

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Let's put it this way: it's almost a statistical certainly that by New Year's Eve of 2009, at least one of the people reading this will be dead due to a drunk driving accident.

我们这么说吧：统计数据上几乎可以肯定的是，正在看这篇东西的人，至少会有一个在2009新年前夜前死于酒后驾驶。

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At least, it was the eve of marriage , nevertheless , for happiness of marriage mingled with a touch of sadness.

终于，到了结婚前夕，在她新婚的喜悦中却搀杂着一股淡淡的哀伤。

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Meanwhile, Ivory Coast is beginning three days of national mourning for at least 60 people crushed to death after they left a New Year's Eve fireworks display in the West African country's biggest city, Abidjan.

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