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In this task, you will be shown a passage. You need to write a fill-in-the-gap question based on your understanding of the events that might be inferred from the passage. Your question should be answerable based on the passage and only have one correct answer. Show the gap in your question with a _ .
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(CNN) -- CNN Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr reported Thursday that the U.S. intelligence community has information that Russian artillery is firing into eastern Ukraine. The artillery pieces shown in the released footage are Russian M-46 130mm field guns with a range of a little over 16 miles. Why would the Russians do this? Simple -- this fits into their plan to support pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. The end game? I believe it is the eventual absorption of that region into the Russian Federation. The area in red on the map is where much of the fighting between the Ukrainian government and the pro-Russian rebels has been occurring over the last month. The separatists have downed several Ukrainian military aircraft in this area as the fighting raged. It is also the area in which Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down in what most of us believe was a tragic case of mistaken identity and inept use of modern weaponry.U.S. intelligence officials say they believe Russian artillery is firing into eastern UkraineRick Francona says the artillery firing is a significant escalation by the RussiansHe says Vladimir Putin's concern is to protect the pro-Russian rebelsFrancona: Ultimately, Putin may claim territory in eastern Ukraine to 'protect' rebels
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Over the past month, the Ukrainians have been successful in pushing the rebels into a pocket near the _ border.


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Washington (CNN) One of Donald Trump's closest advisers was a no-show at his debate Sunday night, and now we have a clearer understanding of why. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie revealed Tuesday morning that he was not happy with the way Trump responded after tape of his 2005 lewd and sexually aggressive comments broke Friday night. "I was there when he found out about it and there's no question in my mind he's embarrassed by it," Christie said during an interview with WFAN Radio in New York. "But I think that he should have been much more direct and much more focused on saying, just saying 'I'm sorry and only I'm sorry and that's what I would have done.'"Chris Christie participated in an interview with WFAN Radio in New YorkThe New Jersey governor responded to lewd comments Donald Trump made
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Christie told the radio hosts that he had "issues to deal with in _" Sunday, which prevented him from appearing at the debate.


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The lawyer for the family of a gay man who went overboard on a cruise ship is now saying that he did in fact intentionally jump despite his earlier claim that the man had fallen over the balcony of his room. Michael Winkleman admits that Bernardo Elbaz, 35, did not accidentally go into the water at around 1am last Friday while a passenger on Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, but at the same time is saying the man did not commit suicide. Instead, Winkleman - who is representing the family of Elbaz - claims that the man jumped because he was mistreated by members of the staff and guests on the ship.New video shows Bernardo Elbaz shortly before he went overboard on Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas around 1am on FridayElbaz, 35, can be seen arguing with security on the video, which he shot on his cell phone, allegedly over homophobic comments that were made'I have a husband, I’m not a pedophile,' Elbaz says at one point to the two members of security in his roomMichael Winkleman, the lawyer for Elbaz's family, now admits that after this he did intentionally jump off the balcony in his roomWinkleman however claims it was not suicide or because of a domestic dispute with his husband Eric as Royal Caribbean has claimed'This was an act of protest based on the way that this legally gay, legally married couple was mistreated by Royal Caribbean,' said Winkleman
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'Our ship's security officers responded to reports of domestic dispute loud enough to be heard from several staterooms away,' _ said in a statement.