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The number of dead in the Philippines is now over 2,000, less than a week after Typhoon Haiyan. 80 are listed as missing. Officials say only minimal¹ food and water are reaching people in the devastated² city of Tacloban.

Hawaii's governor is set to sign same-sex marriage into law on Wednesday. The Hawaiian state senate passed it on Tuesday.

A court order lifted a 3-month-old state of emergency in Egypt. But military and security officials are holding off on implementing³ it amid worries of new violence.

And the Smithsonian in 3D becomes widely available on computers on Wednesday. The initiative aim's to make the Smithsonian's 137 million items more accessible to the public.

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1 minimal
adj.尽可能少的，最小的
参考例句：
They referred to this kind of art as minimal art.他们把这种艺术叫微型艺术。 I stayed with friends, so my expenses were minimal.我住在朋友家，所以我的花费很小。

2 devastated
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的
参考例句：
The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。 His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

3 implementing
v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效
参考例句：
-- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书 He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。来自辞典例句

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-11-17