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1. Arctic air could drive temperatures down to record lows in parts of the Midwest when it arrives tomorrow. Schools will close cross Minnesota Monday, the first state-wide closing in 17 years.

2. Union workers at Boeing will give up benefits to keep production of company’s new 777-X jetliner in the state of Washington. Workers narrowly approved the deal and a vote that’s drawing praise from the state Governor.

3. US Secretary of State John Kerry is citing progress but also acknowledging tough obstacles as he engages in shuttle diplomacy¹ in the Middle East. Kerry has been meeting separately with Palestinian President Mohammed Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He is trying to nudge both whom toward a peace deal.

4. Former First Lady Barbara Bush has been discharged from Texas Hospital. She spent nearly a week being treated for pneumonia². She and former President George Herbert Walker Bush will celebrate their 69th wedding anniversary on Monday.

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1 diplomacy
n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕
参考例句：
The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。 This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

2 pneumonia
n.肺炎
参考例句：
Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。 Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-01-07