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A fatal shooting of an 18-year-old African-American by an off-duty police officer triggered a late night protest in St.Louis. The city's police chief says the 18-year-old fired at the officer during a chase while others say the young man was not armed.

5 major U.S. airports will soon begin an added layer of screening, hoping to catch any travelers from Ebola-ravaged countries who may be carrying the disease. The new screening will start Saturday at New York's JFK International Airport, then expand to Washington Dulles as well as international airports in Atlanta, Chicago, and Newark, New Jersey¹.

U.S.-led airstrikes near the Syrian border town of Cobani have been helping² Kurdish fighters keep the town out of the hands of the Islamic State group. Meanwhile, protesters who are calling on Turkey to take military action against the militants³ clashed with police in Istanbul.

Volcanic⁴ activity on Indonisia's Mount Sinabung continues Thursday with plumes⁵ of volcanic ash rising high in the sky.

Ned Baker⁶, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

2 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。 By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

4 volcanic
adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的
参考例句：
There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。 Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

5 plumes
羽毛( plume的名词复数 )；羽毛饰；羽毛状物；升上空中的羽状物
参考例句：
The dancer wore a headdress of pink ostrich plumes. 那位舞蹈演员戴着粉色鸵鸟毛制作的头饰。 The plumes on her bonnet barely moved as she nodded. 她点点头，那帽子的羽毛在一个劲儿颤动。

6 baker
n.面包师
参考例句：
The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。 The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-10-12