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Lawmakers in Crimea declared their intention to split from Ukraine and join Russia instead, and scheduled a referendum in 10 days for voters. President Barack Obama says a referendum would violate international law.

A witness testified that Oscar Pistorius was weeping and praying after shooting his girlfriend, struggling to help her breath as she laid dead or dying. The double amputee runner at times said with his head covered during testimony¹ at his murder trial.

The sister of a pregnant woman who drove her SUV into the ocean in Florida says her sister talked about demons² before leaving the house. Soon after the woman drove into the ocean, bystanders and officers rescued her children ages 3, 9 and 10.

2 advocacy groups have urged the Girl Scouts⁴ to end their partnership⁵ with Barbie and manufacture Mattel. The partnership includes the first Girl Scout³ uniform patch with corporate⁶ sponsorship. The groups says it would transform members into walking advertisements.

Bob McCall, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 testimony
n.证词；见证，证明
参考例句：
The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。 He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

2 demons
n.恶人( demon的名词复数 )；恶魔；精力过人的人；邪念
参考例句：
demons torturing the sinners in Hell 地狱里折磨罪人的魔鬼 He is plagued by demons which go back to his traumatic childhood. 他为心魔所困扰，那可追溯至他饱受创伤的童年。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 scout
n.童子军，侦察员；v.侦察，搜索
参考例句：
He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵，受了重伤。 The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。

4 scouts
侦察员[机，舰]( scout的名词复数 )；童子军；搜索；童子军成员
参考例句：
to join the Scouts 参加童子军 The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组，然后开始巡逻这个地区。

5 partnership
n.合作关系，伙伴关系
参考例句：
The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。 Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

6 corporate
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
参考例句：
This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。 His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-03-11