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Police in Israel say a rocket from Gaza landed near Israel's international airport, causing damage to a home. The news prompted a number of airlines to announce they were canceling all flights to Israel until further notice.

The first victims of Malasia Airlines MH17 are expected to be flown to the Netherlands tomorrow. The country's prime minister says it could take weeks or months to identify some of the victims. Many of their remains¹ arrived by train today to a territory held by the Ukrainian government.

The White House says health subsidies² under the Afforadable Care Act will continue despite a major setback³ by a federal appeals court. A 3-judge panel in Washington ruled the law only allows insurance subsidies in states that have set up their own exchanges.

And catch it while you can. An 80-year-old American agave plant at the University of Michigan is blooming for the first time in its life. But it's a one-and-done thing, after it blooms, the whole plant dies.

I'm Matt Friedman, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 subsidies
n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )
参考例句：
European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。 Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 setback
n.退步，挫折，挫败
参考例句：
Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。 She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-07-25