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President Barack Obama is preparing for tonight's State of the Union address. The White House says he'll focus on policies to improve the lives of the middle class. Senate Republicans say a proposal to increase taxes on the wealthy is just a way to excite Democrats¹ ahead of the next election.

Boston police say a doctor was shot inside the prestigious² Brigham and Women's Hospital today. His wounds are life-threatening. Officers later found the suspected shooter in an exam room, dead from a self-inflicted wound.

The United Nations Secretary-General is calling for an immediate³ halt to fighting in Yemen. The Security Council held an emergency meeting Tuesday to discuss the situation. Violence has gripped Yemen's capital since Monday in what's been described as a rebel coup⁴.

And crowds gathered in Granite⁵ City in Illinois to witness the demolition⁶ of an old bridge. It was the first of 3 explosions needed to bring down the old chain of Rocks Canal Bridge. A new one was opened last year.

Cindy Sharp, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 prestigious
adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的
参考例句：
The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。 You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

3 immediate
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。 We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

4 coup
n.政变；突然而成功的行动
参考例句：
The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。 That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

5 granite
adj.花岗岩，花岗石
参考例句：
They squared a block of granite.他们把一块花岗岩加工成四方形。 The granite overlies the older rocks.花岗岩躺在磨损的岩石上面。

6 demolition
n.破坏,毁坏,毁坏之遗迹
参考例句：
The church has been threatened with demolition for years. 这座教堂多年来一直面临拆毀的威胁。 The project required the total demolition of the old bridge. 该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-1-25