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1. President Obama defended the nuclear Iran deal on Wednesday, promoting it as the only way to avoid an Iranian nuclear weapon and nuclear arm race in the Middle East. Obama did acknowledge that the deal will do little to ease other US concerns on Iran.

2. Mexican authorities released a video, showing drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escaping his maximum-security cell. Video shows the kingpin making his way to the underground tunnel

in the shower area. The shower spanned over a mile long.

3. A 94-year old former S.S. Sergeant¹ who served at Auschwitz death camp was convicted Wednesday after 300,000 counts of accessory to murder. Oskar Groening was sentenced to 4 years in prison for his role in guarding prisoner's bags and collecting money stolen from them.

4. And the puppy in Texas made her mark at an animal shelter , leaving a mess near path. Surveillance camera caught the pooch red-handed running up and down hallways and wreaking² havoc³ on the supply closet.

Emily Roseman, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

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1 sergeant
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。 How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

2 wreaking
诉诸（武力），施行（暴力），发（脾气）( wreak的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Coal mining is a messy business, often wreaking terrible environmental damage nearby. 采矿是肮脏的行业，往往会严重破坏周边环境。 The floods are wreaking havoc in low-lying areas. 洪水正在地势低洼地区肆虐。

3 havoc
n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱
参考例句：
The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。 This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-07-19