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New Jersey¹ senator Bob Menendez annouced his opposition² to the Iran nuclear agreement, becoming the second Democratic senator to oppose the controversial deal. The deal would curb³ Iran's nuclear program in exchange for relief from economic sanctions.

The United Nations said it plans to contact telecom gaint AT&T about a report that it allowed the US National Security Agency to wiretap all Internet communications at UN headquarters. A UN spokeswoman said US officials had previously⁴ given the UN assuarances that the government was not monitoring any communications when similar allegations arose arose.

Opening statesments began in the trial of a 19-year-old New Hampshire prep school graduate who is charged with raping⁵ a 15-year-old freshman⁶ just days before graduation in 2014. Prosecutors⁷ say a practice of sexual conquest at the school known as the 'senior salute⁸' will be central to the case.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has taken a small submersible craft down to the bottom of the Black Sea. Putin went down 272 feet in a 3-seat submersible just to see an ancient ship recently discovered off the coast of Crimea.

Matthew Burgoyne, 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 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 curb
n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制
参考例句：
I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。 You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

4 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。 Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

5 raping
v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的现在分词 )；强奸
参考例句：
In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace. 作为报复，查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼，奸淫杀戮平民。来自《简明英汉词典》 The conquerors marched on, burning, killing, raping and plundering as they went. 征服者所到之处烧杀奸掠，无所不做。来自互联网

6 freshman
n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)
参考例句：
Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。 He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。

7 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

8 salute
vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮
参考例句：
Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。 The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-08-21