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1. At the same time, Donald Trump¹ spoke² at a North Carolina's rally, denying allegation that he groped and kissed women without their consent. Another woman, this time a former "Apprentice³" contest held a news conference, saying that Trump made an unwanted sexual advances while she was seeking a job.

2. A tornado⁴ struck an Oregon beach town as strong wind and rain walloped the Pacific northwest. There was report of injuries. But there have been several calls about damage.

3. North Carolina governor Pat McCrory said the death toll⁵ from hurricane Matthew and its aftermath has risen to 24 in the state. Flooding triggered by Matthew left at least 40 dead in the U.S. The hurricane killed more than 500 people in Haiti.

4. Thailand's crown prince presided over the bathing of his father's body in the grand palace in Bangkok, a traditional buddhist⁶ funeral rite⁷. The body of the country's late king will lie in the template as the Emerald of Buddha⁸, inside the grand palace complex for undisclosed duration.

Matthew Burgoyne, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 apprentice
n.学徒，徒弟
参考例句：
My son is an apprentice in a furniture maker's workshop.我的儿子在一家家具厂做学徒。 The apprentice is not yet out of his time.这徒工还没有出徒。

4 tornado
n.飓风，龙卷风
参考例句：
A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。 The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

5 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

6 Buddhist
adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒
参考例句：
The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。 In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。

7 rite
n.典礼，惯例，习俗
参考例句：
This festival descends from a religious rite.这个节日起源于宗教仪式。 Most traditional societies have transition rites at puberty.大多数传统社会都为青春期的孩子举行成人礼。

8 Buddha
n.佛；佛像；佛陀
参考例句：
Several women knelt down before the statue of Buddha and prayed.几个妇女跪在佛像前祈祷。 He has kept the figure of Buddha for luck.为了图吉利他一直保存着这尊佛像。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-10-17