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1. Hillary Clinton abruptly¹ left Sunday’s 911 anniversary ceremony in New York after feeling over-heated according to her campaign. She retreated to her daughter’s apartment nearby. Clinton walked out of the apartment on her own shortly before noon, saying “I am feeling great.”

2. Relatives and loved ones of the 911 victims convened² on Sunday to mark the 15th anniversary of the terror attack. Ceremonies were held on ground zero, the flight 93 national memorial in Shanksville Pennsylvania and Pentagon where president Obama spoke³.

3. German authorities said that two crew members of a river cruise ship were killed after the vessel⁴ struck a rail bridge, crashing the wheel house. Passengers remained on the board for hours until rescue workers were able to reach them.

4. Pilgrims braved the scorching⁵ temperature to climb Mount Arafat on Sunday, the pinnacle⁶ of the five days hash pilgrimage. All Muslims are required to participate in the pilgrimage at least once in their lifetime.

RVanessa Alvarez, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

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1 abruptly
adv.突然地，出其不意地
参考例句：
He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。 I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。

2 convened
召开( convene的过去式 )；召集；（为正式会议而）聚集；集合
参考例句：
The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。 The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。

3 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。

4 vessel
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
参考例句：
The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。 You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

5 scorching
adj. 灼热的
参考例句：
a scorching, pitiless sun 灼热的骄阳 a scorching critique of the government's economic policy 对政府经济政策的严厉批评

6 pinnacle
n.尖塔，尖顶，山峰；(喻)顶峰
参考例句：
Now he is at the very pinnacle of his career.现在他正值事业中的顶峰时期。 It represents the pinnacle of intellectual capability.它代表了智能的顶峰。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-9-13