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Leaders and activists¹ are gathering² at sites across the country to celebrate the legacy³ of Martin Luther King Jr.. Vice⁴ president-elect Mike Pence was seen visiting the MLK Jr. memorial in D.C. after a wreath laying where chants of "We Shall Overcome" marked the day.

Police in Mexico say a gunman killed at least five people and wounded more than a dozen others on Monday at a night club in the Caribbean coastal⁵ resort of Playa del Carmen. Officials say this shooting was a result of a disagreement between people inside the night club.

The International Monetary⁶ Fund is raising its forecast for the U.S. economy this year and in 2018, reflecting an expected boost from the economic policies of President-elect Donald Trump⁷. The IMF also increased 2017 growth projections⁸ for China, Germany, Japan and Britain.

And in Obama's final welcome to the White House for sports stars, World Series champs, the Chicago Cubs⁹, will celebrate for their first World Series title since 1908. Obama had asked the team to stop by after their November win on Twitter before his term as president ends.

Emily Roseman, Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 activists
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。 Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 gathering
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。 He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

3 legacy
n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西
参考例句：
They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。 He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

4 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

5 coastal
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
参考例句：
The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。 This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

6 monetary
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
参考例句：
The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。 Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

7 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。

8 projections
预测( projection的名词复数 )；投影；投掷；突起物
参考例句：
Their sales projections are a total thumbsuck. 他们的销售量预测纯属估计。 The council has revised its projections of funding requirements upwards. 地方议会调高了对资金需求的预测。

9 cubs
n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮 Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。来自《简明英汉词典》

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