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The head of Homeland security defended President Donald Trump's immigration ban, saying its intention is to keep would-be terrorists out of the US. But hundreds of American diplomats¹ defied a White House warning, criticizing the ban in a memo² to State Department leadership.

Democrats³ forced delays in planned Senate committee votes Tuesday on Trump's picks for health and treasury⁴ secretaries and attorney general. The delays came amid growing Democratic fury over many of the administration's early moves.

Fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine escalated⁵, causing serious damage to buildings in the city of Donetsk. At least 8 people had been killed Monday and early Tuesday.

Almost 2000 people joined hands in a saltwater lake in Buenos Aires, setting a new Guinness World Record for most people simultaneously⁶ floating. The people formed an unassisted free floating line in the lake renowned⁷ for its buoyancy.

Noreen Nasir, Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 diplomats
n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人
参考例句：
These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。 The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 memo
n.照会，备忘录；便笺；通知书；规章
参考例句：
Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？ Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？

3 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 treasury
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
参考例句：
The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。 This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

5 escalated
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
参考例句：
The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。 The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。

6 simultaneously
adv.同时发生地，同时进行地
参考例句：
The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。 The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。

7 renowned
adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的
参考例句：
He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。 She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

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