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This is AP news minute.

1. Syria's military says at least 7 people were killed when the U.S launched dozens of Tomahawk missiles at a Syria military base. President Trump¹ said the chemical attack on Syrian civilians² this week was launched from that base.

2. The missile strikes came as Trump was in Florida for his summit with the Chinese president. Those two are expected to discuss North Korea and the U.S-China trade imbalance on Friday.

3. Severe weather struck in Okeechobee county in Florida. Powerful winds wrecked³ homes and flipped⁴ over recreational vehicles.

4. And former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke⁵ to a summit on women's issues in New York. She says there are a lot to be concerned about, regarding the allegations of Russia's interference in last year's election.

Shirley Smith, 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 civilians
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )；老百姓
参考例句：
the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀 At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

3 wrecked
adj.失事的，遇难的
参考例句：
the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸 the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞

4 flipped
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )；按（开关）；快速翻转；急挥
参考例句：
The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。 The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

5 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。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-04-09