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Senate Republican leaders are delaying a vote on their healthcare bill until after the July 4th recess¹. Sources say leaders were forced to retreat by a GOP rebellion that left them lacking in the votes to even begin debating the legislation.

A new and highly damaging cyber attack is causing mass disruption across the world, hitting companies and governments in Europe especially hard. The number of companies and agencies affected² by the ransomware campaign is unknown, as the electronic rampage appears to be rapidly snowballing.

34 people suffered non-life-threatening injuries during a New York subway derailment Tuesday. Officials are investigating why the train's emergency brakes went on before the derailment as the train approached the Harlem Station. The accident caused several lines to be suspended as the investigation³ is completed.

And two pandas from China have a new home at the Berlin Zoo. Female "Meng Meng" arrived over the weekend along with male panda "Jiao Qing." They will make their public debut⁴ next month as the only pandas in all of Germany.

Suzanne Yee Gaffney, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 recess
n.短期休息，壁凹（墙上装架子，柜子等凹处）
参考例句：
The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。 Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。

2 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 debut
n.首次演出，初次露面
参考例句：
That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。 The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

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