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This is AP News Minute.

A former top adviser¹ to Donald Trump²'s election campaign pleaded guilty Friday to Federal conspiracy³ and making false statements in the special counsel's Russian investigation⁴. Rick Gates entered his plea in a federal courthouse. His longtime business associate, and former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, maintained his innocence⁵ against what he calls "untrue piled up charges".

The Trump administration has escalated⁶ pressure on North Korea by slapping sanctions on scores of companies and ships accused of illicit⁷ trading with the pariah⁸ nation. President Trump said if sanctions don't work, the US will move to phase II in its pressure campaign which could be "very rough".

Florida's Governor announced a gun safety plan in the wake of the mass shooting at a high school. Governor Rick Scott said he wants to make it "virtually impossible" for a dangerous person to get a gun, and is proposing banning the sale of firearms to anyone younger than 21.

French authorities have discovered an original masterpiece by Edgar Degas in a suitcase on a bus. The impressionist painting was stolen in 2009. The French Culture Ministry⁹ said customsagents found the painting in the luggage compartment¹⁰ of the bus.

This is Julian Stiles, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

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1 adviser
n.劝告者，顾问
参考例句：
They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。 Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

2 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。

3 conspiracy
n.阴谋，密谋，共谋
参考例句：
The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。 He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

4 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。

5 innocence
n.无罪；天真；无害
参考例句：
There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。 The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。

6 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。

7 illicit
adj.非法的，禁止的，不正当的
参考例句：
He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。 Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。

8 pariah
n.被社会抛弃者
参考例句：
Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village.不一会儿，汤姆碰上了村里的少年弃儿。 His landlady had treated him like a dangerous criminal,a pariah.房东太太对待他就像对待危险的罪犯、对待社会弃儿一样。

9 ministry
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。 We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

10 compartment
n.卧车包房，隔间；分隔的空间
参考例句：
We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴，整个客车隔间由我们独享。 The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP “通俄门”里克·盖茨认罪