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President Donald Trump¹ is threatening to hold up the trade agreement his administration just finalized² with South Korea to provide more leverage³ for talks with North Korea. Speaking in

Ohio, Trump said he may hold up the agreement because "it's a very strong card and I want to make sure everyone is treated fairly".

A funeral was held Thursday in Sacramento for Stephen Clark, an unarmed man who was fatally shot by police responding at night to reports of someone breaking car windows. Police say they thought Clark was holding a gun during the March 18th shooting. He was found with a cellphone.

Bill Cosby returned to a suburban⁴ Philadelphia courthouse Thursday for the final pretrial hearing in the Comedian's sexual assault retrial. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday.

And Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai returned to Pakistan for the first time since being shot by the Taliban 5 years ago. The 20-year-old who returned for a 4-day visit said she was overwhelmed by her emotions after she arrived.

Suzanne Yee Gaffney, 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 finalized
vt.完成（finalize的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
The draft of this article has been finalized [done]. 这篇文章已经定稿。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 The draft was revised several times before it was finalized. 稿子几经删改才定下来。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 leverage
n.力量，影响；杠杆作用，杠杆的力量
参考例句：
We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。 He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。

4 suburban
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
参考例句：
Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。 There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 马拉拉被塔利班袭击后首次回巴基斯坦