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The Pentagon is backing President Donald Trump¹'s assertion that the missile strikes in Syria were "mission accomplished²." At a briefing Saturday, Pentagon officials said the US-led airstrikes successfully hit every target and they were not aware of any civilian³ casualties.

Russia condemned⁴ the Syrian airstrikes at an emergency UN security meeting it requested. The US ambassador to UN, Nikki Haley, said that the US is "locked and loaded" if the Syrian regime uses poisonous gas again.

Vice⁵ President Mike Pence told U.S. Allies in Latin America the US-led airstrikes on Syria "degraded and crippled" the country's chemical weapons capability⁶. Pence is fling in for President Trump at the Summit of the Americas.

Tens of Thousands of people sang, cheered and cried at the funeral for anti-apartheid activist⁷ Winnie Mandela. The woman often refereed⁸ to as the "Mother of the Nation" is being buried as a national hero in South Africa.

This is Julian Stiles, 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 accomplished
adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的
参考例句：
Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。 Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

3 civilian
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。 He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

4 condemned
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的动词condemn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。 The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

5 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 capability
n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等
参考例句：
She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。 Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

7 activist
n.活动分子，积极分子
参考例句：
He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。 He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

8 refereed
vi.担任裁判（referee的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
Your focus should be on getting papers published in refereed journals. 首要的就是发表文章，而且是在匿名审稿的杂志上。来自互联网 It was a national judge who refereed the game. 执法这场比赛的是国家裁判。来自互联网

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