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In a footnote in President Donald Trump's annual financial disclosure report, he says he reimbursed¹ personal attorney Michael Cohen for as much as 250,000 dollars last year. No mention was made of 130,000 dollar payment to porn star Stormy Daniels as hush² money for an alleged³ affair.

Thousands of teachers gathered in North Carolina's capital to demand better pay and more resources for public schools. Teachers from around the state wore red and marched to the capital building.

In the West Bank, Palestinians threw stones at Israeli soldiers who shot tear gas at them near a checkpoint. The clashes took place after days of protest as Palestinians marked the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, a reference to the uprooting⁴ of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who fled or were expelled during the 1948 war surrounding Israel's creation.

Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano continued to cause havoc⁵, as authorities reported that ash plume⁶ from within the summit crater⁷ has risen as high as 12,000 feet above sea level. Ash has been wafting⁸ continuously from a vent⁹ in the crater reported as far as 18 miles away.

Noreen Nasir, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

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1 reimbursed
v.偿还，付还( reimburse的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Any out-of-pocket expenses incurred on the firm's business will be reimbursed. 由公司业务产生的开销都可以报销。来自《简明英汉词典》 Employees are reimbursed for any legal fees incurred when they relocate. 员工调往异地工作时，他们可以报销由此产生的所有法律服务费用。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 hush
int.嘘，别出声；n.沉默，静寂；v.使安静
参考例句：
A hush fell over the onlookers.旁观者们突然静了下来。 Do hush up the scandal!不要把这丑事声张出去！

3 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

4 uprooting
n.倒根，挖除伐根v.把（某物）连根拔起( uproot的现在分词 )；根除；赶走；把…赶出家园
参考例句：
He is hard at work uprooting wild grass in the field. 他正在田里辛苦地芟夷呢。来自互联网 A storm raged through the village, uprooting trees and flattening crops. 暴风雨袭击了村庄，拔起了树木，吹倒了庄稼。来自互联网

5 havoc
n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱
参考例句：
The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。 This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。

6 plume
n.羽毛；v.整理羽毛，骚首弄姿，用羽毛装饰
参考例句：
Her hat was adorned with a plume.她帽子上饰着羽毛。 He does not plume himself on these achievements.他并不因这些成就而自夸。

7 crater
n.火山口，弹坑
参考例句：
With a telescope you can see the huge crater of Ve-suvius.用望远镜你能看到巨大的维苏威火山口。 They came to the lip of a dead crater.他们来到了一个死火山口。

8 wafting
v.吹送，飘送，（使）浮动( waft的现在分词 )
参考例句：
But that gentle fragrance was clearly wafting from the window. 但那股淡淡的香气，却分明是从母亲的窗户溢出的。来自互联网 The picture-like XueGuo, wafting dense flavor of Japan, gives us a kind of artistic enjoyment. 画一般的雪国，飘溢着浓郁的日本风情，给人以美的享受。来自互联网

9 vent
n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄
参考例句：
He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。 When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 巴勒斯坦民族灾难日70周年