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President Trump¹ is set to visit Lee County, Alabama on Friday, the site of last weekend's devastating² tornado³. Federal disaster teams are on the scene after the storm killed 23 people.

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning⁴ anti-semitism and other bigotry⁵. The vote comes after Minnesota congresswomen Ilhan Omar's statements about supporters of Israel, triggered a dispute inside the Democratic party.

Former Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to a little less than 4 years in prison. He was convicted of tax and bank fraud related to his work for Ukrainian politicians.

And a SpaceX dragon capsule separated from the international space station on early Friday, on its way back to Earth. The capsule could bring two astronauts to the space station as soon as this summer.

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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 devastating
adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的
参考例句：
It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。 Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

3 tornado
n.飓风，龙卷风
参考例句：
A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。 The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

4 condemning
v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地
参考例句：
The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。 I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 bigotry
n.偏见，偏执，持偏见的行为[态度]等
参考例句：
She tried to dissociate herself from the bigotry in her past.她力图使自己摆脱她以前的偏见。 At least we can proceed in this matter without bigotry.目前这件事咱们至少可以毫无偏见地进行下去。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP SpaceX太空舱返回地球