美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-02-18(在线收听

 1. The latest storm to roll off the nature’s assembly line is spreading heavy snow and sleet along the northeast corridor. Airlines grounded more than 6,000 flights. And in the north, the dig out has just begun.

 
2. You don’t have to be just male or female on a Facebook profile anymore. The social media giant is offering customizable options with nearly 50 terms of gender identity. The move is aimed at giving people more choices to describe themselves.
 
3. Media giant Comcast says it will buy Time Warner Cable for 45 billion and change. The deal unites the top 2 TV cable giants. The all-stock deal should be completed by the end of the year. 
 
4. And in Sochi Russian figure skaters Evgeni Plushenko announced he's retiring. Plushenko suffered an injury in practice and withdrew from the competition.
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