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Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board say they don't know whether Sunday's deadly train accident was caused by faulty brakes or human error. The commuter¹ train was traveling 82 miles per

hour as it entered a turn in New York City. 4 people were killed when it derailed.

A shark attack turns deadly in Hawaii. Authorities say a fisherman was dangling² his foot off his kayak when the shark bit him. He died from his injuries. The attack happened Monday off the coast of Maui.

In Tailand, anti-government protesters swarm³ the Prime Minister's office compound in Bangkok. They're calling for a new leader amid allegations of widespread corruption⁴ and abuse of power.

The U.S. Surpreme Ccourt has refused to wade⁵ into a dispute over Internet sales taxes. Experts say that could prompt more states to try to collect sales tax on purchases made online.

Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 commuter
n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者
参考例句：
Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。 She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。

2 dangling
悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 )；摆动不定；用某事物诱惑…；吊胃口
参考例句：
The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now. 结果，那颗牙就晃来晃去吊在床柱上了。 The children sat on the high wall,their legs dangling. 孩子们坐在一堵高墙上，摇晃着他们的双腿。

3 swarm
n.(昆虫)等一大群；vi.成群飞舞；蜂拥而入
参考例句：
There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。 A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。

4 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

5 wade
v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉
参考例句：
We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。 We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-06