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Philadephia police say a boy charged with aggravated¹ assault was expected to surrender Saturday in connection with a school shooting Friday. Another boy in custody² has not yet been charged, according to police.

In the deadlist violence against foreign civilians³ in Afghanistan since the start of the war nearly 13 years ago, a suicide bomber⁴ blew himself up outside a restaurant in Cabul Friday night. The attack killed at least 21 people, including 2 U.S. citizens.

Voters overwhelmingly supported Egypt's military-backed constitution in a 2-day election, with 98.1% percent supporting it in the first vote since a coup⁵ toppled the country's president. The election was seen as a key to legitimizing the military-backed interim⁶ government.

And in Washington, Bao Bao is making her debut⁷ at the National Zoo Saturday - the first time the general public is allowed to see the 5-month-old panda cub⁸. The zoo has extened its hours this weekend to accommodate the expected crowds.

Jill Craig, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 aggravated
使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 )；使更严重；激怒；使恼火
参考例句：
If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我，我就要揍他。 Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳，反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。

2 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

3 civilians
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )；老百姓
参考例句：
the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀 At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

4 bomber
n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者
参考例句：
He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。 Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

5 coup
n.政变；突然而成功的行动
参考例句：
The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。 That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

6 interim
adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间
参考例句：
The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。 It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

7 debut
n.首次演出，初次露面
参考例句：
That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。 The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

8 cub
n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人
参考例句：
The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。 The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-01-26