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Authorities in West Virginia say they'll continue to process multiple crime scenes Tuesday where 4 people were killed by a gunman who then took his own life. Judy Lee Hunt, a tow truck company owner was found dead in a wooded area Monday.

Masked demonstrators vandalized shop fronts and clashed with riot police in Mexico City Monday night. The violence followed the peaceful protest over 43 students who disappeared in police custody¹ in September.

Extremists from Somalia killed 36 quarry² workers in northern Kenya early Tuesday, targeting non-Muslims. Officials say the killings³ happened near the Somalia border and that the attackers escaped.

A safari⁴ park in south China's Guangdong province showcased 5 generations of Australian koalas to visitors Monday. Chimelong safari park has nutured as many as 50 koalas over the last 8 years and has become the second most successful park to raise that animal after Australia.

Salim Essaid, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 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。

2 quarry
n.采石场；v.采石；费力地找
参考例句：
Michelangelo obtained his marble from a quarry.米开朗基罗从采石场获得他的大理石。 This mountain was the site for a quarry.这座山曾经有一个采石场。

3 killings
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )；突然发大财，暴发
参考例句：
His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。 The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

4 safari
n.远征旅行(探险、考察)；探险队，狩猎队
参考例句：
When we go on safari we like to cook on an open fire.我们远行狩猎时，喜欢露天生火做饭。 They went on safari searching for the rare black rhinoceros.他们进行探险旅行，搜寻那稀有的黑犀牛。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-12-05