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Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops to return home from near the Ukrainian border Tuesday. Also the Russian ultimatum¹ for 2 Ukrainian warships² to surrender or be seized passed without

action from either side.

The seemingly endless winter has a blast of Arctic air that is expected to send temperatures to the single digits³ in the South, Mid⁴ Atlantic and Northeast on Tuesday. The same regions got heavy snow on Monday.

Tennessee state passes a bill to let supermarkets sell wine. The governor must still sign it, but voters in individual cities and counties will get the final say.

And in Brazil, 6 top schools at the Sambadrome show off their specutacular floats and exotic dancers at at this year's Carnival⁵.

Salim Essaid, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 ultimatum
n.最后通牒
参考例句：
This time the proposal was couched as an ultimatum.这一次该提议是以最后通牒的形式提出来的。 The cabinet met today to discuss how to respond to the ultimatum.内阁今天开会商量如何应对这道最后通牒。

2 warships
军舰，战舰( warship的名词复数 )；舰只
参考例句：
The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties. 在遭受惨重伤亡后，敌舰退出了海战。 The government fitted out warships and sailors for them. 政府给他们配备了战舰和水手。

3 digits
n.数字( digit的名词复数 )；手指，足趾
参考例句：
The number 1000 contains four digits. 1000是四位数。来自《简明英汉词典》 The number 410 contains three digits. 数字 410 中包括三个数目字。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 mid
adj.中央的，中间的
参考例句：
Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。 He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

5 carnival
n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演
参考例句：
I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。 Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-03-07