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Authorities say at least 24 people have been killed in the Washington mudslide. Missing victims have dropped to 22 people. The slide struck a rural area of Washington on March 22.

A moment of silence for a missing Malaysian plane was observed at an Air Transport conference. The International Air Transport Association honored those on board the missing plane. The hunt for Flight 370 enters week

three.

The U.S. is in talks with Israel to release convicted spy Jonathan Pollard from prison. Pollard is serving a life sentence after passing secret documents to Israel while working as a civilian¹ analyst².

And Obamacare sign ups are set to hit the 7 million mark. Health care sign ups surged as the deadline day for applicants³ neared.

Emily Roseman, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 civilian
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。 He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

2 analyst
n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家
参考例句：
What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？ The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

3 applicants
申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。 He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-04