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In Jerusalem, while clean up crews removed debris¹ from weekend demonstrations², three Israelis confessed to the murder of a Palestinian teenager. Israeli police say the trio has been re-enacting the abduction and murder during questioning. Tensions remain high in the predominately Arab sections of east Jerusalem.

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico and central America this morning. At least 4 deaths are reported. Dozens of homes along the Pacific coast were damaged.

Pope Francis is begging forgiveness from victims of clergy³ sex abuse. The Pope held his first meeting with survivors⁴ today, celebrating mass with 6 of them in his Vatican hotel. Several victims' groups are dismissing the Pope's actions.

And in Germany, Nelly the the Elephant weighed in with a prediction for Tursday's semi-final World Cup match between Germany and Brazil. Her prediction, Germany wins. The floppy⁵ eared oracle's predictions have been on the mark so far in this World Cup.

Tom Ritchie, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

2 demonstrations
证明( demonstration的名词复数 )；表明；表达；游行示威
参考例句：
Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。 The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

3 clergy
n.[总称]牧师，神职人员
参考例句：
I could heartily wish that more of our country clergy would follow this example.我衷心希望，我国有更多的牧师效法这个榜样。 All the local clergy attended the ceremony.当地所有的牧师出席了仪式。

4 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

5 floppy
adj.松软的，衰弱的
参考例句：
She was wearing a big floppy hat.她戴了顶松软的大帽子。 Can you copy those files onto this floppy disk?你能把那些文件复制到这张软盘上吗？

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-07-11