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Secretary of State John Kerry aiming tough words at Russia as the fighting continues along the Ukrinian border. Kerry said Monday Russia has not shown a shred¹ of evidence that it's willing to help end the violence, citing intelligence that Russia is supplying weapons to separitists.

In Israel, warplanes carried out dozens of attacks Tuesday in Gaga, leveling the home of a top Hamas leader. Palestinian officials say at least 100 were killed on Tuesday, pushing the death toll² to more than 1,100.

A 9-year-old girl has died following a weekend plane crash. Witnesses say the girl was walking along a Florida beach when a small plane made an emergency landing. The plane's pilot was not injuried.

And one of the world's most beautiful palaces is infested³ by rats. Hordes⁴ of rodents⁵ have been spotted⁶ scurrying⁷ around the gardens at the Louvre Museum in France. Groundskeepers have had to set up hundreds of traps to deal with the infestation⁸.

Robert Bumsted, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 shred
v.撕成碎片，变成碎片；n.碎布条，细片，些少
参考例句：
There is not a shred of truth in what he says.他说的全是骗人的鬼话。 The food processor can shred all kinds of vegetables.这架食品加工机可将各种蔬菜切丝切条。

2 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

3 infested
adj.为患的，大批滋生的（常与with搭配）v.害虫、野兽大批出没于( infest的过去式和过去分词 )；遍布于
参考例句：
The kitchen was infested with ants. 厨房里到处是蚂蚁。 The apartments were infested with rats and roaches. 公寓里面到处都是老鼠和蟑螂。

4 hordes
n.移动着的一大群( horde的名词复数 )；部落
参考例句：
There are always hordes of tourists here in the summer. 夏天这里总有成群结队的游客。 Hordes of journalists jostled for position outside the conference hall. 大群记者在会堂外争抢位置。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 rodents
n.啮齿目动物( rodent的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Rodents carry diseases and are generally regarded as pests. 啮齿目动物传播疾病，常被当作害虫对待。来自《简明英汉词典》 Some wild rodents in Africa also harbor the virus. 在非洲，有些野生啮齿动物也是储毒者。来自辞典例句

6 spotted
adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的
参考例句：
The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。 Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

7 scurrying
v.急匆匆地走( scurry的现在分词 )
参考例句：
We could hear the mice scurrying about in the walls. 我们能听见老鼠在墙里乱跑。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 We were scurrying about until the last minute before the party. 聚会开始前我们一直不停地忙忙碌碌。来自辞典例句

8 infestation
n.侵扰，蔓延
参考例句：
The premises were treated for cockroach infestation.因蟑螂成灾，这些房屋集中进行了灭蟑活动。 Parts of California are suffering from an infestation of oriental fruit flies.加利福尼亚的部分地区正遭受东方果蝇的大肆侵袭。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-08-01