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Former president Bill Clinton and George W.Bush came together Monday to launch¹ a new scholars program at 4 presidential libraries. The program will aim to help academics and business leaders learn more about presidential leadership.

Rescue workers and troops used boats and helicopters to save thousands of people in Pakistan and India who have become trapped due to rising flood waters. 6 days of torrential rains caused flooding that's killed hundreds of people.

Civil rights leaders have asked for a meeting with Atlanta Hawks² officials after a team owner disclosed³ that he wrote a racially charged email thoerizing that black fans kept white fans away. Hawk's co-owner Bruce Levenson annouced Sunday that he would sell his controlling interest in the team as a result of his email.

And Prince George is not going to be an only child for long. British royal officials have confirmed that Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their second child.

Matthew Burgoyne, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 launch
vt.发动，推出；发射；n.发射，下水，投产
参考例句：
The makers are about to launch out a new product.制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 Would it be wise to launch into this rough sea?在这样汹涌的大海中游泳明智吗？

2 hawks
鹰( hawk的名词复数 )；鹰派人物，主战派人物
参考例句：
Two hawks were hover ing overhead. 两只鹰在头顶盘旋。 Both hawks and doves have expanded their conditions for ending the war. 鹰派和鸽派都充分阐明了各自的停战条件。

3 disclosed
说出( disclose的过去式和过去分词 )；揭露；使显露；使暴露
参考例句：
She disclosed that she had been married for a month. 她透露自己已经结婚一个月了。 He disclosed his views about this thing. 他表明了对这事的看法。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-09-14