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President Barack Obama reassuring¹ Thanksgiving travelers on their security in the wake of Paris terror attacks. The president said there is no intelligence indicting² a credible³ threat to the US, something he said "we can all be thankful for."This Thanksgiving is expected to be the busiest holiday travel week since 2007. Nearly 47 million Americans are expected to take a car, plane, bus or train at least 50 miles from home over the long holiday weekend.

Investigators⁴ say an Afghan hospital that was boombed by a US warplane last month was mistaken for a Taliban compound. And an investigation⁵ report unsealed Wednesday said the crew of the bomber⁶ relied on a physical description of the building by Afghan forces. The October 3rd attack killed at least 31 civilians⁷ and injuried 28 others.

And just in time for Thanksgiving, president Obama has pardoned the national turkey. In the Rose Garden, a turkey named Abe was given his official reprieve⁸. Abe will live out his days in leisure on a turkey farm. The next in line of succession, a turkey named Honest, was held in an undisclosed location for his own protection.

Krysta Fauria, Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 reassuring
a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的，使人放心的
参考例句：
He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。 With a reassuring pat on her arm, he left. 他鼓励地拍了拍她的手臂就离开了。

2 indicting
控告，起诉( indict的现在分词 )
参考例句：
But Moreno-Ocampo stressed he was not indicting President Bashir. 但是奥坎波强调，他并不是在起诉巴希尔总统。 He says that indicting the journalists is just another move at Washington. 尹德民说，起诉这两名记者就是针对华盛顿的另一个行动。

3 credible
adj.可信任的，可靠的
参考例句：
The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。 Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

4 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 bomber
n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者
参考例句：
He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。 Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

7 civilians
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )；老百姓
参考例句：
the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀 At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

8 reprieve
n.暂缓执行（死刑）；v.缓期执行；给…带来缓解
参考例句：
He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.最后一刻的缓刑令把他从绞架上解救了下来。 The railway line, due for closure, has been granted a six-month reprieve.本应停运的铁路线获准多运行6 个月。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-11-29