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Cuba has published the first pictures of former President Fidel Castro in more than five months. The photos show Castro having a conversation with a student leader, who says it was taken on January 23rd.

Former hip¹ pop mogul Marion“Suge” knight² is expected in court near Los Angeles on Tuesday. He’s accused of running over two men with his pickup³ truck, killing⁴ one of them.

Forecasters are telling drivers to be careful, as bitter cold follows the latest snowstorm into the northeast. Arctic temperatures in Pennsylvania, New York and New England are expected to turn slush and rain into ice, and make driving extra dangerous.

And the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots⁵ are back home in Boston. The team’s victory parade has been postponed⁶ until Wednesday, because of the snow in the area.

Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 hip
n.臀部，髋；屋脊
参考例句：
The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。 The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

2 knight
n.骑士，武士；爵士
参考例句：
He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。 A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

3 pickup
n.拾起，获得
参考例句：
I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。\|\|The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

4 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 patriots
爱国者，爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Abraham Lincoln was a fine type of the American patriots. 亚伯拉罕·林肯是美国爱国者的优秀典型。 These patriots would fight to death before they surrendered. 这些爱国者宁愿战斗到死，也不愿投降。

6 postponed
vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）
参考例句：
The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。 The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-2-7