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Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump¹ will celebrate their major victories on Super Tuesday, each taking 7 states, with Clinton claiming Texas--the 9th biggest prize.

The abortion² debate is slated³ to return to the Supreme⁴ Court Wednesday with justices hearing the biggest case on the topic in nearly 25 years on the table, determing whether a Texas law that regulates abortion clinics hampers⁵ a woman's constitutional right to get an abortion.

Alabama officials said at least 4 people were injuried after a possible twister reportedly touched down southwest of Birmingham. The storm damaged homes and toppled power lines.

Astronaut Scott Kelly is finally home after spending almost a year in space. Kelly and his Russian counterpart were on the International Space Station for 340 days.

Venessa Alvarez, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 abortion
n.流产，堕胎
参考例句：
She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。 A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

3 slated
用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。 Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。

4 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

5 hampers
妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
Prejudice sometimes hampers a person from doing the right thing. 有时候，偏见会妨碍人正确行事。 This behavior is the opposite of modeless feedback, and it hampers flow. 这个行为有悖于非模态的反馈，它阻碍了流。来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-3-6