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Vicious tornadoes¹ have left trees down and homes destroyed in Nebraska and Oklahoma. Powerful winds ripped through rural Oklahoma, leaving 2 dead in its path. While in Nebraska, softball-sized hail rained down, causing serious damage to homes.

The White House annouced Tuesday that President Barack Obama will pay a historic visit to Hiroshima later this month. Obama will become the first seating American president to visit the city where the US dropped an atomic bomb.

Italian police say 12 US soldiers stationed in the northern city of Vicenza were arrested after a fight outside a nightclub. Authorities say that one of the soldiers was slashed² in the arm inside the club, provoking a fight with 3 Senegalese men outside.

And the UConn Lady Huskies were honored at the White House for their lastest NCAA title win. This is the women's team's 4th consecutive³ national championship and the 11th overall.

Emily Roseman, Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 tornadoes
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。来自互联网 Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。来自互联网

2 slashed
v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减
参考例句：
Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。 He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 consecutive
adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的
参考例句：
It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。 The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-5-15