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Democratic presidential candidate, senator Bernie Sanders tells the AP, he believes Republican Donald Trump¹ would be a disaster as president. Sanders also told supporters he's disturbed but not surprised that Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton will not debate him in California. Clinton's campaign says she's focused on defeating Donald Trump.

Iraq's prime minister says Iraqi troops are making big gains in their fight to take the city of Fallujah from Islamic State militants². Troops recaptured some farm areas along the city's edge.

Greek authorities began evacuating³ the country's largest informal refugee camp. More than 8,000 people have been camped out on Greece's northern border, mostly from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Stormy weather is forecast for all week in Oklahoma with tornades, hail and wind gusts⁴ possible. A funnel⁵ cloud was spotted⁶ in northwest Oklahoma on Monday.

Diane Kepley, 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 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 evacuating
撤离，疏散( evacuate的现在分词 )；排空（胃肠），排泄（粪便）；（从危险的地方）撤出，搬出，撤空
参考例句：
The solution is degassed by alternately freezing, evacuating and thawing. 通过交替的冻结、抽空和溶化来使溶液除气。 Are we evacuating these potential targets? 能够在这些目标地域内进行疏散吗？

4 gusts
一阵强风( gust的名词复数 )；（怒、笑等的）爆发；（感情的）迸发；发作
参考例句：
Her profuse skirt bosomed out with the gusts. 她的宽大的裙子被风吹得鼓鼓的。 Turbulence is defined as a series of irregular gusts. 紊流定义为一组无规则的突风。

5 funnel
n.漏斗；烟囱；v.汇集
参考例句：
He poured the petrol into the car through a funnel.他用一个漏斗把汽油灌入汽车。 I like the ship with a yellow funnel.我喜欢那条有黄烟囱的船。

6 spotted
adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的
参考例句：
The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。 Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-5-29