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1. About 50 republicans, all former national security officials, are opposing Donald Trump¹'s want for president. The group released a statement, calling him the most reckless candidate in the history. Trump says the group shares blame along with Hillary Clinton for making the world "a mess".

2. Delta² says it's trying to accommodate a string of passengers after a computer system's failure caused or delayed thousands of flight. The Airline posted a video apology online and is offering refunds³ and vouchers⁴ to many customers.

3. Three children fell out of a Ferris Wheel at a county fair in Tennessee Monday, dropping 30 to 45 feet, before hitting the ground. Police say all three were taken to hospital. The kids were responsive.

4. A big California wild fire that's quickly spreading in San Bernardino county is threatening thousands of homes. An evacuation has been ordered for several hundreds of them. Hundreds of firefighters are battling the flames east of Los Angles.

Matt Small, 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 delta
n.（流的）角洲
参考例句：
He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。 The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

3 refunds
n.归还，偿还额，退款( refund的名词复数 )v.归还，退还( refund的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
Tomorrow he would return them to the store and claim refunds. 明天他要把它们退还给商店并要求退款。来自辞典例句 The new method means that taxpayers get refunds much faster. 这种新办法意味着纳税人可以较快地领到退还款。来自辞典例句

4 vouchers
n.凭证( voucher的名词复数 )；证人；证件；收据
参考例句：
These vouchers are redeemable against any future purchase. 这些优惠券将来购物均可使用。 This time we were given free vouchers to spend the night in a nearby hotel. 这一次我们得到了在附近一家旅馆入住的免费券。来自英语晨读30分（高二）

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-8-11