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1. The senate confirms Betsy DeVos as education secretary, with the tie-breaking note from vice¹ president Mike Pence. It's the first time a vice president has had to break the tie for a cabinet nominee². The senate was split 50-50.

2. The national weather service says several tornadoes³ touches down in southern Louisiana, damaging buildings, smashing power lines and causing a number of injures. Officials say one of the tornadoes touch down in eastern part of New Orleans.

3. Snow, rain and wind didn't stop Boston from celebrating. The new England Patriots⁴ paraded through the city on duck boats, following their 5th Superbowl victory.

4. Vacation in the British Virgin⁵ islands, former president Barack Obama took up a new sport. His host, Virgin group founder⁶ Richard branson posted the images of the ex-president's kitesurfing. Branson said Obama beat him in the water sport challenge.

Padmananda Rama, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 nominee
n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者
参考例句：
His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。 Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

3 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

4 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。

5 virgin
n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的
参考例句：
Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？ There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

6 Founder
n.创始者，缔造者
参考例句：
He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。 According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-02-09