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1. Members of the conservative political active conference met near Washington for annual gathering¹ of more than 10,000 conservative activists². Earlier, Trump³ advisor⁴ Kellyanne Conway kickoff Thursday's events, applauding president Donald Trump for his leadership and decisiveness.

2. In Mexico, U.S secretary of state Rex Tillerson visited to officials in Mexico city Thursday, amid the Trump administration's push for more border security. During joint⁵ conference, Tillerson said the rule of the law mattered both sides of the border. He also stressed the need for a fair treatment of the immigrants.

3. Police in riot gear moved into a restaurant of Dakota pipeline⁶ opponents who remained in a protest camp Thursday. Officers checked structure and began arresting people. The site near the standing⁷ rock Indian reservation has been the main camp for the protestors since August.

4. SpaceX made good on the 250-mile height delivery at the international space station. Astronauts kept SpaceX dragon cargo⁸ ships Thursday, a day after a GPS problem prevented the capsule from coming too close.

Robert Bumsted, the Associated Press with AP news minute.

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1 gathering
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。 He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

2 activists
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。 Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 advisor
n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者
参考例句：
They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。 The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

5 joint
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。 We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

6 pipeline
n.管道，管线
参考例句：
The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。 A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

7 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

8 cargo
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
参考例句：
The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。 A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-02-25