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The US Senate has voted on party lines to approve Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Republicans see Price as a knowledgeable¹ leader who can take on Obamacare. Democrats² call him an ideologue with a shady history of trading healthcare stocks.

A mother of two who was deported³ from Arizona spoke⁴ to reporters in Mexico. Her lawyer says Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos was deported as a direct result of one of President Donald Trump⁵'s executive orders.

The White House and China's state broadcaster say President Trump and Chinese President Xi spoke on Thursday evening. The White House says Trump agreed to honor the One China policy that keeps US-Taiwan ties unofficial.

And officials in Southern Louisiana say two workers were hurt and one was missing after an explosion and fire at a pipeline⁶. The pipeline was carrying a very volatile⁷ natural gas byproduct.

Sandy Kozel, Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 knowledgeable
adj.知识渊博的；有见识的
参考例句：
He's quite knowledgeable about the theatre.他对戏剧很有心得。 He made some knowledgeable remarks at the meeting.他在会上的发言颇有见地。

2 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 deported
v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 )；举止
参考例句：
They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。来自《简明英汉词典》 The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 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。

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 volatile
adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质
参考例句：
With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。 His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

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