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1. Speaking to a meeting of the nation governors, president Donald Trump¹ said his first budget will focus on public safety and national security with a roughly $54 billion increase in the defense² spending. Trump also warned the nation's health-care system as a danger of imploding³.

2. A suburban⁴ Philadelphia judge has ruled that a juror from outside the area will hear the sexual assault case against actor Bill Cosby. Cosby is set to go on trial June,5th on accusations⁵ that he drugged and molested⁶ a former Temple university employee at his home in 2004.

3. Iraqi federal police unit pushed deeper into western Mosul on Monday, getting control a neighborhood near the Tigris river. An Iraqi official said IS militants⁷ were fighting back with snipers, anti-tank missiles and suicide car bombs, describing the clashes as fierce.

4. And a 6-week old otter⁸ pup is receiving around-the-clock care in the UK animal welfare charity, after being orphaned⁹ following a storm. The pup who has been named Daffi was found without his mother at the side of the river, following storm Doris which hit UK last week.

Emily Roseman, 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 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 imploding
v.（使）向心聚爆( implode的现在分词 )
参考例句：
He has nightmares about the tanks imploding. 他老是做油箱爆炸的噩梦。来自辞典例句 Just like silver stars imploding we absorb the light of day. 身披白昼之圣光光没银星俱裂亡。来自互联网

4 suburban
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
参考例句：
Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。 There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

5 accusations
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名
参考例句：
There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。 He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

6 molested
v.骚扰( molest的过去式和过去分词 )；干扰；调戏；猥亵
参考例句：
The bigger children in the neighborhood molested the younger ones. 邻居家的大孩子欺负小孩子。来自《简明英汉词典》 He molested children and was sent to jail. 他猥亵儿童，进了监狱。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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。

8 otter
n.水獭
参考例句：
The economists say the competition otter to the brink of extinction.经济学家们说，竞争把海獭推到了灭绝的边缘。 She collared my black wool coat with otter pelts.她把我的黑呢上衣镶上了水獭领。

9 orphaned
[计][修]孤立
参考例句：
Orphaned children were consigned to institutions. 孤儿都打发到了福利院。 He was orphaned at an early age. 他幼年时便成了孤儿。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-03-01