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This is AP News Minute.

Stock market in Asia took a beating on Tuesday following the massive drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The slump¹ began Friday as investors² worried about higher inflation.

Vice³ President Mike Pence isn't ruling out of meeting with North Korean officials while at the Winter Olympics in South Korea. Pence visited a missile defense⁴ site in Alaska while on his way to South Korea.

Sheriff's deputy were shot and killed in Colorado Springs on Monday while investigating a stolen vehicle. Two more deputies, a police officer and a civilian⁵ were wounded. The suspect was killed.

The House Intelligence Committee voted to release a democratic memo⁶ on the Russia investigation⁷. It's a response to a republican version, which claims the FBI and Justice Department abused their power while seeking to monitor all one-time Trump⁸'s associates. President Trump makes the final decision on whether to release it.

Mike Brown is at the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

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1 slump
n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌
参考例句：
She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。 Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

2 investors
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子 a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

3 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。

4 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。

5 civilian
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。 He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

6 memo
n.照会，备忘录；便笺；通知书；规章
参考例句：
Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？ Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？

7 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

8 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。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 受美国股市影响亚洲股市暴跌