美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-01-08(在线收听

 1. Blame the polar vortex that wll cover half of the United States. Temperatures not seen in years are likely to hit records in the coming days across the middle west, north east, and south. 

2. Secretary of State John Kerry says three days of talks between Israel and Palestinian have been very positive. Kerry is also work to get Arabians into Palestinian concession. 

 
3. Meanwhile, Pope Francisco announced he will travel to the holy land in May. Francisco says the trips is designed to boost relation between Catholics and orthodox Christian.   
 
4. And it was minus 20 degree Fahrenheit, but that didn't stop people from enjoying  the amazing ice festival in China.  10,000 workers used nearly 12 million cube feet of snow and ice to create the spectacle.
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