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This is AP News Minute. 1. World leaders meeting at the United Nations Tuesday to discuss how to defeat the Islamic States group. President Barack Obama announcing Nigeria, Tunisia and Malaysia are the newest members of the US-led coalition¹ to fight IS. 2. House Republicans accused of Planned Parenthood spending too much money on lavish² (spent or given in profusion) salaries and political activity. The GOP using Tuesday’s hearing to build a case to terminate federal funding. The group’s president fired back, saying funds are used for health care, not political activity. 3. In Florida, the US Coast Guard unloads a haul (a quantity of something that was stolen or is possessed³ illegally) of roughly $41 million worth cocaine⁴ and marijuana. Officials say the drug was seized on two separate operations in the Caribbean. The Coast Guard says it’s been a record year for drug seizures⁵.

4. And officials in Egypt say King Tut’s tomb may contain secret chambers⁶. New high-resolution photos leaving scientists to believe that more may be hiding inside the 3,300-year-old mausoleum. Officials hope to scan the tomb with radar⁷ in hopes of unlocking the mystery.

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1 coalition
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。 Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

2 lavish
adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍
参考例句：
He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。 The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。

3 possessed
adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的
参考例句：
He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。 He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。

4 cocaine
n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）
参考例句：
That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。 Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

5 seizures
n.起获( seizure的名词复数 )；没收；充公；起获的赃物
参考例句：
Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year. 今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。来自《简明英汉词典》 Other causes of unconsciousness predisposing to aspiration lung abscess are convulsive seizures. 造成吸入性肺脓肿昏迷的其他原因，有惊厥发作。来自辞典例句

6 chambers
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅
参考例句：
The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。来自《简明英汉词典》 Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。来自互联网

7 radar
n.雷达，无线电探测器
参考例句：
They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。 Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-10-08