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At least one person is dead and more than 30 injuried after a woman swerved¹ her car and hit pedestrians² in a busy part of the Los Vegas Strip. Authorities say the crash appeares to be intentional³. The driver is in custody⁴.

Rescue crews in China are searching for as many as 91 missing people after a landslide⁵ buried dozens of buildings in the southern city of SZ.

An Air France plane landed in Paris Monday after a bomb scare forced it to land earlier in Kenya. Kenyan police say a fake explosive made of cardboard and paper was found on board.

And Miss Philippines was crowned Miss Uuniverse after a major faux pas. Miss Columbia was initially⁶ named Miss Universe before host Steve Harvey realized he'd made a mistake.

Sandy Kozel, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 swerved
v.（使）改变方向，改变目的( swerve的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
She swerved sharply to avoid a cyclist. 她猛地急转弯，以躲开一个骑自行车的人。 The driver has swerved on a sudden to avoid a file of geese. 为了躲避一队鹅，司机突然来个急转弯。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 pedestrians
n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。来自《简明英汉词典》 Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 intentional
adj.故意的，有意（识）的
参考例句：
Let me assure you that it was not intentional.我向你保证那不是故意的。 His insult was intentional.他的侮辱是有意的。

4 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

5 landslide
n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利
参考例句：
Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。 An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

6 initially
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。 Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-12-25