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1. President Obama commuted¹ the 25 years prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, freeing her in May. Manning acknowledged leaking diplomatic cables and national security documents to Wikileaks for publication in 2010. Wikileaks' editor Julian Assange said on Twitter last week he will surrender to U.S authorities if Manning got clemency².

2. President-elect Donald Trump³ welcomed nearly 150 diplomats⁴, plus donors⁵ and incoming White House staffers to a dinner in Washington.

3. Orlando, Florida police caught the man accused of shooting and killing⁶ an Orlando police officer last week. Markys Loyde was wearing body armor and carrying two handguns when he surrendered.

4. And a sinkhole nearly swallowed a truck in a parking lot northeast of Atlanta. Local officials say all pipes beneath the parking lot apparently⁷ rusted⁸ away and caved in.

Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 commuted
通勤( commute的过去式和过去分词 )；减（刑）；代偿
参考例句：
His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment. 他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。 The death sentence may be commuted to life imprisonment. 死刑可能減为无期徒刑。

2 clemency
n.温和，仁慈，宽厚
参考例句：
The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题，将由国王决定。 They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。

3 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。

4 diplomats
n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人
参考例句：
These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。 The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 donors
n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者
参考例句：
Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。 About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

7 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

8 rusted
v.（使）生锈( rust的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
I can't get these screws out; they've rusted in. 我无法取出这些螺丝，它们都锈住了。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 My bike has rusted and needs oil. 我的自行车生锈了，需要上油。来自《简明英汉词典》

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-01-20