美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-01-15(在线收听

 1. Hospital officials announced former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died at the age of 85 after being in a coma since 2006 following a stroke. Sharon , a former General was both admired and hated for his battlefield exploit and  ambition to reshape the Middle East.

 
2. After a West Virginia American water system was contaminated by a chemical spill Thursday, West Virginia officials met Saturday to discuss plans for flushing the water system. It could be days before clean water  flowing to 700,000 people. 
 
3. The Dallas Safari club plans to auction off the right to shoot and kill black rhinoceros in the African nation of Namibia in order to raise the money to protect the endangered species. Animal protection groups and protesters are outraged. 
 
4. Major League  baseball arbitrator had reduced Alex Rodriguez's 211 games suspension to 152 , which means he'll miss the entire 2014 season without pay.This amount to about 25 million dollars  loss in earnings. Rodriguez is the New York Yankee's  third baseman.
 
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