美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-05-08(在线收听

 1. Federal, State and local authorities are investigating the accident that injured 11 circus performers in Providence, Rhode Island on Sunday. All of injured are said to be conscious and doing well.

 
2. A wildfire in central Oklahoma has burned at least 4 square miles and destroyed several homes. At least one death has been reported. 
 
3. Panama’s Vice President has been elected President, while the previous president was voted out of office. The election was one of the Panama’s toughest fought contests since the democracy was restored there 2 decades ago.
 
4. And Santa Barbara, California, is looking at restarting a desalination plant that has been closed for years. It would return salt water into fresh water in hopes of the supplying water during a long drought.
 
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