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This is AP news minute. 

1. In a show of confidence, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti took a subway walk from the Universal City railway station Thursday, which was threatened with an attack. Heavily armed sheriff's deputies guarded that station and other parts of the transit1 system, following the threat which was reported to an oversea anonymous2 tip line. 

2. President-elect Donald Trump3 surprised the media waiting in the lobby of Trump Tower, when he emerged from an elevator accompanied by his secret service detail. Trump spoke4 briefly5 about the meeting he had for the day and commented on a tweet about cancelling the contract with Boeing to build the new Air Force One. 

3. Meanwhile, Joe Biden kept reports guessing his potential plans to seek a White House bid in four years after saying Monday night that he runs. On his way to a meeting Tuesday morning, Biden joked that "He is going to announce right now". 

4. And a suburban6 Chicago home famous for its annual Christmas light display has draped this year in10,000 purple lights in symbols, in a tribute to the late pop star Prince. 

Kelly Daschle, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.


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1 transit MglzVT     
n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过
参考例句：
  • His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
  • The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。
2 anonymous lM2yp     
adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的
参考例句：
  • Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
  • The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
3 trump LU1zK     
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 spoke XryyC     
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
5 briefly 9Styo     
adv.简单地，简短地
参考例句：
  • I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
  • He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
6 suburban Usywk     
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
参考例句：
  • Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
  • There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

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