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This is AP news minute.

1.  Officials say that Russia's ambassador1 to Turkey has died after been shot by an Ankara police officer. Ambassador Andrey Karlov was speaking on an embassy2 sponsored3 exhibit4, when a man dressed in a suit and tie fired at least 8 shoots. 

2.  From Pennsylvania to Georgia,  demonstrators marched outside state capitals in protest5 of Monday's Electoral College voting. Protesters carried science and chant slogans in the hopes of encouraging electors to cast votes for Hillary Clinton. 

3. Chicago just missed breaking a record Monday morning, but was still cold enough to close nearly 300 schools, cancel dozens of flights and slow trains. A low of minus 13 was recorded at Ohio international airport between 4 and 5 AM. 

4.  And the Finnish Santa Claus and a Russian grandfather Frose met at the Finnish-Russian border to exchange gifts on Monday. The annual event celebrates the friendship between two neighbors, includes traditional dancing and singing by performers of both countries.

Emily Roseman,  the Associated Press with AP News Minute.


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1 ambassador uNZzg     
n.大使，特使，（派驻国际组织的）代表
参考例句：
  • He took up office as an ambassador for ten years continuously.他连任十年大使。
  • The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。
2 embassy HPWz2     
n.大使馆，大使及其随员
参考例句：
  • Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。
  • He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。
3 sponsored 6760a4b69aea6e163e12bbee2583052e     
v.赞助( sponsor的过去式和过去分词)；资助（某人的培训或教育）；为慈善活动捐资；发起，倡议adj.赞助的；发起的
参考例句：
  • The exhibition was sponsored by the Society of Culture. 这个展览会是由文化学会主办的。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • The company sponsored several TV programs. 这家公司赞助了几个电视节目。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 exhibit 2mNxl     
vt.展览，展出，陈列；n.展览品；陈列品
参考例句：
  • Next week those goods will exhibit in that shop. 下个星期，这些货物将在那家商店展出。
  • The economy continued to exhibit signs of decline in September.9月份，经济继续呈现出衰退的迹象。
5 protest rRRxF     
v.反对，抗议；宣称；n.抗议；宣称
参考例句：
  • I can't pass the matter by without a protest.我不能对此事视而不见，我要提出抗议。
  • We translated his silence as a protest.我们把他的沉默解释为抗议。

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