AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-14)

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1. The Obama administration says BP has agreed to speed up payments to people and businesses whose livelihoods¹ have been washed away by the Gulf² oil spill. Those who have filed damage claims are complaining of delays and skimpy payments.

2. A southern California teenager attempting to sail around the world alone is feared missing. Sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland was last known to have left South Africa in late May, and then lost communication in the Indian Ocean.

3. The Associated Press discovers that South Carolina's Democratic primary winner for US Senate faces a felony obscenity charge. Unemployed³ Veteran Alvin Greene shocked the political establishment when he won the race.

4. Facebook helps a California mom locate her two missing children after 15 years. California authorities were able to track down the children in Florida, and the husband was arrested on kidnapping and child custody⁴ charges.