美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-08

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　　1. Israel has deployed¹ two batteries of its Iron Dome² rocket defense³ system to the north of the country after Israeli warplanes struck the Syrian capital. A senior Israeli official says the airstrikes were targeting a shipment of precision guided missiles bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah militant⁴ group.

 

　　2. President Barack Obama told college graduates that only their generation can break a political cycle consumed by "small things" that benefit the few. Obama delivered the commencement address at Ohio State University this afternoon.

 

　　3. Authorities in California are still trying to figure out what caused a limo to burst into flames along the San Mateo Bridge near San Francisco. Five women died. Four other women and the driver were able to get out okay.

 

　　4. Forecasters say the chance of rain in Southern California is getting better. That's hopeful news to 2,000 firefighters battling a blaze in coastal⁵ mountains of Ventura County. The fire is 60% contained.

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