美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-07-12

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2. The Defense¹ in Oscar Pistorius’ trial has rested its case. The judge will hear final arguments in August. The Paralympics athlete is on trial in South Africa for killing² his girlfriend. Pistorius says he mistakenly shot her thinking she was an intruder. Prosecutors³ say he shot her after an argument. 

 

3. City officials announced the next GOP presidential pick will officially accept the party’s nomination⁴ in Cleveland. The City won the backing of the Republican National Committee that will host the 2016 GOP Convention. But the choice must still be ratified⁵. 

 

4. It’s whale of a job for the American museum of natural history in New York. The museum’s giant whale replica⁶ got its annual cleaning today. A worker carefully vacuumed dust from the model to help bring out its details.

 

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