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This is AP news minute.

1. Donald Trump1 attacks civil rights legend John Lewis for questioning the legitimacy2 of the President-elect’s White House victory, saying “the congressman3 was all talk, no action or results ”. His attack came as rally’s planned around the country for Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. 

2. A SpaceX Falcon4 Nine rocket blasted off in California on Saturday, marking the company’s first launch since a fireball engulfed5 a similar rocket on a Florida launch pad more than 4 months ago. 

3. Iraqi forces continued to battle Islamic State group militants6 for control of the Mosul University complex, an area of psychological significance in the operation to liberate7 Iraq’s second city from its extremists. 

4. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday,  before the inauguration8 of the Palestinian embassy of the Holy See. The embassy is the first of recent accords in which the Vatican formally recognized the State of Palestine. 

Norreen Nasir,  the Associated Press with AP News Minute.


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1 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。
2 legitimacy q9tzJ     
n.合法，正当
参考例句：
  • The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy.报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。
  • Managing from the top down,we operate with full legitimacy.我们进行由上而下的管理有充分的合法性。
3 Congressman TvMzt7     
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
  • He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
  • The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
4 falcon rhCzO     
n.隼，猎鹰
参考例句：
  • The falcon was twice his size with pouted feathers.鹰张开羽毛比两只鹰还大。
  • The boys went hunting with their falcon.男孩子们带着猎鹰出去打猎了。
5 engulfed 52ce6eb2bc4825e9ce4b243448ffecb3     
v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
  • The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
7 liberate p9ozT     
v.解放，使获得自由，释出，放出；vt.解放，使获自由
参考例句：
  • They did their best to liberate slaves.他们尽最大能力去解放奴隶。
  • This will liberate him from economic worry.这将消除他经济上的忧虑。
8 inauguration 3cQzR     
n.开幕、就职典礼
参考例句：
  • The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
  • Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

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