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This is AP news minute.

1. A later winter storm is leaving a sloppy1 mess from Washington D.C to New England. Some areas were seen at least two feet of snow. The powerful nor'easter grounded nearly 6,000 flights and knocked out power to a quarter million customers.

2. President Donald Trump2 met with the deputy crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Tuesday. Mohammed bin3 Salman is the second-in-line to the throne, the highest level visit by a Saudi royal since the election. The prince's spearheading economic initiative, aimed at lessening4 the country's dependency on oil.

3. Democratic lawmakers rallied offensive for a second day, following a new analysis of the republican replacement5 for Obama care. Minority leader Nancy Pelosi called the congressional budget office report "a knockout blow to the republican plan". The CBO reported estimated 14 million people will lose their insurance under the plan next year.

4. And in Dallas, Texas, a woman used herself as a human shield to keep workers from putting a tree on her property. The retired6 lawyer said she didn't think crews had the right to put the tree. The utility called police sent and got a restraining order, aims to allow continuing the work.

Robert Bumsted, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.


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1 sloppy 1E3zO     
adj.邋遢的，不整洁的
参考例句：
  • If you do such sloppy work again,I promise I'll fail you.要是下次作业你再马马虎虎，我话说在头里，可要给你打不及格了。
  • Mother constantly picked at him for being sloppy.母亲不断地批评他懒散。
2 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。
3 bin yR2yz     
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
  • He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
  • He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
4 lessening 7da1cd48564f42a12c5309c3711a7945     
减轻，减少，变小
参考例句：
  • So however much he earned, she spent it, her demands growing and lessening with his income. 祥子挣多少，她花多少，她的要求随着他的钱涨落。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
  • The talks have resulted in a lessening of suspicion. 谈话消减了彼此的怀疑。
5 replacement UVxxM     
n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品
参考例句：
  • We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
  • They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。
6 retired Njhzyv     
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
参考例句：
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

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