美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-04-06

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This is AP news minute. 

1. The senate appears to head for a showdown over president Donald Trump's supreme¹ court nominee². Democrats³ have secured the votes for filibuster⁴ to block the nominee of Neil Gorsuch. But senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is poised⁵ to change long standing⁶ senate rules, the so-called nuclear operation to get Gorsuch confirmed . 

2. The White House is condemning⁷ what it describes as a "Heinous⁸" criminal attack against civilians⁹ by the Syrian government. Spokesman Sean Spicer said the attack is reprehensible¹⁰ and can't be ignored by the civilized¹¹ world. 

3. A spring storm has dumped up to a foot of snow in some parts of Colorado. Forecasters have predicted about an inch but the snow storm dumped  at least 8 inches in Denver and up to a foot in the mountains. 

4. And a stunning¹² almost 60 carat diamond known as the "Pink Star" sold for a record $71.2 millions at the Sotheby’s auction¹³ in Hong Kong on Tuesday. The sale of the Oval mixed-cut diamond reportedly set a new world record for any diamond or jewel sell. 

Suzanne Yee Gaffney,  the Associated Press with AP News Minute.