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This is AP News Minute.

Lights out for passengers at the world's busiest airport. A power outage at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson international airport halted flights and darkened corridors on Sunday. Planes bound for Atlanta were also grounded before taking off. The cause of the outage wasn't immediately clear.

French President Emanuel Macron opening the door for diplomacy1 in Syria. In an interview that aired Sunday, Macron said France and its allies must open dialogue with Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. Macron said he expects the Islamic State Group to be defeated in Syria by February, at which point talks could begin.

In the West Bank, Palestinian protesters setting ablaze2 effigies3 of President Donald Trump4 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The burnings come amid continued protests to President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

And Pope Francis celebrating his 81st birthday with a giant pizza. Pope blew out the single candle on a 13-foot pizza on Sunday and the cake, to the delight of the crowd. Pope Francis took the time to thank the crowd for their birthday three wishes before his usual Sunday appearance.

Robert Bumsted, Associated Press, with the AP News Minute.


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1 diplomacy gu9xk     
n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕
参考例句：
  • The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
  • This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。
2 ablaze 1yMz5     
adj.着火的，燃烧的；闪耀的，灯火辉煌的
参考例句：
  • The main street was ablaze with lights in the evening.晚上，那条主要街道灯火辉煌。
  • Forests are sometimes set ablaze by lightning.森林有时因雷击而起火。
3 effigies ddd261d21f6b4463201553fb9d7d3ad3     
n.（人的）雕像，模拟像，肖像( effigy的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • stone effigies in the church 教堂里的石雕像
  • On 5 November British children burn effigies of Guy Fawkes. 每逢11月5日英国儿童都焚烧盖伊．福克斯的模拟像。 来自辞典例句
4 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。

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