美联社新闻一分钟 AP 科学家将VR应用于恐惧症治疗

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President Donald Trump¹ says Supreme² Court nominee³ Brett Kavanaugh is anxious to defend himself against accusations⁴ he sexually assaulted a woman in high school. Trump says he totally supports his nominee and said he doesn't think the FBI should be involved in investigating the allegation.

Hundreds of people waited in long lines for water and other essentials in Wilmington, North Carolina. The city is still mostly shut off by rising waters days after hurricane Florence hit. Officials say Florence is responsible for at least 34 deaths in the region.

A Russian reconnaissance plane has been downed by Syrian forces responding to an Israeli airstrike, killing⁵ all 15 people on board. The Russian Defense⁶ Ministry⁷ has accused Israel of deliberately⁸ using the Russian plane as a cover to dodge⁹ Syrian defenses and has threatened to retaliate¹⁰.

And researchers at the University of Washington are using virtual reality to treat people's phobias. Experts predict that one day people will be able to treat phobias like a fear of heights, fear of spiders at home using VR.