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This is AP News Minute.

Bill Cosby has been sentenced to 3 to ten years in state prison for drugging and molesting1 a woman at his suburban2 Philadelphia home 14 years ago. Judge Steven O'Neill sentenced Cosby on Tuesday, five months after his conviction in the first celebrity3 trial of the #Metoo era.

A key Republican senator is indicating she believes there should be a new FBI investigation4 of Supreme5 Court nominee6 Brett Kavanaugh after new allegations of sexual misconducts. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski is one of a handful of Senate Republicans undecided on Kavanaugh's confirmation7.

South Carolina residents are bracing8 for severe flooding 11 days after Florence made landfall. Residents of Georgetown, South Carolina, are preparing for the worst flooding in their lifetimes, which officials warned it could start Wednesday.

The most significant figures in Spain's Flamenco scene are meeting with young emerging artists in Seville's 20th edition of the Flamenco Biennial9. For an entire month every two years, traditional Flamenco fuses with the experimental in the Spanish city of Seville.


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1 molesting 9803a4c212351ba8f8347ac71aad0f44     
v.骚扰( molest的现在分词 );干扰;调戏;猥亵
参考例句:
  • He was accused of sexually molesting a female colleague. 他被指控对一位女同事进行性骚扰。 来自辞典例句
  • He was charged with molesting a woman. 他被指控调戏妇女。 来自辞典例句
2 suburban Usywk     
adj.城郊的,在郊区的
参考例句:
  • Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
  • There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。
3 celebrity xcRyQ     
n.名人,名流;著名,名声,名望
参考例句:
  • Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
  • He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。
4 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查,调查研究
参考例句:
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
5 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
参考例句:
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
6 nominee FHLxv     
n.被提名者;被任命者;被推荐者
参考例句:
  • His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
  • Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
7 confirmation ZYMya     
n.证实,确认,批准
参考例句:
  • We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
  • We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前,我们需要书面确认。
8 bracing oxQzcw     
adj.令人振奋的
参考例句:
  • The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
  • The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。
9 biennial 7oRyT     
adj.两年一次的
参考例句:
  • The workers were strongly against the biennial election.工人们强烈反对两年一次的选举。
  • His is a biennial,and one of the most useful pasture plants we have.这是两年生植物,也是我们最有用的牧草之一。

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