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This is AP News Minute.

House Democrats1 plan to vote on the resolution, condemning2 President Trump's racist3 comments about 4 Democratic congresswomen. The President on Monday said the representatives can get out of the country now. All four are US citizens and three are US-born.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden released a plan to save the Affordable4 Care Act. It would add public option to the plan known as "Obamacare", paying for it with taxes on the wealthiest Americans.

Southern California authorities say a natural gas explosion killed a gas company worker and destroyed a home. 15 people were injured including 3 firefighters.

Protesters are trying to stop the construction of a giant telescope on Hawaii's Big Island. Demonstrators say it would desecrate5 sacred land. Supporters cited potential scientific and economic benefits.


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1 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 condemning 3c571b073a8d53beeff1e31a57d104c0     
v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地
参考例句：
  • The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
  • I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3 racist GSRxZ     
n.种族主义者，种族主义分子
参考例句：
  • a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
  • His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。
4 affordable kz6zfq     
adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的
参考例句：
  • The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
  • There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。
5 desecrate X9Sy3     
v.供俗用，亵渎，污辱
参考例句：
  • The enemy desecrate the church by using it as a stable.敌人亵渎这所教堂,把它当做马厩。
  • It's a crime to desecrate the country's flag.玷污国旗是犯罪。

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