美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-02

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1. Spring is only weeks away, but it doesn't look like it in eastern parts of the country. Winter storm warnings are up across the South, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast.

2. Meanwhile, three tornadoes¹ barreled through east central Alabama, destroying one church and damaging another. The twisters tore up ten homes along with a school and officials reported several minor² injuries.

3. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has opened her first trip to the Middle East as America's top diplomat³. Clinton arrived in Egypt after an overnight flight from Washington. She scheduled to visit Israel and meet with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank.

4. And 13 baby pandas have a new home after a rough start to life. The cubs⁴ were born after the devastating⁵ earthquake that hit China's Sichuan Province last May. But they are now living in a sanctuary⁶ which aims to teach them how to survive in the wild once they are released.