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Ahead of Friday's 50th anniversary of the slaying¹ of President John F.Kennedy, President Barack Obama today is paying tribute to Kennedy's legacy². He joined former President Bill Clinton in laying a wreath at Kennedy's grave.

Earlier in the day, Obama presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to prominent Americans, including Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, singer Loretta Lynn, and former baseball star Ernie Banks. The medal was first conceived by Kennedy, but he was assassinated³ 2 weeks before he could honor the first recipients⁴.

Media baron⁵ Rupert Murdoch and his wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch, have reached a divorce deal. The two appeared in a New York City court Wednesday to tell a judge they had arrived at a settlement to end their 14-year marriage. The terms were not disclosed in court.

And a pair of lion cubs⁶ are making their public debut⁷ at a zoo in the Gaza Strip. The mother, a 4-year-old African lioness had the litter on Sunday. It's believed to be the first time lions have been born in the tumultuous Gaza Strip.

Noel Waghorn, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 slaying
杀戮。
参考例句：
The man mimed the slaying of an enemy. 此人比手划脚地表演砍死一个敌人的情况。 He is suspected of having been an accomplice in the slaying,butthey can't pin it on him. 他有嫌疑曾参与该杀人案，但他们找不到证据来指控他。

2 legacy
n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西
参考例句：
They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。 He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

3 assassinated
v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏
参考例句：
The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。 Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。来自辞典例句

4 recipients
adj.接受的；受领的；容纳的；愿意接受的n.收件人；接受者；受领者；接受器
参考例句：
The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。来自《简明英汉词典》 The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 baron
n.男爵；(商业界等)巨头，大王
参考例句：
Henry Ford was an automobile baron.亨利·福特是一位汽车业巨头。 The baron lived in a strong castle.男爵住在一座坚固的城堡中。

6 cubs
n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮 Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 debut
n.首次演出，初次露面
参考例句：
That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。 The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-11-24