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Thousands of pilgrams from all over the world gathered at the Vatican ahead of the historic canonization of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII. The current pontiff, Pope Francis, will declare them both saints in a service on Sunday.

An explosion leveled a home and damaged several others in a suburban¹ Chicago neighborhood with debris² found as far as half a mile away. Authorities are investigating the cause of the explosion.

South Korean authorities detained another 4 crew members from the ferry that sank and left more than 300 people dead or missing. All 15 of those involved in navigating³ the vessel⁴ are now in custody⁵.

President Barack Obama began the first visit to Malaysia by a U.S. President in nearly half a century. The President attended a 600-person state dinner at the Malaysian King's National Palace. Malaysia is the 3rd leg of President Obama's Asia trip which is focused on rebalancing Asia policy.

Matthew Burgoyne, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 suburban
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。

2 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

3 navigating
v.给（船舶、飞机等）引航，导航( navigate的现在分词 )；（从海上、空中等）横越；横渡；飞跃
参考例句：
These can also be very useful when navigating time-based documents, such as video and audio. 它对于和时间有关的文档非常有用，比如视频和音频文档。来自About Face 3交互设计精髓 Vehicles slowed to a crawl on city roads, navigating slushy snow. 汽车在市区路上行驶缓慢，穿越泥泞的雪地。来自互联网

4 vessel
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
参考例句：
The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。 You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

5 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-05-02