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Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell won the Kentucky Republican primary. He's facing Democrat¹ Alison Lundergan Grimes in what's expected to be a very expensive general election.

The House could vote today on a bill that would give the Veterans Affairs Secretary more power to fire or demote senior executives. More than 2 dozen VA facilities are being investigated for allegedly not giving proper care to vets².

A wildfire in Arizona has forced some homes and businesses to evacuate³. 100 firefighters and 2 hotshot crews are fighting the fire.

And 2 giant pandas are now in Malaysia. China sends them on Wednesday as the 2 nations commemorate⁴ 40 years of diplomatic ties.

Sandy Kozel, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

2 vets
abbr.veterans （复数）老手，退伍军人；veterinaries （复数）兽医n.兽医( vet的名词复数 )；老兵；退伍军人；兽医诊所v.审查（某人过去的记录、资格等）( vet的第三人称单数 )；调查；检查；诊疗
参考例句：
I helped train many young vets and veterinary nurses too. 我还帮助培训了许多年青的兽医和护士。来自互联网 In fact, we've expanded mental health counseling and services for our vets. 实际上，我们已经扩大了退伍军人的心理健康咨询和服务。来自互联网

3 evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！ They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

4 commemorate
vt.纪念，庆祝
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This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。 We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-05-25