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1. A man and his seven children have been found dead in their home in Maryland. Authorities are investigating whether carbon monoxide-poisoning is to blame. Relatives say that the family had been using a generator¹ for heat, after their electricity was cut off.

2. Jurors began their deliberations in the Boston Marathon Bombing trial. Enclosing arguments, attorneys for suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, said it was his older brother who masterminded the attack.

3. An explosion has injured at least six people at a toxic² chemical plant in Southern China. It's the second blast to hit the factory in the last two years.

4. And Duke has won the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. The Blue Devils defeating Wisconsin, 68-63.

Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 generator
n.发电机，发生器
参考例句：
All the while the giant generator poured out its power.巨大的发电机一刻不停地发出电力。 This is an alternating current generator.这是一台交流发电机。

2 toxic
adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的
参考例句：
The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。 There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-4-9