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Wednesday is the second anniversary¹ of the Boston Marathon Bombing. Church bells and a moment of silence will mark the day. The 2 bombs killed 3 people and injuried 260 others back in 2013.

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign continues in Iowa. The former Secretary of State is scheduled to meet with small business leaders near Des Moines.

A violent wind strom has caused a massive² pile-up in western Utah near the Nevada border. One person was killed, more than 2 dozen people were hurt.

And North Korea is marking 103 years since its founder³ Kim Il Sung was born.

Matt Small, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 anniversary
n.周年(纪念日)
参考例句：
They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。 Today is my parents'30th wedding anniversary.今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。

2 massive
adj.巨大的，大规模的，大量的，大范围的
参考例句：
A massive sea search has failed to find any survivors.经过大规模的海上搜救仍未找到幸存者。 He drank a massive amount of alcohol.他喝了大量的烈酒。

3 Founder
n.创始者，缔造者
参考例句：
He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。 According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-4-19