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Police say a Sikh man is recovering after a gunman approached him as he worked on his car at a suburban¹ Seattle driveway and told him to "go back to your country" before shooting him in the arm. Authorities in the city of Kent are searching for the shooter and have contacted the FBI and other law enforcement agencies.

Iraqi troops continued to push further into western Mosul on Sunday, launching a series of attacks against Islamic-State-group-held neighborhoods in the city. The push on Mosul's west was launched about two weeks ago after the eastern half of city was declared fully² liberated³ in January.

Survivors⁴ of recent heavy floods in Zimbabwe have lost homes, property and their livelihood⁵. Some communities have had bridges, roads, and farms destroyed, after suffering from intense drought for months. Floods have killed nearly 250 people in the country since December.

The sound of howling dogs filled downtown Anchorage as mushers from around the world gathered for the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. About 2,000 dogs belonging to 72 mushers waited their turn to hit the trail Saturday.

Krysta Fauria, 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 fully
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。 They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 liberated
a.无拘束的，放纵的
参考例句：
The city was liberated by the advancing army. 军队向前挺进，解放了那座城市。 The heat brings about a chemical reaction, and oxygen is liberated. 热量引起化学反应，释放出氧气。

4 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

5 livelihood
n.生计，谋生之道
参考例句：
Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。 My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 津巴布韦遭遇严重洪水