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Secretary of State Mike Pumpeo reports good progress in his talks with a top North Korean official. That official is due in Washington Friday with the letter from Kim Jong Un for President Trump¹.

The President imposed tariffs² on metals imported from Canada, Mexico and the European Union starting Friday. A number of nations are protesting the tariffs. And the European Union says it will bring its objections to the World Trade Organization.

About 50,000 Las Vegas casino and hotel workers could go on strike Friday. Bartenders, housekeepers³, kitchen workers and many others have been negotiating a new contract since back in February.

And a 14-year-old boy from suburban⁴ Dallas is the nation's new spelling champion. Karthik Nemanni correctly spelled koinonia and gets more than 14,000 dollars in cash and prizes.

Matt Small, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.

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1 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 tariffs
关税制度；关税( tariff的名词复数 )；关税表；（旅馆或饭店等的）收费表；量刑标准
参考例句：
British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。 The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

3 housekeepers
n.（女）管家( housekeeper的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Can you send up one of your housekeepers to make bed? 请你派个女服务员来整理床铺好吗？来自互联网 They work as gas station attendants, firemen, housekeepers,and security personnel. 本句翻译：机器人也能够作为煤气站的服务员，救火队员等保安作用。来自互联网

4 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。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 特朗普总统开始征收进口金属关税