美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-15(在线收听

 Tens of thousands of people and world leaders gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa to remember Nelson Mandela. President Obama praised Mandela as the man who changed the world and inspired him to run for president. "South Africa shows we can change, that we can choose a world defined not by our differences, but by our common hopes."

 
A wintry storm could drop up to 5 inches of snow as it moves up the coast and across the mid-Atlantic states towards New England today. The federal government in Washington is shut down along with scores of area school districts.
 
Riot police and anti-government protesters confronted each other in Kiev, Ukraine on Tuesday. The protesters are angry because Ukraine's president backed away from signing an agreement with the European Union.
 
An engineering students at the University of Pennsylvinia designed a robotic arm that can help people lift extra weight and avoid strain and injury.
 
Tom Ritchie, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
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