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Nearly a hundred heads of state, including President Barack Obama are expected to gather Tuesday in South Africa to honor Nelson Mandela. Among those listed in the program are Obama, U.N. Secretary-Genegral Ban Ki-Moon and Cuban President Raul Castro.

Vice¹ President Joe Biden honored Mandela by signing a condolence book at the South African Embassy in Washington.

Test results show 11 whales found dead Sunday in the Florida Keys were emaciated² and suffering from malnutrition³. The whales are believed to be part of a pod of 51 orginally found stranded⁴ on an Everglades beach last week.

And officials in Newtown, Connecticut are asking for privacy as it marks the first anniversary of the shooting that left 20 children and 6 staffers dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

I'm Matt Friedman, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 emaciated
adj.衰弱的，消瘦的
参考例句：
A long time illness made him sallow and emaciated.长期患病使他面黄肌瘦。 In the light of a single candle,she can see his emaciated face.借着烛光，她能看到他的被憔悴的面孔。

3 malnutrition
n.营养不良
参考例句：
In Africa, there are a lot of children suffering from severe malnutrition.在非洲有大批严重营养不良的孩子。 It is a classic case of malnutrition. 这是营养不良的典型病例。

4 stranded
a.搁浅的，进退两难的
参考例句：
He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里，身无分文，一筹莫展。 I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-13