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It's election day in the U.S. The big prize is control of the U.S. Senate which Republicans win if they pick up a total of 6 seats from Democrats¹. The entire House of Representatives is up for election. And many states are picking governors.

Federal investigators² say some pieces of the experimental space ship that broke up over California wound up 35 miles away. It's unclear what caused the accident killing³ one pilot.

UNICEF says it's doubling its staff to fight Ebola in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The organization says Ebola has left 4,000 chilren orphaned⁴ in West Africa.

And the hot lava⁵ oozing⁶ down Hawaii's Big Island is within 500 feet of a town's main road. President Obama signed a presidential disaster declaration allowing federal emergency help for those affected⁷ by the lava.

Sandy Kozel, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 orphaned
[计][修]孤立
参考例句：
Orphaned children were consigned to institutions. 孤儿都打发到了福利院。 He was orphaned at an early age. 他幼年时便成了孤儿。

5 lava
n.熔岩，火山岩
参考例句：
The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。 His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

6 oozing
v.（浓液等）慢慢地冒出，渗出( ooze的现在分词 )；使（液体）缓缓流出；（浓液）渗出，慢慢流出
参考例句：
Blood was oozing out of the wound on his leg. 血正从他腿上的伤口渗出来。来自《简明英汉词典》 The wound had not healed properly and was oozing pus. 伤口未真正痊瘉，还在流脓。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-11-07