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1. California lawmakers are calling for tighter gun control following last week’s deadly Santa Barbara shooting. One proposal would create a gun violence restraining order aimed at preventing someone experiencing a mental health crisis from purchasing firearms.

2. The Tea Party scored a pair of victories in Texas Tuesday ousting¹ two Republican incumbents² in favor of more conservative candidates. 91-year-old congressman³ Ralph Hall, the oldest member of the House lost his bid for reelection, and State Senator Dan Patrick becomes the GOP’s choice for lieutenant⁴ governor. Patrick will square off against a Democratic opponent in November.

3. And an anonymous⁵ donor⁶ is undertaking⁷ a mysterious social experiment, leaving hidden cash around the San Francisco bay area and posting clues to twitter on where to find it. The handle @HiddenCash now has more than 100,000 followers⁸.

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

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1 ousting
驱逐( oust的现在分词 )；革职；罢黜；剥夺
参考例句：
The resulting financial chaos led to the ousting of Bristol-Myers' s boss. 随后引发的财政混乱导致了百时美施贵宝的总裁下台。 The ousting of the president has drawn widespread criticism across Latin America and the wider world. 洪都拉斯总统被驱逐时间引起拉丁美洲甚至全世界的广泛批评。

2 incumbents
教区牧师( incumbent的名词复数 )；教会中的任职者
参考例句：
In general, incumbents have a 94 percent chance of being reelected. 通常现任官员有94%的几率会再次当选。 This arangement yields a wonderful gain to incumbents. 这种安排为在职人员提供了意外的得益。

3 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

4 lieutenant
n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员
参考例句：
He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。 He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

5 anonymous
adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的
参考例句：
Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。 The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

6 donor
n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体
参考例句：
In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。 The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

7 undertaking
n.保证，许诺，事业
参考例句：
He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。 He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。

8 followers
追随者( follower的名词复数 )；用户；契据的附面；从动件
参考例句：
the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者 The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-06-02