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In Gaza, 2 separate attacks on Wednesday pushing the Palestinian death toll¹ past 1,300 in the past few weeks. Israeli tank shells slammed² into a UN school sheltering Palestinians. 15 people were killed. Israel says its soldiers were targeted first and then they fired back.

Workers at UCLA are cleaning up water damage after a century-old pipeline³ burst. About 8 million gallons of water spilled onto the campus⁴. Officials say repairing the pipe could take several days.

The United Kingdom says it will start road testing driverless cars next year. Officials say the trial program will last up to 3 years. Similar cars are already being developed in Japan and the US.

Mysterious crop circles in Bavaria. Thousands of people are visiting this field after the circles were disovered last week. The farmer of the land says he didn't create the crop circles and he is not sure if he will keep them.

Padmananda Rama, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 slammed
v.砰地关上（门或窗）( slam的过去式和过去分词 )；用力一放；使劲一推；猛劲一摔
参考例句：
He slammed on the brakes and the car juddered to a halt. 他猛踩刹车，汽车在剧烈震动中停下来。 He walked out of the room and slammed the door. 他走出房间，猛地关上了房门。

3 pipeline
n.管道，管线
参考例句：
The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。 A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

4 campus
n.大学校园，学校校园；大学
参考例句：
They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。 The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-08-03