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Deadly floodwaters kept rising Tuesday across much of Texas as storms dumped almost another foot of rain on the Houston area. Motorists were seen stranded¹ along highways and 30 people are still reported missing in the floodwaters.

City officials in Cleveland annouced they have agreed to overhaul² the police department in a settlement with the Department of Justice. The agreement comes after an 18-month investigation³ by the DOJ over a pattern of excessive force and abuse by officers.

2 of BB King's heirs have been caused close aides of the blues⁴ icon⁵ of poisoning him. An attorney for King's estate called the claims "ridiculous." And police say there is no acitve homicide investigation.

And a volcano atop one the Galapagos's Islands has erupted for the first time in 33 years. National Park officials say the mile-high Wolf volcano started spewing lava⁶ before dawn on Monday.

Emily Roseman, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 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。

2 overhaul
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。 It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

3 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 blues
n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐
参考例句：
She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。 He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

5 icon
n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像
参考例句：
They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。 Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

6 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。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-5-29