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An emotional President Barack Obama condemned¹ gun violence across the country on Tuesday. Surrounded by family members of victims and with tears streaming down his face, Obama annouced new executive actions aimed at expanding background checks for gun buyers. He defended the steps, saying they are constitutional. But gun lobbyists are pushing back.

The mother of 'affluenza' teen Ethan Couch appeared in court today in California and agreed to be sent to Texas to face a charge. Her son used an affluenza defense² in a deadly drunk-and-driving case before the 2 fled to Mexico.

Anger over Saudi Arabia executing a leading Shitte clerk is hightening the Saudi-Iran regional rivalry³. Iranian president Hassan Rouhani said the kingdom can not "cover up its crime by severing⁴ diplomatic relations with Islamic Repubilc."

An annual ice and snow festival kicked off in northeastern China with a stunning⁵ display of illuminated⁶ ice castles and towers and a fireworks show above.

Norren Nasar, Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 condemned
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的动词condemn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。 The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

2 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 rivalry
n.竞争，竞赛，对抗
参考例句：
The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。 He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

4 severing
v.切断，断绝( sever的现在分词 )；断，裂
参考例句：
The death of a second parent is like severing an umbilical cord to our past. 父母当中第二个人去世，就象斩断了把我们同过去联在一起的纽带。来自辞典例句 The severing theory and severing method for brittle block are studied. 研究裂纹技术应用于分离脆性块体的分离理论和分离方法。来自互联网

5 stunning
adj.极好的；使人晕倒的
参考例句：
His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。 The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

6 illuminated
adj.被照明的；受启迪的
参考例句：
Floodlights illuminated the stadium. 泛光灯照亮了体育场。 the illuminated city at night 夜幕中万家灯火的城市

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-1-8