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1. Four people were killed and 14 injured when a third-floor apartment balcony collapsed¹ in France during a Saturday night's party. An investigation² into the cause of the accident is ongoing³. One of the injured are in serious condition.

2. Police say two men and two women were fatally crushed by a pick-up truck that flew off a San Diego bridge. All the people gathered at a festival at a park below. Authorities say the driver lost control , struck a guardrail and plunged⁴ 60-feet onto a vendor's booth. The driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

3. Pope Francis canonizes Argentina "Gaucho⁵ priest" Giuseppe Gabriele Del Rosario Brochero on Sunday. The Pope declared Brochero along with six others as new Saints, during the final big masses of Francis Holly⁶ Year of Mercy.

4. And the team of vets⁷ in Zimbabwe rescued a wild rhino⁸ on Saturday, after the animal got a tire struck over its snout, making it unable to eat or drink. Vets were able to remove the tire after it was reportedly dumped in a local water.

Emily Roseman, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。 The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

2 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。

3 ongoing
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。 The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

4 plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。 She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

5 gaucho
n. 牧人
参考例句：
Outside the city there are many countryside ranches for city dwellers to live the gaucho life,or just enjoy country life in the pampas,the grasslands outside buenos aires.城外有许多农庄，可以供城市居民前往居住和体验牛仔生活，或者只是去享受一下草原上的农家生活。 There are many working estancias where tourists can live out the gaucho lifestyl

6 holly
n.[植]冬青属灌木
参考例句：
I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。 People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。

7 vets
abbr.veterans （复数）老手，退伍军人；veterinaries （复数）兽医n.兽医( vet的名词复数 )；老兵；退伍军人；兽医诊所v.审查（某人过去的记录、资格等）( vet的第三人称单数 )；调查；检查；诊疗
参考例句：
I helped train many young vets and veterinary nurses too. 我还帮助培训了许多年青的兽医和护士。来自互联网 In fact, we've expanded mental health counseling and services for our vets. 实际上，我们已经扩大了退伍军人的心理健康咨询和服务。来自互联网

8 rhino
n.犀牛，钱, 现金
参考例句：
The rhino charged headlong towards us.犀牛急速地向我们冲来。 They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.他们已经令犀牛濒临灭绝。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-10-18