美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-08-21
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(八月)
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1. The White House isn't commenting on Sunday's appeal from Julian Assange that the US end what he calls a witch hunt against his website WikiLeaks. Assange has been holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London for two months to avoid being extradited to Sweden where he is facing sex crimes allegations.
2. At least two people have died and more than 140 have been sickened in the salmonella outbreak that has reached 20 states. The source of the contamination has been linked to cantaloupes from a southwest Indiana farm.
3. Take a look at this. Five simultaneous waterspouts spotted 1 over Lake Michigan. The photographer who captured this video says he saw nine in total during the day.
4. And there's no time to waste in this race. Competitors in Germany raced down a steep street aboard waste cans. The defending champion rode to the top of the heap again, beating about 60 competitors.