Jan 15 PM 2018 No.1107

AP News Dictation Jan 15 PM 2018@打雷不怕 No.1107

1. As the nation's honored Matin Luther King Jr on Monday, his family, activists and politicians took aim at president Donald Trump for his racial rhetoric last week about African nations. Haitian protestors and Trump supporters held competing rallies near Trump's Mar-A-Lago retreat in Florida. Trump meantime released his weekly address on Monday in honor of King saying his dream of the colorblind society is the American Dream.
2. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson departed for Canada on Monday afternoon to host a meeting on North Korea. Foreign ministers from Japan, South Korea and other countries will focus on tackling the country's evasion of sanctions.
3. Cold temperature and flooding have led to a state of emergency in Kent Connecticut. A boarding school evacuated its students after ice jams push flood waters onto the campus. The water froze in place.
4. The Honda Accord has been named the North American car of the year. A panel of automotive journalists released this years winner at Detroit auto show. The Volvo XC60 took the top prize in the Utility category and the Lincoln Navigator won for trucks.