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1. In Alexandria of Virginia opening arguments were heard Monday afternoon in the sentencing phase for Al-Qaida soldier Zacarias Moussaoui's trial. Moussaoui could receive the death penalty or life in prison.
2. The governor of South Dakota signed a bill Monday that bans most abortions1. It's expected the legislation won't take effect unless the courts uphold it.
3. Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar, the man charged with 9 counts of attempted murder and assault, had his bail2 set at 5,500,000 dollars. Authorities say Taheri-azar drove a SUV into a crowd of people on purpose at the University of North Carolina. Taheri-azar had allegedly said that he wanted to avenge3 the deaths of Muslims around the world.
4. A school bus with a dozen students on board careened off a hillside and smashed into a house in Pittsburgh Monday morning. 4 children and the bus driver were taken to a hospital, but it's believed that their injuries are minor4.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. careen : verb
to go forward quickly while moving from side to side:
e.g. The driver lost control of his car when the brakes failed, and it went careening down the hill.
1 abortions | |
n.小产( abortion的名词复数 );小产胎儿;(计划)等中止或夭折;败育 | |
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2 bail | |
v.舀(水),保释;n.保证金,保释,保释人 | |
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v.为...复仇,为...报仇 | |
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4 minor | |
adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修 | |
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