美联社新闻一分钟 2006-08-13

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1. Lebanon's Cabinet is expected to vote on a UN resolution that would end the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, this after the UN Security Council adopted the resolution to end the war, authorizing¹ 15, 000 UN peacekeepers to help Lebanese troops.

2. Federal investigators² say they found no evidence of any US connections to the foiled terror plot to blow up American-bound flights from Britain. But the FBI still has some 200 investigators looking for any potential links.

3. This wind-driven brush fire burning west of Reno, Nevada exploded to more than 5, 000 acres. The blaze broke out near the small community of Verdi where homes and power lines are in danger.

4. The World Series of Poker³ winner just made 12 million dollars. Jamie Gold, former Hollywood talent agent, won the big prize. He says he will be sharing the money with his family and friends

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. brush fire : n-count
also brushfire, a fire in low-growing, scrubby trees and brush.

2. make : verb
If you make money, you get it by working for it, by selling something, or by winning it.