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1. Bad weather has forced NASA to scrub tomorrow's planned launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis. However, NASA forecasters say there is a good chance the shuttle will be able to fly on Monday or Tuesday. Atlantis is set to resume work on the International Space Station.
2. Tropical Storm Ernesto is getting stronger. The storm is now packing winds of 50 miles an hour in the Caribbean and is expected to reach hurricane strength by Tuesday. Although some forecasters are telling Gulf1 Coast residents to pay attention, it's too early to predict whether the storm will hit the US.
3. A Colorado newspaper is reporting that someone resembling the suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey killing2 was seen in Boulder3 the day her body was found. The Rocky Mountain News says a witness says he saw someone who looked like John Mark Karr at a bus station that morning.
4. President Bush’s retreat to his parents’ home in Kennebunkport Maine is attracting some protesters. Several hundred anti-Iraq war demonstrators gathered Saturday near the Bush residence. Many sang, chanted and beat drums.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. scrub : verb
If you scrub something, you cancel or abandon it.
2. resemble : verb
If one thing or person resembles another, they are similar to each other.
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n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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2 killing | |
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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3 boulder | |
n.巨砾;卵石,圆石 | |
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