美联社新闻一分钟 2005-10-27

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1. The federal grand jury investigating the leak of a CIA officer's identity meets with the Special Counsel and adjourns¹ for the day without announcing any action.

2. A Palestinian suicide bomber² blows himself up at an open-air market in the central Israeli town of Hadera killing³ 5 people and wounding 21.

3. The American death toll⁴ in Iraq reaches 2001 with the announcement that a soldier died in an accident Tuesday, the day the somber⁵ milestone⁶ of 2000 was reached.

4. Florida's death toll from Hurricane Wilma rises to ten as officials urge patience among survivors⁷ enduring long waits for food, water and other necessities.

5. And Janet Jackson issues a statement denying a claim from her former brother-in-law that she has a secret 18-year-old daughter.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

milestone
1 milestone milestones⁸
A milestone is an important event in the history or development of something or someone.
He said the launch of the party represented a milestone in Zambian history.
Starting school is a milestone for both children and parents.
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