美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-07

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1. The body of San Francisco father James Kim has been found in Oregon. He'd been missing since Saturday when he left his family to search for help. Kim's wife and 2 children were rescued Monday after a 9-day ordeal¹ in the wilderness².

2. An explosion that may have started in a large propane tank destroyed an industrial warehouse³ near downtown Milwaukee. Three people were killed, 37 injured and an undetermined number of workers are missing.

3. The Iraq Study Group says President Bush's policies in Iraq are not working. The high-level commission is calling for the withdrawal⁴ of most US troops by early 2008.

4. Continually worsening weather forecasts and 2 late-breaking technical worries are creating uncertainty⁵ around the planned night launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The shuttle's 33rd trip into space is scheduled to be a 12-day mission.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. wilderness : N-COUNT
A wilderness is a desert or other area of natural land which is not used by people.

2. propane : N-UNCOUNT
Propane is a gas that is used for cooking and heating.

3. break : VERB
When a piece of news breaks, people hear about it from the newspapers, television, or radio.