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1. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon improves significantly after more emergency brain surgery. He remains in serious condition and in a medically induced coma.
2. As Shiites rally in Baghdad to protest bloodshed in Iraq, the US military says eleven American troops died on the same day in that country's recent surge of violence.
3.The survivor of the West Virginia coal mine blast gets oxygen treatments, staying under sedation as he struggles to recover from brain damage and other injuries.
4. In New York, a federal appeals court upholds the conviction of Martha Stewart and her former stockbroker for lying to the government about a stock sale.
5. And in Paris, a new bakery opens and it's just for the dogs. The eatery is a real gift for Parisians and their pets with hundreds of biscuits baked a day
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. coma
coma comas
Someone who is in a coma is in a state of deep unconsciousness.
She was in a coma for seven weeks.
She had slipped into a coma by the time she reached hospital.
N-COUNT: usu in/into N
2. coal mine
coal mine coal mines
A coal mine is a place where coal is dug out of the ground.
N-COUNT also coalmine.
3. sedation
sedation
If someone is under sedation, they have been given medicine or drugs in order to calm them or make them sleep.
His mother was under sedation after the boy's body was brought back from Germany.
N-UNCOUNT: oft under N
4. eatery
eatery eateries
An eatery is a place where you can buy and eat food. (JOURNALISM)
...one of the most elegant old eateries in town.
N-COUNT
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