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1. It seems Slobodan Milosevic died of a heart attack. That’s according to the preliminary autopsy results. The former Yugoslav leader was found dead in his jail cell in the Netherlands Saturday, one day after he wrote a letter saying he feared he was being poisoned.
2. New York City police say they'll seek indictment against Darryl Littlejohn for the brutal murder of 24-year-old grad student Imette St. Guillen. Police say they found blood and DNA evidence that links him to the crime. Littlejohn was a bouncer at the Manhattan bar where she was last seen alive.
3. A string of deadly tornado swept through the heartland. A married couple killed when a twister blew their pickup truck off a highway south of St. Louis and into a propane tank. The severe weather warning remains in effect in some areas.
4. Check up the rattlesnake roundup. The 39th annual event attracted a large crowd in this small Georgia town. Folks got a chance to be up close and personal with the slithery snakes.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. autopsy :noun [C or U]
the cutting open and examination of a dead body in order to discover the cause of death:
e.g. They carried out/performed an autopsy.
2. bouncer :noun [C]
someone whose job is to stand outside a bar, party, etc. and either stop people who cause trouble from coming in or force them to leave
3. twister :noun [C] US INFORMAL
a tornado or a whirlwind
4. pickup truck :noun [C]
a small vehicle with an open part at the back in which goods can be carried
5. propane :noun [U] 丙烷
a colourless gas used as fuel, especially in cooking and heating
6. rattlesnake :noun [C] (INFORMAL rattler) 响尾蛇
a poisonous snake found in southern parts of the US which, when annoyed, produces a loud noise by shaking its tail
7. roundup :noun [C]
a gathering together of people, cattle, things, etc:
The President ordered the round-up and imprisonment of all opposition politicians.
8. slithery :adj.
Something that is slithery is wet or smooth, and so slides easily over things or is easy to slip on.
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