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1. A ceasefire will take effect in just hours on the Lebanese-Israeli border. But for now, rockets are still falling. More than 15 bombs hit the city of Haifa and in Lebanon warplanes pounded Tyre.
2. British authorities are telling citizens to stay vigilant and patient. Officials are still investigating a foiled plot to blow up airliners between the US and Great Britain. The flyers are finding long long lines at security checkpoints and canceled flights.
3. The Coast Guard made a dramatic rescue at sea Friday. A research ship was burning off the coast of Louisiana and called for help. The Coast Guard was able to rescue 40 people. Two men were hurt. The fire started in the engine room and continued to burn until Saturday afternoon.
4. The Black Widow strikes again. Korean-born Sonya Thomas wolfed down 17 ground lotus seed buns in exactly twelve minutes to win the Bun Eating Contest in Hong Kong. Her closest competitor could eat only nine. With her 2500-dollar winner's cheque pocketed, Thomas said she has in focus finding a dining mate. She is 39 and single
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. flyer : n-count
You can refer to someone who travels by aeroplane as a flyer.
2. engine room : n-count
On a boat or a ship, the engine room is the place where the engines are.
3. wolf : verb
If someone wolfs their food, they eat it all very quickly and greedily. (INFORMAL)
wolf down : phrasal verb
Wolf down means the same as wolf.
4. lotus : n-count
a tropical plant with white or pink flowers that grows on the surface of lakes in Africa and Asia
5. bun : n-count
a small round flat bread roll
6. pocket : verb
If you say that someone pockets something such as a prize or sum of money, you mean that they win or obtain it, often without needing to make much effort or in a way that seems unfair. (JOURNALISM)
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