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1. Ten states across the country are dealing with episodes of fresh spinach being blamed for cases of E. coli. The Feds are warning all Americans to throw out any bagged spinach in their refrigerators.
2. President Bush says he believes there is a difference in attitude between democrats and republicans over fighting the war on terror. Bush also said he will not support any legislation that would stop the CIA from interrogating terror suspects at secretly located prison.
3. The Bahamas' head coroner Linda Virgill tells the AP she has approved the request by the family of Anna Nicole Smith. Smith will bring in her own pathologist for a second autopsy on her son.
4. The last of three construction-work spacewalks is over. Astronauts were able to finish everything on their list, from replacing an antenna to unpacking a new radiator to enjoying the beautiful view.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. spinach : n-uncount
Spinach is a vegetable with large dark green leaves that you chop up and boil in water before eating.
2. pathologist : n-count
A pathologist is someone who studies or investigates diseases and illnesses, and examines dead bodies in order to find out the cause of death.
3. autopsy :n-count
An autopsy is an examination of a dead body by a doctor who cuts it open in order to try to discover the cause of death.
4. unpack : verb
When you unpack a suitcase, box, or similar container, or you unpack the things inside it, you take the things out of the container.
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