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1. Thousands of Hamas supporters took to the streets Thursday to celebrate their victory in Palestinian parliamentary elections. Election officials say the Islamic militant group won 76 seats in Wednesday's elections.
2. (I hope I never see anything like this again.) Seven children were killed when their car burst into flames after being crushed between a truck and a stopped school bus. Florida authorities say the victims ranged in age from 20 months to 15 years. All were siblings or cousins.
3. The sole survivor of the West Virginia mine disaster has emerged from a light coma but still cannot speak. Randal McCloy Junior had been in a coma since his January 4th rescue, but can now respond to simple commands.
4. President Bush was interrupted during his White House news conference on Thursday. “We seem to have a mechanical flaw.” One of the cameras came loose from the ceiling of the press briefing room and dangled precipitously over some reporters' heads, but only delayed the president for a few moments.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. sibling : noun [C] FORMAL
a brother or sister:
e.g. I have four siblings: three brothers and a sister.
2. dangle : verb
to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely:
e.g. Loose electric wires were dangling from the wall.
3. precipitously : adv
dangerously high or steep:
e.g. The price of shares in the company dropped precipitously with the news of poor sales figures |