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1. The streets are deserted after Iraq’s government imposed an extraordinary daytime curfew on Baghdad and 3 neighboring provinces. It’s a bid to pull the nation back from the brink of civil war after the bombing of a sacred Shiite shrine Wednesday and a wave of deadly revenge attacks.
2. In South Dakota, state lawmakers voted to ban nearly all abortions in the state. The Republican governor is expected to sign a measure, which makes it illegal for a doctor to perform an abortion unless necessary to save the mother's life. Opponents say it's too extreme and unconstitutional.
3. Rallies were held at ports around the country including here in Baltimore Friday. Teamsters are protesting the sale of operations at 6 major US seaports to an Arab owned company.
4. A possible break in one of the biggest heists in Briton's history. 3 people who allegedly have ties to Wednesday’s 87-million-dollar robbery are in custody. Investigators say they've recovered some of the stolen money and the vehicles used in the raid.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. brink :noun [S]
the point where a new or different situation is about to begin:
e.g. Scientists are on the brink of (= extremely close to) a major new discovery.
2. teamster :noun [C] US
someone who drives a truck as a job
3. heist : noun [C] INFORMAL
e.g. a crime in which valuable items are taken illegally and often violently from a place or person:
e.g. a $2 million jewellery heist
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