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1. Two students at the University of Texas are being treated for ricin exposure after one found the potentially deadly poison in a roll of quarters she was using to do laundry. The substance can cause fever, nausea, dehydration, although neither student has exhibited any symptoms.
2. Sectarian violence continues in Iraq with a car bombing in Karbala and the shooting near a funeral procession in Baghdad. Stepped-up attacks began after a Shiite shrine was destroyed in Samarra. Militiamen took to the streets seeking revenge against Sunnis.
3. Two more suspects have been arrested in England following a daring pre-dawn robbery at a cash-storage depot. Police estimate some 87 million dollars was plundered, possibly making it Britain's largest ever theft of currency.
4. And celebration on the streets of New Orleans as revelers enjoy the last big weekend of the carnival season before Fat Tuesday. Tourism officials
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. ricin :noun
a poisonous protein extracted from the castor bean and used as a biochemical reagent 蓖麻毒
2. quarter :noun [C]
in the US and Canada, a coin worth 25 cents
3. nausea :noun [U]
when you feel as if you are going to vomit:
e.g. Signs of the illness include fever, nausea and vomiting.
4. dehydration :noun [U]
excessive loss of water from the body or from an organ or a body part, as from illness or fluid deprivation.
5. daring :adjective
brave and taking risks:
e.g. This is a daring new film by one of our most original modern directors.
6. plunder : verb
to steal goods violently from a place, especially during a war:
e.g. Tragically, the graves were plundered and the grave-goods scattered.
7. reveler : noun [C]
someone who is having fun singing, dancing etc in a noisy way
e.g. On New Year's Eve, thousands of revellers fill Trafalgar Square.
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