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1. He was a legend in aviation. Back in 1953, test pilot Scott Crossfield became the first man to fly at twice the speed of sound. He was found dead in the mountains of Georgia Thursday in the wreckage of a single-engine plane.
2. President Bush offered no concrete gains from talks Thursday with Chinese President Hu Jintao. The two leaders were briefly interrupted by a protestor during a welcoming ceremony on the South Lawn.
3. The prosecution has opened its rebuttal in the Zacarias Moussaoui case after the defense wrapped up on Thursday. Before closing a defense introduced a statement to counter Moussaoui's claim that he and would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid were supposed to take part in 9/11 attacks. The government-approved statement says there is no evidence of such a partnership.
4. It's the golden years for this New Jersey grandmother. 84-year-old Josephine Crawford hit the big one of the nickel slots (a kind of game) at Atlantic City, raking in a historic ten million dollars.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. rebuttal :noun [C] FORMAL
a statement which says that a claim or criticism is not true:
e.g. She issued a point-by-point rebuttal of the company's accusations.
2. counter :verb [I or T]
to react to something with an opposing opinion or action; to defend yourself against something:
e.g. Extra police have been moved into the area to counter the risk of violence.
3. would-be :adjective [before noun]
wanting or trying to be:
e.g. a would-be artist/politician
4. rake sth in :verb [M]
to earn or obtain a large amount of money:
e.g. Lou's been raking in the dollars since he opened his business.
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