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1. The United States along with Japan, China, South Korea and Russia all agree North Korea shouldn't have nuclear weapons. President Bush says a diplomatic solution needs to be reached with North Korea about its missile program.
2. Nearly 1,000 pages of documents written by the Columbine killers were released to the public. The documents include messages that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold wrote in each others yearbooks.
3. The shuttle Discovery hooked up with the International Space Station Thursday, bringing 28,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to crew members on the space station. Discovery will stay docked at the station until July 14th.
4. Three people appeared in court Thursday to face charges for trying to sell Coke's trade secrets. Pepsi and Coke have been arch-rivals for a long time. But after Pepsi received an offer to learn Coke's secrets, the company said 'No way" and called the FBI.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. yearbook : n-count
a usually bound publication compiled by the graduating class of a school or college, recording the year's events and typically containing photographs of students and faculty.
2. hook up : phrasal verb
to connect somebody/something to a piece of electronic equipment, to a power supply or to the Internet
3. arch- : comb in n-count
Arch- combines with nouns referring to people to form new nouns that refer to people who are extreme examples of something. For example, your arch-rival is the rival you most want to beat.
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