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1. A judge has scheduled John Mark Karr's first Colorado court appearance for Monday. The JonBenet Ramsey slaying suspect is currently being held at the Boulder County jail.
2. Former President Gerald Ford is recovering following an angioplasty procedure at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic. His spokeswoman says the 93-year-old is "resting comfortably".
3. The Army is reviewing casualty reports on American soldiers killed in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere since 2001, a response to complaints that it has not always given families accurate information.
4. And Egypt’s giant statue of Pharaoh Ramses II was moved from a congested downtown square in Cairo on Friday to its new home near the more peaceful Great Pyramids. Onlookers crowded along the street around the statue, which was surrounded by a convoy including 1,500 soldiers.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. slay : verb
If someone has been slain, they have been murdered.
2. angioplasty : n
The surgical repair of a blood vessel, either by inserting a balloon-tipped catheter to unblock it, or by reconstructing or replacing part of the vessel.
3. congested : adj
A congested road or area is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people.
4. onlooker : n-count
An onlooker is someone who watches an event take place but does not take part in it.
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