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1. One day before President-elect Obama is set to meet with President Bush, an Obama adviser¹ says the new administration is looking to reverse some of Bush's executive orders. John Podesta says Bush orders on stem cell research, oil and gas drilling and other matters are being re-examined.

2. Authorities in St. Johns, Arizona are looking into whether an eight-year-old boy accused of killing² his father and another man may have been abused. Police say the boy shot both men Wednesday night. He faces two counts of premeditated murder.

3. New fighting in Congo has ignited fears of a cholera³ epidemic⁴ adding to the misery⁵. Doctors are struggling to contain the outbreak in a sprawling⁶ refugee camp near Congo's eastern capital of Goma.

4. Doctors say people with implanted heart devices should be careful of getting too close to their portable electronic entertainment. A study finds that some headphones can interfere⁷ with heart devices if held very close to them.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. reverse: v.

to change something, such as a decision, judgment⁸, or process so that it is the opposite of what it was before

2. premeditated: adj.

a premeditated crime or attack is planned in advance and done deliberately⁹

3. cholera: n. 霍乱

a serious disease that causes sickness and sometimes death. It is caused by eating infected food or drinking infected water

4. sprawling: adj.

spreading over a wide area in an untidy or unattractive way