| 1. A judge has found 3 New York Police detectives not guilty in the shooting death of an unarmed man. The officers shot Sean Bell 50 times just hours before his wedding. Rev. Al Sharpton has called for a federal investigation.
2. An eight-mile stretch of a beach in San Diego, California is closed following a deadly shark attack. Officials say a 66-year-old man died after a shark bit him while he was swimming.
3. The Food and Drug Administration has heard from people who have had big vision problems following laser eye surgery. The FDA and eye doctors are teaming up to better understand the long-term effects of LASIK.
4. High fuel prices have soured business for the last milkman in Fergus Falls, Minnesota .The family has decided that after 50 years in business, it can no longer afford to deliver to its 1200 customers.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. Rev/Reverend: n.
a title of respect used before the name of a minister in the Christian church
2. LASIK: abbr.
Laser- In Situ Keratomileusis. In LASIK, the outer layer of the cornea is sliced, lifted, moved aside while the cornea is reshaped with the laser, then replaced to speed healing. This procedure causes the cornea to become flatter, which corrects the nearsighted vision.
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