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1. The true power of nature was on full display throughout the Midwest. Raging flood waters are still tearing through southern Indiana, swallowing farmland and homes. So far eight people have died from flooding in Michigan and Indiana.

2. McDonald's has stopped serving sliced tomatoes in its US restaurants. That's after concerns about salmonella food poisoning linked to some uncooked varieties. The grocer Winn-Dixie Stores said it was also taking some tomatoes off its shelves.

3. It's good to be home. That's from Senator Ted¹ Kennedy after he returned to his family's compound on Cape² Cod³. The Massachusetts senator has been recovering from surgery to treat a cancerous brain tumor⁴ for the past week.

4. Apple has unveiled an upgraded iPhone with a faster Internet connection and GPS capabilities⁵. Analysts⁶ say Apple needed to upgrade the iPhone's Internet connection to work over third-generation wireless⁷ networks. The company is hoping to hit its target of selling ten million of the devices by the end of the year.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. Raging: adj.

Raging water moves very forcefully and violently.

2. salmonella: n. 沙门氏菌

a kind of bacteria in food that makes you ill.

3. grocer: n.

A grocer or a grocer's is a shop where foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods are sold.

4. GPS:

Global Positioning System a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show your exact position on the Earth on a special piece of equipment.