美联社新闻一分钟 2006-03-07

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1. In Alexandria of Virginia opening arguments were heard Monday afternoon in the sentencing phase for Al-Qaida soldier Zacarias Moussaoui's trial. Moussaoui could receive the death penalty or life in prison.

2. The governor of South Dakota signed a bill Monday that bans most abortions¹. It's expected the legislation won't take effect unless the courts uphold it.

3. Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar, the man charged with 9 counts of attempted murder and assault, had his bail² set at 5,500,000 dollars. Authorities say Taheri-azar drove a SUV into a crowd of people on purpose at the University of North Carolina. Taheri-azar had allegedly said that he wanted to avenge³ the deaths of Muslims around the world.

4. A school bus with a dozen students on board careened off a hillside and smashed into a house in Pittsburgh Monday morning. 4 children and the bus driver were taken to a hospital, but it's believed that their injuries are minor⁴.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. careen : verb
to go forward quickly while moving from side to side:
e.g. The driver lost control of his car when the brakes failed, and it went careening down the hill.