美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-21

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1. Anna Nicole Smith is on the docket in two courtrooms. In Florida, there's a hearing on who gets the former model's remains¹. And in Los Angeles, a closed-door session is scheduled to determine the father of Smith's infant daughter Dannie Lynn.

2. An emergency radio beacon² helped rescue three climbers on Mount Hood³ and a big dog kept them warm. The group endured a foul⁴ and a cold night before being found.

3. A big victory for Big Tobacco. The US Supreme⁵ Court is tossing out punitive⁶ damages of nearly 80 million dollars against Philip Morris USA, awarded to a smoker's widow. The court says jurors were told they could only punish for harm done to the plaintiff and not to other smokers⁷ in other cases.

4. JetBlue Airways⁸ is hoping to win back business with a customer's bill of rights, promising⁹ vouchers¹¹ to fliers who got delayed. This comes after winter weather paralyzed the New York based airline, leaving passengers on planes for hours.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. docket: n-count
A docket is a list of cases waiting for trial in a law court. (mainly AM)

2. foul: adj.
Foul weather is unpleasant, windy and stormy.

3. plaintiff: n-count
A plaintiff is a person who brings a legal case against someone in a court of law.

4. voucher¹⁰: n-count
A voucher is a ticket or a piece of paper that can be used instead of money to pay for something.