美联社新闻一分钟 2007-06-21

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1. South Carolina Coroner's Office says a combination of smoke inhalation and burns killed the nine firefighters inside a burning furniture store in Charleston. They died after the roof collapsed¹ on top of them. Investigators² say arson³ is not suspected.

2. President Bush's vetoed the latest version of an embryonic⁵ stem cell research bill. The bill would have eased restraints on federally funded research. Even though this legislation was a top priority of Democrats⁶, they don’t appear to have the votes to override⁷ the veto.

3. Four Palestinians are dead after Israel launched its first military action in Gaza today. The attack marks the deadliest military offensive since Hamas militants⁸ took control of the coastal⁹ strip. Israel has also allowed in a few sick and wounded Palestinians of the hundreds who fled the violence.

4. A security guard at Walter Reed Army Medical Center is in police custody¹⁰ after firing up to ten shots Wednesday. Police say the guards were arguing when one opened fire near a busy hospital entrance. No one was injured in the shooting.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. coroner: N-COUNT
A coroner is an official who is responsible for investigating the deaths of people who have died in a sudden, violent, or unusual way.

2. inhalation: N-VAR
inhalation is the process or act of breathing in, taking air and sometimes other substances into your lungs. (FORMAL)

3. embryo⁴: N-COUNT
An embryo is an unborn animal or human being in the very early stages of development.

4. restraint: N-VAR usu with supp, oft N on n
Restraints are rules or conditions that limit or restrict someone or something.

5. override: VERB v n
If someone in authority overrides¹¹ a person or their decisions, they cancel their decisions.

6. custody: PHR after v
Someone who is in custody or has been taken into custody has been arrested and is being kept in prison until they can be tried in a court.