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1. Intense fighting continues in Iraq. At least 69 people were killed in Baghdad Tuesday, following a day of bombings and mortar fire between Sunnis and Shiites.
2. The US Senate agreed to bring the Patriot Act to a final vote Tuesday. That could happen as early as Wednesday, 16 major provisions will expire on March 10th, if the president doesn't sign the bill by then.
3. The Supreme Court heard arguments in former Playboy model and reality TV star, Anna Nicole Smith's court battle that claims some of her late husband’s fortune. The justices are hearing arguments about whether federal courts can get involved in state probate cases.
4. In New Orleans, noticeably smaller crowds celebrated Mardi Gras, just 6 months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city, driving more than half the population away from the Big Easy. Fat Tuesday is the last big celebration before Lent
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. probate
Probate is the act or process of officially proving a will to be valid.
Probate cases can go on for two years or more.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N n
2. noticeable
Something that is noticeable is very obvious, so that it is easy to see, hear, or recognize.
It is noticeable that women do not have the rivalry that men have.
The most noticeable effect of these changes is in the way people are now working together.
ADJ-GRADED: oft it v-link ADJ that
= conspicuous
· noticeably
Standards of living were deteriorating rather noticeably.
There are also many physical signs, most noticeably a change in facial features.
ADV-GRADED: ADV with v, ADV group
= perceptibly
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