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1. At least four heavy blasts pounded Beirut this morning, the first Israeli strikes on the city in nearly two days. The explosions followed deadly airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Hezbollah rockets that killed a teenage girl in northern Israel. On a diplomatic mission to the region, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. wants an urgent but enduring ceasefire.
2. In the midst of scattered power outages, some parts of California are expected to break the 100-degree mark for the 10th straight day today. Utility crews are working to restore electricity to tens of thousands of homes and businesses.
3. With 23 crew members of an Asian cargo ship now safe, the Coast Guard is working to salvage the boat and 5, 000 cars it's carrying. The 654-foot ship rolled onto its side south of the Aleutian Islands, forcing a dramatic helicopter rescue of the crew last night.
4. Watch what happens when a 26-year-old jockey is unseated by his horse before a race yesterday. Paul O'Neil is now under investigation for head-butting his mount, City Affair, at the Stratford Racecourse in Britain, they went on to finish fourth.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. mark : n-count
A particular mark is a particular number, point, or stage which has been reached or might be reached, especially a significant one.
2. Coast Guard : n-count
The Coast Guard is a part of a country's military forces and is responsible for protecting the coast, carrying out rescues, and doing police work along the coast. (AM)
3. salvage : verb
If something is salvaged, someone manages to save it, for example from a ship that has sunk, or from a building that has been damaged.
4. jockey : n-count
A jockey is someone who rides a horse in a race.
5. unseat : verb
to make somebody fall off a horse or bicycle
e.g. The horse unseated its rider at the first fence.
6. head-butt : verb
also headbutt. If someone head-butts you, they hit you with the top of their head.
7. mount : n-count
(formal or literary) a horse that you ride on
e.g. She saddled her mount quickly.
8. racecourse : n-count
also race course, a track where horses race and the buildings, etc. that are connected with it
(BRIT; in AM, use racetrack)
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