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1. The U.S. and France reached an agreement on a UN Security Council resolution to bring an end to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. U.S. Ambassador John Bolton says the resolution will probably be adopted in a few days.
2. Floyd Landis is out for the count. His second doping test came back positive for elevated levels of testosterone for the American Tour de France champ. Now he is out of a job and likely to lose his title. But Landis says he never took any banned substance and won because he was the strongest.
3. Residents in El Paso, Texas are in for more evacuations. City officials have briefly called off evacuations after crews lowered water levels in a dam across the border in Mexico. The dam came another downpour, bringing even more flooding. And more rain is expected today.
4. A wayward bear made his way into a Nevada casino, hoping to try his luck finding some food. But casino workers were able to detour the 150-pound bear back toward a loading dock and back into the wild, still hungry
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. dope : n-uncount
Dope is a drug, usually an illegal drug such as marijuana or cocaine. (INFORMAL)
2. positive : adj
If a medical or scientific test is positive, it shows that something has happened or is present.
3. testosterone : n-uncount
Testosterone is a hormone found in men and male animals, which can also be produced artificially. It is thought to be responsible for the male sexual instinct and other male characteristics.
4. banned substance : n-count
In sport, banned substances are drugs that competitors are not allowed to take because they could artificially improve their performance.
5. be in for something : phrase
to be going to experience something soon, especially something unpleasant
e.g. I'm afraid we're in for a storm.
6. wayward : adj
If you describe a person or their behavior as wayward, you mean that they behave in a selfish, bad, or unpredictable way, and are difficult to control.
7. detour : verb
to take a longer route in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place; to make somebody/something take a longer route |