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1. A group of passengers trying to use their cell phones while their plane was rolling down the runway at Amsterdam caused the crew to turn the plane around. The passengers were seen passing cell phones among themselves on the Northwest Airlines flight from the Netherlands to India. Twelve passengers were arrested in the Netherlands for investigation.
2. John Karr had a public defender at his extradition hearing in Los Angeles. But if he winds up on trial in Boulder, Colorado in the JonBenet Ramsey case, he's expected to have a big-name lawyer. His relatives have hired a Los Angeles-based actor-author to find such an attorney.
3. The US State Department says it does not make concessions to terrorists and will not release any Muslim prisoners in exchange for a Fox TV News crew. Arab media put out the first video today of two kidnapped journalists.
4. President Bush met with Katrina survivor Rockey Vaccarella at the White House today. Bush cautioned against placing too much importance on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. He says it's gonna require a long time to help these people rebuild
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. runway : n-count
At an airport, the runway is the long strip of ground with a hard surface which an aeroplane takes off from or lands on.
2. big-name : n-count
A big name is a person who is successful and famous because of their work.
3. put out : phrasal verb
If you put out an announcement or story, you make it known to a lot of people |