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1. Democratic Senator Tim Johnson is in critical condition after undergoing emergency surgery to repair bleeding inside his brain. His illness leaves many wondering if Democrats will lose their newly-won control of the Senate.
2. One of the three stranded climbers lost on an Oregon mountain in billowing snow has been turning his cell phone on and off. T-Mobile receives signals from the climber's phone, raising hopes for his rescue.
3. A sweeping police inquiry on Thursday ruled out a murder conspiracy in Princess Diana's death, saying the chauffeur in the 1997 car crash was drunk and driving at a high speed. The report also said Diana was not pregnant at the time of the crash, nor was she about to marry her boyfriend Dodi Fayed.
4. In a startling turnaround, breast cancer rates in the US dropped dramatically in 2003, and experts believe it's because many women stopped taking hormone pills. The 7.2% decline came a year after a big federal study linked menopause hormones to higher risk of breast cancer.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. strand: verb
If you are stranded, you are prevented from leaving a place, for example because of bad weather.
2. billow: verb
When smoke or cloud billows, it moves slowly upwards or across the sky.
3. inquiry: n-count
An inquiry is an official investigation.
4. chauffeur: n-count
The chauffeur of a rich or important person is the man or woman who is employed to look after their car and drive them around in it.
5. turnaround: n-count
A turnaround is a sudden improvement, especially in the success of a business or a country’s economy.
6. menopause: noun
The menopause is the time during which a woman gradually stops menstruating, usually when she is about fifty years old.
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