AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-01-19(在线收听

1. Thousands of people have gathered around Washington's Lincoln Memorial for a special pre-inauguration concert. President-elect Barack Obama and his family were in attendance. Performers including U2, Beyonce and James Taylor are on the bill.

2. Israeli tanks and personnel carriers have been rumbling back into Israel as a ceasefire takes hold after three weeks of Israel's offensive in Gaza. Palestinians have been returning to the area and crews have been shoveling through debris. Authorities say they have recovered 100 bodies amid the ruins.

3. US Airways jet that crash-landed in New York's Hudson River is on a barge that is expected to head for New Jersey sometime today. Officials aren't giving any more details, saying they want the investigation to continue undisturbed.

4. The maker of Little Debbies snacks is recalling its peanut butter crackers because of a potential link to a deadly salmonella outbreak. Health officials are telling people not to eat peanut butter laced cookies, cakes, ice creams or similar foods while the outbreak is under investigation.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. rumble: v.

If a vehicle rumbles somewhere, it moves slowly forward while making a low continuous noise.

2. crash-land: v.

If a pilot crash-lands an aircraft, or if it crash-lands, it lands more quickly and less safely than usual, for example when there is something wrong with the aircraft, and it cannot land normally.

 

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