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1.A series of deadly attacks in India. Officials say terrorists gunmen opened fire at at least seven sites in the city of Mumbai. The attacks began late Wednesday and continued into Thursday morning.

2.Federal authorities are warning that Al-Qaeda might attack New York City subways and rail lines during the holidays. In a response, some extra patrols have been added to transit¹ hubs. But some News Yorkers shrugged³ off the news and said they are not planning to change their travel plans. -

3.A Missouri mother has been convicted of misdemeanor crimes in connection with the cyberbullying case. But a federal jury in Los Angeles could not reach a verdict on the main conspiracy⁴ charge against Lori Drew. A mistrial was declared on that count. Drew was accused of conspiring⁵ with two other people to create a fictitious⁶ profile of a teenage boy on MySpace to harass⁷ a 13-year-old girl who later committed suicide.

4.President-elect Obama spent part of the day before Thanksgiving helping⁸ the poor. Obama along with his wife Michelle and their daughters handed out meals to the needy⁹ at a Chicago church.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.shrug² off: phr.

to ignore or pay no attention to sth; to laugh out of court

2.cyberbullying: n.

cyber-bullying is when the Internet, cell phones, or other devices are used to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person, We say these arethey are forms

3.misdemeanor: n.

In the United States, the federal government generally considers a crime punishable by a year or less in prison to be a misdemeanor; Misdemeanors usually do not result in the loss of civil rights, but may result in loss of privileges, such as professional licenses¹⁰, public offices, or public employment. Such effects are known as the collateral¹¹ consequences of criminal charges. To see more please click HERE

4.fictitious: adj.

If sth is fictitious, it is invented by sb rather than true.