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1. A plane carrying about 200 passengers veered² off a runway in Sudan and burst into flames. Local television reports at least 100 people are dead. The Sudan Airways³ plane was landing in Khartoum at the end of a flight from Amman, Jordan.

2. In Wisconsin, authorities are watching dams in this rain-soaked state after a breach⁴ nearly emptied Lake Delton, washing away homes and a highway. A swamp of the Midwest is recovering from drenching⁶ storms. The weather is blamed for at least 15 deaths.

3. In the Senate, Republicans blocked a bill that would have imposed a new tax on profits from oil companies. Senators say the bill would have meant higher prices and increased oil imports. Meantime, gas prices rose another two cents to a national average of $4.04 a gallon.

4. On the side of a building in Japan, this woman tucks into bed, almost falling asleep. All part of a promotional stunt⁷ advertising⁸ a chain of hotels.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. veer¹: v.

to change direction.

2. –soaked:

-soaked combines with nouns such as `rain' and `blood' to form adjectives which describe someone or something that is extremely wet or extremely damp because of the thing mentioned.

3. drench⁵: v.

to make something or someone extremely wet.

drenching: adj.

4. tuck into:

to make someone comfortable in bed for sleep by arranging the sheets around them.

tips: The form burst is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.