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1.The Justice Department has launched an investigation into who leaked classified information about President Bush's secret domestic spying program.
2. A Florida teen who traveled to Iraq on his own without telling his parents is on his way home as US Embassy warns Americans about such solo trips.
3. In Egypt, a police raid to clear a squatters camp of Sudanese war refugees turns deadly. Estimates range from a dozen killed to more than double that.
4. Bolivia's President-elect, Evo Morales who's vowed to become a nightmare for the U. S. arrives in Cuba, getting a red-carpet welcome from Fidel Castro.
5. And in Jerusalem, Jews, Christians and Muslims form a human pyramid to mark the respective religious festivals of the season and the coming New Year.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. squatter
1 squatter squatters
A squatter is someone who lives in an unused building without having a legal right to do so and without paying any rent or any property tax.
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2. red-carpet [简明英汉词典]
adj.隆重的, 殷勤的
red carpet
red carpet red carpets
The red carpet is special treatment given to an important or honoured guest, for example the laying of a strip of red carpet for them to walk on.
We'll give her some VIP treatment and roll out the red carpet.
He is embarrassed by the red carpet treatment.
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3. human pyramid [简明英汉词典]
叠罗汉
pyramid
3 pyramid pyramids
You can describe something as a pyramid when it is organized so that there are fewer people at each level as you go towards the top.
Traditionally, the Brahmins, or the priestly class, are set at the top of the social pyramid.
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