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1. A scan of Ariel Sharon's brain shows improvement. Doctors will start bringing the Israeli prime minister out of his medically induced coma Monday.
2. Congressman Tom DeLay steps down as House majority leader under pressure from Republicans staggered by an election-year corruption scandal.
3. A Black Hawk helicopter believed carrying 12 people crashes in northern Iraq, killing everyone on board. 5 US marines are slain in separate weekend attacks.
4. Iran says UN inspectors will remove seals from some nuclear facilities by Monday, opening the way for Tehran to resume research on nuclear fuel production.
5. Hip-hop singer Ms. Dynamite is charged with punching an officer in the face after police arrest her for allegedly kicking the door of a west London nightclub
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. scan :n.
a medical examination in which an image of the inside of the body is made using a special machine:
e.g. to do a brain scan
2. stagger :n.
to walk or move with a lack of balance as if you are going to fall:
e.g. After he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help.
3. punch :v. punch punches punching punched
to hit someone or something with your fist:
e.g. He punched him in the stomach.
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