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1. The winners of the record-breaking Powerball jackpot step forward Wednesday to claim their prize. The eight co-workers from Nebraska will each receive about 22 million dollars before taxes.
2. Concerns of civil war in Iraq after a Shiite holy shrine is bombed, dozens of Sunni mosques have been attacked and burned in retaliation. And at least 7 people have been killed.
3. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for increase(d) scrutiny of a deal that would allow an Arab company to take over operations of 6 major U.S. ports. The White House says there is nothing wrong with the deal and President Bush will veto any legislation against it.
4. Pope Benedict XVI named 15 new cardinals Wednesday. 12 of the 15 are under the age of 80, and thus eligible to vote in a conclave to select Benedict's successor. The new cardinals come from 11 different countries including North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. aisle : noun [C]
a long narrow space between rows of seats in an aircraft, cinema or church:
e.g. Would you like an aisle seat or would you prefer to be by the window?
2. thus : adverb
with this result:
e.g. They planned to reduce staff and thus to cut costs.
3. conclave : noun [C]
a meeting of cardinals (= Catholic priests) at which the Pope is elected
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