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1. Two defense officials tell the Associated Press a military investigation clears U. S. troops of allegations that they intentionally killed Iraqi civilians. Iraqis accuse the soldiers of killing innocent people during a March raid at Ishaqi, a village north of Baghdad. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because the results have not yet been publicly released.
2. An Indiana coroner faults one of his deputies for a tragic mix-up. Two college students who look alike were misidentified after a crash, one of the students died, the other suffered serious injuries. The mix-up occurred when the injured student's sister was encouraged not to look at the body.
3. There is encouraging news about injured CBS correspondent Kimberly Dozier. The network says she is now off a respirator. She was hurt earlier this week by a car bomb in Baghdad.
4. It's thought a usual to hear about alligators roaming around Florida, but this one was caught in Rhode Island. Officials say the baby gator was probably a pet that someone let loose.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. anonymity : noun
the state of remaining unknown to most other people
e.g. He agreed to give an interview on condition of anonymity (= if his name was not mentioned).
2. network : n-count
A radio or television network is a company or group of companies that broadcasts radio or television programmes throughout an area.
e.g. An American network says it has obtained the recordings.
3. usual : adj
Usual is used to describe what happens or what is done most often in a particular situation.
=normal
usual : noun
Usual is also a noun.
e.g. The stout barman in a bow tie presented himself to take their order. “Good morning, sir. The usual?”
4. alligator : n-count
An alligator is a large reptile with short legs, a long tail and very powerful jaws.
5. gator : n-count
A gator is the same as an alligator. (AM INFORMAL)
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