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1. The bombing continues in Beirut. Lebanon's capital city has been rocked by explosion after explosion. The UN envoy is pleading for the safety of civilians caught in the fight. He says the UN will begin a relief effort soon.
2. Hezbollah rockets found their target in the Israeli port city of Haifa. At least 2 people died. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice heads to the area today hoping to bring a diplomatic end to the fighting.
3. An American tops the Tour de France again. Floyd Landis cruised to victory in winning cycling's most prestigious title. Landis made a dramatic comeback in the French Alps. He is the third American to win the race.
4. You are not seeing things. That isn't really Ernest Hemingway, but a Texas man has won the look-alike contest at Florida's Hemingway Days. 55-year-old Chris Storm beat out more than 100 other Hemingway wannabes. Storm is a huge Papa fan. He hunts, fishes, visits Africa and likes to write.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. cruise : verb
If a team or sports player cruises to victory, they win easily. (JOURNALISM)
2. comeback : n-count
if a thing makes a comeback, it becomes popular and fashionable or successful again.
3. be seeing things : phrase
If you say that someone is seeing or hearing things, you mean that they believe they are seeing or hearing something that is not really there.
4. look-alike : n-count
also lookalike. A look-alike is someone who has a very similar appearance to another person, especially a famous person.
5. beat out : phrasal verb
If you beat out someone in a competition, you defeat them. (mainly AM)
6. wannabe : n-count
also wannabee. If you call someone a wannabe, you are saying in an unkind way that they are trying very hard to be like another person or group of people. (INFORMAL)
7. papa : n-family
Some people refer to or address their father as papa. [French.] (OLD-FASHIONED)
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