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1. Hezbollah rockets pounded the Israeli port city of Haifa overnight. Officials say at least three people have died and dozens are hurt. They say one residential neighborhood took five or six hits. Haifa is Israel's third-largest city.
2. Elian Gonzalez is wishing Cuban leader Fidel Castro a speedy recovery. Gonzalez, once the center of an international custody fight, sent a letter to his dear grandpa Fidel. That was published in the newspaper. The government says the communist leader is recuperating well after surgery.
3. She conquered the elements in Alaska, but Susan Butcher lost her fight with cancer. The four-time Iditarod champ died after a long battle with leukemia. In the late 1980s, Butcher dominated the 1,100-mile dog-sled race from Anchorage to Nome.
4. One hall is just not enough for Egyptian mummies. The second hall dedicated to bodies and bones centuries ago is now open at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. This collection was found in the famed Valley of the Kings and includes eleven warrior pharaohs.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. recuperate : verb
When you recuperate, you recover your health or strength after you have been ill or injured.
= recover
2. leukemia : n-uncount
Leukemia is a disease of the blood in which the body produces too many white blood cells.
3. sled : n-count
A sled is the same as a sledge. (AM)
sledge : n-count
A sledge is an object used for traveling over snow. It consists of a framework, which slides on two strips of wood or metal. (BRIT)
= sled
4. mummy : n-count
A mummy is a dead body which was preserved long ago by being rubbed with special oils and wrapped in cloth.
5. pharaoh : n-count, n-proper
A pharaoh was a king of ancient Egypt.
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