1. SWAT teams and police dogs are searching Dawson College in Montreal Canada after they say a gunman opened fire on a cafeteria. An unknown number of people have been shot including a shooter who shot himself.
2. The coroner's office in the Bahamas says the death of Anna Nicole Smith’s son is suspicious. The coroner says the cause of death is known but will not be released until toxicology results are in. 20-year-old Daniel Smith died while visiting the hospital where his mother recently gave birth to a baby girl.
3. Spacewalking astronauts struggle to loosen stuck bolts while assembling part of the International Space Station today. They had a few battles with hardware on their more than 7-hour mission. Astronauts lost another bolt, decided to make do with 3 fasteners and had to deal with a broken power tool.
4. It's no longer a friendly rivalry between two South Carolina city officials. A surveillance tape shows Jim Bell, walking behind the councilman's car, allegedly keying the vehicle as he passes. Police say they caught Mr. Bell vandalizing the car during a sting operation.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. coroner : n-count A coroner is an official who is responsible for investigating the deaths of people who have died in a sudden, violent, or unusual way.
2. toxicology : n-uncount Toxicology is the study of poisons.
3. make do with : phrase If you make do with something, you use or have it instead of something else that you do not have, although it is not as good.
4. rivalry : n-var Rivalry is competition or fighting between people, businesses, or organizations who are in the same area or want the same things.
5. vandalize :verb If something such as a building or part of a building is vandalized by someone, it is damaged on purpose.
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