2. Connecticut Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman is endorsing Republican Senator John McCain. Lieberman said he had planned to wait until after the primaries to offer his support for the presidentialhopeful. Lieberman says MacCain is the best shot at breaking partisangridlockin Washington.
3. More than a decade after her death, a friend of the Princess Diana says it's not true that Diana had plans to remarry. That's accorrding to a British inquest looking into the car crash that killed the princess and boyfriend Dodi Fayed. Fayed's father has claimed that Prince Philip was behind a plot to kill his son and Diana.
4. Chineseveterinariansoperated on this wild panda named Qing Qing. He was found in a conservation park last week with afracturenear his hip. Doctor say they inserted a steel plate to support his leg and Qing Qing could be healed in about a month.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Merriam-Webster Online
1.verdict:n.
an official decision made in a court of law, especially about whether someone is guilty of a crime or how a death happened.
2.servitude:n. formal
the condition of being a slave or being forced to obey someone else [= slavery]
3.hopeful:n.
someone who is hoping to be successful, especially in acting, sports, politics etc.
4.gridlock:n. [uncountable]
especially American English; a situation in which nothing can happen, usually because people disagree strongly.
5.veterinarian:n.
American English; someone who is trained to give medical care and treatment to sick animals [= vet British English]
6.fracture:n.
a crack or broken part in a bone or other hard substance.
