News synopsis

Meredith’s news summary1:
If the weather is cold in winter, the bison may go out of Yellowstone National Park to seek food. Because they may infect local cattle with brucellosis, Montana officials set a policy called “hazing”, which means they will chase those bison back into the park, but if they do not go, they will be killed. Volunteers start an action to find those bison back without being hazed or killed. Actually, there are too many bison in Yellowstone, and finding them back is costly to taxpayers. Montana cattle have economic value so the officials have to concern about them even though the bison are endangered.
Meredith’s news summary2:
Harry Potter’s author J.K. Rowling is suing organizers of the upcoming Durga Puja festival, eastern India's most celebrated annual religious carnival, and asking two million rupees for compensation from them because they are constructing a replica of her imaginary Hogwarts Castle in Kolkata. But the organizers said they would still go ahead with the preparations for the four-day festivities. They were stunned and angry because they could not afford to pay the fine, and they said it is just a theme, they had also modeled the Titanic and no-one sued them.
Coya’s news summary1:
An attack happened near the campus of Georgetown University a few days ago. The victim tried to seek on Facebook the person who attacked him and eventually found Phillip Cooney, a sophomore in Georgetown University. The authority is very surprised that Facebook can be used to help finding suspects. Because the victim heard the person abusing him yelling homophobic epithets, Phillip is now charged for simple assault with a hate/bias crime specification. If the charge is convicted, Cooney will receive a more serious punishment than misdemeanor simple assault.
Coya’s news summary2:
Recently, the researchers found that there is a small mechanism in the ear that helps us hear tiny little sounds like whisper. The article explained that we hear things because sound waves stimulated the hair-like fibers in our ears and it shoots out electrical pulses for the brain to determine what the sound pitch is. The newly found tiny mechanism, however, produces another kind of sound wave that bounces from side to side which excites the hair cells and enhance their sensitivity. The discovery explains how we can hear sounds that do not have a strong sound wave, such as whisper. Researchers think that the discovery can be applied to the make of hearing aids, which can improve the sensitivity of recent models.
Coya’s news summary3:
The San Francisco Bay had an accident happened few days ago. An oil containing ship heading for South Korea had struck a tower at San Francisco Bay and spilt 58,000 gallon oil that polluted the coastline. The biological system is hugely destroyed and, according to the experts, will remain polluted for very long years. Right now, the officials and volunteers are still working hard on the clean up jobs. Who should the responsibility blame to is still under government investigation.
Coya’s news summary4:
Bush wants the Congress to give him 30 billion to let him help with the world problem of AIDS. He declares that the program has helped many Africans since it started, and if the Congress doubles the money, a better result will be expected. Though many people think this is a great success but Bush said “It is just a good beginning.” He will go on to help other people who infected AIDS.
Lucian’s news summary1:
In North Beach in San Francisco, super foods are served every night. According to Natalie Ledesma, a registered dietician, superfoods—also known as phytochemicals—are foods that contain chemicals that boost our immune system, and reduce the risk of cancer and heart diseases. She gives a simple list of foods that are superfoods, and what effect they might bring about. She also suggests the readers to try to eat some of them each week to stay healthy.
Lucian’s news summary3:
The news is about an oil spill that happened at San Francisco Bay, which caused a contaminated area of about 15 miles of coastline. Although environmentalists have been working very hard to contain the disaster, great harm has already been done to the coastline. Despite this saddening event, government officials have not had the guts to bear the responsibility, which is a very depressing site. It is clear that many authorities are yet to be questioned on the great disaster, yet the damage that has been caused can not be reversed.

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News URL:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-11-30-bush-aids_N.htm

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