A24-year-oldLosAngelesmanwastakentoahospitalandthentocountyjailafterleadingpoliceonaone-hourfreewaychaseinastolenSUV.ThechaseendedindowntownLosAngelesinfrontoftheSpringHotel.Mostofthechasewasuneventful,exceptforanemptybottleofwhiskeythatthedriverthrewatonepolicevehicle.
Whenthedrivergotintodowntown,thingsstartedtohappen.Heranoverafirehydrant.Thewaterspewedoutofthehydrant,causingageyserthatruineda...[
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JerryBaldwinwas30yearsold.Hewasthemanagerofapizzarestaurant.Helivedinanapartmentaboutonemilenorthoftherestaurant.Hewalkedtoandfromwork.Whenitwasraining,hetookthebus.
Jerrylovedgangstermovies.Whenanewonecameout,hewouldgotothetheaterandwatchthenewmoviethreeorfourtimes.Then,whenitwenttovideo,JerrywouldbuythevideoatBarney'sVideoStore.Jerryhadahom...[
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Afifteen-year-oldboywasinjuredinacaraccidentwhentheminivanhewastravelinginwashitbyapickuptruckatanintersection.Theboywastakentoanearbyhospital.Theparamedicssaidthatitappearedthattheboyhadnothingmoreseriousthanabrokenleftleg,butthatinternalinjurieswerealwaysapossibility.Theboywasconsciousandalert.Hismother,whowasdriving,wasuninjured.Shesai...[
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DearMomandDad,
Howareyou?It’stheendofthesemesterandI’mreallyunderthegun.I’muptomyeyeballsinwork.Theamountofreadingmyprofessorsassignisridiculous.And,asyouknow,IthoughtI’dtrymyhandatanewsportandjoinedtheuniversity’srowingteamthissemester.Withthatdecision,Imayhavebittenoffmorethan...[
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Jade:I’msotiredofshopping!Tryingtofindtheperfectclothesformeoutofthehundredsofthingswe’veseenislikelookingforaneedleinahaystack!
Orlando:Oh,don’texaggerate.Wehaven’tseenthatmuch.Heylook!Thatplacelooksnice.Let’scheckitout.
Jade:Idon’tknow...thoseclothesinthewindowaren’texact...[
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Host:WelcometoNowWe’reCooking!—whereeatinggourmetdoesn’thavetocostanarmandaleg.Eachweekwebreakdownculinarymasterpiecesfromworld-famouschefs,andtakeyoustepbystepfromchoosingtherightingredientstoservingthemup.Todaywe’vegotalasagnabyourguestchefVincentCharbellethatwillknockyoursocksoff.Imean,it’...[
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Today,wetellaboutmoreinterestingnicknamesofAmericanstates.
Themid-AtlanticstateofMarylandiscalledtheFreeState.ABaltimore
newspaperfirstcalleditthatduringthenineteentwentieswhenthe
manufactureandsaleofalcoholwerebannedforatime.Marylandsaidit
wantedtobefreefromthisprohibition.
MississippiistheMagnoliaState.Itisnamedforatreewithbig,beautiful
whiteflowersthatgrowsinthathot,sout...[
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Lesson6Honey,There’sSomethingonMyMind...
Al:Hi,sweetie!Howareyou?Don’tyounormallyworkonFridays?
Beth:Yeah,butIhadtotalktoyou.Itcouldn’twait.
Al:Oh,sure...Um,what’sup?
Beth:Well,Ineedtogetsomethingoffmychest.
Al:That’sgood,becausethere’sbeensomethingonmymind,too.<...[
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Salena:Whatapainintheneck!It’slikepullingteethtryingtogetanythingdonewiththem!
Dario:What?Who?
Salena:Thecreditcardcompanysentanotherbilltomyoldaddress!
Dario:Notagain...
Salena:Thisisthethirdtime!IthoughtwegotthingssquaredawayafterthelasttimeIcalled.Nowthey’resayingIhavetocoughup150dollarsinlatefees!
Dario:You’regonnacallandgetthatironedout,right?
Salena:...[
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