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　　SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

　　News 1:

　　A media research study said that 91% of adults inBritain watched their main TV set once a week - up from 88% in 2002. It said the popularity ofsmartphones and tablets was taking teens out of bedrooms back into family rooms. Far fromtechnology pulling family time apart, it said, the huge growth in mobile was actually having theopposite effect. Family members are being brought together just as they were in the 1950swhen a TV was likely to be a home's only screen. There are a number of factors for this. Peopleare now watching on much bigger, better television sets. But also, there's the rise of connecteddevices, such as a smartphone or tablet. People are coming into the living room today clutchingthose devices. They offer a range of opportunities to do things while watching television.

　　News 2:

　　Uruguay's lower house passed a marijuana legalization bill Wednesday, bringing the SouthAmerican nation one step closer to becoming the first to legally regulate production,distribution and sale of the drug. After more than 12 hours of debate, the bill garnered the 50votes it needed to pass in the House of Representatives. Forty-six lawmakers voted against thebill. Uruguay's President has said he backs the bill, which would allow marijuana to be sold inpharmacies and create a registry of those who buy it. Only those 18 and older would be allowedto purchase the drug. Critics of the measure have said it promotes drug addiction.Supporters of the measure have said it will fight criminal drug trafficking and marks a turningpoint and could influence other Latin American nations to take a similar approach.

　　News 3:

　　Access to clean water and soap not only improves hygiene but may boost growth in youngchildren, research suggests. A review of global data found evidence of a small increase inheight - about 0.5cm - in under-fives living in households with good sanitation. The studiestook place in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Chile, Guatemala, Pakistan, Nepal, South Africa,Kenya and Cambodia. Dr. Alan Dangour, a public health nutritionist who led the studies, saidproviding clean water, sanitation and hygiene is an effective way to reduce deaths fromsymptoms such as diarrhea. "What we've found by bringing together all of the evidence for thefirst time is that there is a suggestion that these interventions improve the growth of childrenand that's very important," he told BBC News. He said there is a clear link between dirty water,diarrhea and poor growth outcomes, because repeated illnesses in early childhood can affectgrowth.

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