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Good morning to you from the CNN center in Atlanta, I am Reggie Aqui. Here is what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Fighting rages in Gaza and Israel faces more Hamas rocket attacks. As the crisis deepens and diplomats1 hope a ceasefire is close, Israeli tanks are pushing deeper into Gaza and Hamas says it won't stop the fight. Israel is under pressure from the EU to agree to a temporary truce2 to allow humanitarian3 aid into Gaza. Palestinian medical sources say 530 Palestinians have been killed in the military operation.
We could find out some time later today what likely caused the death of actor John Travolta's 16-year-old son. An autopsy4 is being done in the Bahamas. Jett Travolta died on Friday after he apparently5 suffered a seizure6 and fell in the bathtub at the family's vacation home in the Bahamas. The family also said, I should say, the family says he also had Kawasaki disease which is a heart condition that researchers believe can lead to convulsions and seizures7.
President-elect Barack Obama gets down to work in Washington today. He plans to meet with Congressional leaders to hammer out an economic recovery plan. A plan that said to include among other things-300 billion dollars in tax cuts. Meantime, a senior Democratic official confirms that Obama plans a major speech on the economy this Thursday.
A big showdown may be looming8 as Roland Burris, the man embattled Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich picked for senator, is expected to show up for work tomorrow, but Senate Democrats9 are still furious at the governor over accusations10 of corruption11 may pull that Senate seat from underneath Burris's optimistic. Senators will agree to see him tomorrow.
Credit card companies are bracing12 for record losses. Experts predict the industry stands to lose 70 billion dollars this year. According to the Federal Reserve, less than 3 months ago, taxpayers13 were more than 1 trillion dollars in the hole. Banks and Credit card companies are trying to help consumers if they've fallen behind.
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1 diplomats | |
n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 );有手腕的人,善于交际的人 | |
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n.休战,(争执,烦恼等的)缓和;v.以停战结束 | |
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3 humanitarian | |
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者 | |
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4 autopsy | |
n.尸体解剖;尸检 | |
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5 apparently | |
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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6 seizure | |
n.没收;占有;抵押 | |
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n.起获( seizure的名词复数 );没收;充公;起获的赃物 | |
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8 looming | |
n.上现蜃景(光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼)v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近 | |
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9 democrats | |
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 ) | |
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10 accusations | |
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 );指控;控告;(被告发、控告的)罪名 | |
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11 corruption | |
n.腐败,堕落,贪污 | |
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12 bracing | |
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13 taxpayers | |
纳税人,纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 ) | |
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