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Hello, from the CNN center here in Atlanta, I am Melissa Long and it’s Thursday, the 18th of September. Here’s a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Israel’s Foreign Minister is claiming victory in primary elections. Livni will replace Ehud Olmert as head of the ruling party. He is expected to step down as prime minister. Livni will be given about six weeks to form a coalition¹ government. If she can’t do that, Israel will hold a national election.

More than a year after a deadly bridge collapse², one of the busiest arteries³ in the Twin Cities is now open once again. This morning at dawn a parade of cars was led across the new I-35 Westbound Bridge in downtown Minneapolis. The 234-million-dollar smart bridge has hundreds of sensors⁴ which are designed to record how it handles traffic stress and climatic change. The bridge was finished on budget and three months ahead of schedule.

Hackers⁵ have broken into Governor Sarah Palin’s personal email. As proof they sent some of the GOP vice-presidential candidate’s messages to the Associated Press. Senator John McCain’s camp is calling it a shocking invasion of privacy. The FBI and Secret Service are now conducting a joint⁶ investigation⁷. The emails were from a Yahoo account. Critics question why Palin used a non-government account for some state business. Some alleged⁸ she was attempting to hide information from the public record.

The investigation into a California commuter⁹ train crash Friday that killed 25 people is turning up intriguing¹⁰ tidbits but no conclusions yet. Federal investigators¹¹ say that the train engineer had been text messaging from a cell phone on the job that day, but it is unclear whether he was texting at the time of the crash.

Authorities in Hong Kong say new tests show it’s not just Chinese baby formulas tainted¹² with chemicals, they are going to be recalling some milk, yogurt, and ice cream as well. Authorities pulled baby formulas from the shelves after four children died and thousands got sick from milk powder contaminated with the chemical melamine.

And those are the headlines at this hour; do stay with CNN for more in these stories or other news of the day.

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1 coalition
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。 Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

2 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

3 arteries
n.动脉( artery的名词复数 )；干线，要道
参考例句：
Even grafting new blood vessels in place of the diseased coronary arteries has been tried. 甚至移植新血管代替不健康的冠状动脉的方法都已经试过。来自《简明英汉词典》 This is the place where the three main arteries of West London traffic met. 这就是伦敦西部三条主要交通干线的交汇处。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 sensors
n.传感器，灵敏元件( sensor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
There were more than 2000 sensors here. 这里装有两千多个灵敏元件。来自《简明英汉词典》 Significant changes have been noted where sensors were exposed to trichloride. 当传感器暴露在三氯化物中时，有很大变化。来自辞典例句

5 hackers
n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”
参考例句：
They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。来自《简明英汉词典》 Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。来自互联网

6 joint
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。 We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

7 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

8 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

9 commuter
n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者
参考例句：
Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。 She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。

10 intriguing
adj.有趣的；迷人的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的现在分词)；激起…的好奇心
参考例句：
These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。 It all sounds very intriguing. 这些听起来都很有趣。来自《简明英汉词典》

11 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

12 tainted
adj.腐坏的；污染的；沾污的；感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 )；使污染；败坏；被污染，腐坏，败坏
参考例句：
The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。 He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime. 他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。来自《简明英汉词典》