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From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Nicole Lapin.Here is a look at what's happening right NOW IN THE NEWS.

President Bush just outlines some broad proposals in a speech at the White House, leaning heavily on a tax relief as the best way to boost short term economic growth. The president didn't give too many specifics as bipartisan negotiations¹ with Congress are still ongoing² over a stimulus³ package.

And a high ranking member of the State Department is now giving up his post after 26 years in the Foreign Service under Secretary of State, Nicholas Burns is now leaving for the private sector⁴. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made the announcement this morning, and President Bush has nominated US Ambassador to Russia, William Burns to fill the place.

In Nevada caucuses⁶ are coming up tomorrow, and 9 precincts will be in casinos. A federal judge ruled that workers can actually caucus⁵ there. The State Teachers Union filed a lawsuit⁷ protesting the plan after the Culinary Union endorsed⁸ Senator Obama. The Teachers Union has not endorsed Clinton but the Culinary Workers Union has accused the teachers of trying to tilt⁹ the race in her favor. The president of the Nevada State Education Association says that the lawsuit basically has nothing to do with candidate preference.

A preliminary report is now saying that two engines on that British Airways¹⁰ flight that came down short of the runway did not respond to an increase in thrust. The Air Accident Investigation¹¹ Branch released a report today - the Boeing 777 from Beijing hit a grassy¹² area before skidding¹³ hundreds of yards to the tarmac. 17 people were hurt. There was no fire but the plane did sustain heavy damage, to its wings, undercarriage, and engines. The crash backed up air traffic four hours and led to the cancellations of more than 50 Heathrow flights today.

A 400-dollar tip has changed the life of a Missouri waitress who is also a college student. See a customer overheard Mary Lina Hayes telling a co-worker how she was struggling so badly to pay for her textbooks, so she left a note behind saying good luck with school and included a 400 dollar tip for books. Hayes said that she really hopes to see that generous customer yet again to thank her personally.

That's a quick update at some of the headlines making news this hour. Stay with CNN for more on those stories and other news of the day.

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1 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )；谈判；完成（难事）；通过
参考例句：
negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判 Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 ongoing
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。 The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

3 stimulus
n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物
参考例句：
Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。 Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

4 sector
n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
参考例句：
The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。 The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

5 caucus
n.秘密会议；干部会议；v.（参加）干部开会议
参考例句：
This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。 It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。

6 caucuses
n.（政党决定政策或推举竞选人的）核心成员( caucus的名词复数 )；决策干部；决策委员会；秘密会议
参考例句：
Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。来自互联网

7 lawsuit
n.诉讼，控诉
参考例句：
They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。 He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

8 endorsed
vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
参考例句：
The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。来自《简明英汉词典》 The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。来自《简明英汉词典》

9 tilt
v.(使)倾侧；(使)倾斜；n.倾侧；倾斜
参考例句：
She wore her hat at a tilt over her left eye.她歪戴着帽子遮住左眼。 The table is at a slight tilt.这张桌子没放平，有点儿歪.

10 AIRWAYS
航空公司
参考例句：
The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。 At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

11 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。

12 grassy
adj.盖满草的；长满草的
参考例句：
They sat and had their lunch on a grassy hillside.他们坐在长满草的山坡上吃午饭。 Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.牛群自由自在地走过草原。

13 skidding
n.曳出，集材v.（通常指车辆）侧滑( skid的现在分词 )；打滑；滑行；（住在）贫民区
参考例句：
All the wheels of the truck were tied up with iron chains to avoid skidding on the ice road. 大卡车的所有轮子上都捆上了铁链，以防止在结冰的路面上打滑。来自《用法词典》 I saw the motorcycle skidding and its rider spilling in dust. 我看到摩托车打滑，骑车人跌落在地。来自互联网