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Good afternoon I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

If you are flying on American or Delta¹ today, do yourself a favor and check the status of your flight before you leave home. Both airlines are canceling flights while they inspect the wiring in some of their jets. Delta has canceled about 3% of its flights worldwide, or about 275 flights. American has canceled 132 flights. Yesterday American canceled 325 flights. The cancellations were prompted by an FAA audit² and safety concerns about how wiring on certain aircraft was secured.

Drug smugglers are still on the loose, but their cargo³ is in the hands of authorities. The coast guard retrieved⁴ more than 3000 pounds of cocaine⁵ that smugglers dumped into the waters off the coast of Florida. The smugglers unloaded bales of the cocaine as authorities pursued their boat. They escaped capture despite shots from a helicopter.

Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad are bearing the scars of battle. For three straight days, Iraqi forces have fought with armed militias⁶ who say they are being unfairly targeted and pressured by the government. More than 100 people have been killed in street clashes not only in Baghdad but in Shiite populated areas such as Basra, Kut and Kabul.

The FBI has indicted⁷ a governor of Puerto Rico. Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá is charged with 19 counts in connection with a campaign finance probe. The charges include conspiracy⁸ to violate US federal campaign laws and giving false testimony⁹ to the FBI. Acevedo is a super delegate to the Democratic Convention and has pledged his support to Barack Obama. He was elected governor in 2004 after campaigning on an anti-corruption platform.

Big changes could be in store for the next presidential race, if Democratic Florida Senator Bill Nelson gets his way. Nelson says presidential primaries all to be clumped¹⁰ into regions, which will take turns being first. It wouldn't solve this year's problems with Nelson's home state and Michigan. Both those Democratic primaries apparently¹¹ won't count because they happen too early. Nelson says 6 regional primaries will give large and small states a more equal say in choosing a president.

Well, those are the headlines this hour. Stay with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.

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1 delta
n.（流的）角洲
参考例句：
He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。 The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

2 audit
v.审计；查帐；核对；旁听
参考例句：
Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。 As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样，年度审计将在十二月份进行。

3 cargo
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
参考例句：
The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。 A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

4 retrieved
v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）
参考例句：
Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。来自《简明英汉词典》 He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。来自辞典例句

5 cocaine
n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）
参考例句：
That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。 Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

6 militias
n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。来自辞典例句 The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。来自互联网

7 indicted
控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。 He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

8 conspiracy
n.阴谋，密谋，共谋
参考例句：
The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。 He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

9 testimony
n.证词；见证，证明
参考例句：
The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。 He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

10 clumped
adj.[医]成群的v.（树、灌木、植物等的）丛、簇( clump的过去式和过去分词 )；（土、泥等）团；块；笨重的脚步声
参考例句：
The bacteria clumped together. 细菌凝集一团。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 He clumped after her, up the stairs, into his barren office. 他拖着沉重的步伐跟在她的后面上楼了，走进了他那个空荡荡的诊所。来自辞典例句

11 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。