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Good morning. From the CNN Center here in Atlanta. I am Melissa Long. It is a Monday. It is the third of August. Here’s a look at some of the stories happening Now In The News.
State Department now trying to figure out where the Iranian government is holding three Americans this morning. The three are being held after crossing an unmarked border on a hike. A fourth person who was traveling with them stayed behind because he was feeling ill. The Swiss Embassy in Tehran says Swiss diplomats1 are trying to meet with the three hikers. The embassy would not say whether Iran has responded to its request.
Also in Iran, the key endorsement2 for the disputed president. Earlier today, Iran's supreme3 leader formally backed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as he is now preparing for his second term. Iran’s main state television channels did not air today’s ceremony in an apparent attempt to downplay the controversy4. Two former presidents boycotted5 the ceremony amid widespread claims that the presidential election was in fact fixed6.
The family of an American shot down over Iraq eighteen years ago finally knows what happened to him. The Pentagon says it’s identified the remains7 of Captain Michael Scott Speicher. He was the first American killed in the Gulf8 War of 1991. Searchers found his remains in Iraqi desert after getting tips from Iraqis who remembered his jet’s crash and witnessed his burial.
Severe turbulence9 forced a Continental10 Airlines plane to divert to Miami to make an emergency landing. Continental says seven passengers were taken to an area hospital(s) for treatment while dozens more were treated right there at the scene. The airline says the flight was en route from Brazil to Houston when it hit turbulence just north of the Dominican Republic. 179 people onboard that plane when the turbulence happened.
The runaway11 hit rebate12 plan Cash for Clunkers could get a jump-start today. The Senate is voting on a 2 billion-dollar bill to keep the program alive. Customers have been flocking the car dealers13 to get the 4500 dollars back for trading in gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient vehicles.
That’s it. You are up to date. Those are the headlines. Do stay with CNN, cnn.com for more on these stories or other news that develops today.
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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2 endorsement | |
n.背书;赞成,认可,担保;签(注),批注 | |
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3 supreme | |
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 | |
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n.争论,辩论,争吵 | |
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5 boycotted | |
抵制,拒绝参加( boycott的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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7 remains | |
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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8 gulf | |
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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9 turbulence | |
n.喧嚣,狂暴,骚乱,湍流 | |
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10 continental | |
adj.大陆的,大陆性的,欧洲大陆的 | |
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11 runaway | |
n.逃走的人,逃亡,亡命者;adj.逃亡的,逃走的 | |
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12 rebate | |
v./n.折扣,回扣,退款;vt.给...回扣,给...打折扣 | |
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13 dealers | |
n.商人( dealer的名词复数 );贩毒者;毒品贩子;发牌者 | |
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