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From the CNN Center in Atlanda. I'm Nicole Lapin. Here is NOW IN THE NEWS update.

O.J. Simpson is in custody¹ in Florida and will soon return to Las Vegas to face allegations that he has violated the terms of his release on bail². Prosecutors³ say that Simpson's alleged⁴ no-no is that he conned⁵ to one of his co-defendents to express his frustration⁶. Simpson has been out on bail pending⁷ his upcoming trial on kidnapping and robbery charges. The former football star goes before a judge on that bail violation⁸ matter coming up next Wednesday.

A disgraced athlete begged a judge not to send her to prison. But the judge said even famous athletes must face consequences when they break the law. He sentenced Olympic track superstar Marion Jones to six months in prison, two years of probation⁹ and community service. It is for Jones's lie about using steroids and for her involvement in a check-fraud scam. Through her attoney, Jones says she wants to start serving her sentence immediately.

A grim turn in the search for a missing pregnant marine¹⁰, the sheriff at Onslow County, North Carolina stunned¹¹ a news conference today announcing that Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach is dead and believed buried in a wooded residential¹² area. Investigators¹³ are now looking for her body and also for a fellow Marine Corporal Cesar Lauren who Lauterbach had accused of sexual assault.

Just days after a recent confrontation¹⁴ between Iranian gunboats and US navy ships in the Persian Gulf¹⁵. US Navy officials are now (said) telling CNN that there have been two other similar incidents in recent weeks. Officials say that they have been back in December, one involved warning shots being fired. Meanwhile regarding Sunday's confrontation, the chairman of Joint¹⁶ Chief of Staff now says that it shows how Iran really poses a real threat and how the US is ready to meet it.

City officials in Los Angles are now touting¹⁷ a decrease and gang related killings¹⁸ down more than 26% last year to 216. Much of the credit is going to a special task force made up of Los Angle's police, the FBI and other agencies who work together in a crackdown on gang activity there. Overall gang crime in Los Angeles has declined last year down 4% from 2006.

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1 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

2 bail
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
参考例句：
One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。 She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

3 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

4 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

5 conned
adj.被骗了v.指挥操舵( conn的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Lynn felt women had been conned. 林恩觉得女人们受骗了。来自《简明英汉词典》 He was so plausible that he conned everybody. 他那么会花言巧语，以至于骗过了所有的人。来自辞典例句

6 frustration
n.挫折，失败，失效，落空
参考例句：
He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。 He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

7 pending
prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的
参考例句：
The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。 He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

8 violation
n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯
参考例句：
He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。 He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

9 probation
n.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看；试用(期)
参考例句：
The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱，而且将他缓刑察看一年。 His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后，他的工资增加了800元。

10 marine
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
参考例句：
Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。 When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

11 stunned
adj. 震惊的，惊讶的动词stun的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。 The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

12 residential
adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的
参考例句：
The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。 The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

13 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》

14 confrontation
n.对抗，对峙，冲突
参考例句：
We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。 After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

15 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

16 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。

17 touting
v.兜售( tout的现在分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报
参考例句：
He's been touting his novel around publishers for years. 他几年来一直到处找出版商兜售自己的小说。来自《简明英汉词典》 Technology industry leaders are touting cars as a hot area for growth. 科技产业领袖吹捧为增长热点地区的汽车。来自互联网

18 killings
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )；突然发大财，暴发
参考例句：
His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。 The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。