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

Six suburban¹ Atlanta Georgia schools remain on lockdown as police search for the suspect in the deaths of two off-duty police officers. The two officers were killed last night while working a security detail at an apartment complex. A police spokesman says they appeared to be (quoted) ''gunned down without a chance''.

A judge has just doubled former football star O.J. Simpson's bail² to $250,000. This comes after prosecutors³ say Simpson violated the terms of his bail agreement. They say he tried to contact a co-defendant in his armed robbery case. The judge has now ordered Simpson to remain in jail until at least 15% of the new bail amount has been paid.

President Bush is headed back home after an 8-day tour of the Middle East. His last stop was Egypt where he held talks with President Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak endorsed⁴ the president's plan to reach a Middle East peace deal by the end of the year. President Bush is expected to back at the White House tonight.

Escalating⁵ violence in Gaza threatens to overshadow a renewed push for peace. Israeli aircraft hunting down militants⁶ missed the target of one attack killing⁷ three civilian⁸ family members. Palestinian militants meanwhile kept up rocket attacks on southern Israel.

Tinseltown has lost another star. The body of troubled actor Brad Renfro was found Tuesday morning in his Los Angeles home. Renfro was 25. He rose to fame starring opposite Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones in 1994's Client. The film brought him instant stardom but his career was plagued by struggles with drugs and alcohol. The chief investigator⁹ for the L.A. County coroner's office says the cause of death isn't immediately known.

All 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 suburban
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
参考例句：
Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。 There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

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 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》

5 escalating
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
参考例句：
The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。来自《简明英汉词典》 The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。来自辞典例句

6 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

7 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

8 civilian
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。 He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

9 investigator
n.研究者，调查者，审查者
参考例句：
He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。 The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。