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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.

It's still unclear how movie star Heath Ledger¹ died. The New York medical examiner says the initial autopsy² results are inconclusive. The Australian-born actor was found unresponsive in his apartment yesterday afternoon. Ledger was pronounced dead at the scene. He was just 28 years old. The medical examiner will perform more toxicology tests. Further results won't be available for a couple of weeks.

Republicans and Democrats³ are working together on a plan for juicing up the economy. Treasury⁴ Secretary Henry Paulson is meeting with bipartisan House leaders again this afternoon. It will be their second meeting today. They haven't worked out a plan yet. Possible elements include individual income tax rebates⁵, new tax breaks of businesses and extending unemployment benefits.

Residents of Gaza have been pouring into Egypt by the thousands to buy food, fuel and medicine. Militants⁶ blew up and bulldozed much of the border wall. Despite Israel's security concerns, Egypt says it will keep the border open for now.

In Kenya, opposition⁷ protesters set a government building and nearby cars on fire. It happened after police hit them with tear gas at a prayer march for victims of tribal⁸ violence. Former UN Secretary Kofi Annan is in Nairobi, trying to mediate⁹ the disputed presidential election that sparked the violence.

Striking writers and studios are back at the bargaining table. They'll start informal discussion today. The main issue is writers' compensation for movies and TV shows sold on the Internet. The Writers Guild¹⁰ is now withdrawing its demand for unionizing reality and animation¹¹ show.

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 ledger
n.总帐，分类帐；帐簿
参考例句：
The young man bowed his head and bent over his ledger again.那个年轻人点头应诺，然后又埋头写起分类帐。 She is a real accountant who even keeps a detailed household ledger.她不愧是搞财务的，家庭分类账记得清楚详细。

2 autopsy
n.尸体解剖；尸检
参考例句：
They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。 A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。

3 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 treasury
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
参考例句：
The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。 This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

5 rebates
n.退还款( rebate的名词复数 )；回扣；返还（退还的部份货价）；折扣
参考例句：
The VAT system offers advantages, such as rebates on exports. 增值税有其优点，如对出口商品实行回扣。来自辞典例句 In more recent years rate rebates have been introduced for households. 近年地方税的减免已适用于家庭。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 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

8 tribal
adj.部族的，种族的
参考例句：
He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。 The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

9 mediate
vi.调解，斡旋；vt.经调解解决；经斡旋促成
参考例句：
The state must mediate the struggle for water resources.政府必须通过调解来解决对水资源的争夺。 They may be able to mediate between parties with different interests.他们也许能在不同利益政党之间进行斡旋。

10 guild
n.行会，同业公会，协会
参考例句：
He used to be a member of the Writers' Guild of America.他曾是美国作家协会的一员。 You had better incorporate the firm into your guild.你最好把这个公司并入你的行业协会。

11 animation
n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作
参考例句：
They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。 The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。