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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.

There are new developments in the case of a pregnant Marine¹'s death. A Grand Jury has indicted² a fellow Marine on murder and other charges in connection with the killing³ of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach. The suspect, Corporal Cesar Laurean apparently⁴ fled to Mexico. Lauterbach's charred⁵ body was found buried in his backyard. The other counts in the indictment⁶ result from the theft of Lauterbach's ATM card and include fraud and robbery.

The Justice Department is indicting⁷ a man on federal hate crime charges related to last fall's Jena 6 March. The indictment alleged⁸ the 18-year-old drove to Alexandria near Jena and repeatedly drove past a group of marchers with two nooses⁹ hanging from his pickup¹⁰ truck.

Sources say that White House and Congressional leaders have struck a deal that could put some extra cash in your pocket. Republican and Democratic leaders still need to get their membership for sign-off on the stimulus¹¹ plan. It will give almost everyone earning a paycheck at least a 300-dollar-rebate, that includes low income earners and people who don't make enough to pay income tax. The plan also includes tax cuts for businesses.

French banking¹² giant Societe Generale says it's (it has) uncovered massive fraud by one of its futures¹³ traders. The bank says the employee racked up 7.2 billion dollars in losses. And that his trading practices are completely fraudulent.

For a second straight day, tens of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza are pouring across the border into Egypt. They are buying everything from food to fuel and cigarettes. Palestinian militants¹⁴ blew up the border fence yesterday. Now Israel and the US are worried rapped weapons and militants may be coming in to Gaza. Egypt says the border will stay open as long as there is a humanitarian¹⁵ crisis in Gaza.

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 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。

2 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。

3 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。

4 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。

5 charred
v.把…烧成炭( char的过去式)；烧焦
参考例句：
the charred remains of a burnt-out car 被烧焦的轿车残骸 The intensity of the explosion is recorded on the charred tree trunks. 那些烧焦的树干表明爆炸的强烈。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 indictment
n.起诉；诉状
参考例句：
He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。 They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。

7 indicting
控告，起诉( indict的现在分词 )
参考例句：
But Moreno-Ocampo stressed he was not indicting President Bashir. 但是奥坎波强调，他并不是在起诉巴希尔总统。 He says that indicting the journalists is just another move at Washington. 尹德民说，起诉这两名记者就是针对华盛顿的另一个行动。

8 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

9 nooses
n.绞索，套索( noose的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Now I must prepare the nooses and the rope to lash him alongside, he thought. 现在我得准备好套索和绳子，把它绑在船边，他想。来自英汉文学 - 老人与海 The nooses are no prank. We were lynched, we were murdered. 这些绳套不是恶作剧。我们被处以了私刑，我们被谋杀了。来自互联网

10 pickup
n.拾起，获得
参考例句：
I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。\|\|The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

11 stimulus
n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物
参考例句：
Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。 Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

12 banking
n.银行业，银行学，金融业
参考例句：
John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。 He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

13 futures
n.期货，期货交易
参考例句：
He continued his operations in cotton futures.他继续进行棉花期货交易。 Cotton futures are selling at high prices.棉花期货交易的卖价是很高的。

14 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。

15 humanitarian
n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者
参考例句：
She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。 The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。