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Hello, it is Thursday, October the 21st, thanks for logging on. From the CNN center in Atlanta, I'm Naamua Delaney with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

A "once in a century credit tsunami¹", that is how former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is characterizing the global financial crisis. Greenspan was the Fed Chairman for more than 18 years and he told the House Committee that he tried to sound the alarm. He said over-eager investors² share some of the blame because they didn't take into account the possibility the home prices could fall.

The presidential candidates are on the last lap of their campaigns with just 12 days to the election. Democratic Senator Barack Obama is in Indianapolis then he is off to visit his sick grandmother in Hawaii. And Republican Senator John McCain's campaign is fighting for Florida today. McCain kicked things off for the morning rally in Ormond Beach.

11 people were killed today in a suicide attack, targeting the Iraqi Labor³ Minister. Someone drove a truck filled with explosives into the minister's convoy⁴. He wasn't there but 3 of his guards and 2 police officers were killed, along with 6 civilians⁵. Meanwhile, U.S. Forces have handed over control of another Iraqi province. Babil in central Iraq is the 12th of Iraq's 18 provinces to revert⁶ to Iraqi Security Forces.

Off the coast of Alaska, the search is resuming for two fishermen missing after their ship went down in frigid⁷ stormy seas. 5 men were killed and 4 other survived. The fishing vessel⁸ sent out a distress⁹ call yesterday morning after it started taking on water. At the time, it was heading to Dutch harbor about 800 miles southwest of Anchorage.

Well from high in the sky to the high seas, billionaire businessman Richard Branson is sailing across the Atlantic Ocean to try and break a speed record. Branson and his crew of champion sailors are trying to reach Lizard¹⁰ Point of the coast of England in less than 6 days 17 hours 52 minutes and 39 seconds.

Well that is a quick look at what is making news this hour. Do stay with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.

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1 tsunami
n.海啸
参考例句：
Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。 Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

2 investors
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子 a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

3 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。 He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

4 convoy
vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队
参考例句：
The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。 Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

5 civilians
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )；老百姓
参考例句：
the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀 At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

6 revert
v.恢复，复归，回到
参考例句：
Let us revert to the earlier part of the chapter.让我们回到本章的前面部分。 Shall we revert to the matter we talked about yesterday?我们接着昨天谈过的问题谈，好吗？

7 frigid
adj.寒冷的，凛冽的；冷淡的；拘禁的
参考例句：
The water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged for long.水冰冷彻骨，他在下面呆不了太长时间。 She returned his smile with a frigid glance.对他的微笑她报以冷冷的一瞥。

8 vessel
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
参考例句：
The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。 You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

9 distress
n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛
参考例句：
Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。 Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

10 lizard
n.蜥蜴，壁虎
参考例句：
A chameleon is a kind of lizard.变色龙是一种蜥蜴。 The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect.蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。