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

President Bush is enforcing tougher sanctions against Zimbabwe. He signed an order today, freezing the assets of more Zimbabwean companies and barring US citizens from doing business with them. The new sanctions package is a result of last month's run-off election in Zimbabwe. President Robert Mugabe ran essentially¹ unopposed amid allegations of politically motivated violence. President Bush calls the Mugabe government "an illegitimate regime".

Safety inspectors² from Australia's Qantas Airlines are in Manila, investigating what caused a Qantas jumbo jet to make an emergency landing. Passengers on board the Hong Kong to Melbourne flight said they heard a bang and then a hole opened up where the wind meets the fuselage, depressurizing the cabin. No injuries were reported. A TSA official tells CNN that a preliminary investigation³ shows no connection to terrorism, adding that the damage appears to be related to a mechanical issue.

Democrat⁴ Barack Obama continues his overseas tour in France today where he met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Obama's Republican rival Senator John McCain is in Colorado where he spoke⁵ to a veterans convention. Later he plans to meet with the Dalai Lama.

People in South Texas will be cleaning up the mess from what was Hurricane Dolly for a while. Insurance estimators put storm losses at about 750 million dollars. More than 150,000 people were without power this morning. Health officials are now warning people there about health hazards in flood waters.

Americans appear to be paying less for gas today .The average price for a gallon of regular is down a full two cents this morning to $4.01 a gallon. Oklahoma has the lowest average price in the country at about ($)3.77.

Well, those are the headlines this hour. Do stay with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.

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1 essentially
adv.本质上，实质上，基本上
参考例句：
Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。 She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

2 inspectors
n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官
参考例句：
They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。来自《简明英汉词典》 Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

5 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。