CNN 2009-06-18（在线收听）

Hello from the CNN center here in Atlanta, I'm Melissa Long, with a look at some of the stories that are happening "Now In The News".

Iran's most powerful military force is warning Iranian websites and bloggers must remove items that create tension. Iran's Foreign Ministry accused international journalists there being the mouthpiece of hooligans creating unrest. On Tuesday, Iran's government banned those journalists from covering the rallies. "I spoke to a government official face to face and he told me flat out if you and a camera person go to these rallies and cover these demonstrations and broadcast images, we can't guarantee your safety. To me, that was a clear reference to Iran's baton-wielding riot police and members of the Basij, the plainclothes, the volunteer militia that we have seen riding in pairs throughout Tehran during these rallies"

President Obama will be signing a memo little later today extending healthcare and other benefits to same sex partners of federal employees. That's what two senior administration officials tell CNN. President Obama often supported gay and lesbian rights during his campaign. But he said he's against same sex marriage.

Another delay for NASA and the space shuttle, they had to call off this morning's scheduled launch because of another hydrogen leak. The similar leak forced NASA to cancel Saturday's planed lift-off, because of the angle of the sun NASA is now gonna have to wait until July 11th in order to try again. The shuttle Endeavor is supposed to be carrying food, a new astronaut and the last part of the space lab up to the international space station.

12, 000 text messages a month, that's what one 15-year-old girl from Iowa says she averages, and all that practices have now netted her a lot of money. Kate Moore won a 50, 000 dollars first prize at the national texting championship held in New York. Among challenges, texting while being blindfolded. Here is the winning reaction. "I'm just like completely stunned right now like you would never think that a girl from Iowa would win something this big in New York and I'm just completely amazed, stunned, freaked out even.  " Overwhelmed again, congratulations. That's 50, 000 dollars first prize.

Those are the headlines for you this hour. Do stay with CNN and CNN. com for more on these stories or other news that develops today.