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

The Supreme¹ Court essentially² threw out a 32-year-old handgun ban in the city of Washington. In a five-four ruling, justices said the ban violates the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. It's the high court's first major ruling on gun rights. The district's gun law was one of the strictest in the country.

Convicted murderer Neil Entwistle has been sentenced to two concurrent³ life sentences without the possibility of parole. The British man was convicted of killing⁴ his wife Rachel and then 9-month-old baby girl Lillian Rose in 2006. Entwistle's lawyers argued his wife was depressed⁵ and that she shot the couple's daughter, and then killed herself. Entwistle fled to his parents' home in Britain after the shootings.

A key opposition⁶ figure in Zimbabwe has been freed from prison on bail⁷. Tendai Biti must return to court next month to face charges of treason. President Robert Mugabe said he's open to negotiations⁸ with the opposition after the presidential election run-off on Friday. The opposition withdrew from the vote, citing violence and threats. Many world leaders have called it a sham⁹ election.

President Bush is lifting key trade sanctions against North Korea and eventually removing it from the list of nations that sponsor terrorism. He made the announcement after North Korea handed over a 60-page declaration detailing its nuclear program. Tomorrow North Korea plans to dismantle¹⁰ a major component¹¹ at its main nuclear reactor¹². North Korea is not required to dismantle or even declare its stockpile of nuclear weapons, and it's not required to list which countries it gave nuclear technology to. The US says it plans to deal with those issues later on.

Oil prices have hit a new record, $140.05 a barrel, this is in intraday trading. It happened after OPEC's president said the price of crude could shoot well over $150 a barrel, possibly as high as $170. News that Libya may reduce oil production also contributed to the spike¹³.

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 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 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。

3 concurrent
adj.同时发生的，一致的
参考例句：
You can't attend two concurrent events!你不能同时参加两项活动！ The twins had concurrent birthday. 双胞胎生日在同一天。

4 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。

5 depressed
adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的
参考例句：
When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。 His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

6 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。

7 bail
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
参考例句：
One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。 She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

8 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )；谈判；完成（难事）；通过
参考例句：
negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判 Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

9 sham
n./adj.假冒(的)，虚伪(的)
参考例句：
They cunningly played the game of sham peace.他们狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戏。 His love was a mere sham.他的爱情是虚假的。

10 dismantle
vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消
参考例句：
He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。 The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。

11 component
n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的
参考例句：
Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。 Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。

12 reactor
n.反应器；反应堆
参考例句：
The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。 Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

13 spike
n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效
参考例句：
The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。 They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。