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Hope you are having a great day, I'm Nicole Lapin at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Barack Obama has now unveiled his so-called Energy for America Plan. Just a short time ago, this all happened in the battleground state of Michigan. Obama really wants to tap into strategic oil reserves as part of his plan. Meanwhile, John McCain is turning his attention to the economy. He spoke1 to small business owners in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania this afternoon. McCain is then heading to a motorcycle rally in South Dakota.

It may not be big but it is getting closer to Texas and the Louisiana coast by the minute. We are talking about Tropical Storm Edouard, expecting to make landfall in Texas tomorrow but forecasters are warning that the storm could spawn2 some tornados3 tonight. A tropical storm warning is in effect from the mouth of the Mississippi River to Port O'Connor, Texas. Edouard, by the way, is expected to dump up to five inches of rain along the coast and up to 10 inches of possible rain over southeastern Texas.

A strike by Lufthansa's staff members may be over, but that doesn't mean things are back to normal at the airline. The German carrier is now cancelling 169 flights today, as it tries to clear the backlog4 of aircraft checks and maintenance. Also last week, thousands of employees simply walked off the job over a salary dispute, and that of course ended on Friday when the airline and a workers' union agreed on a new contract. The airline says it may take as long as two weeks to resume its normal timetable.

The man suspected of kidnapping his own daughter has waived5 extradition6. He's gonna be moved from Maryland to Massachusetts. Clark Rockefeller was in court this morning in Baltimore. He was arrested on Saturday there as well. It's alleged7 that Rockefeller who uses several aliases8 took his daughter during a supervised visit more than a week ago in Boston. The seven-year-old little girl was found in his apartment.

A four-day work week, how does that sound? Well it starts this week in Utah for workers there. The new schedule is designed to save the state more than three million dollars in energy costs. Some offices and services like courts, let's say, will stay on a five-day work schedule.

Be sure to stick with CNN.com 24/7 for all the news all around the world. Of course, we are gonna bring you some updates right here throughout the day. Take care.


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1 spoke XryyC     
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。
2 spawn qFUzL     
n.卵，产物，后代，结果；vt.产卵，种菌丝于，产生，造成；vi.产卵，大量生产
参考例句：
  • The fish were madly pushing their way upstream to spawn.鱼群为产卵而疯狂地向上游挤进。
  • These fish will lay spawn in about one month from now.这些鱼大约一个月内会产卵。
3 tornados 64f19dd0af7a26fe4bcdede94053f93c     
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • And the national weather service reports several tornados touch down. 国家气象中心报告预测龙卷风将来袭。 来自互联网
  • They had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes. 他们存有关于闪电、龙卷风和飓风的电影胶片。 来自互联网
4 backlog bPiyc     
n.积压未办之事
参考例句：
  • It will take a month to clear the backlog of work.要花一个月的时间才能清理完积压的工作。
  • Investment is needed to reduce the backlog of repairs.需要投资来減轻积压的维修工作。
5 waived 5fb1561b535ff0e477b379c4a7edcd74     
v.宣布放弃( waive的过去式和过去分词 )；搁置；推迟；放弃（权利、要求等）
参考例句：
  • He has waived all claim to the money. 他放弃了索取这笔钱的权利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I waived the discourse, and began to talk of my business. 我撇开了这个话题，开始讲我的事情。 来自辞典例句
6 extradition R7Eyc     
n.引渡（逃犯）
参考例句：
  • The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
  • He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。
7 alleged gzaz3i     
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
8 aliases 9299da2529c98fccce0e32b476ba3266     
n.别名，化名( alias的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Can you allow the user to enter aliases for the longer entries? 可以允许用户为过长的文字选择别名吗？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
  • The criminal has several aliases. 该罪犯有数个化名。 来自辞典例句

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