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Hello. I’m Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what’s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

President Bush is warning Russia that its conflict with Georgia could hurt relations between Washington and Moscow. Russia is taking the fight deeper into the former Soviet1 Republic, bombing an airbase in the Georgian capital and blockading seaports2.

But in the midst of the Georgia-Russia conflict, an Olympic embrace. Take a look. One of Georgia's athletes hugged one of Russia's competitors after the two won the Olympic bronze and silver medals in a women’s air pistol competition. The rivals hugged and kissed each other on the medal podium. They face each other again in another pistol competition later this week.

And other Olympic news. There were no surprises on the hardwood today for the US men's basketball team, the Redeem3 Team, as we are calling them took care of host nation China with ease, 101-70. Next up for the team USA is Angola on Tuesday. Meanwhile swimmer Michael Phelps showed off his newest gold medal to President Bush after he shattered his own world record in the 400-Meter Individual Medley4. Phelps will be back in the pool tonight for the 200-meter free style. And 41-year-old Dara Torres has won the 10th Olympic medal of her career, swimming the anchor leg of the 400-Meter Freestyle Relay. The US team took the silver behind the Netherlands.

Affiliate5 WMC in Mississippi is reporting 2 people were killed when a bus flipped6 over earlier today near the town of Tunica. It happened at the intersection7 of Highway 61 in Casino Strip Boulevard. At least 7 medical helicopters are on the ground to take other passengers to a local hospital. The bus was affiliated8 with Harrah's Casino. No word yet on what caused the bus to overturn.

John Edwards's former mistress Rielle Hunter will not seek a paternity test for her five-month-old daughter. Speaking through her attorney, Hunter says she wishes to maintain her privacy and the privacy of her child. Tabloids9 have been reporting that the former presidential candidate fathered Hunter's baby, but Edwards denies the claim despite admitting to the affair. Friday Edwards admitted to an extramarital affair back in 2006, calling it (quote) “a serious error in judgment” and (quote) “his admission came after months of public denials”.

Those are the headlines at this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source online, on TV, even when you’re on the go.


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1 Soviet Sw9wR     
adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃
参考例句：
  • Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
  • Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。
2 seaports 22265e136112321fc4d0c90878592e02     
n.海港( seaport的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Airports have joined seaports as ports of entry for the visiting foreigner. 机场和海港一样成为来访的外国人的入境关口。 来自互联网
  • Sanya has 16 seaports, 10 islands and 180km of coastline. 三亚有16个港口、10个海岛和180公里的海岸线。 来自互联网
3 redeem zCbyH     
v.买回，赎回，挽回，恢复，履行（诺言等）
参考例句：
  • He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.他无法赎回典当的家具。
  • The eyes redeem the face from ugliness.这双眼睛弥补了他其貌不扬之缺陷。
4 medley vCfxg     
n.混合
参考例句：
  • Today's sports meeting doesn't seem to include medley relay swimming.现在的运动会好象还没有混合接力泳这个比赛项目。
  • China won the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley.中国赢得了男子200米个人混合泳比赛。
5 affiliate TVBzj     
vt.使隶(附)属于；n.附属机构，分公司
参考例句：
  • Our New York company has an affiliate in Los Angeles.我们的纽约公司在洛杉矶有一个下属企业。
  • What is the difference between affiliate and regular membership?固定会员和附属会员之间的区别是什么？
6 flipped 5bef9da31993fe26a832c7d4b9630147     
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥
参考例句：
  • The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
  • The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。
7 intersection w54xV     
n.交集，十字路口，交叉点；[计算机] 交集
参考例句：
  • There is a stop sign at an intersection.在交叉路口处有停车标志。
  • Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。
8 affiliated 78057fb733c9c93ffbdc5f0ed15ef458     
adj. 附属的, 有关连的
参考例句：
  • The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
  • All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。
9 tabloids 80172bf88a29df0651289943c6d7fa19     
n.小报，通俗小报（版面通常比大报小一半，文章短，图片多，经常报道名人佚事）( tabloid的名词复数 )；药片
参考例句：
  • The story was on the front pages of all the tabloids. 所有小报都在头版报道了这件事。
  • The story made the front page in all the tabloids. 这件事成了所有小报的头版新闻。

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