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Hello, from the CNN Center here in Atlanta, I'm Melissa Long, it's Friday, November 21st and here is a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Attorney General Michael Mukasey has got a clean bill of health from his doctors. He collapsed1 last night in Washington while giving this speech. A Justice Department spokeswoman says doctors put Mukasey through a series of medical tests and quote "everything looks great". The 67-year-old has since left the hospital off to work in fact; there is no word on what caused that fainting spell.

Law makers2 in Nebraska have approved a big change to the state's controversial safe haven3 law. Under the new measure, children older than 30 days can not be dropped off at state hospitals. 35 children, many of them, preteens or even teenagers, have been abandoned in hospitals since the original law took effect in July. State lawmakers say it was intended to prevent newborns from being dumped in trash bins4 or even worse. The new law is expected to go into effect at midnight.

A little extra help is on the way for people receiving unemployment checks. President Bush signed the extension of benefits today. It provided seven additional weeks of coverage5 for those who have exhausted6 their benefits or are about to do so. People in high unemployment states will be eligible7 for a 13-week extension.

A light today if you want to call that in space for the shuttle astronauts, today, they are getting a break after two days of complicated spacewalks. Astronauts won't get the whole day off, they are actually still trying to get a new water recycling and purification system up and running, plus they will fire the shuttle's thrusters. They are gonna refire them, take the shuttle and the space station into a new orbit. It's about a mile higher.

A London court has granted a preliminary decree of divorce to Madonna and Guy Ritchie. And after six weeks and a day, the divorce becomes final. The two-part procedure is standard in Britain, the star couple was married for nearly eight years, they have a son Rocco as well as Madonna's daughter Lourdes from a previous relationship and the adopted son named David.

And those are the headlines making news at this hour. Do stay with CNN and CNN.com for more on these stories or other news of today.


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1 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
2 makers 22a4efff03ac42c1785d09a48313d352     
n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）
参考例句：
  • The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
  • The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 haven 8dhzp     
n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所
参考例句：
  • It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
  • The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。
4 bins f61657e8b1aa35d4af30522a25c4df3a     
n.大储藏箱( bin的名词复数 )；宽口箱（如面包箱，垃圾箱等）v.扔掉，丢弃( bin的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • Garbage from all sources was deposited in bins on trolleys. 来自各方的垃圾是装在手推车上的垃圾箱里的。 来自辞典例句
  • Would you be pleased at the prospect of its being on sale in dump bins? 对于它将被陈列在倾销箱中抛售这件事，你能欣然接受吗？ 来自辞典例句
5 coverage nvwz7v     
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
6 exhausted 7taz4r     
adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的
参考例句：
  • It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
7 eligible Cq6xL     
adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
参考例句：
  • He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
  • Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

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