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

The death toll1 is rising in South Ossetia. The Russian Foreign Ministry2 says at least 1500 people have died in Georgia. Russian forces have been launching air attacks against Georgian troops in the breakaway region of South Ossetia. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said that Moscow sent troops into South Ossetia to force Georgia into a ceasefire. He says for that to happen, Georgia must withdraw its troops from there. The escalating3 conflict stands to increase tension between Moscow and Washington because Georgia is a US ally. As the conflict continues, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has arrived near his country's border with Georgia.

An American man who was stabbed to death in Beijing and his wife have now been identified. Todd and Barbara Bachman were visiting an ancient Chinese landmark4 when they were attacked by a man wielding5 a knife. Barbara Bachman was wounded. Both are in-laws of the US men's volleyball's coach. The attacker, a 47-year Chinese factory worker, also stabbed a Chinese tour guide, and later jumped to his death. According to the US Embassy, the attack was an isolated6 incident and apparently7 unrelated to the Olympics.

He was a king of comedy. Bernie Mac died this morning at a Chicago area hospital where he was being treated for pneumonia8. The fifty-year-old actor and comedian9 suffered from a long-running inflammatory lung disease. But his publicist says this bout10 with pneumonia was not related to that disease. The Bernie Mac Show won the prestigious11 Peabody Award back in 2002. In a statement, actor George Clooney who starred with Mac in the Ocean's Eleven franchise12 said: "The world just got a little less funny. "

All right, before you throw that burger on the grill13, another E.coli warning today in a huge beef recall. Nebraska Beef Ltd. based in Omaha, Nebraska is recalling over a million pounds of its beef. So far at least 31 cases of E.coli poisoning have been linked to the meat. Some of the affected14 product was sold to Whole Foods markets and some people in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts have already gotten sick. Whole Foods is recalling all fresh ground beef sold between June 2nd and August 6th. This recall comes just one month after the same company recalled over 5 million pounds of meat linked to dozens of other E.coli cases.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain stopped at the Iowa State Fair yesterday. McCain may have been in corn country, yet he reaffirmed his opposition15 to subsidizing ethanol made from corn. Today he is in Las Vegas to address the Disabled American Veterans Convention. Meanwhile Democratic Barack Obama is off the campaign trail but on record today. He is vacationing with his family in Hawaii. Now before leaving, Obama delivered the democratic radio address, blasting the Bush administration over deficits16 and the Iraq War. Hawaii has special meaning for Senator Obama. He spent a portion of his childhood there.

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


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1 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数;v.敲(钟)
参考例句:
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
2 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部;牧师
参考例句:
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
3 escalating 1b4e810e65548c7656e9ea468e403ca1     
v.(使)逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 );(使)逐步扩大;(使)更高;(使)更大
参考例句:
  • The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句
4 landmark j2DxG     
n.陆标,划时代的事,地界标
参考例句:
  • The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
  • The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。
5 wielding 53606bfcdd21f22ffbfd93b313b1f557     
手持着使用(武器、工具等)( wield的现在分词 ); 具有; 运用(权力); 施加(影响)
参考例句:
  • The rebels were wielding sticks of dynamite. 叛乱分子舞动着棒状炸药。
  • He is wielding a knife. 他在挥舞着一把刀。
6 isolated bqmzTd     
adj.与世隔绝的
参考例句:
  • His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
  • Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
7 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
参考例句:
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
8 pneumonia s2HzQ     
n.肺炎
参考例句:
  • Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
  • Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。
9 comedian jWfyW     
n.喜剧演员;滑稽演员
参考例句:
  • The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
  • The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。
10 bout Asbzz     
n.侵袭,发作;一次(阵,回);拳击等比赛
参考例句:
  • I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
  • That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。
11 prestigious nQ2xn     
adj.有威望的,有声望的,受尊敬的
参考例句:
  • The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
  • You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。
12 franchise BQnzu     
n.特许,特权,专营权,特许权
参考例句:
  • Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
  • The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。
13 grill wQ8zb     
n.烤架,铁格子,烤肉;v.烧,烤,严加盘问
参考例句:
  • Put it under the grill for a minute to brown the top.放在烤架下烤一分钟把上面烤成金黄色。
  • I'll grill you some mutton.我来给你烤一些羊肉吃。
14 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
15 opposition eIUxU     
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。
16 deficits 08e04c986818dbc337627eabec5b794e     
n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 );赤字;亏空;亏损
参考例句:
  • The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句

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