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I am Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Key West, Florida is closing up shop ahead of Tropical Storm Fay. The city will be shut down tomorrow while as many as 25, 000 visitors and residents head out. The storm is expected to cross the Florida Keys tomorrow night. The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane watch for the Keys, and says the storm could reach hurricane strength by the time it reaches Cuba tonight.

Russian tanks and armored personnel carriers are still in Georgia, so are Russian troops. The Kremlin says it will begin its withdrawal1 tomorrow. Meanwhile, German Chancellor2 Angela Merkel met in Tbilisi with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. She urged Russia to complete its pullout quickly.

Now to Nepal where a bomb has exploded at the home of the country's vice3 president, injuring a bodyguard4. The vice president, seen here, ignited a wave of protest last month, when he took the oath of office in Hindi instead of the country's official language. He's Nepal's first vice president since the country abolished monarchy5. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

in Scotland, Texas, the body of a store clerk, whose abduction was caught on security cameras on Friday, has been found. Police say a suspect led them to the body in a remote area in North Texas. Court record showed the suspect was convicted of sexual assault in 1997 and had failed to register as a sex offender6.

And the Dark Knight's hold on the top spot at the box office has finally come to an end. Ben Stiller's controversial spoof7 'Tropic Thunder' is the No. 1 movie. It earned an estimated 26 million dollars. The Batman sequel, starring Christian8 Bale and the late Heath Ledger9, dropped to No. 2 with 16 million dollars, ending its four-week run at the top. It has now grossed 471 million dollars, surpassing Star Wars as the second biggest film of all time.

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


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1 withdrawal Cfhwq     
n.取回,提款;撤退,撤军;收回,撤销
参考例句:
  • The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
  • They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
2 chancellor aUAyA     
n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长
参考例句:
  • They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
  • He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。
3 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
参考例句:
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
4 bodyguard 0Rfy2     
n.护卫,保镖
参考例句:
  • She has to have an armed bodyguard wherever she goes.她不管到哪儿都得有带武器的保镖跟从。
  • The big guy standing at his side may be his bodyguard.站在他身旁的那个大个子可能是他的保镖。
5 monarchy e6Azi     
n.君主,最高统治者;君主政体,君主国
参考例句:
  • The monarchy in England plays an important role in British culture.英格兰的君主政体在英国文化中起重要作用。
  • The power of the monarchy in Britain today is more symbolical than real.今日英国君主的权力多为象徵性的,无甚实际意义。
6 offender ZmYzse     
n.冒犯者,违反者,犯罪者
参考例句:
  • They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。
  • The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。
7 spoof kGMzz     
n.诳骗,愚弄,戏弄
参考例句:
  • The show was a spoof of college life.那戏是对大学生活的讽刺。
  • That is Tim Robbins's spoof documentary about a presidential campaign.那是蒂姆·罗宾斯关于总统选举的讽刺纪录片。
8 Christian KVByl     
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
参考例句:
  • They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
  • His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
9 ledger 014xk     
n.总帐,分类帐;帐簿
参考例句:
  • The young man bowed his head and bent over his ledger again.那个年轻人点头应诺,然后又埋头写起分类帐。
  • She is a real accountant who even keeps a detailed household ledger.她不愧是搞财务的,家庭分类账记得清楚详细。

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