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

A Boeing 737 jet has crashed today near the airport in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek. That confirmation1 came to CNN from a US military spokesman. The number of casualties remains2 unclear but an airport spokeswoman tells CNN that 120 people were on board the Aseman Airlines flight bound for Tehran. Interfax is reporting that 25 passengers have survived. An airport official told Interfax the crew reported a technical problem on board about ten minutes into the flight. The plane crashed six miles from the runway.

And now to Utah where investigators3 are looking into a twin-engine plane crash. The pilot and nine workers from a skin cancer clinic were killed. The crash happened Friday evening about 18 miles from Moab. It happened shortly after the plane took off. Families of the victims say the medical group was flying to treat people in remote areas, where they could not get local dermatology treatment. The Grand County sheriff says the plane was on fire when rescuers arrived. The NTSB is investigating.

The crisis in Georgia is the focus of a meeting France's president is planning. President Nicolas Sarkozy will host a special meeting of European Union leaders, that's according to the Associated Press. The meeting will be scheduled for September 1st in Brussels in response to request from several EU members. Since the fighting broke out in South Ossetia earlier this month, some EU countries have accused Russia of failing to pull out all its forces, defying an EU-brokered cease-fire agreement.

Beijing's Games will be remembered for Phelps' gold, Bolt’s sprints4 and many other special performances. The fire at the Bird's Nest has been extinguished, folks. The Beijing Olympics are now in the history books. Some 150,000 people attended the star-studded ceremony. The ceremony was star-studded with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page playing, David Beckham kicked and Placido Domingo sang. The festivities ended with a fireworks barrage5 and booming confetti cannons6. Goodbye Beijing 2008.

Good news for the Obama campaign on the heels of yesterday's VP announcement. Barack Obama is generally getting good reviews for his pick of veteran Senator Joe Biden to be his running mate. The Democrats7 are headed to Denver for the start of the convention tomorrow. So on the eve of the convention, how is this all playing out in the polls? Here is a look. Barack Obama has opened up a slightly wider lead over John McCain in the latest CNN poll of polls, that's a two-point jump for Obama from our last snapshot while McCain held steady at 42. These numbers of course do not include reaction to yesterday's huge announcement.

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.

Vocabulary:

dermatology:   the part of medical science that deals with skin diseases and their treatment

star-studded:   including many famous performers
a star-studded cast

confetti:small pieces of coloured paper that you throw into the air over people who have just got married or at events such as parties.

The faces blow past in the fog like confetti.


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1 confirmation ZYMya     
n.证实,确认,批准
参考例句:
  • We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
  • We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前,我们需要书面确认。
2 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
3 investigators e970f9140785518a87fc81641b7c89f7     
n.调查者,审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 sprints 617aabe05f387ce10003edf8f6a91925     
n.短距离的全速奔跑( sprint的名词复数 )v.短距离疾跑( sprint的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • You can run sprints only so long before you're out of breath. 你死命地跑,只能跑那么一段时间,到了喘不上气的时候,只好停下来。 来自辞典例句
  • The cheetah finds the open grasslands ideal footing for its lightning-quick sprints. 非洲猎豹把开阔的草原作为它们闪电猎食的理想处所。 来自互联网
5 barrage JuezH     
n.火力网,弹幕
参考例句:
  • The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了。
  • The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.猛烈的炮火几分钟内便毁灭了这座城市的大部分地区。
6 cannons dd76967b79afecfefcc8e2d9452b380f     
n.加农炮,大炮,火炮( cannon的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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