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Hello, everyone. I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here's what's happening Now In The News.

Huge crowds are on the streets of Pristina Kosovo, celebrating their independence from Serbia. Kosovo's Parliament made the official declaration this morning. The move is already affecting global politics. Russia opposes Kosovan independence, saying it might encourage republics within its borders to do the same. The US and much of Western Europe back Kosovo's decision.

At least 80 people are dead, following a suicide bomb attack at a dog fighting competition in Kandahar Afghanistan. Investigators1 suspect the attack was aimed at an anti-Taliban militia2 commander who was among the dead. Dozens more were injured.

Across Pakistan now armed guards are on watch at polling stations, ahead of long-awaited elections for Parliament. Opposition3 leaders are claiming results are rigged in advance to give a boost to President Musharraf. The U.S ally in the war on terror isn't on the ballot4 himself, but his grip on the government hangs in the ballots5.

The crew of the Shuttle Atlantis is preparing to return to Earth Wednesday after its nine-day visit to the International Space Station. Astronauts spend much of their mission setting up Europe's first permanent space laboratory. Astronaut Daniel Tony, whose mother died during his four-month's stay at the station, is also returning with the crew.

Many eBay sellers may not be logging on to the popular site next week. They are calling for a week-long boycott6 to protest several changes to eBay policy. Along with fee changes, eBbay will no longer allow sellers to leave negative feedback about buyers. eBay says the changes will ultimately save sellers' money. But many sellers just aren't buying it. Whether a boycott will pressure eBay to roll back the changes remains7 to be seen. Some sellers acknowledge that since eBay hosts millions of sellers, launching an effective boycott could be difficult.

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're on the go.


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1 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》
2 militia 375zN     
n.民兵，民兵组织
参考例句：
  • First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
  • There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。
3 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。
4 ballot jujzB     
n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票
参考例句：
  • The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
  • The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。
5 ballots 06ecb554beff6a03babca6234edefde4     
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 boycott EW3zC     
n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与
参考例句：
  • We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
  • The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。
7 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。

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