CNN 2009-04-04

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Good morning. From the CNN center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Thanks for checking in. Here is a quick look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

More disappointing news about the economy out today. The government is now saying unemployment has hit a 25-year-high last month, climbing now to 8. 5%. That's the highest it's been since October, 1983. Employers trimmed 663,000 jobs from their payrolls¹ in March. Two million jobs have been lost this year alone and more than 5 million have been lost since the start of last year.

President Obama addressed the people of France this morning during a town hall style meeting in Strasbourg. The President explained how both US and France must find new ways of working together. "This has been a very productive conversation I look forward to further productive conversation this evening and tomorrow surrounding NATO's mission. And I am confident that when the United States and France are acting² in concert, that the prospects³ for peace and prosperity around the world are strengthened." The President is traveling just over the border today to meet with the German Chancellor⁴.

North Korea is going ahead with its final preparations to launch a rocket perhaps within the next day. The North says it's sending up a communication satellite, but Japan and other countries have called it a missile test. There is a five day window for the launch. A successful launch will mean North Korea has a long range capability⁵ and that has Japan worried.

Speculation⁶ is running rampant⁷ that Internet search engine Google is interested in buying out Twitter. The influential⁸ blog Tech Crunch⁹ reported on Thursday that Google is in late stage negotiations¹⁰ to acquire Twitter. Google says it does not comment on rumor¹¹, well, Twitter has not responded to a CNN email.

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