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Good afternoon, I’m Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here’s a look at what’s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

It is the Pope’s first visit to the US. And he’s celebrating his 81st birthday today. Thousands gathered at the capital to catch a glimpse of the pontiff who attended one of the most elaborate ceremonies ever held at the White House. Pope Benedict XVI becomes only the second pope to be received there in 29 years. In his welcome ceremony, President Bush told the pontiff that during his visit, he will find a quote 'nation of prayer'.

Most Pakistanis watched the Olympic torch travel through their country on television. Due to security concerns, the invitation-only event took place in a close sports complex in Islamabad. The Olympic torch relay has been marred1 in the path by anti-China human rights protestors at many stops along its route.

Students at Virginia Tech marked the solemn anniversary this morning by reading the names of the 32 victims of the campus massacre2. One year ago today, they were murdered at the university in a single worst shooting in modern US history. Governor Tim Kaine has called for a special day of remembrance.

The Supreme3 Court has upheld lethal4 injection as a method of execution. Justices rule 7 to 2 this morning rejecting a constitutional challenge brought by a case in Kentucky. At issue was whether the most common method of capital punishment used by 35 states can cause excruciating pain for death row inmates5, violating the constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The ruling will likely allow states to resume executions which had been on hold pending6 the Supreme Court decision. Virginia's governor has already lifted his state’s moratorium7 on executions.

Comcast says it wants to develop a bill of rights and responsibilities for filesharing. The plan is an expansion of Comcast‘s larger policy on filesharing. The company hopes its bill of rights will help it and other internet providers better manage filesharing traffic, and also clarify what rights subscribers have of a filesharing software on their computers. The Fed's currently investigating Comcast for interfering8 with the traffic of its internet subscribers.

Well, those are the headlines this hour. Stay with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.


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1 marred 5fc2896f7cb5af68d251672a8d30b5b5     
adj. 被损毁, 污损的
参考例句：
  • The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨，把比赛给搅了。
  • Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。
2 massacre i71zk     
n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀
参考例句：
  • There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
  • If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！
3 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
4 lethal D3LyB     
adj.致死的；毁灭性的
参考例句：
  • A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
  • She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。
5 inmates 9f4380ba14152f3e12fbdf1595415606     
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 pending uMFxw     
prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的
参考例句：
  • The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
  • He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。
7 moratorium K6gz5     
n.(行动、活动的)暂停(期)，延期偿付
参考例句：
  • The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.政府已要求暂停武器试验。
  • We recommended a moratorium on two particular kinds of experiments.我们建议暂禁两种特殊的实验。
8 interfering interfering     
adj. 妨碍的 动词interfere的现在分词
参考例句：
  • He's an interfering old busybody! 他老爱管闲事！
  • I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions. 我希望我母亲不再干预，让我自己拿主意。

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