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I'm Cory Kessler at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

CNN is now projecting Mitt¹ Romney as the winner of the Republican caucus² in Nevada. Nevada caucus is the first presidential vote in the west. Of course Nevada Democrats³ are voting for their favorite presidential candidate as well. And those results are expected Saturday night.

Meantime South Carolina Republicans are holding their first presidential primary in the south. But we could see a lower turnout due to a winter storm that's hitting the southeast. Democrats there will vote January 29th. And right now in Columbia, South Carolina, primary voters are getting soaked. Those voting today could even get dusted with snow. In fact, the forecast there calls for up to three inches. Just to the south the Atlanta area has been hit with snow for several hours. Drivers are being warned to stay off the road because highways could ice up. Meanwhile hundreds of flights have been cancelled at Atlanta's airport. And the FAA reports some flights are delayed more than four hours.

New information is coming out in the murder of a pregnant marine⁴. CNN obtained this video from a TV show 'America's Most Wanted'. Authorities in North Carolina say it shows Corporal Cesar Laurean circled there, buying supplies that could have been used to cover up the killing⁵ of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach. This video was taken December 16th, just two days after Lauterbach was killed. Meanwhile police are still searching for Laurean.

In Spain, 14 people are under arrest suspected of plotting in Islamic terrorist attack in or near Barcelona. Police say the suspects were in the process of gathering⁶ bomb-making materials.

A religious holiday in Iraq has been marred⁷ by violence, almost 70 people have been killed in fighting between Iraqi forces and members of a violent Shiite messianic cult⁸.

Those are the headlines at this hour, for more on these stories and other news of the day. CNN is your source on TV or when you're on the go.

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1 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

2 caucus
n.秘密会议；干部会议；v.（参加）干部开会议
参考例句：
This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。 It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。

3 democrats
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》

4 marine
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
参考例句：
Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。 When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

5 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

6 gathering
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。 He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

7 marred
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。

8 cult
n.异教，邪教；时尚，狂热的崇拜
参考例句：
Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。 The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。