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Hi, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta, here is a look at what's happening Now In The News.

Prosecutors¹ have opened a perjury² investigation³ against Democratic Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick following a newspaper report about some steamy text messages he sent to a top aide. Last summer Kilpatrick testified he had no romantic relationship with the woman, but the messages appear to contradict that. A city workers' union is calling on the mayor to resign.

The FBI says a teenager plotted to hijack⁴ a plane possibly to commit suicide. The sixteen-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday night after flying from Los Angeles to Nashville. Authorities say he had handcuffs, duct tape and rope in his bag. Southwest Airlines says nothing threatening happened during the flight. The FBI says that it has no information on the report the teen wanted to crash the plane into a Hannah Montana concert scheduled tonight in Louisiana.

Palestinian bullbozers have broken through new areas of the border fence between Gaza and Egypt. Clashes erupted when Egyptian soldiers tried to stop the flow of Palestinians crossing into Egypt. Tens of thousands of people have been rushing to buy much needed supplies.

Democratic congressman⁵ Dennis Kucinich is officially ending his campaign for president. He made the announcement just a short time ago. Kucinich said he built transition out of the White House racing⁶ into a campaign for another term in Congress. Kucinich won just 1% of the vote in the New Hampshire primary. The six-term Ohio congressman faces a tough re-election campaign.

Britney Spears has another court day today unrelated to her ongoing⁷ child custody⁸ battle. This time, it's a misdemeanor charge of driving without a license⁹. It stems from a Van Nuys California fender bender last August. The parking lot collision was caught on camera. A hit-and-run charge against Spears was dismissed when she paid for the damage to the other car.

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 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

2 perjury
n.伪证；伪证罪
参考例句：
You'll be punished if you procure the witness to commit perjury.如果你诱使证人作伪证，你要受罚的。 She appeared in court on a perjury charge.她因被指控做了伪证而出庭受审。

3 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 hijack
v.劫持，劫机，拦路抢劫
参考例句：
Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。 The hijack take place just after the plane take off.劫持是飞机刚起飞后发生的。

5 Congressman
n.（美）国会议员
参考例句：
He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

6 racing
n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的
参考例句：
I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。 The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

7 ongoing
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。 The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

8 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

9 license
n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许
参考例句：
The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。 The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。