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Hello, from the CNN Center here in Atlanta, I'm Melissa Long. It's Friday, Oct 24. Here's a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Recession fears in Wall Street on a slide this afternoon. The Dows' drop follows similar performances in world markets. Analysts¹ say newly released turning reports and GDP releases were part of this worldwide sell off.

In Iceland where the country once an economic bounty² is looking now to borrow up to two billion dollars. The International Monetary³ Fund, the IMF and Iceland's Prime Minister announced they are nearing a deal today. The deal would include an economic stabilization⁴ program in excess up to 2 billion dollars under a new two-year loan. Iceland's stock markets plunged⁵ earlier this months and the country nationalized three of the country's largest banks.

The energy market. A major oil production cut by OPEC isn't having a major market impact. Oil prices felt to a new year low today. After OPEC's announcement: it will cut oil up by 1.5 million barrels a day. The origination is looking to stop the oil price slide. Currently oil is less than half of what it was just a few months ago.

A stay of execution. A controversial capital punishment case Troy Davis who is convicted of murdering. A Savannah police officer has been issued a stay of execution by the US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The stay is 25 days. Attorneys for Davis are now expected to file a new order with a lower court. They are arguing his executions would be a violation⁶ of the 8th Amendment⁷.

More than 50 students of a high school in St. Louis may have been exposed to HIV. It's getting a lot of attention. Today, on CNN.com the story is, the Health Department says someone who was infected told them this information. They won't say who the person is or how the teams may have been exposed. HIV tests are being offered now to the students and one student says many kids may want to transfer out.

That is a look at some of the stories making headlines this hour. Do stay with CNN and CNN.com for more on these stories or other news of the day.

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1 analysts
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。 I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

2 bounty
n.慷慨的赠予物，奖金；慷慨，大方；施与
参考例句：
He is famous for his bounty to the poor.他因对穷人慷慨相助而出名。 We received a bounty from the government.我们收到政府给予的一笔补助金。

3 monetary
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
参考例句：
The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。 Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

4 Stabilization
稳定化
参考例句：
The position of barycentre on plane directly impacts the stabilization and manipulation of plane. 飞机重心位置直接影响飞机的稳定和操纵特性。 With the higher olefins, stabilization of the energetic intermediates occurs more easily. 在较高的烯烃情况下，高能的中间物稳定作用更易出现。

5 plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。 She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

6 violation
n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯
参考例句：
He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。 He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

7 amendment
n.改正，修正，改善，修正案
参考例句：
The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。 The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。