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Hello, I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN Center in Atlanta with some of the headlines that are NOW IN THE NEWS in this Friday.

The United Nations will resume sending aid into southern Myanmar after the ruling military junta¹ seized food and health supplies that could have fed and cared for 95,000 people. Myanmar officials say they wanted to handle the aid relief efforts. The UN says the shipments will resume on Saturday. Meantime, the White House confirms Myanmar will allow one US cargo² plane full of supplies to land there on Monday.

The streets in Beirut are quite deserted³ as government soldiers back away from militants⁴. Hezbollah militants took control of western Beirut today. Soldiers went to the offices of pro-government political parties overnight and persuaded gunmen fighting Hezbollah to leave. At least 11 people have been killed and 44 wounded in the fighting in Lebanon's capital since Wednesday.

Another super delegate defection from Hilary Clinton to Barack Obama， an Obama campaign aide confirms this switch. Congressman⁵ Donald Payne of New Jersey⁶ is the 3rd person to leave Clinton for Obama in the past 72 hours. Obama is campaigning today in Oregon, ahead of the May 20th Primary. Now Clinton has campaign stops in Oregon and also Kentucky a little later today. Senator Clinton is urging supporters to ignore the calls for her to quit. She promises to keep going and Clinton is counting on a win in Tuesday's West Virginia Primary.

Facebook.com has agreed to dozens of new safeguards designed to protect children from sexual predators⁷' online bullies⁸ and fraud. The social networking site has agreed to ban convicted sex offenders⁹ from using the site and to make it more difficult for older users to search for Facebook users under 18.

And you could call it a sign of tough economic times, higher gas prices as well, the iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is shrinking. Check out the new one you can see it they are made by Mini-cooper, oh that is cute. Thanks to the higher gas prices, it's now a 15-foot hotdog on wheels with of course a lot better mileage¹⁰ and this is still an eye-catching ride.

Well, those are the headlines for you at this hour on this Friday. Do stay with CNN for more on these stories or other news of the day.

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1 junta
n.团体；政务审议会
参考例句：
The junta reacted violently to the perceived threat to its authority.军政府感到自身权力受威胁而进行了激烈反击。 A military junta took control of the country.一个军政权控制了国家。

2 cargo
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
参考例句：
The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。 A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

3 deserted
adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的
参考例句：
The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。 The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

4 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

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 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

7 predators
n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）
参考例句：
birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物 The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。来自《简明英汉词典》

8 bullies
n.欺凌弱小者, 开球 vt.恐吓, 威胁, 欺负
参考例句：
Standing up to bullies takes plenty of backbone. 勇敢地对付暴徒需有大无畏精神。 Bullies can make your life hell. 恃强欺弱者能让你的日子像活地狱。

9 offenders
n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 )；犯规者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）
参考例句：
Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。 Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。

10 mileage
n.里程，英里数；好处，利润
参考例句：
He doesn't think there's any mileage in that type of advertising.他认为做那种广告毫无效益。 What mileage has your car done?你的汽车跑了多少英里？