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From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I’m Asieh Namdar. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

A senior UN envoy¹ is appealing to officials in Myanmar to get more foreign aid to cyclone² survivors³. The envoy arrived in that country today. Also Myanmar's military leader visited two relief camps for survivors for the first time since that storm hit two weeks ago. Aid groups have warned children are particularly vulnerable and say thousands may die in the next weeks if they don't get more food quickly.

Al-Qaeda says Osama Bin⁴ Laden⁵ will soon issue, in its words, a very strong message to the Muslim nation. The announcement appeared on a website Al-Qaeda frequently uses. No word if it would be a new statement. Thursday an audio message attributed to Bin Laden urged his followers⁶ to liberate⁷ Palestine.

A Chicago-based company is recalling ground beef that may be tainted⁸ with E. coli. That meat was distributed in 11 states in the East and West, from Florida to Nebraska. The beef under the name "Morreale Meat" was produced by JSM Meat Holdings. Federal officials say there are no reports of any illness.

Doctors say Senator Edward Kennedy did not suffer a stroke and is not in immediate⁹ danger after having what they described as a seizure¹⁰. The veteran Democrat¹¹ was airlifted to a Boston hospital from an emergency room near his family compound in Cape¹² Cod¹³, Massachusetts yesterday. Doctors say he’s resting comfortably and scheduled to undergo more tests.

And it's been two days and no one has come forward to claim the 196-million-dollar Jackpot in Friday's Mega Millions Lottery¹⁴. One ticket sold in a Cincinnatian liquor store had all six lucky numbers. WOW.

And those are the headlines in this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source online, on TV or when you are on the go

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1 envoy
n.使节，使者，代表，公使
参考例句：
Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。 The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

2 cyclone
n.旋风，龙卷风
参考例句：
An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。 The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

3 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

4 bin
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。 He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

5 laden
adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的
参考例句：
He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。 Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

6 followers
追随者( follower的名词复数 )；用户；契据的附面；从动件
参考例句：
the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者 The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

7 liberate
v.解放，使获得自由，释出，放出；vt.解放，使获自由
参考例句：
They did their best to liberate slaves.他们尽最大能力去解放奴隶。 This will liberate him from economic worry.这将消除他经济上的忧虑。

8 tainted
adj.腐坏的；污染的；沾污的；感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 )；使污染；败坏；被污染，腐坏，败坏
参考例句：
The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。 He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime. 他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。来自《简明英汉词典》

9 immediate
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。 We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

10 seizure
n.没收；占有；抵押
参考例句：
The seizure of contraband is made by customs.那些走私品是被海关没收的。 The courts ordered the seizure of all her property.法院下令查封她所有的财产。

11 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

12 cape
n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风
参考例句：
I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。 She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

13 cod
n.鳕鱼；v.愚弄；哄骗
参考例句：
They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。 Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。

14 lottery
n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事
参考例句：
He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。 They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。