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

A weekend storm spawned¹ vicious tornadoes² across several states. The greatest death toll³ is in Iowa. At least 6 people are confirmed dead, dozens more injured. And in Minnesota, at least one person is dead. That victim was a two-year-old childhood. Dozens of homes were destroyed as well.

Lakes formed in parts of China by this month's earthquake are threatening to overflow⁴, putting thousands of people live in greater danger. Military engineers are preparing to dynamite⁵ one of the so-called quake lakes. So it doesn't burst its banks.

In Brussels, Belgium, 4 people were hurt when a cargo⁶ plane crashed on takeoff and split in two. The injured all crew members were hospitalized after that incident at the airport in Brussels.

"It is almost quitting time.” That's what former President Jimmy Carter was saying about Hillary Clinton and her campaign. Carter told Britain's Sky News that Clinton should get out after the final primaries on June 3rd. He suggested that most super delegates would speed up their decisions after that and she probably won't like the outcome. President Carter is a super delegate, but has not committed to either candidate.

Former Republican Congressman⁷ Bob Barr of Georgia is Libertarian Party's presidential nominee⁸. He won the nomination⁹ at the party's national convention over the weekend in Denver. Barr's perhaps best known for his role leading the impeachment¹⁰ effort against President Bill Clinton. Some think Barr could take votes from Republican John McCain, November.

And those are some of the headlines making news at this hour. Do stay with CNN for more on these stories or other news of the day.

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1 spawned
（鱼、蛙等）大量产（卵）( spawn的过去式和过去分词 )；大量生产
参考例句：
The band's album spawned a string of hit singles. 这支乐队的专辑繁衍出一连串走红的单曲唱片。 The computer industry has spawned a lot of new companies. 由于电脑工业的发展，许多新公司纷纷成立。

2 tornadoes
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。来自互联网 Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。来自互联网

3 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

4 overflow
v.(使)外溢，(使)溢出；溢出，流出，漫出
参考例句：
The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。 After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。

5 dynamite
n./vt.(用)炸药(爆破)
参考例句：
The workmen detonated the dynamite.工人们把炸药引爆了。 The philosopher was still political dynamite.那位哲学家仍旧是政治上的爆炸性人物。

6 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。

7 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。

8 nominee
n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者
参考例句：
His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。 Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

9 nomination
n.提名，任命，提名权
参考例句：
John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。 Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

10 impeachment
n.弹劾；控告；怀疑
参考例句：
Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。 The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。