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From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Cory Kessler. Thanks for checking in with us. Here's a look now what is happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Investigators¹ look for answers in a deadly New York construction crane collapse² this afternoon. At least one person is dead and two were critically injured after a construction crane collapsed³ on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The crane hit a high-rise apartment building, shredding⁴ a corner of the building's penthouse.

A plane made an emergency landing this afternoon on a golf course. It happened in New Berlin, Wisconsin. The plane landed on the 18th green of the course and slid into the trees. The body of the plane got a little bend up but a witness says the pilot got out of the plane and is apparently⁵ OK.

Texas authorities have collected DNA⁶ swabs from polygamist sect⁷ leader Warren Jeffs. A search warrant for the sample alleges⁸ Jeffs had so-called "spiritual" marriages with four girls, ages 12 to 15. These pictures are said to be of Jeffs with a spiritual bride. He is awaiting trial in Arizona on abuse charges. He's already been convicted in Utah of being an accomplice⁹ to rape¹⁰.

There will be a hearing this afternoon in Texas to discuss what's next in the FLDS custody¹¹ case. Yesterday, the State Supreme¹² Court ruled Child Welfare officials overstepped their authority in removing the more than 400 children two months ago and that the kids should go home. State workers said they removed the kids from the ranch¹³ because of allegations of sexual abuse.

And an 800-acre wildfire is threatening at least 100 homes today in southwestern Florida. The fire is burning just east of Naples and has charred¹⁴ a number of homes. A hundred people have been ordered to leave the area while firefighters try to bring it under control. It's about 50 percent contained and they say the fire is eating up a lot of dry vegetation and sending flames 20 feet into the air.

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1 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

3 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。 The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

4 shredding
v.撕碎，切碎( shred的现在分词 )；用撕毁机撕毁（文件）
参考例句：
Like the Tehran experience, the shredding may be all for naught. 如同德黑兰事件中的情况一样，切碎文件可能是徒劳的。来自时文部分 How shredding began is subject to some guesswork. 粉碎处理行业的起源是个有争议的问题。来自时文部分

5 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

6 DNA
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
参考例句：
DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。 Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

7 sect
n.派别，宗教，学派，派系
参考例句：
When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派。 Each religious sect in the town had its own church.该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。

8 alleges
断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。 Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。

9 accomplice
n.从犯，帮凶，同谋
参考例句：
She was her husband's accomplice in murdering a rich old man.她是她丈夫谋杀一个老富翁的帮凶。 He is suspected as an accomplice of the murder.他涉嫌为这次凶杀案的同谋。

10 rape
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。 He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

11 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。

12 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

13 ranch
n.大牧场，大农场
参考例句：
He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。 The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。

14 charred
v.把…烧成炭( char的过去式)；烧焦
参考例句：
the charred remains of a burnt-out car 被烧焦的轿车残骸 The intensity of the explosion is recorded on the charred tree trunks. 那些烧焦的树干表明爆炸的强烈。来自《简明英汉词典》