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Hi, everyone, I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

First to one of the deadliest attacks on US troops in Afghanistan in recent years. Nine Americans were killed in heavy clashes at a remote US base near the border with Pakistan. NATO says Taliban militants¹ fired machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars² from homes and mosques³, triggering a major and bloody⁴ battle. The American deaths are the latest in a deadly wave of weekend violence that left at least 30 people dead across Afghanistan.

The prospect⁵ of peace between Israel and the Palestinians is on the table in Paris today at a summit of 40 Mediterranean⁶ countries. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says his country and the Palestinians have never been as close to reaching a deal. Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas says both sides are serious and want to achieve peace. Mr Olmert also says Israel hopes to begin direct talks with Syria soon.

President Bush says he prayed for the family of former White House press secretary Tony Snow in church today. President Bush calls Snow "a good friend who loved to laugh, loved his country and loved his family".

"We had some bad news this weekend. Our good friend Tony Snow passed away. Tony uh, you know, worked with us and made a lot of friends in the White House, uh, and Laura and I are, you know, we, we are really saddened by his, his death. "

Snow died of colon⁷ cancer yesterday. He was 53.

California failed IndyMac Bank reopens tomorrow under government supervision⁸ and a slightly different name: IndyMac Federal Bank. Depositors have been getting, by this weekend, all checks, debit⁹ cards and cash from automated¹⁰ tellers¹¹. Other services such as online banking¹² will resume when the bank reopens.

And the Brangelina twins have arrived. Actress Angelina Jolie has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl in France. Their names are Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline. Doctors say the babies mom and proud papa are all doing fine.

And those are the headlines 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 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。

2 mortars
n.迫击炮( mortar的名词复数 )；砂浆；房产；研钵
参考例句：
They could not move their heavy mortars over the swampy ground. 他们无法把重型迫击炮移过那片沼泽地。来自《简明英汉词典》 Where the hell are his mortars? 他有迫击炮吗？来自教父部分

3 mosques
清真寺；伊斯兰教寺院，清真寺；清真寺，伊斯兰教寺院( mosque的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Why make us believe that this tunnel runs underneath the mosques? 为什么要让我们相信这条隧洞是在清真寺下？ The city's three biggest mosques, long fallen into disrepair, have been renovated. 城里最大的三座清真寺，过去年久失修，现在已经修复。

4 bloody
adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染
参考例句：
He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。 He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

5 prospect
n.前景，前途；景色，视野
参考例句：
This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。 The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

6 Mediterranean
adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的
参考例句：
The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。 Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

7 colon
n.冒号，结肠，直肠
参考例句：
Here,too,the colon must be followed by a dash.这里也是一样，应当在冒号后加破折号。 The colon is the locus of a large concentration of bacteria.结肠是大浓度的细菌所在地。

8 supervision
n.监督，管理
参考例句：
The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。 The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

9 debit
n.借方，借项，记人借方的款项
参考例句：
To whom shall I debit this sum?此款应记入谁的账户的借方？ We undercharge Mr.Smith and have to send him a debit note for the extra amount.我们少收了史密斯先生的钱，只得给他寄去一张借条所要欠款。

10 automated
a.自动化的
参考例句：
The entire manufacturing process has been automated. 整个生产过程已自动化。 Automated Highway System (AHS) is recently regarded as one subsystem of Intelligent Transport System (ITS). 近年来自动公路系统(Automated Highway System,AHS)，作为智能运输系统的子系统之一越来越受到重视。

11 tellers
n.（银行）出纳员( teller的名词复数 )；（投票时的）计票员；讲故事等的人；讲述者
参考例句：
The tellers were calculating the votes. 计票员正在统计票数。来自《简明英汉词典》 The use of automatic tellers is particularly used in large cities. 在大城市里，还特别投入了自动出纳机。来自辞典例句

12 banking
n.银行业，银行学，金融业
参考例句：
John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。 He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。