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Hello, I am Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta, and here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

A Tennessee high school student shot and killed another student in their school cafeteria this morning. Knoxville police say they have the shooter in custody¹ and have recovered the gun he used. Local affiliates² report the two boys were arguing and shoving one another before the shooting. Police say the boys knew each other and the shooting was not random³.

Six straight days of heavy rain have left parts of North Texas underwater. Up to nine inches of rain fell in Collin County just north of Dallas. Flooding forced postponement⁴ of a homecoming parade planned for Olympic gold medal gymnast Nastia Liukin. The National Weather Service says several North Texas towns got three to four inches of rain from the latest round of storms.

The mother of a missing Florida child is out of jail. Casey Anthony left the Orange County Lock-Up through a crowd of reporters and photographers. She's charged with child neglect, making false statements and obstructing⁵ an investigation⁶. The Californians who put up her bond say they did it to help find the missing girl. They believe Anthony will be more willing to talk about her daughter Caylee if she isn't locked up.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the US and Iraq have agreed that timetables should be set for the withdrawal⁷ of US troops. Rice arrived in Baghdad overnight, she said the two sides are very close to finalizing⁸ a strategic agreement. Earlier reports suggested a troop withdrawal date had already been set, but Rice called them premature⁹.

Three days of mourning start in Spain with a moment of silence. The country paused to honor the 153 people killed in Wednesday's airliner¹⁰ crash in Madrid. Spanair says passengers from Sweden, Turkey, Indonesia and Germany were among those on the flight.

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

Vocabulary:

lock-up: a small prison where a criminal can be kept for a short time

He looked back and listened to the pounding on the door, until the lock-up was out of sight

shove:: to push someone or something in a rough or careless way, using your hands or shoulders

Everyone was pushing and shoving to see the prince.

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1 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。

2 affiliates
附属企业( affiliate的名词复数 )
参考例句：
She affiliates with an academic society. 她是某学术团体的成员。 For example, these security affiliates participated in the floating of 19,000,000,000 of issues in 1927. 例如，这些证券发行机构在1927年的流通证券中，就提供了一百九十亿美元的证券。

3 random
adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
参考例句：
The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。 On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

4 postponement
n.推迟
参考例句：
He compounded with his creditors for a postponement of payment. 他与债权人达成协议延期付款。 Rain caused the postponement of several race-meetings. 几次赛马大会因雨延期。

5 obstructing
阻塞( obstruct的现在分词 )；堵塞；阻碍；阻止
参考例句：
You can't park here, you're obstructing my driveway. 你不能在这里停车，你挡住了我家的车道。 He was charged for obstructing the highway. 他因阻碍交通而受控告。

6 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 withdrawal
n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销
参考例句：
The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。 They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

8 finalizing
vt.完成（finalize的现在分词形式）
参考例句：
You may edit registered information any time during the finalizing period. 您可以在规定期限内随时编辑修改注册资料。来自互联网 Natsun Trimming & Ironing, Finalizing the Perfection. 40南山整烫，完美在此定格。来自互联网

9 premature
adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的
参考例句：
It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。 The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。

10 airliner
n.客机，班机
参考例句：
The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。 The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。