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Users of Americas Largest Ports Fear US-China Trade War The combined California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are the largest in the United States. An estimated $417 billion worth of goods pass through the two ports each year. About $362 billio

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ABC Cancels 'Roseanne' Show over Racist Remark The American television network ABC has canceled its top-rated show, Roseanne. The network made its decision shortly after the shows star, Roseanne Barr, published a racist tweet. Early Tuesday, Barr wro

VOA慢速英语2018--International Musicians Create Harmony

Twenty-five young musicians from around the world have come to California to train and perform this month. They will take part in an international program called iPalpiti. The name comes from the Italian word for heartbeats. Eduard Schmieder is the p

VOA慢速英语2018--Flip-Flop: Not Just for Your Feet

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Will Action Rule Again at American Movie Theaters This Weekend? It was a battle of two very different sequels in American movie theaters last weekend. The action film The Equalizer 2 narrowly won out over the musical Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Equa

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Ruling Party Faces Little Challenge in Cambodia's Election Cambodians vote Sunday for all 125 seats in the country's National Assembly. Prime Minister Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party is expected to stay in power. The party has won every election f

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Study: Breaking Blood-Brain Barrier to Treat Brain Diseases

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Our brains are protected by our skull. But that is not the only protection it has. A natural barrier around our brains prevents germs and other damaging substances in the blood from ente

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November 5 is United Nations Tsunami Awareness Day. Tsunami is a Japanese word for a long, destructive ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake. The goal of the observance is to learn from disasters of the past and to prepare for the future. Two t

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Laboratory in Netherlands to Help Find Missing People Worldwide

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Blockchain to Fight Corruption in Southeast Asia

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For most college students, the main goal of higher education is earning a degree that will lead to a successful and satisfying career. The years spent working on a program of study can be fun and include life-changing experiences. And many college cl

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Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. In many parts of the United States, temperatures are falling. This change of season, from summer to autumn, gives Americans many things to watch. Many people travel to areas of the

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November 5 is United Nations Tsunami Awareness Day. Tsunami is a Japanese word for a long, destructive ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake. The goal of the observance is to learn from disasters of the past and to prepare for the future. Two t

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