Tony Award Winner Tells Young People to Be Themselves Actor Ben Platt plays a lonely teenager who has trouble fitting in. So, when he won the Tony Award Sunday night for best actor in a musical, he urged young people not to give up the qualities that
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People living in the American territory of Puerto Rico have voted to become a U.S. state. However, the vote does not have the force of law. Only 23 percent of Puerto Rican voters took part in the referendum. Of those who did vote, about 500,000 chose
President Donald Trumps wife Melania and their 11-year-old son Barron have officially moved into the White House. She and the boy had been living at the familys home at Trump Tower in New York so Barron could finish out the year at his current school
Saffron is one of the costliest spices in the world. It is sometimes considered as valuable as money, and has been used as such in history. Saffron comes from a flower that grows mostly in parts of Europe, Iran and India. Now, a company in the United
Many American states, cities and businesses say they will work to meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement. This comes after President Donald Trump announced he was pulling the U.S. out of the international agreement. More than a dozen governors
The first fraternity at an American university started in 1776 at the University of William and Mary in Virginia. Fraternities, which have all male members, and sororities, all female members, are often described on college websites this way: places
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VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are continuing our story about Abraham Lincoln. He led the United States during the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865. In that conflict, the Southern Confederacy battled the Union the s
United States officials have accused 33 people of criminal activity, including stealing 4,500 kilograms of chocolate and a murder for hire plot. Murder for hire is when someone offers to pay an individual to kill another person. Federal law enforceme
Whisky has grown popular around the world in the last 10 years. New distilleries are opening, and old distilleries are trying to produce more whisky. But as people make more whisky, they are also making more whisky waste huge amounts of leftover grai
Customers at a Washington DC falafel shop are praising the tasty food as well as the owners efforts to help refugees. Falafel Inc. is located in the Georgetown area, one of the citys most expensive places to eat and live. Many people cannot believe t
The Sahel is one of driest areas in Africa, but that may change if Earths surface temperatures rise more than two degrees Celsius. 萨赫勒地区是非洲最干旱的地区之一,但是如果地球表面温度再升高两摄氏度,那么这一切可
Baldy woods reached for a drink and got it. When Baldy wanted something, he usually got it. He but this is not Baldys story. Now he took his third drink, which was larger than the first and the second. Baldy had been listening to the troubles of a fr
Most people think of influenza as a common health problem -- not a serious condition. Yet an influenza infection can be deadly, especially in older adults, young children and people with weak or failing health. Every year, less than half of all adult
Carnival is one of the most popular celebrations in South Americas biggest country, Brazil. And nowhere is the six-day celebration bigger than in the city of Rio de Janeiro. People across the city fill the streets with singing and dancing in the days
Only one in five people in 37 nations are confident President Donald Trump will do the right thing when it comes to international issues. But the United States president enjoys strong support from people in five countries the Philippines, Vietnam, Ni
Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. On this program we explore words and common expressions in American English. We communicate most commonly, of course, with our words. But we also speak with our bodies. We call it body l
There were many things Miranda Rojas had never done in her life. Born and raised in San Jose, Costa Rica, the 19-year-old had never been to neighboring countries in South America, let alone North America. She had never met a Muslim person. She had ne
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in Turkey, has often been criticized for being an ineffective leader. Now, others are gathering around him in the 450-kilometer walk from the capital, Ankara, to Istanbul. T
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