Amnesty International Concerned About ‘Us Versus Them’

A human rights group is warning against a rise in politically divisive speech and international indifference to rights abuses. Amnesty International released its 2016 report on Wednesday. The report is called The State of the Worlds Human Rights. The

Disagreements in Everyday Conversation, Part Two

From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Imagine you are at a business meeting in the United States. The meeting is held one day after a major sporting event, like the Super Bowl. You might hear comments like this: A: Did you see that ter

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Americans Prepare for 'Super Bowl Sunday' This is Whats Trending Today. The Super Bowl is this Sunday. The game is the National Football League championship. The Atlanta Falcons play the New England Patriots in Houston, Texas. The Patriots are based

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Groundhog Day 2017: Punxsutawney Phil Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter Here's WGroundhog hat's Trending Today. Pennsylvanias world famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, predicted six more weeks of winter on Thursday after seeing his shadow. This event

South Korea Leads List of Life Expectancy Gains

A new study predicts that South Korean women will be the first group in the world to have an average lifespan of more than 90 years. Researchers at Imperial College London and the World Health Organization studied the lifespans of people in 35 indust

Tenured Positions at US Public Universities Are Under Attack

The idea of tenure has long been important to American higher education. In the 1700s, religious groups operated most colleges in the United States and, before that, Britains North American colonies. Often, college officials would remove employees wh

Welcome to La La Land

Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. On this program, we tell about common expressions in American English and explain how to use them. Today we talk about expressions involving Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles is the b

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Despite rising stock prices, some experts remain concerned that economic proposals from the campaign of President Donald Trump will hurt the economy. Last year, some economists predicted large decreases in financial markets, reduced hiring and an inc

Ralph Henry Reese: Giving Exiled Writers Security and Freedom

Ralph Henry Reese remembers clearly the day he and his wife decided to start City of Asylum Pittsburgh. It was in 1997. He and his wife, Diane Samuels, were attending a talk by British Indian writer Salman Rushdie at the University of Pittsburgh. The

Experimental Malaria Vaccines Offer Promise

Two vaccines developed by a Maryland company are showing promise in the fight against malaria. One vaccine was 100 percent effective in preventing the deadly disease malaria. That is according to the biotech company Sanaria Inc. of Rockville, Marylan

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Muslim Countries Hope for More Visitors after US Travel Restrictions Some areas hope for more foreign students and visitors because of the new United States restrictions on people from seven Muslim-majority countries. 一些地方期待更多外国学生

Why Some Worry About Trump’s Tweets

By early Friday morning, President Donald Trump was back on Twitter. He tweeted about U.S. relations with Iran and Australia, radical Islamic terrorist and Yes, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Just the day before, the president had already tweeted that Iran h

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Trump Criticized for Putting Political Adviser on Security Council The Trump administration is being criticized for giving a top political adviser a seat on the presidents National Security Council, or NSC. Trump recently signed an order making chang

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Argentina Amends its Immigration Law, Speeds Up Deportations Argentina made a major change to its immigration law Monday. The change makes it easier to expel foreigners who do crimes or who are under investigation. 阿根廷周一对其移民法进行了

You've Been Accepted ... Not!

Columbia Universitys Mailman School of Public Health recently emailed good news to 277 applicants. The emails said the Ivy League school is delighted to welcome the 277 applicants to its graduate program in public health. But less than one hour later

Malaysia: VX Nerve Agent Killed North Korea’s Kim

Malaysian police say the nerve agent VX was used to kill the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Investigators found traces of the poison on Kim Jong Nams eyes and face, police announced Friday. Kim was killed February 13 at the airport

'The Fall of the House of Usher,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Two

We present the second of three parts of the short story The Fall of the House of Usher, by Edgar Allan Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. Roderick Usher, whom I had known as a boy, was now ill and had

Trump Popular with Supporters, But Others Oppose Him

Republican Party activists and Republican voters mostly approve of Donald Trumps first actions as president of the United States. But the new president has low approval ratings among Democratic Party supporters and independent voters. After a month i

Scientists Discover 50,000-Year-Old 'Super Life' in Mexico

Scientists have found living organisms trapped in crystals that could be 50,000 years old. The organisms were found in a hot, but beautiful cave system in Naica, Mexico. These ancient life forms can be seen only with a microscope. They are dormant, w

John Adams: He's Number Two

VOA Learning English presents America's Presidents. Today we are talking about John Adams. In 1796, he was elected as the countrys second president. Being second can be difficult. And being the second president of a new country, following a popular f