National Football League To Fine Teams if Players Protest

This is Whats Trending Today The National Football League, or NFL, has announced that it will fine teams if their players fail to stand during the playing of the national anthem. Instead, players who do not wish to stand can wait in the locker room u

France Worries New US Sanctions on Iran Could Hurt Middle East

The foreign minister of France has warned that the United States risks more problems in the Middle East if it places new restrictions on Iran. The statement comes after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced new policy goals for U.S. dealings

Experimental Vaccine May Help Stop Spread of Ebola

Health workers say an experimental vaccine may help to stop the spread of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The vaccine is called V920. The drug maker Merck has shipped about 8,600 doses of V920 to the northeastern DRC. The Wor

Special 'Peace Talks' Coin Designed for Trump-Kim Meeting Criticized

This is Whats Trending Today The planned meeting between the leaders of the United States and North Korea may or may not happen. But a special coin has already been created to mark the event. The coin shows images of both U.S. President Donald Trump

UN Condemns Collective Expulsions of Migrants From Algeria

United Nations officials are calling on Algeria to stop the collective expulsions of thousands of migrants. The migrants are mainly from sub-Saharan Africa. The U.N. Human Rights office condemned the expulsion activity as a violation of international

It's Important to Know Your 'False Friends' in English and French

People learning a second language might have heard of the expression false friend. This term is used to describe words in different languages that look alike, but have different meanings. Last month, we looked at examples of false friends in two lang

Somali Fishermen Struggle to Compete with Foreign Fishing Boats

Each morning, fishermen in the Somali port of Bosaso pull in their catch of tuna, marlin, and other fish. The waters off northern Somalia are some of the richest in Africa. As businesspeople negotiate at the port over the price of fish, the daily cat

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Venezuelan President Wins Second Six-Year Term Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro won re-election in a disputed vote on Sunday. The result led his main political opponents to call for another vote to prevent a national crisis. Venezuelas National El

Irish Voters to Decide Whether to Change Abortion Law

Irish voters will decide on Friday whether to end the countrys ban on abortion in most cases. Voters will be asked in a referendum whether the countrys constitution should be changed to remove current restrictions on abortion. A constitutional amendm

哈维·韦恩斯坦被控强奸与性侵

Film Producer Harvey Weinstein Charged with Rape, Sex Abuse American film producer Harvey Weinstein has surrendered to police on sex crime charges. His action comes seven months after women began publicly accusing him of sex abuse. He turned himself

VOA慢速英语--300年沉船细节被公布

New Details of Sunken Treasure Ship Released New details about a 300-year-old sunken treasure ship were released this week with permission from groups involved in the search effort, including Colombias government. The wreck of the Spanish ship San Jo

VOA慢速英语2018--说唱歌手

The Women of Rap When musician and producer Sylvia Robinson first met young artists Big Bank Hank, Wonder Mike and Master Gee she gave them a name: The Sugarhill Gang. And in 1979, she produced their first single, Rapper's Delight. The song was a qui

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Wall of Flowers Honors True Meaning of Memorial Day The National Mall in Washington, DC has something new for Americas Memorial Day holiday this year. For three days, visitors can see a clear wall filled with red poppies. The flowers are to honor the

'The Return of a Private' by Hamlin Garland

Our story today is called, The Return of a Private. It was written by Hamlin Garland. Here is Harry Monroe with our story. The soldiers cheered as the train crossed the border into the state of Wisconsin. It had been a long trip from the south back t

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Tomorrows Jobs Require Fast Thinking Andrew Chamberlain started in his job four years ago at the job search company Glassdoor.com. At that time, he worked in a computer programming language called Stata. Then, another programming language called R wa

美国留学生就业计划大幅度扩大

Study: US Job Program for Foreign Students Greatly Expands A new report says a United States government program for foreign students has been expanding in recent years. The governments Optional Practical Training, or OPT program was set up to help fo

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California to Require Solar Power for New Homes California has become the first U.S. state to approve plans to require newly-built homes to include solar equipment. 加州已成为美国第一个批准计划要求新建住宅纳入太阳能设备的州

美国军医首次在士兵手臂上进行外耳再造

US Army Doctors 'Grows' Ear on Soldier's Arm Army doctors in Texas have successfully transplanted a new left ear on a soldier. The ear was grown in the soldiers lower arm. 得克萨斯州军医成功地在一名士兵的身上移植了新的左耳。这

Russians Downed Malaysia Passenger Plane in 2014

The chief lawyer of a Dutch-led team of international investigators said the missile and launcher used to shoot down a Malaysian Airlines plane over eastern Ukraine in July of 2014 came from the Russian military. The long-running investigation had al

Trump Calls Off June 12 Meeting with North Korean Leader

United States President Donald Trump has called off a planned meeting on June 12 with North Koreas leader in Singapore. In a letter, the Trump administration said the decision was based on the tremendous anger and open hostility in recent statements