CNN 2009-03-05

Good morning to you, from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The Obama administration has released details of its 75-billion-dollar homeowner bailout plan this morning. And now homeowners

CNN 2009-01-21

So glad you with us, everyone, I'm Catherine Callaway from CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. America stepping into a new chapter of history today. Barack Obama has now become the nation's 44th president. He was s

CNN 2010-05-13

Question is, who is going to live at 10 Downing Street? The UK is trying to figure that out after last week's parliamentary elections. None of the parties got a majority of seats. So now, a scramble is on. In the UK, people vote for members of parlia

SSS 2011-03-16

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm John Rennie. Got a minute? Congress has finally acted on global warmingby denying it exists. It's in the grand lawmaking tradition of the Indiana state legislature's 1897 attempt to redefine the va

NPR 2009-07-13

Committee Chairman in both the Senate and House say they will begin investigations into a secret CIA counterterrorism program that the Bush administration did not disclose to Congress for nearly eight years. Former Vice President Dick Cheney alleged

NPR 2010-10-04

If you're planning a trip to Europe, the State Department wants you to be on alert. A travel warning has been issued, advising US citizens to be vigilant in public places like transportation hubs and tourist sites. Officials are concerned al-Qaeda ma

NPR 2010-02-13

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Parts of the Southern U.S. are getting their first snow in years, and the National Weather Service's Michael Eckert says the storm has a wide reach. When we get over into Georgia, towards Savannah, and

NPR 2011-02-10

Labor groups are on strike in Egypt, further complicating the government's attempts to end a more than two-week-old revolt against long-time President Hosni Mubarak. He is still resisting demands to resign immediately. The US and other allies have ca

AP 2011-06-16

1. Thousands of residents from two Arizona towns have been allowed to return home. They have been forced to leave because of a massive wildfire. That blaze has grown to nearly 700 square miles and is the second largest in state history. 2. A series o

AP 2011-10-08

1. Prsident Barack Obama says people think can just fix immigration system on its own, but he is telling Spainish said simply is'nt true. Obama says comprehensive immigration reform seeks a preority, besides republican and Congress have drawn democra

VOA慢速英语 2008 1205a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The United States is already one year into a recession. That was the news this week from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The downturn is the longest since a recession that began in nineteen

VOA慢速英语 2008 1101

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The American presidential candidates are in the final weekend of campaigning for the elections on Tuesday. Barack Obama's lead has narrowed but most opinion polls still point his way. John McCain shakes ha

VOA慢速英语 2007 0621b

VOICE ONE: This is Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnson with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC) Ronald Reagan Today, we tell about the campaign for president in nin

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CNN 2008-05-19

From the CNN Center in Atlanta, Im Asieh Namdar. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. A senior UN envoy is appealing to officials in Myanmar to get more foreign aid to cyclone survivors. The envoy arrived in that country today. Also M