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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The Trump administration is rolling back an Obama-era health care mandate. It had required employers to pay for birth control through their insurance plans. And the Trump administration is leaving that mandate in place, but u
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Anger was the common reaction of Americans this week to bonuses paid at rescued financial companies. Lawmakers held hearings and President Barack Obama denounced the extra pay at American Internation
By Barry Wood San Francisco, California 29 November 2006 watch VoiceOver Internet report In September 2005 eBay, the Silicon Valley-based on-line auction site, stunned California's high-tech community by spending $2.5 billion to buy a company called
By Jeff Swicord Washington, D.C. 01 January 2007 watch report on Mourners Thousands of people are expected to pay their respects to former President Gerald Ford at the U.S. Capitol on Sunday and Monday before a memorial service on Tuesday at Washing
Chinese steel makers have agreed to pay record prices for iron ore from the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia. In a deal signed this week, Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has secured increases that almost double the price of some grades o
Circus Museums Pay Tribute to 'Greatest Show on Earth' Ladies and gentlemen, and children of all ages! Thats a favorite ringmasters refrain at the circus, a cherished entertainment tradition across America. And its lovingly preserved at two unusual U
Small Businesses Pay Price for Harlem's Success Locals often refer to Harlem as The Capital of Black America. But until recently, huge swathes of the area were rundown and depressed and it was difficult for businesses to thrive. That's been changing.
For the first time, North Korea has sent a delegation to present formal condolences to the family of a deceased South Korean president. The visit is a tribute to Kim Dae-jung's efforts at North-South reconciliation. But North Koreans who fled to the
Israel's leader is coming under growing pressure from hardliners in his coalition to reject American demands for a halt to settlement expansion. Jewish settlers and Ultra Orthodox Jewish men pray to support Israeli settlements in the West Bank (File
By Gini Sikes New York 02 February 2006 New York City school children are celebrating Black History Month with an exhibit of portraits of Nelson Mandela at the landmark Rockefeller Center. The show's
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Thirty-two million dollars - that's how much money Bill O'Reilly agreed to pay to a colleague at Fox News to keep her allegations of sexual harassment a secret. That was in January, and it just came out in a report over the weekend
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested hundreds of parents who are in the country illegally. They are suspected of paying smugglers to bring their children to the U.S. Federal officials say those parents are putting the
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's follow up on one of President Trump's signature campaign proposals. When he was running, he said that if elected he would build a wall along the southern border of the United States and get Mexico to pay for it. New legisla
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The wildfires have set off a political debate in California's state capitol. It centers on who should pay when power lines cause fires. Marisa Lagos from member station KQED reports. MARISA LAGOS, BYLINE: A special joint legislativ
By Mike Cooper Atlanta 04 February 2006 Coretta Scott King during The Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Commemorative Service in the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Heritage Sanctuary, in Atlanta (File photo -
By Deborah Tate Washington 17 April 2008 A group of Democratic and Republican senators have begun drafting legislation that would require Iraq to fund more of the war costs that Americans are now paying. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 April 2008 Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is calling for united action to help the world's poorest people adapt to climate change. He says the poor, who have contributed the least to climate change, suffer the most
By Mil Arcega Washington 11 March 2008 Despite losses in the billions of dollars in risky home loans, those who run the companies responsible for so-called subprime loans reported huge earnings last year. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill questioned the chie
By Jim Malone Washington 04 April 2008 The hard-fought U.S. presidential campaign was briefly put on hold Friday as all three White House hopefuls paid tribute to the late civil rights leader, the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. VOA National corresp
By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 15 October 2009 The European Union's special representative for Sudan says that the financial benefits of peace make a key argument for ending fighting in southern Sudan. Torben Brylle says the resource-rich south has a con