By the mid-nineteenth century, the term “icebox” had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of ordinary citizens in the United States. The ice trade gre

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Pakistan, India Signal 'New Era' of Cooperation The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan have hailed a new era of cooperation, after meeting for the first time since peace talks between the rival nations resumed earlier this year. The officials pr

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to television. People often talk about life imitating art. But over the past few months, how many times have you talked about the news out of Washington and somebody said, this is so House Of Cards? Well, the fifth and latest

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影片对白 Mary Alice: Martha Huber waited her whole life for something to happen to her, something exciting. As a child, she hoped to be kidnapped by a band of pirates. As a teenager, she dreamt of being discovered by a Hollywood talent scout . As a

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影片对白 Karl: Damn woman, you were good! Yes, you're next, Suzie-Q. Whatcha gonna sing? Edie: Yes. Mike: You sing? Susan: Only when I'm alone. Karl: Come on, we're among friends. Susan: I don't think so. Mike: Well, I, for one, would love to hear y

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John: Nobody's home. Gabrielle: I know, I've been watching. I came to talk to you. Mary Alice: Although she would need to be discrete. Gabrielle: Keep working! What were you thinking, showing up at the hospital? John: I had to see if she was okay. G

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影片对白 Tom: Wow, honey, look, this place looks spotless! Lynette: Thanks. Tom: Listen, I have come up with this killer idea for the Spotless Scrub campaign. Lynette: Great! You wanna run it by me? Tom: No. I'm good. But, thanks. Lynette: Okay. Tom

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影片对白 Lynette: So, he just blew you off ? Susan: I told him another man asked me out. It was the perfect opportunity for Mike to feel jealous, and nothing. Lynette: Did you bat your eyes ? You know, it doesn't work if you don't bat your eyes. Sus

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START Treaty Ushered in New Nuclear Era 1991 was the year that U.S.-Soviet strategic relations took a historic turn. And in that same year, as the Soviet Union dissolved, a special program to collect and lock up the former Soviet Union's nuclear arse

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Libya Faces Economic Challenges in Post-Gadhafi Era Moammar Gadhafi is dead, but Libyans still face many difficulties now that their long time leader is gone, including how to repair a battered economy. Before the uprisings, Libya produced roughly 1.

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Skylab-Era Astronauts Reflect on Life Off Earth Hadfield, who recently wrapped up nearly five months on the space station, has clearly adjusted to life away from Earth. But only four decades ago, scientists didn't know if humans could adapt to long-d

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's a new era for Sinn Fein. That's the political party that has fought for a united, independent Ireland. Sinn Fein had close ties to the Irish Republican Army during three decades of violence in Northern Ireland known as the T

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(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, THIS IS IT) POLLY CUTTER: (Singing) This is it. This is it. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In the 1970s and '80s, the TV show One Day At A Time pushed boundaries. It was about a divorced mother raising two teenage daughters in Indianapolis. N

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Of the oceans of ink spilled by writers wrestling with the Trump presidency, it's probably safe to say that Jonathan Lethem is the only one who has managed to produce a book featuring the following - one, a shootout on a decr

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There was a time when journalist April Ryan was just another face in the crowd at the White House press briefing room. She started covering the White House for American Urban Radio Networks more than 20 years ago. And she looks b

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The Beijing-based Center for China and Globalization, a government-affiliated think tank, has published a new report on Chinese outbound investment. The Blue Bookof Chinese Enterprise Globalization shows that Chinese companies invested a record 145.6

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 25 November 2007 President Bush and Britain's leader Gordon Brown have congratulated Australia's Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd after his stunning election win. Mr. Rudd's overwhelming victory has ended more than a decade of co

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By Peta Thornycroft 21 November 2007 Former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith who died in Cape Town late Tuesday brings to an end an era, which haunted citizens of independent Zimbabwe. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA that Ian Smith, who took his c

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By David McAlary Washington 07 June 2006 Children collect water in Luanda, Angola Researchers in Bangladesh have tested a drug that cures cholera in most patients, showing that it is a useful new weap

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By Luis Ramirez Dalton, Israel 30 September 2009 During the Israeli war of independence, thousands of Palestinians fled or were expelled from their villages in what is today the state of Israel. In the shadows of the ruins of the Arab villages, Jewi

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