AP 2010-03-24

1. The Democratic-controlled Congress has approved health care legislation that will extend benefits to tens of millions of Americans who currently don't have it. The vote in the House was 219 to 212, with all Republicans voting against the bill. It

AP 2010-07-24

1. Senate Democrats are expected to clear a procedural hurdle today in their latest bid to pass an extension of jobless benefits. Democrats are expected to be able to break a GOP filibuster right after West Virginia senator Carte Goodwin is sworn int

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nancy Lyons. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are in Reno, Nevada today to look into yesterday's air show crash that killed three people including the pilot and injured more than 50. Mike Ho

CNN 2009-06-27

Good Morning, I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta, it's Friday Morning, and here's a look at some of the stories that are happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The sudden death of Michael Jackson is making headlines around the world. The LA Coro

CNN 2009-03-27

From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I am Naamua Delaney. Thanks for checking in with us and here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Today President Obama hosts an online town hall meeting to answer questions from the public about his 3.6-tri

CNN 2010-09-21

North America, South America, Europe and Asia. We're gonna hit them all in this globetrotting edition of CNN Student News. My name is Carl Azuz. Let's get this show on the road. First up, something we've all been waiting to hear for about five months

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CNN 2008-07-28

Good afternoon, everyone. I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. In Knoxville, Tennessee, seven people are hospitalized with gunshot wounds after a man opened fire at the Tennesse

美国有线电视 CNN 2008-12-01

I am Asieh Namdar at the CNN. com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. India's home minister has resigned because of, what he says, his moral responsibility for the attacks in Mumbai. Nearly 200 people were kille

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When the Olympic Flame arrives in Salt Lake City, Utah, to inaugurate the 2002 Winter Games, it will have traveled roughly 22,500 kilometers through more than 40 states. For many people in Salt Lake C

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The United States has denied visas to a team of Gambian students to attend a major international robotics competition. The event takes place in Washington, D.C. later this month. Mucktarr M.Y. Darboe is the Gambian team's leader and a government offi

CNN 2009-08-07

Good morning from the CNN center here in Atlanta. I'm Melissa Long, it is a Thursday, the 6th of August. And here's a look at some of the stories that are happening NOW IN THE NEWS. More than 800, 000 pounds of beef are being recalled because it may

CNN 2009-08-06

Hi, there! Good to see you, I m Virginia Cha at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what s happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The nightmare is finally over for two American journalists who have been held in North Korea since March. Laura Ling and Euna

CNN 2009-03-06

Good morning from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Thanks for checking in, here is what's happening Now In The News. President Obama set to lay out an ambitious yet expensive plan to overhaul the country's health care system. The Obama Ad

CNN 2009-01-23

Good morning from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui, thanks for checking in. Here is what's happening in NOW IN THE NEWS. Caroline Kennedy won't be replacing Hillary Clinton in the Senate, Kennedy has taken her name out of the running due t

CNN 2010-02-01

CAMPBELL BROWN at 8:00 p.m., you can find out why some residents in Montana think that their state has made a double fault with their tax dollars. I bet Jeffrey Miron would weigh in on that. And then AC 360 investigates why stimulus money is going to

SSS 2009-09-18

Species of plants, animals and other categories of living things are disappearing. And millions of people still live in extreme poverty. But is there a connection? For example, is the ongoing destruction of the Indonesian rainforest driven by the eco

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