The leaves change. It ’ s Autumn, right? That means Halloween! $6.8 billion the magic number--- that ’ s how much the National 1)Retail 2)Federation says we ’ ll spend on all Hallo ’ s Eve thi

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问:中国国务院副总理王岐山今天与俄罗斯副总理谢钦举行了会谈,你能否介绍会谈的情况,特别是中俄能源合作协议的细节? Q: Vice Premier Wang Qishan of the State Council held talks with Deputy Prime Minis

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The Federal Reserve slashed a key bank lending rate to just about zero today. The move establishes the federal funds target rate between 0 and 0.25%. The rate cut is an effort to spur the economy. NPR's Wendy Kaufman has more. The action by the Fed

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Ok, so get past the credit card, interest rates and all that. First comes shopping then comes the gift opening, then comes the mad rush to return what you don't want. Here's advice on how to make that return process easier this year if at all? We wel

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Senators are wrapping up their questioning of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. NPR's Carrie Johnson reports on the friction in the hearing room. Republican lawmakers press Elena Kagan for a third day

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ISTANBUL, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan male athletes swept medals of all colors at the Eurasia marathon held in Istanbul on Sunday. Stephan Chebogut came first in 2:11:05 and he was followed by Kiprotich Yegon in 2:15:35 and Evans Kiplagat in 2:16:43.

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. In recent years, a shining city grew in the desert of Dubai on -- and even off -- the Gulf coast. An island shaped like a palm tree was built for hotels, homes and entertainment. In October of last ye

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American Halloween Goes to the Dogs 美国万圣节与狗 In America, Halloween is a big deal. Americans spend $7.4 billion on Halloween and $350 million of that is for costumes for their pets, reports the National Retail Federation. About 15 percent

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LONDON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two Serbian under-21 team coaches were banned by two years for their role in a post-match brawl in a European Championship qualifier, UEFA announced on Thursday. UEFA also fined the Serbian federation 105,000 U.S. dollars

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The controversy emerging during the match between the Chinese pair Wang Xiaoli/ Yu Yang and the Korean pair of Ha Jung Eun/ Kim Min Jung. With both sides already qualified for the knock out stages, suspicions grew when the longest rally lasted only 4

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MADRID, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish Football Federation ( RFEF) confirmed Friday that five of the next seven finals of the Spanish Supercup will be played in China. The RFEF has confirmed an agreement with the company Vansen International Sport to

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Russian basketball coach resigns MOSCOW, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Russian national basketball squad's coach David Blatt has resigned, Russian Basketball Federation said on Tuesday. Seven years since he first took over the team, the 53-year-old American Is

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2 The ranking of Thanksgiving on the list of Americas favorite holidays. Christmas is No. 1. 2美国人民最喜欢的节假日,感恩节排名第二,第一是圣诞节。 2 The maximum number of days the U.S. Department of Agriculture suggests k

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LA PAZ, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian drivers paralyzed capital La Paz on Tuesday with marches and blockades to demand higher public transportation fares. Members of various transit workers' unions gathered early in the day at several points around th

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ROME, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- FIFA President Sepp Blatter held that AC Milan player Kevin-Prince Boateng was wrong to run away from racist abuse. The Ghanaian walked off during a midweek friendly with Pro Patria after being abused by repeated racist insul

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HARBIN, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 10,000 businessmen from 103 countries and regions attended the second China-Russia Exposition, which opened on Sunday in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang province. More than 4,000 of the businessmen

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BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- China's Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), a preliminary readout of the country's manufacturing activity, rose for four consecutive months to the highest level since October, indicating the economy is on path of steady grow

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UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued the latest Food Price Index, saying rising food prices last month were spurred by weather-driven concerns about sugar and palm oil supplies, a UN spokesman told rep

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NAIROBI, May 29 (Xinhua) -- ARD, the German national TV station whose report alleged blood doping among Kenyan runners on Tuesday hit back against claims their findings were baseless as dismissed by Athletics Kenya (AK). ARD Nairobi Bureau Chief Pete

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Russia to pour more money into World Cup: official MOSCOW, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The 2018 World Cup will cost Russia over 19 billion U.S. dollars, as the country needs more money for preparation works, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Sunday.

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