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Trains Drive Baltimore Holiday Display BALTIMORE During the Christmas season, fire stations in the port city of Baltimore, Maryland, draw a number of excited visitors. The fire stations have a long-standing tradition of hosting holiday train gardens,
Live Reindeer, Camels Bring Holiday Cheer Holiday shopping is in full swing at Swanson's Nursery in Seattle, where you can buy a Christmas tree, pick up a festive wreath for the front door, or check out Santas sleigh. A live reindeer, sharp antlers a
Around the World, 2012 Holiday Shopping is Subdued At U.S. shopping centers, parking lots were full - as thousands of last minute shoppers descended into crowded malls. But the big crowds mask larger concerns. Consumer confidence has fallen to a 6-mo
Chinese Try Carpooling During Busy New Year Holiday 中国人拼车回家过大年 BEIJING Hundreds of millions of Chinese are making their way home this week to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday. The sun was still not up yet, but Wang Dehuai and
By Robert Raffaele Washington 17 January 2008 On Monday, January 21st, Americans will celebrate the life of an African-American and civil rights pioneer, Martin Luther King, Junior on the U.S. holiday commemorating his birth. King's actual birthday i
Singer Songwriter Christina Perri Celebrates Birthday on Stage and Holiday Christina Perri has just ended her first tour, which lasted over two years as opening act for Jason Mraz. One of the highlights of the tour happened in August when she celebra
By Scott Stearns Washington 22 December 2006 watch Peter Fedynsky's reort President Bush, accompanied by first lady Laura Bush, addresses the media about his visit with wounded troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center U.S. President George Bush met
By Mary Morningstar Washington 17 December 2007 More than a dozen Country holiday albums were released this season. Top sellers include new collections by Toby Keith, Taylor Swift and Diamond Rio. VOA's Mary Morningstar reports on a compilation that'
By Doug Levine Washington 05 March 2006 Blueprint of a Lady Few jazz vocalists have the courage to take on the Billie Holiday songbook. Those songs evoke such deep feelings - many expressing heartache
By Doug Levine Washington 05 March 2006 Few jazz vocalists have the courage to take on the Billie Holiday Songbook. Those songs evoke such deep feelings - many expressing heartache and others extreme
Charities Spread Holiday Cheer to Poor Children, Homeless The Christmas holiday season for many Americans is a time for giving and helping those who are less fortunate. Hundreds of children in this low-income neighborhood come to an annual holiday pa
Dual Tree Lighting Illuminates Annual Holiday Debate It's the Christmas holiday season in the United States, and with it comes an annual argument: Should local, state and federal governments put up Christmas trees, or even call attention to Christmas
'Holiday Season' Includes Secular Kwanzaa When Americans talk about the holiday season, its understood that this includes the Christian Christmas, the Jewish Hanukkah, and the secular New Years Day. But 45 years ago, a weeklong celebration joined the
Egyptians have another day off work Monday, amid word of a new timeline for implementing political reforms in the wake of President Hosni Mubarak's resignation. Egypt's military leaders called a public holiday Monday, amid strikes by bank tellers, st
By Paula Wolfson Washington 04 July 2007 Across the United States, Americans are celebrating the Independence Day holiday with picnics, fireworks, and a sense of caution.Festivities in the U.S. capital are scheduled to include a concert and fireworks
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: There is plenty enough holiday season left for you to get some holiday treats. British-Israeli chef Yotam Ottolenghi coauthored a book called Sweet and has some suggestions. YOTAM OTTOLENGHI: Holiday in the northern hemisphere -
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Office holiday parties have the potential to go very, very wrong. Your boss, colleagues, booze - often not a great mix. This year, NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports sensitivity is running particularly high in the age of #metoo. YU
By Jim Malone Washington 05 July 2007 The July 4th Independence Day holiday brought a flurry of presidential campaign activity and fundraising news. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone in Washington has the latest on the 2008 race for the White Hou
Now that the holidays are here, its time to decorate the house. Every year, we always go all out. We buy a Christmas tree and the kids decorate it with ornaments that weve bought and made over the years, and with silver and gold tinsel. We also hang
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 03 March 2007 Israel is celebrating the biblical holiday of Purim under tight security. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel has restricted the movement of Palestinians amid concerns of possible terr