Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is John McCain's choice for vice president. McCain introduced his running mate to a crowd of Republican supporters in the battleground state of Ohio. NPR's David Schaper has more from Dayton, Ohio. The 44-year-old first t

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is beginning a two-day visit to Mexico where officials are welcoming a new Obama administration plan to combat drug trafficking across the border, she's been talking

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. The World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert level to four because of the outbreak of the new swine flu virus which has been confirmed in Mexico, the US, Canada, Spain and Scotland. Keij

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. The Mexican government is battling a new strain of flu virus which has killed nearly 60 people, sickened hundreds of others and threatens millions in the world's largest and most densely populated capital

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Director of Homeland Security John Kelly recently traveled to Mexico to discuss U.S.-Mexico relations. Although our two nations share a long history, our visit was forward-looking, focusing on common interest

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Big Bend National Park: A Texas Treasure 大本德国家公园:德克萨斯的宝藏 Today on our national parks journey, we head to the far western part of Texas. The landscape here is severe. The Chisos Mountains rise from the desert. The Rio Gra

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An international bailout deal may be close at hand to keep Greece from defaulting, which would have a ripple effect on global economies. Eurozone finance ministers are meeting in Brussels. The Greek prime minister is also there. Meanwhile, Joanna Kak

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Foreign donors have promised 16 billion dollars in aid to Afghanistan over the next four years. It's intended to help that country stabilize after foreign troops leave in 2014. As NPR's Jim Hawk reports. Secretary of State Hillary Radom Clinton is jo

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By George Grow Broadcast: July 6, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we tell the story of Sam

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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

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When it comes to the stock market, are you smarter than a first grader? Youd better wait a few minutes before you answer. Im Carl Azuz. This is CNN Student News. Authorities around the Gulf of Mexico are in a race against time. They are trying to con

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Every year, millions of monarch butterflies fly thousands of miles to alight in one specific forest in Mexico. How do they know what direction to flutter? Scientists had thought that an insect GPS system in their brains steered them in the right dire

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Silvia: Hi, my name is Silvia. I'm from Guatemala. Diego: And I'm Diego and I'm from Mexico. And today we're going to talk about ruins in our countries. Silvia: Actually, Guatemala is quite famous for it's Mayan ruins. We have a lot of them all over

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Lesson 22 Part I Warming-up Exercises Part I Warming-up Exercises A . Numbers: Teens and Tens 1 . The student from Norway bought (40----14) books. 2 . The student from Turkey paid (30----13) dol

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Twenty years ago today, shots rang out in a poor neighborhood in Tijuana. That sound reverberated throughout Mexico. The victim was the man hand-picked by the country's dominant ruling party to win the country's presidential elec

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ALISON STEWART, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: President Trump said today that he will begin to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement when he meets with the leaders of Canada and Mexico. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto will be coming

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Todd: So Travis, you said your brother is getting married. Travis: Well, actually not my brother, my cousin is getting married. On my family's side of the family, on my father's side of the family, I have quite a few cousins and quite a few uncles an

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Pope Benedict meets with Mexican President Felipe Calderon Saturday, as the Roman Catholic leader embarks on a five-day Latin America trip that will also take him to Cuba. The pontiff began his day with celebration of a private Mass at Miraflores Col

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BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Almost one year after the disastrous(灾难性的 ) oil spill, scientists believe that the overall health of the Gulf of Mexico as nearly back to normal. However, the scientists restrain their optimism about natur

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Bangkok has the worst evening rush hour traffic in the world for a second consecutive year, according to GPS manufacturer TomTom. 根据GPS制造商TomTom的数据分析,曼谷已经连续两年成为全球晚高峰最堵的城市。 The results we

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