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And it's Friday morning which means it is the time again for Story Corps. This project has been capturing the stories of people all across America. And today we have the memories of a fallen marine, shared with us by his 2 older sisters. I'm Jenny Fr
Trumps Environmental Regulation Roll-backs Alarm Activists August has not been a good month for environmentalists.First the Trump administration proposed repeal of tougher vehicle fuel efficiency and emission standards,revoking the rights of states l
You know, I heard something today that I find, it's not funny, but I was amused when I heard itabout you. And I didnt know this about you, that, you, you, you smoke. I actually, if there was an Olympics for smoking; Im kind of, like, more gold medals
Global Stocks Rise on Eurozone Hopes World markets rose sharply Tuesday on hopes that Greece will be able to avoid a disastrous default. The country's finance minister told journalists that Greece expects to receive bailout disbursements on time, and
Challenges Ahead for Foreign Troops in Mali French President Francois Hollande got a hero's welcome Saturday in the liberated northern town of Timbuktu. Hollande's visit marked an end to what French and Malian officials say has been a successful firs
What Is Progeria? Progeria was first described in the nineteenth century. The mysterious disease is often thought of as premature aging. Children with progeria are normal for their first year of life, but then develop medical problems normally seen i
Health Report - The Global Problem of Preterm Births This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Premature or preterm births are defined as live births before a woman completes thirty-seven weeks of pregnancy. A new study found that about fifteen
Palestinians are celebrating Israel's release of nearly 200 prisoners Monday. Israel says it freed the prisoners as a gesture to bolster the moderate Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas. The release came just before the arrival of U.S. Secretary of
A U.S. passenger jet crash-landed in New York City's Hudson River on Thursday with 155 passengers and crew onboard. But tragedy was averted when ferries and tourist boats came to the aid of the sinking plane and everyone was evacuated. Tail fin of A
By Al Pessin Aboard US Military Aircraft Over Pacific Ocean 20 October 2009 US Defense Secretary Robert Gates U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States and its allies must work with whatever Afghan government emerges from last month
Low-Cost Incubator May Save More Babies 低成本保温箱为早产婴儿迎来生存希望 Each year, about 1 million babies throughout the world die of complications due to premature birth. Many of them could have been saved if given access to an i
America's Health Report Card Shows Improvement Needed If you ask Americans about health and life expectancy, they're pretty well informed. I believe Americans are living longer. I do not believe they are healthier, said one woman. I dont think Americ
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 February 2008 The World Health Organization is calling for all countries to dramatically increase efforts to prevent premature deaths from tobacco-related illnesses. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from WHO headquarters in Gene
More and more women have began smoking in the last few decades. One of the reasons is savvy marketing as Don explains to Yael in this Moment of Science. D: Yael, what's that in your hand? Y: Come on, Don. Haven't you seen a cigarette before? Every da
By Cindy Saine Washington 02 June 2008 Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama appears set to claim his party's nomination this week, which would make him the first African American presidential candidate to be the nominee of a major U.S. political part
By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 July 2007 Amid growing pressure from the congress for the start of a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq this year, a senior U.S. commander in Iraq is warning that a premature withdrawal would create, in his words, a mess. VOA's Al Pes
Vicky: What are you working on? Issac: If I tell you, will you promise not to laugh? Vicky: All right. What is it? Issac: Its a love letter to Julie. Vicky: Isnt it a little premature? Youve only been going out for a month. Issac: Maybe, but I really
By Al Pessin Baghdad 10 February 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Iraq to get an update from U.S. commanders and senior Iraqi officials, as the United States prepares to resume the drawdown of its forces to the level before the surge Pr
D: Yael, what's that in your hand? Y: Come on, Don. Haven't you seen a cigarette before? Every day in the United States, about 1500 girls begin smoking, and I figured, why not do my share? D: But Yael, don't you know that tobacco kills more than 140,
By Michael Bowman Washington 06 October 2009 Gold coins and bars at California Numismatic Investments in Inglewood, California (file photo) Officials in several Middle Eastern capitals are denying a published report that petroleum producing countrie