From NPR news in Washington, I am Jeanie Herbst. Defense Secretory Ash Carter is on his way to the middle east to try to persuade US allies there to put more resources into the fight against Islamic State. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the mission come

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The top US commander in Afghanistan is fighting to keep his job after criticizing President Obama and top US officials during a press interview. His aides had told the magazine that General McChrystal wasnt impressed by Mr Obama after their first mee

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This is AP News Minute. Florida Governor Rick Scott says there is devastation in the Keys and hopes everyone who stayed behind survived Irma. This comes after Scott flew over the area Monday and saw a lot of flood damage, overturned mobile homes and

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THE PRESIDENT: Thanks. Welcome to the Rose Garden. Please sit down. We are thrilled to welcome members of America's 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White House. Welcome. (Applause.) Today we honor skill and discipline. You're here be

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If I were a cat, said Jessie, passing the mashed potatoes to Benny, and I got lost, I wonder what I would do. Jessie, Violet, Benny, and Henry were having dinner that night with their grandfather, sitting around the table in the dining room. Theyd be

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Over the past 4 years, our first passed the poll system has tended to produce single-party goernments swinging between the Labour and Conservatives. But they are losing their shared the boats as samller parties gain in popularity. Whoever wisn the ne

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1. The bodies of two young boys killed in last week school shootings have been taken to their resting places. They are among 20 children who were killed in their school Friday along with six adults. The gunman also killed his mother and himself. 2. T

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Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week: We tell about a special exhibit of Amish quilts in Washington D.C., And answer a listener question from Russia about musician Scott Joplin. (MUSIC) Amish Quilt E

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AS IT IS 2015-09-20 NASAs Astronauts Reach Halfway Point of Year in Space Right now, as you go about your business, two humans are passing above you in outer space. American astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko reached the ha

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Adele Dominates Grammy Awards Adeles Grammys included Album of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for 21 and Record and Song of The Year, which she shared with her producer, engineers and co-writer, for the track Rolling in the Deep. The singer showed

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Dr. Seuss, the best-selling children's author in the world, finally has his own museum curated in part by his own children. Theodor Seuss Geisel died in 1991. Now his hometown of Springfield, Mass., is letting visitors learn abou

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: You can forget what you thought you knew about taxidermy. Oregon artist Christopher Marley transforms poisonous snakes, tropical fish and exotic insects into works of art. Now 400 of his creatures are on display in a major exhibiti

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A former NBC News correspondent is accusing Tom Brokaw. She says Brokaw groped and forcibly tried to kiss her in the 1990s. NPR's Scott Neuman has more. SCOTT NEUMAN, BYLINE: Linda Vester, who worked for NBC for a decade before m

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Jeremy Thorpe was savvy, stylish, progressive and marked to make history as the leader of Britain's Liberal Party. But in 1976, one of the most popular men in British politics was accused of having a homosexual relationship and lat

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Theres been a lot of talk about space travel in the news, a new mission to the moon, future missions to Mars, spacecraft that have traveled much further away than the red planet. But beyond whats technologically possible, whats physically possible? S

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Even for NASA nebulae are too far away to visit, so they've built one of their own here on earth, 40 years ago scientists peered into the clouds of dust and gas created from the remains of stars, and to their surprise, found not just elements but org

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Jeffrey, what is the biggest factor the judges normally take into consideration in these child custody battles. The biggest factor by far is simply the best interests of the child. Is the child in danger with one parent or the other? Judge Scott Gor

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Topics: The Dred Scott Decision; the zodiac; to snag versus to hitch; in the moment versus at the moment; Ill tell you something Words: slave free state to sue trigger to overrule lighter topic zodiac astrology trait horoscope broad pick-up line to s

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By Scott Stearns Accra 20 February 2008 President Bush says the United States has no plans to build new military bases in Africa. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush is in Ghana where he is trying to head off concerns about

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Senator Kamala Harris is running for president. The California Democrat made the announcement this morning. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, GOOD MORNING AMERICA) KAMALA HARRIS: My parents were very active in the civil rights movement, and

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