US Expected to See Ripple Effects of Fed's Stimulus 美国希望看到美联储刺激措施的连锁反应 Most experts say the U.S. Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program that ended in October helped stablilize the U.S. economy, but it also s

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THIS IS AMERICA - Watching a Film in Your Car, Before the Age of the Small Screen From VOA Learning English, welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in Special English. Im June Simms. Drive-in movie theaters are considered an American invention. Drive-ins became

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How Climate Change Is Already Affecting Health, Spreading Disease DAVID GREENE, HOST: So scientists have been predicting for decades how climate change might hurt people's health. Well, now they say they are beginning to see actual damage. These resu

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Today's early warning systems for earthquakes give you at most a few minutes to prepare for the hit. That's because today's systems rely on detecting the first early rumbles of an actual earthquake before sending the alarm. Now researchers say that f

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Individuals' Blood Glucose Levels after Meals May Be Predictable预测血糖 High blood sugar levels are a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Doctors today have only general dietary recommendations for how to control those levels, because theres no rea

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Scripts: Felicia Padley and her youngest daughter Jenny Ella are picking up free helpings of pasta, vegetables and other essentials at a Food Bank in Brooklyn, New York . Padley holds down a fulltime government job but still finds it hard to feed he

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 13 March 2008 A brief lull in Israeli-Palestinian fighting is over. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, a new spike in violence is eroding hopes for a ceasefire. The Islamic Jihad group fired rockets at Is

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 25 September 2007 With the security situation growing more precarious in Darfur, Sudan's government is warning U.N. agencies and other aid groups that they should accept offers of military escorts, when they travel through the

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 20 May 2008 The European Union's executive commission has unveiled an agricultural reform plan for the 27-member block that aims to overhaul farm funding to better meet current challenges - including global warming and the recent

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Obama Calls for Action on Gun Violence Gunfire erupted on December 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a heavily armed young man shot and killed 20 children and several school administrators. The entire nation recoiled in grief and horror. Days

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Dr. Megan Coffee examines a patient named Stanley who has tuberculosis at Port-au-Prince Hospital Port-au-Prince General Hospital is the largest hospital in Haiti. Some of its buildings were damaged during the earthquake, but with the help of interna

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New York Officials Work to Curtail Price Gouging This is a different day, my friend. Thats what a cab driver recently said when this reporter protested his attempt to charge $30 for what would usually be a $10 ride. A spike in demand for taxis, gener

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: The recent shooting in Las Vegas has sparked some soul searching, certainly more debate about guns in this country. And we have a new poll out this morning from NPR and Ipsos. And it reveals overwhelming support for various gun co

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Conflict, unsustainable government debt and the need for new ways to tackle global challenges in a post-crisis era are among the key issues as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund gear up for the groups' Spring meeting in Washington next we

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Over the last few weeks, I've been talking a lot about America's economic future. 在过去几周,我一直在讨论关于美国经济的未来。 I've told you how I believe we should go about creating strong, sustained growth; 我已经告诉你们我

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By Meredith Buel Washington 14 September 2006 Iraqi security forces have found the bodies of at least 20 more people in Baghdad Thursday, bringing the number of victims of apparent sectarian violence to more than 80 in the last two days. The spike i

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Experts Predict Syria Fighting May Escalate 专家预测叙利亚战争可能升级 LONDON While the worlds diplomats work in New York to hammer out an agreement on the disposal of Syrias chemical weapons, and United Nations investigators head back i

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By Zulima Palacio Branson, Missouri 04 September 2006 watch Branson profile The small middle-American town of Branson, Missouri is becoming a popular tourist destination. It has fewer than 8,000 residents -- but attracts seven million visitors each

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Vice President Joe Biden is visiting U.S. soldiers and Iraqi political leaders on the first trip by a top U.S. leader to Iraq since the June 30 withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraqi towns and cities. Biden's trip comes amid a surge of insurgent

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Wildfires Spike Wine with Smoky Notes The fires that ripped across Napa and Sonoma last year damaged some two dozen wineries, and burned others completely to the ground. 去年发生在纳帕和索马诺的大火损毁了二十多家酒厂,并将其他

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