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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Truman Capote, 1924-1984: Created the First Nonfiction Novel With 'In Cold Blood' BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Truman Capote, one of Americas most famous modern
Occupy Protests Look Toward Future As Occupy protests around the country continue after starting more than a month ago, some involved with the movement are beginning to look toward the future. The protests have succeeded in bringing their concerns ab
Remembering Folk Artist Bill Morrissey Singer-songwriter Bill Morrissey, 59, died on July 23, but his death hasn't received the same attention as that of Amy Winehouse on the same day. Based in the northeastern state of New Hampshire, Morrissey was w
Violence Against Journalists in Afghanistan Increasing Naqibullah, a shopkeeper on so-called electronic street in Kabul, sells TVs and DVD players Over the past 10 years under the Karzai government, I would say 85 percent of people are using TVs, DVD
Joel: So, Michele, how long have you been living in Japan? Michele: Well, in total it's been almost four years now. Joel: Four years. OK. That's about the same for me too. Michele: Oh, yeah. Joel: Do you feel like your totally used to it? Are you acc
In the 17th century, the French scientist Pierre Gassendi knew that light traveled faster than sound. When a gun fired far away, he could see the flash of gunshot long before he heard the report. Gassendi tried to measure the speed of sound by clocki
Colleen was in a hurry, which made her driving even more careless than usual. Her boyfriend Simon had already criticized her many times for failing to stop completely at stop signs. Thats what they call a California, or rolling, stop, he told her. If
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To Charles Brown, 1st November 1820 My dear Brown; Yesterday we were let out of Quarantine, during which my health suffered more from bad air and a stifled cabin than it had done the whole voyage. The fresh air revived me a little, and I hope I am we
To Fanny Keats, 1st May 1819 Wentworth Place, Saturday My dear Fanny; If it were but six oclock in the morning I would set off to see you today: if I should do so now I could not stop long enough for a how dye doit is so long s walk through Hornsey a
To J. H. Reynolds, 21st September, 1819. Winchester My dear Reynolds; I was very glad to hear from Woodhouse that you would meet in the Country. I hope you will pass some pleasant time together. I am surprised myself at he pleasure I live alone in. T
Marina does performance art. She recently finished a five-day performance. She sat silently in a museum. She sat there every day for six hours. She didn't move or talk. There was a circle on the floor. Visitors could walk up to the edge of the circle
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 11 September 2007 Ethiopia is preparing to welcome the start of its 21st century at midnight with a national celebration. VOA's Peter Heinlein in the Ethiopian capital reports that a country that has known suffering and
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. One year ago, the United States financial system was in danger of collapse. One of Wall Street's oldest investment houses had just sought protection from its creditors. The Lehman Brothers bankruptcy
The World Health Organization says it has reached a limit in its fight against diseases and disasters. Director-General Margaret Chan says the agency is overextended and faces serious funding shortfalls. Dr. Chan says the WHO is no longer operating a
IN THE NEWS - Pope Francis Represents Firsts for Catholics 新闻报道 - 新教皇弗朗西斯正式当选 From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Former Argentine Cardinal
By Barry Newhouse Seoul 22 August 2006 North Korea has condemned the annual military exercises between the United States and South Korea in harsh terms, calling them a wartime activity that violates the ceasefire that ended the Korean War in 1953. A
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 11 March 2006 Ivory Coast's former president Henri Konan Bedie The previously deposed president of divided Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bedie, has launched a new bid to reclaim t
Sri Lanka's government and the international community have been pouring tens of millions of dollars into the country's Eastern Province. The area was liberated by the army from rebel Tamil separatists a year ago during the country's on-going civil
New Drug Makes Surgery Safer For Patients With Stents Heart stents open blocked arteries and restore blood flow. They can also help support weak arteries and keep them open. Stents are implanted during a common procedure called angioplasty. During th