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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: Dwayne Speller, 22, waits to talk to a job adviser in Las Vegas, Nevada, earlier this month. The nation's unemployment rate rose to 8.1 percent in February,

VOA标准英语2012--After Sandy, Wall Street Closed for 2nd Day

After Sandy, Wall Street Closed for 2nd Day Major U.S. stock and bond markets were closed again on Tuesday, a day after Hurricane Sandy swept through New York City. The area around Wall Street was part of a mandatory evacuation zone, and with the sto

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By Jeff Swicord Kabul, Afghanistan 15 November 2006 watch Afghan Street Children After decades of conflict, street children have become a major problem for Afghanistan. Most will never have the opportunity to live a normal life. But Jeff Swicord rep

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By Gini Sikes New York 10 May 2006 Sesame Street in Egypt Since its debut in 1969 in the United States, the children's television show Sesame Street has spread around the world, reaching youngsters in

VOA慢速英语2009年-Health Report - Doctors Are Advised on Tre

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. If using your voice is difficult, then you know what dysphonia is. The more common name for this disorder is hoarseness. Experts say about one in three people will become hoarse at some point in their l

VOA慢速英语2011--No National Standards: A Strength or Wea

Education Report - No National Standards: A Strength or Weakness of US Schools This is the VOA Special English Education Report. What American students are expected to learn has long been different from state to state. We talked last week about the t

VOA标准英语2012--Arrests Mark 1st Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street

Arrests Mark 1st Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street Demonstrators sought to occupy Wall Street only to find police already there. Nonetheless, protesters got within one block of the New York Stock Exchange to make their point that a wealthy one percen

VOA标准英语2012--JPMorgan Trading Losses Prompts New Probe, Concerns About Wall Street

JPMorgan Trading Losses Prompts New Probe, Concerns About Wall Street Just days after JPMorgan Chase reported the loss, Jamie Dimon, the bank's embattled CEO, apologized to shareholders. This should have never happened. I can't justify it. Unfortunat

VOA标准英语2012--Facebook's Stock Debuts on Wall Street

Facebook's Stock Debuts on Wall Street The year's most hotly anticipated public offering kicked off at 11 a.m, Friday in New York, with founder Mark Zuckerberg ringing the Nasdaq opening bell remotely from Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Califor

VOA标准英语2012--Religious Vote Loses Strength in US Elections

Religious Vote Loses Strength in US Elections Fervent young Christians prayed in a park near the White House as Americans voted to re-elect President Barack Obama. But it was a free-form kind of worship with no place for political slogans or banners.

VOA标准英语2011--Occupy Wall Street Neighbors: 'We're Und

Occupy Wall Street Neighbors: 'We're Under Siege' The Occupy Wall Street protest in lower Manhattan has not actually occupied the street that is synonymous with American finance, but rather a park several blocks away. The area's small business owners

VOA标准英语2012--Egyptians Take to the Streets Ahead of Constitution Vote

Egyptians Take to the Streets Ahead of Constitution Vote Supporters and opponents of the country's proposed new constitution have taken to the streets across the country ahead of the referendum. In Cairo, those against the draft charter have made the

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Iran Tightens Information Stream Ahead of Vote Four years ago when the election results were announced in Iran, the world of social media was abuzz, with cell phone video pouring out of the country - the reformist Green Movement showing its disconten

VOA标准英语2013--Drug Abuse is Major Threat to Street Kids

Drug Abuse is Major Threat to Street Kids There are millions of children around the world living or working on the streets. A new study says their struggle to survive is made even harder by high levels of drug use. The journal Addiction has published

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Over the last few weeks, I've been making the case that we need to act now on the American Jobs Act, so we can put folks back to work and start building an economy that lasts into the future. Education is an essential part of this economic agenda. It

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Google launched the New Zealand edition of its Street View software this week. Street View is found on Google maps and is free to use. By typing in an address or dragging a small man on the screen, anyone with an Internet connection has a 360-degree,

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Oxygen therapy can bring drug-free relief to many Vidushi Sinha | Washington, DC 15 December 2009 A new study shows that breathing pure oxygen can considerably lessen the agony experienced with severe headaches Cluster headaches are described by suff

VOA标准英语2011--Anti-Wall Street Protest Spreads To Wash

Anti-Wall Street Protest Spreads To Washington The anti-capitalist protests that began near Wall Street in New York are spreading to other cities. Unlike the Tea Party movement, which blames big government for America's economic problems, the so-call

VOA标准英语2011--Curbside Cuisine Takes Street Food to Ne

Curbside Cuisine Takes Street Food to New Level In recent years, the success of food trucks has been on the rise in big cities across the United States. Mobile kitchens offer gourmet and ethnic food to customers they might not otherwise have reached.

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