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Women Voters Anxious Ahead of US Elections 美国会中期选举 女性选民表示担忧 CAPITOL HILL With US elections just days away, public opinion polls show American voters are deeply dissatisfied with their government and anxious about threats
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Although Republicans hold a big majority in Virginia's legislature, Hillary Clinton won the state last year. Now Democrats hope to use President Trump's unpopularity to gain ground in the Commonwealth. Virginia is just one of two s
AILSA CHANG, HOST: West Virginia teachers are ending their strike which has shut down all the state's public schools since last Thursday. Union leaders met with Governor Jim Justice, and they have settled on higher pay rates. On the line with us now
By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 09 August 2006 watch Beach Pollution report Birds are believed to contribute to the pollution at the beach A prominent environmental organization has called for better monitoring of the water quality along many of Ame
By David Dyar Washington 18 April 2007 Image received by NBC news of Cho Seoung-hui The gunman who killed 32 people at a U.S. university Monday, before killing himself, mailed a chilling video to a U.S. TV network during the massacre. The package wa
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Virginia Museum Show Features Glass Art Pioneer Dale Chihuly Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On our show this week, we play music from a new boy band and an old one. We also tell about the increasin
AMERICAN MOSAIC - A Novel Set in Hurricane Katrina Wins National Book Award DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today we play music from the first album of the West Coast band Blouse ... And we an
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: English Settlers Establish Colonies In the New World STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. Last week in our series, we talked about the voyag
By Jim Malone Washington 15 May 2008 Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama won the endorsement of a key former rival Wednesday, one day after being trounced in the West Virginia primary by Hillary Clinton. VOA National correspondent Jim Malo
Schools Teach Real-World Money Skills In the current economic downturn, many American schools are adding a new subject to the curriculum; financial literacy. One program in Virginia even gets students out of the classroom for a day to learn how far t
Gold Prices Luring Many to Start Prospecting As gold prices continue to rise around the world, there is renewed interest in panning for gold in certain parts of the United States. In the late 1800s, the state of Virginia had a thriving gold-mining in
Immigrant Children Live in Numerous US Communities PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA Immigration has been a hot topic in American politics for years. But the recent surge of attention is different. While historically, the debate has been about migrant
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: This week, we've been hearing from people whose lives may change under a Donald Trump presidency. My co-host Ari Shapiro is talking with them as he drives through North Carolina and Virginia on his way to the inauguration. Today'
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: When he was running for president, Donald Trump talked about the country's opioid epidemic. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: As I campaign across this country, I hear so many stories and pleas from women
AZUZ: In the Coral Sea off the eastern coast of Australia, a U.S. battleship has been observed for the first time since it was sunk during World War II. These are the remains of the USS Lexington, also known as Lady Lex. It's one of the first aircraf
By Paula Wolfson Washington, D.C. 05 July 2007 President Bush is calling on Americans to be patient, as the U.S. troop buildup takes effect in Iraq. Mr. Bush spoke at an Independence Day event in the state of West Virginia -- as Americans across the
By Peter Fedynsky Washington 16 April 2007 At least 32 people were killed in Blacksburg, Virginia, when a gunman opened fire in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech University Monday in the deadliest mass shooting rampage in the United States. The g
By Chris Simkins Washington, DC 13 February 2008 Americans are about halfway through the primary election season to decide which candidates will represent the Democratic and Republican Parties in the November presidential election. VOA's Chris Simkin
By Jim Fry Alexandria, VA 11 February 2008 Democrats in Washington, DC and the adjacent states of Virginia and Maryland will go to the polls Tuesday to choose between the two remaining candidates seeking the party's presidential nomination. The conte
By Cindy Saine Washington 13 February 2008 Senator Barack Obama has scored three decisive primary victories, Tuesday over Senator Hillary Clinton, winning big in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC in the race for the Democratic presidential nomina