The children looked at Professor Meyer and then looked at one another. Was she after the treasure? I thought about that second letter all night, Professor Meyer said. When I woke up this morning, I realized that the shadow of the tower would point to

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By Jeff Swicord Washington 18 May 2007 Entrance to mine rescue chamber It is being called revolutionary in the field of mine safety. A West Virginia company has unveiled a new piece of technology that the company says could prevent most deaths from m

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President Obama Sets His Goals for 2013 From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. President Obama set out goals for his second term earlier this week during his fifth State of the Union message to Congress. The president spok

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By Jim Malone Washington 21 June 2006 Iraq is expected to be a central issue in the November congressional elections in the United States. As VOA national correspondent Jim Malone reports from Washington, both major political parties are shaping the

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The U.S. Senate has approved a $91 billion package that will continue funding the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and provide assistance to Pakistan by a vote 86-3 late Thursday. The measure will have to be reconciled with a House-passed version before

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Jewish Temple Encourages Worship Through The Arts Located in the Beverly Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, one synagogue is also a theater where people come for an experience unlike traditional Jewish services. David Baron is the founding rabbi of t

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India Primed to Invest Abroad Investments by Indian companies in foreign countries have risen sharply as they look for newer markets and resources to fuel a growing economy. For nearly 150 years, Harrisons Malayalam has grown rubber and tea on massiv

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Worlds Tallest Flagpole, Flies World's Largest Flag in Tajikistan The worlds tallest flag pole, flying the worlds largest flag, now flies in Tajikistan, in the heart of Central Asia. Celebrating 20 years of independence Rising 165 meters in the air,

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India has put on hold a multi-billion dollar expansion of an aluminum plant by a British-based company. The government said it based its decision on environmental concerns. The government will also decide next week on the fate of a proposed steel pla

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Special Movie Effects Still Require a Lot of Work 特殊的电影效果仍然需要大量的后期制作 Todays moviegoers know that many breathtaking special effects are created by powerful computers. What they often dont know is that these scenes s

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: About two-thirds of adults get their news on social media. That's according to the Pew Research Center. During the presidential campaign, we saw how easily tech can polarize our country. But can it also help bring people together

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: The amount of carbon dioxide in the air is rising because of human activity. And NPR's Merrit Kennedy reports that scientists around the world are trying to understand how more CO2 is going to impact the plants we eat. MERRIT KENN

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Recent public opinion surveys suggest that Democrats might be narrowing the gap with Republicans in the battle for control of Congress in the November 2 midterm elections. The latest poll from The Washington Post and ABC News shows Republicans leadin

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Now that he's been office for more than a year, U.S. President Donald Trump is set to give his first State of the Union Address on Tuesday night. The speech he gave last year is known as an annual message. One big subject he's expected to focus on is

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and interpreting sounds. Its called the auditory cortex. What was a surprise is the higher centers of their brain are very large and suggest that something very different is going on in Parasaurolophus and its kin than in most other of these plant-ea

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By Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 09 February 2006 watch Brookhaven report Experimental results at Brookhaven National Laboratory’s supercollider that replicate in miniature the “Big Bang,” when

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In India's West Bengal State, authorities have started talks with protesters opposing an automobile plant proposed by Tata Motors to manufacture the world's cheapest car. The automaker has suspended work on the plant, in the face of growing protests

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Asocial Octopuses Become Cuddly on MDMA When humans take the drug MDMAbest known as ecstasythey feel a deeper connection to othersemotionally and physically. Because MDMA affects serotonin, a nervous system chemical. Serotonin is one of the oldest ne

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 14 October 2009 Thailand's perception as a haven for foreign investment has been shaken after environmental activists and residents succeeded in a court order halting dozens of industrial projects worth almost $10 billion. The

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Insurance Rules Can Hamper Recovery From Opioid Addiction STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The roadblock to attacking the drug addiction crisis - it is hard for people to get medications that help them recover, hard even if they have insurance. Drugs like Suboxo

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