By the mid-nineteenth century, the term “icebox” had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of ordinary citizens in the United States. The ice trade gre

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LAUREN FRAYER, HOST: When you hear the Spanish word quinceanera, you might think of poufy, pink dresses, big, boisterous family parties and a traditional rite of passage for 15-year-old Latina girls. A new HBO documentary series takes us inside the m

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Galatians 加拉太书_Ga_5 1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. 2Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be o

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Pakistan, India Signal 'New Era' of Cooperation The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan have hailed a new era of cooperation, after meeting for the first time since peace talks between the rival nations resumed earlier this year. The officials pr

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影片对白 Gabrielle: How am I supposed to live without a car? Lawyer: Gabrielle, listen. Tanaka is still at large , and they're going to want Carlos to flip on him, so this is their way of playing hardball. Now, I'm guessing that they're not done yet

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By Suzanne Chislett London 29 August 2007 The southeast Asian nation of Burma is famously secretive. A military government has run the country since the army put down anti-government riots in 1988. The opposition party leader Aung San Suu Kyi has sp

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By Jim Bertel Washington 27 December 2006 Watch Bush, Ford report Former President Gerald Ford was rememberedWednesday by President Bush as a great American who spent the best years of his life serving the U.S. VOA's Jim Bertel has more on reaction

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 The World Health Organization says alcohol abuse is the third leading cause of death and disability in the world. A new WHO report says the harmful use of

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Artie Shaw, 1910-2004 : Last Great Musician of What Has Been Called the Big Band Era DOUG JOHNSON: Im Doug Johnson with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell the story of a musician who led one of the most popula

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 22 January 2008 Thousands of mourners gathered in Auckland for the funeral of New Zealand's national hero, Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Mount Everest. The 88-year-old adventurer died earlier this month. From Sydney, Ph

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warns that the era of cheap natural gas is ending because of multi-billion dollar investments needed to develop the industry. Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting of a dozen leading natural gas exporters who conve

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By David Gollust United Nations 23 September 2009 President Barack Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 23 Sep 2009 President Barack Obama, in his first policy speech to the U.N. General Assembly, said the United States is

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Genetic Test Pinpoints Cause of Patient Illness About a decade ago, scientists decoded the human genome, creating a gene-by-gene map of our DNA. In the decade since, genetic research has accelerated, but mostly it's stayed in the laboratory. Now, gen

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Libya Faces Economic Challenges in Post-Gadhafi Era Moammar Gadhafi is dead, but Libyans still face many difficulties now that their long time leader is gone, including how to repair a battered economy. Before the uprisings, Libya produced roughly 1.

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: On the eve of Donald Trump's inauguration, Americans are still deeply divided about the next president. That includes some married couples who voted differently in the election, couples like Marty and Jessica Halprin. They live i

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: It was 1981. A new Republican president with a background in the entertainment business was trying to jumpstart the U.S. economy out of a brutal recession. The president pushed tax cuts. Then his administration had to come up with

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There was a time when journalist April Ryan was just another face in the crowd at the White House press briefing room. She started covering the White House for American Urban Radio Networks more than 20 years ago. And she looks b

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 25 November 2007 President Bush and Britain's leader Gordon Brown have congratulated Australia's Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd after his stunning election win. Mr. Rudd's overwhelming victory has ended more than a decade of co

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By David McAlary Washington 07 June 2006 Children collect water in Luanda, Angola Researchers in Bangladesh have tested a drug that cures cholera in most patients, showing that it is a useful new weap

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 14 April 2008 India is expressing a willingness to work with the Maoists in Nepal, who are in line to form the new government in Kathmandu, based on election results so far. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New De

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