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The father of Trayvon Martin on Capitol Hill with the Congressional Black Caucus showing how the simmering issues of race and the law that came up in the George Zimmerman case are just as politically explosive, perhaps more so, since the jury acquitt
President Obama has signed a new defense authorization bill into law. But NPRs Ari Shapiro reports the president is making clear the bill doesnt go as far as he wanted toward closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay. President Obama released two page sig
From NPR news, in Washington, I am Jeanine Herbst. Israel Security Cabinet has approved a 24-hour extension of the 12-hour humanitarian cease-fire today. This new one will last until midnight, Sunday, local time. In a statement a Hamas spokesman says
Playing Fair in Business Marcel: Hey, why do you have the file for the Donovan account on your desk? I thought that was Evans account. Amanda: It is, but Im about to snatch it from him. He wont know what hit him. Marcel: Youre stealing his account? I
Football games often start with a coin toss and a national anthem. Sundays pregame ceremonies in Kansas City also included a moment of silence. The Kansas City chiefs held the moment on the victims of domestic violence and their families. Its an issu
Sarah / England speaker I am probably more worried about political dangers rather than environmental, mainly because with environmental, you have the option to change what's going to happen to the environment. You can sort of try and change that as m
A massive renewable energy project could change the seascape of the Welsh city of Swansea in coming years. The plan is to encase the city's lagoon in a horseshoe-shaped causeway that will serve as a giant tidal generator. The four-year project is mas
When you talk about government policy needing to intervene and make these changes that are necessary to change the trends. Yes, they have to. They are not going to have a choice because what we are going to have is a nation. We are going to have a na
Ross Dunn Israel is warning that it would strike government targets in Syria and Lebanon if these countries do not restrain the militant Islamic group Hezbollah. The warning came after recent violence
By Gary Thomas Washington 27 March 2008 A newspaper report published Thursday says the United States has stepped up its unilateral air strikes on al-Qaida fighters holed up in Pakistan's rugged tribal areas. The story, which appeared in the Washingto
By Michael Bowman Washington 19 May 2008 A Washington-based business group says the U.S. economy remains sluggish, but will likely avoid a major recession. VOA's Michael Bowman reports. The last two U.S. recessions, in the early 1990s and in 2001, sa
The head of Russia's troubled Ingushetia region was critically wounded in an assassination attempt Monday. President Yunus Bek Yevkurov survived but at least one other person was killed and several others wounded. A 12 June 2009 photo of Ingush Pres
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Massoud Barzani, president of the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdish region, during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, 03 Jun 2010 Turkish military forces crossed into Northern Iraq this week in pursuit of
China says it is deeply concerned by the escalating Ukraine crisis with violence and clashes causing numerous casualties in east and south Ukraine. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Saturday China calls on all parties in Ukraine to stay calm a
Lebanese soldiers clear debris at a damaged checkpoint after an exchange of fire between Israeli and Lebanese troops in the southern border village of Adaisseh, Lebanon, 03 Aug 2010 Clashes along the border between the Israeli military and the Lebane
By Cathy Majtenyi Central Somalia 17 October 2009 Somali children in the drought area Like the rest of eastern Africa, central Somalia is in the grips of a debilitating drought. As a result, more than half of the population is in need of emergency f
The State Department has condemned Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's announced decision to bar international relief groups from distributing aid in that country within a year, and said blame for resulting hardships will rest with the Khartoum gover
During his telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Wang Yi underscored China's firm stand on promoting the elimination of nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula, and the safeguarding of regional peace and stability. Both sides
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