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This is good ice cream, said Benny. The best ice cream in the whole world. You always say that when we come to the ice-cream parlor, Violet said, smiling at Benny. The Aldens were sitting at one of the little tables inside the shop eating ice-cream c
Katy met them at the door of the shop. In each hand, she held several slips of paper. Can you believe this? Some people! she fumed, waving the papers in the air. What is it, Granna? asked Brianna, jumping quickly down from the wagon and tying Butters
HUFFFF, HUFFFF, HUFFFFF... With each breathfrom the Frost Giant, a blast of cold wind sweptthrough the hollow. Jack trembled. He felt chilled to the bone. HUFFFF,HUFFFF, HUFFFFF.... The giant's breathing grew louder and stronger. Jack squeezed his ey
Daughters, Sons and Dogs Get a Day at the Office This past Thursday, we saw a lot of fresh new faces at our Voice of America Headquarters Building. It was Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day, not just here but at job sites nationwide. This annua
A: I appreciate you coming so quickly, officer. B: Whoa, what a mess! What happened here? A: Apparently while I was at school today, someone decided to help themselves to the contents of my apartment. B: Was everything locked up when you left? A: I t
VOICE ONE: Im Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about writer Langston Hughes, who has been called the poet voice of African Americans. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Langston Hug
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 29 November 2006 A court in Nigeria has struck down a report by a government panel that said Vice President Atiku Abubakar should be indicted on graft charges that claim he had diverted public funds . For VOA, Gilbert da Co
Coalition Forces Train Afghan Police to Stop Taliban U.S. and Afghan soldiers arrived in the village of Marzak in early January on a high-stakes mission to shape the conditions for the war's end. U.S. Army Captain Jim Perkins says Marzak is the only
Vaccine Attacks Breast Cancer in Mice Scientists have developed a vaccine which reduces breast cancer tumors in mice. The researchers say it may work against a number of other cancers, too, if it works in humans. Vaccines boost the body's immune syst
A massive ice island has broken off the coast of Greenland. Heat waves, droughts and floods have been wreaking havoc across the globe in recent weeks, and now scientists say a 250 square kilometer island of ice has broken off from a glacier in Greenl
USA's Zach Parise, center, celebrates after USA's Jamie Langenbrunner, far right, scored past Canada's goalie Martin Brodeur in the third period in men's preliminary round hockey play at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, 21
Scientists to Drill Huge Hole in Antarctic Ice Antarctica is the largest reservoir of glacial ice on the planet. An expedition of international scientists is headed to the frozen continent to study why its glaciers are retreating so fast. What they f
10-4 Police Codes Losing Favor If youve ever seen an American police show on TV or in the movies, youve seen a dispatcher or an officer on patrol communicate using so-called ten-codes. These are shorthand codes that have different meanings. The most
Warm Ocean Accelerating Antarctic Ice Loss The study is the first comprehensive survey of all the Antarctic ice shelves, which are the 1.5 million square kilometers that fringe much of the frozen continent. Lead author Eric Rignot, a professor at the
ICE Detained The Wrong Peter Brown MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Every year, dozens of U.S. citizens are detained because they're thought to be immigrants in the country illegally. In the Florida Keys, one such U.S. citizen filed a lawsuit after being det
Yesterday was the winter solstice, the time when the sun is furthest away from us. The sun rises around 7.30 am in Auckland and 8.20 am in Dunedin because it is further south. In Auckland the sun sets at 11 minutes past 5, and in Wellington, Christch
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 10 October 2006 A special court in the Nigeria Tuesday started a hearing on corruption charges filed against Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports that the charges flow from a public dispute betwe
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 04 July 2007 Pakistani security forces say time is running out for more than 1,000 militants inside Islamabad's radical Lal Masjid or Red Mosque. Powerful blasts and machine gunfire could be heard around the mosque througho
A 36-year-old man stormed into the Ramona post office yelling at everyone to get out of his way. Carrying a shotgun, he climbed up onto the countertop and told everyone to lie on the floor. Then he pulled the trigger and fired a round into the ceilin
I have a very disorganized office. My co- workers have been making jokes about my office for a long time, and my boss finally cracked down on me. He told me: Get the office organized by Friday no excuses! What choice did I have? Ive always been a pac