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New Indian Law Takes Aim at Curbing Child Abuse This woman - who asked not to be identified -- says her sisters husband started sexually abusing her when she was nine years old. She eventually told her parents, but they did nothing. She says going to
Unit 48 Chinese Immigrants in the USA Chinese Americans make up a tiny fraction of US population, and their numerous contributions to their adopted land are much appreciated. However, it was once common in America to associate Chinese Americans with
Football Hooliganism Football hooliganism is seen by most as disorder involving football fans. Usually this involves criminal activity and in most cases occurs either at or just before or after a football match. Much football-crowd disorder is sponta
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 20 August 2006 A family coming apart at the seams comes together on a road trip filled with occasionally bizarre, but often wonderful discoveries about one another in a dark comedy co-starring Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell,
Reptiles, Amphibians in US Succumbing to Deadly Ranavirus Tracking the virus A few years ago, Scott Farnsworth, a graduate student at Towson University in Maryland, was sent to a wooded park in Maryland to relocate box turtles safely away from a new
By Zulima Palacio Hawaii 11 June 2007 Monk seals are one of the most endangered mammals in the world. In the Caribbean, they already are extinct. Off the African coast of Mauritania, they are down to a few hundred. In the remote northwestern islands
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Five years ago, the U.S. Justice Department concluded that juvenile courts in Memphis were failing to give children due process. Investigators uncovered significant racial disparities. And they reached a deal with the federal gov
AILSA CHANG, HOST: There's a grim chapter in American history that involves forced sterilization. And for much of the last century, California had one of the most active sterilization programs in the country. A state law from 1909 authorized the surg
There probably werent many animals of Cretaceous that would dare to try to grab a baby Tyrannosaurus Rex. Quetzalcoatlus could probably manage it. If you see a stork on the Nile today eating a baby crocodile, you can imagine in your mind Quetzalcoatl
These Olympic capabilities come down to one simple anatomical feature, its tail. Half the length of its body, it acts like a built-in counterbalance. By flicking it from side to side, it can make a sharp turn at full speed. If you were to look at Dei
By Nico Colombant Dakar 21 November 2007 Two British girls found guilty of cocaine smuggling in Ghana now await sentencing of up to three years in jail. Their lawyers and supporters say they will appeal, saying the girls were victims, rather than tra
Fourteen years ago, Brenda Eheart created a community founded on the idea that it takes a village to raise a child. Today that village, Hope Meadows, is thriving and serving as a model for other communities. VOA's Susan Logue reports. Hope Meadows r
Lion Conservation Challenges Giraffe Protection The giraffe is an icon of the African savannah. The lion is the top predator of the ecosystem. Both animals face uncertain futures, and both are subjects of intense, ongoing conservation work. Now a stu
Boat Noise Means Fish Can't Learn Their Lessons If you've ever gone snorkeling or scuba divingyou know how peaceful it sounds under there... aside from the crackling sound of snapping shrimp. 你如果浮潜或者潜过水,就会知道水下听起来
Mom's Genes Make Some Giraffes Hard to Spot Just like humans have virtually unique sets of fingerprints, every giraffehas a unique set of spots. Not that those spot patterns really help wildlife biologists identify their study subjects in real time.
By Jim Malone Washington 05 October 2009 The U.S. Supreme Court opened its annual term with much of the attention focused on the high court's newest member, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who was confirmed by the Senate in August, is the first Hispanic ju