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Heady? gunfire from opposition fighters in the Syrian city Aleppo was collected by the Turkish agency Anadolu as fighting enters its 5th day. Opposition activists say fighting raged through the night and many neighborhoods. Syria's commercial hub is
A college program is going to spend two years trying to make the world a little more polite, and it all starts with a definition. I'm Carl Azuz, and we welcome you to CNN Student News First up, officials in parts of Wisconsin are telling people to ge
AS IT IS 2014-06-30 A Fight Over Immigration in the Republican Party 保守共和党人反对移民政策 Traditional and conservative members of the Republican party differ on immigration policies. The two sides had strong differences even before la
Indiana is just one signature away from becoming the country's 23rd right-to-work state. Governor Mitch Daniels is expected to sign off on the legislation today after the state Senate approved it. Indiana Public Broadcasting's Brandon Smith reports f
American journalist Glenn Greenwald responsible for writing many of the stories about the NSA disclosed by Edward Snowden says he will now start publishing material more frequently. The comments come a day after his partner David Miranda was detained
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. At the stroke of midnight tonight, a vital intelligence law that is helping protect our nation will expire. Congress had the power to prevent this from happening, but chose not to. The Senate passed a good bill that woul
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, my Administration reached an agreement with Republicans and Democrats in the Senate on immigration reform. I thank the leaders in both parties who worked hard to produce legislation that will secure the border
The policy of separating children from parents illegally seeking entry at the United States border is dividing Americans. More Republicans spoke out against the policy as Democrats called for changes. In April, the administration of President Donald
By Deborah Tate The U.S. Senate has voted to repeal a tax subsidy for U.S. exports that the World Trade Organization says violates global trade rules. The bill, which already has been approved by the
More US Schools Teaching Skills to Recognize False News A growing number of American states are requiring schools to teach students how to judge information on the internet and social media. California is the latest state to pass such a requirement.
Mexico Takes First Step to Overhauling Criminal Law 墨西哥启动刑法修改第一步 The Northern Mexican State of Nuevo Leon has taken the first step toward open court criminal trials by allowing
DEVELOPMENT REPORT – July 8, 2002: World Day Against Child Labor By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The United Nations International Labor Organization has launched a y
1. The first tough gun control legislation since the New Town, Connecticut school shooting is about to pass in New York. The state Senate has easily passed the legislation and the assembly will follow suit Tuesday. 2. A person familiar with the situa
Eastern Ukraine Cease-fire Deal Reached 乌克兰东部达成停火协议 The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France agreed on Thursday to declare a ceasefire in Ukraine. The officials met in Minsk, Belarus. The cease-fire deal is aimed at en
AS IT IS 2015-07-14 Silica Sand Mining Worries Communities 美国硅砂矿引发社区担忧 The United States is increasing production of oil and natural gas through a process known as fracking. This process is sometimes called hydraulic fracking be
Francoise Roels is the only woman among 12 board members at Cofinimmo. But that's about to change. The top brass of the leading listed real-estate investor in Belgium will soon have a completely different set-up. Last year Belgium introduced gender q
WHITE HOUSE The Obama administration is once again going to the American people to win support for one of its initiatives. The president and other White House officials are mounting a public campaign for passage of gun control legislation, evidenced
1. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen says the cap of the broken wellhead is now collecting more than 620,000 gallons of oil in a day, but even as the amount of oil captured increases daily, officials still can't say how much additional oil is still esca
1. Memphis, Tennessee, is watching the worst of it flow by. Mississippi River crested just below record levels there, leaving a mess in low-lying areas. Attention is now turning to cities and communities downstream. 2. President Barack Obama is turni