AS IT IS 2016-02-29 Federal Government Owns Almost Half of Western US The United States government owns nearly a third of the nations land, including nearly half of Western states. In the rest of the country, the federal government owns just 4 percen

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War, Drought Threaten Iraq's Marshlands 战争、干旱威胁伊拉克沼泽地 Iraq's southern wetlands are in crisis. These areas are the spawning ground for Gulf fisheries, a resting place for migrating wildfowl, and the source of livelihood for f

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U.S. President Barack Obama is reaching out to organized labor as he seeks support for his economic and health care policies. The president is waging an all-out campaign to win over union members. On Tuesday, he made back-to-back appearances in two s

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AS IT IS 2016-02-27 Infant Swept From Father's Arms In Fiji Cyclone After Cyclone Winston blew through Fiji last weekend, 42 people were dead, and four were still missing, including an infant. The winds of Cyclone Winston reached more than 285 kilome

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Artists and rights activists are pushing the Cuban government to change a law that they fear will hurt creativity and increase censorship. The law is to take effect next month. It bars artists and musicians from providing their services in any place

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To clarify this, lets look at the definitions of both confidence and humility. 为了澄清这些,让我们看一下自信和谦卑的定义。 Confidence is a self-assurance arising from an appreciation of ones true abilities. 自信是一种对自己

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Task 2: Mountain regions face a number of dangers. Script Mountain people around the world are in great danger of the negative effects of the worsening environment, according to a UN report. As global warming and deforestation accelerate and technolo

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This is AP news minute. 1. Police say a Sikh man is recovering after a gunman approached him as he rode his car on a suburban Seattle driveway and told him Go back to your country, before shooting him in the arm. Authorities in the city of Kent are s

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AS IT IS - Nigeria takes action against the Yahoo-Yahoo boys This is AS IT IS, from VOA Learning English. Hello, Im Christopher Cruise. Today on the program, Jeri Watson takes us to Nigeria, where the government is taking action against some of its y

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'Haunted Houses' Attract Big Crowds on Halloween There is something in human psychology that makes people enjoy being scared. During Halloween season for the past 26 years, thrill seekers in Houston have come to Screamworld and paid good money to be

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In Afghanistan, the vast majority of the population relies on agriculture for its livelihood. Three decades of war have not changed the central importance of farming in this country, only its difficulty. Afghanistan's U.S.-educated Minister of Agricu

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NOEL KING, HOST: Butchers in France say they are under threat from so-called militant vegans, and they've asked the French government for protection. Butchers say what's at stake is not just the right to eat meat but a way of life. NPR's Eleanor Bear

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U.S. presidents are elected every four years. Members of House of Representatives every two years, but there is November election day every year and 2013s was yesterday. In different states and cities people cast votes for governor, mayor in differen

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Growth of 6.7-percent in both the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters has most observers now suggesting the Chinese government stands poised to meet its full-year growth target of between 6.5 to 7-percent. The analysis released along-side the new figures from

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The latest economic stats show China has been Cambodia's largest trading partner for the last 3-years, as well as its largest foreign investor. Numerous Chinese companies have been making their way into the Cambodian market for various reasons, inclu

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This partially submerged palm tree is a stark(鲜明的) reminder that climate change is bringing real changes to the world's landscape. The vanishing Indian island of Ghoramara is part of Sundarbans, the world's largest delta, which straddles(横跨

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Iran Nuclear Talks Weigh on Those Watching from Afar 海外伊朗人同样关注核谈判 Iranians at home and those living abroad are closely watching international talks this week aimed at ending Iran's controversial nuclear program. Many are hopef

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The just concluded G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Shanghai was a key topic for discussion between Li Keqiang and Jacob Lew. Li said the meeting reached a positive consensus in a number of areas. Even though the economic s

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One Girl Changed My Life 一位女孩改变了我的生活 My childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, a ceaseless quest for expression, skill, and experience. School was only a background to the supreme delight of lessons in mus

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African countries had always been important players on the map of China's foreign policy. From the Belt and Road initiative to China's investment and aid plans, African countries are never left out. How do African people see China's undertakings in t

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