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After Sandy, Wall Street Closed for 2nd Day Major U.S. stock and bond markets were closed again on Tuesday, a day after Hurricane Sandy swept through New York City. The area around Wall Street was part of a mandatory evacuation zone, and with the sto
World Series Provides Economic Boost to St. Louis The ultimate games in professional baseball, the World Series, can provide an economic boost to cities that host the championship. The St. Louis Cardinals' route to this year's World Series, where the
By Jessica Desvarieux Cairo 28 September 2009 A CDC Image of H1N1 influenza virus With the global concern over the H1N1 swine flu virus rising, some tourists are finding themselves inside a quarantine cell as their first sightseeing experience. Egyp
France, Germany Show Solidarity on Greek Economy The leaders of France and Germany signaled Friday they want to find a quick solution to the economic crisis in Greece. In Greece, the prime minister reshuffled his Cabinet and replaced his finance mini
Israelis, Palestinians Skeptical Over Success of Obama Visit In Arab East Jerusalem, Mohamed Abu Ghadan operates this parking lot owned by his family for 70 years. He is looking forward to President Obama's visit. But like many people here, he says h
Airport Towers Close Under Forced US Budget Cuts Air traffic controllers at the Frederick, Maryland, airport will no longer guide pilots around this busy airspace. Under mandatory federal government spending cuts, this control tower - like 148 others
Safe Rooms Saved Lives in Tornado Disaster The tornado that carved a path of destruction through Moore took 24 lives. Its winds were clocked at 400 kilometers per hour. With only 15 minutes warning, residents fled town or took refuge in the sturdiest
全世界难民数量创新纪录 WASHINGTON The United Nations refugee agency says a record number of people worldwide have been displaced by war, violence and persecution and the number of people forced to flee their homes is rapidly growing. In a
Vehicles May Soon Be Talking to Each Other 汽车或许很快就能相互交流 WASHINGTON U.S. regulators are close to approving new standards for enabling vehicles to communicate with each other, hoping the new technology will reduce traffic accide
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: While abortion is legal in the United States, for some, it is not very accessible. A new study finds that many women face legal barriers and long distances to get the procedure. NPR's Sarah McCammon reports. SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLIN
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: While the debate over immigration rages here in the U.S., there's a similar debate happening in Israel. Tens of thousands of East African migrants have gone to Israel in the past decade, and now Israel is handing out deportation
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: While President Trump is cruising towards a major win with taxes, the businesses he founded are facing challenges. Sales at some of the president's properties are suffering. Prices are down. And it appears many customers ar
Australian Federal Police have called off their mission to secure the MH17 crash site due to fierce fighting between the Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says it's too risky to send in a
Australia's tougher anti-terrorist laws are set to be strenthened even further in the wake of the Parramatta shooting involving a fifteen-year-old radicalized boy. The planning includes lowering the age for control orders from sixteen to fourteen. Th
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Bali 10 December 2007 Delegates to the U.N. climate change conference are locked in debate over whether to set tough new limits on greenhouse-gas emission, with the United States leading the fight against firm limits. VOA's Na
By Trish Anderton Bali, Indonesia 03 December 2007 Representatives of more than 180 nations gathered on the Indonesian island of Bali today to kick off a United Nations-sponsored conference on global climate change. The U.N. hopes the meeting will co
China's aviation watchdog has announced mandatory inspections for all Chinese-made MA-60 aircraft. The announcement made Friday follows two incidents involving the plane's landing signal system. Local authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzho
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THIS IS AMERICA - US Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Law, Strikes Down Much of Immigration Law CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. Today, we will look at the recent United States Supreme Cour
Topic 1: Subway security checksA woman in Shanghai has been given five-months detention with a six-month reprieve after assaulting police officers in a subway station. The woman, surnamed Tang, refused to allow subway security guards to scan her bag