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Alexander Rodriguez, a.k.a. A-Rod, is one of the worlds greatest baseball players. He plays for the New York Yankees, after starting his career with Seattle and Texas. He holds a long list of baseball records. He is the youngest player ever to hit 50
Health Report - Unequal Treatment Drives Disability Rights Movement 健康报道 - 不公平待遇推动残疾人权利运动的发展 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 New estimates show
Forced Marriage Continues in Many Countries Young girls forced into marriage is still a reality in many parts of the world, and it doesn't just happen in developing nations. Activists, African first ladies and victims gathered at a conference in Los
Americans get confused when they try to understand the food labels (Nutrition Facts) on their packaged food. This is partly because the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture often seem more interested in the welfare of the fo
US Port Security Technology Evolving Millions of containers from around the world enter ports throughout the United States every year. The threat to U.S. national security at these ports have grown in the last decade and so has security. At a recent
Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight. Im Bryan VanHaitsma. Voice 2 And Im Rebekah Schipper. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice
This week Monday, a coalition of advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in Washington to block a pending law in the Western U.S. state of Arizona. Arizona is on the U.S. border with Mexico, and the controversial law is a response to illegal immigration to t
By Parke Brewer Washington 22 May 2006 Security issues always play a role at major sporting events and that is no different for next month's World Cup football finals in Germany. Allianz-Arena stadium
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 08 June 2006 watch Secret Prisons report There have been vehement rejections in Europe and the United States of a report asserting the existence of secret U.S prisons in Europe. A Council of Europe investigation alle
By Ron Corben Mae Sot, Thailand 23 February 2006 Former Burmese political prisoners now living in Thailand have formed an association to support compatriots still detained back home. Burmese women sho
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. March seventeenth is Saint Patrick's Day, a time to celebrate Irish culture. The Census Bureau says that in two thousand seven, thirt
Ghana's ruling party wants to stop Friday's voting in a single constituency that could decide the nation's next president. Ghana's opposition candidate is holding a slight lead over his ruling-party rival. Ghana's opposition party candidate John Att
Africa,humanitarian,people,By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 January 2006 The World Food Program is intensifying its appeal on behalf of millions of people in drought-stricken Horn of Africa who are threatened with hunger. WFP says it
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 17 October 2006 Head of Tamil Tiger political wing, S. P. Thamilselvan (2R) inspects damage to their radio transmitting station in Kokkavil, October 17, 2006 The Sri Lankan government has launched air stikes on Tamil rebe
People of all ages danced to tunes at the Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition in Grayson County, Virginia. American bluegrass music originated with immigrants from Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales beginning in the early 1600s
Noriko: Have you had a chance to look over Russs project? Walt: Yeah, I took a look at it yesterday. If you have a couple of minutes, I can give you my two cents. Noriko: Sure. Shoot. Walt: Well, its not what I envisioned when we gave him the charge
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 04 August 2006 U.N. Security Council President Nana Effah-Apenteng has expressed frustration at the slow pace of efforts to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. U.N. officials also say the humanitar
By Anne Look Dakar 18 September 2009 Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore speaks to Ivory Coast National assembly, 17 Sep 2009 Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaor visited Ivory Coast this week. Mr. Compaor is leading regional efforts to organize th
When Sidney Ritterberg began to study Chinese, he didn't realize his entire life would be entangled with the country. I volunteered for the Army after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. I was picked out to be trained in Japanese because I did well
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 10 May 2007 Washington's ambassador at the United Nations says most Security Council members back a plan to grant supervised independence to Kosovo. But as VOA's correspondent at the U.N. Peter Heinlein reports, veto-