From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Bush says the US is not headed for a recession, but in Mr. Bush's words, there is no question the country is in a slowdown. His remarks in Washington today are backed by the latest reports an

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1. Jeremy is from Ohio. Oh really? What part of Ohio? 2. Kelly is a saleswoman. Is that right? What company? 3. He's a university student. Oh. What university? 4. Ronda lives in Texas. Really? What city (in Texas)? 5. I work at a restaurant. Oh reall

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Back in Houston, the country's fourth largest city is a hub of the nation's oil refineries, and, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, gas prices are up. AAA says the national average for regular gas is now $2.59 a gallon. That's 23 cents higher than just

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Remember the Alamo! The Making of a Nation No. 47: Andrew Jackson Part 3 铭记阿拉莫事件 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning English. Im Steve Ember. 来自voa英

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This is AP News Minute. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went to Turkey, following his trip to Saudi Arabia. He is talking to both countries about the fate of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Texas republican Senator Ted Cruz and Congressman B

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We begin with the breaking news in the murder of Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia. That and fears that his killing could be part of a wider plot. Mr. McLelland was district attorney for Kaufman County, Texas, that's just southeast of Eastern Dalla

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by Michael W. Flynn Todays topic is nudity. But first, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in yo

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1. Short-term interest rates will stay the same for now. At its latest policy meeting, the Federal Reserve said the economy has strengthened since early this year, but it wants to see further gains in the job market and higher inflation before raisin

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ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. In eighteen fifty, the United States Congress debated a proposal for an important compromise. The compromise dealt mostly with the national dispute over slavery. T

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AS IT IS 2015-05-20 US Police: Biker Gangs Threaten Public Safety 美国警方:摩托车帮派危害公众安全 Texas police are guarding against violence after a clash between competing motorcycle gangs. Nine people were killed in the fighting last

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AS IT IS 2014-10-25 US Supreme Court Allows Texas Voter ID Law 美国最高法院批准德州选民身份法 The United States Supreme Court says the southwestern state of Texas can keep in place a new voting law. The law says voters must show identi

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Technology Developed in Texas Expands Natural Gas Production LEAM Drilling Systems, in Conroe, Texas, runs its trucks on compressed natural gas, or CNG. LEAM Vice President Scott Bradley said cheap natural gas makes the company's 18 CNG trucks a good

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Iranian Terror Suspect Known in Texas as Mentally Disorganized Manssor Arbabsiar, the man the U.S. government has charged with taking part in a plot with Iranian government officials to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States, lived for

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: You know, there seems to be a smartphone app for everything. You need a taxi, you use a ride-sharing app. You want food, you have delivery apps that are a dime a dozen. Well, now access to birth control is a few clicks away. Onlin

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April 16th, 2007A gunman opens fire on the campus of Virginia Tech, killing 32 students and faculty members before killing himself. The number of the victims made the shooting the deadliest in modern U.S. history. 1947,The country deadliest industr

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April 16th, 2007A gunman opens fire on the campus of Virginia Tech, killing 32 students and faculty members before killing himself. The number of the victims made the shooting the deadliest in modern U.S. history. 1947,The country3's deadliest indu

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April 16th, 2007A gunman opens fire on the campus of Virginia Tech, killing 32 students and faculty members before killing himself. The number of the victims made the shooting the deadliest in modern U.S. history. 1947,The country3's deadliest indu

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April 16th, 2007A gunman opens fire on the campus of Virginia Tech, killing 32 students and faculty members before killing himself. The number of the victims made the shooting the deadliest in modern U.S. history. 1947,The country3's deadliest indu

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I was three years old, at the side of my bed Learned to fold my hands and bow my head When Mama said you know, he's always listening No matter what kind of trouble we'll find ain't nothing too big He's always got the time to fix it, yeah, that's his

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