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Hello, I'm Mellisa Long,here at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS on this Thursday the 15th of January. A busy day for potential members of the Obama Administration. There's already been an approv
It's a downward spiral, all too common among many Americans: out of work, out of money and soon out of their homes. But help could be on the way, a new plan that would allow homeowners to stay in their home even if they have no income. Personal finan
Stock prices fell sharply in the final half hour of trading today because of continued fears about the banking and auto industries. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 7.3% of its value today. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports. Prices were down throughout
A large bomb that exploded at a luxury hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan has claimed the lives of at least 11 people and left 55 others wounded today. Officials say militants attacked the Pearl Continental Hotel popular with foreigners with guns and a tru
An appeal from Swedish prosecutors is keeping Julian Assange in a British jail for at least another two days. Sweden is fighting a British judge's decision today to free the Wikileaks founder on bail while he fights extradition to Sweden, where he fa
President Obama has told Democratic supporters not to be discouraged by the election results giving Republicans control of the House. Mr. Obama says he's told Republican leaders he wants to cooperate on issues affecting the American people. I told Jo
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein The Pentagon confirms reports that Syrian government has been firing Scud missiles at insurgent areas in recent days. It has an escalation in the conflict as rebels try to overthrow the regime of Syrian
1. An Ohio medical examiner has ruled that the body found yesterday in a wooded area is that of Jessie Davis, a pregnant mother who disappeared about ten days ago. Davis's boyfriend Bobby Cutts Junior has been arrested and will be arraign ed Monday o
Tariffs Could Hurt US Beer Industry Dan Katt opened his beer company, Good City Brewing, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2016. At the time, it was a presidential election year. He did not think about the possibility of a trade dispute between President Do
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An American teenager has sparked a war of words after her tweets about weird British customs went viral. 一位美国青少年在推特上发贴列举怪异的英国习俗,被大肆转发,点燃了一场网络口水大战。 High school student M
1. Gay marriage advocates are celebrating their victory in Connecticut today. A judge issued a final ruling allowing same-sex couples to marry. Within minutes, the New Haven City clerk began issuing marriage licenses and at least one ceremony has al
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is making changes in the seven hundred billion dollar rescue plan for the financial industry. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson speaking to reporters Wednesday in Wash
Economics Report - The Fall of Bear Stearns J.P. Morgan Chase to buy the troubled investment bank with help of a 30 billion dollar loan from the Federal Reserve. Transcript of radio broadcast: 20 March 2008 This is the VOA Special English Economics
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History Series: How a Dispute Helped Lead to Party System Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton disagreed about how the U.S. should be led. At times, their attacks in newspapers were personal. Transcript of radio
ECONOMICS REPORT - Citigroup's Prince Resigns as CEO By Mario Ritter / Broadcast: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 16:00:00 UTC This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last week, we told you about big losses at the investment bank Merrill Lynch. But the lo
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week, the two major presidential candidates gave new details of their plans to help Americans deal with the economic crisis. On Monday, Democrat Barack Obama offered proposals totaling sixty bil
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. John McCain and Barack Obama held their second presidential debate this week. They took questions before a group of undecided voters in the style of a town hall meeting. As expected, many questions were ab
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Wednesday night, the United States Senate passed a rescue bill for the financial industry. A wide majority sent the bill for debate in the House of Representatives. The House rejected its own version
AS IT IS - The laughter with The King of Old Trafford Hello and welcome, Im June Simms with AS IT IS! Today, we turn up the laughter with The King of Old Trafford, a show starring an Indian comedian in South Africa. But first, we hear about the conti