NPR 2008-12-27

Police in California are providing new details into the Christmas Eve slayings in the town of Covina that left nine people dead and a number of others severely injured. Los Angeles police chief Kim Raney says 45-year-old Bruce Pardo who entered a ho

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Amber: Hello, I'm Amber and this is bbclearningenglish.com. In Entertainment today, we listen to a review of a new Hollywood film, The Painted Veil, and we hear how the film which stars Naomi Watts and Edward Norton is different from the classic Eng

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Amber: Hello, Im Amber and this is bbclearningenglish.com. In Entertainment today, we listen to a review of a new Hollywood film, The Painted Veil, and we hear how the film which stars Naomi Watts and Edward Norton is different from the classic Engli

CNN 2008-01-31

Good afternoon from the CNN Center in Atlanta. I'm Reggie Aqui. Thanks for checking in. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Former Senator John Edwards has officially announced that he is dropping out of the presidential race. Edward

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Iraqi security forces continue to make progress in their fight to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS terrorists. Iraqi forces have succeeded in taking back Mosul International Airport said the commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 22 July 2007 President Bush's homeland security advisor says the United States wants to work with Pakistan to shut down terrorist outposts along the Pakistani-Afghan border. But Frances Townsend also makes clear, the Bush

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AP 2012-07-16

1. Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials hushed up child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky. That's according to a scathing report issued today on the scandal. The 267-page report is the result of an eight-month inquiry by former F

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