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Americans Worry Robots Will Take Jobs, Leave Nothing to Do

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Report: Americans Know Little about Native Americans

A recent report confirms what Native Americans have always known: Most people in the United States know little, if anything, about American Indians. And what they do know is based on questionable information spread by traditional media. At the same t

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April is National Poetry Month in the United States. The Academy of American Poets started the special celebration ten years ago. National Poetry Month brings together publishers, booksellers, poetry groups, libraries, schools and poets around the co

VOA慢速英语 Americans Driven by 'Gut Instinct' to Act in Train Attack

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Photos Show Today’s Native Americans

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Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, Bin Laden is dead, but some Americans are still struggling with their experiences and memories of the disaster. As Su Yi reports, some of them are still suffering from Post-traumatic stress disorders, while others ar

New Discoveries Suggest Earlier Settlement of Americans

The first human inhabitants（居民 ） of North America settled at least 2,500 years earlier than the people previously identified as the first Americans. So say archaeologists, who have unearthed a trove of stone artifacts belonging to the early A

CDC: Too Many Americans Underestimate HIV Risk

The United States has warned that far too many Americans underestimate their risk for HIV or mistakenly believe the virus that causes AIDS is no longer a serious health threat. A statement was issued Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Pr

Obama's Next Campaign: More Taxes for Rich Americans

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Health Care Ruling a Victory for All Americans

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Chinese Want Electric Cars, Americans Not So Much

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Obesity shortens Americans' life expectancy

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Is Less Reading Making Americans Less Empathetic?

Is Less Reading Making Americans Less Empathetic? A new study from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor shows that Americans' levels of empathy have dropped significantly in the last three decades. Using a questionnaire called The Interpersonal Re

More Americans Planning to Spend Less on Travel This Year

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英语美文：Proud Americans

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Obama Urges Congress to Put Americans First

President Barack Obama says it is time for members of Congress to put aside political brinksmanship in order to boost the United States' sluggish economic recovery and create more jobs. During his weekly address Saturday, Obama said too many American