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Illinois' Solution to Asian Carp Invasion: Eat Them The Asian carp, a species of fish brought from China to the U.S. several decades ago, is a growing concern in the midwest state of Illinois. The number of Asian carp in the states waterways has soar

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A storm system is generating a series of apparent tornadoes, the latest reported in the Midwestern and Southern US. In the tiny Missouri town of Sunset Hills just outside St. Louis, Mayor William Nolan describes being stunned by the damage. It's incr

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The cat was not moving. It was lying in the grass. The cat was black and white. It was a pretty black and white cat. It was cold outside. The cat was lying on its stomach. It was dark outside. The porch light shined on the cat. The cat looked at Siss

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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. Today we play music from the band Death Cab for Cutie ... Answer a question about American astronaut Neil Armstrong And report on an interesting satellite radio progr

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Asian Carp now outnumber native fish in many areas of the United States and their expansion particularly threatens the fragile ecosystems of the Great Lakes. In an effort to control algae growth, catfish farmers in the southern United States introduc

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Commerical fisherman Chad Isaak and a partner haul in a boatload of invasive Asian Carp, Jul 2010 The multi-billion-dollar commercial fishing industry in the Great Lakes region of the United States employs more than 800,000 people, but is threatened

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Comic book writer and editor Len Wein has died. He helped create a lot of famous characters during his nearly 50-year career. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Like Storm, the white-haired X-Man who controls the weather. MCEVERS: Human-plant hy

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Comedian Charlie Murphy Of 'Chappelle's Show' Dies At 57

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Next, we remember comedian and actor Charlie Murphy. He died yesterday. Murphy grew up in Brooklyn, and after a short jail sentence as a young man, he joined the Navy, where he served for six years. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Later, Murp

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: It seems like it was only yesterday that my friends here on the show said goodbye to American Idol. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED BROADCAST) ARI SHAPIRO, BYLINE: Fifteen years of bad tryouts. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, AMERICAN IDOL) UNIDEN

美国国家公共电台 NPR Rural South Korean County Prepares For Role As 2018 Winter Olympics Host

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Next February, South Korea is going to be hosting the Winter Olympics. It is being held in a county called PyeongChang which really does not like to be confused with North Korea's capital Pyongyang, so much so that it altered the

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Warning: This is a rather scary story, particularly if you are a very small tadpole. Halloween is the most frightening night the year, or it is the most scrummy night of the year, depending on whether you are on the right end of a trick or a treat. P

儿童故事集：Colin’s April Fool

In some countries, including France, there is a strong connection between fish and April Fools jokes. It seems the same is true on the pond, where Colin the grumpy Carp, plays a big practical joke on everyone. Read by Natasha. Written by Bertie. Proo

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Brazil runs risk of not hosting 2014 World Cup

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- A long line of poor communication within the Brazilian government and towards FIFA has caused the country to consider the possibility of losing the privilege to host the 2014 World Cup on Monday. A mixed reaction t

Brazil to meet Japan in Confederations Cup opener

SAO PAULO, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Host nation Brazil will meet Japan in the opening match of the 2013 Confederations Cup, football's world governing body FIFA said on Saturday. World and European champion Spain has been drawn to play its first game of th

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