12 Museums From Boston to Los Angeles, from New York City to Chicago to Dallas, museums are either planning, building, or wrapping up wholesale expansion programs. These programs already have radically altered facades and floor plans or are expected

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11 Museums From Boston to Los Angeles, from New York City to Chicago to Dallas, museums are either planning, building, or wrapping up wholesale expansion programs. These programs already have radically altered facades and floor plans or are expected

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Meeting in Philadelphia to Write a Constitution 建国史话 (17):制定宪法之二 From VOA Learning English, welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in Special English. Im Steve Ember. This w

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Thousands have gathered outside Philadelphia's Independence Hall, waiting for Pope Francis to speak later this hour. Earlier today, Pope celebrated Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Among the some 1600 congregants * this mornin

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Hello to you, I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Hamas is vowing retaliation for Israel's deadly assault on Gaza. At least 170 people have been killed in a series of Israeli airstri

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EDUCATION REPORT – May 9, 2002: Privatization of Public Schools By Jerilyn Watson This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Last month, a state committee voted to give control of forty-two p

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Philadelphia has some of the most passionate sports fans in the United States. They love all their professional teams and give them great support. And during the past decade all have been in contention for championships. Great support and spirit Thou

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Marian Anderson, 1897-1993: Her Voice Became Famous Around the World VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we begin the first of two reports about sin

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Number of Bicyclers Soars Along with US Gas Prices With gasoline prices prices in the United States hovering around $1 per liter, the number of bicyclers is increasing, especially in cities, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. Sales of road bikes

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全球化经济对美国的影响 The air outside this factory in Northeast Philadelphia once smelled of cookies. But the aroma,along with the 350 workers who for decades made Oreos disappeared last year when snackfood giant Mondelez shift production

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Philadelphia Laundry Succeeds by Being Green When Gabriel Mandujano opened Wash Cycle Laundry in Philadelphia four years ago, the 26-year-old social innovator had three goals in mind: making a profit, developing community and staying green. Four year

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A name that is in the Bible is the name of a city, Philadelphia. 有座城市的名字是取自于《圣经》非拉铁非(简称费城), It means the City of Brotherly Love. 意思是兄弟之爱的城市。 This name was chosen to give to thi

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In the U.S. Mothers' Day is a holiday celebrated on second Sunday in May. It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards, gifts, and flowers. First observance in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1907, it is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in 18

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Thousands of aspiring doctors learn news of their future on Friday. That's the day they're told where they'll be doing their medical residencies. Match Day is the end of a nerve-wracking process. President Trump's efforts to ban

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Philadelphia is looking at a new tool to fight opioid addictions - supervised injection sites. That's where people can safely inject heroin or other opioids under medical supervision. It would be the first such site in the U.S.,

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Jonathan Demme, who directed The Silence Of The Lambs, Philadelphia and many other movies and documentaries, died today of complications from esophageal cancer. As NPR's Neda Ulaby reports, the Oscar award-winning filmmaker passe

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Topics: Philadelphia, jury duty, canary in a coal mine, rule of thumb Words: jury pool hardship to be excused impartial to get out of verdict trial cheesesteak diverse liberty canary coal mine rule of thumb

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今天我们要学的词是affordable。 Affordable, 是指能够负担得起。 Affordable housing, 是住得起的房子;affordable health care, 是指能够负担的医疗保健费用。The state government is discussing plans to make state coll

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Teddy Pendergrass (R) performs at the Good Neighbor Community Outreach Celebration, Philadelphia, in this Aug 2000 file photo Legendary rhythm-and-blues singer Teddy Pendergrass died of colon cancer January 13 at a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylva

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Religious congregations help the homeless, provide counseling, offer spiritual guidance and celebrate life cycle events. Churches and synagogues have played these roles for hundreds of generations. But for the first time, a new study has put an econo

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