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ESL Podcast 1183 Air and Water Pollution Julia: Stop poisoning us! Stop poisoning us! Robert: Why are you picketing in front of this factory? Julia: This factory is polluting our air and water. Theyre responsible for contaminating the environment wit
World Consumer Rights Day is an annual day for consumers to get together and know they have rights, even in todays world of multinational corporations. It started in 1983 and has grown ever since. It also aims to promote consumers rights and demand t
1. An air search in the southern Indian Ocean will resume on Friday morning for possible debris from Malaysia Airlines flight 370. Several rescue planes are hoping to determine if two large objects spotted in satellite imagery came from the jet vanis
An Unwelcome Business in the Neighborhood Patricia: Finally! That empty building has a new tenant. Thats great for the neighborhood. Francois: Think again. The new tenant plans to open a strip club. Patricia: A strip club in the middle of a residenti
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we look at the newest devices demonstrated at the recent International Consumer Electronics Show. The show offered a look at
By Kerry Sheridan The U.S. Consumer Confidence Index has hit a two-year high, according to a New York-based business research group. The findings signal an improved outlook for more jobs and an upswin
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Iraq, he prays the U.S. Troops there for bringing about what he describes as a remarkable change that Al-Qaeda has been routed and violence of all kinds has been dramat
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Immigrant Children Live in Numerous US Communities PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA Immigration has been a hot topic in American politics for years. But the recent surge of attention is different. While historically, the debate has been about migrant
.on the steps, 站在台阶上 and she looks gorgeous, 非常漂亮 but what really she's thinking, 但其实她在想 when can I go the fuck home? 我什么时候才能回家 I'm off. Already? 我要走了,这么早就走 I've done my duty, I beli
ECONOMICS REPORT - Inflation and the U.S. Consumer Price Index By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, May 21, 2004 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Concern about inflatio
By Lisa Bryant Paris 20 November 2007 A national transportation strike marked its seventh day in France, Tuesday - even as civil servants took to the streets for a separate one-day strike. Lisa Bryant has more on the demonstrations from Paris. Teache
BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer confidence increased slightly in March even though inflation rose last month from February. The Bankcard Consumer Confidence Index (BCCI), jointly compiled and released by Xinhua News Agency and China Uni
Masako: I think we should strike. We need to force management to listen to our grievances. Salvador: Hold on. I think youre being too hasty. Its up to our union to call a strike, not the workers. Masako: Im not suggesting a formal strike, but we coul
US Consumer Confidence Surges Two new reports are pointing to an improving U.S. economy. A research group, the Conference Board, reported Tuesday that consumer confidence in the U.S. jumped this month, reaching a seven-month high. Rising home values
A series of reports paint a mixed picture of the U.S. economy Tuesday, as consumer confidence rises, home prices fall, and an iconic retailer shuts a number of stores. U.S. consumer confidence hit its highest level in eight months in December as the
U.S. consumer confidence dropped in January. A private research group, the Conference Board, says its monthly survey of consumer sentiment showed people increasingly think jobs are more difficult to find. The group's closely watched index fell from 6
U.S. retail spending increased at a solid pace in March, an indication that consumer confidence is growing even as gasoline prices remain high. Consumer spending drives about 70 percent of the U.S. economy, the world's largest. The government said Mo
INDIANA, like many manufacturing states in the Midwest, has long felt the pain of seeing jobs go overseas. In his seven years as Republican governor, Mitch Daniels's response has been to offer a strong diet of pro-business legislation. In the past fe
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Students in Los Angeles have a new routine. When they arrive at schools in the morning, they are greeted by their teachers picketing outside. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED TEACHER: What do we want? UNIDENTIFIED T