Americans

2020-12-23 Study: Americans Feeling Less Festive this Holiday Season

Maureen Brennan will spend Christmas with her daughter at their home in Nashua, New Hampshire, after refusing invitations from relatives…

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2020-12-13 Millions of Americans Visit Food Banks for First Time

The deadly COVID-19 virus struck the central United States just as Aaron Crawford's family was in crisis. The Minnesota man…

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2020-05-26 Efforts Underway to Get Food from US Farms to Americans in Need

Food banks in the United States have struggled to meet increasing demand from people who cannot pay for food because…

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2020-05-01 After 100 Years, Victory Gardens Connect Americans Again

During World War I, posters saying "Food will win the war" urged Americans to grow their own food in what became known…

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2020-04-04 Americans Trying New Looks, Staying Mostly Out of Sight

Jacob Kunthara's wife and three adult children had never seen him without the mustache he wore for 45 years. But the spread…

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2020-01-25 Are Americans Ready to Let Go of Single Family Homes?

For years, many Americans have thought of owning their own home as part of the American dream. But the idea…

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2019-10-26 Share of Americans with No Religious Affiliation Growing

Pew researchers said last week that 65 percent of American adults describe themselves as Christian. That is down from 77…

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2016-03-07 Americans Drove More in 2015

Americans drove more miles in 2015 than any year since the U.S. government started keeping records 45 years ago. The…

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2015-11-27 Americans Distrust Their Government, Poll Says

Most Americans don't have much trust in their government, says a new poll. Only 19 percent of Americans trust the government…

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2015-10-25 What Do Americans Fear Most?

Do you think Americans are more afraid of possible terrorist attacks or U. S. government corruption? If you guessed U.S.…

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2015-02-14 Americans Eating More ‘Fast Casual,’ Less Fast Food.

"Plain Cheeseburger. Give me two of them." That is Ted Mistretta ordering food in Washington D.C. before boarding a train…

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2014-11-29 Americans Can Again Adopt Vietnamese Children

After being blocked since 2008, Americans can once again adopt children from Vietnam. Adoptions ended six years ago when Vietnam and the…

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2013-04-22 Americans increasingly unlikely to support military intervention overseas

From VOA LEARNING ENGLISH, welcome to AS IT IS! Hello, I’m Steve Ember. Today, studies show Americans more and more…

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2017-08-29 More Americans Died From Drugs Than Ever Before

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. In 2016, more than 60,000 people died in the…

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2016-03-26 Report Says Americans Less Happy

The United States has experienced a decline in happiness during the past ten years although it remains among the world's…

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