United States

2022-06-09 US Faces Small Wheat Harvest as World Supplies Shrink

American farmers are having crop production problems at a time when many countries are facing a food crisis. The United…

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2022-06-07 US, South Korea Hold Large Exercise Following North’s Launches

South Korea and the United States held an air power exercise involving 20 fighter planes Tuesday. The allies’ latest demonstration…

3 years ago

2022-06-01 Mutated COVID-19 Version Spreading Across US

Medical experts say the most dominant form of COVID-19 currently spreading in the United States appears to spread faster than earlier variants,…

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2022-05-26 Language Variation in the US

Today on Everyday Grammar, we will explore some differences in American English spoken in different regions, or parts of the…

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2022-05-21 Buddhist Chaplains Becoming More Common in US

Christian clergy have long provided counseling or religious services in hospitals, prisons, and homes for the sick and ill in…

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2021-12-23 US Chances of Snow on Christmas Have Decreased Since 1980s

Research of 40 years of December 25 United States snow measurements shows that less of the country now has snow…

4 years ago

2021-02-04 Environmental Activists, Unions Conflict Over Oil Pipelines

Environmental activists and labor unions have worked together in the past, but are now on opposite sides of a heated dispute. The…

5 years ago

2021-01-25 For First Black Pentagon Chief, Racism Is Personal

Newly confirmed U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faces a world of security threats and a large military bureaucracy. The first Black…

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2021-01-20 Vice President Kamala Harris Brings Historic Change to US Politics

Kamala Harris has become the first female Vice President in American history. The former senator from California took the oath of office…

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2021-01-12 FBI Warns of Armed Protests Across US Ahead of Inauguration

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of possible armed protests across the country leading up to the inauguration of…

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2021-01-13 US to Require Arriving Passengers to Show Proof of COVID Test

American health officials say that anyone flying to the United States will soon need to show proof of a negative test for…

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2020-11-17 US States Prepare for the Nation’s Biggest Vaccination

Public health officials across the United States are preparing for the biggest vaccination effort in U.S. history. That is because…

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2020-11-04 US Withdraws from Paris Agreement Aiming to Limit Climate Change

The United States officially withdrew from the Paris Agreement to fight climate change on Wednesday. Leaders from around the world…

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2020-10-20 Will North Korea’s New Missile Push US to Expand Missile Defenses

North Korea showed off a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a big military parade earlier this month. Security experts say the…

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2020-08-24 Western States Face a Dry Future

Two large lakes in the western United States have white rings around them. These circles show how sharply water levels…

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