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This is Whats Trending Today Netta Barzilai is sassy, she is fun and she can sing. Now, the 25-year-old Israeli is the winner of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. She won with a catchy dance song about womens empowerment called Toy. It is Israels fir...
The United States officially moved its Israeli embassy from the city of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Monday. The move came as Israeli forces and Palestinians clashed along Israels border with the Gaza Strip. More than 50 Palestinians were killed and hund...
Trump administration officials says Melania Trump is in the hospital recovering from an operation to treat a non-cancerous kidney condition. The first lady's spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said the treatment Monday morning was successful. Grisham sa...
The United States has said it may let American businesses invest in North Korea if the two sides reach a nuclear agreement. But even if U.S. economic restrictions against the North are lifted, the country would likely still present a difficult enviro...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. There may be something in your food that you cannot see and cannot taste. But it could be killing you. It is an artificial oil commonly called trans fat. Trans fat is a toxic chemical th...
Mas Yamashita does not remember when he and his family left their small home in Oakland, California. But he does remember where they went: the Tanforan Assembly Center in San Bruno, California. During World War II, thousands of Japanese-Americans wer...
The U.S. government is now accepting volunteers for a huge new nationwide health project. The government hopes to find one million people who will share their DNA and 10 years of health patterns. Researchers hope that by studying such a large group o...
The battle to free the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) group lasted nine months. 把伊拉克城市摩苏尔从伊斯兰国手中解放出来的战斗持续了九个月。 The military operation involved hundreds of airstrikes and a d...
Brown versus Board of Education is one of the countrys most important cases. It overturned an earlier Supreme Court decision, and it helped launch the civil rights movement. At the center of the case was a little girl. In the early 1950s, Linda Brown...
Storms and tides are uncovering long-hidden human remains on New Yorks Hart Island. The island is a place where New Yorkers who have little money when they die have been buried for 150 years. Now, skulls and other bones mark the ground of small piece...
Now, its time for Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore common expressions in American English. Every year in the United States, we celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May. So, in honor of...
Dogs Trained to Smell Low Blood Sugar Levels May Save Lives Dogs can be trained to use their sense of smell to recognize illegal drugs and explosives. So Mark Ruefenacht wondered if the animals also could recognize changes in the blood sugar level of...
Fire Shines Light on Sao Paulo Housing Shortage On May 1, an electrical problem started a fire in a large, former police building in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Officials say at least two people died as a result. The building was home to a group of people who...
Angela Ricketts husband is in the United States Army. On February 10, 2015, she received a text message: Dear Angela! it read. Bloody Valentines Day! We know everything about you, your husband and your children, the Facebook message continued. The wr...
