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US Backs Venezuela Opposition to Take UN Disarmament Role
19/03/2019
A top U.S. diplomat says her country wants an envoy of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to take up the rotating presidency of a key U.N. disarmament body in two months. Assistant Secretary Yleem Poblete used the United States’ turn to hold the rotating presidency of the Conference on Disarmament to chronicle many U.S. concerns, …
US Rapid-deployment Troops Arrive in Berlin for NATO Drill
19/03/2019
Hundreds of U.S. soldiers have begun arriving in Germany in the first test of a new rapid deployment strategy meant to bolster NATO’s presence in eastern Europe in the event of Russian aggression or other emergencies. U.S. Army Europe says 350 soldiers from the 1st Armored Division arrived in Berlin Tuesday as part of a …
Bush Calls Immigration ‘Blessing’ and ‘Strength’
19/03/2019
Former U.S. president George W. Bush on Monday called immigration a “blessing and a strength,” as lawmakers tussled with Donald Trump over border wall funding. The Republican, who has largely stayed out of the spotlight after leaving office in 2009, did not explicitly criticize Trump or the border wall policy. Speaking at a naturalization ceremony …
Judge to Release Info on FBI Raid of Trump’s Former Lawyer
18/03/2019
A judge has directed prosecutors to publicly release documents related to the search warrant that authorized last year’s FBI raids on the home and office of President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen. U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III said redacted versions of the documents should be released Tuesday. Media organizations had requested access …
Trump Assails News Accounts Linking Him to New Zealand Massacre
18/03/2019
President Donald Trump complained Monday that the U.S. national news media “is working overtime to blame me for the horrible attack in New Zealand.” He said on Twitter, “They will have to work very hard to prove that one. So Ridiculous!” Trump apparently was incensed that major U.S. news outlets reported that Brent Harris …
US Wages Wide-Ranging Campaign to Block Huawei
18/03/2019
VOA’s Xu Ning contributed to this report. Over the past several weeks, the U.S. government has launched a seemingly unprecedented campaign to block the Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies from competing in the global rollout of next-generation 5G mobile networking technology, claiming that the company is effectively an arm of the Chinese intelligence services. In an …
Should Media Avoid Naming the Gunmen in Mass Shootings?
18/03/2019
A few months after teen shooters killed 12 classmates and her father at Columbine High School, Coni Sanders was standing in line at a grocery store with her young daughter when they came face to face with the magazine cover. It showed the two gunmen who had carried out one of the deadliest school shootings …
Native Americans Say Movement to End ‘Redface’ Is Slow
18/03/2019
John Little can hardly go a week without a reminder that he and other Native Americans often are viewed as relics of the past: the Indian maiden on the butter container at the grocery store, the kids’ teepees sold at popular retailers and the sports fans with their faces painted doing tomahawk chops at games. …
2 Dead as Floods Inundate Midwestern US
18/03/2019
Authorities in the Midwestern United States ordered more evacuations Sunday after heavy rainfall and melting snow flooded several rivers and creeks, leading to the deaths of at least two people. The floods have inundated towns, breached dams and levees, and halted travel as a “bomb cyclone,” a hurricane-like storm, battered the area. The governors of …
How America Preserves Forest Lands, One Seedling at a Time
17/03/2019
Every year about 1.5 million tree seedlings come to life at a state-of-the-art nursery in Nebraska. It’s called the Charles E. Bessey Nursery and it’s the oldest tree seedling nursery run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service. Lesia Bakalets traveled to Halsey, Nebraska, to see how it all works. Anna Rice narrates the …
How America Preserves Forest Lands, One Seedling at a Time
17/03/2019
Every year about 1.5 million tree seedlings come to life at a state-of-the-art nursery in Nebraska. It’s called the Charles E. Bessey Nursery and it’s the oldest tree seedling nursery run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service. Lesia Bakalets traveled to Halsey, Nebraska, to see how it all works. Anna Rice narrates the …
Low-Level Flooding Dampening Tourists’ Enthusiasm
17/03/2019
As climate change heats up, we can expect more extreme weather events, more hurricanes and droughts over time. But small flooding events will also become more common, and while not catastrophic, according to a new report, these events are taking a toll on some local communities. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports. …
Low-Level Flooding Dampening Tourists’ Enthusiasm
17/03/2019
As climate change heats up, we can expect more extreme weather events, more hurricanes and droughts over time. But small flooding events will also become more common, and while not catastrophic, according to a new report, these events are taking a toll on some local communities. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports. …
Floodwaters Breach Midwest Levees, Force Rescues, Evacuations
17/03/2019
Authorities were using boats and large vehicles Saturday to rescue and evacuate residents in parts of the Midwest where a recent deluge of rainwater and snowmelt was sent pouring over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and rivers, and killing at least one person. The scramble to move people out of harm’s way was expected to subside …
Floodwaters Breach Midwest Levees, Force Rescues, Evacuations
17/03/2019
Authorities were using boats and large vehicles Saturday to rescue and evacuate residents in parts of the Midwest where a recent deluge of rainwater and snowmelt was sent pouring over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and rivers, and killing at least one person. The scramble to move people out of harm’s way was expected to subside …
American Muslim Feeds the Needy in his DC Restaurant
16/03/2019
When Pakistani immigrant Kazi Mannan came to the U.S. in 1996 as an impoverished young adult, he could only dream about success. He worked long hours in a series of tough jobs, saved money and learned everything he could about working and living in America. His hard work paid off. After more than 20 years, …
American Muslim Feeds the Needy in his DC Restaurant
16/03/2019
When Pakistani immigrant Kazi Mannan came to the U.S. in 1996 as an impoverished young adult, he could only dream about success. He worked long hours in a series of tough jobs, saved money and learned everything he could about working and living in America. His hard work paid off. After more than 20 years, …
Pompeo Blasts Senate Vote to End US Support for Yemen War
16/03/2019
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is criticizing a U.S. Senate vote to end American military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The years-long conflict has left thousands of civilians dead and millions of others on the brink of starvation. VOA’s Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine has more from the State Department on the clash between …
Border Agents Train in Virtual Ports of Entry
16/03/2019
In his proposed 2020 budget, U.S. President Donald Trump asked Congress for $8.6 billion more for the construction of a border wall. With that in mind, Vice President Mike Pence visited an advanced Border Patrol Training Center in Harper’s Ferry, W.Va., two days later. Thousands of soon-to-be Border Patrol agents receive training there in high …
US, EU Slap New Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine
15/03/2019
The United States, in coordination with the European Union and Canada, Friday slapped new sanctions on more than a dozen officials and businesses in response to Russia’s “continued aggression in Ukraine.” Six Russian officials, six defense firms and two energy and construction firms were targeted, either over the seizure of Ukrainian vessels in the Kerch …
Pompeo: US to Impose Visa Restrictions Over ICC Actions
15/03/2019
The United States will impose visa restrictions on people responsible for any International Criminal Court probe, a move aimed at preventing actions against the U.S. and its allies in Afghanistan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday. The Trump administration in September said that if the court launched a probe of war crimes in …
Mueller, in US Court Filing, Says Multiple Probes Continue
15/03/2019
The U.S. Special Counsel’s Office on Friday asked a court to delay sentencing for U.S. President Donald Trump’s former deputy campaign chairman, Rick Gates, amid “ongoing investigations” stemming from the Russia investigation. In a filing with the U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller cited Gates’ continued cooperation with multiple probes and …
Talks With Taliban Expose Rift Between Washington, Kabul
15/03/2019
Several U.S. officials have touted U.S.-Taliban talks as the best chance in decades to bring peace to Afghanistan, but key Afghan officials’ comments suggest the talks are instead widening a rift between Washington and Kabul. The most pointed criticism has come from Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib, who while in Washington for meetings Wednesday and Thursday slammed the …
Celebrities Lose Work, Students Sue US Colleges in Admissions Scandal
15/03/2019
Hollywood actress Lori Loughlin was dropped by a TV network and her daughter lost a sponsorship deal Thursday, while students sued prestigious universities in growing fallout from a massive college bribery scandal. Crown Media Family Networks, the company that owns the Hallmark cable channel, cut ties with Loughlin, its “Garage Sale Mysteries” star, after she …
Mnuchin: Trump-Xi Summit Will Not Happen in March
15/03/2019
A summit to seal a trade deal between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will not happen at the end of March as previously discussed because more work is needed in U.S.-China negotiations, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday. Mnuchin, speaking to reporters following a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing, said both …
Illinois Town Approves Private Immigration Detention Center
14/03/2019
Even though the town of Dwight, Illinois, in the heartland of America is roughly 2,100 kilometers from the border with Mexico, VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, it is in the middle of the national debate over immigration, detention and border security. …