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| (Reuters) – In a rare public appearance, the children of the late Michael Jackson - Prince, Paris and Blanket - accompanied their aunt and grandmother to unveil art by their famous father at a ceremony at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. "I know that Michael wouldn't want this art in a better place, than a hospital like this that will help children, and people everywhere. I'm so proud that these pieces are here to help those who need it." |  | | | |
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US House Representatives Voting on Debt Ceiling Plan |
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 | Warren Johnson - Nguyen Nam Tran | Wednesday, Aug 03, 2011 |
(VOA) – The United States House Represen - tatives has passed a measure to cut spending and raise the United States debt limit. The measure is a compromise among Democratic and Republican lawmakers and the Obama administration. It permits the debt ceiling to rise by 2.4 trillion dollars. It also cuts 900 billion dollars in spending over ten years. And the proposal would set up a new congressional committee to find ways to reduce the deficit and additional 1.5 trillion dollars. If the committee fails, cuts will be made to programs already identified in a measure. |
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Asian Stock Markets Sink after US Credit Downgrade |
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 | Warren Johnson - Nguyen Nam Tran | Thursday, Aug 11, 2011 |
(VOA) – Measures of stock prices in Asia and Australia have fallen as trading began early Friday. Measures of Tokyo's Nikkei, Sydney's Australian Securities Exchange, and Seoul's KOSPI stock market all were down about 4 percent. On Thursday, stock measures dropped sharply in the United States and Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 500 points that's over 4 percent. That was the index's biggest drop since October 2008. Major European stock indexes also fell about 4 percent. |
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Ancient Remains of Thalattosaur |
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 | Warren Johnson - Nguyen Nam Tran | Friday, Aug 26, 2011 |
(VOA) – Scientists in the American state of Alaska have discovered the ancient remains of a rare sea creature that lived more than 200 million years ago. The almost complete fossilized skeleton belonged to a creature known as thalattosaur. Only twelve other full thalattosaurs are known to exist in the world. The scientists say that when this animal died, its body settled into the ocean floor. It was preserved for nearly 220 million years. |
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Jackson Kids Dedicate Father's Art |
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 | Benjamin Parker | Friday, Aug 26, 2011 |
(Reuters) – In a rare public appearance, the children of the late Michael Jackson - Prince, Paris and Blanket - accompanied their aunt and grandmother to unveil art by their famous father at a ceremony at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. "I know that Michael wouldn't want this art in a better place, than a hospital like this that will help children, and people everywhere. I'm so proud that these pieces are here to help those who need it." |
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Giant Dust Storm Hits Arizona |
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 | Keith Gibson - Than Thi Thu Thao | Monday, Jul 25, 2011 |
(Reuters) – The U.S. state of Arizona is used to dust storms but not many of them are this big. The giant cloud of dust and sand swept across Phoenix and surrounding areas on Tuesday bringing transport chaos with it. Phoenix Sky Harbour Airport was temporarily closed. Motorists were forced to pull over as visibility fell. The storm came in with sustained winds of 112 kilometres an hour and stretched for almost 50 kilometres.
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Escaped Peacock Picks Perilous Perch |
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 | Banh Thi Uyen Uyen | Friday, Aug 12, 2011 |
(Reuters) – Why did the peacock cross the road? It isn't quite clear why this particular bird wandered away from its Central Park Zoo home and settled just across the street on the ledge of a posh 5th Avenue building. And even though zoo staff didn't have to travel far to retrieve the errant peacock, the bird took the initiative and came home to roost at sunrise the next day. |
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