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Voice of America : USA
28  mars     04h05
Group Trains Migrants to Help Solve US Construction Labor Shortage
   The United States is in dire need of construction workers, a builders’ industry group says. Nonprofits argue that the newly arrived migrants that have overwhelmed some U.S. cities in recent months could help. But not everyone agrees. Joti Rekhi reports from New York City.
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Yellen Warns She’ll Confront China on Its Energy Subsidies
   washington U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday that Chinese subsidies for clean energy industries create unfair competition that hurts American firms and workers, as well as firms and workers around the world. Yellen said that during a visit she has scheduled to China, she...
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Suspects Plead Not Guilty of Smuggling People From Canada to US
  
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New US Sanctions Target North Korean Military Finances
  
27  mars     23h15
US Seeks Engagement With North Korea Amid Heightened Tensions
   washington The Biden administration has been making a diplomatic push for talks with North Korea with more explicit public proposals for engagement than at any other time since taking office. We want dialogue, and there are lots of valuable discussions that could be had with the Democratic...
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Jill Biden to Publish Children’s Book About White House Cat
   washington First lady Jill Biden will publish a children’s book in June called Willow the White House Cat about her cat, Willow. The publisher, Simon Schuster, announced Wednesday that the book tells the story of Willow’s journey to the White House. The short haired tabby cat entered...
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Former Senator Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP Pick in 2000, Dead at 82
   new york Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed election and who almost became Republican John McCain’s running mate eight years later, has died, according to a statement issued by his family. ...
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US Muslims, Jews, Christians Overcome Threats, Gather Over Iftar Meal
   Muslims, Jews and Christians gathered for a dinner marking the end of the daily fast for Muslims during Ramadan; the Fast of Esther for Jews; and the New Year Nowruz , for those who celebrate it. VOA’s Nilofar Mughal reports from Potomac, Md. Narration: Bezhan Hamdard. Camera: Nilofar Mughal.
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Trump Blasts Judge and His Daughter After Gag Order
   NEW YORK Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at the New York judge who put him under a gag order ahead of his April hush money criminal trial, suggesting without evidence that the veteran jurist was kowtowing to his daughter’s interests as a Democratic political consultant. The former president...
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Central American, Mexican Families Mourn Missing Bridge Workers
   AZACUALPA, Honduras The construction workers who went missing in the Baltimore bridge collapse all hailed from Mexico or Central America before they settled in the Maryland area. Police managed to close bridge traffic seconds before a cargo ship slammed into one of the Francis Scott Key...
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Blinken to Discuss Ukraine, Gaza With Macron in Paris
   Washington U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss support for Ukraine during talks in Paris next week with French President Emmanuel Macron, the State Department announced Wednesday. France is among the major military suppliers to Ukraine, which is facing an onslaught of Russian...
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Racism, ’Morbid Curiosity’ Drove US Museums to Collect Indigenous Remains
   WASHINGTON In December , John Wesley Powell received the most unusual Christmas present of any person in the United States, if not in the world, reported the Chicago Tribune. The gift for this first director of the Smithsonian Institution’s Bureau of Ethnology was a sealskin sack...
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Investigators Find Black Box From Cargo Ship That Hit Baltimore Bridge
  
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US, UK Impose Sanctions on Hamas-Aligned Fundraising Network
  
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Chinese President Xi Meets With US Executives as Investment Wanes
   BEIJING China’s President Xi Jinping met American business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday, as the government tries to woo back foreign investors and international firms seeking reassurance about the impact of new regulations. Beijing wants to boost growth of...
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Texas’ Migrant Arrest Law on Hold for Now Under Latest Court Ruling
   NEW ORLEANS A Texas law that allows the state to arrest and deport migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. will remain on hold for now, a federal appeals court ruled. The ruling late Tuesday from a three judge panel of the th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals followed a March ...
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August Trial Date Set for Ex-Official Accused of Killing Vegas Journalist
   LAS VEGAS, NEVADA A Nevada judge tentatively set an August trial date for a former Las Vegas area elected official accused of killing an investigative journalist. But she acknowledged that more time might be needed to finish searching the slain reporter’s computers for possible evidence. ...
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US Supreme Court Hears Case on Access to Abortion Pill
   The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could significantly restrict access to the drug mifepristone, which is used in medication abortions. Deana Mitchell has our story.
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Winless Lottery Streak Ends: Someone Wins 1.12B Mega Millions
   DES MOINES, Iowa Someone in New Jersey overcame the odds Tuesday night and won the . billion Mega Millions jackpot, breaking a winless streak that dated to last December. The numbers drawn were:, , , , and . The winning ticket was sold in New Jersey, according the the Mega...
    04h43
Search to Resume for Six Workers Presumed Dead after Baltimore Bridge Collapse