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Leading NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies
Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits for NASA's early space missions and was later portrayed in the 2016 hit film "Hidden Figures," about pioneering black female aerospace workers, has...
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Maverick former US Senator dies aged 72
Former US Republican Senator Tom Coburn has died at the age of 72.
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Maverick former US Senator dies aged 72
Former US Republican Senator Tom Coburn has died at the age of 72.
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Ariz. National Guard aids food banks amid outbreak
Members of the Arizona National Guard were assisting with emergency food distribution amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Thai Navy SEALs leave Chiang Rai following cave rescue
Thai Navy SEALS left Chiang Rai on Thursday following the successful rescue of 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand.
The complex mission to guide the boys and coach through the...
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Thai Navy SEALs say all 12 boys and their coach rescued from cave
Thai Navy SEALs said on Tuesday all 12 boys and their coach have been rescued from the cave, ending an ordeal that lasted more than two weeks.
Earlier in the day, ambulances, their lights flashing, were seen leaving the...
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Geithner calls on China to push ahead with reforms
1. Tim Geithner, US treasury secretary, walking up to microphone
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Tim Geithner, US Treasury Secretary:
"To promote a more efficient financial sector, a more modern financial sector, more efficient allocation of...
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EPA reports trace of radiation reaches Alabama
HEADLINE: EPA reports trace of radiation reaches Alabama.
CAPTION: The EPA says radioactive isotopes from the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant have been detected in air filters at monitoring sites in Alabama and eight other...
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The Obama administration is proposing an extensive overhaul of financial regulations in an effort to prevent a repeat of the banking crisis last fall that toppled once-mighty institutions and wiped out trillions of dollars in investor wealth. (March 26)
HEADLINE:Geithner unveils regulatory agenda
CAPTION: The Obama administration is proposing an extensive overhaul of financial regulations in an effort to prevent a repeat of the banking crisis last fall that toppled once-mighty...
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Paulson presser on US financial rescue plan
Washington DC - 19 September, 2008
1. US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson walking in
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Henry Paulson, US Treasury Secretary:
"To restore confidence in our markets and our financial institutions so they can fuel...
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WRAP Bush comments on US financial rescue plan; ADDS more
1. US President George W. Bush, US Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox walk to podium, in Rose Garden at White House
2. SOUNDBITE:...
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Dems unveils plan to protect health care
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi along with fellow House Democrats unveiled their plans to protect pre-existing conditions and make health care more affordable for Americans.
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Senate Democrats say EPA chief unfit for office and should resign
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer joined other Democrats in blasting EPA chief Scott Pruitt for purported ethical violations and favouring special interests over the public.
The Democrats say he is unfit for office...
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Federal Reserve chairman on economic outlook
1. Wide of Ben Bernanke, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, at podium
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ben Bernanke, chairman of the US Federal Reserve:
"Stabilisation of the financial markets is a critical first step, but even if they...
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WRAP US congressmen say sources in China hack computers ADDS reax, file
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Washington, DC - 11 June 2008
1. Wide of news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Frank Wolf, US House of Representatives Member:
"A source from China hacked into the computer of my foreign policy and human rights staff...
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USA: US FEDERAL RESERVE CHIEF ALAN GREENSPAN SPEECH
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Chairman of the U-S Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, says he wants to help American banks become brokers, and insurance companies to offer checking and savings accounts.
But this sort of overhaul of the nation's banking...