Voice of America: Rising Seas, Regulations Push Poor New Jersey Residents to Move Inland

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Rising Seas, Regulations Push Poor New Jersey Residents to Move Inland Jul 30th 2013, 21:51, by webdesk@voanews.com (Brian Padden) The devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy last year along the northeastern coastline of the United States has convinced many skeptics that global warming and rising sea levels are now a real and present danger. The state of New Jersey is spending millions of dollars to build up sea walls and sand dunes to protect popular beaches but, in some poor coastal communities people are being urged to flee their homes and move inland. William Bowen is the oldest living resident of Money Island in New ... Media files: A4F8D024-D67E-4CF9-A4D5-3343EB2DA786_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Formal Mideast Peace Negotiations to Begin by Mid-August

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Formal Mideast Peace Negotiations to Begin by Mid-August Jul 30th 2013, 23:37, by webdesk@voanews.com (Suzanne Presto) Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held a second and final day of preliminary, face-to-face talks in Washington Tuesday. The talks included a meeting with President Obama at the White House.  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, with Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat and Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, said the goal is to reach a final status agreement during the next nine months.    "We all understand the goal that we're working toward: two states ... Media files: 4DAB1365-D452-46B2-B25A-9D441DAF07E5_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Pentagon Report Foresees Need for Afghan Support Beyond 2014

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Pentagon Report Foresees Need for Afghan Support Beyond 2014 Jul 30th 2013, 23:59 A new Pentagon report to the U.S. Congress says substantial long-term foreign military assistance will be required to support Afghan security forces once NATO combat troops leave the country next year. In a twice-yearly report on war progress, top U.S. military officials say significantly more security training and foreign financial aid will be required to ensure that the Kabul government can hold off the ongoing Taliban insurgency. Tuesday's report comes as U.S. negotiations with the ...

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Voice of America: Rising Seas, Regulations Push Poor New Jersey Residents to Move Inland

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Rising Seas, Regulations Push Poor New Jersey Residents to Move Inland Jul 30th 2013, 21:51, by webdesk@voanews.com (Brian Padden) The devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy last year along the northeastern coastline of the United States has convinced many skeptics that global warming and rising sea levels are now a real and present danger. The state of New Jersey is spending millions of dollars to build up sea walls and sand dunes to protect popular beaches but, in some poor coastal communities people are being urged to flee their homes and move inland. William Bowen is the oldest living resident of Money Island in New ... Media files: A4F8D024-D67E-4CF9-A4D5-3343EB2DA786_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Formal Mideast Peace Negotiations to Begin by Mid-August

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Formal Mideast Peace Negotiations to Begin by Mid-August Jul 30th 2013, 23:37, by webdesk@voanews.com (Suzanne Presto) Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held a second and final day of preliminary, face-to-face talks in Washington Tuesday. The talks included a meeting with President Obama at the White House.  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, with Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat and Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, said the goal is to reach a final status agreement during the next nine months.    "We all understand the goal that we're working toward: two states ... Media files: 4DAB1365-D452-46B2-B25A-9D441DAF07E5_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Pentagon Report Foresees Need for Afghan Support Beyond 2014

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Pentagon Report Foresees Need for Afghan Support Beyond 2014 Jul 30th 2013, 23:59 A new Pentagon report to the U.S. Congress says substantial long-term foreign military assistance will be required to support Afghan security forces once NATO combat troops leave the country next year. In a twice-yearly report on war progress, top U.S. military officials say significantly more security training and foreign financial aid will be required to ensure that the Kabul government can hold off the ongoing Taliban insurgency. Tuesday's report comes as U.S. negotiations with the ...

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Voice of America: Rising Seas, Regulations Push Poor New Jersey Residents to Move Inland

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Rising Seas, Regulations Push Poor New Jersey Residents to Move Inland Jul 30th 2013, 21:51, by webdesk@voanews.com (Brian Padden) The devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy last year along the northeastern coastline of the United States has convinced many skeptics that global warming and rising sea levels are now a real and present danger. The state of New Jersey is spending millions of dollars to build up sea walls and sand dunes to protect popular beaches but, in some poor coastal communities people are being urged to flee their homes and move inland. William Bowen is the oldest living resident of Money Island in New ... Media files: A4F8D024-D67E-4CF9-A4D5-3343EB2DA786_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Pentagon Report Foresees Need for Afghan Support Beyond 2014

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Pentagon Report Foresees Need for Afghan Support Beyond 2014 Jul 30th 2013, 23:59 A new Pentagon report to the U.S. Congress says substantial long-term foreign military assistance will be required to support Afghan security forces once NATO combat troops leave the country next year. In a twice-yearly report on war progress, top U.S. military officials say significantly more security training and foreign financial aid will be required to ensure that the Kabul government can hold off the ongoing Taliban insurgency. Tuesday's report comes as U.S. negotiations with the ...

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Voice of America: Fukushima Clean-up Turns Toxic for Japan's TEPCO

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Fukushima Clean-up Turns Toxic for Japan's TEPCO Jul 30th 2013, 21:42, by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) Two-and-a-half years after the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, the operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima plant faces a daunting array of unknowns.   Why the plant intermittently emits steam; how groundwater seeps into its basement; whether fixes to the cooling system will hold; how nearby groundwater is contaminated by radioactive matter; how toxic water ends up in the sea and how to contain water that could overwhelm the facility's storage tanks.   What is clear, ... Media files: F90BF9ED-5B8E-4A7F-AD3F-9719A613734E_cx0_cy16_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Teen Girls Learn Firefighting

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Teen Girls Learn Firefighting Jul 30th 2013, 22:53, by webdesk@voanews.com (June Soh) Most summer camps for teens revolve around sports, or music and arts, or just for having fun. But some girls in the Washington suburb of Arlington County, Virginia, went to camp to get a taste of what it's like to be a firefighter. This is not a typical summer camp. But Michelle Pawlaw is glad she signed up for it. "Getting to experience the fires hands-on is really cool and something that most people don't get to do," she said. Michelle and eight other teenage girls are ... Media files: 162A5B6A-3C17-4D5A-B90C-B94F8444D296_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Fukushima Clean-up Turns Toxic for Japan's TEPCO

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Fukushima Clean-up Turns Toxic for Japan's TEPCO Jul 30th 2013, 21:42, by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) Two-and-a-half years after the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, the operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima plant faces a daunting array of unknowns.   Why the plant intermittently emits steam; how groundwater seeps into its basement; whether fixes to the cooling system will hold; how nearby groundwater is contaminated by radioactive matter; how toxic water ends up in the sea and how to contain water that could overwhelm the facility's storage tanks.   What is clear, ... Media files: F90BF9ED-5B8E-4A7F-AD3F-9719A613734E_cx0_cy16_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Teen Girls Learn Firefighting

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Teen Girls Learn Firefighting Jul 30th 2013, 22:53, by webdesk@voanews.com (June Soh) Most summer camps for teens revolve around sports, or music and arts, or just for having fun. But some girls in the Washington suburb of Arlington County, Virginia, went to camp to get a taste of what it's like to be a firefighter. This is not a typical summer camp. But Michelle Pawlaw is glad she signed up for it. "Getting to experience the fires hands-on is really cool and something that most people don't get to do," she said. Michelle and eight other teenage girls are ... Media files: 162A5B6A-3C17-4D5A-B90C-B94F8444D296_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Fukushima Clean-up Turns Toxic for Japan's TEPCO

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Fukushima Clean-up Turns Toxic for Japan's TEPCO Jul 30th 2013, 21:42, by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) Two-and-a-half years after the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, the operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima plant faces a daunting array of unknowns.   Why the plant intermittently emits steam; how groundwater seeps into its basement; whether fixes to the cooling system will hold; how nearby groundwater is contaminated by radioactive matter; how toxic water ends up in the sea and how to contain water that could overwhelm the facility's storage tanks.   What is clear, ... Media files: F90BF9ED-5B8E-4A7F-AD3F-9719A613734E_cx0_cy16_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Teen Girls Learn Firefighting

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Teen Girls Learn Firefighting Jul 30th 2013, 22:53, by webdesk@voanews.com (June Soh) Most summer camps for teens revolve around sports, or music and arts, or just for having fun. But some girls in the Washington suburb of Arlington County, Virginia, went to camp to get a taste of what it's like to be a firefighter. This is not a typical summer camp. But Michelle Pawlaw is glad she signed up for it. "Getting to experience the fires hands-on is really cool and something that most people don't get to do," she said. Michelle and eight other teenage girls are ... Media files: 162A5B6A-3C17-4D5A-B90C-B94F8444D296_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Foreign Fighters in Syria a Potential Security Problem in Other Countries

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Foreign Fighters in Syria a Potential Security Problem in Other Countries Jul 30th 2013, 22:33, by webdesk@voanews.com (Kokab Farshori) The Assad government in Syria is facing tough opposition from rebels who have been joined by militants from other countries.  These foreign fighters provide firepower to the rebels but experts say they may fight in other countries after the civil war in Syria is over. Crossing borders to fight alongside local militants is not new. The Soviet Union faced foreign fighters in Afghanistan in the 1980s, and more recently, the U.S. faced them in Iraq.  Former CIA official Paul Pillar ... Media files: 346B1D38-CACA-408D-AF5C-36DE567FCEB9_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Fukushima Clean-up Turns Toxic for Japan's TEPCO

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Fukushima Clean-up Turns Toxic for Japan's TEPCO Jul 30th 2013, 21:42, by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) Two-and-a-half years after the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, the operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima plant faces a daunting array of unknowns.   Why the plant intermittently emits steam; how groundwater seeps into its basement; whether fixes to the cooling system will hold; how nearby groundwater is contaminated by radioactive matter; how toxic water ends up in the sea and how to contain water that could overwhelm the facility's storage tanks.   What is clear, ... Media files: F90BF9ED-5B8E-4A7F-AD3F-9719A613734E_cx0_cy16_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Teen Girls Learn Firefighting

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Teen Girls Learn Firefighting Jul 30th 2013, 22:53, by webdesk@voanews.com (June Soh) Most summer camps for teens revolve around sports, or music and arts, or just for having fun. But some girls in the Washington suburb of Arlington County, Virginia, went to camp to get a taste of what it's like to be a firefighter. This is not a typical summer camp. But Michelle Pawlaw is glad she signed up for it. "Getting to experience the fires hands-on is really cool and something that most people don't get to do," she said. Michelle and eight other teenage girls are ... Media files: 162A5B6A-3C17-4D5A-B90C-B94F8444D296_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Foreign Fighters in Syria a Potential Security Problem in Other Countries

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Foreign Fighters in Syria a Potential Security Problem in Other Countries Jul 30th 2013, 22:33, by webdesk@voanews.com (Kokab Farshori) The Assad government in Syria is facing tough opposition from rebels who have been joined by militants from other countries.  These foreign fighters provide firepower to the rebels but experts say they may fight in other countries after the civil war in Syria is over. Crossing borders to fight alongside local militants is not new. The Soviet Union faced foreign fighters in Afghanistan in the 1980s, and more recently, the U.S. faced them in Iraq.  Former CIA official Paul Pillar ... Media files: 346B1D38-CACA-408D-AF5C-36DE567FCEB9_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Teen Girls Learn Firefighting

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Teen Girls Learn Firefighting Jul 30th 2013, 22:53, by webdesk@voanews.com (June Soh) Most summer camps for teens revolve around sports, or music and arts, or just for having fun. But some girls in the Washington suburb of Arlington County, Virginia, went to camp to get a taste of what it's like to be a firefighter. This is not a typical summer camp. But Michelle Pawlaw is glad she signed up for it. "Getting to experience the fires hands-on is really cool and something that most people don't get to do," she said. Michelle and eight other teenage girls are ... Media files: 162A5B6A-3C17-4D5A-B90C-B94F8444D296_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Fukushima Clean-up Turns Toxic for Japan's TEPCO

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Fukushima Clean-up Turns Toxic for Japan's TEPCO Jul 30th 2013, 21:42, by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) Two-and-a-half years after the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, the operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima plant faces a daunting array of unknowns.   Why the plant intermittently emits steam; how groundwater seeps into its basement; whether fixes to the cooling system will hold; how nearby groundwater is contaminated by radioactive matter; how toxic water ends up in the sea and how to contain water that could overwhelm the facility's storage tanks.   What is clear, ... Media files: F90BF9ED-5B8E-4A7F-AD3F-9719A613734E_cx0_cy16_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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