Voice of America: Discussion on US Domestic Surveillance Continues

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

Discussion on US Domestic Surveillance Continues Jul 31st 2013, 21:55, by webdesk@voanews.com (Michael Bowman) Top U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials say the government's vast domestic data collection activities do not infringe on citizens' privacy but do help identify and defeat terrorist threats.  Officials testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee hours after the Obama administration released documents detailing telephone data collection programs exposed by former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. Revelations that the U.S. government collects telephone records have ... Media files: DDAE9B79-A9E3-44B7-BE12-BF3591AF0B13_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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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

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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

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

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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