A University of Oklahoma professor has apologized after saying "OK, boomer" is the same as saying "n***er," the university's student newspaper reported.
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Remarks by President Trump at the 2020 Governors’ Ball
President Donald Trump hosted the annual Governor's Ball at the White House on Sunday where he praised governor's for their 'tremendous' work this year, but took some of the credit by praising his own leadership.
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VOA news 2020-02-13
This is VOA news. I'm David Byrd. The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday the number of cases of infection with the new coronavirus in China has stabilized. But he warned that apparent slowdown should be viewed with caution. At the end of a two-day meeting on research a...
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BBC news 2020-02-13
BBC news with Nick Kelly. The World Health Organization says it appears the outbreak of the corona virus Covid-19 has stabilized in China. But the WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the recent reduction in new cases should be treated with extreme caution. He spoke at a researc...
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Renée Zellweger’s Oscar 2020 acceptance speech
The 50-year-old actress took home the best actress Academy Award on Sunday night for her bravura portrayal of the showbiz legend in Judy, which depicts the final months of Garland’s tumultuous life. In her acceptance speech, Zellweger called the film “one of the most special collaborations and me...
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Joaquin Phoenix’s Oscar 2020 acceptance speech
Joaquin Phoenix accepted the 2020 Oscar for best actor at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday night. In his speech, he called out injustices in the world and himself for being "selfish" and "cruel at times."
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Laura Dern’s Oscar 2020 acceptance speech
Laura Dern accepted her Oscar for best supporting actress tonight, for her role in Marriage Story. In her acceptance speech, Dern thanked her children and also saved an emotional moment for her parents, actors Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern. Read her full acceptance speech transcript right here on g...
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Brad Pitt’s Oscar 2020 acceptance speech
Brad Pitt took a dig at the acquittal of President Donald Trump upon winning the Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in writer-director Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
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Bats Carry Many Viruses. So Why Don’t They Get Sick?
Like Ebola virus in Africa and the Nipah virus in Asia, the new coronavirus — 2019-nCoV — appears to have originated in bats.
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VOA news 2020-02-10 (audio+transcript)
This is VOA news. I'm Marissa Melton. Two U.S. soldiers have been killed and six wounded in what's been described as an insider attack in Afghanistan. AP correspondent Ben Thomas has more. The incident took place late Saturday in Nangarhar province. The U.S. military says a person dr...
