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White House: US Starts Withdrawing Troops From Syria

By Jeff Seldin/VOA News The White House said Wednesday the United States has begun withdrawing troops from Syria, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted the U.S. has defeated the Islamic State...

Research Looks at Natural Fertilizer for Greener Agriculture, Cleaner Water

by Faith Lapidus/Voice of America A project at the University of Michigan is aimed at making our water cleaner and our agriculture more sustainable by capturing a source of fertilizer, rather than...

Dignitaries, Officials Honor George H.W. Bush at Funeral

by Steve Herman/Voice of America WASHINGTON — Bridging decades and the vast contemporary political divide, five U.S. presidents assembled Wednesday to mourn one of their own — George Herbert Walker Bush, who died...

Truce in Trade War After Trump-Xi Dinner in Argentina

By Steve Herman/VOA News BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA — The world’s two largest economies, the U.S. and China, have agreed to a small truce in their escalating trade war after a meeting between presidents Donald...

Former President George HW Bush to Lie in State at Capitol

by VOA News Former U.S. president George H.W. Bush will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda starting Monday evening as Americans honor the life of the country's 41st president. The Capitol...

State Funeral Planned for George HW Bush

By VOA News Details on funeral arrangements for former president George H.W. Bush, who died Friday at the age of 94, are still being planned by the Bush family, the Department of Defense...

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