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Welcome to NewsforYouOnline.com. This interactive site uses real news articles to help you learn to read, write, speak, and understand English. Seven new stories are posted each Wednesday, along with audio, exercises, vocabulary, a crossword puzzle, and a poll. Listen to each article in full, or sentence-by-sentence. Click on any story to get started or to hear and see a sample. You will need a subscription and a password to enjoy all of the features on the site.
May 15, 2013
National
Governor says cartoon mocks victims. Cartoonist says he’s blaming the governor for weak safety regulations.
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World
Some South Koreans recently thought Bill Gates was very rude. He kept his left hand in his pocket while shaking the president’s hand.
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Nature
A whole troupe of performing fleas died. An insect expert helped out.
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National
The biggest losses can be found in the Northeast and Midwest. Younger people are leaving to find jobs and raise families elsewhere.
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National
They want room service. They want private health spas in the building. They expect hotel living at home.
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National
Some people say the Washington state law is unfair. So they protested in dance at the state Capitol building.
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Remembering September 11
Crews have been able to dig up parts of the trade center site that workers couldn’t reach before.
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How Congress Could Change Immigration Laws
Fast-Thinking Helpers, Hospitals Save Lives of Boston Bombing Victims
Experts Wonder What Happened to Monarch Butterflies
Project Brings Color to Haiti Slum
Former U.S. Presidents Cost Nearly $3.7 Million in 2012
Despite Protests, Builders Remove Part of Berlin Wall
For Some, the Air Will Soon Be Thick With Cicadas

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