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Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words. At Britain's London Zoo recently, caregivers raced three female giant tortoises. Entice The "race" was a way to move the reptiles to a new home 200 meters away. Caregivers offered the 26-year-old animals their favorite foods to entice them to move. Entice means to offer or suggest something pleasurable to someone - in … [Read more...] about Entice (News Words)

Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words. Canadian actor William Shatner recently became the oldest person in space at 90 years old. Profound Shatner played in the television series Star Trek. The ride on the Blue Origin rocket ship lasted about 10 minutes. Shatner was emotional with Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos after the flight. What you have given me is the … [Read more...] about Profound (News Words)

Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words.  Australian police broke up a violent protest in Melbourne this week. Mandate Hundreds were protesting a Victoria state mandate that building industry workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19. Officials said such business may not operate until they prove they have obeyed the order. Since June, more than 255 people have … [Read more...] about Mandate (News Words)

Welcome to Voice of America's News Words. Space junk threatened the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station recently. Interrupt More than 1,000 large pieces from a broken satellite forced the astronauts to seek shelther in their capsules. It happened after Russia shot down an old space satellite. NASA said the threat could continue to interrupt … [Read more...] about Interrupt (News Words)

Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words. Facebook says it will enact new measures designed to push teenagers away from harmful content. Whistleblower The changes come after a whistleblower spoke before a U.S. Senate committee investigating Facebook's activities. The whistleblower said the company knew how to make its sites safer but refused because it would reduce … [Read more...] about Whistleblower (News Words)