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– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. The United States military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the U.S. eastern coast in early February. Sensitive China claims the object was a weather balloon that blew off course. The U.S. said the balloon travelled over sensitive military sites in North America. In this example, … [Read more...] about Sensitive (News Words)

– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. A series pf powerful earthquakes rocked a crowded area of southern Turkey and northern Syria in early February. Catastrophe Thousands of buildings collapsed. Workers in some areas searched for weeks to rescue victims from the wreckage. Estimates are that at least 50,000 people died and hundreds of … [Read more...] about Catastrophe (News Words)

– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. Google's new artificial intelligence search tool, Bard, is being tested before its public release later this year. Accurate Google recently tweeted an advertisement for Bard. It included a question about the James Webb Space elescope. Bard answered that the telescope took the first picture of a planet … [Read more...] about Accurate (News Words)

– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. North Korea recently held major military events to mark the 75th anniversary of its army. Speculate The secretive leader Kim Jong Un attended a military parade with his daughter that showed off the country's nuclear missiles. Her presence caused some to speculate that she may be in line for a leadership … [Read more...] about Speculate (News Words)

– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. Italian police recently arrested its most-wanted organized crime leader after chasing him for 30 years. Mafia Matteo Denaro was captured at a medical center while seeking treatment. He was the top boss of the Sicilian Mafia and faces years in prison for many murders. The Mafia is an organized group of … [Read more...] about Mafia (News Words)