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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at a rally Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Democratic Presidential Contenders Scramble to Make September Debate

Departure of Inslee and Hickenlooper show winnowing process of 20-deep field has begun

Telling America's Story

USA

US-China Trade War Is Good News for Some Countries

Africa to America

US Marks 400th Anniversary of Arrival of First Enslaved Africans

Headlines

US Officials Confirm Israeli Strike in Iraq

Security Squeeze in French Resort Hosting G-7 Summit

Macron Wants Amazon Fires to Be No. 1 Topic at G-7 Summit

North Korea to US: Ready for ‘Dialogue or Stand-off’

China ‘Will Not Sit Idly’ if US Sells Fighter Jets to Taiwan

Navalny Released from Jail, Predicts Bigger Opposition Protests

World News

Kore Lavi participant buys food from program vendor. (Photo: USAID)

The Americas

USAID Ends Haiti Food Insecurity Program

People hold South African flags as Nelson Mandela Foundation CEO, Sello Hatang speaks to the press on the steps of the Johannesburg High Court, Aug. 21, 2019, after South Africa's Equality Court restricted the display of the old apartheid-era flag.

Africa

South Africa Court: Apartheid-Era Flag Is Hate Speech

Video

South Sudan's Men Try to Break Menstruation Cultural Taboos

South Sudan's Men Try to Break Menstruation Cultural Taboos

Hong Kong's Quietly Confrontational Protests

Hong Kong's Quietly Confrontational Protest

Dancing Through Depression in Beach Therapy in Los Angeles

Dancing Through Depression in Beach Therapy

No ID Papers? Technology to the Rescue

No ID Papers? Technology to the Rescue

VOA Explains

Economy & Business

Explainer: What Is a Recession?

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Meet the Democratic Presidential Candidates

Plugged In

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Plugged in with Greta Van Susteren

Hong Kong Protests & Fears of a China Crackdown

Extremism Watch

TOPSHOT - Syrian civilians flee on August 22, 2019 a conflict zone in Syria's rebel-held northwestern region of Idlib, where government bombardment has killed hundreds since late April, near Maar Shurin on the outskirts of Maaret al-Numan. Damascus…

Extremism Watch

Monitor Calls Syrian Regime's 'Humanitarian Corridor' Nonexistent

Press Freedom

Journalists work inside a media center set up by Jammu and Kashmir authorities in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Aug. 18, 2019.

South & Central Asia

In Locked-Down Kashmir, News Gathering a Herculean Challenge