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Alexander Graham Bell speaks, and 2013 hears his voice

August 24, 2021 at 8:47 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine years after he placed the first telephone call, Alexander Graham Bell tried another experiment: he recorded his voice on a wax-covered cardboard disc on April 15,...

Alexander Graham Bell speaks, and 2013 hears his voice

May 13, 2019 at 11:39 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine years after he placed the first telephone call, Alexander Graham Bell tried another experiment: he recorded his voice on a wax-covered cardboard disc on April 15,...

Obama ocean plan aims to protect economy, environment

August 24, 2021 at 2:41 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House released a plan on Tuesday aimed at protecting oceans, coastal and Great Lakes environments around the United States while safeguarding related businesses that support...

China, India, Singapore could join new Arctic Circle forum

August 24, 2021 at 2:38 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China, India, Singapore and other countries far from the Arctic Circle could be part of a new global forum to widen the discussion about the fate of...

Newtown victims’ families in Washington, quietly pushing gun control

August 24, 2021 at 2:17 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Family members of the Newtown school shooting victims flew into Washington on Air Force One to press for gun-control legislation, but kept a low profile as they...

Sinkhole opens up in Washington and jaded humor emerges

August 24, 2021 at 12:52 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington is used to being the brunt of jokes, particularly those centered around the action, or lack of it, on Capitol Hill. But on Tuesday, the focus...

Budget cuts end White House tours, but not finger-pointing

May 23, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sixth-grade class at St. Paul's Lutheran School in Waverly, Iowa, sent a message this week that was heard in the White House briefing room. "The White...

Budget cuts end White House tours, but not finger-pointing

August 24, 2021 at 12:40 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sixth-grade class at St. Paul's Lutheran School in Waverly, Iowa, sent a message this week that was heard in the White House briefing room. "The White...

Warmer climate to open new Arctic shipping routes by 2050: study

August 24, 2021 at 12:42 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The quickest way to get goods from Asia to the U.S. East Coast in 2050 might well be straight across the Arctic, where a warming climate is...

Domestic abuse law expanded to protect gays, immigrants

August 24, 2021 at 12:32 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act, the landmark 1994 law designed to curb domestic abuse, which is now expanded to cover gays,...

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