But that does not include costs like the tons of flowers that growers in Kenya and Israel had to destroy.

VOA: special.2010.04.23

He had made the Fillmore Auditorium popular worldwide by bringing famous African American performers like Billie Holiday,James Brown and Sammy Davis,Jr.Bill.

VOA: special.2010.12.03

She had let herself be controlled by some machine-like force that directed her actions and freed her of responsibility.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

If they had, they would have been tested to see if they needed treatment to prevent an infection like H.I.V.or hepatitis.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

Well,the second she jumped on the horse's back he began to kick and buck like nothing anyone had ever seen.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

Anne Lindbergh described how women had to perform many jobs that pulled them in different directions like a circus performer.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

Then I replaced it with a letter that looked exactly like it, which I had taken with me.

VOA: special.2009.12.26

Thomas Jefferson did not like what the Count had said about the natural wonders of the New World.

VOA: special.2010.08.08

Some lawmakers are proposing to renew a former ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, like what the gunman had.

VOA: special.2011.01.15

Sendak's parents would sometimes talk about the dead family members, especially children, who were not lucky enough to survive like Maurice had.

VOA: special.2009.10.05

The scientists found that the affected bees had a number of viruses from a group called picorna-like viruses.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

At the time,her husband had said: "When I am gone,lay my remains in some quiet place like this."

VOA: special.2010.01.07

They looked like they had always been the weak,unhappy creatures who were bent over the doctor's table.

VOA: special.2010.10.23

Or the person might have had a very frightening experience, like being chased by an angry dog.

VOA: special.2010.06.20