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Wednesday, 06 February 2019


VIDEO: On this week’s Plugged In, VOA contributor Greta Van Susteren dissects President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union address. Did the president succeed in his call for unity and bipartisanship amid the deep political divisions surrounding his presidency?

On This Day in American History

On Feb. 6, 1911, the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, is born in Tampico, Ill. Reagan took office in 1981 and served until 1989. He was also the first actor elected to the nation’s highest office, whereas most prior presidents were lawyers or had served in the military. Reagan had been a Democrat, but changed parties in 1960. At the 1964 Republican National Convention, Reagan gave a rousing speech, which many think launched his political career. Reagan also served as governor of California from 1967 to 1975. He died in 2004.

VIDEO: Russia’s government says it will do “everything required” to support Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela’s legitimate ruler, while accusing the United States of backing an attempted coup by recognizing Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president. The Kremlin seeks to protect its geopolitical interests in Latin America.

Single women are defying the usual gender gap by purchasing more homes than single men, even though female workers earn just 80 percent of what their male counterparts make.


British photojournalist John Cantlie, who was abducted by the Islamic State more than six years ago alongside American reporter journalist Jim Foley, is believed to be alive, according to Britain’s security minister Ben Wallace.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that there has been a “quantum leap” in relations between the world body and the African Union and he hopes this can translate into progress on some of the continent’s biggest challenges.

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