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hey what's up Stefanie the English coach here from EnglishFullTime.com

in this video I'm gonna show you guys how to pronounce the 50 American states

now I know you think oh my gosh Stef that is so easy I do not need help with

that but the reason I'm making this video is because you would be surprised

how many people mispronounce these states or don't know how to pronounce

them even advanced English learners okay so I want to make sure no one here is

mispronouncing any of the names of these states especially if you live in one of

these states okay so here we go first we have Alabama Alabama Alaska Alaska

Arizona Arizona Arkansas Arkansas California California Colorado Colorado

now that's how I say it some people say Colorado Colorado I say

Colorado you can say it however you want Connecticut Connecticut Delaware

Delaware Florida Florida Georgia Georgia Hawaii Hawaii now I say Hawaii some

people say Hawaii they really emphasized the ii at the end Hawaii okay again I

just say Hawaii and that's perfectly acceptable Idaho Idaho Illinois Illinois

Indiana Indiana Iowa Iowa Kansas Kansas Kentucky Kentucky Louisiana Louisiana

Maine Maine Maryland Maryland Massachusetts Massachusetts Michigan

Michigan Minnesota Minnesota Mississippi Mississippi Missouri Missouri Montana

Montana Nebraska Nebraska Nevada Nevada New Hampshire New Hampshire New Jersey

New Jersey New Mexico New Mexico New York New York North Carolina North

Carolina North Dakota North Dakota Ohio Ohio Oklahoma Oklahoma Oregon Oregon

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Rhode Island Rhode Island South Carolina

South Carolina South Dakota South Dakota Tennessee Tennessee Texas Texas Utah

Utah Vermont Vermont Virginia Virginia Washington Washington West Virginia West

Virginia Wisconsin Wisconsin Wyoming Wyoming okay so there you have it the 50

US states remember I am from California so this is how I pronounce these 50 US

states there are other regional accents within the US and they might pronounce

these states a little bit differently but at least this is a guide that can

help you pronounce them in a way that is totally acceptable and standard right

it's perfect perfectly fine if you say it like this everyone will understand

you okay so that's it and I'm gonna go ahead and link a free pronunciation

guide in the description if you'd like that go ahead and download it it's gonna

help you with your English pronunciation as well are you guys see you in another

video bye

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Dutch hospitals to stop using US body brokers over ethical concerns - Duration: 10:38.

 Two major Dutch hospitals say they will stop importing human body parts from American firms, which they have been doing without any regulation for a decade

 The hospitals told Reuters in recent weeks they made their decisions on ethical grounds

The move comes amid investigations by US law enforcement into some so-called body brokers - companies that obtain the dead, often through donation, dissect them and sell the parts for profit

 Earlier this year, Reuters reported that one broker under scrutiny by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation - Portland, Oregon-based MedCure - has used a Dutch hub to distribute tens of thousands of kilograms of human body parts across Europe since 2012

American authorities have reportedly accused MedCure of selling some body parts tainted with disease to American and foreign customers, a concern triggered in part by such shipments to Canada and Hong Kong

 Reuters found that importers of US body parts included two Dutch hospitals. The news agency uncovered no evidence body parts used in the Netherlands were infected, but the Dutch hospitals said they would drop the suppliers in response to reporting by Reuters which raised questions about how the brokers acquired body donations

 The country's largest hospital, Amsterdam's Academic Medical Centre (AMC), said it bought between 300 and 500 heads from US brokers, which in the past included MedCure, to cover a shortfall

The parts, used for research and training courses, were bought as early as 2008 and as recently as November 21, the hospital said

 Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam said it bought knees and shoulders from a US supplier but declined to provide details

The hospital said it used the parts for research and training courses which were not designed to make profits

 Reuters said that the health ministry declined to comment on the hospitals' decision, and said there was no specific regulatory body which oversees the use of such samples

 From 2012 to 2016, according to manifest records reviewed by Reuters, MedCure shipped body parts valued at a total of more than $500,000 from the United States to the Netherlands

MedCure said it helps connect donors and scientific, research and medical entities

"We are an accredited and regulated institution and adhere to the best-in-class industry standards for safety ethics, and transparency," the company said in a statement to Reuters

 Dutch laws govern the use of donated organs, the transportation of bodies and cremation, but there are none pertaining to body parts used for training or research, Dutch Minister for Medical Care Bruno Bruins told parliament in April

The health ministry said it saw no need to regulate the trade in body parts because hospitals take precautions

 In the Netherlands and much of Europe, people who bequeath their bodies to research do so as a charitable donation, with no payment involved

In the United States, many brokers offer donor families free cremation in return for donating a body - a potential saving of up to $1,000

 AMC's current supplier Science Care, one of the largest body brokers in America, is not under FBI investigation, the company told Reuters; an FBI spokeswoman said policy prevents the agency saying whether a company is or is not being scrutinised

But Science Care's business model is reported to rankle some Dutch lawmakers and doctors

 Freek Dikkers, the professor of ear, nose and throat medicine at the AMC whose department bought the heads, said it was stopping after learning that the company was accused of soliciting donors at hospices and old age homes and that its former owners earned millions from the trade

Prof Dikkers said that was "unacceptable."  One frozen head from Science Care that passed through Dutch airport customs belonged to a 53-year-old who died in April 2017 after treatment to remove a brain tumour

Although the declared value of the head on the customs form was $25, the going rate for a human head in the US market is currently around $500, Reuters found

Reuters said that Science Care did not respond to the question about the price of body parts

 Neither of the hospitals would say how much they paid for the parts. The heads were used, sometimes multiple times, to train young doctors before they operated on live patients, said Prof Dikkers

 "It was a rising trend in recent years, initially around 30, and then increasing to 50 (per year), in four shipments," he said in an interview with Reuters and Dutch TV programme Nieuwsuur

 The AMC said documents provided by US-based brokers indicated the heads the hospital bought tested negative for disease

A hospital spokeswoman said it had not carried out its own tests, but doctors always wear protective clothing

 Science Care said it follows all regulations and has been accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB)

The company uses "an extensive medical screening process for our donors, including testing for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV-1, and HIV-2, to reduce potential risks

" All specimens are packaged and shipped according to international standards, it said

 The Rotterdam hospital, Erasmus, said it imported body parts - mostly sample knee and shoulder joints - for orthopaedic surgery courses

It declined to say how long it has imported the parts, which company or companies supplied them, or how many it has bought

 Even though the hospitals say they plan to stop using the US suppliers, the business of sending body parts through the Netherlands continues

 Rhenus Logistics, a Dutch company, transported and stored body parts for MedCure between 2015 and 2018

The contract ended this year, said Rhenus spokeswoman Ellen Visser, when MedCure set up its own Dutch distribution hub

 A month later, a new company was established in the Netherlands: Rise Labs, with three people affiliated to MedCure listed as board members

From two addresses in Amsterdam, it offers "services to donors leaving their whole body and providing services to medical professionals working in the field of anatomical research

"  The company did not respond to requests for comment. A receptionist at one Rise Labs' address did not open the door when a reporter called for comment

MedCure declined to comment.

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Cory Booker tests 2020 waters with early dip into New Hampshire US news - Duration: 3:28.

Cory Booker tests 2020 waters with early dip into New Hampshire US news

The Democratic New Jersey senator is in the granite state, pressing flesh and preaching love in divided political times

The Democratic New Jersey senator is in the granite state, pressing flesh and preaching love in divided political times

On a frigid Saturday morning a full 14 months before the New Hampshire primary, Democrats warmed themselves with coffee as they waited for Cory Booker. The New Jersey senator, a potential candidate for president in 2020, was to appear in the suburban living room of a former state senator.

When he arrived he took time to chat, snap selfies and record video shoutouts. When he finally spoke, he told those gathered of a "moral moment" requiring love, unity and strength. Rather than alienate supporters of Donald Trump, Booker told the crowd, why not invite them to dinner."Patriotism is love of country and you cannot love your country unless you love your fellow countrymen," he said. "We need to get back to the understanding that you cannot lead the people if you do not love the people."

Later, at a Democratic midterm victory celebration in Manchester, the state's largest city, he said: "This is not a time to meet hate with hate. It is not a time to meet darkness with darkness. The call of our country has always been love."

Booker has not committed to a run for the White House. But attorney Jim Demers, who co-chaired Barack Obama's campaign in New Hampshire in 2008 and advised Hillary Clinton in 2016, is encouraging the former mayor of Newark. He helped arrange meetings this weekend. Appearances in living rooms and coffee shops – and onstage alongside the state's top Democrats – signal a run is being considered.

"I think this weekend is going to be a really good experience for him, to get a taste of what campaigning in New Hampshire is really like," Demers said.

Demers sees Booker as a viable candidate to win the White House. But he was more cautious about predicting victory in the New Hampshire primary, particularly if two other senators, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, also enter the race.

"I don't want to underestimate the impact that neighbours of New Hampshire have in the New Hampshire primary," he said. "Historically, if there's a neighbour running, they win. But I think [Booker] can be extremely competitive and I think he can certainly be in the top tier."

Defeat in New Hampshire can be weathered: Clinton lost to Sanders in 2016 but secured the nomination. In 2008, Obama lost the primary to Clinton. In an August poll of state Democrats by the University of New Hampshire, Sanders was the top choice of 30%, former vice-president Joe Biden had 19% and Warren had 17%. Booker was the top choice of just 6%.

This early, though, primary watchers say the contest remains in play.

"I think it's fairly wide open at this point and Booker is in fairly good position in that regard," said Dante Scala, a professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire. "I think he does enjoy name recognition: it's not up there with Sanders, Biden and Warren, but it stands pretty favourably to the rest of the field."

Christopher Galdieri, associate professor of political science at Saint Anselm College, said he didn't "know that [Booker] necessarily needs to win in New Hampshire so much as run well. If he does well enough in Iowa and he does well enough in New Hampshire … I think he's someone who could potentially be a viable nominee."

Sanders, Biden and Warren have not so obviously laid the groundwork in the granite state. But Booker is not alone. Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard was in the state last week and in an October visit, the Colorado governor, John Hickenlooper, said he was running – then quickly backtracked. The New Hampshire Young Democrats have invited Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke and other candidates to visit. O'Rourke has not yet responded to the overture.

Other potential candidates will soon begin operations in early voting states – and even announce their candidacies. This week, the Associated Press reported that the Democratic party is considering holding a first debate in May, three months earlier than the first debate in the 2016 election cycle.

Booker's message of love and unity – and his professed refusal to hate Trump – may win voters over. Or maybe they will prefer a candidate who wants to go blow-for-blow with the president. Demers thinks the senator's approach is one of his best attributes.

"When you listen to him speak you realise that he's not always bashing the other side like some politicians do," Demers said. "He's a real unifier and I do believe that more than anything in this country, people want to see Washington function."

Like other prominent Democrats and potential candidates, Booker has faced attacks from the president. Speaking to the New York Post last month, Trump claimed without evidence that Booker did not live in Newark while he was mayor and repeated his charge that Booker "ran Newark into the ground". Such attacks will only increase if Booker does decide to run.

Lucas Meyer, president of the New Hampshire Young Democrats, said for any potential candidate, doing well in New Hampshire – usually a stepping stone to the Oval Office – will likely come down to their pitch.

"The beautiful thing about the New Hampshire primary and why I think it's valuable to the country, is you're going to have to meet people on the street, look them in the eye and convince them," Meyer said.

"It doesn't matter about TV ads, it doesn't matter that you have the most money. It matters that when you look into a voter's eyes, they believe what you're pushing."

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James Comey testimony transcript released by House committtees US news - Duration: 2:33.

James Comey testimony transcript released by House committtees US news

The Republican chairmen of the House judiciary and oversight committees have released transcripts of former FBI director James Comey's testimony at Friday's closed-door hearing.

The lawmakers said in a statement that the transcripts cover the first of what is expected to be two days of hearings with Comey, who was fired by Donald Trump in May 2017. He is due to appear again on 17 December.

The transcript was released as part of a deal reached after Comey attempted to quash a subpoena ordering him to testify in private, expressing concern that such testimony would be selectively leaked.

The hearing lasted nearly seven hours and the transcript, released on Saturday, ran to 235 pages. Afterwards, Comey described a "desperate attempt to find anything that can be used to attack the institutions of justice investigating this president".

Also on Friday, filings by federal prosecutors and special counsel Robert Mueller revealed new findings in the cases of Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort, former aides to Donald Trump.

The filings detailed links between the two men and Russia and, in Cohen's case, payments to women claiming to have had affairs with the billionaire.

Mueller took over the Department of Justice investigation of Russian election interference, links between Trump aides and Moscow and potential obstruction of justice by the president after Comey was fired.

Trump told NBC he fired Comey because of "this Russia thing", then contradicted himself. Comey has testified publicly on Capitol Hill and detailed his interactions with Trump in a book, A Higher Loyalty, that was published in April.

Comey told reporters on Friday that Republicans on the two committees had been "talking again about Hillary Clinton's emails, for heaven's sakes".

Comey led FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of personal email and a private server while secretary of state. The FBI recommended against criminal charges. The impact on the 2016 election of Comey's public announcements on the case remains hotly debated.

Trump responded to Friday's hearing by tweeting: "It is being reported that Leakin' James Comey was told by Department of Justice attorneys not to answer the most important questions. Total bias and corruption at the highest levels of previous Administration. Force him to answer the questions under oath!"

Democrats will take over the House, and with it control of its committees, in January.