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News networks have reduced the number of overseas bureaus.
Have been cut by 50%
Cheap
Cheap
such stories are cheaper to cover.
They have decreased by half
Cheap (apex)
have decreased by half-apex
from watching local tv news programs
Most likely, yes. There are billions of people in the world, and Alisa isn't that uncommon. I've heard the name before, so I'm sure that someone else in the world has it.
That they have been cut by 50 percent
Jumped to more than 50 percent in the past 20 years