{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/6ae3e067309881b50b041063?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 English News | Alphabet Suffers Its Biggest One-Day Share Drop","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/7a3e59c4-9adf-4ca7-8cf7-4e10bde7c281.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Slow, clear English at A1, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Alphabet shares fall 12.6 percent after weak revenue and advertising sales. The company loses about 500 billion dollars in market value while investors question its costly AI. Also: A California judge rejects a request to separate about 20,000 mail ballots. He says states control elections and unsupported claims could harm citizens&#x27; voting rights.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: named = past tense of to name. Vocabulary: request (an official or polite ask), ballot (a paper or form used for voting), count (to find the total number).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-10-30\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-10-30</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}