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Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

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In this episode: A federal appeals court rejects the US Justice Department's request to set aside thousands of California ballots. Also: Meta plans to raise $95 billion through two stock offerings to fund its AI expansion and data centers.

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Aujourd'hui : La cour refuse la demande du gouvernement · Meta veut trouver 95 milliards de dollars.

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Today’s French focus: vouloir = to want. Vocabulary: la cour (court), la demande (request), le bulletin (ballot).

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Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-10-27

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