{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/6adab7c023f48c4f2491a097?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 English News | Markets Slide 2.6% as Brent Crude Reaches $113","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/67730c15-967c-4ba2-9744-ff219e50b675.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: U.S. markets fall as Iran concerns push oil prices higher and investors worry about costly AI investment. Also: The Supreme Court says student IDs cannot be used to get ballots in New Hampshire&#x27;s November 3 midterm elections.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: if there were strikes = if strikes happened. Vocabulary: ballot (a paper or form used to vote), guidance (official advice or instructions), evidence (information that helps show something is true).</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-b1-2026-10-23\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-10-23</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}