{"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/6af40e7936d94b58ef67ef75?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 English News | U.S. Prices Rise 0.4% as Inflation Strains Families","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/071eed08-d749-4052-9883-50bb9b2f518d.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. consumer prices rose 0.4% in October, while gas prices fell but inflation continued to strain families. Also: Heavy rain flooded tents in Gaza, and the Board of Peace said humanitarian aid was insufficient.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: to spread = to move from one place or group to another. Vocabulary: pressure (a difficult force or demand), to ease (to become less strong or less painful), to spread (to move from one place or group to another).</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-b1-2026-11-11\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-11-11</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}