{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2aca9071d362181f88a91d/6a3b98e195244c4a6151e7e3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 Spanish News | Heatwave in France Brings More Drowning Deaths","description":"<p>Heatwave in France Brings More Drowning Deaths. Improve your Spanish with slow news for A2 listening practice.</p> <p>In this episode: Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave. Also: US top court says Rastafarian man cannot sue prison guards who cut his dreadlocks.</p> <p>Today’s Spanish focus: a key news verb = a useful action word from today’s episode. Vocabulary: news (current events), story (a report about something happening), today (this day).</p> <p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-a2-2026-06-24\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-a2-2026-06-24</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}