{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2ad0dc479dfe546fa3a017/6a89114f20cb324b778201f4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 Spanish News | Panama Canal Limits Ships as El Niño Tightens Water Supply","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2ad0dc479dfe546fa3a017/85cba027-2aed-45c4-adea-c361f37c0cb3.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Waymo sharply increases lobbying to push US regulators toward fully driverless taxis, while Uber backs a slower rollout with human drivers still in the mix. Also: The Panama Canal will let fewer ships through because El Niño has reduced rainfall and water supplies, forcing tighter limits to protect transit and drinking water.</p>\n\n<p>Hoy: Waymo sube su cabildeo por robotaxis · Canal de Panamá limita más barcos.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s Spanish focus: poder + infinitivo, to be able to / can = to be able to / can. Vocabulary: agua (water), lluvia (rain), ahorro (saving).</p>\n\n<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-b1-2026-08-22\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-b1-2026-08-22</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}