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A1 English News for Beginners

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a large white building with a flag on top of it
CuriousMAY 28

White House Builds UFC Cage

Audio94 words1 min
A small delivery robot with googly eyes on a sidewalk.
TechnologyMAY 27

LA Bots; AI Helps Airport

Audio94 words1 min
people watching soccer game in stadium
SportMAY 26

Arsenal Win Premier League Title

Audio99 words1 min
ocean waves crashing on shore during daytime
NatureMAY 25

NOAA Warns Pacific Heatwave Grows

Audio91 words1 min
gray spacecraft taking off during daytime
BusinessMAY 24

SpaceX Plans City on Mars

Audio98 words1 min
person in green shirt wearing white mask
HealthMAY 23

WHO Says Ebola Kills Many

Audio97 words1 min
brown chick on focus photography
ScienceMAY 22

Colossal Hatches Chicks From Shells

Audio87 words1 min
A scuba in a cave with a green light
WorldMAY 21

Italian Divers Die in Cave

Audio96 words1 min
Silhouetted figures under stage spotlights at concert
CuriousMAY 20

Bulgaria Wins Its First Eurovision

Audio83 words1 min
A gavel rests on a sound block with money.
TechnologyMAY 19

Musk Loses to OpenAI

Audio90 words1 min
a man is practicing boxing in a gym
SportMAY 18

McGregor Will Fight Holloway

Audio88 words1 min
Eagle soaring near nest
NatureMAY 17

Bald Eagles Born in Chicago Again

Audio92 words1 min
a large building with columns and a flag on the corner
BusinessMAY 16

Warsh Takes Powell's Fed Job

Audio88 words1 min
a doctor showing a patient something on the tablet
HealthMAY 15

Doctors Warn: AI Often Wrong

Audio87 words1 min
green and black trees under blue sky
ScienceMAY 14

Pentagon Shows UFO Files Now

Audio88 words1 min
black mountain with flowing lava at nighttime
WorldMAY 13

Volcano Kills Three Hikers

Audio91 words1 min
shallow focus photo of man in black jacket
CuriousMAY 12

Study Says: Long Hours Make Fat

Audio87 words1 min
person sitting while using laptop computer and green stethoscope near
TechnologyMAY 11

Pennsylvania Sues Fake AI Doctor

Audio103 words2 min
boxer on ring
SportMAY 10

Wardley and Dubois Fight Saturday

Audio93 words1 min
white airplane wing over the clouds during daytime
ScienceMAY 9

NASA Watches Mexico City Sink

Audio87 words1 min
a factory with smoke coming out of it
BusinessMAY 8

Shell Earns More from Oil

Audio86 words1 min
person in black jacket sitting on brown wooden dock over sea waves during daytime
NatureMAY 7

Fewer Hurricanes in 2026

Audio86 words1 min
a man in white lab coat looking through a microscope
HealthMAY 6

Hantavirus on a Cruise Ship

Audio97 words1 min
Large ship sailing into harbor at sunset
WorldMAY 5

Trump Helps Ships at Sea

Audio98 words1 min
Race cars speed through wet track during competition.
CuriousMAY 4

F1 Race Starts Early

Audio99 words1 min
a man and a woman exchanging a cell phone at a store
TechnologyMAY 3

Apple Sells Many iPhones

Audio97 words1 min
Two skiers descend a vast snowy mountain slope.
SportMAY 2

Vonn Hurt at Olympics

Audio87 words1 min
Satellite orbiting earth with clouds below
ScienceMAY 1

Old Spaceship Falls Down

Audio93 words1 min
pump-jack mining crude oil with the sunset
BusinessAPR 30

UAE Leaves Oil Group

Audio81 words1 min
a close up of an octopus under water
NatureAPR 29

Giant Octopuses From Long Ago

Audio85 words1 min
brown egg on white woven basket
HealthAPR 28

Drugs Fail, Eggs Help Brain

Audio86 words1 min
a couple of elephants standing next to each other
WorldAPR 27

Hunter Dies in Africa

Audio86 words1 min
selective focus photo of poker chips
CuriousAPR 25

Soldier Made Secret Bet

Audio93 words1 min
two ping pong paddles and a ping pong ball on a blue table
TechnologyAPR 24

Robot Wins at Table Tennis

Audio93 words1 min
Runners collapse at finish line after race.
SportAPR 23

Runners Help Tired Man Finish

Audio89 words1 min
Earth above the lunar surface
ScienceAPR 22

People Go to the Moon

Audio93 words1 min
A gas station with a few gas pumps
BusinessAPR 5

Gas Costs More Now

Audio90 words1 min

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