Boeing Admits Guilt, Bird Flu, Poison Ivy

Ashley Thompson and Mario Ritter Jr. host today's podcast.

00:54 First: American company Boeing will admit to criminal charges of wrongdoing linked to two deadly passenger jet crashes. The aerospace manufacturer will also pay a fine of $243.6 million. Mario Ritter Jr. reports. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...

07:27 Then: Scientists tracking the spread of H5N1 bird flu are concerned that gaps in surveillance could harm efforts to prevent a potential pandemic. The virus has been detected in several mammal species, and three people in the U.S. have tested positive for H5N1 bird flu since late March. Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins report. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...

14:29 Next: Bryan Lynn presents this week's Health and Lifestyle Report.  He provides some gardening advice for dealing with poison ivy, a common plant found across North America, Europe and East Asia. The plant is estimated to affect about 50 million Americans each year.  Then, Bryan joins Ashley in the studio to discuss poison ivy on a personal level! https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...

22:53 And finally: The LE Lesson of the Day. Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins base their instruction on Level Two of the LE video series Let's Learn English. Today, the teachers look at episode 10. We are hoping and wishing to teach you all about a couple of verbs! Can you guess what they are? https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...

Ashley and Mario close the show.
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