A1 English News | Alphabet Suffers Its Biggest One-Day Share Drop

Learn English through today’s real news. Slow, clear English at A1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: Alphabet shares fall 12.6 percent after weak revenue and advertising sales. The company loses about 500 billion dollars in market value while investors question its costly AI. Also: A California judge rejects a request to separate about 20,000 mail ballots. He says states control elections and unsupported claims could harm citizens' voting rights.
Today’s English focus: named = past tense of to name. Vocabulary: request (an official or polite ask), ballot (a paper or form used for voting), count (to find the total number).
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