Dan Novak and Ashley Thompson host today's Learning English show.
The highest court in the southeastern state of Alabama ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. The decision will likely affect the medical method of freezing embryos for the purpose of fertility in people. Dan Novak reports.
Then: A New York City man is involved in legal battles against a famous hotel in the city. He had lived in the hotel using a little-known housing rule to avoid paying for his stay. Gregory Stachel has the story.
Next: Scientists who study dinosaurs are celebrating the 200th anniversary of the study of the animals that died out more than sixty million years ago. Dan Friedell and Caty Weaver report.
And finally: John Russell presents the LE report Everyday Grammar. In a recent lesson, we asked our readers and listeners to write to us about what is popular in their country. Today, John explores some of the messages we received and their grammar. Then, John joins Dan Novak in the studio where they talk about the use of clauses and more.
Dan and Ashley close the show.
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Science Celebrating 200 Years of Dinosaur Research learningenglish.voanews.com/a...
What Is Popular in Different Countries? learningenglish.voanews.com/a...