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Today's story: The UN mission investigates attacks in Iran. You will hear it in Italian first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Italian: La missione ONU indaga sugli attacchi in Iran

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:37) Today's headline, slowly

(02:33) pubblicare

(03:15) Places and attacks

(04:02) Legal cases in the future

(05:09) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/italian/a1/2026-09-18

TODAY'S ITALIAN TEXT

La missione ONU indaga sugli attacchi in Iran

Giovedì, la missione ONU ha pubblicato un rapporto.

Il rapporto dice che due attacchi sono probabilmente crimini di guerra.

Un attacco ha colpito una scuola a Minab, nel sud dell’Iran.

L’altro attacco ha colpito un centro sportivo; ventidue civili sono stati uccisi o feriti.

Il rapporto può servire in futuri casi legali internazionali.

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La Bank of England tiene i tassi fermi al 3,75%

Rutte chiede un piano credibile per più spesa per la difesa del Regno Unito

Anthropic blocca un tentativo legato all’Iran negli Stati Uniti

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (pubblicare)

- vocabulary (probabilmente)

- vocabulary (scuola)

- numbers (centro sportivo)

- vocabulary (futuri)

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Today's story: The US House approves the bill on Russia and Iran. You will hear it in Italian first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Italian: La Camera degli Stati Uniti approva il testo su Russia e Iran

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:38) Today's headline, slowly

(02:32) Voting

(03:21) Numbers in a vote

(04:08) Where the text goes

(04:58) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/italian/a1/2026-09-17

TODAY'S ITALIAN TEXT

La Camera degli Stati Uniti approva il testo su Russia e Iran

La Camera ha votato mercoledì sera: 262 a 159.

La legge prevede sanzioni contro la Russia e contro chi aiuta la Russia nella guerra in Ucraina.

Sette repubblicani hanno votato contro.

Il testo arriva circa due mesi dopo la morte improvvisa di Lindsey Graham.

Ora il testo va al presidente Donald Trump.

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Apple prepara un server AI con chip M-series Ultra

Il Manchester United, club di calcio, perde in rimonta contro il Brighton

La BoE attesa ferma i tassi nel Regno Unito

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (votare)

- vocabulary (sanzioni)

- vocabulary (Sette)

- vocabulary (dopo)

- vocabulary (al presidente)

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Today's story: Healey is talking with Canada about the new DSRB defence bank. You will hear it in Italian first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Italian: Healey parla con il Canada della nuova banca DSRB per la difesa

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:33) Today's headline, slowly

(02:25) Talking in the present

(03:15) Other countries in the plan

(03:54) Money for the fund

(04:54) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/italian/a1/2026-09-16

TODAY'S ITALIAN TEXT

Healey parla con il Canada della nuova banca DSRB per la difesa

John Healey, il cancelliere, parla questa settimana con il governo canadese.

Il Canada ha invitato il Regno Unito a entrare come membro fondatore.

Nel piano ci sono anche otto altri paesi.

Tra questi ci sono l’Ucraina e la Turchia.

Il fondo vuole raccogliere circa 100 miliardi di euro.

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Trump, presidente degli Stati Uniti, respinge le regole per l’IA

Il Liverpool, club di calcio, batte gli Spurs e va al quarto turno in Inghilterra

Il governo britannico valuta l’ingresso nella banca DSRB

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (parlare)

- vocabulary (ha invitato)

- vocabulary (altri paesi)

- vocabulary (Tra questi)

- vocabulary (raccogliere)

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Today's story: Valve, the video-game company, launches the Steam Frame headset. You will hear it in Italian first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Italian: Valve, azienda di videogiochi, lancia il visore Steam Frame

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:36) Today's headline, slowly

(02:29) The launch verb

(03:15) Inside and technology

(03:57) Can and able to

(05:02) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/italian/a1/2026-09-15

TODAY'S ITALIAN TEXT

Valve, azienda di videogiochi, lancia il visore Steam Frame

Valve lancia il visore Steam Frame e il prezzo da 1TB è 1.089 sterline.

Il visore è leggero e comodo da portare.

Dentro ha una tecnologia nuova e intelligente.

C'è anche una versione da 256GB che costa 889 sterline.

Il visore può essere usato con un PC e può anche giocare da solo.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Atlete olimpiche attaccano lo spot di Sydney Sweeney

La Corte suprema degli Stati Uniti blocca le restrizioni di Trump sulla posta

Convoglio russo porta rifornimenti a Tartous in Siria

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (lanciare)

- vocabulary (leggero)

- vocabulary (tecnologia)

- vocabulary (C'è)

- vocabulary (può)

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Today's story: Russian drone hits a train in Ukraine. You will hear it in Italian first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Italian: Drone russo colpisce un treno in Ucraina

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:43) Today's headline, slowly

(02:35) The verb colpire

(03:17) Before now

(04:02) Impact and engine

(04:58) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/italian/a1/2026-09-14

TODAY'S ITALIAN TEXT

Drone russo colpisce un treno in Ucraina

Un drone russo ha colpito un treno vicino al confine con la Polonia.

L’impatto ha colpito il motore del treno.

Boris Johnson e altri ufficiali europei erano già passati.

Le autorità hanno detto che non ci sono stati feriti.

I passeggeri erano già usciti dal treno.

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Trump riduce l’allarme sul rallentamento dell’IA in Irlanda

Alexander Zverev, testa di serie, batte Ben Shelton e vince gli US Open negli Stati Uniti

GM prepara batterie domestiche negli Stati Uniti

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (colpire)

- vocabulary (motore)

- vocabulary (erano già passati)

- vocabulary (non ci sono stati)

- vocabulary (passeggeri)

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Today's story: Anthropic’s boss asks to slow down AI. You will hear it in Italian first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Italian: Il capo di Anthropic chiede di rallentare l’AI

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:37) Three more stories today

(01:36) Today's headline, slowly

(02:27) To ask

(02:57) Serious risks

(03:43) Proposals and agreement

(04:39) Today's grammar point

(05:16) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/italian/a1/2026-09-13

TODAY'S ITALIAN TEXT

Il capo di Anthropic chiede di rallentare l’AI

Sabato Dario Amodei ha chiesto di andare più piano con l’AI, e ha parlato di controlli nuovi.

Ha detto che i rischi sono seri.

Ha spiegato che aziende e governi hanno bisogno di tempo.

Nel suo testo, Amodei propone controlli indipendenti sui modelli.

Sam Altman ed Elon Musk sono d’accordo.

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Arsenal vince a Sunderland

Il presidente USA Trump dice di voler vedere un’Irlanda unita

I CEO di Anthropic e OpenAI chiedono più lentezza nell'AI

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (chiedere)

- vocabulary (rischi)

- vocabulary (hanno bisogno)

- vocabulary (propone)

- vocabulary (d’accordo)

New to Italian? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: The Federal Reserve, the central bank, looks at inflation stuck at 3.4% in the United States. You will hear it in Italian first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Italian: La Federal Reserve, banca centrale, guarda a un’inflazione ferma al 3,4% negli Stati Uniti

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:40) Today's headline, slowly

(02:10) The headline, word by word

(02:49) The verb remain

(03:32) More and less

(04:17) Deciding and looking at data

(05:11) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/italian/a1/2026-09-12

TODAY'S ITALIAN TEXT

La Federal Reserve, banca centrale, guarda a un’inflazione ferma al 3,4% negli Stati Uniti

La benzina sale del 3,9% nel mese scorso.

Il dato non cambia rispetto a luglio.

Il diesel costa più di 6 dollari per gallone in media.

La prossima settimana la Federal Reserve decide sui tassi di interesse.

La Federal Reserve guarda i dati ufficiali.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Sony, editore di videogiochi, lancia Marvel’s Wolverine per PS5

Gli Houthi prendono il porto di Mokha in Yemen

Pochi attaccanti della Premier League nella lista del Pallone d’Oro

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (restare)

- vocabulary (non cambia)

- vocabulary (più di)

- vocabulary (decide)

- vocabulary (guarda)

New to Italian? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: OpenAI launches ChatGPT for financial services in the United States. You will hear it in Italian first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Italian: OpenAI lancia ChatGPT per i servizi finanziari negli Stati Uniti

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:33) Today's headline, slowly

(02:34) Launch in the present

(03:13) Working with others

(03:56) Using a system

(04:56) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/italian/a1/2026-09-11

TODAY'S ITALIAN TEXT

OpenAI lancia ChatGPT per i servizi finanziari negli Stati Uniti

Il prodotto è una nuova versione di ChatGPT Work.

Il sistema usa GPT-6 Astra.

La società ha fatto il prodotto con Morgan Stanley ed Evercore.

OpenAI vuole fare altri prodotti per altri settori.

La società dice che il sistema usa GPT-6 Astra.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Benjamin Sesko segna in Inghilterra per il Manchester United

Angela Rayner vuole una tassa turistica per i sindaci in Inghilterra

Gli Houthi prendono il porto di Mokha in Yemen

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (lanciare)

- vocabulary (usa)

- connector words (ha fatto)

- vocabulary (vuole fare)

- vocabulary (dice)

New to Italian? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Hollywood the film industry sets a summer record in the United States. You will hear it in Italian first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Italian: Hollywood, industria del cinema, segna un record estivo negli Stati Uniti

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:44) Today's headline, slowly

(02:46) The verb of the day

(03:17) More or added

(03:59) How much more

(04:50) Today's grammar point

(05:28) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/italian/a1/2026-09-10

TODAY'S ITALIAN TEXT

Hollywood, industria del cinema, segna un record estivo negli Stati Uniti

Hollywood segna 4,76 miliardi di dollari al botteghino negli Stati Uniti.

La stagione estiva 2026 ha una settimana in più di vendita dei biglietti.

Il vecchio record è del 2013.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day e The Odyssey portano più di 1,5 miliardi di dollari.

La stagione 2026 finisce quasi al 10% sopra il 2019.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Odegaard segna a Napoli e l’Arsenal vince

Ed Miliband respinge l’avviso del rabbino capo sulle sanzioni

Il ricercatore Anthropic Evan Hubinger avverte sul rischio dell’IA

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (segnare)

- vocabulary (in più)

- vocabulary (vecchio)

- vocabulary (più di)

- vocabulary (quasi)

New to Italian? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Matt Clifford leaves Aria in the UK after doubts about Anthropic. You will hear it in Italian first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Italian: Matt Clifford lascia Aria nel Regno Unito dopo dubbi su Anthropic

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:46) Today's headline, slowly

(02:46) Resigning

(03:27) Companies

(04:12) Stay until a date

(05:07) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/italian/a1/2026-09-09

TODAY'S ITALIAN TEXT

Matt Clifford lascia Aria nel Regno Unito dopo dubbi su Anthropic

Matt Clifford si è dimesso lunedì.

Lavorava anche a tempo pieno per Anthropic.

Anthropic è la società dietro il chatbot Claude.

Il suo nuovo lavoro era con governi fuori dagli Stati Uniti.

Clifford resterà fino al 6 novembre.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Frances Tiafoe batte Michelsen dopo due set a zero agli US Open

Andy Burnham, primo ministro del Regno Unito, annuncia sanzioni contro Israele

Il governo del Regno Unito annuncia sanzioni per gli insediamenti in Cisgiordania

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (dimettersi)

- vocabulary (Lavorava)

- vocabulary (società)

- vocabulary (fuori)

- vocabulary (resterà)

New to Italian? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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