Thursday, November 28, 2024

Your daily news podcast.

Spring heatwave sweeps east coast; China’s mile-high sky ladder; India’s 13 yo cricket star; and influencers that just don’t check.

Hold onto your hats (literally)! Sydney is baking under a heatwave while parts of Victoria clean up from record-breaking storms. Western Sydney? Scorching above 35°C for five days straight!

Daredevils in China are scaling a jaw-dropping steel cable ladder hanging between cliffs 1,500 metres high!

Meet Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the 13-year-old cricket star smashing records and earning a whopping $200,000 in the IPL

75% of Facebook users share stories without reading past the headline! That’s how misinformation snowballs. Squiz-E says, “STOP, THINK, CHECK”, before clicking share.

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Optional Evergreen Extras!

Think/Feel/Infer 3-2-1 Exercise (3 important details from the Lowdown; 2 other things I learned; 1 question I still have)Find the Main Idea and Details