Power out at world’s busiest airport | Spain’s lottery | English words ‘stranded’ and ‘fundraiser’

An electrical fire below ground knocked out power at the Atlanta airport—the world’s busiest—for eleven hours just eight days before Christmas. Passengers were left in the dark, wondering what to do; many had to sleep in the airport that night.

Spain’s annual Christmas lottery is a national event and has thousands of winners; the results are sung out by children on national television.

Plus we review English vocabulary words “stranded” and “fundraiser.”

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