Learning English Podcast - Israeli-Hamas Cease-fire, White House Christmas, Alzheimer's Vaccine

On Today's podcast, Dan Novak and Ashley Thompson host the show while Dan tells listeners what they will hear on the program. First, Bryan Lynn has a report on the recently reached cease-fire in the Israeli-Hamas war. The current truce has been extended to increase the number of hostages to be released. Then, Faith Pirlo has a story from Hai Do about the White House Christmas preparations. Faith describes the details of the many objects in the White House. She describes the gingerbread White House, the tree and ornaments and the message from the wife of the president Jill Biden. After that Greg Stachel has a report about vaccines for Alzheimer's disease, the brain wasting disease followed by a discussion about the report between Greg and Dan. Finally, Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins explore new year's resolutions and elements of public speaking by recapping Anna Matteo's adventures from Let's Learn English. There is advice about making resolutions as well as things that are important to speaking and acting. Then Dan and Ashley sign off. Deal Reached to Extend Cease-fire in Israel-Hamas War https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/deal-reached-to-extend-cease-fire-in-israel-hamas-war/7372244.html What the White House Looks Like for Christmas https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/what-the-white-house-looks-like-for-christmas/7372109.html Researchers Return to Alzheimer's Vaccines https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/researchers-return-to-alzheimer-s-vaccines/7363135.html