# A1 German News | Why 33 Million Households Face Higher Winter Bills

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Podcast: [Learn German A1 | Slow Easy German News, Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-german-a1-with-news-slow-easy-german-for-beginners-7758898)
Published: 2026-08-26T02:12:44+00:00
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## Resource

Learn German through today’s real news. Slow, clear German at A1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Millions of households may pay more for energy this winter as the price cap rises and fixed tariffs stay protected. Also: Brazil's data regulator fines TikTok's owner nearly $30m and orders illegally collected child data to be erased. Heute: Winterpreise steigen für viele Haushalte · Brasilien bestraft TikTok für Kinderdaten. Today’s German focus: sollen + Infinitiv, to be supposed to / expected to = to be supposed to / expected to. Vocabulary: das Kind (child), die Behörde (authority), löschen (to delete). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a1-2026-08-26 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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