Bald Eagle, Blue Ghost, Knitting at Movies, Feedback

Caty Weaver and Mario Ritter host the program.

First: Years ago, the bald eagle nearly disappeared from the United States, but efforts to save the national symbol saw success by the early 2000s. Today the large birds are a welcome sight in many wetlands around the country. Anna Matteo reports on the Bald Eagle, America's national bird. (1:38)
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Then: A private spacecraft carrying a series of science experiments has successfully landed on the moon. Blue Ghost launched in mid-January from Florida. It carried 10 experiments to the moon for the American space agency NASA. Bryan Lynn tells all about it on the Science and technology Report. (8:15)
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Next: Anna Matteo returns with a story about the rising popularity in Europe of a combination of activities: knitting while watching movies. (13:42) learningenglish.voanews.com/a/knitting-while-watch…

Finally: Our Lesson of the Day. Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins base their instruction on the LE video series, Let's Learn English. Today, Andrew and Jill tell us about a kind of advice or guidance called "feedback." Anna’s boss gives her feedback in Lesson 41. (18:49) learningenglish.voanews.com/a/lets-learn-english-l…

Caty and Mario close the show.
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