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In a Pennsylvania district, school board elections have turned from debates about teacher salaries to issues like gender identity policies. (Image credit: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

The Ukrainian air force says one of Russia’s most modern ships was at the shipyard but doesn’t say if that ship was hit. Russia acknowledges a vessel was hit, but doesn’t say which kind. (Image credit: Efrem Lukatsky/AP) Read More at NPR

Large numbers of tourists are visiting Mt. Fuji again, causing problems with local municipalities and worry over the environment of the World Heritage site. Read More at NPR

We hear from a Palestinian teacher Eyad Alsouqi and an Israeli teacher Karen Neuberger about what it’s been like to work with students during this latest crisis. Read More at NPR

San Francisco will host the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference beginning next weekend. What’s expected from the event, and what are the benefits and challenges for the host city? Read More at NPR

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Emile Hokayem, Director of Regional Security at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, about the potential of the Gaza-Israel war becoming a regional conflict. Read More at NPR

We look at Israel’s military objectives in Gaza, which is to removed Hamas from power, and what might come next in the war. Read More at NPR

With Israeli troops advancing through Gaza, relatives of Israelis taken hostage — and more of the public — support the idea of a prisoner swap. Read More at NPR

In a Pennsylvania district, school board elections have turned from debates about teacher salaries to issues like gender identity policies. At stake is the chance to drastically shape district policy. Read More at NPR