Congress poured billions of dollars into schools. Did it help students learn? The short answer is yes, the money did help students make up for the learning they missed during COVID. But it didn’t get them all the way there. Read more on NPR

Surgeon who saved Sen. Duckworth says he couldn’t save her with those wounds in Gaza NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Adam Hamawy, a former U.S. Army combat surgeon, who went before Congress Wednesday to describe patients they’ve treated while providing medical care in Gaza. Read more on NPR

Looting in Gaza has led to skyrocketing food prices A breakdown in law and order along a main route in southern Gaza has made Israel’s daytime fighting pause ineffectual for aid delivery. This led to skyrocketing food prices sold on the black market. Read more on NPR

The Consequences of Climate Change in Brazil Brazil is experiencing one of the wettest rainy seasons on record. On Brazil’s southern coast, five months of rain fell in 15 days. Flooding lead to over a hundred deaths and over 400,000 people displaced. With more extreme weather expected due to climate change, officials in Brazil are…