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First up, more deadly clashes and violence between Palestinians and Israelis. This comes as Israel fired on Palestinians on Monday. The United Nations says it is "profoundly alarmed," but the U.S. expressed strong backing for Israel in this latest round of conflict.

Thick black smoke rose from burning tires in the West Bank as Palestinian protestors clashed with Israeli troops. 

Mustafa Barghouti: We are here to say that this Israeli oppression will not break our will or our popular resistance.

Keith: Protests also continued near the border between Gaza and Israel, a day after Israel's military killed dozens of Palestinians. More than 1,300 others were injured. 

Israelis and Palestinians have been fighting over land for decades. Israel controls the West Bank and Gaza, areas where Palestinians live. This round of violence erupted during the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, a sign that the U.S. supports Israel over the fight for the city of Jerusalem. Palestinians want their own separate country with part of Jerusalem as the capital, a plan called the two-state solution.

At the United Nations, the Security Council held a moment of silence for the victims as it met to discuss the violence. 

Riyad Mansour: This is outrageous, and it cannot continue to be that way.

Keith: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley blamed the bloodshed on Palestinian militants, not on Israeli troops.

We all know college can be expensive, so listen to this: Data from the Federal Reserve shows student loan debt now tops $1.5 trillion — yeah, I said trillion — and many students spend years, even decades, paying off their debt. But, as Azia Celestino shows us, students in one California classroom are getting a kick-start lesson on how to stay out of the debt trap in today's Generation Money.

Azia: At Eastside College Prep in Palo Alto, California, these high school students are getting the college experience, all from their classroom.

Evelyn: I had to take into account, like, my meal plan, how I was going to commute to my friends and everything, and what do I bring to school, like, do I buy a laundry basket or do I not, do I buy a fridge.

Azia: They are playing Payback, an online game that helps students understand how they will pay for college.

Ivan: When I saw the debt amount, at first I was like, "Okay, that's manageable, I guess." But then, like, when I kept on going for my preferences, it started getting bigger and bigger. So I was like, "Whoa, like, I have to calm down for a sec."

Siddharth Sharma: You look on a school's website, you see tuition, you see room and board, but there's all these hidden costs; there’s all these hidden factors.

Jenny Nicholson: They get to try out the decisions that they'll have to make when they're actually in college, but they get to make their mistakes virtually rather than making them in real life.

Azia: Jenny Nicholson and Tim Ranzetta are behind the game, which partnered with Next Gen Personal Finance, a nonprofit aiming to get students thinking about the real cost of a college degree.

Tim Ranzetta: And you have to think just beyond the economics of being able to save a lot of money.

Azia: In Payback students map out their educational journey and make personal choices along the way.

Evelyn: I have to drop out because I lost focus.

Azia: And the teens are playing out real-life problems. One third of college students drop out before graduating, while still taking out loans. Even students that get degrees face an average of over $37,000 in student loan debt after graduation.

Sharma: Not being able to balance finances too is a big reason why. I've seen people already drop out only two months into college. That’s something that Payback definitely taught me.

Azia: Siddharth Sharma is an intern for Payback. He was going through the process of starting college when the game was created.

Sharma: People go into school, they learn math, they learn history, but I've always felt what's lacking is people learning practical skills.

Azia: For the teens at Eastside, the game teaches lessons they may not learn from a textbook.

Evelyn: None of us know what it is to live on your own and making financial decisions for yourself, and I think this is kind of a good measure as to what decisions you should be making.

Ivan: If more people played this game, I feel like they would be more aware about the amount of debt there is in college and they would have second thoughts about, like, spending money.

Sharma: I think if we can prevent, from a young age, people making bad financial decisions, you can stop them from getting into the cycle later in their life. Because I think it's only the first decision that they make that can sort of set their life on a trajectory or another.

Azia: Azia Celestino, Channel One News.

Keith: Cool story — thanks, Azia. 

And don't forget we always have great advice and cool stories on our Generation Money section on . And you can check out the tab Money for College to get some ideas on how to fund that college degree.

All right, next up, a fight to slay one large food villain.

Keith: Have you heard of trans fats? Well, they add flavor to a lot of our processed foods, but they are also bad for your health. Now the World Health Organization is declaring a global war on trans fats.

Which brings us to Words in the News: Trans fat, also known as trans-fatty acid, is a chemically produced fat that is added to food to make it last longer or have more flavor. 

Trans fats are on a big decline in the U.S., but the World Health Organization says that is not good enough. It is urging world governments to eliminate trans fats everywhere by 2023.

Since the 1950s, artificial trans fats have been in a lot of processed foods. They provide flavor and extend shelf life of a product. They can still be found in foods like frosting and some frozen pizzas. 

Dr. Michael Roizen: They remain in a lot of fried foods, packaged crackers and packaged breads. One of the real reasons they were put in there is they let things live forever.

Keith: Trans fats have been linked to heart attacks, and the Food and Drug Administration has determined no amount of artificial trans fats is safe for people to eat. In 2006 the FDA required trans fat labeling, and as manufacturers and restaurants removed it from products, trans fat consumption went down 78 percent. 

And next month, no products sold in the U.S. can have trans fats that come from additives or chemicals. Britain, Denmark, Switzerland, Canada and the U.S. are countries that restrict or ban trans fats. In the U.S. a trans fat ban could save 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths from heart disease each year.

Okay, let's stick with some more good food advice. So here is a question for you: If you want energy before you exercise, what should you eat? Well, you might be surprised with the answer. Emily Reppert breaks down what you need to eat to get that power before you sweat and pump some iron.

Emily: Lydie Langevrn is training to be a personal trainer, so she is extra careful about what food she puts into her body before her feet hit the treadmill.

Lydie Langevrn: It gives you more energy, gives you, like, fuel to work out.

Emily: Her coach and celebrity trainer, Harry Hanson, says eating the wrong foods right before you get your sweat on can drag you down. Of course, fried or fatty foods are a big no-no, but high-fiber foods such as vegetables can also cause trouble. 

Harry Hanson: You don't want to eat anything that's going to sit in your stomach trying to break down while you're training, especially if it's an intense training session.

Emily: Spicy foods can cause heartburn or cramping, and carbonated drinks can leave you feeling gassy or full.

Okay, so if you are not supposed to have fatty foods, spicy foods or even high-fiber foods like veggies, then what should you eat before working out? Well, experts like Harry Hanson suggest having a banana 20 minutes before hitting the gym. So it looks like I am all ready to go.

Hanson: It's a light carbohydrate, complex carbohydrate, which will sustain insulin into your, or sugar, into your system over a long period of time.

Emily: Another client, Dimitri Ouattara, says he avoids anything that leaves his body feeling heavy before he trains.

Dimitri Ouattara: Because I’m able to do more. Because, like, when I feel bloated, I can’t really move.

Emily: And of course, what you eat after you work out is just as important. Hanson suggests protein bars or lean meats and veggies to help your muscles repair and restore themselves. Kind of like this right here. Keith, you might want to take some notes.

Keith: All right, I see those guns, Emily, but I have got a question for you: Do you even lift, bro?

In all seriousness, that is it for us today. We are going to run on out of here, but we will see you right back here tomorrow.

 

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