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The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage-point in an effort to curb high inflation. Some had called for the Fed to wait after two recent bank failures.

Uganda's parliament has passed sweeping new anti-LGBTQ+ laws with tougher punishments, making some acts punishable by death.

Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him in life.

Asbury Park, N.J. February 6, 2023 – New Jersey’s Premier Independent Film Festival iscelebrating its 21st Anniversary March 23 – 26. The internationally recognized Garden StateFilm Festival (GSFF) celebrates the independent film genre by bringing a carefully curated andenriching selection of original works from locally produced filmmakers as well as from around theworld.

A strange comet-like object discovered over five years ago was the first known visitor from another solar system. Its movement was so odd that scientists struggled to explain it, until now.

Shapiro co-hosts All Things Considered, co-stars in a cabaret act with Alan Cumming, and sings with the band Pink Martini. Now, he's written a book, a memoir called The Best Strangers in the World.

The warning comes after an earlier outbreak of infections from drug-resistant bacteria causing illness in at least 81 patients across the U.S. The strain has been linked to recalled eyedrops.

TikTok's top executive will have to defend the app against allegations it shares U.S. users data with the Chinese government at a Thursday hearing, as the government weighs limiting or banning it.

Little is known about the mosquito species known as Culex lactator. But it belongs to a group of mosquitoes known to carry diseases and researchers are worried about what will happen.

SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. (AP) — Marine animal welfare officials say eight dolphins have died after they became stranded on a beach in New Jersey.

Drones hit two dormitories and an educational facility in the city of Rzhyshchiv, south of the capital Kyiv, partially destroying them.

Across the U.S. on Tuesday, people gathered outside major banks demanding that financial institutions shift away from investing in fossil fuel projects.