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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell maintains the central bank has the tools it needs to bring high inflation under control.

Another big Fed rate hike is here to battle inflation. Economy hangs in balance

U.S. Federal Reserve raises rates for fourth time in 2022, this time by another three-quarters of a percentage point to battle inflation. It's at a size and pace we haven't seen since the 1980s.

Taliban fighters guard the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan. Last month, several explosions and gunfire ripped through a Sikh temple in Afghanistan's capital.

After decades of opposing the Taliban, India may be forming a relationship with them

As the Taliban struggles to maintain control over Afghanistan, India may become an unlikely ally to help them stabilize.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin speaks at a May press conference in Washington, D.C. Congressional Democrats are working to codify same-sex marriage and other rights that they fear are at risk following the Supreme Court's ruling on <em>Roe v. Wade</em>.

Democrats' push to protect same-sex marriage is personal for Sen. Tammy Baldwin

Baldwin, the first openly gay person elected to the Senate, is leading the charge to secure the 10 Republican votes needed for a filibuster-proof majority to pass a bill codifying marriage equality.

Jonathan Foret of Houma, La., is still waiting on a contractor to fix his kitchen roof nearly a year after Hurricane Ida struck.

Insurances woes in coastal Louisiana make hurricane recovery difficult

With some major insurance companies not offering policies and small firms facing bankruptcy, residents are scrambling to find coverage for this year's hurricane season as structures remain unrepaired.

Insurers are complying with federal rules aimed at price transparency that took effect July 1, but consumer use of the data may have to wait until private firms synthesize it.

Health insurance prices for care are now out there, but finding them is an ordeal

A dump of tens of thousands of colossal digital files from a single insurer is not unusual, and it'll be weeks before data firms can put the information in a usable format for employers and patients.

After a car crash, Peggy Dula was billed $3,606 in ambulance fees by a taxpayer-funded municipal fire department.

The ambulance chased one patient into collections

After a car wreck, three siblings were transported to the same hospital by ambulances from three separate districts. The sibling with the most minor injuries got the biggest bill.

These emojis will have to make room for the new additions coming later this year.

Only 31 new emojis will be introduced this year as approvals slow to a trickle

The new additions include a moose, a blackbird, a goose and a jellyfish. You will soon have a pink heart and a "shook face" at your fingertips, too.

The dictionary aims to be the first to complete the task at this magnitude.

A new dictionary will document the lexicon of African American English

A new research collaboration between Harvard University and Oxford University Press aims to compile the first fully-formed dictionary of African American English.

Boulders fall as a vehicle negotiates a road during an earthquake in Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines, on Wednesday.

Strong earthquake kills at least 4 and injures dozens in the northern Philippines

A strong earthquake set off landslides and damaged buildings in the northern Philippines in Wednesday. In the capital, hospital patients were evacuated and terrified people rushed outdoors.

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