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Fed hikes rates by a quarter percentage point, indicates increases are near an end

(CNBC) The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted a quarter percentage point interest rate increase, expressing caution about the recent banking crisis and indicating that hikes are nearing an end. Along with its ninth hike since March 2022, the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee noted that future increases are not assured and will depend largely on incoming data.

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US jobless claims inch down as labor market remains tight

(AP) The labor market continues to defy Federal Reserve attempts at loosening it, with U.S. applications for unemployment benefits down again last week and remaining at historically low levels. Jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending March 18 fell by 1,000 to 191,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

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Stormy Daniels Says Phone Records Are 'Gonna Hurt'

(Political Wire) Stormy Daniels tweeted that her phone records are “gonna hurt” Donald Trump after she’d handed them over to her attorney.

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The Daily Show: Tucker Carlson's Face Coach

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Wyoming's New Abortion Ban Temporarily Blocked By Judge

(Forbes) A judge in Wyoming temporarily blocked the state’s recently enacted abortion ban Wednesday, allowing the procedure to remain legal as the court hears legal challenges brought against the law, which bans abortions in nearly all circumstances.

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Florida GOP's New Anti-Trans Bill Is so Extreme It Could Ban Treatment for Breast Cancer

(New Republic) A Florida House of Representatives committee on Wednesday advanced an anti-trans bill that is so broad and so extreme that it could also prevent people from getting treated for breast cancer. The text defines gender clinical interventions as “procedures or therapies that alter internal or external physical traits,” including surgeries that change “primary or secondary sexual characteristics.” During the debate, Democratic Representative Christine Hunschofsky pointed out that this could prevent people from getting treatment for breast cancer, as the overly broad language could apply to mastectomies.

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Oklahoma 'don't say gay' bill passes House

(Oklahoma's News 4) Last year, Florida passed HB 1557, known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which bans the teaching of sexual orientation or gender identity in Kindergarten through 3rd grade “or in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.” Now, a newly-passed House bill would bring a similar version of that Florida law to Oklahoma.

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Missouri House advances measure limiting vaccines

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch) The Missouri House approved an anti-vaccination measure Tuesday that could tie the hands of health professionals to address future pandemics. The proposal, sponsored by Republican Rep. Bill Hardwick of Waynesville, would bar governments from being able to mandate a COVID-19 vaccine or future potential medical technologies like microchips placed under someone’s skin. Hardwick, who is among a number of Republicans who complained about personal freedom during the height of the local, state and national response to a rapidly spreading disease, also said children would not have to be vaccinated in order to go to school under his legislation.

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Rand Paul stunned by Moderna CEO: Less risk of myocarditis for people who take vaccine

(Raw Story) Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel surprised Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) by explaining that the risk of myocarditis decreased in boys who took the company's Covid-19 vaccine. "Is there a higher interest or a higher incidence of myocarditis among adolescent males 16 to 24 after taking your vaccine?" Paul, a vaccine critic, asked the CEO at a Senate hearing on Wednesday. "The data I've shown, actually, I've seen, sorry, from the CDC, actually shown that there's less myocarditis for people who get the vaccine versus who get COVID infection," Bancel explained.