The News Roundup For March 24, 2023
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced Wednesday that the Fed would be increasing interest rates for a ninth time in a row. And he was blunt about the reason why he was raising the rate by a quarter of one percentDespite reports that Donald Trump would be indicted this week – well he hasn't been. At least not yet. The grand jury in Manhattan has been hearing evidence of a hush money payment former President Donald Trump made during the 2016 presidential campaign. Meanwhile, protests in Israel continued this week. Thousands of people flooded the streets yesterday for a so-called "Day of Shutdown." They were demonstrating against an ongoing overhaul of their country's judicial system by the right-wing government..Somalia is one of the poorest countries in the world. It's been battered by years of war and decades of political instability. And now it is facing another drought.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
