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Federal Reserve set for another dramatic rate hike

Wednesday, July 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Economists expect a major rate hike from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, the latest in a series of borrowing cost increases as the central bank tries to slash near-historic inflation while avoiding a recession.The Fed will likely raise the benchmark interest rate... Read More.

Dramatic satellite images show how much water levels in Lake Mead have receded since 2000

Monday, July 25 by ABC News

(LAKE MEAD, Nev.) -- Dramatic before-and-after photos of Lake Mead are providing visual evidence to the alarming rate in which the water levels at the largest reservoir in the country are receding.Satellite images released by NASA show side-by-side comparisons of Lake Mead, one taken... Read More.

Dramatic details you may have missed from Thursday’s Jan. 6 hearing

Friday, July 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The House Jan. 6 select committee used its second prime-time hearing Thursday to make the case that President Donald Trump not only did nothing to stop the assault on the U.S. Capitol but did so because he wanted it to succeed.Chairman Bennie... Read More.

Dramatic details and key takeaways from Tuesday’s Jan. 6 hearing

Tuesday, June 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The latest House Jan. 6 committee hearing on Tuesday afternoon focused on what it said was then-President Donald Trump's "unprecedented" effort to push key state officials to reject the results of the 2020 election -- including a scheme to create slates of... Read More.

Dramatic details you may have missed in Monday’s Jan. 6 hearing

Monday, June 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After nearly two hours on Monday, Chairman Bennie Thompson gaveled out the House Jan. 6 committee's second hearing this month to publicly unveil the findings of an 11-month-long investigation which found, the committee said, that former President Donald Trump was at the... Read More.

Dramatic rise in online threats to children, new report indicates

Friday, March 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New data from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children suggests inappropriate images and videos of children are spreading online, increasing the risk that children will be exposed to them as well.The center said in a new report released Thursday... Read More.

‘The Bachelor’ recap: Clayton’s journey comes to a dramatic — and historic end

Wednesday, March 16 by ABC News

Clayton Echard's roller coaster journey to find love came to a heartbreaking end when, for the first time in The Bachelor's 26 seasons, he was rejected on the final day and ended up alone -- or did he?Tuesday's season 26 finale began with Clayton simultaneously... Read More.

Athletes react to dramatic conclusion of women’s figure skating at the Olympics

Thursday, February 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former athletes reacted online to the results of the women's figure skating individual event with sympathy for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva and frustration with the sporting officials that allowed her to skate.In an unexpected turn of events, 15-year-old Valieva placed... Read More.

CDC recommends dramatic expansion of HIV prevention medication

Thursday, December 9 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- While a cure for HIV has remained elusive, in recent years there have been great strides made in the prevention and management of HIV and AIDS, the disease the virus causes if left untreated.Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants... Read More.

Supreme Court debates gun rights in dramatic two-hour argument over concealed carry, self-defense

Wednesday, November 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The nation's highest court on Wednesday spent nearly two hours wrestling with the concealed carry of handguns in public places and discretionary permitting requirements in nearly a dozen states that impose limits in the interest of public safety.The oral arguments on Second... Read More.