Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) announces he has prostate cancer. The presidential candidate says surgery is planned for Wednesday. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.
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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-percentage point as part of its ongoing effort to fight inflation. Price hikes have begun to ease, but the Fed says inflation is not yet tamed.