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The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the 10th time since last March; nine students were killed and seven injured in a school shooting in Serbia.

Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.

Why the Fed is raising interest rates (again)

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• The Federal Reserve on Wednesday hiked interest rates a quarter of a percentage point to fight inflation, marking its 10th increase since March 2022. [NBC / Rob Wile]
• The decision puts the benchmark interest rate between 5 and 5.25 percent as the central bank continues efforts to bring down prices by making it more expensive for consumers and businesses to borrow money. [Associated Press / Christopher Rugaber]
• US annual inflation fell to 5 percent in March but remains more than twice the Fed’s goal of 2 percent. [Guardian / Lauren Aratani]
• The Fed suggested rate hikes may end now that the US economy and job market are slowing. The recent collapse of three major US banks will also factor in the central bank’s decision. [NPR / Scott Horsley]
• Some economists argue that further hiking interest rates could lead to a recession. [Vox / Li Zhou]

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Serbia school shooting leaves nine dead

• Wednesday, a 13-year-old boy opened fire at his Belgrade school, killing eight students and a security guard. Six students and a teacher were also injured. [CNN]
• Police say the teen planned the attack by sketching the school and listing classmates to target. He allegedly used two of his father’s guns in the shooting. [Guardian / Jon Henley]
• The suspect called the police himself after the attack. The boy’s father was also arrested. Prosecutors say the boy won’t face criminal charges because he’s under 14. [AP / Jovana Gec and Dusan Stojanovic]
• Serbia has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world. Many are weapons held illegally following regional wars in the 1990s. [Reuters / Ivana Sekularac and Aleksandar Vasovic]

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“We can’t put the blame on this school or its teachers. ... It’s a tragedy of a society that promotes violence.”

[Serbian high school student Luka Babic on Wednesday’s shooting / AP]]

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