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The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday. But with inflation still elevated, policymakers may leave the door open to an additional rate hike in the future.

A new gallop survey finds the gender gap in home cooking has widened. Globally, women cook an average of 9 meals per week, compared to 4 meals for men. And some countries have bigger gaps than others.

Otis became the most powerful hurricane to make landfall in Mexico's recorded history. It devastated the resort town of Acapulco, and the government is ramping up its response.

Brazil's voters cast ballots today in the second round of the nation's presidential election that could see a far-right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, elected.

More than 60 people were killed and over 100 injured in an attack on a police academy in the Pakistani city of Quetta.

The famed qawwali singer Amjad Sabri was shot down last month in Karachi, Pakistan, apparently by the Taliban. The vocalist's family is pledging to keep his home a refuge of, and for, music.

The Stones' 1969 concert at the park drew 250,000 people and was tinged with sorrow, coming just two days after the death of founding member Brian Jones. Just before performing, Mick Jagger silenced the crowd for a remembrance of Jones.

The Taliban have launched a massive attack on the northern Afghan city of Kunduz. There are reports that they have taken over parts of the city.

The Taliban overran the Afghan city of Kunduz earlier this week. This comes just a few months after a new leader took over the Taliban and a year after President Ashraf Ghani took power of the Afghan government.

Gunmen stormed a university campus, killing more than a dozen people. The attack triggered a gunbattle with police and army troops. The four attackers reportedly died in the attack.