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Jack Daniel's v. poop-themed dog toy in a trademark case at the Supreme Court

At Wednesday's argument, the justices struggled to reconcile their own previous decisions enforcing the nation's trademark laws and what some of them saw as a potential threat to free speech.

Scientists say they have sequenced the genome of composer Ludwig van Beethoven. INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Scientists sequence Beethoven's genome for clues into his painful past

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on Feb. 1, 2023. The Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates again, opting to continue its fight against inflation despite turmoil in the banking sector. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Fed raises interest rates again despite the stress hitting the banking system

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An artist's vision of the first interstellar object discovered in the solar system, 'Oumuamua. ESA/Hubble, NASA, ESO, M. Kornme hide caption

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Scientists think they know why interstellar object 'Oumuamua moved so strangely

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Mora Leeb places some pieces into a puzzle during a local puzzle tournament. The 15-year-old has grown up without the left side of her brain after it was removed when she was very young. Seth Leeb hide caption

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Meet the 'glass-half-full girl' whose brain rewired after losing a hemisphere

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