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citizen from Afghanistan.

An investigation by the Pentagon's Inspector General finds that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S.

troops and their mission in jeopardy last month.

At issue is Hegseth's youth of a messaging app to discuss pending U.S.

military attacks on Houthi rebels in Yemen.

The Trump administration insists that no classified data had been shared.

The city of San Francisco has filed a lawsuit alleging companies making ultra-processed foods deliberately created unhealthy products in order to boost sales.

Details from member station KALW's Jordan Carnes.

Jordan Carnes reporting.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Besant says he wants Federal Reserve regional bankers to have lived in the districts they serve for at least three years before taking office.

Besant has been critical of the Fed's 12 regional bank presidents, this after several of them indicated their opposition to cutting the central bank's key interest rate

at their next meeting this month.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to begin a two-day trip to India Thursday.

As Shweta Desai reports, it'll be Putin's first visit to the Indian capital since Russia began its war in Ukraine nearly four years ago.

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futures are flat in after-hours trading on Wall Street following Wednesday's gains.

The Dow added 408 points.

The Nasdaq rose 40.