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Federal Reserve policymakers have cut the central bank's key interest rate by a quarter point.

As NPR's Scott Horsley reports, the decision is based on limited data on hiring and inflation.

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futures are lower in after-hours trading.

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House has authorized $900 billion in spending on defense programs, increasing military salaries, and on new initiatives.

The Defense Policy Bill also repeals the Pentagon's DEI programs, eliminates the position of chief diversity officer, and cuts $1.6 billion in military spending on climate change.

The measure now heads to the Senate amid concerns about the Pentagon's recent deadly attacks on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and East Pacific.

NFL quarterback Phillip Rivers is coming out of retirement.

The 44-year-old joined the league in 2004 to play for the then San Diego Chargers.

But NPR's Becky Sullivan reports that he played his last season five years ago with the Indianapolis Colts.

The European Union is investigating Google for possible antitrust violations involving its AI models.

Regulators want to know if Google used online content from web publishers without permission or restricted rival AI developers.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shae Stevens.

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military veterans say the Trump administration's freeze on Afghan refugee claims is putting American allies in danger.

NPR's Brian Mann reports that many Afghans who fought alongside the U.S.