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futures are flat and after-hours trading on Wall Street following Monday's gains.

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President Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a deal to share critical minerals.

The move comes after China imposed stricter export rules on its rare earth minerals.

A new study shows that marijuana can help with chronic back pain.

The German company that ran the study says it expects to get approval to market the drug.

But NPR's Will Stone reports that that will...

won't be true here in the US.

Amazon's cloud computing service disrupted Internet use worldwide Monday, affecting social media, gaming, streaming, financial platforms, and more.

Amazon says that the outage was resolved by evening.

The incident is a reminder that much of society relies on only a handful of companies for reliable Internet technology.

On Asia-Pacific markets, shares are higher.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is among the agencies cutting jobs during the government shutdown.

As NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports, many of the 300 HUD employees targeted for layoffs have positions in fair housing.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reporting.

Farmers are suffering as a result of the shutdown.

As Frank Mars of member station KCUR reports, farmers have lost government subsidies and a promised bailout is stalled.