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The Pentagon says the military has attacked another small boat in the eastern Pacific.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says two people were killed in the latest strike that brings to at least 66.

The number of people killed in U.S.

strikes on suspected drug boats in the Pacific and in the Caribbean.

U.S.

futures are lower in after-hours trading on Wall Street following Tuesday's losses.

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Another federal employees union is calling on Congress to end the government shutdown.

As NPR's Andrea Hsu reports, the union supports the continuing resolution that's been proposed by Republicans.

President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, remains on hold.

Hundreds of troops in the area have sat idle for nearly a month.

But as Oregon Public Broadcasting's Dirk Vander Hart reports, that could soon change.

Jamaica is bracing for what could be the biggest storm in the island's history.

Hurricane Melissa is a powerful Category 5 storm carrying top winds of

of up to 175 miles per hour.

As NPR's Michael Levitt reports, it's expected to make landfall Tuesday morning.

Michael Levitt reporting.

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Indiana is the latest state to consider redistricting to help the GOP retain control of the U.S.