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It wants to avoid any appearance of being part of gambling.

DraftKings says its use is not a trademark violation, but it's protected under the First Amendment.

The NCAA says it avoids any appearance of affiliation with gambling companies and has declined sportsbook sponsorships, banned sports betting by athletes and staff, and publicly opposed prop bets and micro bets.

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The three-week-old U.S.-Israeli war in Iran shows no sign of ending anytime soon.

The Pentagon and President Trump say it's going very well, something they say a lot.

But they continue to struggle with gaining safe passage for ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

And Piers Gregg Myrie has more on where things stand.

And here's Greg Myrie.

Meanwhile, Iran launched an unsuccessful missile attack on a joint U.K.-U.S.

base in the Indian Ocean today, some 2,500 miles from Iran, though it's not clear how close the missiles got to the base.

With oil shipments blocked at the Strait of Hormuz, gas prices are likely headed for $4 a gallon nationwide on average in the coming days.

NPR's Amy Held has more.

Gas prices are already up a dollar from just a month ago.

Former FBI Director and Special Counsel Robert Mueller has died at the age of 81, according to a statement from his family.

Empire's Shonda Lee Stuster has more.

The story of a long-shot space voyage looks to be a long-shot success for Hollywood.

NPR's Bob Mondello has more.