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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order banning state officials from betting on prediction markets with insider information.

The move comes amid growing concern about politicians and military personnel profiting on those sites.

Two tickets to the men's Final Four in Indianapolis have been punched after Saturday's results.

Greg Eklund reports Illinois and Arizona both advanced after victories in the South and West Regional Finals.

Nestle says more than 400,000 KitKat candy bars were stolen while en route from Italy to Poland.

The Swiss food giant says the candy and the truck are still missing, but the thieves won't get far if they try to sell it.

Nestle says all of the products can be traced using the unique batch code that's assigned to individual bars.

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Thousands of U.S.

sailors and Marines have arrived in the Middle East.

NPR's Chandelier Stuster reports their deployment comes as the U.S.-Israeli-led war against Iran enters its fifth week.

Demonstrations were held across the nation on Saturday to protest the policies of President Trump.

Organizers of the No Kings rally say millions of people turned out in major cities, suburbs and small towns in both red and blue states.

In Utica, New York, demonstrator Aaron Woodman said he came to call attention to actions being taken by the Trump administration, including the war in Iran.

People also took to the streets in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Los Angeles, calling for an end to immigration enforcement and the rising cost of living.

A federal judge in Sacramento has paused a merger of local television giants that was championed by President Trump.

NPR's Amy Held reports DirecTV sued, arguing the merger concentrates market power, reduces local news, and will result in higher prices for consumers.

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