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Thousands of U.S. sailors and Marines have arrived in the middle east.
“NPR shandily stuster reports their deployment comes as the U.S. has really led war against”
Iran, enters its fifth week. U.S. Central Command said Saturday in a social media post that about 3,500 sailors and Marines arrived in a Middle East aboard the U.S.S. Tripoli. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit based in Okinawa, Japan, arrived in a Middle East on Friday the post said.
The unit also has transport and strike fighter aircraft, as well as amphibious assault and tactical assets. U.S. Central Command did not say would mission the unit will be carrying out. At least 2,000 additional soldiers have been ordered to deploy to the Middle East, where the U.S. already has 40,000 to 50,000 troops.
At least Duster and PR news. Devenstrations 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 and both red and blue states. In New York, demonstrator Aaron Woodman said he came to call attention to actions being taken by the Trump administration, including the war in Iran. Even though like in the Constitution, it says like we have these procedures to follow here and if we're not following them, then of course we're going to let these negative things
happen here. So more than this happens, more we have to be like, no, we'd like it to you to follow the law here. And if you're not doing that, you're not standing up for us and we're going to hold you accountable here.
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.
“The federal judge in Sacramento has paused a merger of local television giants that was”
championed by President Trump. And PR's Amy Held reports direct TV sued, arguing the merger concentrates market power, reduces local news and will result in higher prices for consumers. U.S. district judge Troy Numbly ordered next start to temporarily keep technosassets separate pending review of anti-trust laws.
If the merger goes through, next star will operate hundreds of stations reaching 80 percent
of U.S. households. Congress had passed the law limiting owners to less than half of that, but the FCC granted a waiver. And last week, approved the merger. Earlier President Trump had endorsed it, posting on social media the deal would "help
knock out the fake news." In a move, critics called censorship. Next star ordered its ABC stations in September to suspend late night host Jimmy Kimmel. Only has ordered next star and technot to appear at an April 7th hearing to determine next steps.
A group of eight democratic lead states are also suing, Amy Held and PR News. This is NPR News and Washington. Hundreds of employees at one of the U.S. Navy's biggest shipbuilding contractors have voted to approve a deal with path ironworks ending a week long strike. The shipyard says members of the Union ratified a new four-year collective bargaining
agreement that goes into effect immediately. The Union Local said not all of its goals were reached, but the deal includes improvements that are a win for its workers. The shipyard and the Union had negotiated for weeks without resolving differences before the walkout began.
Celebrations broke out Saturday night at the University of Illinois after the men's basketball
team earned its first trip to the final four in 21 years.
Illinois Public Media's Reginald Hardwick reports. Students climbed on top of the University of Illinois's famed alma mater statue wearing orange and clutching newspapers that read "Final Four" on the front page. Freshman Dylan Zorbos was among those celebrating. In the second half, Illinois and Iowa exchanged leaving game 13 times, but the Illinois
pulled ahead, beating Iowa 71-59, fulfilling a wish for head coach Brad Underwood. "You dream about this as a kid and I dreamt about doing it in Illinois and there's been no other thing for me." Illinois will head to Indianapolis next Saturday for their first final four game since 2005. For NPR News, I'm Reginald Hardwick in Urbana.
I'm Mr. Johnston and PR News in Washington.
