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Regional powers are meeting in Pakistan today in a new push to end the war in Iran, and
“PR's Jain Iran reports jerking in Egypt or among those taking part, even as Iranian officials”
report strikes hit several regions overnight." "Pastons Prime Minister says he and the Iranian President have held what he calls extensive discussions that are aimed at ending this war. The U.S. hasn't been doing quite so well, it seems President Trump said that talks were going very well, and that he had given Tehran till April 6th to reopen the Strait
of Hormuz. But Iran says it has not been negotiating. It has not engaged in negotiations with the U.S. "That's NPR's Jain Iran reporting, thousands of U.S. Marines and sailors have arrived in the region, signaling a growing American military presence."
Organizers say millions of demonstrators took part in no kings rallies in cities across the nation's Saturday to protest policies of the Trump administration, Caronsar with
“Member Station, W.U.K.Y. reports crowds turned out in Kentucky's second largest city.”
"Like previous no kings rallies in Lexington, the downtown porthouse square, was filled with demonstrators, and speakers urged the crowd to continue pushing back against the Trump administration. "We're watching millions of U.K.Y. and the three thousand rallies in all of the states." Vietnam veteran Lee Carroll held a sign that red, stopped Trump's war.
"We need to be here to show what we believe in something better than what's going on right now." For NPR News, I'm Caronsar, in Lexington. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is deploying a new electronic health record system.
Emma George Griffin of Member Station, W.C.M.U. reports, Michigan will be the first state to make
the switch.
“"Helfcare for veterans has dramatically changed in recent years with expanded coverage through”
the Pact Act. That's according to Anthony Klohn, the CEO of the SACNA VA Health Care System." Klohn says physical records can make it challenging to utilize new coverage, to prove exposure to chemicals from burn pits and agent orange. "There are still a significant number of veterans who may not realize that they've earned
this benefit due to some exposure." Klohn says the new electronic record system will help keep records in one easily accessible place, but the initial transition may cause delays. "For NPR News, I'm Emma George Griffin, in Mount Pleasant, Michigan." Hundreds of employees at one of the U.S. Navy's biggest shipbuilding contractors have
voted to approve a deal with bath ironworks, ending a week-long strike before your agreement goes into effect immediately. This is NPR News. Klohn, Governor Gavin Newsom, has signed an executive order banning state officials from betting on prediction markets with insider information.
The move comes to me growing concern about politicians and military personnel, profiting on those sites. To take it to the men's final four in Indianapolis have been punched after Saturday's results. Greg Eklin reports Illinois and Arizona both advanced after victories in the south and west
regional finals. The fighting in line I were on number three seed, they had to work their way through Houston
instead of nearby Chicago, but they were undeterred in the second half against the Iowa
Hawkeyes and root to a 71-59 victory. Keaton Wawgler, an unharled and high school senior from Kansas a year ago scored 25 points and was the region's most outstanding player. "No, this is what kids dream of. I know I dreamed this when I was growing up playing in the final four competing for a national
championship." In the west regional, Arizona defeated Purdue, 79-64 to reach the final four for the first time since 2001. For NPR News, I'm Greg Eklin. Nestle says more than 400,000 kid-cat candy bars were stolen while en route from Italy to
Poland. This was food giants as the candy and the truck are still missing, but the thieves, the won't get far if they tried to sell it. Nestle says all the products can be traced using the unique batch code that's assigned to individual bars.
This is NPR News in Washington.
