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Major League Baseball players would be banned from using chewing tobacco at games in California under a bill expected to be introduced in the state legislature on Tuesday, the first in a nationwide campaign planned by anti-tobacco activists.

Smoking, growing and owning small amounts of marijuana became legal in Alaska on Tuesday, as a growing decriminalization movement reached the United States' wild northwest frontier.

The European Commission said on Monday it had opened an in-depth investigation into Cargill Inc's planned acquisition of Archer Daniels Midland Co's (ADM.N) chocolate business, citing concerns the deal could lead to higher prices.