Civil rights icon Cesar Chavez abused girls and women, according to explosive new allegations

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The late Cesar Chavez, one of the nation’s most prominent civil rights leaders, has been accused of sexually abusing girls and women. Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta said in a statement that Chavez, her co-founder of what became the United Farm Workers, manipulated and pressured her into sex once and, in a second encounter, forced … Read more

Trump hasn’t made up his mind on sending Americans into Iran to seize nuclear material, sources say

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President Trump hasn’t made up his mind yet on whether he wants to send American forces into Iran and seize the country’s nuclear material, which would be a very dangerous operation, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. In private conversations, he has told people close to him: “I have a lot of decisions … Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu tried to dispel viral rumors of his death. Some social media users aren’t convinced.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become the subject of a widely debunked but ongoing claim that he is dead, a particularly high-profile example of the clouded and exceedingly fraught information environment created by the mix of AI and social media. Social media users began to speculate about the Israeli leader’s well-being after footage of … Read more

Fed likely to keep rates on hold as it confronts new inflation threat: Soaring gas prices

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The Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates Wednesday is all but a foregone conclusion. Traders overwhelmingly expect it to keep rates on hold, a scenario that’s likely to persist for the rest of the year. Instead, it’s how Chair Jerome Powell and policymakers decide to respond to the growing Middle East oil crisis that will … Read more

Tulsi Gabbard omits details on Iran’s nuclear enrichment program at start of Senate testimony

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Top U.S. intelligence officials, including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, are testifying about the Iran war on Wednesday before a Senate committee. In her prepared opening statement, she omitted details on Iran’s nuclear program that were previously planned. CBS News’ Taurean Small has more. Source link

NASCAR suspends driver Daniel Dye after he used ‘gay voice’ on livestream

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NASCAR on Tuesday indefinitely suspended Daniel Dye — a second major penalty against the young driver — after he used what he called a “gay voice” to mock another racer during a livestream. The 22-year-old Dye was opening trading cards as another person on the stream said IndyCar driver David Malukas “plays for the other … Read more

Rand Paul calls Markwayne Mullin a

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Senate Homeland Security Chairman Rand Paul fiercely criticized Senator Markwayne Mullin during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, calling him a “man with anger issues” after Mullin previously called Paul a “freaking snake” and that Mullin said he understood why a neighbor attacked Paul in 2017.  Mullin is appearing before the Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental … Read more