Bernard LaFayette, civil rights leader and Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85

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Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died, according to the Associated Press. Bernard LaFayette, III, said his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85. Bernard Lafayette … Read more

Anthropic says the Pentagon has declared it a national security risk

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Anthropic said Thursday that the Defense Department has designated it a threat to national security, a striking move that bans it from doing business with the U.S. military and could send shock waves through America’s AI industry. The designation, which the company said it received Wednesday and specifically labels Anthropic a “supply-chain risk to national … Read more

Democrats call for prediction market reforms after Iran war wagers

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Democrats call for prediction market reforms after Iran war wagers – CBS News Watch CBS News Popular prediction markets are facing new ethical questions over possible insider trading due to wagers concerning the war in Iran. Democratic Rep. Mike Levin joins “The Takeout” to explain how lawmakers are planning to curb the wagers. Source link

Trump says he wants Iran’s leadership structure gone and has preferences for a ‘good leader’

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump indicated Thursday that he wants to see Iran’s leadership structure fully removed and that he has some names in mind for a “good leader.” “We want to go in and clean out everything,” Trump told NBC News in a phone call. “We don’t want someone who would rebuild over a … Read more

Noem’s testimony about $220 million ad campaign may have been final straw for Trump

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President Trump announce that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would leave her role later this month as she’s faced intense criticism that came to a crescendo this week. As Nancy Cordes reports, Noem’s claims about a $220 million ad campaign may have been the final straw. Source link

Iran appeared to surveil center where U.S. forces were killed in Kuwait, Army memo says

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Washington — In the week before an Iranian retaliatory strike that killed six American service members in Kuwait as the U.S.-Israeli war with Tehran began, Iranian intelligence was likely able to identify and track U.S. forces moving off military installations as a part of the Pentagon’s force protection plan. The troops had moved in anticipation … Read more

U.S., Venezuela agree to establish diplomatic relations for first time since 2019

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The United States and Venezuela agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations in a major shift in a historically adversarial relationship, the State Department said on Thursday. “The United States and Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations,” the State Department said in a statement. “This step will facilitate our joint efforts to … Read more