They bet on the war — then tried to rewrite the news

MAR 19, 202615 MIN
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They bet on the war — then tried to rewrite the news

MAR 19, 202615 MIN

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday. NBC News reports on how Gabbard declined to say whether Iran had posed an imminent threat before the war began. A Times of Israel correspondent says he received death threats about his reporting on a missile strike in Jerusalem from bettors on the prediction site Polymarket. Will Oremus of the Washington Post explains what happened next. The men’s NCAA basketball tournament is underway. The Athletic’s Joe Rexrode shares the stories of past Cinderella’s of the tournament. Plus, a New York Times investigation found that revered Latino civil-rights leader Cesar Chavez sexually abused two underage girls, the Federal Reserve again kept interest rates steady, and why Senegal was stripped of its Africa Cup soccer title. Today’s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.