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

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<p>Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday. <a href="https://apple.news/AqLGs8BmySJW14QRVwqNLqA">NBC News</a> reports on how Gabbard declined to say whether Iran had posed an imminent threat before the war began.</p> <p>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 <a href="https://apple.news/AlivNHUcUTiulIwuoNhsvCQ">Washington Post</a> explains what happened next.</p> <p>The men&rsquo;s NCAA basketball tournament is underway. <a href="https://apple.news/Azobc72XbT0OB2BP2DKzPtw">The Athletic</a>&rsquo;s Joe Rexrode shares the stories of past Cinderella&rsquo;s of the tournament.</p> <p>Plus, a New York Times investigation <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/cesar-chavez-sexual-abuse-allegations-ufw.html">found that</a> revered Latino civil-rights leader Cesar Chavez sexually abused two underage girls, the Federal Reserve again kept interest rates <a href="https://apple.news/AWPo8LsCXT_SecmtDeIn7Jg">steady</a>, and why Senegal was <a href="https://apple.news/AXhS88JVYSaqzM9xEgXc6ng">stripped</a> of its Africa Cup soccer title.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.</p>