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In today's newsletter: Cesar Chavez's Latino allies and admirers contend with explosive abuse allegations. Children's entertainer Ms. Rachel embarks on a mission to help children at a Texas detention facility. And Muslims in the Middle East describe how war has affected the holy month of Ramadan. Here's what to know today. |
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Latino allies and admirers of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez have worked swiftly to erase his name and image from memorials and honors, distancing themselves from shocking allegations that he abused girls and women in the 1960s and 1970s, when he was at the forefront of a movement to improve farmworkers' rights. Now, many are left to contend with how to erase the veneration of Chavez the man without obliterating the history of the struggle to improve the lives of Latinos, the U.S.'s second-largest ethnic and racial group. The celebration of a single man led to a reliance on him as a sole representative of Latino history, in particular worker and civil rights movements, said Mireya Loza, an associate professor of history at Georgetown University. "When a community is only allowed to have one figure, we take it hard," she said. The challenge to separate Chavez from his social justice work also comes as many Mexican American communities face an increase in family separations, the prolonged detention of immigrants, with some dying while in custody.
How activists and advocates are grappling with the allegations. |
- Some Virginia Democrats are growing uneasy that an aggressive redraw of the state's congressional map might not pass in next month's special election.
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President Donald Trump is weighing whether to send possibly thousands of U.S. troops into Iran as he looks for a way to achieve some of his key goals and end the war, according to the two current U.S. officials, two former U.S. officials and another person familiar with the discussions. Any deployment of ground troops would carry increased risk but also a potential strategic value of hastening an end to the conflict. One plan would aim to free up passage in the Strait of Hormuz by deploying troops to Iranian ports or small islands in the Persian Gulf. Other options include an operation to retrieve Iran's highly enriched uranium or using troops to seize oil facilities to attempt to extract concessions from the regime. The scale and duration of any deployment would depend on the type of operation but could range from hundreds of specialized forces operating on the ground for a number of hours to thousands over a matter of weeks. Sources said none of the serious options would be expected to involve large-scale deployments like those in the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan. However, Trump said in a Truth Social post yesterday that the U.S. is "very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down" military efforts in the Middle East — an apparent contrast to the ground operations that sources described. More about the divisions in war strategy here. |
- Analysis: Top intelligence officials' congressional testimony contradicts Trump's statements about the potential consequences and goals of the Iran conflict, challenging the White House's effort to shape perceptions about the war.
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Ms. Rachel, the popular children's entertainer, has become a prominent voice speaking out on behalf of vulnerable children, drawing attention to the plight of kids in war-torn Gaza, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Now Ms. Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Accurso, is embarking on a new mission closer to home: working with lawyers and immigration rights activists to close the family detention center in Dilley, Texas, and "make sure that kids and their parents are back in their communities where they belong," she told NBC News in an exclusive interview. Accurso first became aware of the facility in January after immigration agents in Minneapolis detained the father of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and sent them both to the center. Last week, Accurso got a chance to hear directly from children held there, including 9-year-old Deiver Henao Jimenez, who won his school spelling bee, placed third at regionals and is worried he'll miss New Mexico's state competition in May. "We're just trying to get a child out of a jail to do a spelling bee," Accurso said. "I just never thought those words would go together." Read more about Ms. Rachel's latest advocacy efforts. |
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- Thousands of people in Oahu have been ordered to evacuate after two powerful storms put one of the largest dams on the Hawaiian island at risk of failure.
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As a Muslim, one of the first things I thought about when the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran in the middle of Ramadan was how the most sacred month on the Islamic calendar would be reshaped by the conflict. When Iran launched retaliatory strikes on neighboring countries, I heard firsthand accounts from Muslims – including my own family – about what this holy period has felt like amid fear and uncertainty. Overwhelmingly, Muslims told me that a month usually marked by community and joy had taken a dark turn. One Dubai resident came face-to-face with the terror of war when an explosion hit about a mile away from her workplace, she told me. Others in southern Lebanon have been displaced for the second time in two years, including 2-year-old Sara, who was born at a shelter in 2024. As the war wages on and over 2,000 people across the Middle East have been killed, Muslims in the region tell me they have no option but to seek refuge in God. "Faith gives us strength during difficult times," a Dubai resident told me. — Mirna Alsharif, news reporter |
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