DOJ Accuses Tenet Media of Russian Funding, Nvidia Antitrust Probe, and Early Christmas in Venezuela

welcome back to your goto channel for the latest headlines and in-depth updates today we've got major allegations in the media World a significant ruling from meta's oversight board an Anti-Trust investigation into Nvidia and much more let's dive in our first story today involves serious allegations from the US Department of Justice tenant media which hosts political commentators such as Tim P Benny Johnson Dave Rubin and Lauren Southern has been accused of receiving nearly $10 million from Russian State media to OTE pro-russian narratives the doj claims that this was part of a broader effort to amplify domestic divisions in the US two employees of the Russian state-owned Outlet RT kostantin Kalashnikov and Elena afanaseva are at the center of the case facing charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and violating the foreign agents registration act the indictment also alleges that tenant media's founder Lauren Chen concealed the true source of these funds from the platform's contributors both Tim p and Benny Johnson have released reled statements in response P expressed that if true he and other commentators were deceived by tenant media adding his strong condemnation of Vladimir Putin and Russia Benny Johnson also distanced himself from the company stating that his contract was terminated and he was unaware of any Russian involvement moving on meta's oversight board recently ruled that the phrase from The River To The Sea does not violate its hate speech policies this decision comes after extensive debate over the phrases usage in the context of the Israel Palestine conflict the board concluded that while the phrase has been historically associated with Hamas it is also used as a political expression of Palestinian solidarity and self-determination the board emphasized that banning the phrase could stifle political speech especially since it doesn't inherently call for violence meta's oversight board which includes experts from various Fields such as law human rights and journalism is tasked with overseeing content moderation decisions their ruling means that post containing this phrase will remain on platforms like Facebook and Instagram unless there is clear evidence of it being used to incite violence in other news Nvidia the leader in AI chip production is facing an intensified Anti-Trust investigation from the US justice department subpoenas have been issued as part of a probe into whether nvidia's business practices violate competition laws with particular focus on its dominance in the AI chip Market Regulators are looking into whether nvidia's practices make it harder for customers to switch to other suppliers and whether the company penalizes those who don't exclusively use its products Nvidia has defended itself stating that it wins on merit with customers free to choose solutions that work best for them the investigation also includes scrutiny of nvidia's recent acquisition of run aai a software company that manages AI Computing nvidia's stock which had already seen a significant decline continued to drop following news of the subpoenas meanwhile in Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro has declared that Christmas celebrations will begin early this year on October 1st to be exact this is part of his attempt to boost public morale but it comes at a time when the country is grappling with a serious political crisis maduro's announcement follows a disputed July election in which he claimed a third term despite widespread accusations of fraud critics say the early Christmas celebrations are an attempt to distract from Venezuela's worsening economic and political situation where opposition leaders continue to challenge the election results in the US tragedy struck at appalache High School in Georgia where a shooting left four people dead on Wednesday morning authorities confirmed that the suspect is in custody and the school was placed under lockdown as law enforcement responded swiftly to secure the area Governor Brian Kemp urged Georgians to pray for the victims while President Biden was briefed on the incident this is yet another heartbreaking school shooting that has left the community in mourning in international news an attempted prison break at Congo's Malala Central Prison resulted in 129 deaths congales officials report that inmates were shot by guards during the escape attempt but activists claim that the true death toll could be over 20000 congales human rights groups are demanding an independent investigation into the incident pointing to overcrowded prison conditions and claims of mistreatment the government has yet to address these concerns and the situation remains tense back in the US California Democrats have rejected a republican proposal to eliminate the state tax on service workers tips despite a similar push at the federal level by vice president kamla Harris California legislators dismissed The Proposal without discussion frustrating many who believe this could provide Financial relief to workers Republican leaders have criticized the decision saying it was a missed opportunity to support workers especially in light of the state's ongoing economic struggles the UK government has announced the suspension of certain arms exports to Israel citing concerns over potential violations of international humanitarian law in the ongoing Gaza conflict the decision affects military aircraft components and targeting systems Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the move stating that it would not deter Israel from continuing its military operations in Gaza this decision comes amid increasing pressure on the UK government from Human Rights organizations finally rahani s Davis a 30-year-old Chicago man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder after a Labor Day shooting on a Chicago Transit Authority train authorities believe the victims were randomly targeted while they slept and the investigation is ongoing this tragedy has left the local community reeling with officials calling for improved security measures on public transit that's all for tonight's news update thank you for joining us we'll continue to monitor these stories and bring you the latest developments stay safe stay informed and have a good night if you enjoyed this video don't forget to hit the like button share it with your friends and subscribe to the channel and don't forget to turn on the notification Bell so you never miss an update