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[0] I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor -in -Chief John Bickley.
[1] It's Friday, April 14th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[2] New York City has officially appointed its first ever rat czar, its new director of rodent mitigation, Kathleen Karate.
[3] The job description specified that the czar would need to have, quote, the drive, determination, and killer instinct needed to fight the real enemy, New York City's relentless rat population.
[4] Karate reportedly has been passionate about rodent extermination since childhood, citing a formative experience seeing a rat carcass in the subway at age 10.
[5] She reportedly led the Education Department's rodent reduction efforts as well.
[6] Footage appearing to show a recently expelled Democratic Tennessee lawmakers stopping cars and assaulting drivers during 2020 protests has been brought to light.
[7] Daily Wire reporter Zach Jule has more.
[8] Nashville Metro Representative Justin Jones said in 2020, that the narrative of him being violent was false.
[9] But the newly released video footage shows Jones throwing a caution cone into the open window of a car driving by a protest.
[10] On Monday afternoon, Jones, who's expelled for leading an anti -gun protest during the storming of the state capital last month, was reinstated to the House.
[11] Washington commander's owner, Dan Snyder, is reportedly selling the team after nearly 30 years.
[12] Here with more is Crane & Company co -host David Cohn.
[13] Wall Street Titan Josh Harris is reportedly leading the way with a $6 billion bid.
[14] Now, that figure would set a record for highest price paid in North America for a sports team.
[15] Former NBA legend Magic Johnson is also involved in the purchase.
[16] Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos is still engaged in a head -to -head race with the Harris Group.
[17] Josh Harris also owns the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Devils hockey team.
[18] And scandal has struck the Kenya Open Chess Championship after a male player disguised himself as a woman by wearing a veil and covering his body head to toe except for his eyes to compete in the female's competition.
[19] After being caught, he admitted to being a college student who needed money, so he chose to fake his identity in hopes of winning the $42 ,000 cash prize.
[20] Those are your drive home updates this afternoon.
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