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[5] Hey, this is Daily Wire Editor -in -Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howl.
[6] It's Tuesday, December 13th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[7] In a health roundtable Tuesday morning, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced he is requesting a grand jury investigation into vaccines and the companies who made them to look into whether the manufacturers misled Florida citizens.
[8] He also announced the creation of the Public Health Integrity Committee, which he said may act as a replacement for the CDC.
[9] Today, I'm announcing a petition with the Supreme Court of Florida to impanel a statewide grand jury to investigate any and all wrongdoing in Florida with respect to COVID -19 vaccines.
[10] And that will come with legal processes and to bring legal accountability for those who committed misconduct.
[11] Disgraced crypto founder Sam Bankman -Fried was arrested late Monday evening on charges of wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, securities fraud, securities fraud conspiracy, and money laundering.
[12] The charges brought by the U .S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York follow the bankruptcy of Bankman -Feed's crypto trading firm, FTX.
[13] famed football coach Mike Leach passed away Monday night after suffering a major heart attack Sunday evening.
[14] He was 61 years old and had been the head football coach at Mississippi State for three years.
[15] Leach's signature air raid offense helped shape college football over the course of his career.
[16] The Consumer Price Index rose 7 .1 % between November 2021 and November 2022, showing that inflation has continued to slow amid harsh contractionary policy from the Federal Reserve.
[17] The rate, while historically high, is slower than the previous months.
[18] President Biden said on Tuesday that Americans can expect relief by 2024.
[19] Do you say when you expect prices to get back to normal, Mr. President?
[20] I hope by the end of next year, I'm convinced they're not going to go up.
[21] The Department of Energy confirmed on Tuesday that a team from DOE's Livermore Laboratory made history by achieving fusion ignition.
[22] The department said, quote, this breakthrough will change the future of clean power in America's national defense forever.
[23] At the direction of outgoing Republican Governor Doug Ducey, work crews in Arizona have double -stacked miles of shipping containers topped with razor wire along the state's eastern boundary with Mexico.
[24] What governor -elect Katie Hobbs intends to do with the makeshift border after she takes office in January remains unclear.
[25] The FDA says that around 11 ,000 COVID tests made by detect incorporated or being recalled.
[26] because there's an increased likelihood they'll provide false negatives.
[27] The company says it has not heard of any false negatives yet.
[28] Congressional leaders and the White House are struggling to reach a deal on a massive government funding package, warning that they almost certainly will need to pass a short -term measure to avert to avert by the end of the week.
[29] Colorado Republican Congresswoman Lauren Bobert won her bid for re -election after a tight race, decided by roughly 550 votes, a recount confirmed on Monday.
[30] The Cambridge Dictionary has recently updated its definition of man and woman to include people whose gender identity doesn't correspond with their biological sex.
[31] The Department of Energy has fired top nuclear waste official Sam Brinton after multiple cases of alleged luggage thefts.
[32] The DOE said in a statement, Sam Brinton is no longer a DOE employee.
[33] By law, the Department of Energy cannot comment further on the matter.
[34] United Airlines is buying at least 100 -787 -Dreamliner wide -body jets from Boeing.
[35] The Dreamliner will fly United's longest routes.
[36] The airline says it is upgrading its fleet and it will take delivery of up to 700 new planes by 2032.
[37] This is the largest order in Boeing history.
[38] And finally, President Biden threw a celebration of the recently passed Respect for Marriage Act at the White House with thousands of musicians, activists, and at least one drag queen.
[39] Those are your drive -home updates this afternoon.
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