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[0] I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor -in -Chief John Bickley.
[1] It's Wednesday, November 30th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[2] The Senate voted Tuesday on legislation to protect same -sex and interracial marriages, moving Congress closer to passing the bill enshrining both into federal law.
[3] 50 Democrats and 12 Republicans supported the bill, but opponents like Utah Senator Mike Lee say the bill, as currently written, does not protect religious liberties.
[4] The U .S. House passed a. an urgent bill today in hopes of avoiding a nationwide rail strike.
[5] The bill would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached in September, but was rejected by some of the 12 unions involved.
[6] The measure now heads to the Senate, and if approved, we'll head to President Biden's desk.
[7] President Biden has urged the Senate to move quickly.
[8] Disney CEO Bob Iger said during a town hall event with employees that he wants to advance social causes in a more subdued fashion.
[9] The comment comes after the entertainment giant faced public scrutiny earlier this year.
[10] Eiger also denied that the company's previous actions amounted to political activism.
[11] I think there's a misperception here about what politics is.
[12] And I think that some of the subjects that have proven to be controversial as it relates to Disney have been branded political, and I don't necessarily believe they are.
[13] I don't think when you are telling stories and attempting to be a good story, citizen of the world, that that's political.
[14] This week, San Francisco granted the city's police department permission to deploy potentially lethal robots in emergency situations.
[15] Police noted that the remote -controlled machines will not have firearms, but they could have explosive devices to contact, incapacitate, and disorient violent, armed, or dangerous suspects in life -threatening situations.
[16] House Democrats voted unanimously today for Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York to take over for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the new House Minority Leader.
[17] Jeffries ran unopposed.
[18] Pelosi announced she would not seek re -election to party leadership earlier this month.
[19] CNN CEO Chris Lict announced a wave of layoffs this week amid a recalibrated reporting strategy.
[20] The network will first notify contractors today, then full -time staff starting tomorrow.
[21] It will be a difficult time for everyone, Lickt wrote in a staff memo.
[22] The News Network is reportedly attempting to change its editorial staff.
[23] standards to be seen as more neutral.
[24] Earlier this week, CNN anchor Don Lemon pushed back on the claim that the network had a liberal bias when asked about the changes by Stephen Colbert.
[25] The word on the street is that you guys aren't allowed to be liberal anymore.
[26] Is that the case?
[27] I don't think we ever were liberal.
[28] What?
[29] Yes.
[30] I don't think we ever were.
[31] That's not me saying that.
[32] That's the people out there saying that he's not letting you be liberal anymore.
[33] Well, listen, I think that I think what Chris is saying is that he wants Republicans, sensible Republicans.
[34] He wants us to hold people to account.
[35] But he wants people to come on and feel comfortable with coming on and talking on CNN.
[36] An explosion at the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid, Spain early Wednesday, reportedly injured one person.
[37] A Ukrainian spokesperson said an explosive device was hidden in an envelope that detonated inside the embassy.
[38] Local authorities are investigating the incident.
[39] No person or group has claimed responsibility.
[40] And a woman is suing Kraft for $5 million in a lawsuit alleging that the company's macaroni and cheese product takes longer than the promised 3 .5 minutes to make.
[41] Well, those are your drive -home updates this afternoon.
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