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[0] I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor -in -Chief John Bickley.
[1] It's Wednesday, October 5th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[2] OPEC announced Wednesday that it will cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day, a move that is expected to cause gas prices to rise globally.
[3] The announcement came three months after President Joe Biden traveled to Saudi Arabia, asking the kingdom to boost oil production to help decrease gas prices.
[4] In reaction, the White House's National Security Council coordinator John Kirby said that the U .S. needs to become, quote, less dependent on OPEC and foreign nations.
[5] In another statement, Kirby refuted speculation that America was behind the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines.
[6] That's just Russian propaganda and disinformation.
[7] Now we know it was an active sabotage, but there's an investigation going on right now.
[8] I don't think we're going to get into credentialing that in terms of who is responsible.
[9] We're going to let the investigators take a look at that, but clearly this was an active sabotage.
[10] The City Council of Washington, D .C., voted 12, 12 -1 this week to advance a bill that will allow illegal migrants to vote in future local elections.
[11] The bill will move ahead to an upcoming final vote before being sent to the mayor's desk.
[12] The Department of Justice announced in a press release this week that five former or current employees have each been charged with separate counts of wire fraud related to multiple federal COVID -Aid loan programs.
[13] The fraudulent loans ranged from $11 ,000 to more than $170 ,000.
[14] Due to Russia's war in Ukraine, European households and businesses will need to significantly reduce energy consumption in order to maintain reserves through the upcoming winter.
[15] That's according to the International Energy Agency.
[16] Europeans are contending with energy prices that have increased as much as 20 -fold in some countries.
[17] Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin and the family of the late Rust cinematographer Helena Hutchins have reached a settlement in the wrongful death suit against the actor and others.
[18] Baldwin denies culpability for the incident, but could still face criminal charges over the tragedy.
[19] I feel that there is, I feel that someone is responsible for what happened, and I can't say who that is, but I know it's not me. A two -year drought in Kenya has wiped out 2 % of the world's rarest zebra species and increased elephant deaths as well, according to CNN.
[20] And it's officially Fat Bear Week hosted by the National Park Service.
[21] Individuals can vote online and choose their favorite fat bear from a selection of photos of officially tagged and recognized brown bears in Alaska.
[22] Place your vote at fatbearweek .org.
[23] Well, those are your drive home updates this afternoon.
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