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[0] I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor -in -Chief John Bickley.
[1] It's Friday, January 27th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[2] Embattled Commercial Airlines Southwest announced a $220 million loss for the last quarter, mostly due to the cancellation of nearly 17 ,000 flights over the busy holiday travel season.
[3] The budget airline is expected to take more losses in the first quarter as well due to a decline in ticket sales.
[4] In contrast, American Airlines posted an $803 million profit for the same period.
[5] Southwest CEO Bob Jordan addressed the losses Thursday.
[6] Our customers are sticking with us.
[7] We really inconvenience to them, but if you look at March and beyond, the bookings are strong.
[8] Our leisure bookings are strong.
[9] Our managed business bookings are coming in strong.
[10] So there's a lot of evidence that our loyal customers are sticking with us.
[11] Authorities in North Carolina are informing the general public of a concerning development.
[12] There have been razor blades found on the handles of gas pumps at several sites in the state.
[13] Fraudsters may have stolen as much as $60 billion from the various unemployment insurance programs enacted by lockdown -era stimulus bills.
[14] That's according to a report from the nonpartisan government accountability office.
[15] Some $878 billion was paid across all unemployment insurance programs between April 2020 and September 2020.
[16] The unprecedented demand for benefits and the need to implement.
[17] admit the new programs quickly increased the risk of financial fraud, the GAO said in a statement.
[18] New York's Attorney General warned MSG Entertainment in a letter Wednesday that it may be violating anti -bias laws after barring certain individuals from its venues based on where those individuals worked.
[19] Specifically, MSG has been accused of barring lawyers from their event spaces if those lawyers worked for firms who are actively pursuing litigation against MSG.
[20] The attorney General's office said that the ban and the company's use of facial recognition technology to enforce it may violate anti -discrimination laws and may dissuade lawyers from taking on cases such as sexual harassment or job discrimination claims against the company.
[21] The Food and Drug Administration says it cannot regulate CBD because it does not have enough information on the safety of the product.
[22] CBD, which is derived from marijuana, is often used in foods, lotions, and other products.
[23] The FDA is asking Congress to set new rules for the growing CBD market.
[24] Walmart will add 30 new Sam's Club stores in various locations over the next few years.
[25] The first new store will open in Florida with a distribution center in Georgia.
[26] Sam's Club stores that have been open more than a year saw 10 % growth in the last quarter.
[27] Warehouse clubs, including Costco and BJs, are all experiencing growth, which started during the pandemic.
[28] A new count of the Los Angeles homeless population, done by the RAND Corporation found homelessness up an average of 18%.
[29] The count focused on Skid Row, where numbers were up 13%.
[30] Hollywood up 14 .5%.
[31] And the hardest hit area was Venice, where homelessness was up a concerning 32%.
[32] This count was done between September 2021 to October of last year.
[33] The numbers contradict those released last summer by the LA Homeless Services Authority, which claimed a decrease in homelessness.
[34] The Sacramento Zoo celebrated the birth of a baby giraffe over the weekend.
[35] According to the zoo, the mother was moved to the maternity stall of the giraffe barn on the 18th and gave birth on the 22nd.
[36] Zookeepers say the female calf is doing well, is nursing, and is bonding with her mother.
[37] Concerned fans sparked a wellness check for Brittany Spears over the weekend.
[38] After Spears deleted her Instagram account, worried fans called law enforcement who performed a wellness check on the star on Tuesday.
[39] night.
[40] A police spokesman told page six later on, quote, I can confirm that we did get calls into our dispatch, and essentially I can confirm that we don't believe that Britney Spears is in any kind of harm or any kind of danger.
[41] Those are your drive home updates this afternoon.
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