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[3] I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor -in -Chief John Bickley.
[4] It's Friday, March 29th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[5] Today marks one year since Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia.
[6] The Wall Street Journal reporter was detained over claims of espionage, which he and the journal strongly deny.
[7] Just this week, he appeared in a Moscow courtroom.
[8] A six -second video of him was released to the public, but no media was allowed in the courtroom.
[9] The judge ruled that Gershkovich will remain detained during his pretrial hearings.
[10] U .S. ambassador to Russia, Lynn Tracy, has visited Gershkovich in jail and says he is in good health and is wrongfully detained.
[11] President Biden has been called to testify in his impeachment inquiry.
[12] House Oversight Chairman James Comer sent a formal request to the president on Thursday, suggesting a date of April 16th for his appearance.
[13] Comer also requested written answers to several questions regarding Biden's business meetings and involvement in several foreign dealings.
[14] The letter said the committee had identified $24 million that had, quote, flowed from foreign sources to you, your family, and their business associates.
[15] The chair wants to know the source of those payments.
[16] Comer's letter went on to say, quote, in light of the year, yawning gap between your public statements and the evidence assembled by the committee, as well as the White House's obstruction, it's in the best interest of the American people for him to, quote, answer questions from members of Congress directly.
[17] Ford plans to cut hourly workers at one of its Michigan electric vehicle factories.
[18] Earlier this year, Ford cut production of its F -150 lightning truck due to slower demand.
[19] Ford employs 2 ,100 workers at the Dearborn Michigan factory.
[20] 700 will remain, 700 will be transferred to work on the Ford Bronco and Ranger, and the remaining 700 employees will be offered retirement or reassignment.
[21] Ford sold 24 ,000 lightning trucks in 2023.
[22] Mail -in ballots must include a handwritten date to be valid in Pennsylvania.
[23] An appeals court ruled that requiring a date on the outside envelope does not violate the Civil Rights Act.
[24] The Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the rule which was challenged by the ACR.
[25] CLU of Pennsylvania, who says this will cause thousands of ballots to be disqualified.
[26] The Republican National Committee called the decision a, quote, crucial victory for election, integrity, and voter confidence.
[27] Democrats vote by mail in larger numbers than Republicans.
[28] The decision will likely be challenged.
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[32] BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is warning about the collapse of Social Security.
[33] He believes retirement at 65 is much too young and needs to be reconsidered.
[34] Our entire retirement system was based on statistics that were created 50 years ago, whereby most Americans retired between 60 and 62 then, but most Americans then passed away at 60.
[35] And today, statistically, a couple 60 years old in good health, one of them is going to live over 90.
[36] The other question is, should we reevaluate how we work and how long we work, because we all need purpose in life.
[37] And in most people, most people get find purpose, obviously, maybe with their grandchildren, their children, their community.
[38] Many people find purpose in their jobs.
[39] We solve problems through conversation.
[40] And the one area where we have no conversation is the affordability of retirement and the whole concept of retirement.
[41] And we need to start a global and most importantly a national dialogue.
[42] Life magazine is being relaunched more than 20 years after it was shut down.
[43] Model Carly Klaus and her husband, Josh Kushner, announced that they bought the rights to Life magazine and planned to bring the iconic publication back in both print and digital form.
[44] They also bought fashion magazine ID from Vice Media late last year.
[45] Kloss told the Hollywood reporter, quote, we see life as an uplifting and unifying voice in a chaotic media landscape.
[46] Josh Kushner is the brother of Jared Kushner, who is married to Ivanka Trump and served under President Trump.
[47] And Paxatani Phil is a father.
[48] Famous for his yearly weather predictions on Groundhog Day, Phil and his wife, Phyllis welcomed two baby groundhogs this week.
[49] The family of four is safe in their borough at the Puxetani Memorial Library.
[50] Phil has been amazingly making his weather predictions since 1886.
[51] All right, those are your drive -home updates this afternoon.
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