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[3] Hey, this is Daily Wire Editor -in -Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howl.
[4] It's Tuesday, December 20th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[5] U .S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez of the Southern District of California blocked California from enforcing a new law that would have allowed citizens to sue gun manufacturers that create illegal guns.
[6] Benitez called the law cynical and an abomination, adding there is no dispute that it raises serious constitutional questions.
[7] It is an unprecedented attempt to thwart judicial review, quoting Newsom's criticisms of the abortion law it was modeled on.
[8] Early this morning, a magnitude 6 .4 earthquake struck about 250 miles north of San Francisco.
[9] The quake reportedly caused tens of thousands of homes and businesses to lose power, as well as some damage to infrastructure.
[10] So far, only two injuries have been reported.
[11] The U .S. Geological Survey has warning residents that aftershocks are likely.
[12] New York City Mayor Eric Adams is warning that the Big Apple may have to cut social programs intended for New Yorkers to assist thousands of illegal aliens who have entered the city in recent years.
[13] Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman -Fried agreed to be extradited to the United States after he visited a court in the Bahamas on Monday to review the indictment against him from American officials.
[14] Two major pharmacy stores have placed limits on customers purchasing children's medicine amid reports of shortages as the winter cold and flu season impacts families across the U .S. According to a report, CVS Health and Walgreens are limiting customers from buying children's Tylenol and over -the -counter fever -reducing medicines like Tamiflu, children's ibuprofen, and acetaminifin.
[15] failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate, Stacey Abrams, boasted a massive fundraising hall of more than $100 million in the 2022 cycle.
[16] But now her campaign says it owes money and staffers were reportedly cut from pay shortly after the November election.
[17] The Democrats' two -time campaign manager Lauren Grosargo told Axios the team owes more than $1 million in debt to vendors after Abrams lost to incumbent Republican Governor Brian Kemp by nearly 300 ,000 votes.
[18] jurors reached a split verdict Monday in the sexual assault and rape trial of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein in Los Angeles.
[19] Weinstein, who is serving a 23 -year sentence for rape in New York, stands accused of sexually assaulting five women between 2003 and 2014.
[20] Four female athletes who sued over a Connecticut transgender sports policy lost their case in federal court on Friday.
[21] A three -judge panel on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision.
[22] to throw out the girls' case, which was seeking to scrap a policy that allows biological males to compete on girls' sports teams in the state.
[23] Former President Donald Trump responded to the House January 6th Committee recommendation Tuesday to refer him to the Justice Department for criminal charges, in part by saying, quote, these folks don't get it that when they come after me, people who love freedom rally around me. It strengthens me. What doesn't kill me makes me stronger.
[24] And after a lot of hype and anticipation, the Yellowstone prequel 1923 premiered on Paramount Plus to a record audience.
[25] Paramount Global reported that 7 .4 million people tuned in to the premiere episode Sunday, including viewers from three Paramount Network telecasts.
[26] Those are your drive -home updates this afternoon.
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