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[0] I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor -in -Chief John Bickley.
[1] It's Friday, June 2nd, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[2] After Twitter throttled the visibility of the Daily Wire's hit documentary What is a Woman on Thursday, Elon Musk appears to be taking action to reverse his platform's restrictions, and is even personally promoting the film.
[3] This morning, Musk retweeted the Daily Wire film, saying, quote, every parent should watch this.
[4] The Twitter executive went on.
[5] to say, quote, a child is not capable of consent, which is why we have laws protecting minors.
[6] Musk's endorsement of the film, which stars Daily Wire host, Matt Walsh, comes after Twitter canceled a deal with the media company to stream the film, claiming it engaged in hateful conduct because it contained two instances of so -called misgendering.
[7] The film is currently streaming for free on the Daily Wire's Twitter page.
[8] One American and two Chinese nationals faced a jury on Wednesday in the first trial stemming from U .S. claims of a Chinese government conspiracy.
[9] Officials say that China's government has tried to harass and intimidate dissidents and others abroad into returning home.
[10] The three men are charged with conspiracy to hound a former Chinese city official, his wife, and their adult daughter to get him to go back to his homeland where the government alleges he took bribes.
[11] The world's first openly gay president has been elected in Latvia by the country's parliament.
[12] He received 52 votes, just one more than necessary to win in a close contest.
[13] Gay marriage is currently illegal in Latvia.
[14] Amazon has settled with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that its voice assistant Alexa and doorbell camera ring violated privacy protections.
[15] The FTC claimed in one lawsuit that the tech company kept recordings of children's conversations in Alexa.
[16] The federal agency also alleged that Amazon employees illegally monitored customers without consent via ring.
[17] Now Amazon will pay over $30 million to settle the accusations.
[18] Texas Governor Greg Abbott has now appointed a temporary replacement for the impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton.
[19] Abbott named former Secretary of State John Scott as the interim attorney general this week, as Paxton awaits his impeachment trial in the Texas Senate.
[20] Some Democrats have pushed back on the appointment of Scott because he worked with former President Trump during his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Pennsylvania.
[21] A former family feud contestant who joked on the show about regretting marrying his wife has now been convicted of murdering his wife.
[22] 40 -year -old Timothy Bliefnick appeared on the show in 2020.
[23] What's the biggest mistake you made at your wedding?
[24] Honey, I love you, but said I do.
[25] Not my mistake.
[26] Not my mistake.
[27] I love my wife.
[28] The man has now been found guilty of killing his estranged wife, Becky Bliefnick, in February.
[29] The court found that he broke into his.
[30] her home in Quincy, Illinois with a crowbar and shot her 14 times.
[31] The pair was in the process of a divorce, and Becky had previously texted her sister, quote, If something ever happens to me, make sure the number one person of interest is Tim.
[32] His sentencing is scheduled for August 11th.
[33] Those are your drive home updates this afternoon.
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