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[3] I'm Daily Wire, editor -in -chief John Bickley.
[4] It's Friday, June 21st, and this is your morning wire afternoon update.
[5] Two men from Venezuela have been arrested and charged with the murder of a 12 -year -old girl in a Houston neighborhood.
[6] Houston police say the two men were seen speaking to the girl at a night.
[7] nearby convenience store on surveillance video shortly before her murder.
[8] The New York Post reports that one of the suspects crossed into the country illegally just last month, and he claimed that he was afraid to return to his country.
[9] The girl's body was found by a neighbor in a nearby creek.
[10] Her mother, Alexis Nungary, spoke to reporters.
[11] She was an amazing little girl.
[12] Amazing.
[13] I was so excited to see the woman she was going to turn into.
[14] I always knew.
[15] God had other plans for her.
[16] She's meant to be here.
[17] She's supposed to be here.
[18] Also in Colorado last week, a 64 -year -old father and grandfather was killed by an illegal immigrant from Mexico who has been deported 16 times.
[19] 47 -year -old Ignacio Cruz Mendoza flipped the truck he was driving on top of five other vehicles, killing Scott Miller.
[20] The suspect was charged with vehicular homicide, driving a commercial vehicle with no qualifications and reckless driving.
[21] He was first arrested in 2002 for drug trafficking.
[22] ICE has filed a detainer on the suspect ordering local authorities to hold him.
[23] The victim's daughter Michelle Tusa remembered her father fondly.
[24] He was just young.
[25] He was only 64 and I just want everybody to know my dad was fun.
[26] He was an awesome dad.
[27] He was an awesome grandfather.
[28] He left behind a grandson and a granddaughter, and they miss them.
[29] We're all going to miss them.
[30] In a new investigation, the Wall Street Journal found that Instagram continues to recommend sexual content to users as young as 13.
[31] Daily Wire investigative reporter Marita Lorty has more.
[32] The journal and a Northeastern professor created accounts listing the owner age is 13.
[33] Users were immediately shown content of sexy dancing or seductive poses.
[34] Users who watched the reels were shown adult sex content within three minutes.
[35] In less than 20 minutes, they were offered nude photos.
[36] Similar tests of TikTok and Snapchat did not produce sexualized content.
[37] Even adult content on TikTok was less sexual than that found on Instagram Reels for teens.
[38] Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the investigation does not match the reality of how teens use Instagram.
[39] Podium positions in the order of closing statements have been finalized for next week's first presidential debate.
[40] Daily Wire reporter Zach Jule has the details.
[41] Donald Trump will get the last word and Joe Biden will stand behind the podium on the right.
[42] Those choices were decided by a coin toss which the current president won.
[43] The former president is not holding mock debates, but he is preparing with policy briefings from experts in certain areas, including from Senator Marco Rubio.
[44] Meanwhile, President Biden will spend the next seven days away from the White House preparing for the debate at Camp David.
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[48] Some of L .A.'s homeless will soon be able to move into a 19 -story luxury high -rise on Skid Row.
[49] Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce reports on the new shelter.
[50] The Weingart Tower was unveiled this week and includes 50 fully furnished one -bedroom apartments and 228 studio units.
[51] The building features a gym, an art room, a library, a cafe, and several balconies.
[52] Voters approved a $1 .2 billion bond to pay for the project back in 2016.
[53] Proposition HHS promised to build 10 ,000 units for the homeless at a price of $137 ,000 per unit.
[54] But an audit by the city comptroller found that so far, each unit has cost an average of about $600 ,000.
[55] At that rate, the 10 ,000 promised units would cost nearly $6 billion.
[56] Thousands of car dealerships were disrupted due to a cyber attack on their software provider.
[57] DailyWire reporter Spencer Lindquist has more.
[58] The cyber attack on software company, CDK Global, affected about 15 ,000 dealerships across the U .S. for at least two days.
[59] Many dealerships were forced to use pen and paper for sales and repairs.
[60] The National Automobile Dealers Association is seeking more details on the breach, while dealerships implement contingency plans to manage the disruption.
[61] Car dealerships have become a popular target.
[62] for hackers due to the large amount of sensitive data they collect from customers.
[63] At least 562 people have died during the annual pilgrimage to Mecca since it began last week.
[64] Many of the deaths are attributed to high temperatures.
[65] The tradition goes back a thousand years and now some two million Muslims make the trek every year to the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia.
[66] And this evening offers a treat for stargazers.
[67] The strawberry moon will light up the night sky tonight.
[68] The first full moon of summer will appear larger than usual due to its low path around Earth.
[69] For the first time since 1985, this celestial event coincides with the summer solstice and will give the full moon a golden hue.
[70] The moon will reach its peak brightness at 908 p .m. Eastern and will remain radiant the whole weekend.
[71] Enjoy it.
[72] All right, those are your drive home updates this afternoon.
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