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[0] I'm Daily Wire Editor -in -Chief John Bickley.
[1] It's Friday, September 8th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[2] Former President Donald Trump notified the Georgia judge overseeing the criminal racketeering case Thursday that he may seek to move the prosecution to federal court.
[3] Trump has until the end of the month to decide how he wants to proceed.
[4] Some of the other 19 defendants in the case have already taken a step to try to move the trial to federal level, which opens the case to a larger jury pool and allows certain federal defense.
[5] to be claimed.
[6] Mexico's Supreme Court ended all penalties for abortion this week, ruling that laws prohibiting it are unconstitutional.
[7] The ruling requires all federal health institutions to offer abortions to anyone who requests it.
[8] Some 20 Mexican states, however, still criminalize abortion.
[9] While judges in those states will have to abide by the court's decision, further legal work will be required to remove all penalties.
[10] That 70s show star, Masterson was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday for raping two women 20 years ago.
[11] An L .A. Superior Court judge handed down the sentence to the 47 -year -old following statements from both women about the trauma and suffering they experienced.
[12] The sentence was the maximum allowed by law.
[13] It means Masterson will be eligible for parole after serving 25 and a half years but can be held in prison for life.
[14] Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is getting ahead of the recent spike in COVID -19 cases by saying the Sunshine State will not be taking part in any temporary restrictions.
[15] At a press conference on Thursday, the GOP presidential candidate, along with the state surgeon general, criticized recent efforts across the country to tap down a recent spike in COVID -19 cases.
[16] Here's a bit from the governor.
[17] So in Florida, not only did we stand in the fight when it was happening, but we've enacted permanent protections against these policies now and in the future for Floridians, and that is really, really important.
[18] And so you as a parent can send your kid to school, and the school can't force them to wear a muzzle all day.
[19] They're allowed to breathe.
[20] The federal government has taken a significant step toward forcing a Tennessee car parts manufacturer to recall 52 million airbag inflators that could explode causing serious injury.
[21] The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said this week it has decided that the inflators made by ARC Automotive Incorporated and under licensed by another company are defective.
[22] The agency scheduled a public hearing for October 5th, which is a mandatory step when seeking a court -ordered recall.
[23] In May, the agency asked ARC to recall the inflators, which they claimed have exploded and hurled shrapnel, causing severe injuries and death over the last decade.
[24] ARC has refused to issue a recall setting the stage for the possible court fight.
[25] Former NHTSA administrator, Dr. Ricardo Martinez, tells NBC the airbags pose an unnecessary risk.
[26] An airbag has to deploy very, very quick.
[27] Really, the blink of an eye.
[28] If there's extra metal in there, then that metal, as opposed to cloth, comes out and that metal has been able to puncture people in neck and face.
[29] Three sailors are back safely on land after sharks sank their catamaran in the coral sea.
[30] The inflatable hulls on the 30 -foot boat were damaged by what were believed to be, cookie cutter sharks, a species not considered to be dangerous to humans.
[31] The rescue was coordinated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority after the two Russian and one French sailor activated an emergency beacon on Wednesday.
[32] The catamaran was nine metres in length and had large sections of its hull missing.
[33] There's many reasons that vessels are attacked by sharks.
[34] However, the motivations of these sharks is unclear.
[35] Emergency beacon absolutely saved their life.
[36] It enabled the rescue coordination center to identify.
[37] identify their precise location and tailor the most appropriate and quickest response to rescue them.
[38] And since it's Friday, a Florida man is facing federal charges after attempting to cross the Atlantic in a man -made hamster wheel after a five -day rescue.
[39] 51 -year -old Ray Balucci told the Coast Guard he was attempting to ride what he called a hydropod all the way to England after he was found about 70 miles off the coast of Tybee Island, Georgia back in August.
[40] Balucci was charged Tuesday with obstruction of boarding and violation of a captain of the port order.
[41] The Coast Guard said the vessel was only afloat due to wiring and buoys and determined the man was conducting an unsafe voyage.
[42] All right, those are your drive -home updates this afternoon.
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