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--:-- Georgia Howe: Welcome to Morning Wire, I'm Georgia Howe.
--:-- John Bickley: And I'm John Bickley, Editor-in-Chief of Daily Wire.
--:-- Georgia Howe: It's Monday, November 20th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- John Bickley: The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from the ex-Minnesota cop Derek Chauvin, who was convicted in the murder of George Floyd.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Chauvin and his legal team said that his trial was held during a politically tense time and that the jury was likely in fear of more violent protests in the event of an acquittal.
--:-- John Bickley: The Minnesota Supreme Court also passed on the case, effectively upholding the conviction. The former officer is serving a sentence of more than two decades in prison.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Sam Altman, the recently ousted OpenAI CEO, has now joined Microsoft following a drama-packed weekend in the OpenAI boardroom leading to a decision that shook Silicon Valley.
--:-- John Bickley: Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips has more on this story.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: Altman confirmed earlier today that he will be leading a new artificial intelligence project at Microsoft after whispers began circulating that he could make a return to the company he helped build.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Meanwhile, Emmett Sheer, the former CEO of Twitch, says he will be taking the reins as the new interim CEO of OpenAI.
--:-- John Bickley: As the future of OpenAI remains uncertain, over 500 staffers at the company signed a letter threatening to quit unless the board of directors resign over the move to oust Altman.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that he was bringing Altman on board over two days after OpenAI's board of directors said they, quote, no longer had confidence in Altman.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Microsoft is a major financial backer of OpenAI, investing billions of dollars since its first funding deal in 2019.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Libertarian Javier Millet took Argentina's presidential election by storm over the weekend, swinging the country to the right and promising a dramatic shakeup to address rising inflation and poverty.
--:-- John Bickley: Millet got over 55% of the vote, which, according to Argentina's electoral authority, is the highest percentage received by a presidential candidate since the country returned to democracy in the 1980s.
--:-- Georgia Howe: People took the streets in Buenos Aires in celebration, while a full-on party kicked off outside of Millet's party headquarters.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Millet says that Argentina is in a critical situation that requires drastic change. As inflation has soared during the reign of his predecessor, Millet says he will slash the size of government and eliminate the central bank, which he says has continued to print money to fund public spending.
--:-- John Bickley: Today brings an end to the impoverishing model of the omnipresent state that only benefits some while the majority of Argentines suffer. Today we retake the path that made this country great. Today, we embrace the ideas of libertarianism.
--:-- Georgia Howe: An appeals court in our nation's capital is hearing arguments today regarding Donald Trump's gag order in the federal election interference case against the former president.
--:-- John Bickley: At the moment, the court has paused the gag order that was issued by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkin.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The order had prohibited Trump from making or reposting statements about special counsel Jack Smith and his staff or Judge Chutkin and her staff.
--:-- John Bickley: Trump's lawyers argue that the gag order violates his First Amendment rights, while the prosecution says it should be kept in place to avoid harmful intimidation of witnesses.
--:-- Georgia Howe: United Auto Workers employees at each of the big three U.S. automakers have officially ratified new contracts.
--:-- John Bickley: Daily Wire senior editor Joel Needler has more on this story.
--:-- Joel Needler: According to the union, 64% of employees at Ford, Stellantis, and General Motors voted to accept the deals, which came after a six-week strike.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The new contract will give union workers an initial pay increase of 11% and a total pay increase of 25% over the course of the four-year deal.
--:-- Joel Needler: Cost of living adjustments were also reinstated under the contracts, as well as a deal that sees workers reach their top wage in three years instead of eight.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Former First Lady Rosalind Carter and wife to former President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 96.
--:-- John Bickley: The Carter Center said she died peacefully on Sunday with family by her side.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Carter suffered from dementia and had been in declining health for many months.
--:-- John Bickley: President Joe Biden called the Carters an incredible family because they brought so much grace to the office.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And President Joe Biden turns 81 years old today.
--:-- John Bickley: The president marked the occasion with a low-key celebration in the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The president's milestone has again ignited concern around his advanced age and perceptions among voters that his physical and mental fitness have declined.
--:-- Georgia Howe: That's all for your Drive Home updates this afternoon.
--:-- John Bickley: To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And for more in-depth discussion of the biggest stories of the day, listen to the latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.
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