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--:-- John Bickley: Several people have been injured following a shooting on Florida State University's campus. Two Marines are killed in an accident along the border, and a judge finds Google guilty of being a monopoly. I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Thursday, April 17th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- Georgia Howe: A mass shooting at Florida State University has several people injured and some feared dead. Daily Wire Senior Editor Cabot Phillips is there on FSU campus now and has the latest.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: Yeah, scary scene here in Tallahassee. I happen to have an event scheduled at FSU today. I was just arriving to campus when we started hearing sirens and helicopters, and police began frantically shutting down streets. We later learned that moments earlier, a gunman had opened fire outside of the student union. This is a breaking story, so details are still emerging. But at the moment police say at least two people are dead while six more have been hospitalized. The shooter who is 20 years old and the son of a sheriff deputy is in custody after being shot. It's not clear if he was struck by police or if the wound was self-inflicted. Police say they recovered a shotgun and handgun. Another firearm was also found in the suspect's vehicle.
--:-- John Bickley: President Trump is fed up with Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Daily Wire managing editor Tim Rice has more.
--:-- Tim Rice: Though the president appointed Powell to the position during his first term, he's making clear that his patience has run out, demanding interest rate cuts now. After Powell criticized Trump's calls for cuts Wednesday, Trump took to Truth Social today to accuse Powell of being always too late and wrong in his handling of the interest rate. Trump has said that Powell is playing politics with the cuts and now says his termination cannot come fast enough.
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--:-- Tim Rice: Trump was asked about Powell during a meeting with Italian Prime Minister, Georgia Maloney. Here's what he said.
--:-- President Trump: I don't think he's doing the job. He's too late, always too late, a little slow. And I'm not happy with him. I let him know it. And if I want him out, he'll be out of there real fast. Believe me.
--:-- Tim Rice: Two Marines that were deployed as part of President Trump's border mission tragically died in a vehicle accident Tuesday. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has details.
--:-- Tim Pierce: As reported by the New York Post, the Marine civilian Jeep dropped into a 10-foot ditch and rolled over on a narrow highway in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The two soldiers tried to pass another vehicle on the two-lane highway, but tumbled into a deep ditch known as Snake Canyon, described as a hangout spot for both smugglers and snakes. One source told the Post that it would be a horrible place to go off the road because the canyon is right off the shoulder. The source added that it has concrete tunnels that run underneath the highway, and we have load sensors there because illegal aliens hide under it and then get picked up by a load vehicle.
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--:-- John Bickley: AG Pam Bondi and White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt are slamming efforts from Democrats to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back stateside. Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo has the latest.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: Garcia, an alleged MS-13 gang member, was deported to El Salvador and is now being held in a high-security mega prison. Court records obtained by Fox News show that Garcia's wife accused him of repeated domestic abuse, saying that she feared for her life. Bondi called the reports horrific and she thanked President Trump for the deportation. She's also calling for an apology from Legacy Media. America is safer because he is gone. Maryland is safer because he is gone. And that woman that he is married to and that child he had with her, they are safer tonight because he is out of our country and sitting in El Salvador where he belongs.
--:-- John Bickley: Despite a Supreme Court ruling questioning his removal, officials in both the U.S. and El Salvador say that they lack the authority to reverse it. In addition to the abuse allegations, DHS recently released documents confirming Garcia's gang ties. Prosecutors in the Menendez brothers case have moved to delay today's anticipated resentencing hearing, citing the need to review new psychological evaluations.
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--:-- Judge: The motion, which was filed earlier this week, argues that updated risk assessments from prison and parole officials are critical for the court to consider before making a decision.
--:-- John Bickley: District Attorney Nathan Hockman says relying on outdated evaluations would be unfair. Governor Gavin Newsom's office confirmed the full assessment is due by June 13th and has begun releasing portions for review.
--:-- John Bickley: Google has once again been found guilty of abusing its monopoly power. It's the second time in less than a year. A U.S. district judge says Google illegally used its ad tools to shut out competition and manipulate pricing, hurting online publishers. The Justice Department now moves to the penalty phase, where it could push for Google to sell off key advertising tech. Google denies wrongdoing and plans to appeal.
--:-- John Bickley: This latest blow follows a separate antitrust ruling against its search engine, adding to growing regulatory pressure on the $1.8 trillion tech giant. And could time travel soon be a thing? That's what some are speculating after the Trump administration's top science advisor, Michael Kratzios, said this.
--:-- Michael Kratzios: Our technologies permit us to manipulate time and space. They leave distance annihilated. Cause things to grow and improve productivity.
--:-- John Bickley: The bold statement also sparked speculation about secret technologies and possible references to breakthroughs in AI or quantum computing. Kratzio said Americans will soon shape the future with tools that bend time, echoing recent comments by President Trump about a powerful undisclosed weapon, though the White House has yet to clarify.
--:-- John Bickley: Meanwhile, scientists note time dilation already exists in physics, but true time travel remains theoretical for now. Those are your drive home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com. And in case you missed it this morning, we covered some key stories, including AG Pam Bondi sues Maine over its transgender sports policies. A new report exposes the glaring media bias in covering the murder of Rachel Marin. And a new study on ADHD raises troubling questions. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire. Thank you.
