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--:-- Georgia Howe: I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley. It's Friday, January 13th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- John Bickley: This week, Republican Representative Jeff Duncan introduced a measure that would require that the U.S. flag is the only flag flown at U.S. embassies and additional consular places.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The Hamtramck City Council, a town heavily populated with Muslim Americans located near Detroit, Michigan, approved the practice of animal sacrifice in homes for religious reasons. They voted 3-2 on Tuesday. In December, the city initially voted to ban the practice, but reversed course on the grounds of religious freedom.
--:-- John Bickley: Marketing group CodeWords has decided to bring in new talent in the form of artificial intelligence interns. The AI interns gave themselves names, Aiden and Ico, and created a digital human-like appearance for themselves.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Intercosmos, a neurotechnology company, revealed a new device to treat depression this week. According to founder Maren Greibitz the tiny implant is placed outside the skull and functions like a digital pill for the mind.
--:-- John Bickley: Archaeologists say they believe they located the Temple of Poseidon near Samakon Greece. The location of the temple has been the site of multiple tsunamis in the past and appears to correspond with 2,000-year-old descriptions from ancient Greek historian Strabo.
--:-- Georgia Howe: 6.3 million viewers tuned in for this year's Golden Globe Awards, representing the lowest number in several years and a 26% decrease in ratings from 2021.
--:-- John Bickley: Rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were placed on opposite halves of the Australian Open bracket in the draw Thursday, meaning the only chance for the two former champs to meet would be in the final at Melbourne Park.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Djokovic, a nine-time champion in Australia, returns to the hard court after missing it last year when his visa was revoked and he was deported from the country because he isn't vaccinated against COVID-19. He also couldn't compete at the 2022 U.S. Open.
--:-- John Bickley: Earth's temperature last year was not a record high, but is still in the top 10 warmest years on record. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calculates 2022's global average temperature was 58.55 degrees, or 14.76 degrees Celsius, ranking sixth hottest on record. NOAA doesn't include the polar regions because of data concerns, but will soon.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The IRS has extended the tax deadline for California residents until May 15th due to the flooding they are experiencing now. The extension will be automatically given to anyone who resides in a disaster area.
--:-- John Bickley: Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman Freed said he didn't steal funds and didn't stash billions away. Freed made the statements in his Substack blog on Thursday.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Well, those are your drive home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com. And for more in-depth discussion of the biggest stories of the day, listen to the latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.
