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--:-- John Bickley: I'm Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Thursday, November 9th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- Georgia Howe: After the White House announced Israel will implement daily four-hour humanitarian pauses in its attack against Hamas, the Jewish nation refuted the claim.
--:-- John Bickley: Following the White House's announcement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office issued a statement saying, "The fighting continues and there will be no ceasefire without the release of our hostages."
--:-- Georgia Howe: This comes as the Biden administration has been pressuring Israel to implement the pauses, in some cases asking for pauses much longer than a few hours.
--:-- John Bickley: President Biden said today that he asked for a much longer pause. Here's what he said when asked about Prime Minister Netanyahu.
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--:-- President Biden: Mr. President, are you frustrated with Prime Minister Netanyahu that he has not listened more to some of the things you have asked him to do?
--:-- President Biden: It takes a little longer than I hope.
--:-- Georgia Howe: A screening in Los Angeles last night of footage of the atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists on October 7th sparked street brawls between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators.
--:-- John Bickley: The screening was put on by Israeli actress Gal Gadot. Video across social media shows people waving flags and punching and kicking each other in the streets.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Several people were seen being detained late Wednesday, but it was not immediately clear if anybody was arrested or will face charges.
--:-- John Bickley: Godot's screening had fielded a lot of controversy and social media threats early on. Pro-Palestinian supporters accused the actress of supporting quote-unquote genocide by showing the footage of the Hamas attacks, while backers of the Jewish nation defended her.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The Pentagon has confirmed four new attacks on Iraq and Syria-based U.S. forces.
--:-- John Bickley: This follows a U.S. airstrike on a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria used by Iranian-backed groups.
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--:-- Secretary of State Antony Blinken: We're not looking for conflict with Iran. We've made that very clear. But we'll do what's necessary to protect our personnel, be they military or civilian.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The depot was known to be used by Iran's Revolutionary Guard. Officials say the strike triggered secondary explosions, likely from weaponry inside. The U believes that no civilians were killed and any people in or around the warehouse were tied to the Revolutionary Guard or Iran militia groups.
--:-- John Bickley: West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin announced via social media today that he will not be seeking re-election to the Senate in 2024.
--:-- Georgia Howe: While this announcement gives Republicans an opportunity to pick up a seat, it also comes as rumors have swirled about Manchin seeking a third-party run for the White House.
--:-- John Bickley: Police in Nashville say they've placed seven employees on administrative leave just days after writings reportedly from the Covenant school shooter were released online.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Faley Wire reporter Zach Jewell has more.
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--:-- Zach Jewell: The Metro Nashville Police Department says they're continuing their investigation into how these writings got out and who released them. A department spokesperson says the employees were placed on leave to protect the integrity of the investigation.
--:-- John Bickley: The spokesperson also says the decision to put the employees on leave was, "absolutely non-punitive."
--:-- Georgia Howe: On Monday, three images purported to be the writings of the Covenant School Shooter were posted online by conservative podcast host Stephen Crowder.
--:-- John Bickley: Today is the first day in over six months that neither Hollywood actors nor writers will be on strike.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The tentative contract reached late last night will still need to be approved by the board of SAG and its members in the coming days.
--:-- John Bickley: But union leadership said the strike came to an end at 12 a.m. this morning, putting a majority of the industry back into production.
--:-- [Audio clip of Duncan Crabtree Ireland speaking]
--:-- Duncan Crabtree Ireland: This is the first time that we've ever had a deal that was valued at over a billion dollars in gains during the term of the contract. And that really means a lot.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Donald Trump will appear on the Minnesota primary ballot.
--:-- John Bickley: This comes after the state Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit seeking to end the former president's candidacy on Wednesday.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The suit sought to use Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to keep someone who engaged in insurrection from holding office.
--:-- John Bickley: The ruling says that state law allows parties to put whomever they want on the primary ballot.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The court did, however, leave open the possibility that plaintiffs could try again to knock Trump off the general election ballot in November.
--:-- John Bickley: The Minnesota challenge was filed by the liberal group Free Speech for People, which has said it will continue its campaign to end Trump's presidential bid.
--:-- Georgia Howe: All right, those are your drive-home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com.
--:-- John Bickley: And for more in-depth discussion of the biggest stories of the day, listen to our latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.
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