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--:-- John Bickley: This is Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Tuesday, March 14th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Two Russian fighter jets were reportedly harassing a U.S. military drone over international waters on Tuesday morning when one of the fighter jets collided with the drone, forcing the drone to crash into the Black Sea.
--:-- John Bickley: U.S. European Command said the Russians acted in a, quote, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Details about the incident are still emerging.
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--:-- John Bickley: Fears that the U banking crisis could go global widened early Tuesday as shares of lending giant Credit Suisse dropped in value.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The Swiss bank delayed its annual report after it found quote material weaknesses in its balance sheet over the last two years.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: [entering the conversation] Shares in the Zurich-based international financial giant dropped to nearly 5% in pre-market trading to an all-time low.
--:-- Georgia Howe: As of this afternoon, the stock did bounce back a bit, but is still down by 1.5%.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: The bank tried to reassure markets Tuesday and does have a new executive team, but has not been able to shake longer-term financial problems.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Bank stocks more broadly have been hammered since last week's collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the smaller New York-based Signature Bank.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: The Department of Justice and the SEC are now investigating Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, as well as actions taken by banking executives in the days leading up to the collapse, according to one report.
--:-- Tim Pierce: [entering the conversation] Federal authorities are reportedly investigating the bank, but the details remain murky.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Now, probes like this are standard after a financial institution collapses, and it's not certain that any criminal charges will be filed.
--:-- Tim Pierce: That said investigators may look at any suspicious stock trades before the collapse or if the bank misled investors about its financial health.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: Some reports have pointed out a series of stock trades made by the bank C leaders such as former chief executive Gregory Becker. He sold about a million worth of shares in late February before the collapse.
--:-- Eric Kintanar: [entering the conversation] Google's new artificial intelligence model known as MedPalm-2 performed at expert level in the U.S. medical licensing exam.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Google's AI model scored an 85% accuracy on a U.S. medical licensing examination practice test, which is the highest score ever recorded by an AI model.
--:-- Eric Kintanar: An earlier version of this technology earned a 60% on that same test.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The exam featured both multiple choice as well as open-ended questions.
--:-- Eric Kintanar: A doctor with Google Health told the medical news outlet MedPage that the true benefit of AI could help physicians and medical staff save time, thereby allowing doctors to spend more in-person time with patients.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The stunning AI results were announced Tuesday.
--:-- John Bickley: Ohio's Attorney General announced a lawsuit today against Norfolk Southern, the company whose train derailment led to the release of hazardous chemicals into the community of East Palestine.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The Environmental Protection Agency is enforcing Norfolk Southern cleanup and is monitoring the effects of the derailment and chemical release.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled its first proposal to ban forever chemicals or polyfluoroalkyl substances from drinking water nationwide.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The new rule would require water systems to monitor and notify the public about six forever chemicals while setting the limit for such substances much lower than it is today.
--:-- Georgia Howe: This is something that communities like Wilmington have been demanding for years, and today we are finally answering those calls.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Specifically, EPA is proposing to establish legally enforceable levels for six PFAS known to occur in drinking water.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The proposal now moves to public comment before the finalization process.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was released from the hospital late Monday afternoon after suffering a fall last week.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The 81-year-old Kentucky statesman is being treated for a broken rib and a concussion.
--:-- John Bickley: Well, those are your drive-home updates this afternoon.
--:-- Georgia Howe: 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.
