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--:-- John Bickley: Welcome to Morning Wire, I'm John Bickley, editor-in-chief of Daily Wire.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And I'm Georgia Howe, co-host of Morning Wire.
--:-- John Bickley: It's Tuesday, October 11th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Today's top stories, right after this break.
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--:-- John Bickley: Hey, this is John Bickley with Georgia Howe.
--:-- Georgia Howe: That's right, John. Former Hawaii representative Tulsi Gabbard announced she is officially leaving the Democratic Party on Monday.
--:-- John Bickley: Gabbard ran for president as a Democrat in 2020 and served as a Democratic congresswoman from 2013 to 2021.
--:-- Georgia Howe: I'm calling on my fellow common sense, independent-minded Democrats to join me in leaving the Democratic Party. If you can no longer stomach the direction that the so-called woke Democratic Party ideologues are taking our country, I invite you to join me.
--:-- John Bickley: The national average of regular gas has risen to $3.92 a gallon.
--:-- Georgia Howe: President Biden in recent weeks has blamed rising fuel costs on Russia and OPEC.
--:-- John Bickley: Bank of America predicted this week that the U.S. economy will soon start losing 175,000 jobs a month as the Fed continues to hike interest rates in its effort to combat inflation.
--:-- Georgia Howe: 47 current Democratic seats in the House of Representatives are considered toss or potential Republican wins, according to RealClearPolitics. It's expected that the GOP will retake control of the House.
--:-- John Bickley: According to a new poll from Associated Press, 60% of adults say they expect relations with adversaries like Russia and North Korea to get worse. That figure is up from 26% four years ago.
--:-- Georgia Howe: On Monday, a unified denial-of-service attack carried out by pro-Russia hackers affected some large airport websites in the U.S. Flights were reportedly not impacted by the cyber attack.
--:-- John Bickley: The assaults were arranged by a group that refers to itself as KillNet.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Russian assaults are continuing today in Ukraine after a series of attacks resulted in the deaths of at least 19 people and more than 100 wounded on Monday, according to CNN.
--:-- John Bickley: Ukrainian President Zelensky has urged G7 leaders that common efforts to create an air shield for Ukraine need to be strengthened.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And Israel and Lebanon came to a deal regarding maritime borders after months of discussions driven by the U.S.
--:-- John Bickley: In a statement, Israel's prime minister said, "This is a historic achievement that will strengthen Israel's security, inject billions into Israel's economy, and ensure the stability of our northern border."
--:-- Georgia Howe: Those are 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.
--:-- John Bickley: From all of us here at Morning Wire, we hope you're enjoying the show.
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