--:-- [Upbeat music fades out. Host: John Bickley, Guest: Georgia Howe]
--:-- John Bickley: Hey, this is Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe.
--:-- Georgia Howe: It's Tuesday, October 18th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- John Bickley: Bloomberg economists have upgraded the likelihood of a recession within the next year to 100%. White House economic advisor Cecilia Rouse told CNN that this is expected as the Federal Reserve raises hikes. Inflation is very much the president's top concern.
--:-- Georgia Howe: We are starting to see signs that our red-hot economy is starting to cool.
--:-- John Bickley: The White House revealed this week that more than 8 million individuals have applied for student debt cancellation via the recently launched government website for that program. This is a game changer for millions of Americans.
--:-- Georgia Howe: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Director Anthony Fauci acknowledged this week that keeping children out of school during COVID had deleterious effects on education, but maintained that he had nothing to do with that decision.
--:-- John Bickley: If you go back, and I ask anybody to go back over the number of times that I've said we've got to do everything we can to keep the schools open, no one plays that clip. They always come back and say Fauci was responsible for closing schools.
--:-- Georgia Howe: A new Daily Wire analysis reveals that major Democrat-run cities have significantly fewer police than they did a few years ago. Cities with populations of 500,000 or more had combined 2.54 police per 1,000 residents last year versus 2.8 in 2016. That according to data collected from police departments across the country by the FBI.
--:-- John Bickley: There's a mystery in Alaska as 90 of the Bering Sea winter snow crab population has effectively vanished over two years. Authorities are searching for a cause and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has called off the crabbing season due to the decimation.
--:-- Georgia Howe: British officials have determined that communist China has been using headhunters in South Africa to recruit ex-military pilots to train pilots in China's People's Liberation Army.
--:-- John Bickley: Western officials are reportedly scrambling to put an end to the practice. China has lured away 30 ex-military pilots from the UK by paying them salaries of around $270,000 per year, according to reports.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Australia's new left-wing government announced this week that it was reversing the decision by the previous conservative administration to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital city.
--:-- John Bickley: And in the ongoing court case against Kevin Spacey, the embattled actor is still maintaining his innocence, claiming this week that his publicist was the one who made him apologize to actor Anthony Rapp.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Rapp has accused Spacey of sexual assault and is suing for $40 million in damages.
--:-- John Bickley: Those are your drive-home updates this afternoon. 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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