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--:-- Host: John Bickley: This is Daily Wire, Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Tuesday, January 17th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- Host: John Bickley: White House Special Climate Envoy John Kerry addressed attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, praising the group for their efforts to combat climate change. The remarks drew ridicule from some critics, though, who called Kerry out of touch and elitist.
--:-- Host: John Bickley: Outside of and actually talk about saving the planet I mean it so almost extraterrestrial to think about quote saving the planet
--:-- Host: Georgia Howe: Outside a federal courthouse in Philadelphia a federal security guard shot a man multiple times on Tuesday after officials say he approached the building armed with a knife and wearing a vest with wires. The man was transported to a nearby hospital and is in critical condition. A motive has not been released.
--:-- Host: John Bickley: China's economy increased only 3% last year, the worst amount seen in decades. Experts blame the country's strict COVID lockdowns and expect growth in the year ahead as those restrictions ease.
--:-- Host: Georgia Howe: According to official numbers released today, China's population shrank for the first time in decades this year. The decline, which many experts believe has actually been going on for several years, is linked to the one-child policy, which was launched in 1980 and officially ended in 2016.
--:-- Host: John Bickley: CNN is reportedly considering adding a comedian to host some of its late-night lineup as part of CEO Chris Lick's latest attempt to shake up the network. The network saw a significant drop in viewers last year.
--:-- Host: Georgia Howe: The Graceland estate announced that a memorial for the late Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley, who passed away last week, will take place on January 22nd at 9 a at the Memphis Mansion and will be open to the public
--:-- Host: John Bickley: Twitter began its long online auction on Tuesday for more than 600 office items including objects such as high-end espresso machines, boardroom tables, and Twitter paraphernalia such as neon signs and bird statues. Per the website hosting the auction, items were going for as high as $10,000. Bidding will close on Wednesday, January 18th.
--:-- Host: Georgia Howe: Republican Indiana Congressman Jim Banks announced on Tuesday that he would be running for Indiana Senate in 2024. The seat is currently held by GOP Senator Mike Braun, who has already announced he won't seek re-election at the end of his term.
--:-- Host: John Bickley: Actor Jeremy Renner is on the mend. The actor has left the hospital to recover at home after sustaining serious injuries from being run over by his seven-ton snowplow.
--:-- Host: Georgia Howe: The FEC has dismissed a case against Google, which claimed the tech company's Gmail function disproportionately sent GOP fundraising emails to spam instead of to users' inboxes, as compared to similar emails from Democrats. According to evidence presented in the case, 67.7% of emails from Republican candidates were marked as spam. That compared to 8 for Democrats Google claimed the discrepancy was not intentional and the court agreed
--:-- Host: John Bickley: 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.
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