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0:00What if a few minutes with God could change the direction of your entire day? With Pray.com, you can begin each morning with powerful daily prayers, inspiring Bible stories, and messages created to strengthen your faith. Whether you need peace, encouragement, or a fresh start, Pray.com helps you make prayer part of your everyday life. Download the Pray.com app today. Oil prices surge again, and AI developer issues a viral warning about the technology, and Utah Valley University prepares for the one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk's death. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley. It's Wednesday, September 9, and this is Evening Wire. Oil hit $100 a barrel today for the first time since July, as the Iran War pushes into its seventh month. Crews is now up nearly 40% from where it stood before the fighting began,

1:02leading to gas averaging more than $4 a gallon. The most recent squeeze comes from shipping struggles in the Gulf, where Iran continues to try to block traffic through the Hamir's straight. Bank of America analysts say a ceasefire could bring a swift reversal in prices, but further damages to surrounding energy infrastructure could send crewed higher. The U.S. struck five more Iranian ships, while Tehran signals a readiness to escalate the war even further. Foreign Affairs reporter Cassia Kiva has the latest. The U.S. destroyed five Iranian oil tinkers after failed attacks in American warships. In Iran claims it retaliated by striking 10 vessels and firing missiles towards a U.S.-based in Jordan. Iran's revolutionary guard is also warning that it will hit 20 targets for every two or three U.S. strikes. President Trump told reporters today that he expects the Iran War to end immediately after the November midterm elections, accusing Tehran of trying to influence the vote and preserve its ability to develop a nuclear weapon. And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that Iran's Islamic Republic is very close to collapse.

2:06More than 230,000 Salvadorans could lose their legal protection from deportation today, as the Trump administration moves to end TPS for immigrants from countries that no longer meet the requirements. Immigration reporter Jenny Tehr has more. The U.S. first granted TPS to Salvadorans in 1990 during the country's civil war and renewed the protections after devastating earthquakes in 2001. But the program has continued for decades through repeated extensions. The Trump administration has argued that conditions have improved in many countries that previously received TPS, and that continuing temporary protections indefinitely no longer serve U.S. interests. Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wynne Mullen has yet to announce whether he will extend the Salvadorian designation, leaving the status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants uncertain. The one-year memorial for Charlie Kirk is set to take place tomorrow at Utah Valley University, where he was assassinated last September. But is now facing an organized protest by left-wing students.

3:08Reporter Zach Jewel has more. Turning Point USA is spearheading the event, but it is facing opposition from students who object to the university, hosting the memorial and canceling classes for the day. UVU says the closure is intended to, quote, provide time and space for reflection, while President John Anderson has stressed that the administration intends to remain apolitical and that the memorial is not sponsored by the university. UVU will provide security because of the events expected size and potential for controversy. The university's students for a democratic society chapter is reportedly organizing a protest at 6.15pm, just 15 minutes before the memorial begins. The openly left-wing group also wrote an open letter to Anderson accusing him of having, quote, align himself with the interests of Charlie Kirk's organization by allowing TPS to hold the event on campus. The letter further accused turning point USA of being, quote, openly racist and antagonistic, and said the organization was pushing, quote, a narrative of victimhood by memorializing its assassinated founder.

4:10The students also argued that allowing TPS to hold the memorial would negatively affect them, despite the event being privately organized and held at the UCU Center. The freedom built to last memorial begins at 6.30pm and is intended by TPS to honor Kirk and encourage supporters to continue his good work. The high stakes legal circus surrounding Lindsey Clancy took an explosive turn this morning, as her defense attorney revealed he's fighting to throw out the case entirely. Lawyer Kevin Reddington announced on CBS Mornings that he will file a motion to dismiss all charges on September 29th on double jeopardy grounds. He argued that the presiding judge rushed to declare a mistrial last week without, quote, manifest necessity. Since the mistrial three jury members have come forward detailing the screaming matches that doomed the deliberations, singling out who they called a, quote, arrogant lone male hold out who denied a unanimous verdict, if Reddington's motion is successful, Clancy would walk free.

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6:17Visit takelean.com and enter wire for your discount. That's promo code wire at takelean.com. Beer Giants Sapporo is moving production facilities to the US in response to escalating tariffs. Sapporo's non-alcoholic production currently operates in Canada, but is now seeking a home in the US and plans to fully relocate by early next year. The Trump administration's additional 50% tariffs on certain Canadian imports took effect August 22nd after trade negotiations between the two countries collapsed. The White House says tariffs were imposed in response to Canada's treatment of American exports, including cars, alcohol and dairy products. Hunter Biden has launched a cryptocurrency tied to the infamous laptop from Hell scandal that dogged his father's 2020 presidential campaign and in less than 24 hours, the coin lost nearly all of its value. Associate producer Garrett Vantine has the story. Hunter Biden's laptop meme token began trading this morning above $190 before plunging to about $2.15 within an hour, a drop of more than 98%.

7:21While the coin only launched today, blockchain records show millions of tokens were distributed to market makers and unidentified wallets before the public launch, which is usually a sign of impending scandal in the crypto world. A common scam called a pump and dump occurs when you distribute a bunch of coins pre-launched of friends at accomplices, then publicize a launch to drive interest only for the in-group to immediately sell off their coins once the much larger out-group starts buying in. The out-group drives up the price, the in-group cash is out, and the coin plummets. While we don't yet know to what extent, if at all this crash was orchestrated, Hunter Biden launched the project by mocking the controversy surrounding his infamous laptop. He even acknowledged that the laptop contained the exact loot in a legal material reported on by the media, writing, quote, I am not denying any of it. A researcher at the top AI company andthropic has resigned, warning that the technology could wipe out humanity. Jacob Coxen, who spent three years doing pre-training research at Anthropic and OpenAI, wrote on X that neither company is acting responsibly, and that AI could, quote, kill us by the end of the decade.

8:28Anthropic team lead Evan Hubbinger publicly agreed with his assessment, putting his own odds of AI killing every human at better than one in ten odds within the next decade. Another safety manager at Anthropic agreed with the sentiment about human extinction, but argued that Anthropic is best equipped to handle the fallout from superintelligence. A common sentiment among AI researchers is that if they don't develop superintelligence, someone else will, and it could end up in the wrong hands. Uganda has pulled out of Prince Harry's Invictus games in support of the Crown. Lifestyle reporter Lauren Bear has more. Harry founded the Games in 2014 as an international multi-sport competition for wounded veterans. The games have continued under the Prince's watch despite his abdication of royal duties in 2020. Now Uganda, a former British protectorate, has withdrawn from the games. In a statement on X, General Mahozzi Kanya-Bregaba, the country's chief of defense forces and son of the Ugandan president, wrote,

9:28quote, in order not to be construed as being opposed to his majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom, whom we deeply revere, Uganda hereby withdrawals from the Invictus games. The statement comes just two days after King Charles issued a public declaration clarifying Harry's royal status upon his recent return to the UK. And the GOP is kicking off its first ever midterm RNC tonight in Dallas. Tonight's events, which will be headlined by President Trump, are expected to focus on border enforcement, health care, and the economy. Over 50 speakers are lined up over the next two nights, including Mehmet Oz, Ken Paxden, Steve Scalice, and Vice President JD Vance, with the goal of energizing conservative voters to show up for key races. Here's Tim Rice with the news on the ground. Daily wire is here posted up for this week's RNC midterm convention. It has already been a crazy day, and the program hasn't even started yet. You know, hotels are packed. I have everyone decked out in Maga Gear. I think that in Washington, there has been a lot of confusion about what's going on here.

10:33Right? You know, unmitterum convention is not something that anyone's done before. It's just electric here. So we don't know what the president is going to talk about tonight, obviously. But we have Lord Stephen Schum, who's one of the white house communications team, has teased that Trump is going to make a big announcement. It's currently a secret. There's going to be some sort of a random reveal, right? With this president, it could be an illegal endorse JD Vance. All right, there's your drive home. Updates to learn more about these stories. Go to dailywire.com. And in case you missed it earlier today, we covered some major stories, including Trump honoring the victims and first responders of the United States. And then, the first responders of 9-11, as Zoraan Mondani faces backlash ahead of the ceremony Friday, the head of the Smithsonian, resigning amid Trump's efforts to reform woke museums, and the fifth circuit, considering the fate of abortion by mail. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morningwire. What if a few minutes with God could change the direction of your entire day? With Pray.com.

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