{"id":1810098,"date":"2023-01-18T18:04:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T23:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1810098"},"modified":"2023-01-18T18:08:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T23:08:22","slug":"wednesday-afternoon-update-white-house-downplays-docs-scandal-nhl-player-defends-his-religion-greenpeace-slams-davos-hypocrites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wednesday-afternoon-update-white-house-downplays-docs-scandal-nhl-player-defends-his-religion-greenpeace-slams-davos-hypocrites\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Afternoon Update: White House Downplays Docs Scandal, NHL Player Defends His Religion, Greenpeace Slams Davos Hypocrites"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwednesday-afternoon-update-white-house-downplays-docs-scandal-nhl-player-defends-his-religion-greenpeace-slams-davos-hypocrites%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1810098&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p><em>This article is a companion piece to today\u2019s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. Click here to listen the podcast version.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/podcasts\/morning-wire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>White House Defends Biden\u2019s Handling Of Classified Docs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amid increased pressure from the press, the White House has continued to defend President Biden\u2019s handling of classified documents, stating that he was not aware the documents were in his possession. Here\u2019s White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre this week:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">REPORTER: &#8220;The White House says Republicans are faking outrage on this issue. Why shouldn&#8217;t Americans be outraged about classified documents being found in a garage?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>KJP: &#8220;[Biden] said that he didn&#8217;t know, right? He said that he was surprised.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bNnwiZkmqC\">pic.twitter.com\/bNnwiZkmqC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1615435340436627464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>No Death Penalty For Walmart Shooter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department has other legal news <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/feds-decline-to-seek-death-penalty-against-el-paso-walmart-shooter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">will not<\/a> In 2019, seek the death penalty for the man accused of murdering dozens in a racist attack at El Paso&#8217;s Walmart. That\u2019s according to papers filed in court this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Philadelphia Flyers&#8217; Player Protects His Faith<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Flyers hockey player Ivan Provorov, who is a practicing member of the Russian Orthodox Church, came under fire this week after refusing to don a rainbow jersey as part of the NHL\u2019s \u201cpride\u201d Tuesday night<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI respect everybody and I respect everybody\u2019s choices,\u201d Provorov stated. \u201cMy choice is to stay true to myself and my religion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John Tortorella (Flyers coach) also expressed his support for the 26 year-old defenseman.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">John Tortorella, Flyers head coach, stood by Provy and refused tonight to put him on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s being true to himself.\u201d<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZPbbKMqFi1\">pic.twitter.com\/ZPbbKMqFi1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1615572273133457408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Microsoft Layoffs Coming<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Microsoft Corporation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/microsoft-announces-mass-layoffs-to-cut-costs-amid-economic-headwinds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> it is laying off 10,000 employees \u2014 which is less than 5% of its workforce. In a blog post distributed to all employees, the CEO expressed concern about global recessions and the health the global economy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Man Accused Of Googling How To Dispose Of Body Charged With Wife\u2019s Murder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brian Walshe is the Massachusetts man who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/did-you-kill-your-wife-brian-reporters-ambush-accused-killer-after-he-pleads-not-guilty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allegedly<\/a> Googled how to dispose of a woman\u2019s body, appeared in court today on charges of murdering his wife. He was also charged with disinterring the body of a woman without authority and misleading authorities. He was placed under arrest without bail. His wife was last seen alive around New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>World\u2019s Oldest Norwegian Runestone Found, Archeologists Say <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The University of Oslo and Oslo Museum of Cultural History have archeologists. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/worlds-oldest-runestone-up-to-2000-years-old-found-in-norway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">believe<\/a> they\u2019ve discovered the \u201cworld\u2019s oldest\u201d The runestone was found in Norway and dates back to AD 1 through AD 250. This announcement was made Tuesday by the team responsible for the discovery. The artifact can be considered to be one of the earliest written words in Scandinavia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greenpeace Slams World Economic Forum Hypocrites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Greenpeace, a climate activist organization, is featured this week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/distasteful-masterclass-in-hypocrisy-climate-group-shreds-world-economic-forum-attendees-for-flying-in-on-hundreds-of-private-jets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued<\/a> a scathing rebuke of World Economic Forum attendees after a report found that approximately 1,040 private jets flew in and out of airports servicing Davos during last year\u2019s conference. The activists pointed out the fact that there were approximately 1,040 private jets flying in and out of Davos airports during last year&#8217;s conference. \u201cvast majority\u201d These flights could have been made by train or in other climate-friendly vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French Nun Dies, The Oldest Living Person in the World<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A French nun, believed to be among the oldest people alive, has passed away. Lucile Randon, also known as Sister Andre was 118 and just a month shy her 119th. She believed that work kept her happy. \u201cyoung\u201d She claimed that she worked until the age of 108. She reportedly ate chocolate and drank wine every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Ukrainian Official Among At Least 14 Dead After Helicopter Crashes Into\u00a0Kindergarten<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Minimum of 14 persons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/top-ukrainian-official-among-at-least-14-dead-after-helicopter-crashes-into-kindergarten\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died<\/a> following a helicopter crash in Ukraine on Wednesday, including the country\u2019s interior minister. The cause of this crash is not known.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can listen to the podcast&#8217;s audio version here\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/morning-wire\/id1576594336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>. For more discussion on the top stories of each day, listen to Morning Wire every Morning for the complete episode.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article is a companion piece to today\u2019s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click\u00a0here. White House Defends Biden\u2019s Handling Of Classified Docs Amid increased pressure from the press, the White House has continued to defend President Biden\u2019s handling of classified documents, stating that he was not aware the documents were &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":1749911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[7449,6202,12332,4549,7077,15541,15539,3653,15540,7596,4016,10248,4633,3944,5002,9172,3765,6195],"class_list":["post-1810098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-afternoon","tag-daily","tag-davos","tag-defends","tag-docs","tag-downplays","tag-greenpeace","tag-house","tag-hypocrites","tag-nhl","tag-player","tag-religion","tag-scandal","tag-slams","tag-update","tag-wednesday","tag-white","tag-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1810098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1810098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1810098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1749911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1810098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1810098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1810098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}