{"id":1834491,"date":"2023-02-03T18:04:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T23:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1834491"},"modified":"2023-02-03T18:05:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T23:05:24","slug":"friday-afternoon-update-chinese-spy-balloon-over-america-study-finds-masks-make-little-to-no-difference-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/friday-afternoon-update-chinese-spy-balloon-over-america-study-finds-masks-make-little-to-no-difference-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Afternoon Update: Chinese Spy Balloon Over America, Study Finds Masks Make \u2018Little To No Difference,\u2019 And More"},"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\">36<\/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%2Ffriday-afternoon-update-chinese-spy-balloon-over-america-study-finds-masks-make-little-to-no-difference-and-more%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=1834491&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>Suspected Chinese spy balloon flies over the U.S.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After learning that the U.S. Senate had approved the legislation, both U.S. lawmakers from each side of Congress were outraged. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bidens-america-chinese-spy-balloons-in-the-sky-chinese-fentanyl-on-the-ground\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese surveillance balloon<\/a> Has been travelling across the United States, including Montana.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint statement, both the GOP leaders and the Democrat leaders of a House Select Committee on China demanded a strong response from Washington.<\/p>\n<p>This statement is in part. \u201cThe Chinese Communist Party should not have on-demand access to American airspace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The committee leaders said the surveillance airship\u2019s presence over the U.S. shows that the threat China poses \u201cis not confined to distant shores \u2014 it is here at home and we must act to counter this threat.\u201d China issued its own statement insinuating that it invaded U.S. territory. \u201cunintended\u201d That the balloon was meant to be quoted \u201cmainly meteorological\u201d research.<\/p>\n<p>A Pentagon spokesperson stated that the balloon was safe. \u201cdoes not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground\u201d \u2014 and that they have chosen not to shoot it down thus far to prevent risk to people below. Amid the controversy over the balloon, the Biden administration has decided to postpone Secretary of State Antony Blinken\u2019s upcoming trip to China.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon could have a majority of robot workers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Investor Cathie Wood <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/amazon-could-have-more-robots-than-employees-in-seven-years-investor-predicts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon predicts that Amazon will be established by 2030<\/a> Amazon could have more robots than human workers, pointing out that Amazon may be adding to its workforce. \u201cabout 1,000 robots a day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook\u2019s Parent Company Plummets In Revenue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The net income of Facebook and Instagram\u2019s parent company, Meta, plummeted 41% over the course of last year, as indicated by the company\u2019s last earnings report.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Narcan Nasal Spray Coming To Los Angeles Schools<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/los-angeles-students-to-be-allowed-to-carry-narcan-in-schools-amid-deadly-fentanyl-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Unified School District<\/a> In the event of an overdose, they will be able to get Narcan nasal spray. Narcan is a drug that can be used to treat overdose. \u201creverse or reduce the effects of opioids.\u201d Los Angeles is seeing an increase in opioid overdose deaths, as are many other parts of the nation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ted Cruz demands China release Texas prisoner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Texas legislators, including Ted Cruz (Republican Senator), are increasing pressure on the Biden government to free Mark Swidan, a Houston businessman who was convicted and charged in 2019 with taking part in a criminal drug plot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Energy Seeks To Regulate Gas Stoves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Energy Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-administration-proposes-new-gas-stove-regulations-despite-national-outrage-over-ban-comments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proposed<\/a> New rules were announced Wednesday to mandate a certain amount of energy consumption for gas stoves, even though there was the possibility that they would be banned nationwide. There was backlash.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Trumka, Jr., Consumer Product Safety Commissioner, said last month, in an interview, that gas stoves were a violation of the Consumer Product Safety Act. \u201chidden hazard\u201d This was the original \u201cany option is on the table\u201d A nationwide prohibition is required. A consumer Product Safety Commission chairman later walked back the commissioner\u2019s comments, saying that neither he nor the agency planned to outlaw gas stoves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make Your Own Masks \u2018Little To No Difference,\u2019 Examine Claims<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Cochrane Institute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gold-standard-review-claims-masks-could-be-only-5-effective-in-community-gets-slammed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">examined<\/a> There were 78 studies that examined the effectiveness of masks in a global study. They found that they had a higher level of effectiveness than others. \u201clittle to no difference\u201d In the spread of respiratory diseases. These studies were conducted on more than 1,000,000 participants worldwide. Study found that surgical masks decreased the risk of COVID transmission and other flu-like illnesses in 5% of the participants. The CDC\u2019s latest guidance still recommends wearing masks in some situations, including indoor public transportation settings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sims 4 Has Transgender Options<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And \u201cThe Sims 4\u201d Video game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-sims-4-game-update-adds-trans-friendly-breast-removal-scars-binders-tucking-underwear-to-character-options\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recently<\/a> Updated avatar options now include expanded transgender options. These include scars after breast removal surgery, chest binders, and other medical wearables.<\/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>. Listen to Morning Wire every morning for more details on the most important stories of the day.<\/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. Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Flies Over The U.S. U.S. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed outrage after learning Thursday that a Chinese surveillance balloon has been traveling over the continental U.S., including Montana. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":1834494,"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":[7449,5374,17453,4117,11397,5879,4532,4438,6893,4866,5002],"class_list":["post-1834491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-afternoon","tag-america","tag-balloon","tag-chinese","tag-difference","tag-friday","tag-little","tag-masks","tag-spy","tag-study","tag-update"],"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\/1834491","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=1834491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1834491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1834494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1834491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1834491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1834491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}