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Chinese Conspiracy Trial Starts

One American and two Chinese nationals faced a jury Wednesday in the first trial stemming from U.S. claims of a Chinese government conspiracy. Officials say that China’s government has tried to harass and intimidate dissidents and others abroad into returning home. The three men are charged with conspiracy to hound a former Chinese city official, his wife, and their adult daughter to get him to go back to his homeland, where the government alleges he took bribes.

World’s First Openly Gay President Elected In Latvia

The world’s first openly gay president has been elected in Latvia by the country’s parliament. He received 52 votes — or just one more than necessary to win — in a close contest. Gay marriage is currently illegal in Latvia.

Amazon To Pay $30 Million Over Privacy Violations Suit

Amazon has settled a lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that its voice assistant Alexa and doorbell camera Ring violated privacy protections. The FTC claimed in one lawsuit that the tech company kept recordings of children’s conversations in Alexa. The federal agency also alleged that Amazon employees illegally monitored customers without consent via Ring. Now, Amazon will pay over $30 million to settle the accusations.

Greg Abbott Appoints Paxton Replacement

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has now appointed a temporary replacement for impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton — and Democrats aren’t happy about it. Abbott named former Secretary of State John Scott as the interim Attorney General this week, as Paxton awaits his impeachment trial in the Texas Senate. Some Democrats have pushed back on the appointment of Scott because he worked with former President Trump during his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Pennsylvania.

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Family Feud Contestant Who Joked About Regretting Marrying His Wife Convicted Of Murdering Wife

A former “Family Feud” contestant who joked on the show about regretting marrying his wife has now been convicted of murdering his wife. 40-year-old Timothy Bliefnick appeared on the show in 2020.

Bliefnick has now been found guilty of killing his estranged wife, Becky Bliefnick, in February. The court found that he broke into her home in Quincy, Illinois, with a crowbar and shot her 14 times. The pair was in the process of a divorce and Becky had previously text her sister, “If something ever happens to me, make sure the number one person of interest is Tim.” His sentencing is scheduled for August 11.

Daily Wire co-CEO Jeremy Boreing announced on Friday that the company will keep its “What Is A Woman?” documentary free on Twitter for the rest of the weekend after a rollercoaster 24-hour period that started out with some inside Twitter trying to sabotage the film on the platform and ended with Elon Musk promoting the film to more than 140 million people.

“An insane 24 hours. Thanks to everyone who helped us stand up for free speech, and to Elon and Twitter for making it right,” Boreing wrote. “To celebrate, we’re keeping What is a Woman on Twitter and free for the rest of the weekend so everyone can enjoy the Streisand Effect.”

The Daily Wire posted the groundbreaking, 90-minute documentary starring Matt Walsh on Twitter, where it could be viewed for free for 24 hours, Thursday night to mark the one-year anniversary of its release and continue to drive the conversation about the radical transgender craze. But Twitter labeled the documentary as “hateful conduct” and restricted its visibility because of two instances of supposed “misgendering.” A few hours before its release, Musk took to Twitter to insist that it had been a mistake, yet the film was saddled with restrictions when it aired.

Early Friday, Twitter’s tag restricting the visibility of “What is a Woman?” was removed, allowing Twitter users to like and retweet the documentary, and Musk tweeted out the film to his 140 million followers.

“Every parent should watch this,” Musk wrote.

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Every parent should watch this https://t.co/pIp6UP6vq8

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 2, 2023

Musk later added that the controversy surrounding the drama that unfolded represented the “World Champion Streisand Effect,” meaning attempts by some inside Twitter to stop the film from being published on the platform backfired in the worst way possible for them because it ended up giving the film significantly more attention.

The Daily Wire tweet that featured the film has been viewed 65 million times in less than 24 hours, after the boost from Musk, who has the most powerful account on the platform.