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Oil prices surge again, an 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 9th, and this is Evening Wire.

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Oil hit $100 a barrel today for the first time since July as the Iran War pushes into its seventh month. Crude is now up nearly 40% from where it stood before the fighting began, leading 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 Hermous Strait. Bank of America analysts say a ceasefire could bring a swift reversal in prices, but further damages to surrounding energy infrastructure could send crude higher.

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The US struck five more Iranian ships, while Tehran signals a readiness to escalate the war even further. Foreign affairs reporter Cassia Kiva has the latest.

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The US destroyed five Iranian oil tankers after failed attacks on American warships, and Iran claims it retaliated by striking 10 vessels and firing missiles towards a US base in Jordan. Iran's Revolutionary Guard is also warning that it will hit 20 targets for every two or three US 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.

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More 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.

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The US 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 US interests. Homeland Security Secretary Mark-Win Mullen has yet to announce whether he will extend the Salvadoran designation, leaving the status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants uncertain.

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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. Reporter Zach Jewell has more.

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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 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 event's expected size and potential for controversy. The university's Students for a Democratic Society chapter is reportedly organizing a protest at 6:15 p.m., just 15 minutes before the memorial begins. The openly left-wing group also wrote an open letter to Anderson accusing him of having quote, aligned himself with the interests of Charlie Kirk's organization by allowing TPUSA 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. The students also argued that allowing TPUSA to hold the memorial would negatively affect them, despite the event being privately organized and held at the UCCU Center. The freedom built to last memorial begins at 6:30 p.m. and is intended by TPUSA to honor Kirk and encourage supporters to continue his good work.

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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 holdout who denied a unanimous verdict. If Reddington's motion is successful, Clancy would walk free.