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Donald Trump signed an executive order granting full pardons to some 1,500 January 6th rioters,

whom he had earlier described as, quote, hostages.

Among the other orders the president signed at a rally after his inauguration were directives

to withdraw America from the Paris Climate Agreement and to freeze hires of most federal

workers. However, Mr. Trump stalled on earlier promises to immediately

introduce hefty tariffs, prompting the dollar to slide for a short time.

Marco Rubio became the first member of Mr. Trump's prospective cabinet to be confirmed.

The Senate voted unanimously to appoint the Florida Senator

who is a staunch conservative and China Hawk, a secretary of state. Other Trump picks for his

cabinet may not find their confirmations so straightforward. The Houthis said that attacks on ships in the Red Sea would target only those directly

linked to Israel as the second day of the ceasefire in Gaza took hold. The militant group, which

controls large parts of Yemen, warned that assaults on American and British vessels would resume

if those countries attacked

its territory. Houthi strikes have disrupted global shipping and trade. American regulators

escalated an investigation into 129,000 Ford vehicles equipped with Blue crews, the carmaker's hands-free driving system

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