Wednesday, January 22

🚨NATION

📌 Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state in first Trump Cabinet post approval (CBS)

📌 Trump orders that all government DEI initiatives must end Wednesday (NBC)

📌 Coast Guard commandant removed from post (POLITICO)

📌 Photos: From Texas to Florida, a rare winter storm brings historic snowfall (NPR)

📌 Trump signs order to revoke clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter about Hunter Biden's laptop (CBS)

📌 Trump terminates John Bolton’s security detail within hours of taking office, despite Iran assassination threat (CNN)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Hamas confirms 4 female hostages to be released on Saturday, without naming them (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Taliban say 2 Americans held in Afghanistan were freed in a prisoner exchange (AP)

📌 As World Economic Forum gets underway, the list of world leaders not attending Davos speaks volumes (CNBC)

📌 At least 76 people killed in a hotel fire at a ski resort in Turkey (AP)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Trump announces a $500 billion AI infrastructure investment in the US (CNN)

📌 As bird flu concerns grow, scientists race to develop new vaccines (NBC)

📌 Netflix Adds 19 Million Subscribers in Latest Quarter (NEW YORK TIMES)

📌 Astronomers detect ferocious jet-stream winds on alien planet (REUTERS)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Asian player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (NBC)

📌 Newly Released Video Shows Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Awkwardly Interacting on It Ends With Us Set (PEOPLE)

📌 Trump inauguration: Jewel surprises MAHA Inaugural Ball with performance (FOX NEWS)

📌 Ryan Gosling In Talks For Shawn Levy’s ‘Star Wars’ Movie (DEADLINE)