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General Daily Insight for January 22, 2025 Don’t rush, there’s time to get there! As the sensitive Moon struggles with confusing Jupiter, personal expansion might have an emotional learning curve. Extending our inner lives and broadening our horizons may seem overwhelming and yet unavoidable. On the bright side, Luna allies with dedicated Saturn for a soothing trine at 8:39 pm EST.

By DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 24.6 million television viewers watched President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, the smallest audience for the quadrennial ceremony since Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013. The Nielsen Company said Tuesday that viewership was down from Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration, which reached 33.8 million, and Trump’s first move into the White House, seen by 30.6 million in 2017. Inauguration viewership has varied widely over the past half-century, from a high of 41.8 million when Ronald Reagan came into office in 1981 to a low of 15.5 million for the start of George W.

Dr. Frank Rohter, who would become the first athletics director at Florida Technological University — eventually becoming UCF — passed away at 101. Rohter was appointed AD and the Physical Education Department chair at FTU in 1969. He was instrumental in hiring Torchy Clark, who became the first basketball coach and led the program to five Sunshine State Conference titles and six appearances in the NCAA Division II Tournament. He was also responsible for hiring coaches such as Gerry Gergley (wrestling and men’s golf), Dennis Kamrad (women’s rowing), Lex Wood (men’s tennis), Doug Holmquist (baseball) and Jim Rudy (men’s and women’s soccer). Frank Rohter “On behalf of UCF Athletics, I want to express our deepest condolences on the passing of Dr.

By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Republican senators say they do not agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon and commute sentences for more than 1,500 people who assaulted police officers, broke into the building or committed other crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol four years ago. Related Articles National Politics | Estimated 24.6 million TV viewers watched inauguration coverage, smallest audience since 2013 National Politics | Key career officials at Justice Department reassigned to different positions, AP sources say National Politics | Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave National Politics | Trump administration throws out policies limiting migrant arrests at sensitive spots like churches National Politics | Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law alleges abuse against second wife in affidavit But they aren’t pushing back on the decision. “We’re not looking backwards, we’re looking forward,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, repeating his frequent response to questions about Trump’s promises of retribution from his first term. Thune did not say whether he supported or opposed the pardons, which rattled many on Capitol Hill who lived through the attack and fled the mob of Trump’s supporters as they violently broke into the building and halted the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory. Republican Sen.

By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has reassigned key senior officials across multiple divisions as part of a leadership shakeup ahead of the expected confirmation of President Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, multiple people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Related Articles National Politics | Estimated 24.6 million TV viewers watched inauguration coverage, smallest audience since 2013 National Politics | Republican senators are mostly quiet on Trump’s sweeping pardons of Jan.

By ALEXANDRA OLSON WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that agencies develop plans to lay them off, according to a memo Tuesday from the Office of Personnel Management. The memo follows an executive order Trump signed on his first day ordering a sweeping dismantling of the federal government’s diversity and inclusion programs that could touch on everything from anti-bias training to funding for minority farmers and homeowners. The memo direct agencies to place DEI office staffers on paid leave by 5 p.m.