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Shortly after being sworn in on Monday, Trump signed an executive order that pardoned roughly 1,500 people who were involved in the January 6 Capitol riot. Anna Moneymaker via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump pardoned roughly 1,500 people involved in the January 6 Capitol riot. The pardons were issued shortly after Trump was sworn in on Monday."They were very minor incidents, and it was time," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity.

"I genuinely respect your accomplishments and think you are the most inspiring entrepreneur of our time," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote in an X post to Elon Musk. Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images; Andrew Harnik via Getty ImagesSam Altman's new AI joint venture, Stargate, has drawn criticism from Elon Musk.

Watch Duty CEO John Mills said the app has seen 2.5 million downloads and 12 million active users in recent weeks. Courtesy Watch DutyWatch Duty became a critical app amid the Los Angeles wildfires which have burned 35,000+ acres. The app saw 2.5 million downloads in the past two weeks, CEO John Mills told BI.

The Hughes Fire erupted in brush and quickly spread to nearly 10,000 acres. Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesThe Hughes Fire erupted in southern California Wednesday, the latest in a string of wildfires. Parts of the crucial Interstate 5 freeway were closed as crews battled the flames. The fire spread rapidly and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents.

REI announced CEO Eric Artz, who has led the co-op since 2019, would be stepping down in March. Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesREI announced Wednesday the company's president and CEO, Eric Artz, will step down in March. Mary Beth Laughton, a former leader at Nike, Athleta, and Sephora, will take over as CEO.

The author (not pictured) had to parent her child while her parents lived with her. AzmanL/Getty ImagesWhen my mom was diagnosed with cancer, I moved my parents in to help with treatment. My mom still criticized the way I parented my daughter. My daughter absorbed all the criticism. On a morning in late winter, not too cold because this was Florida, but noticeably chilly, my daughter did not have a jacket.