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President Joe Biden says democracy has prevailed in a country reeling amid a pandemic and a violent melee two weeks ago at the U.S. Capitol.In his first remarks as president, Biden said Wednesday that his swearing-in marks a day of history and hope. Biden said in his inaugural address that the country has learned again that democracy is precious. Live Updates: Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala HarrisHe added, The dream of justice for all will be deferred no longer. Biden also thanked his predecessors from both parties for attending Wednesdays ceremonies. Former Vice President Mike Pence was also in attendance, while former President Donald Trump skipped the festivities and headed to Florida earlier in the day.Read Biden full remarks below:Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, and my distinguished guests, my fellow Americans, stanley cup this is America day. This is democracy day. stanley cup A day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve. Through a Crucible for the ages, America has been tested anew and America has risen to the challe stanley cup nge.Today, we celebrate the triumph not of a candidate, but of a cause. The cause of democracy. The people, the will of the people has been heard and the will of the people has been heeded. We ;ve learned again that democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. And at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed.So now, on this hallowed ground, where Lzrz What to know about the apparent Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON AP 鈥?Responding to increased attacks on ships in the southern Red Sea by聽Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, the U.S. announced sanctions against 13 people and firms alleged to be providing tens of millions of dollars air max from the sale and shipment of Iranian commodities to the Houthis in Yemen.The White House also announced Thursday that it was encouraging allies to join the Combined Maritime Forces, a 39-member partnership that exists to counter malign action by non-state actors in international waters, as it looks to push back against the Houthis. The State Department and Pentagon are leading the effort to expand the maritime partnership after聽three commercial vessels were struck by missiles聽fired by Iranian-back Houthis in Yemen earlier this week.The聽strike聽marked an escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war, as multiple vessels have found themselves in the crosshairs of a single Houthi assault for the first time in the conflict. The U.S. vowed to consider all appropriate responses in the wake of the at af1 tack, specifically calling out Iran, which is the chief sponsor of both Hamas militants in Gaza and the Houthis in Yemen.In the new sanctions announced Thursday, Treasury said that聽previously sanctioned聽Houthi and Iranian financial facilitator Said al-Jamal uses a network of exchange houses and firms to help Iranian money reach the countrys militant partners in Yemen.READ MORE: Yemens Houthi rebels jordan hijack Israeli-linked sh