The US and Britain bombed over a dozen Houthi sites in Yemen with missiles and jets Thursday in retaliation, the US vowed to continue if attacks persist. Taiwan's ruling party candidate Lai Ching-te won the presidential election Saturday, escalating tensions with China which warned of risking war. For Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President Biden will volunteer at a Philadelphia food bank while cities host events like parades and rallies. Former Obama Secretary of State John Kerry resigned as Biden's climate envoy but will still push climate issues and the President's reelection. Federal scientists said marijuana should be a Schedule III drug not Schedule I like heroin since research shows medical benefits and few risks. The military said 2 Navy Seals went missing Thursday off the Somalia coast with more information pending. Denmark's Frederik X was declared King Sunday after his mother Queen Margrethe II abdicated, the first voluntary abdication in 900 years.
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Denmark’s Monarchy

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