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Speaking to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Wednesday, President Trump backed off his threats to use military force to seize control of Greenland.

Trump says he has agreed with NATO on a future Arctic security deal.

And he also backed off on his warning to impose tariffs on multiple European nations.

Following Trump's reversal, all three major U.S.

stock markets jumped 1.2 percent Wednesday, with the Dow adding 588 points.

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei is up more than 2 percent.

An appellate court has blocked a ruling in Minnesota that sought to restrict aggressive tactics by federal immigration agents.

NPR's Sarah Ventry has more.

A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to stop reviewing material seized from the home of a Washington Post reporter, at least for now.

NPR's David Fokenflik reports on the Post's demand that the government return all the devices taken by FBI agents earlier this month.

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The first trial, stemming from the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has ended in an acquittal.

A jury in Corpus Christi has found Uvalde school police officer Adrian Gonzalez not guilty on charges of failing to stop the shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

Former school district police chief Pete Arredondo is expected to be tried on similar charges later this year.

A House committee has advanced resolutions to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

The House Oversight Committee approved the contempt charges Wednesday, setting up a potential vote in the House.