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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. The first trial stemming from the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has ended in an acquittal. The State of Texas vs. Adrian Gonzalez. In each of the 29 counts, we the jury find the defendant, Adrian Gonzalez, not guilty. Judge Sid Harl, reading the verdict from the bench in Corpus Christi, the jury deliberated for more than seven hours before unanimously clearing Gonzalez of all 29 counts of child endangerment or abandonment. His trial was the first stemming from the law enforcement response to the shooting at Robb elementary that left 19 children and two teachers dead. He was accused of failing to confront the gunman. Former school district police Chief Pete Arredondo is expected to be tried on similar charges later this year. He has pleaded not guilty. President Trump says he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today. The meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, comes the day after Trump dropped his tariff threat against multiple European countries and ruled out seizing Greenland by force. Meanwhile, California Governor Gavin Newsom says a media event he planned at the World Economic Forum was canceled. And after pressure from the Trump administration. From member station kqed, Guy Marziroti reports.

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Newsom was scheduled to speak at USA house, the official U.S. pavilion at the global summit, and deliver a critique of Trump's economic management. But the governor's office says the invitation was canceled under pressure by the White House and State Department. The Trump administration did not respond directly to a question about Newsom's claim, but but a White House spokesperson accused the governor of frolicking around Switzerland instead of fixing the many problems he created in California. Newsom has spent part of this week lambasting Trump policies and calling out European leaders. For NPR News, I'm Guy Marziroti In San Jose.

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The House Oversight Committee has approved a resolution to hold former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress. The matter now moves to the full house. NPR's Claudia Rosales reports. A bipartisan rebuke comes as after the couple defied a congressional subpoena tied to Jeffrey Epstein.

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House Oversight Committee Republicans said the panel gave the Clintons plenty of time to testify, but some Democrats argued GOP members were rushing to judgment. Democrats were nearly evenly split on the panel with a majority, nine in all, joining Republicans to hold former President Clinton in contempt. Eight Democrats voted no, but only three Democrats joined Republicans in a vote to do the same for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Most Democrats argued she was not privy to the same access to Epstein. The Clintons said they've turned over the, quote, little information they have. The contempt referrals will next go before the full House, which could lead the Justice Department to consider potential prosecution.

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This is NPR News. A federal magistrate judge has ordered the government not to review for now any material seized in its recent search of a Washington Post reporter's home. The order comes in response to a legal challenge the Post has filed against the search. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports.

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The Washington Post says in a new court filing that the Trump administration's search of reporter Hannah Natenson's Virginia home and the seizure of her confidential news gathering materials violate the Constitution's free speech protections and should not be allowed to stand. The paper urges the court to order the immediate return of all the seized materials, including two computers, a cell phone and an external hard drive. FBI agents seized those items during a court authorized search last week as part of an investigation into a defense contractor. Magistrate Judge William Porter set a hearing for early next month on the Post's legal challenge and has ordered the government to preserve but not review the materials taken in the search until the court authorizes it to do so. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.

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The governors of both north and South Carolina have declared states of emergency ahead of that winter storm forecasters are warning about A winter storm watch is in from New Mexico to the Appalachian Mountains, and forecasters say it could cause power outages across the south this weekend. Experts expect frigid conditions to persist into early next month. Sundance Film Festival kicks off Thursday today in Park City, Utah. The festival features 90 premieres, including potential Oscar nominees. Celebrations are planned to honor the legacy of founder Robert Redford, who died in September. This is NPR News.

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