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Live from NPR News. I'm Giles Snyder. 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.

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We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be frankly unstoppable. But I won't do that. Okay. Now everyone's saying, oh, good. That's probably the biggest statement I made because people thought I would use force. I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force.

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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 US stock markets jumped 1.2% Wednesday, with the Dow adding 588 points. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei is up more than 2%. An appellate court has blocked a ruling in Minnesota that sought to restrict aggressive tactics by federal immigration agents. NPR Serra Ventri has more.

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Last week, a district court judge barred officers from using tear gas and detaining peaceful protesters. But the latest ruling from the 8th Circuit now pauses that decision while the Trump administration pursues an appeal. The order was published with no explanation. This comes as immigration agents continue to have an extraordinarily heightened presence in the Twin Cities. DHS says there are more than 2,500 in the area, more than four times the size of the Minneapolis police force. This ruling lifting restrictions on aggressive tactics leaves many on edge as large scale demonstrations are planned in the coming days and National Guard troops are on standby to deploy to the city. Sarah Ventri, NPR News, Minneapolis.

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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 Folkenflick 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 Washington Post's Hannah Nietzson has written she relies heavily on confidential sources, 1,169 last year in reporting on the Trump administration's purge of the federal workforce. Now she says she has none. The government is prosecuting a Maryland contractor, alleging he illegally retained national security documents. The Post argues that the government has an almost unlimited window into the newsroom's editorial processes, thanks to its access to the paper, slack in emails and content management system. Magistrate Judge William B. Porter set a court hearing for February 6th to hear the arguments on the Post's motion that all the materials be returned. The Justice Department has not yet filed a reply or responded to NPR's request for comment. David Folkenflick, NPR News.

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And you're listening to NPR News. 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. Colorado pausing a program to recover its wolfpop that's after the Trump administration demanded wildlife officials bring in wolves from other Rocky Mountain states instead of Canada. Aspen Public Radio's Hali Zander reports.

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife has been releasing 10 to 15 wolves into the state every winter since 2023. They got wolves from Canada last year, but the US Fish and Wildlife Service threatened to take over the program if the agency brought in more wolves from British Columbia. Ginny Harrington, a rancher in Carbondale, has petitioned for a pause like this for the past two years. She thinks it'll help wildlife officials improve their wolf management plan.

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I think it's a good thing both for two legged folks and four legged critters to just have a breath here and see if we can't get this to be more successful.

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Wildlife biologists say there is a genetic risk to waiting a year. That's because wolves will have fewer options for breeding partners. For NPR News, I'm Hallie Zander in Aspen.

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