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Wednesday, February 5

U.S. President Donald Trump waits with Interim President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, after his arrival at the White House, on February 5, 2020 in Washington, DC.

The impeachment trial is over: Trump won. As for the state of the union? It's torn in two. It's Wednesday's news.

President Donald Trump can breathe a big sigh of relief: The Senate officially voted to acquit him, ending a months-long impeachment trial filled with bitter political back-and-forths and bombshell moments. What comes next? It's 2020; anything could happen.

It's Ashley. Let's get right to this historic impeachment news.

But first, breaking: Kirk Douglas, Hollywood icon and "Spartacus" star, has died at 103.

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President Donald Trump: Not guilty

The historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is over, and he proved once again that he's quite possibly the most resilient politician in modern American history. The Republican-led Senate voted Wednesday to acquit Trump on two articles of impeachment that charged he abused power by pressuring Ukraine to investigate a political rival, then obstructed Congress in an effort to cover it up. The vote handed Trump a huge victory that will enable him to finish his first term as president and energize his reelection campaign as he asks voters to give him another four years (or more … ?). In a move that surprised absolutely nobody, the president celebrated his acquittal by taunting Democrats via Twitter.

•	Trump is one of only three presidents in U.S. history to be impeached and the only president to seek reelection after being impeached.
•	Republican Sen. Mitt Romney voted to convict Trump for abuse of power, becoming the first senator ever to vote against his own party's president in an impeachment trial.
•	What we learned (and still don't know) after the Trump impeachment saga.

The Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

USA TODAY

The State of the Union? Literally torn in two

Jaws across the nation collectively fell to the floor when Trump appeared to snub House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's attempt to shake his hand before the president's State of the Union address Tuesday night. In an apparent – and shocking – clap back that had us falling off our chairs completely, Pelosi dramatically ripped a copy of his speech into pieces when he was done. Pelosi said she tore up the document because it was a "manifesto of untruths." Republicans are furious. Vice President Mike Pence called Pelosi's rending of the speech "a new low" and said he "wasn't sure if she was ripping up the speech or ripping up the Constitution."

•	Build the wall? Travel ban? Tax cuts? After Trump's State of the Union, here's where he stands on promises.
•	Medal of Freedom: What is it and why did Trump award it to Rush Limbaugh during the State of the Union?
•	Fact check: Trump stretched some facts during his address. Here's what you might have missed in his speech.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi rips up the speech after President Donald J. Trump concludes delivering the State of the Union address from the House chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington.

Jarrad Henderson, USA TODAY

President Donald Trump passes the written address to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, but does not shake her hand before delivering the State of the Union address from the House chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington.

Jack Gruber, USA TODAY

What everyone's talking about

•	Good news: This healed baby koala and his mom were released back into the wild after being rescued from the Australia bushfires.
•	Rush Limbaugh and Shannen Doherty have advanced cancer. What does a diagnosis of Stage IV cancer mean?
•	Jay-Z: Sitting through the Super Bowl national anthem with Beyonce wasn't a political statement.
•	Review: Margot Robbie's cuckoo crazy pants Harley Quinn busts loose in "Birds of Prey."
•	Jeff Bezos, the richest person in the world, just got richer.

Waiting for Iowa caucuses results like: 💀

Believe it or not, we still don't know which presidential hopeful won the Iowa Democratic caucuses after Monday's massive technological meltdown. Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg held a narrow lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders after the release Wednesday of an additional small amount of information from the caucuses (based on 86% of results). Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren remained in third place, followed by former Vice President Joe Biden and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

•	Despite the Iowa caucus disaster, U.S. election systems are better than you think. Really.

Former South Bend Mayor and democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg speaks to supporters at his Iowa Caucus Watch Party event inside Drake University on Monday, Feb. 4, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Robert Franklin, South Bend Tribune

Real quick

•	A plane skidded off the runway in bad weather in Istanbul, breaking into pieces and leaving one person dead.
•	The final accuser in the Harvey Weinstein sex crimes trial took the stand. The jury was shown a drawing of the accused in the nude.
•	A powerful, snow-packed winter storm is on a march from New Mexico to New England.
•	An avalanche in Turkey killed at least five. After hundreds of rescuers responded to help, a second avalanche struck.
•	Macy's will close roughly 125 stores, a fifth of its locations, over the next three years.

An infant tested positive for coronavirus 30 hours after birth, reports say

Reports of infants infected with the new coronavirus is a troubling element confronting the medical community combating the outbreak, experts say. Chinese media reported that two infants tested positive for the virus that has killed almost 500 people across the country. One of the children, just 30 hours old, is the youngest known case of the virus. China's state-operated CCTV quoted hospital officials as saying the child may have been infected in the womb. The World Health Organization said it heard the report of "vertical transmission" but could not confirm it.

•	U.S. surgeon general: Americans should be more concerned about the flu than the coronavirus.
•	3,700 on Dream Cruises ship undergo testing after 3 confirmed coronavirus cases.

We're not sure how effective this is against the coronavirus, but a dog wears a paper cup over its mouth in Beijing.

GREG BAKER, AFP via Getty Images

A break from the news

•	Watch this 9-month-old baby's hilarious reaction to her first bite of ice cream.
•	The 5 best Amazon deals you can get Wednesday.
•	The IRS is begging you to take this tax break.
•	Finley, a golden retriever who can carry 6 tennis balls in his mouth, has been known to steal balls out of neighbors' garages.
•	Thinking of adopting a dog? Coors Light offers $100 to cover doggo adoption fees for Valentine's Day.