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Latest In Sports: Putin Denies Sponsored Russian Doping

9:07am December 24, 2016

President Vladimir Putin denies his government sponsors sports doping, but some competitions have pulled out of Russia after new evidence emerges from an international inquiry.

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Get In The Christmas Spirit: A Popular Victorian Ghost Story

9:07am December 24, 2016

Back in the 19th century, ghost stories were all the rage at Christmastime. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reads a spooky Victorian tale.

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Putin Attacks Obama In Annual Moscow Press Conference

6:38pm December 23, 2016

by Lucian Kim

Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual press conference in Moscow on Friday and spent much of it attacking the policies of outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Who First Decorated The Christmas Tree? Historian Says Neither Latvia Or Estonia

4:49pm December 23, 2016

Latvia and Estonia have long fought over who can claim the site of the first decorated tree, but a Latvian historian says it might be neither.

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Suspect In Berlin Christmas Market Attack Fatally Shot By Italian Police

4:49pm December 23, 2016

by Joanna Kakissis

The man believed to have driven a hijacked truck into a Christmas market in Berlin has been shot dead by police in Italy.

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ISIS Likely Directed Anis Amri To Attack Berlin Christmas Market

4:49pm December 23, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Rukmini Callimachi of The New York Times about Berlin attacker Anis Amri's ties to ISIS and how he became radicalized.

European Banks Reach Multi-Billion Dollar Settlement Over Toxic Mortgages

4:49pm December 23, 2016

by John Ydstie

In the waning days of the Obama administration, two European banks, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse, agreed to multi-billion dollar settlements with U.S. authorities for selling toxic mortgages prior to the financial crisis. The combined payouts will be approximately $12.5 billion. A third bank, Barclays, balked at a deal and is being sued by the Justice Department.

Bread sauce, a sauce made with milk, breadcrumbs and spices, is a staple at traditional Christmas dinners in England.

Eat Ye Bread Sauce While Ye May: Brits Go Medieval On Christmas Day

4:03pm December 23, 2016

by Alison Richards

Made with breadcrumbs, milk, onion and spices, bread sauce is a key part of traditional English Christmas dinners. It's a culinary relic of medieval times when bread-soaked sauces were all the rage.

Berlin Attack Suspect Killed In Milan, Italian Police Say

1:07pm December 23, 2016

by Sylvia Poggioli

Milan police report that their officers shot and killed the suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack. Anis Amri, 24, a Tunisian asylum seeker, had been at large since the attack Monday night.

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During his annual news conference in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he agreed with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that even someone lying on their sofa could have hacked the Democratic National Committee.

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Putin Shrugs Off Trump's Tweet On Expanding U.S. Nuclear Capability

12:56pm December 23, 2016

by Lucian Kim

During his annual news conference, Russia's leader also addressed accusations of Kremlin meddling in the U.S. election by saying Democrats "are trying to blame all their failures on external factors."