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Legion Of Christ In Mexico Reveals Its Founder Abused Dozens Of Minors

7:33am December 24, 2019

NPR's David Greene talks to journalist David Agren about sexual abuse within an ultra-conservative Catholic order in Mexico. A church report identified 33 priests of sexually abusing minors.

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British Girl Finds Christmas Card Message From Shanghai Prisoner

6:30am December 24, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

Inside a box of Christmas cards belonging to a 6-year-old girl, was one that read: We are foreign prisoners in China and forced to work against our will. Please help us and notify human rights group.

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News Brief: Boeing's Issues, Card Message, Catholic Church Abuse

6:21am December 24, 2019

Boeing has a new CEO but the same old problems. British girl finds message inside holiday card written by prisoner in Shanghai. Catholic order in Mexico reveals sexual abuse of minors in a report.

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Supermarket Holiday Card Found With Message Allegedly From Prisoner In China

6:54pm December 23, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with journalist Peter Humphrey about a holiday card found by a girl in the U.K. with a message allegedly from a prisoner in China, claiming he was forced to make the cards.

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The Latest On The Wildfires Happening In Australia

5:50pm December 23, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Matthew Bungard of The Sydney Morning Herald about Australia wildfires and the heatwave there.

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In Haiti, Local Artists Spread The Christmas Spirit During Lull In Protests

5:47pm December 23, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

A lull in the demonstrations that have rocked Haiti for the last several months has given residents a break from the violence and a chance to get into the Christmas spirit — especially artists.

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Apple Pulls ToTok App After Report That Emirati Government Uses It For Surveillance

5:47pm December 23, 2019

by Shannon Bond

Apple pulled the messaging app ToTok from the app store after The New York Times reported that the app is used for surveillance by the government of the United Arab Emirates.

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5 People Sentenced To Death In Saudi Arabia For Killing Of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

5:47pm December 23, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ben Hubbard of The New York Times about the sentence of five people convicted in Saudi Arabia of murdering journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Experts worry that North Korea may be about to test an advanced solid-fuel missile.

North Korea Promises A Christmas Surprise. Here Are The Options

5:47pm December 23, 2019

by Geoff Brumfiel

With the holiday just days away and no sign of a diplomatic breakthrough in sight, here are what experts say are the possibilities for North Korea's "Christmas gift."

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Father Of Woman Killed In Boeing 737 Max Crash Reacts To CEO's Resignation

5:07pm December 23, 2019

Boeing's CEO Dennis Muilenburg is resigning. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michael Stumo, the father of Samya Stumo, who died when a Boeing 737 Max jet crashed in Ethiopia in March.