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• Same-Sex Marriage Comes To Northern Ireland

  Same-sex couples in Northern Ireland will be able to marry in 2020, six years after the rest of the U.K.

  Dec 25, 2019 at 4:04 am

• Democrats Court Latino Voters

  NPR's David Greene speaks with Mindy Romero from the University of Southern California about how the Democrats running for president are courting Latino voters and endorsements.

  Dec 25, 2019 at 3:56 am

• A Traffic Cone Becomes A 'Pothole Christmas Tree'

  The Rev. Leon Hitchens of Webb Chapel Church in Liberty wrote "Pothole Christmas Tree" on a traffic cone in a pothole.

  Dec 25, 2019 at 2:25 am

• How A County Turns Into A Country

  Prichard, Ala., distributed 10,000 trash cans to residents. The bins are supposed to read "Mobile County," where Prichard is located. Instead they're marked as property of "Mobile Country."

  Dec 25, 2019 at 2:06 am

• News Brief: North Korea Threat, Notre Dame Closed For Christmas

  President Trump downplayed North Korea's threat of a "Christmas present" if the U.S. doesn't roll back economic sanctions by the end of the year. Also, Notre Dame won't hold a Christmas mass.

  Dec 25, 2019 at 2:06 am

• Review: '1917'

  At the height of World War I, two British soldiers are given a seemingly impossible mission. LA Times film critic Kenneth Turan talks with NPR's David Greene about the movie 1917.

  Dec 25, 2019 at 2:06 am

• Trump Downplays Threat Of 'Gift' From North Korea

  North Korea threatened the U.S. with a "Christmas gift" should Washington not ease sanctions by the end of the year. The cryptic threat opened the door for speculation.

  Dec 25, 2019 at 2:06 am

• Seattle Man Plans To Memorize And Perform Joyce's 'Finnegans Wake'

  Neal Kosaly-Meyer is memorizing and reciting a chapter a year of Finnegans Wake by James Joyce. He plans to finish by 2030. It took Joyce 17 years to write the book.

  Dec 24, 2019 at 4:28 am

• Boeing Picks New CEO To 'Restore Confidence, Repair Relationships'

  NPR's David Greene talks to aerospace analyst Richard Aboulafia about David Calhoun, who takes over as Boeing's CEO after the company suspended production of its 737 Max planes.

  Dec 24, 2019 at 4:16 am

• 50 Cent Gives His Son A Private Shopping Spree

  50 Cent's son Sire didn't just want a toy from Toys R Us, he wanted the store. The rapper dropped $100,000 to temporarily dub the store "Sire's Toys R Us," and let his son pick out anything he wanted.

  Dec 24, 2019 at 4:12 am

• Toddler Gets Really Excited About Her Christmas Present

  Justice Mojica tried to prank his two-year-old daughter with the worst Christmas gift ever. But he and his wife were surprised by Aria's reaction. The video of her unwrapping a banana has gone viral.

  Dec 24, 2019 at 3:29 am

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

  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.

  Dec 24, 2019 at 2:05 am