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First Step Act
Last week, the US passed a bill to radically reform its criminal justice system - but what will it change?
Guatamala
'Medical checks' for all children at US border posts after 8-year-old boy dies on Christmas Eve
you're too kind
A book about golf for Trump and seeds for Christine Lagarde: The gifts Varadkar gave in 2018
Obsession'I've met a lot of people who threw away their livelihoods because of how addictive chess was'
Christmas Message
Pope Francis attacks 'insatiable greed' in world and calls for 'fraternity' among people
Humanitarian Crisis
Death toll now over 400 after Indonesian tsunami as clean water and medicine supplies dwindle
Super Keeper'We were walking away with silver medals around our necks, we had nothing to be ashamed of or upset about'
illness'I spoke to him: 'If football has done this to you Dad, I promise you I’ll make sure the whole world knows''
Sicily
Mount Etna, the biggest active volcano in Europe, has erupted (but it's not believed to be dangerous)
Sam Bennett‘I hid in my room and played the PlayStation as a kid. I was very quiet, but cycling gave me my identity’
Irish Abroad
12 pubs in Bangkok and a beach barbeque in Sydney: How the Irish celebrate Christmas around the world
childhood dream‘You're in Limerick watching Match of the Day and 10 years later you're actually out there playing at Old Trafford’
southern comfort'A lot of clubs can sell you a dream but they actually backed it up': the Irishman and his American dream
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