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15 killed in Iraqi capital as assailants fire live rounds
Samya Kullab and Murtada Faraj, Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 11:38am
Gunmen in cars opened fire Friday in Baghdad's Khilani Square. leaving at least 15 people dead and 60 wounded, Iraqi security and medical officials said. At least two of the dead were policemen.

India's Muslims split in response to Hindu temple verdict
Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press | Posted Dec 5th - 10:06pm
India’s largest Muslim political groups are divided over how to respond to a Supreme Court ruling that favors Hindus’ right to a disputed site 27 years after Hindu nationalist mobs tore down a 16th century mosque, an event that unleashed torrents of religious-motivated violence.
Utah Supreme Court punts on BYU records fight
Annie Knox, KSL | Posted Dec 5th - 4:07pm
Court says a decision would not be useful because a new law has reshaped the legal battle waged by journalists.

US likely to hit China over human rights despite trade talks
Ben Fox, Associated Press | Posted Dec 5th - 1:57pm
Congress is poised to hand President Donald Trump a second chance in less than a month to anger the Chinese government and attack its record on human rights as he tries to deliver a long-sought trade deal with Beijing.

Lawsuit: McCarrick victim told pope of sex abuse in 1988
David Porter, Associated Press | Posted Dec 5th - 12:44pm
A man claims in a lawsuit filed under a recently enacted New Jersey law that he told Pope John Paul II in 1988 about being sexually abused as a child by the priest who would become Cardinal Theodore McCarrick but that the Vatican did nothing — claims he also made in a lawsuit this summer in New York.

Anti-headscarf law activist sues Iran in US over harassment
Jon Gambrell, Associated Press | Posted Dec 5th - 4:55am
An Iranian-American activist famous for her campaign against the Islamic Republic’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, for women has sued Iran in U.S. federal court, alleging a government-led harassment campaign targets her and her family.

Here's what will happen during the 4-year closure of the Salt Lake Temple
Liesl Nielsen, KSL.com | Posted Dec 4th - 12:20pm
Renovation plans for the Salt Lake Temple have been in the works for almost a decade. In a few weeks, they'll finally be set in motion.

Buffalo bishop resigns under fire for handling of misconduct
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press | Posted Dec 4th - 4:07am
Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo resigned Wednesday, forced to step aside amid mounting calls for his ouster from his staff, priests and public over his handling of allegations of clergy sexual misconduct.

China and US clash over Xinjiang, Hong Kong bills
Yanan Wang and Dake Kang, Associated Press | Posted Dec 3rd - 9:39pm
Already strained relations between China and the United States were further muddied after U.S. Congress overwhelmingly approved a bill targeting Beijing’s mass crackdown on ethnic Muslim minorities Wednesday, less than one week after President Donald Trump signed separate human rights legislation on Hong Kong.
