MPR News Update

MPR News Update, PM Edition for Dec. 14, 2016

Good afternoon! The holidays are usually a time with an abundance of emotionally charged stories - such as the story of the child who died in the arms of Santa Claus, posted earlier this week. Well, now the paper is suggesting it might all be a fake. The only thing missing from a terrible 2016 was a story about Santa Claus lying about a dying child, writes MPR News blogger Bob Collins. | NewsCut | Forecast

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