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People attend a vigil for Eric Garner near where he died after he was taken into police custody in Staten Island.

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NYPD Officers Have Faced Light Punishments For Chokeholds, Report Finds

8:27am January 15, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The inspector general found chokeholds were sometimes used as a first act of physical force and in the 10 cases reviewed, most officers were given light punishments.

Tommy Caldwell says he prefers to climb at night when the rock is cooler, his hands sweat less and the friction is better. He and Kevin Jorgeson have been trying for seven years to scale the whole Dawn Wall in one shot.

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Free-Climbing Yosemite's El Capitan Takes A Team — And Time

8:19pm January 14, 2015

by Serri Graslie

Two rock climbers are close to finishing a hugely ambitious project on El Capitan in the Yosemite Valley — free-climbing the Dawn Wall. They talked to NPR's Melissa Block from the rock face.

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A pedestrian passes a currency exchange in London Jan. 5. The value of the U.S. dollar has risen about 15 percent against the euro since last summer.

Dollar's Rise Is Good News For The U.S., For Now

8:17pm January 14, 2015

by John Ydstie

The dollar's value keeps climbing. That's a sign of a healthy economy, especially compared with some of America's biggest trading partners — but it also has the potential to slow U.S. economic growth.

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Another Shooting Puts Albuquerque Police Back In The Spotlight

6:33pm January 14, 2015

by Kelly McEvers

On Tuesday night, officers shot and killed a suspect who they say fired at them.

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Obama Spotlights High-Speed Internet Success In Iowa

6:33pm January 14, 2015

by Scott Horsley

President Obama visited Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Wednesday to spotlight that community's investment in an affordable, high-speed Internet system. The president wants to encourage similar systems elsewhere, but community-owned networks face challenges from commercial Internet providers.

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Threatened By Liability, Iowa City Bans Sledding

6:33pm January 14, 2015

by Lindsey Moon

The city of Dubuque, Iowa, is the latest city to pass a ban on sledding. It affects all but two hills in town. City Council members say they've passed the ban to protect tax payers from lawsuits.

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Al-Qaida Group Claims Responsibility In 'Charlie Hebdo' Attack

6:33pm January 14, 2015

Audie Cornish speaks with Bruce Hoffman, director of Georgetown University's Center for Security Studies, about al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.

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Falling Oil Prices Have North Dakota Migrants Rethinking The Boom

6:33pm January 14, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

Falling oil prices are leading to a slow down in drilling. And that means workers are rethinking the long commutes they've been making for once-steady, good-paying jobs.

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Homeland Security Secretary Defends Executive Actions On Immigration

6:33pm January 14, 2015

Audie Cornish talks to Jeh Johnson, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

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Ohio Man Is Arrested For Allegedly Plotting Attack On U.S. Capitol

6:05pm January 14, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The FBI says Christopher Lee Cornell of Cincinnati bought weapons to carry out an attack. Agents also say he used Twitter to express support for the violent extremist group Islamic State.