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Stocks on Wall Street and around the world fell on Friday as concerns about oil prices and the Chinese economy persisted.

Wall Street Traders Get Mauled By The Rampaging Bear

6:45pm January 15, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Stocks all over the world plunged Friday as investors became even more nervous about China's weakness and oil's collapse. The worries triggered a broad stock sell-off and sent oil below $30 a barrel.

Wal-Mart says most of the stores it plans to close will be gone by the end of the month.

Wal-Mart To Close 269 Stores, Including 154 In U.S.

6:08pm January 15, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Most of the American outlets on the chopping block are Wal-Mart Express stores. Those are the company's smallest-format locations. Wal-Mart also said it will open 300 new stores in the coming year.

National

Armed Militants In Oregon Cancel Public Meeting As Occupation Drags On

6:02pm January 15, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

In Oregon, the armed militants that took over a federal wildlife refuge almost two weeks ago had planned a public meeting Friday evening to address the community's concerns and apparently outline their exit strategy. Federal law enforcement remains mum on a response. There is precedent for these types of armed, anti-government protests going south quick, such as in the 1990s in Waco, Texas, and Ruby Ridge, Idaho. There is also precedent for these confrontations to drag on for months.

Politics & Government

Trump, Cruz Use GOP Debate To Attack Each Other

5:29pm January 15, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

After months of playing nice, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz went after each other. The candidates in the race from the establishment wing were battling it out for the chance to take on the front-runners.

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Maxien Parrish, 18 months old, is one of the youngest people to enjoy a new bike lane in Denver last month. Two avid bicyclists argue that better bike infrastructure allows slower cycling and a wider age-range of riders.

#NPRreads: Slow Down Over These Three Stories This Weekend

4:59pm January 15, 2016

The unexpected origins of Pogs, the slow pace of bike-friendly cities and the grim aftermath of a boxing match: NPR staff recommend three pieces that stopped them in their tracks.

This photo taken Nov. 3, 2015, shows SoCalGas crews and technical experts attempting to safely stop the flow of natural gas leaking from a storage well at the utility's Aliso Canyon facility in Los Angeles. Efforts to plug the well appear to have destabil

Gas Company Understated Benzene Exposure From California Leak

3:23pm January 15, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

SoCalGas wrote about two air samples with high levels of the carcinogen — but not about 12 others, the AP reports. And the LA Times writes that efforts to cap the well appear to have destabilized it.

Trader Gregory Rowe works at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, as U.S. markets were getting hit with panicky selling.

For Oil Drillers And Retirement Savers, This Is Not A Good Day

2:29pm January 15, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Stock prices continue to fall as global investors worry about China's slowing demand. At the same time, oil prices are plunging as supplies surge. Together, it's making for a tough day in the markets.

Green Bay Packers' Elijah Pitts runs with the ball during Super Bowl I against the Kansas City Chiefs at Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 15, 1967, in Los Angeles.

Sports

Super Bowl I Tape Was Erased Long Ago; Now The Game Will Air Again

2:17pm January 15, 2016

by NPR Staff

The TV networks that broadcast 1967's inaugural game erased it. Now the NFL Network has pieced together its own film with radio footage of the historic game; Super Bowl I: The Lost Game airs Friday.

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Politics & Government

Congressional Republicans Fear Being Overshadowed By Election Politics

1:39pm January 15, 2016

by Ailsa Chang

House and Senate Republicans huddled at a retreat in Baltimore this week to figure out their agenda for the year. But that task is complicated by the presidential election and the Donald Trump factor.

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Sports

NFL Team Lured To LA With Bigger Fan Base, Multi-Billion Dollar Stadium

1:38pm January 15, 2016

Football is back in Los Angeles. David Greene talks to John Ourand of the SportsBusiness Journal about what the NFL stands to gain and lose in the relocation of the Saint Louis Rams to Los Angeles.

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