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Remembering Rodney King, Southern Calif. Watches Ferguson, NY

11:51am December 06, 2014

by Kirk Siegler

LA's Leimert Park neighborhood saw riots after the Rodney King verdict. Nearby in the Simi Valley, where many in law enforcement live, residents see the recent shootings from their own perspective.

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NASA's Orion Capsule Looks And Acts Like Apollo

11:51am December 06, 2014

With the launch of a new NASA spacecraft and a probe nearing Pluto, it's been a busy week in space. NPR science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel tells NPR's Scott Simon what's going on up there.

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Mourners Decry Police Shooting Of Akai Gurley In Brooklyn

11:51am December 06, 2014

by Stephen Nessen

Akai Gurley was an unarmed black man killed by a police officer last month. Many of those who attended his wake in Brooklyn Friday night see his killing as fitting into a pattern of police conduct.

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Sony Pictures is still investigating who hacked its systems and leaked sensitive information, including unreleased films.

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Tech Week: Online Threats, N. Korean Threats And RIP Clip Art

10:08am December 06, 2014

by Elise Hu

In this week's roundup of tech headlines, Microsoft bids adieu to the clip art we came to love and the High Court considers how to handle online threats.

Adnan Shukrijumah is shown in these undated images provided by the FBI. The suspected al-Qaida operative who lived for more than 15 years in the U.S., was reportedly killed in a raid by the Pakistani military.

Key Al-Qaida Leader Reportedly Killed In Pakistani Raid

9:53am December 06, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Adnan Shukrijumah, who allegedly planned bombings in London and New York and served as the head of al-Qaida's external operations, was killed by troops near the Afghan border, Islamabad says.

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NAACP-Led Marchers Finish Trek To Jefferson City

8:56pm December 05, 2014

Activists completed their more than 120-mile march from Ferguson to the Missouri state capitol building in Jefferson City. Melissa Block speaks to NAACP President Cornell William Brooks.

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In the documentary Remote Area Medical, a boy chooses a new pair of glasses after receiving an eye exam.

Delivering Health Care To The Uninsured For $15 A Pop

7:31pm December 05, 2014

by Alison Bruzek

How do you get dental care or new glasses when you don't have insurance and you live hours from medical facilities? Usually, you don't. A documentary tells the story of a group trying to change that.

In New York, Video Chat Trumps Quarantine To Combat TB

7:21pm December 05, 2014

by Fred Mogul

Ebola isn't the first dangerous microbe to spur calls for quarantine in American cities. But as New York City's experience with drug-resistant tuberculosis suggests, isolation isn't always best.

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Killing Of Unarmed Black Man By White Officer Sparks Protests In Arizona

6:35pm December 05, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Phoenix police say the officer saw Rumain Brisbon reach into his pocket for something that turned out to be a bottle of oxycodone pills.

'Rolling Stone' Walks Back On Sexual Assault Story At UVA

6:30pm December 05, 2014

A Rolling Stone magazine story about a frat house gang rape rocked the academic world and sparked serious discussion about sexual assault is now being walked back. We hear reaction from the campus.

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