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Monitor articles for January 11, 2017

• His zeal isn't clear, but Tillerson calls climate change a 'threat'
• Where do police officers and reform activists find common ground?
• Apparently, baboons can make human-like vowel sounds
• Why did China wade into the semi-regulated wilds of Bitcoin exchanges?
• The Monitor's ViewThe Big Apple’s big drop in crime
• Pan-seared lamb chops with a hint of coffee and cumin
• Opinion: Trump’s internet opportunity
• First LookDeath sentence for Dylann Roof: Charleston grapples with hate and grace
• First LookThe best lines from Obama's emotional farewell speech
• Mortgage rates are rising: Why now may be a good time to refinance
• First LookBumblebees put on endangered US species list. How to help.
• Backpage.com shutters 'adult' ads section: Did it do enough to stop child sex trafficking?
• How FIFA’s World Cup expansion may make the games more global than ever
• Did all bats once have sonar?
• A cottony clash of quilters
• First LookDo dogs understand us when we use 'puppy talk'?
• First LookPhilippines will offer 6 million women free contraceptives
• Trump accepts Russia's role in political hack
• First LookCoen brothers will make first TV show as praise for small screen quality work continues
• First LookHow did scientists create the strongest artificial spider silk ever?
• First LookPublisher suspends Monica Crowley book sales: Does this crush her White House hopes?
• First LookClare Hollingworth: Legendary journalist broke the mold for women reporters
• One nonprofit’s answer to a ‘food desert’ in Denver
• First LookWhy did China just send an aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait?
• UN backs higher standards for treatment of farm and research animals
• First 2017 'This Is Us' episode reveals Toby's fate following strong ratings
• Bestselling books the week of 1/12/17, according to IndieBound
• How US Supreme Court cases could reshape special education
• First LookWhy the US might not shoot down a North Korean missile after all
• Obama speech signals a post-presidency like no other
• Secretary of State nominee Tillerson veers from Trump on key issues
• Ethics official denounces Trump's plan for business
• Did you watch Trump’s press conference? It was a real production.
• Can Facebook resolve its news problems without losing credibility?
• FocusWhy are Jews, gays, and other minorities in Europe increasingly voting far-right?
• 1,000 days later: Can Nigeria free the remaining Chibok girls?
• Chris Christie wants to limit painkiller prescriptions. Will that cut back on opioid addiction?
• First LookGeorge Lucas to build $1 billion museum. How hard is it to preserve movie memorabilia?
• First LookAfter auction, is American Apparel still 'American'?
• The surprising response to Trump son-in-law's new White House post
• First LookCan you really fly to Europe from the West Coast for $69?
• Here is the scoop on corporate tax reform proposals from House Republicans
• First LookWhy Wal-Mart is cutting office jobs, but sparing stores
• First LookHow NY cop Steven McDonald moved from tragedy to a lifelong mission for peace
• 'Mrs. Sherlock Holmes,' 'Arthur and Sherlock' are worthy tributes to an icon
• A Christian Science PerspectiveFreedom from 'problem gambling' – the spiritual way!
• Better service? Why Uber, Lyft could cut NYC taxi fleet by 85 percent
• Can a joint US-Russian research team protect Alaska's polar bears?
• Is Rex Tillerson's image as a Russia-lover fair?
• How to combat sexism in 2017? With an app, of course.