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Selfies With Bears Prompt Warning From Park Rangers

7:42am October 31, 2014

Selfies with bears are showing up on Instagram. Rangers in South Lake Tahoe have been sufficiently worried to issue a warning: Wild bears are unpredictable, and could attack. #bearselfie

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Eric Frein, Suspected Of Killing Pennsylvania Trooper, In Custody

1:15am October 31, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Police say Frein opened fire on two state troopers more than a month ago, and they've been searching for him since. The Pike County district attorney says he intends to seek the death penalty.

Washington, D.C., police officer Debra Domino wears a body camera at City Hall in September.

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Maker Of 'Body Cams' Used By Police Reports Spike In Sales

7:31pm October 30, 2014

by Martin Kaste

What's interesting is the spike started well before the August shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

The Devastating History Of Midterm Elections

7:23pm October 30, 2014

by Don Gonyea

Over the past century, midterm elections have been pretty rough on the party that holds the White House.

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Thomas Menino, Boston's Longest-Serving Mayor, Dies At 71

7:10pm October 30, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Described as a hard-nosed, old-school pragmatist, he was diagnosed with cancer shortly after leaving office in January.

Getting stronger before surgery has been shown to help cancer patients do better long term.

Patients Do Better After Surgery If They Do 'Prehab' First

6:51pm October 30, 2014

by Katherine Hobson

Patients are often sent for rehabilitation after surgery. But starting those exercise and healthy eating programs before the surgery might help even more. It's not rehab, it's "prehab."

Scientists are getting a clearer idea of how genetic mutations cause autism.

Scientists Implicate More Than 100 Genes In Causing Autism

6:51pm October 30, 2014

by Nancy Shute

Spontaneous gene mutations, not ones inherited from parents, increase a child's risk of autism, scientists say. By comparing genes within families they've identified more than 100 suspects.

Gary Morse, with wife Sharon, in 1999. Morse transformed a mobile home park in Florida into The Villages, a retirement community of more than 100,000 residents.

The Billionaire Who Remade Retirement Living On A Massive Scale

6:41pm October 30, 2014

by Greg Allen

Gary Morse developed a mega retirement community called The Villages. His Florida haven for retirees grew to become the largest master-planned community in the country. Morse died Wednesday at 77.

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The Campaign That Seems More Crime Drama Than Congressional Race

6:27pm October 30, 2014

by Joel Rose

When he was an undercover FBI agent, Michael Grimm adopted the persona of "Mikey Suits" to catch alleged mobsters. Now a congressman from Staten Island, Grimm is the target of tax evasion charges.

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Nurse Kaci Hickox Takes A Bike Ride, Defying Maine's Quarantine

6:27pm October 30, 2014

by Jeff Brady

Hickox, who returned to the U.S. after treating Ebola patients in West Africa, tested negative for Ebola upon her return, and she has no symptoms — so she says she poses no threat to the public.

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