Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s election and other 2018 victories are serving as a roadmap for Democrats plotting a comeback in Michigan, a state critical to rebuilding a blue wall in the Midwest that crumbled in 2016 Source
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Breast implants may be linked to mysterious illness
Health officials are looking into some patients’ reports of pain and extreme fatigue that may be linked to their breast implants. CBS News’ Cindy Pom reports from London. Source
Deadly shooting at Mississippi Walmart
Two people are dead and two are injured after a shooting at a Walmart in Southaven, Mississippi, CBS affiliate WREG-TV reports. The shooting prompted a sizeable law enforcement response, with officers setting up a perimeter and entering the Walmart Supercenter. Source
Gift-card scam targets people of faith, FTC warns
Fraudsters are pretending to be priests, rabbis and other religious leaders to solicit gift-card donations Source
Virginia Black Caucus boycotts Trump event over Elijah Cummings attacks
President Trump heads to Virginia Tuesday to celebrate an important moment for the state’s first colonial settlers. The trip is being overshadowed by his ongoing racial criticism of Democratic congressman Elijah Cummings. Errol Barnett reports. Source
American teens accused of murdering Italian cop were drinking, police say
We’re learning new details about the alleged murder of an Italian police officer by two American teenagers. Police say Finnegan Lee Elder and Gabriel Christian Natale-Hjorth had been drinking, and at least one of them had taken drugs before encountering the officer. Seth Doane reports. Source
Capital One data breach: More than 100 million affected
More than 100 million Capital One credit card customers and applicants across the U.S. and Canada have been affected by a massive data breach. The company said a Seattle woman is under arrest. She is accused of stealing personal information from credit card applicants. Anna Werner reports. Source
Third shark attack in Florida in three days
A second shark attack in three days has hit a Florida beach community known as “the shark bite capital of the world.” Eighteen-year-old Reed Zipperer was bitten at New Smyrna Beach Monday while surfing. Zipperer needed 19 stitches in his left hand. This attack, plus the two at New Smyrna Beach, means three people were bitten within 72 hours along Florida’s coast. Source
2nd shark attack in 3 days at world’s “shark bite capital”
Authorities say a teen was bitten by a shark while surfing at New Smyrna Beach — the second attack at the beach in 3 days Source
Candida auris: Hospitals mobilize to fight the deadly infection
A highly contagious fungal infection that may not respond to medication could put hospital and nursing home patients at risk. The CDC says Candida Auris has been detected on six continents since it was first identified a decade ago. There are 715 confirmed or suspected cases in the U.S. Healthcare teams are stepping up the fight against the spread of an infection they say is inevitable. Meg Oliver reports. Source