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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

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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

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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

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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

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