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Extinction Likely for World’s Rarest Bear Subspecies

The May 3 death of a Marsican brown bear ( Ursus arctos marsicanus ) has put the world's rarest bear subspecies one step closer to extinction. Just 50 or so of the animals remain in two of Italy's national parks, a population so small that the bears are "below the threshold of survival," Giuseppe Rossi, head of the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise, told The Christian Science Monitor

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Haas gets off to hot start

PGT: Bill matched the Wells Fargo Championship record for low opening round with an 8-under 64 and a two-shot lead Thursday.

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How Obesity Spreads In Social Networks

The people we associate with can have a powerful effect on our behavior --for better or for worse. This holds true for human health and body mass, too. The heavier our close friends and family, the heavier we are likely to be

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Obama Forms Panel to Improve Fracking Safety

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a series of high-profile natural gas drilling spills, the Energy Department named a panel to recommend ways to improve the safety of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a technique that has expanded the country's potential to extract the fuel.

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STDs on the rise in Alaska

Alaska has the nation's highest rate of chlamydia and second-highest rate of gonorrhea as the sexually transmitted diseases spread in rural areas, according to the Alaska Division of Public Health.

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Haas gets off to a hot start

Bill matched the Wells Fargo Championship record for low opening round with an 8-under 64 and a two-shot lead Thursday.

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Video: When to buy organic

Buying organic foods and products cost more, but for many health conscious Americans, it's worth the extra money. Still, with so many people on a budget, which are the most important items to buy organic and which can you skip

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Men ponder food and sleep as much as sex

Men think about sex every seven seconds, right? Not according to a new study that finds men ponder sleep and food as much as they do sex.

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Video: What "free range" meat really means

When it comes to food labeling, one of the most confusing areas of the supermarket is the meat aisle. From "natural" to "free range" - consumers are bombarded with labels.

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Microsoft Slings Mud At Google’s Apps ‘Tax,’ Apple’s Prices

Microsoft is slinging some mud to stick up for its Office franchise. Tom Rizzo, senior director of Microsoft Online Services, wrote in a blog post that Google apps come with an expensive hidden tax , like the bulk of an iceberg hidden beneath a serene ocean surface, and Windows netbooks are better than MacBook Airs. He even posted this handy, pithy infographic.

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Video: Jodie Foster: Mel Gibson’s amazing in "The Beaver"

CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi speaks with two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster about her new film, "The Beaver," and constantly having to speak out troubled co-star and close personal friend, Mel Gibson.

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