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2:23 pm
Wed October 31, 2012

Atlantic City Starts To Dig Out From Sandy

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Originally published on Wed October 31, 2012 3:53 pm

We report from Atlantic City, N.J., on the aftermath of superstorm Sandy and the beginnings of clean up efforts on the barrier island. In the nearby town of Longport, Sandy poured straight through the multi-million dollar oceanfront homes. Casinos in Atlantic City have been closed down since Sunday, with no word yet on when they might reopen. And people who obeyed the order to evacuate the island are still not being allowed back.

Arts & Life
2:11 pm
Wed October 31, 2012

A 'Witch Queen' Who Casts Her Spells Year-Round

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Originally published on Fri November 2, 2012 12:53 pm

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Shots - Health News
2:03 pm
Wed October 31, 2012

To Stem Mumps Outbreak, Doctors Try An Extra Vaccination

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Two boys study together at a Chicago yeshiva in 2009. Public health officials say this type of close physical contact caused a mumps outbreak to spread throughout several orthodox Jewish communities in and around New York City.
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Each dot represents one case of mumps in a given zip code from June 28, 2009, to June 27, 2010.
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Originally published on Wed October 31, 2012 2:39 pm

On June 17, 2009, an 11-year-old boy returned home from the U.K., which was experiencing a large number of mumps cases at the time. He then went to a summer camp for Orthodox Jews in upstate New York.

This turned out to be the spark that led to an outbreak of mumps among Orthodox Jewish communities in and around New York City. Ultimately, more than 3,500 people got sick.

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Digital Life
1:33 pm
Wed October 31, 2012

A Mohawk Hero In The Not-So-Diverse Gaming World

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For the latest installment of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed series, set in Colonial America, the hooded main character is part Mohawk. The company brought in a Mohawk consultant and hired a Native actor to play the role.
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Actor Noah Watts, who plays Connor, is descended from the Crow and Blackfeet nations, and it took some work for him to speak the Mohawk language convincingly. "It was very difficult, the language is very beautiful," he says.
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An artist's rendering of Connor, the Mohawk protagonist in Assassin's Creed III.
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Originally published on Mon November 5, 2012 2:49 pm

The Assassin's Creed video game series has become a megahit for gaming enthusiasts. The story line follows a bloody war between Assassins and the Knights Templar, first during the Crusades and then in Renaissance Italy.

The newly released Assassins Creed III crosses the ocean and a couple of centuries so the action could take place during the Revolutionary War and would be wildly anticipated on its own.

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The Salt
12:52 pm
Wed October 31, 2012

Finding New Tricks To Get More Satisfaction Out Of Low-Fat Foods

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The secret to making something low-fat taste good and keep us fuller longer may be in its thickness.
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Originally published on Thu November 1, 2012 12:12 pm

A thick and creamy shake sounds deliciously satisfying, and adding that kind of "mouth feel" to low-fat foods has become a multi-billion-dollar business. But are we really fooled?

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