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The decision to not indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown incited a flurry of reactions from politicians, activists and those personally affected by the case. Many expressed deep anger and disappointment with the decision, while others felt the grand jury made the right call in choosing not to bring charges against Wilson.

Almost all who spoke out, however — from Wilson’s legal team to Brown’s parents — expressed a desire for peace in the days to come.

Symantec said that the recently detailed Regin spyware looked like it was created for government surveillance, and there’s now some strong support for that claim. Both Kaspersky Lab and Wired understand that the super-sophisticated malware was used…

It was just last month when Verizon introduced the brand new Motorola Droid Turbo, where that particular smartphone arrives in a couple of shades – black and red. Of course, for those who feel that these two colors are not your cup of tea, there is always an alternative, which would come in a shade of blue, where one can pick it up through Best Buy alone.

The blue colored Motorola Droid Turbo would be equipped with 32GB of internal memory, where it will cost you $199.99 a pop on contract, making it similar in pricing as with the black and red colored models. Best Buy has listed it as “coming soon”, so chances are one ought to be able to place an order for it some time down the road.

The only thing different about this blue Motorola Droid Turbo would be its paint job, as everything else about it would more or less remain similar to what was released earlier this October. The Droid Turbo happens to be a wee bit thicker compared to all existing flagship devices at 11.2mm, but that could be attributed to an extremely large 3,900 mAh battery. As for the other hardware specifications, the Droid Turbo carries a 5.2” AMOLED display with 1440 x 2560 pixels, a 20.7MP rear camera, 3GB RAM, and a quad-core 2.7 GHz Snapdragon 805 processor, with Android 4.4 KitKat in tow.

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For the first time since the 1940s, there’s a wolf roaming the Grand Canyon.

The wolf has been repeatedly photographed at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park and the nearby Kaibab Plateau since early October. DNA tests on feces on Friday confirmed it’s a female wolf who wandered some 450 miles south from the northern Rocky Mountains, the same area where wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone nearly 20 years ago.

The Grand Canyon wolf sent a shiver of excitement through wildlife advocates, especially those of us fighting to bring wolves back to the American landscape. We know that with protection and a little bit of tolerance, wolves can regain their footing in many of the places they were driven out of a century ago.

This wolf is a perfect example of how it works: As wolves establish packs in places like Yellowstone and the surrounding areas, lone wolves set off in search of new territories in the hopes that mates will follow and new packs will be born.

But this female in Grand Canyon is also a prime example of America’s wolf restoration program at a crucial crossroads.

This wolf is protected now under the Endangered Species Act so, today, if she wanders out of Grand Canyon National Park, she can’t be legally killed.

But the Obama administration is poised to change all that. In the coming weeks or months, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to finalize a plan to strip Endangered Species Act protection from nearly all wolves in the lower 48. That means wandering wolves like this one could be shot on sight or subjected to some kind of hunting or trapping season — the same sort of persecution that pushed them to brink of extinction.

The decision will abandon 40 years of wolf recovery and declare the job finished, even though wolves occupy less than 10 percent of their historic habitat in the lower 48. It will also foreclose any real possibility that wandering wolves — like the one that showed up this fall in the Grand Canyon — will be able to establish a home in places where their ancestors lived for thousands of years.

Earlier this month, the Center for Biological Diversity released a first-of-its-kind analysis identifying more than 359,000 square miles of additional (but unoccupied) wolf habitat in the lower 48 states, including in the Northeast, West Coast, southern Rocky Mountains and even the Grand Canyon.

Over the past 30 years, there’ve been more than 50 instances where wolves have trekked out of their core recovery areas and into places like Colorado, Utah, New York and Maine. Too often they’re quickly killed — but not all. Perhaps the most famous is OR-7, the Oregon wolf who, in 2011, became the first documented wild wolf in California since the 1920s. He has since found a mate and started a family.

Each of these wandering wolves carries the potential for the restoration of wolves. It’s easy to imagine the sound of wolf howls echoing off the walls of the Grand Canyon and through valleys and riverways across the West, a primal call that lived in these places for generations and belongs there still.

The Grand Canyon wolf, in her own small way, offers the promise of return. The question now is whether we’ll let her stay.

Co-authored by Jatrice Martel Gaiter, Executive Vice President, Volunteers of America

Mockingjay Part One, the next installment of The Hunger Games franchise, opened just in time for Thanksgiving.

Katniss Evergeen wanted to protect her little sister, so she volunteered to take her place as a Tribute in the Hunger Games.

She put her life at risk to protect her family, to save those she loved.

Katniss’ unselfish act mirrors today’s men and women in uniform. They volunteer to serve and protect our country and the families they love.

Our military and their families make tremendous sacrifices. And while we may wave a flag during a Veterans Day parade, we must do more to honor their service and support their families.

As we give thanks and look forward to the holiday season, let’s give support, attention and comfort to the generations of vets in our families and communities.

How? Be creative. Here’s what other have done.

Mentor or tutor a child.
According to the Military Child Education Coalition, there are more than 1.1 million military-connected students. On average they move and change schools three times more frequently than their civilian counterparts. Intergenerational tutoring projects for children of active duty and veterans can go a long way to enhance literacy skills, particularly in the current environment when military members may be repeatedly deployed and unable to reinforce literacy and social development for their children at home.

Grant a wish.
Based in Pennsylvania, Twilight Wish Foundation includes an intergenerational Veteran’s Program. Young people are paired with an older veteran. They interview them and learn about their dreams, what they wish they could do. The young wish granters then make a plan and decide how they can fulfill their older friend’s dream. They do the fundraising, organizing and, ultimately, the wish fulfillment.

Record a story, tell a story.
Storytelling bridges generations. In Illinois, the Generations Serving Generations Program connects teens with veterans to record their stories and preserve their experiences while teaching a personal view of history to a younger generation. Across the country, the Digital Clubhouse Network connects young people with older vets to record their stories and produce a video about their lives. Many of these have been archived at the National Museum of American History.

Offer a few hours of respite.
If the family has children, volunteer to babysit so parents can have a date night. If the family is caregiving for an injured vet, step in so they can take a break. There are an estimated 5.5 million military caregivers in our country, including 1.1 million who support our newest generation of post-9/11 veterans. According to a study commissioned by the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, many of these caregivers don’t have much of a support network for themselves, and over time, the physical, logistical, and emotional demands of caregiving can take a serious toll. In fact, caregivers report more strains on their relationships at work and at home than non-caregivers. Often, their own health suffers, and they are at higher risk for isolation and depression. There are financial consequences too: military caregivers wind up missing a few days of work a month — and that means lost income as well.

Keep an eye on grandparents.
More than half the people in the military are married and 42.2% are married with children. If it’s a dual military family or a single parent, responsibility for the children often rests with the grandparents. If a parent is killed or unable to parent when he or she returns, the grandparents go from short-term caregivers to permanent grandfamilies. They deserve a break. A support group can be helpful, but sometimes all these grandparents really need is someone younger who can take the training wheels off and teach their grandchild to ride a bike safely.

Katniss Everdeen went on to inspire a revolution. Most who serve in the military return home inspired to continue service in the families and communities they love.

As we celebrate Thanksgiving, let’s take time to remember and give thanks to those who protect our freedom and the families who serve with them.