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Thanksgiving Ushers Competitive Retail Season

Shoppers push a television from Britain's first Best Buy store, which the U.S. retailer opened early Friday, in Thurrock
The holiday shopping season is in full swing on Thursday, with retailers hoping consumers will spend big despite worries about the fragile economy and their own precarious finances.
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People carrying boxes walk past Chocolate Covered candy shop in the Noe Valley district in San Francisco, California November 21, 2011.

IPOs Stoke San Francisco Housing Market

Adam Holm has been looking to sell his three-bedroom Victorian house in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood all year, but he needs one thing to happen first: gaming-company Zynga's initial public offering.
Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons

Macy's Unveils Thanksgiving Day Balloons

On the dreary Thanksgiving eve, thousands of people came out to see the famous Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons being inflated near the American Museum of Natural History. One of the most poignant parts of Thanksgiving is Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, the balloons have been a staple to the parade since 1927.
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Medical Marijuana Industry Suffers Blow from Federal Interference

The medicinal value of cannabis is a controversial topic. The debate centering on the legality of its use in certain situations has been unresolved for decades now, fueled, to some extent, by the U.S. federal authorities refusal to accept its possible medicinal uses. That refusal has hit the billion dollar marijuana industry hard in recent times.
It might be too soon for Justin Bieber to wash his hands of Mariah Yeater, whose lawyer insisted Wednesday that the crooner head to California to subject himself to a second paternity test after taking one a few days earlier to confront the allegation tha

Justin Bieber Needs Another Test: Mariah Yeater’s Lawyer

It might be too soon for Justin Bieber to wash his hands off Mariah Yeater, whose lawyer insisted Wednesday that the crooner head to California to subject himself to a second paternity test after taking one a few days earlier to confront the allegation that he fathered her baby.
Occupy Tokyo

Occupy Tokyo Grows out of OWS into Unique Mass Movement

Occupy Tokyo is one of East Asia's most significant outgrowths of the Occupy Wall Street movement that has swept the world over the past two months, but most media sources have ignored it. Growing out of outrage over the Japanese government's handling of severe damage to the Fukushima nuclear plant in March, it has become a major force in the East Asian nation.
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NFL Thanksgiving 2011: Preview and Predictions of Thursday's Games

In the NFL's annual Thanksgiving classic, three games will be played, which has been a staple since 2006, with the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys hosting the first two games as always. The slate is Packers vs. Lions, Dolphins vs. Cowboys and 49ers vs. Ravens.

Mixed Data Sparks Doubts on Economic Momentum

U.S. consumer spending growth slowed in October and business capital investment plans were weak, raising questions about expectations for solid economic performance in the fourth quarter.
Vienna Bank Fire

Austrian Banks Likely Next Domino in European Debt Crisis

The Austrian banking system is on fire: getting singed not only by the heat of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis, but also by the immolation of an Eastern European asset bubble the banks had been underwriting for a decade. Stumbling, contradictory guidance from the management of several banks has not helped either. And a stalling Austrian economy is only likely to make things worse
Singer Rihanna performs during a concert as part of her tour for her latest album ''Loud'' in Nilson Nelson gymnasium in Brasilia

Rihanna's Talk The Talk release tops iTunes

Grammy-winning singer Rihanna may soon be headed to the top of the album charts after her latest record, Talk That Talk reached No. 1 on iTunes on Tuesday, one day after its release.
Man Murders Ex-Wife, Rides Away on Bicycle

Alla Kamenev Killed by Ex-Husband

A deranged 76-year-old man shot and killed his ex-wife on a Brooklyn street, than rode away on an undersized girl's bike. Video surveillance shows the suspect struggling to gain control of the bicycle just before the cold-blooded murder.

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