| Skier's custody case becomes women's-rights cause Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:32 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — When Olympic skier Bode Miller handed his infant son to the baby's mother in a courtroom this week, she was handed a victory — for now — in a case that became a rallying point for women's-rights advocates.
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| BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Penney store manager encouraged Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:58 AM PST  The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals — but they went out shopping anyway. After a lackluster 2012, the manager for J.C. Penney's Manhattan store said he was encouraged by what he's seeing.
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| BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Partial power outage in Del. Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:42 AM PST The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals — but they went out shopping anyway. Some stores in Newark, Del., were left in the dark during a brief power outage. |
| BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Strong sales seen online Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:24 AM PST The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals — but they went out shopping anyway. There were strong sales online as well, according to preliminary figures. |
| BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Macy's CEO on Thanksgiving work Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:06 AM PST The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals — but they went out shopping anyway. Macy's CEO said in an interview that many employees chose to work the Thanksgiving shift for overtime pay. |
| Iran nuclear freeze 'to start by January' Posted: 29 Nov 2013 09:34 AM PST  Vienna (AFP) - Iran's six-month freeze of its nuclear programme agreed with world powers in Geneva will start by early January, Tehran's envoy to the UN atomic watchdog indicated Friday.
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| Thai protesters swarm army headquarters compound Posted: 29 Nov 2013 08:58 AM PST  BANGKOK (AP) — Protesters forced their way onto the grounds of Thailand's army headquarters on Friday, asking the military to support their increasingly aggressive campaign to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. The army insisted it will not take sides in the dispute.
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| BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Trying to stay disciplined Posted: 29 Nov 2013 08:40 AM PST  The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals — but they went out shopping anyway. Even with a budget and a list in hand, one shopper says it's tempting to buy more.
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| Berlusconi lawyers deny "bunga bunga" payoff Posted: 29 Nov 2013 08:20 AM PST  ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi's lawyers say accusations by a Milan court that he paid off witnesses to testify in his favor at a trial stemming from his notorious "bunga bunga" parties are "totally disconnected from reality and factual substantiation."
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| BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Toys R Us says crowds steady Posted: 29 Nov 2013 08:02 AM PST The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals — but they went out shopping anyway. A Toys R Us executive said in an interview that crowds were steady. |
| BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: 15,000 lined up at Macy's in NY Posted: 29 Nov 2013 07:45 AM PST The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals — but they went out shopping anyway. About 15,000 were in line for Macy's opening in New York, the retailer's CEO said in an interview. |
| China sends fighters to ID flights by US and Japan Posted: 29 Nov 2013 07:26 AM PST  BEIJING (AP) — China launched two fighter planes Friday to investigate flights by a dozen U.S. and Japanese reconnaissance and military planes in its newly established maritime air defense zone over the East China Sea, state media said.
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| BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Naysayer couldn't resist deal Posted: 29 Nov 2013 07:06 AM PST  The holiday shopping season kicked off much earlier this year, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. As a result, things appeared calmer Friday morning, though there were scattered reports of fights and other problems. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals — but they went out shopping anyway.
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| BLACK FRIDAY: Deal guarantee falls through in Fla. Posted: 29 Nov 2013 06:31 AM PST  The holiday shopping season kicked off much earlier this year, as several retailers opened their stores on Thanksgiving Day. The sales continued through Friday. Things were mostly calm, though customers complained about getting promised vouchers for TVs at a Wal-Mart in Florida.
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| Thai protesters target army, ruling party headquarters Posted: 29 Nov 2013 06:12 AM PST  Bangkok (AFP) - Defiant Thai opposition protesters stormed the army headquarters and besieged Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's party offices on Friday, intensifying their fight to bring down her government.
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| BLACK FRIDAY: 2 trips shopping for Chicago woman Posted: 29 Nov 2013 05:52 AM PST The holiday shopping season kicked off much earlier this year, as several retailers opened their stores on Thanksgiving Day. The sales continued through Friday. For some, it means going out both Thursday and Friday for deals. |
| German police officer arrested over killing Posted: 29 Nov 2013 05:34 AM PST  BERLIN (AP) — A German police officer has been arrested on suspicion of killing and chopping up a man he met on the Internet who had long fantasized about being killed and eaten, authorities said Friday.
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| Egypt Islamists rally despite protest law Posted: 29 Nov 2013 05:00 AM PST  CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of Islamist demonstrators took to the streets on Friday in cities across Egypt, days after a disputed protest law was adopted and police forcefully broke up unauthorized gatherings.
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| Americans kick off 2-day holiday shopping marathon Posted: 29 Nov 2013 04:22 AM PST  Holiday shopping this year is a marathon, not a sprint.
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| EU blames Russia for failure of deal with Ukraine Posted: 29 Nov 2013 03:46 AM PST  VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The European Union missed out on a major opportunity to spread its influence deep into eastern Europe on Friday and openly accused Russia of using unacceptable pressure to keep Ukraine from signing a landmark deal on closer association.
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| Thousands protest Ukrainian leader spiking EU deal Posted: 29 Nov 2013 03:28 AM PST  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators are gathering in Ukraine's capital after a deal that could have brought closer ties to the EU was shelved.
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| EU extends influence eastward to Georgia, Moldova Posted: 29 Nov 2013 02:52 AM PST VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The European Union extended its geopolitical reach eastward on Friday by sealing association agreements with Georgia and Moldova, but blamed Russia for pressuring Ukraine out of a landmark deal with the 28-nation bloc. |
| Americans kicked off a holiday shopping marathon Posted: 29 Nov 2013 02:35 AM PST Holiday shopping this year is a marathon, not a sprint. |
| NATO probes Afghan airstrike said to have killed child Posted: 29 Nov 2013 02:00 AM PST  U.S.-led NATO forces on Friday vowed to investigate an airstrike that President Hamid Karzai said killed a two-year-old boy.
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| Thai protesters storm army headquarters Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:47 AM PST  BANGKOK (AP) — Protesters in Thailand stormed onto the grounds of the national army headquarters on Friday, breaking into their latest high-profile target in a bid to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
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