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• Cape Verde volcano threatens to destroy villages
• 'Gray Thursday' makes for smoother Friday shopping
• Ray Rice wins appeal, eligible to play
• Pregnant St. Louis woman loses left eye after police officer shoots non-lethal round at car
• 'Black Friday' shoppers clash in the U.K.
• Protests temporarily close malls, shut down trains
• Black Friday gets a little less frenzied
• Obama's plan to 'Power Africa' gets off to a dim start
• French Parliament debates recognizing Palestine
• Immigrants' chances tied to their state's policies
• St. Louis-area mall closes on Black Friday as Ferguson protests spread
• Christmas tree arrives at White House
• U.S. Black Friday shopping marked by thinner crowds, protests

Cape Verde volcano threatens to destroy villages Posted: 28 Nov 2014 12:22 PM PST The government called for an emergency meeting with U.N. officials.

'Gray Thursday' makes for smoother Friday shopping Posted: 28 Nov 2014 01:05 PM PST Those hunting for bargains at Minnesota retailers Friday morning found that Black Friday's steady slide back into Thanksgiving Day made for smoother shopping. By sunrise Friday, it was clear that the post-Thanksgiving ...

Ray Rice wins appeal, eligible to play Posted: 28 Nov 2014 12:01 PM PST Ray Rice has won his appeal of the NFL's disciplinary decision.

Pregnant St. Louis woman loses left eye after police officer shoots non-lethal round at car Posted: 28 Nov 2014 09:41 AM PST A pregnant St. Louis woman lost her left eye during a violent run-in with cops earlier this week.

'Black Friday' shoppers clash in the U.K. Posted: 28 Nov 2014 08:34 AM PST Shoppers compete to purchase retail items on "Black Friday" at an Asda superstore in Wembley, north London November 28, 2014. Britain's high streets, malls and online sites were awash with discounts on Friday as more retailers than ever embraced U.S.-style "Black Friday" promotions, seeking to kickstart trading in the key Christmas period. In the United States the Friday following the Thanksgiving Day holiday is called Black Friday because spending usually surges and indicates the point at which American retailers begin to turn a profit for the year, or go "into the black". REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS ANNIVERSARY)

Protests temporarily close malls, shut down trains Posted: 28 Nov 2014 04:52 PM PST Protesters interrupted holiday shopping at major retailers around the St. Louis area Friday to speak out about a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown.

Black Friday gets a little less frenzied Posted: 28 Nov 2014 04:56 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday seemed a little less crazy this year.

Obama's plan to 'Power Africa' gets off to a dim start Posted: 28 Nov 2014 02:38 AM PST By Joe Brock JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Barack Obama last year told a cheering crowd in Cape Town that a $7 billion plan to "Power Africa" would double electricity output on the world's poorest continent and bring "light where currently there is darkness". A year later, the U.S. president's flagship project for Africa has already achieved 25 percent of its goal to deliver 10,000 megawatts of electricity and bring light to 20 million households and businesses, according to its annual report. But the five-year plan has not yet delivered the power. ...

French Parliament debates recognizing Palestine Posted: 28 Nov 2014 10:09 AM PST PARIS (AP) — France's government is pushing to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, amid growing pressure across Europe for recognition of a Palestinian state after decades of Mideast stalemate.

Immigrants' chances tied to their state's policies Posted: 28 Nov 2014 08:33 AM PST PHOENIX (AP) — If Christian Avila lived a few hundred miles to the west, he would have a driver's license and qualify for in-state college tuition and a host of other opportunities available to young people granted legal status by President Barack Obama two years ago.

St. Louis-area mall closes on Black Friday as Ferguson protests spread Posted: 28 Nov 2014 04:44 PM PST By Daniel Wallis and Edward McAllister FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - Demonstrators shut down a shopping mall near Ferguson, Missouri, at the start of the holiday shopping season on Friday as protests over the killing of an unarmed black teen by a white police officer turned on some retailers around the country. After a quiet Thanksgiving Day, protesters were out in force again to vent their anger at Monday's decision by a grand jury not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in the St. Louis suburb. ...

Christmas tree arrives at White House Posted: 28 Nov 2014 10:31 AM PST By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Michelle Obama received the annual Christmas tree delivery at the White House on Friday, heralding the start of the holiday season. Two horses pulled the nearly 20-foot (six-metre) fir tree to the front door of the White House late Friday morning as a small military band played the traditional carol "O Christmas Tree. ...

U.S. Black Friday shopping marked by thinner crowds, protests Posted: 28 Nov 2014 03:14 PM PST By Nandita Bose and Nathan Layne WEST HARTFORD, Conn./CHICAGO (Reuters) - Mall crowds were relatively thin on Black Friday in a sign of what has become the new normal in U.S. holiday shopping: the mad rush is happening the night of Thanksgiving and more consumers are picking up deals online. Across the United States, shoppers were greeted by protesters at hundreds of stores - some calling for higher wages at Wal-Mart Stores Inc , others protesting the decision of a grand jury not to indict a white police officer in the August shooting of an 18-year-old unarmed black man in Ferguson, Missouri. ...

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