Downtown stores report steady Black Friday crowds downtown
Downtown shoppers filled stores with a steady flow on Black Friday. Store owners note higher foot traffic than last year, with 54 customers by mid afternoon at Davis Designs and a generally busy day for downtown businesses.
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Irsik
Walmart
Springer
Stevens Park
Heather Davis
Davis Designs
Davis
Fenster
Than
Lorie Nguyen
Lorie
Bob Finley
Finley
Mens Wear
Main Street
Thanksgiving openings reshape holiday shopping amid fiscal cliff worry
Shoppers seize early hours as retailers push Thanksgiving starts. Walmart leads with 8 p.m. openings and 10 million transactions, while Toys R Us and Macy’s follow with earlier starts. Violence reports edge up as crowds surge at midnight and dawn openings. Mall of America sees 30,000 attend midnight kickoff amid 520 tenants open by midnight. NRF predicts 4.1 percent holiday sales rise to 586.1 billion, below last year.
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C. Britt Beemer
America’s Research Group
Charleston
S.C
Walmart
U.S
Toys R Us
Macy’s
New York
Herald Square
Washington State
Texas
Sears
Tallahassee
Fla
Julie Hansen
Minneapolis’ Mall of America
Sam Chandler
Lori
Greenville
Target
Best Buy
Sam
Congress to weigh immigration bill for spouses and visas
The House plans to consider a bill aiding spouses and minor children of legal residents. Bruce Morrison notes it does not grant green cards early but allows legal residence with spouses, calling it a step toward broader reform. Cantor ally says it is family friendly. passage is likely in the GOP House, with Senate support uncertain.
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Bruce Morrison
Connecticut
House
United States
Morrison
American Families United
Megan Whittemore
Eric Cantor
R-Va
Senate
Egypt clashes as president defends his new powers
Clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi intensify the political crisis as he defends edicts granting himself near absolute powers to confront perceived threats. Thousands protest in Cairo and other cities, with security officials reporting at least 100 wounded.
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Egypt
Catro
Mohammed Morsi
Morsi
Muslim Brotherhood
Hosni Mubarak
Brotherhood
Cairo
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Iine
Lindsay J. Byrnes
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Lindsay Byrnes
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