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This year's Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and one of the year's busiest shopping days, looks to be jam-packed with amazing deals from retailers like Wal-Mart, Target, Sears and Best Buy. Just make sure you get there early -- these deals won't last long. For starters, most stores will open at 5 am this Black Friday, November 27th. However, there are a few stores, like Toys 'R' Us, that will open at midnight.  

A HEROIN addict threatened to stab staff with a hypodermic needle when he was caught stealing vodka at Swansea's Asda store. Lee Roger Owens brandished the weapon, shouting: "Do you want to get stabbed with a dirty needle?" But the 19-year-old was arrested after staff at the Morriston shop bravely managed to overpower him in a struggle, a court heard.

But his parents are pleased with the progress he has made since being remanded in custody and there is hope for the future.   -Keith Thomas

 

A former Wyoming state trooper was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for kidnapping a truck driver in what prosecutors say was an aborted murder plot. U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson said he regarded Franklin Joseph Ryle's plan as half-baked. But the judge said there was no doubt his offense was serious and required a significant sentence.

There's been times when I thought about just stuffing my pistol in my mouth and just killing myself   -Franklin Joseph Ryle

 

As excited bargain hunters ready themselves for big sales the day after Thanksgiving, businesses are also preparing for the rush of customers. "I always compare 'Black Friday' to Disney World. It's a 45-minute line for a fun ride. And it is a fun ride," said Jim Lemmon, general manager of Best Buy. "We'll have people lined up at the crack of dawn." Best Buy, like most stores, will have extra staff and security on duty in case shoppers get out of hand.

I always compare ‘Black Friday’ to Disney World. It’s a 45-minute line for a fun ride. And it is a fun ride   -Jim Lemmon

 

CNBC's Fast Money Steve Grasso thinks it would be a good idea to buy Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT ) on Monday. He added that they are doing everything to stay competitive with their prices. Wal-Mart Stores ( WMT ) dropped 0.48% on Friday.  

A black school teacher who claimed white police officers abused and assaulted her agreed Friday to a plea deal convicting her of resisting arrest and disturbing the peace. Under the deal announced late Friday, 24-year-old Heather Ellis avoided a felony conviction for her part in the scuffle at a Wal-Mart store in the southeast Missouri town of Kennett in January 2007. The case drew national attention because it had racial overtones: Ellis is black and the customer she argued with, assistant store manager and police officers are white.

It felt like I was being choked. My hair was being pulled   -Heather Ellis

 

A man picking up camping supplies was shot during a botched robbery in a Wal-Mart parking lot last night in north Harris County. The man pulled his truck and camper into the parking lot of the store on the North Sam Houston Parkway East at Mesa just before 11pm. He was sitting in the truck when a man with a gun approached and demanded money and anything else he had.  

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Clad in leathers and looking tough, a group of Harley riders invaded Wal-Mart on Thursday evening and hauled away a truckload of Barbies, baby dolls and Tonka trucks — all in support of Toys for Tots. "Oh my God, we had a blast — we really had a great shopping trip," said Madeline Steeley, director of the Glacier Chapter of Harley Owners Group. "It brings you back to your childhood." Starting at 6 p.m., a group of eight bikers revved up a fleet of carts and powered off to buy piles of holiday treasures for needy children.