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In a sign of consumer desperation amid a bleak economy, the annual rite of retailing known as Black Friday turned chaotic and deadly, as shoppers scrambled for holiday bargains. A Wal-Mart worker on Long Island, N.Y., died after being trampled by customers who broke through the doors early Friday, and other workers were trampled as [...]

MUMBAI, India (CNN) — More than a day after gunmen stormed ashore and attacked at least seven locations in Mumbai, killing 125 people, members of India’s premier counterterrorist force early Friday were seeking to end standoffs at the two luxury hotels and Jewish center that were attacked late Wednesday. Indian army commandos are shown on [...]

(CNN) — Was it a theft? A prank? A roundabout effort to bring some holiday cheer to the police? Authorities in Harwich, Massachusetts, are probing the mysterious appearance of a piano, in good working condition, in the middle of the woods. A police officer examines an oddly placed piano in the woods of Harwich, Massachusetts. [...]

By Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state’s voter-approved ban on gay marriage and let the ban stand in the meantime. A decision by the same court in May opened marriage to same-sex couples in America’s most populous state, one of a [...]

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How to Understand Your Digital SLR When they were first introduced, digital SLR cameras were enormously expensive and a tool for professionals only. Since then, they have come down in price into the consumer price range. Because of this, many people buy digital SLRs without understanding how they work — and, consequently, not making the [...]

So, Wanted to know what companies and public figures support oppression?  Here’s a list of the major Prop 8 supporters.  Prop 8 Voted to Overturn a California Supreme Court Ruling Same-Sex Marraige constitutional.  Prop 8 supporters rallied together to tell a minority that they can not have equal rights as other citizens. http://www.hrc.org/news/11542.htm

(CNN) — The first-ever pictures of planets outside our solar system were released today in two studies. Artist’s conception of the multiple planet system as captured by the Gemini Observatory on Hawaii. more photos » Using the latest techniques in space technology, astronomers at NASA and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory used direct-imaging techniques to [...]