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Calif. Toys R Us reopens after 2 men are killed
Shoppers returned to Toys R Us in Palm Desert on Saturday, a day after two men shot each other dead in front of terrified Black Friday customers. An armed security guard stood watch outside the store and another was inside. A police car patrolled the...Tags: Los Angeles, Hot Springs, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Bodies of Water, Murder
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Black Friday turnout is strong, but many say they're playing it cautious; 3 dead in incidents
AP Retail WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Shoppers, who had snapped their wallets shut since September, turned out in force Friday to grab early morning deals and hard-to-find items like Elmo Live and the "Wii Fit" exercise game, but many said worries about the economy have them...Tags: North Carolina, Manhattan (New York City), Black Friday (shopping), Police, Toy Industry
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Wal-Mart worker dies in shoppers' stampede
Friday morning's two shootings in Palm Desert weren't the only violent deaths on Black Friday: Across the country hours earlier, shoppers straining to get into a Wal-Mart in a New York City suburb trampled an employee, police said. The three fatalities...Tags: Government, Black Friday (shopping), Long Island, Employees, National Government
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2 gunmen kill each other in shootout at Toys R Us in Palm Desert
Most shoppers headed to the Toys R Us in Palm Desert on Friday morning clutching their "door buster" ads and their shopping lists. At least two men walked into the busy store armed with their guns. Instead of the usual frantic chaos on Black Friday,...Tags: Los Angeles, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Toy Industry, Toys, Game Playing
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Mich. native picked to sculpt Gerald Ford statue
A southwestern Michigan native came out on top in a nationwide search to find an artist to produce a sculpture of former President Gerald Ford that will take up residence in the U.S. Capitol rotunda. The Gerald R. Ford Foundation has commissioned...Tags: Government, Upper House, Parliament, Missouri, Michigan
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Worker killed, 4 hurt in stampede at N.Y. Wal-Mart
Of The Associated PressA Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday when ''out-of-control'' shoppers desperate for bargains broke down the doors at a 5 a.m. sale. Other workers were trampled as they tried to rescue the man, and customers shouted angrily and kept shopping when store...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Long Island, Police, Murder, Riverside County
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2 dead after shots fired in Toys 'R' Us
The Associated PressTwo people were shot to death in a crowded toy store Friday in a confrontation apparently involving rival groups, city officials said. Palm Desert Councilman Jim Ferguson said police told him two men with handguns shot and killed each other in the store....Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Murder, Toy Industry, Toys, Crimes
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2 dead after shots fired in Palm Desert toy store
Two men were shot to death in a crowded toy store Friday in a confrontation apparently involving rival groups, city officials said. The officials said they were told the men shot each other, but investigators remained tight-lipped. The violence erupted...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Toy Industry, Toys, Riverside County
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2 dead in shooting at Toys 'R' Us store
The Associated PressTwo people were shot to death in a crowded toy store Friday in a confrontation apparently involving rival groups, city officials said. Palm Desert Councilman Jim Ferguson said police told him two men with handguns had shot and killed each other....Tags: Gang Activity, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Black Friday (shopping), Police, Toys
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'Black Friday:' Three dead so far
The Swampby Mark Silva Some "Black Friday.'' First a temporary maintenance worker died opening the doors of a Wal-Mart to a bargaining-hunting crowd of human wolves. And now two are dead at a Toys "R'' Us. Lay a little blame at......Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Long Island, Employees, Police, Toys
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Letters to the editor
Piracy problem Re “Pirates show range and daring,” Nov. 18 It is obvious that Adm. Michael G. Mullen's Navy can't handle the pirates in the Indian Ocean. As much as the U.S. is mostly unwelcome as a world policeman, here is an excellent...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Television, Levi Strauss & Co., Retirement, Tourism and Leisure
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San Diego County shaken by 4.1 earthquake
The Associated PressA moderate earthquake struck early Monday in a remote area of the Cleveland National Forest in northern San Diego County. There were no reports of damage or injury. The magnitude-4.1 temblor struck at 4:35 a.m. about 10 miles north of the Palomar...Tags: San Diego County, California, San Diego (San Diego, California), Temecula, Riverside County
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