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Early numbers weren’t out Friday on how many shoppers headed to stores on Thanksgiving, but it was expected that more than three times the number of people would venture out to shop on the day after the holiday, known as Black Friday.

During those five days, which kicks off Thanksgiving Day and is the busiest stretch in retail every year, mobile traffic is predicted to account for 56.9 percent of total online retail visits, a sizeable rise from the 48.5 percent counted last year, according to IBM Watson.

Boston police said they are investigating an alleged fight involving Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor. But Kenneally says the participants were gone by the time officers arrived and nobody was arrested or charged.

So says a survey from consulting firm Deloitte.

The protesters chanted as they filled the streets carrying signs that said, “Black Lives Matter”, “Don’t Shoot PDX” and “skin color is not reasonable suspicion”.

Alfonso’s mother, Carolyn Knox, wept as the verdict was announced.

Rita Ora wanted to “crawl in bed and die” after splitting from Calvin Harris.

Biloxi police say the shooting happened inside the restaurant after a customer refused to put out a cigarette he was smoking.

For all those who survived the crowds and the rush of Black Friday can now sit back, kick up your feet and enjoy your coffee.

The irony is Tim Cook denigrating the Surface Book for being a try-hard, while the iPad Pro is stuffed with greater performance and a much larger screen in a bid to supplant PCs in people’s lives.

Two people arrested in Berlin on Thursday had links to Islamic State, which may have been planning an attack in the western city of Dortmund, a German newspaper said on Friday, citing security sources.

When most of us hear the term “Black Friday” we think of an epic shopping day full of packed malls and parking lots, mobs of hungry shoppers and plenty of deals to go around for everyone.

And for others they say they’re avoiding the long lines and headache that goes into black Friday and rather research the best deals, avoid the busy times, and arm themselves with the right apps.

“Quite a number of extra officers, and one of their goals is to identify problem individuals early in the night so they don’t cause problems later on, but it is up to the individual themselves to really think twice before they do something they might regret”.

Likewise, an Oklahoma City woman told NBC’s affiliate in that city that she too was “waiting for a TV”, willingly shivering in the rain outside a Best Buy store on Thanksgiving afternoon. Some said they got the mall around midnight, while others waited until...