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Shoppers are pictured inside an Apple store on 5th Ave during Black Friday Sales in New York November 29, 2013. Black Friday, the day following Thanksgiving Day holiday, has traditionally been the busiest shopping day in the United States.CARLO ALLEGRI/Reuters

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Mt. Etna, Europe's tallest active volcano, spews lava during an eruption near the Sicilian town of Catania, Italy, late Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013. Etna's eruptions aren't infrequent, the last one occurred on Nov. 23. Its last major eruption was in 1992.Salvatore Allegra/The Associated Press

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Elementary schoolchildren ride on a tricycle on their way to school as Mount Sinabung spews volcanic ash into the air, in Tiga Pancur, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. Authorities raised the alert status of the volcano to the highest level on Sunday after it had a series of eruptions.Binsar Bakkara/The Associated Press

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In this picture taken with a fisheye lens, the Church of Our Lady is photographed during the traditional opening of the world-famous Christmas market at the Old Town in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. The traditional "Nuernberger Christkindlesmarkt" opens from Nov. 29 to Dec. 24, 2013.Matthias Schrader/The Associated Press

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A man (R) dressed up as "the Grinch", a fictional character by author Dr. Seuss, who poses for photos with people for money, poses for a picture with a baby in a stroller and his father in Times Square, during Black Friday sales in New York November 29, 2013. Black Friday, the day following Thanksgiving Day holiday, has traditionally been the busiest shopping day in the United States.CARLO ALLEGRI/Reuters

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A man walks in a park at sunset across from New York's Lower Manhattan along the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey, November 29, 2013.GARY HERSHORN/Reuters

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A young boy works at a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange November 29, 2013. Traders traditionally bring their kids to work for the half day of trading on the Friday after the Thanksgiving holiday.BRENDAN MCDERMID/Reuters

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Canada's Adonis Stevenson is head butted by England's Tony Bellew (L) during the official weigh-in at the Chateau Bonne-Entente in Quebec City, November 29, 2013. Stevenson will defend his WBC light heavyweight title tomorrow night against Bellew.MATHIEU BELANGER/Reuters

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A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he peeks out from a damaged shop in the old city of Aleppo November 29, 2013.STRINGER/Reuters

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People take balloons before a march ahead of World AIDS Day 2013 at Kandawgyi garden in Yangon November 30, 2013. About one thousand people, including HIV/Aids patients, attended the event. World AIDS day is observed December 1, 2013.Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters

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A light show is projected onto Brussels' Town Hall (R) as part of Christmas events at the Grand-Place in Brussels November 29, 2013.YVES HERMAN/Reuters

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