UK & USA Today Editoweb 26 november 2009

Borders chain enters administration

Book chain Borders has gone into administration, insolvency and restructuring firm MCR has confirmed.

Book Store Borders In Administration

Bookshop chain Borders has been placed in administration raising doubts over 1,150 jobs.

Olympics star in £50m cocaine gang

An Olympic judo star has been convicted of being part of a £50 million drug gang.

Student Sentenced For War Memorial Outrage

A student who sparked outrage after he was photographed drunkenly urinating over a war memorial has avoided prison.

Anglo-Saxon Treasure Hoard Valued At £3.28m

The unemployed metal detecting enthusiast who uncovered the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found in Britain is to share a fortune of £3.28m.  

Thanksgiving Day kicks off with slew of parades

Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and clowns with confetti brought smiles to thousands of revelers Thursday eager to catch a glimpse of a parade as steeped in Thanksgiving Day tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie.

Tight economy forces some to stay home for holiday

 There's still family, turkey and football, but one Thanksgiving tradition is taking a hit this year. Millions of Americans are spending the holiday at home, saying the poor economy has made it unaffordable to hit the road or board a plane.

Touched by NC girl's death, Shaq pays for funeral

Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal paid for the funeral of a 5-year-old North Carolina girl after being moved by national news coverage of the case of Shaniya Davis, who police say was kidnapped and killed.

Mom befriends wife of PTSD vet charged with murder

When the envelope arrived, Windy Horner was talking with her husband, Nick — Windy on a cell phone, Nick in the Blair County jail.

Year after NY stampede, Black Friday gets makeover

Victoria Rogers had originally planned to make an early stop the day after Thanksgiving last year at the Walmart store in Valley Stream on Long Island. Her last-minute decision against it might have saved her life.

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