Some shoppers prepare for Black Friday like a coach before the big game. But others avoid it like the plague. What compels shoppers to head into a mad rush?

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Black Friday: Pleasure or pain?

The waves of plague that twice devastated Europe and changed the course of history had their origins in China, a team of medical geneticists reported Sunday.

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Europe’s Plagues Came From China, Study Finds