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An additional woe for brick and mortar retailers comes courtesy of online retail behemoth Amazon, who just announced that they will host a 2011 Black Friday sale.
Russia's role as Olympic host got another black eye after a top Russian crime lord was gunned down last week in Moscow in what police described as a war between two powerful mobs over lucrative construction projects, allegedly including ones for the 2014 Sochi games.