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November 28, 2015

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Nov. 26

Millions of Americans will begin their Thanksgiving Day in the traditional way: watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year, four new giant balloons are slated to join the march. The 89th annual parade will include a character from Angry Birds, the dinosaur mascot of Sinclair Oil, Scrat from Ice Age, and an updated version of Ronald McDonald.

Nov. 27

Retailers across the nation will bring in extra staff for Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. Some stores have already leaked news of the doorbuster sales they intend to offer. One leaked advertisement indicates GameStop plans to cut prices of both the Xbox One and PS4 consoles to $299.99 to draw customers.

Nov. 28

Heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko plans to make an unprecedented 28th defense of his title today. Klitschko had been scheduled to defend his title in October against British upstart Tyson Fury, but a calf injury forced the bout to be rescheduled.

Nov. 29

Beginning today, the National Security Agency won’t be able to access vast amounts of phone-call metadata collected on Americans over the past decade. Earlier this year, Congress passed the USA Freedom Act, requiring the government spying agency to stop collecting data and to destroy existing data within three months of today’s deadline.

Dec. 3

Ministers from 12 oil-exporting nations will convene in Vienna today at a time when oil prices are mired in a historic slump. The OPEC cartel has had trouble corralling prices in recent years: Even as prices dip below $50 a barrel, most member states are pumping oil at record levels in an attempt to preserve or build market share.