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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin police say a gunman suspected of opening fire on several downtown buildings and police headquarters has died after being shot.

According to their verified Twitter account, Austin police say the male suspect died early Friday in what authorities call an officer-involved shooting. Police did not immediately say who fatally shot the suspect. Police say the man had targeted “multiple downtown buildings” in the gunfire before dawn.

Austin-Travis County EMS reports the incident led to part of Interstate 35 through downtown Austin being closed as officers tried to secure the scene.

Further details weren’t immediately available.

Austin police didn’t immediately a message for comment Friday.

LONDON (AP) — Americans celebrating Thanksgiving in Britain may have felt right at home as Black Friday shopping chaos caused disruptions.

The practice of offering bargain basement prices the day after Thanksgiving has spread across the Atlantic, with some retailers opening overnight to lure shoppers. Police were called early Friday morning to help maintain security at some supermarkets and shopping outlets that offered deep discounts starting at midnight.

Some of the worst problems were in the Manchester area in northwestern England where police were summoned to seven Tesco supermarkets after disturbances.

Greater Manchester Police Chief Peter Fahy said he was “disappointed” that stores did not have enough security personnel on duty for the after-hours shopping.

“This created situations where we had to deal with crushing, disorder and disputes between customers,” he said.

Fights broke out at some stores and major websites stopped functioning because of too much traffic as shoppers sought online bargains.

Greater Manchester Police said two arrests were made and injuries reported as police closed some stores to prevent more severe problems. One woman was injured by a falling television set.

The force tweeted “Keep calm, people!” at one point.

There were problems in many parts of Britain, including Wales and Scotland.

Is only going up in the elevator getting you down? Not for much longer: ThyssenKrupp, the German steel and engineering company, has announced that it’s building the next generation of elevators that will use magnetic levitation to travel up, down and side-to-side at speed in the buildings of the future.

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Nifty, a hardware startup from the UK managed to conquer new heights by breaking Kickstarter records via its Nifty MiniDrive a couple of years ago, and they have just announced their very first product under the wearable tech line known as XOO – which would be the XOO Belt. The XOO Belt happens to be a belt that was specially designed not only to hold your pants up when you have some inches of space to spare in them, it is also full well capable of juicing up your smartphone. This particularly unique belt was designed alongside the assistance of iconic London fashion house, Casely-Hayford.

Nifty decided to come up with the XOO Belt in order to solve a common problem in the most simple manner possible. There are other battery chargers that exist out there, but they do happen to come with trade-offs, including bulk, inconvenience or only a trickle of additional charge. The XOO Belt would do away with such problems, making it simple to use, always within reach and is also as light and stylish – all the while functioning as a designer belt.

The XOO Belt range will comprise of a couple of collections; the Classic XOO and the Casely-Hayford collection, and as mentioned earlier, is the result of a collaboration between Nifty and world-renowned British fashion duo Joe and Charlie Casely-Hayford. Instead of it being a simple tech product, the XOO Belt is currently being designed as a wearable which is also a pleasure to actually wear, where it can be customized to suit any wardrobe. Within the XOO Belt are multiple layers of cutting-edge flexible battery, which a first of its kind in wearable tech. Ultra safe and unreactive, it is completely invisible and will be able to clock up 2,100mAh of power – which is more than adequate to juice up an iPhone 6 and more. It does not matter if you are rocking to either Android or iOS mobile operating systems, it is compatible with microUSB and Lightning cable. Now this is truly a portable power charger with a difference!

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‘Tis the season to eat loads of turkey, curl up on the couch and stay there for at least a few hours, and we want to help you in your quest to be as comfortable and entertained as possible. Check out the best home shows for binge-watching your way through the weekend.

FRIDAY

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on HSN
Top Picks For Home Gifts
Black Friday straight from your couch? Yes, please!

10:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. on HGTV
“Caribbean Life”
Just because you don’t live on island time doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy watching a house-hunting family that does.

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. on HGTV
“Hawaii Life”
HGTV really wants to transport you to a locale that is likely much warmer than your own.

4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on HGTV
“Beachfront Bargain Hunt”
Four hours of affordable beach house hunting? Sign us up.

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. on HGTV
“Love It or List It”
Sounds like the perfect evening activity to us.

SATURDAY

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on HGTV
“House Crashers”
Licensed contractor Josh Temple takes “ambush renovation” indoors. You will enjoy every minute of these transformations.

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on DIY Network
“Renovation Realities”
This is not your simple before-and-after renovation show. Be prepared for some major drama.

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on HGTV
“Fixer Upper”

Right location but wrong house is no problem for this duo that will transform that less-than-desirable abode into the house of your dreams.

12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. on DIY Network
“The Shatner Project”

Who wouldn’t want to watch three hours of TV icon William Shatner managing the project that is remodeling his home?

3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on DIY Network
“Raising House”
Watch every step of a dream house get built while you comfortably sit on your couch with a mug of tea.

3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on HGTV
“House Hunters: Where Are They Now?”
You watched them pick their perfect house, now see how they’ve turned it into a home.

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. on DIY Network
“Renovation Realities”
We all know before-and-afters are never as easy as they look on TV. Finally, a show that captures all the drama.

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. on HGTV
“Property Brothers”

Consider this the mini marathon to get you ready for the main event.

SUNDAY

8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. on HGTV
“Flea Market Flip”
Great things happen when contestants are tasked with flipping inexpensive items found at a flea market into covetable items with much higher price tags.

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on DIY Network
“House Crashers”
You might have already watched a few episodes on Saturday morning but why not spend a few more hours watching incredible ambush renovations?

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on DIY Network
“Million Dollar Contractor”
Manhattan’s most high-end luxury properties come with crazy price tags for a reason.

12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on HGTV
“Property Brothers at Home”
Were you just scanning the list looking for this particular marathon? We can’t blame you. Seven blissful hours await.