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Shoppers waited in line outside the Target store in Somerville early Friday. Doors opened at 1 a.m.

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Cam Harrington, 21, of Charlestown, wore a Santa suit while waiting for Target to open its doors.

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A security guard watched the line outside Target before store employees threw open the doors.

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Eli Izaias of Brazil, currently visiting the US, bundled up and joined the crowd in line.

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A security guard stood at the entrance of the store before it opened for business early Friday.

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Mark Ting, 16, and Jenni Ting, 19, loaded up their cart after Target opened the doors to customers.

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As shoppers piled items into their carts and baskets, Jake Yearley restocked the displays.

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Delphine Arthur, of Cambridge, loaded her car with items she secured at Target early Friday.

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Black Friday shopping off to a bustling start

Hundreds of shoppers lined up outside stores to get the first crack at limited supply deals when doors opened.

Tufts Medical Center Station closed due to smoke

The Orange Line station was evacuated due to smoke caused by a fire in an electrical room this morning.

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Exclusive Sunday preview | The Food Issue

Todd English’s wild ride

In between the closings and the canceled wedding, the unpaid bills and the ugly lawsuits, Boston’s biggest chef seemed to lose interest in the city that made him famous.

After his latest fumble, against Denver Sunday night, Stevan Ridley (22) was downcast.

Kevin Faulk tries to help Stevan Ridley hang on, move on

Faulk, who had six fumbles in his second year in the league, is willing to offer advice to his former teammate.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/200_cohen.jpg From ice cream man to Pentagon budget warrior

Ben Cohen, cofounder of Ben & Jerry’s, has embarked on a unique undertaking in the world of philanthropic entrepreneurs.

Shirley Leung

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/11/22/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/leung_20131122.jpg Casino law’s foes are still in the game

To get on the ballot, Repeal the Casino Deal now needs to win over the Supreme Judicial Court. Does it have a shot? You bet.

Opinion

opinion | Kade Crockford and Gavi Wolfe

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/crockford1129-1504--90x90.jpg Don’t mine data from license plates

Police don’t use license plate readers only to catch lawbreakers; they keep the GPS data and feed it into various collections.

Metro

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Globe Santa brings joy to the eyes of children

For many of the parents and guardians who write to Globe Santa, without help, their children’s faces are more likely to be pictures of disappointment come Christmas morning.

Nation & World

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Brady Klein, 11, searched the rubble of his family’s home.

Tornado steals dying man’s wish

Paul McLaughlin wrote notes for his three children before his 2005 death and entrusted them to his sister, but the Nov. 17 twister that hit Washington, Ill., has swept them away.

Politics

At St. Francis House shelter in Boston, Raul Davila (left) showed Mayor Menino a book of pictures, while Mark Morrissey (right) applauded.

On tour of shelters, Menino touches hearts

People who had come for Thanksgiving dinner spoke with pride of their “Boston Strong” city, and Mayor Menino reflected on Boston’s sorrow and its spirit.

Arts

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MUSIC GIFT GUIDE | Our holiday music pick

Mary J. Blige, ‘A Mary Christmas’

The R&B singer’s first Christmas album swings and sways her through a collection of songs both reverent and revered.