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First up, Occupied WallStreet heads into its third months of protests. Back in September, organizers urged people to gather in New York city for a couple months of protests. Now the movement has spread to other cities around the U.S. It doesn't look like it's ending anytime soon. Even though we are two months into these protest, we still don't know what the protesters' demands are. They are speaking out against the U.S finantial industry, they are also speaking out against a lot of other things. And there's no one leader either, Our reporter gives us some idea of what this whole Occupied movement is about.

 

Reporter:
This has lasted much longer than any other protests I've ever seen on Wall street. I've seen a lot of sit-ins, protests and marches.This is definately the one has more legs than any that've ever seen. Occupied Wallstreet has been trying to raise awareness of this growing income gap, this growing oppotunity and wealth between the richest people in America and the rest of us, the 99%, they say. 

What are they protesting?

They are protesting inequality, lack of oppotunity, a job's market that's not working for everyone, too much student debt and kind of they feel like, they have been sold a bill of goods. That they have taken out all this student debt for a place in an economy that's not giving them a job that's going to help them pay off that student debt. 
What they are protesting? They are protesting business as usual in Washington, and business in as usual on WallStreet. Both of those two big institutions, two big power structures in America, that they think, they have conspired to make wealthy wealthier and not serve the middle class and poor people.

What would make them happy? 

When you talk to them, they say, we are not going to draw a specific list of demands. We are here to draw awareness to the numbers that don't lie, that the richer are getting richer, the middle are barely holding on, and the poor are getting poorer, and that there are just fundamental unfairnesses that have to go with greed in banks and greed in Washington that make this continue.

Who are the 1%?

The richest 1% of Americans made 343,000 last year or more, according to the IRS. That 1% has seen its income triple from 1979 to 2007. At the same time, the middle class has seen its income up about 40%, and the poor, the bottom of that, income has barely seen it move. So, you've seen a widening income gap, the biggest and widenest income gap, we have seen in this country, in 70 years.

The other 99% 

More than punishing the 1%, what they are saying is we are the 99%, what about us, we are a bigger group, we can be strong, we can stand here, and occupy some place and show you and raise awareness that your policies are not benefiting everyone.  They are only benefiting a few. 
So rather than indicting the top 1%, there are those who do that, but they are really trying to the focus on the 99% who, they say, have been left behind.


Yesterday was the two months marks since the beginning of Occupied Wallstreet.
Organizers call for people to make it a massive day of action. Before it got started, New York officials talked about balancing the protesters' rights with the need to keep things under control.

"The Occupied WallMovement has said that this is going to be a massive protests, there are going to be tens of thousands of people in the street. We will be prepared, we are always prepared, this is the place where we honor the first amendment, where people come and protest all the time. And we are going to make sure that if people want to peacefully protest, they are going to have the right to do that. If people break the law, then obviously we'll deal with that."


And it was a massive protest. Hundreds of people went back to the park that Occupied Wallstreet uses as a homebase before they were kicked out on Tuesday. They marched through the streets near the streets of New York stock exchange. Fights broke out between protesters and police. At least 175 people were arrested. Police said Several officials were also injured during the day.



If you have been brave enough to hit the mall on Black Friday. You know just how crowded things can get. The national retail federation estimates that more than 150 million Americans will go shopping over Black Friday weekend. Stores are trying to get a jump on making those sales. Target, Best Buy and Macy`s are planning to open at midnight. 
And the day before Black Friday, Wall Mark will let shoppers in at 10 p.m. It will be 9 P.M for  Toys `r` Us. The day before Black Friday is Thanksgiving. That's not going over so well with some of these store's employees.  At least one started a petition to try to get his store to open later so that employees can have more time with their families. Some shoppers are on board with this Friday backlash as well.
But these are early openings can also mean big businesses and other customers consider shopping part of their thanksgiving holidday tradition.

So shopping might be the answer for some of you on our blog question today. We are asking about your unique thanksgiving traditions. Running a Turkey trot? Hitting the mall at dawn on Friday? Maybe guessing how much stuffing you can gobble up. The holiday is less than a week away now, so we know it's on your mind. Share your favorite traditons at CNN Student News.com.



So here in the U.S. many of us dream about playing baseball or football.But in the Asian nation of Azerbaijan, many young people dream about following in the footsteps of their fellow counrymen. The country is smaller than the state of Maine. But it's making a name for itself in the world of Chess. Check out this report from our reporter.


Reporter:
Taking notes, learing to think two and more moves ahead, talking tactics with friends. These young women dream of becoming Chess grand masters. In a country where older citizens enjoys backgammon, the younger generation have focused on chess. 
Remembering Baku-born Garry Kasparov, who dominated Chess during the dying days of the Soviet Union. And soon, a new chess palace, a place for the country's prodigies to gather, to learn, and look for new ways, to say "check mates". like this 22 years old. She represents the country against the likes of Iran, Russia, Georgia and Turkey.
 
"Why do you like Chess? Why do you think people in this country play so much Chess?"

"Because it's interesting game, wonderful"

Grand master Gadir Guseinov is currently the fifth-ranked male player in Azerbaijan, and just out of the top 100 in Europe. The man's national team was European champions in 2009 and it's currently ranked 10th in the world. And the country's youth teams are showing plenty of promise, too. In early November, Its under- sixteen boys finished fourth just after Iran in the World Olympiad. Becoming the queens and kings of the Chess board, it's a matter of pride for Azeris. 



Before we go, we are bringing you a unique dog with a unique skill. Oh, sure, a lot dogs love water. But Bob's aquatic adventures make you look beneath the surface. This spiral dive is how he gets there. Bob works this signature spin move to get his favorite toy from the bottom of the deep end. His owner discorved the skill when Bob's toy accidentally fell in, and the dog didn't want to wait for someone else to get it for him. So we quess he "pooled"(pulled) his courage and just dove in without "paws"(pause). 
Thanks for that special stunt, Bob's tail is sure making a splash. We are going to stop before these puns spiral out of control.
We hope you have a great weekend. We will be back on Monday. CNN Student News will be broadcasting next Monday and Tuesday.