Earlier Black Friday start times draw midnight crowds!!!

After years of opening times closer to sunrise, several big-name stores let in customers in to shop at midnight on Black Friday. 

At Best Buy in Dunwoody, the earlier start time did not stop a line of shoppers from building up across the parking lot, creating a frenzy when the doors opened at midnight.

By the time the door-buster deals were over at 7 a.m., the atmosphere was relatively calm, compared to what many people were expecting.

"Since it opened so early, it was really easy I guess," shopper Chelsea Kong-Ho said.  "But a lot of things were sold out."

Best Buy and other stores have tried different tactics to control the crowds, which tend to get intense when so many people are chasing a limited number of discounted flat screen TVs and computer notebooks.

"We do control the crowd, we let 100 people in at a time," said Best Buy General Manager Daniel Sheehan.  "Just seeing the people wait outside, there were people waiting outside since Wednesday night.  It's always the sight to see."

Mexican authorities find 8 bodies in Veracruz!!

Authorities found eight bodies in a remote area in the Mexican coastal state of Veracruz Tuesday, officials said. An anonymous tip led investigators to the scene, near a river that is a popular tourist attraction in the municipality of Boca del Rio, the Veracruz state government said in a statement. In recent months, violence has surged in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, which is the third most populous state in Mexico, with more than 7 million residents. In September, 35 bodies were abandoned in a roadway during rush-hour traffic in a popular tourist area of Boca del Rio, two days before a meeting of high-ranking state prosecutors and judges there. In October, Mexican federal authorities announced plans to step up security in the state to help local police fight organized crime. Several days later, a total of 32 bodies were found in three locations in Boca del Rio. More than 43,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since President Felipe Calderon began a crackdown on cartels in December 2006, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.