Holiday Magic Continues at Best Buy, Black Friday Sale Begins Nov. 21

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Holiday Magic Continues at Best Buy, Black Friday Sale Begins Nov. 21

2024-11-18 21:02 Last Updated At：21:21

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 18, 2024--

It’s time to kick the holiday shopping into high gear. Best Buy’s Black Friday Sale1 starts this Thursday, Nov. 21—more than a week before Black Friday—and it’s packed with the best deals and doorbusters on all the hottest tech before the turkey even hits the table.

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Shoppers can expect Black Friday deals on everything from TVs and laptops to headphones and smart rings, electric scooters and more. Plus, throughout the Black Friday Sale, Best Buy will have even more doorbusters on top tech and Flash Deals on Best Buy Drops ™ that customers won’t want to miss.

Black Friday deals can be shopped in stores, through the Best Buy App and on BestBuy.com. My Best Buy Plus™ and My Best Buy Total™ members also get access to doorbusters a day before they’re live for all customers.

Deals and Doorbusters

This holiday, new doorbusters drop every week —these are some of the hottest deals of the season on some of the most exciting tech. To kick off the Black Friday Sale, Best Buy is dropping doorbusters this Thursday, Nov. 21, with more coming on Friday, Nov. 22 and Black Friday, Nov. 29. Keep an eye on the Black Friday Sale to take advantage of the great savings.

Here’s a look at this Thursday’s doorbusters:

All season, Plus and Total members get early access on Thursday to new doorbusters before they’re available to everyone.

Deals Dropped in a Flash

Shoppers love Best Buy Drops because it gives them the opportunity to get their hands on limited runs, new launches and big deals—all in real time.

On Black Friday, Nov. 29, there will be Flash Deals on Best Buy Drops throughout the day exclusively on the Best Buy App. Shoppers can save big on products from Apple, Dyson, Sony, Ninja and more. Remember, to act quickly because these deals are only available for a short time and in limited quantities. The first Drop starts at 8 a.m. CT.

Holiday Store Hours

Experience the sparkle of tech in stores with extended store shopping hours. Here’s what to expect:

From 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. CT, shoppers can also connect with virtual experts via video, chat or audio to get gift inspiration, assistance and live product demos—on BestBuy.com or the Best Buy App.

Exclusives and Experiences

While searching for the perfect deals, shoppers can keep an eye out for offers on products only found at Best Buy, including Theragun Prime Massage Gun2, Epson Portable Smart Laser Projector and Pokémon Trading Card Game: Paradox Wisdom Premium Collection.

Stopping by a store? Be sure to check out Best Buy’s new experiences to find that perfect gift. Whether that’s seeing a new XXL TV in person, trying out the new Intel PC Gaming and Breville spaces, or starting early on a New Year’s resolution with a smart ring from Oura or Samsung, Best Buy has something for everyone to discover.

Negotiators are urged to get down to business as climate talks in Baku enter second week

2024-11-18 21:11 Last Updated At：21:20

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — United Nations climate talks resumed Monday with negotiators urged to make progress on a stalled-out deal that could see developing countries get more money to spend on clean energy and adapting to climate-charged weather extremes.

U.N. Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell called for countries to “cut the theatrics and get down to real business.”

“We will only get the job done if Parties are prepared to step forward in parallel, bringing us closer to common ground,” Stiell said to a room of delegates in Baku, Azerbaijan. “I know we can get this done.”

Climate and environment ministers from around the world have arrived at the summit to help push the talks forward.

“Politicians have the power to reach a fair and ambitious deal,” said COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev at a press conference at the venue. "They must deliver and engage immediately and constructively.”

Talks in Baku are focused on getting more climate cash for developing countries to transition away from fossil fuels, adapt to climate change and pay for damages caused by extreme weather. But countries are far apart on how much money that will require.

A group of developing nations last week put the sum at $1.3 trillion, while rich countries are yet to name a figure. Several experts estimated that the money needed for climate finance is around $1 trillion.

“We all know it is never easy in politics and in international politics to talk about money, but the cost of action today is, as a matter of fact, much lower than the cost of inaction,” said Wopke Hoekstra, the EU climate commissioner at press conference.

“We will continue to lead to do our fair share and even more than our fair share, as we’ve always done,” he said. But Hoekstra added that “others have a responsibility to contribute based on their emissions and based on their economic growth too.”

Teresa Anderson, the Global Lead on Climate Justice at ActionAid International, was skeptical about rich countries' intentions.

“The concern is that the pressure to add developing countries to the list of contributors is not, in fact, about raising more money for frontline countries,” Anderson said. "Rich countries are just trying to point the finger and have an excuse to provide less finance. That’s not the way to address runaway climate breakdown, and is a distraction from the real issues at stake.”

Rachel Cleetus from the Union of Concerned Scientists said $1 trillion in global climate funds "is going to look like a bargain five, 10 years from now.”

“We’re going to wonder why we didn’t take that and run with it,” she said, citing a multitude of costly recent extreme weather events from flooding in Spain to hurricanes Helene and Milton in the United States.

Robert Habeck, Germany’s climate and economic affairs minister said rich nations shouldn't try to stop developing nations from producing more energy, but it has to come from cleaner sources.

“They have the same right to create same work, same education and health system," he said. "On other hand, if we’re they are doing the same as we did for 100 years of burning fossil energy, that is completely messed up.”

Meanwhile, the world’s biggest decision makers are halfway around the world as another major summit convenes. Brazil is hosting the Group of 20 summit, which runs Nov. 18-19, bringing together many of the world's largest economies. Climate change — among other major topics like rising global tensions and poverty — will be on the agenda.

COP President Babayev said the world “cannot succeed” in its climate goals without G20 nations.

“We urge them to use the G20 meeting to send a positive signal of their commitment to addressing the climate crisis. We want them to provide clear mandates to deliver,” he said.

Harjeet Singh, global engagement director for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, said G20 nations “cannot turn their backs on the reality of their historical emissions and the responsibility that comes with it.”

"They must commit to trillions in public finance," he said.

Also on Monday, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has been mulling a proposal to cut public spending for foreign fossil fuel projects. The OECD — made up of 38 member countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan and Germany — are discussing a deal that could prevent up to $40 billion worth of carbon-polluting projects.

At COP29, activists are protesting the U.S., South Korea, Japan, and Turkey who they say are the key holdouts preventing the agreement in Paris from being finalized.

“It’s of critical importance that President Biden comes out in support. We know it’s really important that he lands a deal that Trump cannot undo. This can be really important for Biden’s legacy,” said Lauri van der Burg, Global Public Finance Lead at Oil Change international. “If he comes around, this will help mount pressure on other laggards including Korea, Turkey and Japan.”

Associated Press journalist Ahmed Hatem in Baku contributed to this report.

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