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Sarah Michelle
Gellar's Sexy
Thanksgiving
Post Flops

Nov 22, 2018 12:30 PM CST

Sarah Michelle Gellar's Sexy Thanksgiving Post Flops

Instagram users accuse her of fat shaming

(Newser) - Instagram users are decidedly not taken with Sarah Michelle Gellar's Thanksgiving preparations. The former star of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer issued an apology after sharing photos of herself from a 2007 Maxim lingerie shoot. "I'm just going to pin these up all over my house as a...

Obama Surprises
Chicago Food Bank

Nov 22, 2018 9:00 AM CST

Obama Surprises Chicago Food Bank

Ex-president helped bag potatoes

(Newser) - Barack Obama paid a surprise visit to a Chicago food bank before Thanksgiving—and stuck around to help volunteers bag potatoes. "Hey, how's it going?" the former president said, per the Chicago Sun-Times . "This is a spiffy-looking spot, right here." Children ran up for hugs in...

Community Steps Up to Help Wildfire Evacuees Have Thanksgiving

In California, an Example of
'What Thanksgiving's About'

Nov 22, 2018 4:48 AM CST

In California, an Example of 'What Thanksgiving's About'

Businesses, volunteers teaming up to provide meal to those displaced by Camp Fire

(Newser) - The Camp Fire in northern California has killed at least 83 people, with the number rising daily, and has displaced tens of thousands of others. Hundreds are unaccounted for. It won't be a normal Thanksgiving for any of those families, but businesses and hundreds of volunteers have stepped up...

This Might Be Coldest
Thanksgiving in a Century

Nov 21, 2018 7:05 PM CST

This Might Be Coldest Thanksgiving in a Century

Macy's parade in NYC will be especially frigid

(Newser) - It's a double dose of bad news for anyone planning to take in the Macy's Thanksgiving parade in person: First, it could be the coldest Thanksgiving in a century, and, second, it's possible that winds will ground the balloons, reports the Daily News . Like other cities throughout...

There Are Going to Be
a Lot of People
Traveling for
Thanksgiving

Nov 20, 2018 3:37 PM CST

There Are Going to Be a Lot of People Traveling for Thanksgiving

54 million is the estimate

(Newser) - Good luck if you're planning to travel for Thanksgiving. According to AAA, a record number of people will be doing so this year. Specifically, more than 54 million people, or the highest number since a record was set in 2005, per Newsday . That number includes Americans traveling more than...

Dying Toddler Gets a
'Thanksgiving Miracle'

Nov 23, 2017 2:30 PM CST

Dying Toddler Gets a 'Thanksgiving Miracle'

AJ Burgess underwent lifesaving kidney transplant Wednesday

(Newser) - "This is an unexpected Thanksgiving miracle." That's the message from a lawyer representing a 2-year-old Georgia boy, who was temporarily blocked from receiving a lifesaving kidney, after the toddler underwent a successful transplant Wednesday, reports CNN . AJ Burgess was born without functioning kidneys. However, his father, Anthony...

Trump's Thanksgiving Call to Troops: 'We're Really Winning'

Trump's Thanksgiving
Tweet: US 'Starting
to Do Really Well'

Nov 23, 2017 1:30 PM CST

Trump's Thanksgiving Tweet: US 'Starting to Do Really Well'

President also had message for Coast Guard, troops around the world

(Newser) - President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump kicked off their Thanksgiving celebration by visiting a Coast Guard station in Riviera Beach, Fla., on Thursday, the AP reports. Trump praised the Coast Guard for its work in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Texas and said, "There's no...

For Some Americans,
Today Is 'Day of Mourning'

Nov 23, 2017 9:00 AM CST

For Some Americans, Today Is 'Day of Mourning'

"No thanks, no giving"

(Newser) - Members of Native American tribes from around New England are gathering in the town where the Pilgrims settled for a solemn National Day of Mourning observance. Thursday's noon gathering in downtown Plymouth, Massachusetts, will recall the disease, racism, and oppression that European settlers brought. It's the 48th year...

Trump's Holiday Message:
America Is So Much Better

Nov 23, 2017 7:29 AM CST

Trump's Holiday Message: America Is So Much Better

'HAPPY THANKSGIVING, your Country is starting to do really well'

(Newser) - President Trump offered the nation a Happy Thanksgiving on Twitter Thursday morning, Or, as the AP put it, "presents his report card [and] passes with flying colors." USA Today's take: "It's time to be very grateful. To him." The tweet : "HAPPY THANKSGIVING, your...

14 Unusual Dogs Will Help
Protect the Macy's Parade

Nov 23, 2017 6:34 AM CST

14 Unusual Dogs Will Help Protect the Macy's Parade

Security measures include radiation detectors

(Newser) - New faces and old favorites will fly, float, and march in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as police go all-out to secure it in a year marked by attacks on outdoor gathering spots. One of the nation's biggest outdoor holiday events, the parade makes its way through 2....

Trump Pardons Turkeys,
Gets in Obama Dig

Nov 22, 2017 12:30 AM CST

Trump Pardons Turkeys, Gets in Obama Dig

President spared Wishbone, Drumstick, but not before poking fun at his predecessor

(Newser) - President Trump wielded his pardon power Tuesday to spare a pair of turkeys from the Thanksgiving roaster, joking that he would also let last year's turkey pardons stand despite his penchant for overturning Obama-era orders. In a brief White House ceremony, Trump extended the annual presidential tradition of pardoning...

Black Friday Sales
to Watch Out For

Nov 8, 2017 11:28 AM CST

Black Friday Sales to Watch Out For

Including $99 laptops and a $190 PS4

(Newser) - Retailers including Sears, Kmart, and Target are kicking off holiday sales early this year as a report finds more shoppers plan to spread out their purchases, reports USA Today . Then there are those hoping to draw the Black Friday crowds. Though Nov. 24 is still weeks away, these retailers are...

Target Shaking Up
Black Friday Shopping

Nov 6, 2017 4:05 PM CST

Target Shaking Up Black Friday Shopping

No more 24-hour Black Friday shopping

(Newser) - Target is offering shoppers a breather after holiday shopping on Thanksgiving, the AP reports. The Minneapolis-based discounter says it will open at 6pm on Thanksgiving and then close at midnight local time. Its stores will then reopen at 6am local time on Friday until 10pm, 11pm, or midnight local time....

Florida Boy Calls 911 to Invite
Deputies to Thanksgiving

Nov 26, 2016 2:44 PM CST

Florida Boy Calls 911 to Invite Deputies to Thanksgiving

And one showed up

(Newser) - While his mother was preparing food in the kitchen, a 5-year-old Florida boy called 911 to invite law enforcement officers over for Thanksgiving dinner, the AP reports. Monica Webster of the Walton County Sheriff's Office tells the News Herald that with all the bad calls they receive every day,...

Aretha Franklin
Stretches the
National Anthem
to 4.5 Minutes

Nov 25, 2016 7:24 AM CST

Aretha Franklin Stretches the National Anthem to 4.5 Minutes

It was a 'church spiritual'

(Newser) - Americans were reminded of one more thing to be thankful for on Thursday: Aretha Franklin. In what caused a "Twitter meltdown," per CBS Sports , Franklin sang the national anthem ahead of the Detroit Lions' game against the Minnesota Vikings and stretched the song into an incredible "4-minute,...

Obama Marks Final
Thanksgiving in White House

Nov 24, 2016 5:33 PM CST

Obama Marks Final Thanksgiving in White House

'We are still one people, part of something bigger than ourselves'

(Newser) - President Obama and his family are spending Thanksgiving with friends, family, turkey, and touchdowns, as he puts it, and reflecting "on what truly binds us as Americans." He says the country has just emerged from "a noisy, passionate and sometimes divisive campaign season." But he says...

Macy's Parade
Goes Off Without
a Hitch

Nov 24, 2016 1:04 PM CST

Macy's Parade Goes Off Without a Hitch

Security was tight amid fears of ISIS attack

(Newser) - The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, led by a giant inflatable Charlie Brown balloon, stepped off Thursday amid heavy crowds and a strong police presence. Costumed characters mingled with revelers and crowds cheered as clowns on bicycles rode by carrying bundles of balloons. Security measures this year included sanitation...

What It Costs to Protect
the Trumps on Thanksgiving

Nov 24, 2016 5:47 AM CST

What It Costs to Protect the Trumps on Thanksgiving

An unnamed official tells NBC News it's $7M

(Newser) - Donald Trump arrived in Florida Tuesday, and will spend the Thanksgiving holiday at Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, reports WUSA9 . NBC News takes a look at what it's taking to protect the president-elect and his 17-member family (that's Melania, Barron, 4 adult children, 3 spouses, and 8 grandchildren)...

Thanksgiving Meal on Its Way
for 2,000 Pipeline Protesters

Nov 23, 2016 6:55 PM CST

Thanksgiving Meal on Its Way for 2,000 Pipeline Protesters

Meanwhile, North Dakota wants to borrow another $7M for law enforcement

(Newser) - About 75 people from around the country are planning to serve Thanksgiving dinner to about 2,000 protesters who are demonstrating against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota, the AP reports. The group is to include actress-activists Jane Fonda and Shailene Woodley. The meal is set for late...

What Life in a
Turkey Plant Is
Like Before
Thanksgiving

LONGFORM

Nov 23, 2016 4:28 PM CST

What Life in a Turkey Plant Is Like Before Thanksgiving

Not very pleasant, per Slate exposé

(Newser) - No one's more thankful for Thanksgiving than the workers who toil away in turkey plants in the days before, where it can be weeks before time off is earned, bathroom breaks are frowned upon, and employees' "deboning" quota can surpass 11,000 turkeys per shift, per an exposé...