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I run a toy drive. I've seen the good, the bad and the very very ugly in holiday giving

"The Beatles: Get Back."
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Watching 'The Beatles: Get Back' Disney+ series is a kind of torment

Turkeys on a farm in Orefield, Pa., on Nov. 10, 2021.
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The true history of the Thanksgiving meal predates 17th century New England

Image: Lady Gaga stars as Patrizia Reggiani in Ridley Scott's, \"House of Gucci.\"
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'House of Gucci' won't get Lady Gaga the Oscar she covets. But it might get viewers.

Image: People react outside the Glynn County Courthouse after the jury reached a guilty verdict in the trial of William \"Roddie\" Bryan, Travis McMichael and Gregory McMichael, charged with the death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, in Brunswick, Ga., on Nov.
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Finding Arbery's killers guilty doesn't mean America has healed its racial wounds

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My family's Thanksgiving dinner is the symbol of our multicultural American story

Coronavirus

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Coronavirus

How variants like omicron develop and what makes them variants 'of concern'

Siboniso Nene, head of the vaccination program, briefs people who came for Covid-19 vaccinations at the Swartkops railroad yard outside Gqeberha, South Africa, on Sept. 22, 2021.
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News

Chart: Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination gap

People queue to get vaccinated at a shopping mall, in Johannesburg, on Nov. 26, 2021 as a worrying new strain of Covid emerged in the country.
Denis Farrell / AP

Coronavirus

WHO labels new Covid strain as 'variant of concern' amid global alarm

Coronavirus

Merck's Covid pill is effective, FDA says. Experts will now review safety.

TODAY

WATCH: South African scientist breaks down concerns about the new variant on 'TODAY'

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Coronavirus

Merck's Covid pill is effective, FDA says. Experts will now review safety.

TODAY

WATCH: South African scientist breaks down concerns about the new variant on 'TODAY'

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Politics

Image: The Capitol, shown through a glass prism, in Washington on Aug. 6, 2021.
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Congress

As new debt limit showdown looms, lawmakers consider long-term solutions

Taiwan: Flag Flyby Amid China-Taiwan Tensions
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Politics News

U.S. lawmakers defy China by meeting with officials in Taiwan

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Firm that administers medical benefits for some 9/11 survivors loses federal contract

National Security

CIA chief warns Russians of consequences if they caused 'Havana Syndrome'

White House

Polyp removed during Biden's colonoscopy is 'benign,' White House physician says

National Security

CIA chief warns Russians of consequences if they caused 'Havana Syndrome'

White House

Polyp removed during Biden's colonoscopy is 'benign,' White House physician says

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World

Russian coal mine fire kills at least 52 people

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Russian authorities launch criminal investigation into Siberian coal mine explosion

Government personnel work at a scene where at least 19 people were killed and 20 more injured after a passenger bus traveling on a highway crashed into a house in San Jose El Guarda, Mexico, on Nov. 26, 2021.
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Latin America

19 dead, 32 injured in Mexico religious site pilgrimage bus crash

Coronavirus

WHO names new variant of concern 'omicron,' as scientists advise caution

Coronavirus

WHO labels new Covid strain as 'variant of concern' amid global alarm

Coronavirus

WHO names new variant of concern 'omicron,' as scientists advise caution

Coronavirus

WHO labels new Covid strain as 'variant of concern' amid global alarm

Business, Tech & Media

Stock Indexes Remain At Near Record Highs, As Inflation Continues To Rise Sharply
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Coronavirus

Dow closes down more than 900 points as new Covid variant sparks market sell-off

Black Friday shoppers wearing face masks wait in line to enter a store at the Citadel Outlets in Commerce, Calif., Friday, Nov. 26, 2021.
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Coronavirus

Stores kick off Black Friday but pandemic concerns linger

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Business News

'Put an end to this madness': Retailers ramp up security after wave of robberies

Tech News

Pinterest settles shareholder lawsuit over workplace culture

Business News

Navajo rebuild traditional foodways as inflation, supply chain woes hit hard

Tech News

Pinterest settles shareholder lawsuit over workplace culture

Business News

Navajo rebuild traditional foodways as inflation, supply chain woes hit hard

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Climate in Crisis

Australia’s reluctant role at climate summit is exactly what activists were worried about

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Politics News

Biden administration approves second major offshore wind project, to provide power to N.Y.

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Science News

The search for extra-terrestrial life is going to look at our nearest galactic neighbor

Corals fertilize billions of offspring by casting sperm and eggs into the Pacific Ocean off the Queensland state coastal city of Cairns, Australia, on Nov. 23, 2021. Australia's Great Barrier Reef is spawning in an explosion of color as the World Heritage-listed natural wonder recovers from life-threatening coral bleaching episodes.
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Environment

Australia’s Barrier Reef erupts in color as corals spawn

Space

NASA's latest mission will nudge an asteroid. Could this save humanity?

Science News

Octopuses and lobsters feel pain, research shows, prompting U.K. to consider their treatment

Coronavirus

How Covid shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants

BETTER

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Diet & Fitness

Why getting outside for a walk in the cold is worth the effort

TODAY Illustration / Stephanie Mansour

Diet & Fitness

Bloated from your holiday meal? Try these 3 gentle stretches

Thanksgiving Leftovers in Containers on White Wood
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News

Here’s how long those Thanksgiving leftovers can stay out

Essay

Jenna Bush Hager: On my 40th birthday, here’s the advice I’d give my younger self

Diet & Fitness

I tried the ‘Rock the Boat’ fitness challenge — and it’s harder than it looks

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Jenna Bush Hager: On my 40th birthday, here’s the advice I’d give my younger self

Diet & Fitness

I tried the ‘Rock the Boat’ fitness challenge — and it’s harder than it looks

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