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- The White House has given formal approval for President-elect Joe Biden to receive the President's Daily Briefing.
- Here's a preview of what this year's very different Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be like.
- What if Trump has to be dragged kicking and screaming from the White House? The Boston Globe asked some experts about other, more peaceful ways to coax him out.
- Thanksgiving headline of the day: "NO CREATURE ON EARTH HAS HOTTER, MORE DERANGED SEX THAN THE WILD TURKEY."
- Dave Chappelle posted a standup video on Instagram this morning in which he asked fans to boycott watching Chappelle's Show on Netflix. So Netflix complied and removed it from the service.
- The Wall Street Journal reports that the CDC may soon recommend that people exposed to COVID-19 quarantine for 7-10 days instead of 14.
- A dark money mystery in Florida centers on the campaign of a spoiler candidate who appeared to help a Republican unseat the Democratic incumbent in a state Senate race by a razor-thin margin of just 32 votes.
- Check out the full list of 2021 Grammy nominees, and then read about the snubs (The Weeknd, Bob Dylan) and surprises (Phoebe Bridgers, Brittany Howard).
- The Trump administration issued a new temporary rule that could require tourist and business travelers from two dozen countries, most in Africa, to pay a bond of as much as $15,000 to visit the United States.
- Dive bar regulars across the country are among those who were hit hardest by the death of Alex Trebek.
- What exactly is an "erotic" watch?
- New research has convinced many scientists that a mutation made the coronavirus more contagious early on.
- And finally, a classic baby/dog hang:
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