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Extra Extra: A Preview Of This Year's Thanksgiving Day Pandemic Parade
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Extra Extra: A Preview Of This Year's Thanksgiving Day Pandemic Parade


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Ben Yakas

Published Nov 24, 2020


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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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Ben Yakas was born and raised in New York, and has worked for Gothamist for over a decade, and WNYC for four years, covering literally everything. He has hung out with Dan Smith (who will teach you guitar), but still has yet to have a guitar lesson with him.

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