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President-elect Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, speaks about economic recovery at The Queen theater, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Joe Biden says virus requires military mindset for Thanksgiving, beyond: ‘We’re at war. For real.’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Students heading home for holiday should stay there, BU says

Associated Press

FILE— In this July 23, 2020, file photo, a worker from Boston University's maintenance department carries a bottle of sanitizer, due to concerns over the COVID-19 virus outbreak, while making her cleaning rounds at a campus building in Boston. The university is urging students to stay on campus for Thanksgiving or, if they go home, stay away for the rest of the semester, joining a growing number of U.S. universities working to curb the spread of the coronavirus around the holidays. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Boston mayor doesn’t rule out economic shutdown

Associated Press

FILE- In this July 20, 2020 file photo, Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-East Gull Lake, speaks in St. Paul, Minn. The state's Democratic senators are calling on Gazelka to resign from his leadership post after Senate Republicans failed to notify their Democratic colleagues, nonpartisan staff and Capitol security of a potential COVID-19 outbreak among GOP ranks in advance of a special session last week. (Glenn Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File)

As hospitals strain, officials urge Minnesotans to stay home

By AMY FORLITI - Associated Press

This August 2020 photo shows a recipe for traditional Thanksgiving stuffing in New York. The recipe can be cut in half and baked in a smaller pan for less time for a smaller group. (Katie Workman via AP)

Tips for cooking (and saving) a smaller Thanksgiving feast

By KATIE WORKMAN - Associated Press

COVID-19 stress isn’t taking a break for the holidays

By KIRBY ADAMS and The Courier-Journal - Associated Press

Senor Moose server and bartender Phil West, right, confirms there is indoor brunch seating for married couple Nataly Ocampo, 28, and Stephen Durkee, 36, shortly after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's executive orders to stop indoor restaurant dining in the coming days to combat Covid-19, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood. West, a long time employee at the restaurant, said the &quot;Dine In!&quot; sign had just been made, and that this is the first time the restaurant allowed inside dining since March. It has allowed sidewalk dining for a while and will continue. &quot;It's probably a good thing to shut down for public safety,&quot; said West, who at first said, &quot;It's not ideal.&quot; Senor Moose will remain open for takeout and sidewalk dining. (Ken Lambert /The Seattle Times via AP)

2 states announce new virus restrictions as US cases hit 11M

Associated Press

In this April 15, 2020, file photo, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham puts on her face mask when not speaking during an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in the state during a news conference in the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. Gov. Lujan Grisham used her line-item veto power to preserve executive control over hundreds of millions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief funding, a move that could mean the loss of additional financial assistance for some Native American communities. She used her veto pen to scratch out entire paragraphs of the budget to prevent the Legislature from earmarking $318 million in federal virus relief funding for local governments. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool, File)

Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico governor, reimposes stay-at-home order

By Susan Montoya Bryan and Cedar Attanasio - Associated Press

In this Thursday, July 23, 2020 file photo, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives her weekly update on COVID-19 and the state's effort to contain it during a virtual news conference from the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. Grisham was an early adopter of aggressive pandemic restrictions that included a mask mandate, self-quarantine orders for travelers and a ban on public gatherings -- now capped at five people. And the state previously joined federal pilot project on testing and contact tracing. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Michelle Lujan Grisham, Kate Brown issue New Mexico, Oregon shutdown orders

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Grandfather Tony Gerlicz walks to a line to get a COVID-19 test at the Public Health Department testing site in Santa Fe, N.M., on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Gerlicz said he's getting tested for the disease ahead of a trip to California to visit with his grandchildren. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)

New Mexico governor hopes ‘pause’ will blunt virus surge

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and CEDAR ATTANASIO - Associated Press

Idaho’s 2nd-largest school district goes online-only, again

By REBECCA BOONE - Associated Press

Sung Kang, of South Korea, walks with his caddie along the 13th fairway during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

The Masters in November gives golf a big sendoff

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, fields questions during a press briefing on the COVID-19 virus on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, N.C. 'We are on shaky ground'; Cohen said as she referred to the spike in cases in North Carolina. (Robert Willett/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

N. Carolina tightens gathering limits ahead of Thanksgiving

By BRYAN ANDERSON - Associated Press

Poultry firms prepare to sell smaller birds for Thanksgiving

Associated Press

Olga Garcia, left, and her sisters Francis Garcia, center, and Anna Garcia work to prepare an afternoon family meal Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in the family home in Sedro-Woolley, Wash. On any other Thanksgiving, dozens of Olga's family members would squeeze into her home for the holiday. But this year, she'll deliver food to family spread along 30 miles of the North Cascades Highway in Washington state. If the plan works, everyone will sit down to eat in their own homes at precisely 6:30 p.m. and join a group phone call. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Experts say no need to cancel Thanksgiving, but play it safe

By CARLA K. JOHNSON - Associated Press

Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris answer questions during a news conference update on COVID-19 restrictions at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. (Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Health officials urge big side of precaution at Thanksgiving

By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press

Univ. of Maryland to move classes online after Thanksgiving

Associated Press

This October 2017 photo taken in New York, shows a Thanksgiving spread with hot spinach and mushroom dip, turkey, cornbread stuffing and sauteed brussel sprouts. A meal like this can be cooked and readied to be enjoyed in multiple homes and connected via Zoom, or virtually, during this year's Thanksgiving holiday. (Sarah Crowder/Katie Workman via AP)

Apart but together: tips for a cozier Zoom Thanksgiving

By KATIE WORKMAN - Associated Press

Turkeys are shown in a pen at Root Down Farm in Pescadero, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. Many turkey farmers are worried their biggest birds won't end up on Thanksgiving tables. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and restrictions on large gatherings, the traditional Thanksgiving feast is being downsized. Fewer people at Thanksgiving tables means many families will buy smaller turkeys, or none at all. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

Scaled-back Thanksgiving plans leave turkey farmers in limbo

By DEE-ANN DURBIN - Associated Press

"Some folks are asserting that we put out guidelines for the holidays," California Gov. Gavin Newsom said. "They were simply misled. ... we have not put out Thanksgiving guidelines." (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Gavin Newsom: California to issue new COVID-19 guidance before holidays, amid criticism

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times