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Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky warms up before an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Trubisky doubtful for Bears’ Thanksgiving matchup with Lions

By NOAH TRISTER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to the media before leaving the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, to travel to Florida, where he will spend Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Jack Reed calls on Donald Trump to visit troops in war zones overseas

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

This Oct. 13, 2018, photo, provided by Canisius Athletics, shows 19-year-old Emily Scheck running at a meet in Buffalo, N.Y. Online donations have poured in for Scheck, a sophomore at Canisius College in Buffalo, after she was cut off by her parents for being a lesbian. But for a time, it appeared Scheck, who runs cross-country and track, would have to choose between the much needed funds and her college eligibility. Now that the National Collegiate Athletic Association said she could keep both, Scheck said she heads into Thanksgiving grateful. (Tom Wolf Imaging/Canisius Athletics via AP)

Rejected by family, gay athlete thankful for other support

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The motorcade with President Donald Trump, drives into the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: Trump, Roberts clash over judiciary independence

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Some D.C. area restaurants are planning decadent Thanksgiving dinners with prix fixe menus and pickup options. (Associated Press/File)

Thanksgiving is a holiday rooted in appreciation of America’s blessings

By Monica Crowley

In this Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018 photo, Dan Iddings, owner of Classic Lines, a bookstore about a half-mile from Tree of Life Synagogue, works in his shop in Pittsburgh. Iddings plans to celebrate Thanksgiving with about 20 family and friends. &quot;Thanksgiving coming so closely on the heels of the shooting , people feel the need to be around family more.&quot; (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

After synagogue shooting, fresh thoughts on giving thanks

By RAMESH SANTANAM - Associated Press

Angela Bell receives a police donated Thanksgiving meals from Capt. John Stanford and officer Vanessa Washington in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. Hundred of meals were packed and distributed to families who officers meet throughout the year who might need the extra help on the holidays. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Philadelphia police buy and deliver 450 Thanksgiving dinners

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Jamal Khashoggi, general manager of a new Arabic news channel, speaks during a press conference in Manama, Bahrain, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. The Arabic-language station funded by Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal will be based in Bahrain and begin transmission Feb. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Khashoggi killing, other murders underscore threats

By Tim Constantine and Khalid Al-Jaber

President Donald Trump gives &quot;Peas&quot; a National Thanksgiving Turkey, a pardon during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, as Jeff Sveen, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, watches. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump grants poultry pardons to turkeys Peas and Carrots

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

The Oxford Dictionaries have named the 2018 word of the year: "toxic." (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Political poison: ‘Toxic’ is the word of the year

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

White Thanksgiving, bitter cold, on the table for Northeast

By DAVID SHARP - Associated Press

State police to step up traffic patrols during holiday

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Travelers gather in a waiting room at Amtrak's Baltimore Penn Station, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, in Baltimore. Favorable weather is helping get the Thanksgiving travel rush off to a smooth start. By midday Tuesday, just a few dozen flights had been canceled around the U.S. That's fewer cancelations than many regular travel days. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Thanksgiving air-travel rush gets off to a good start

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Charities prep for Thanksgiving more than year after Harvey

By MATT DeGROOD - Associated Press

Texas troopers urge Thanksgiving holiday safe travel

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Thanksgiving traffic around Lake Tahoe to see rain, snow

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Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher and teammates celebrate his field goal for a 22-19 victory over the Atlanta Falcons as time expired in an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in Atlanta. Falcons' Julio Jones lies on the ground after trying to block the attempt. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Brett Maher boots FG on final play, Cowboys beat Falcons 22-19

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

President Donald Trump answers a question from a member of the media as he leaves the White House, Saturday Nov. 17, 2018, in Washington, en route to see fire damage in California. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Time to give thanks for all God, Trump have provided

By Rebecca Hagelin

Police to step up seat belt enforcement during holiday week

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump jumps in to offer aid to Democrat Pelosi’s speaker bid

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press