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Shoppers make their way through a Target store in Dallas, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero) ** FILE **

Retailers already wrestling with the Thanksgiving Day dilemma: Stay open, or shut down?

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 18, 2012, photo, David Jaindl, owner and president of Jaindl Farms, walks among 22-week-old turkeys at the family-run business in Orefield, Pa. Jaindl Farms is Pennsylvania's largest single user of the federal H-2A visa program for seasonal agricultural workers. (Harry Fisher/The Morning Call via AP) **FILE**

Firm relies on foreign laborers to put turkeys on your table

By SCOTT KRAUS and The (Allentown) Morning Call - Associated Press

In this Jan. 1, 2017, file photo, Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) passes during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in Landover, Md. In a move that seemed the most likely at this point in the odd dance between Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins, the team placed the exclusive franchise tag on the starting quarterback on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Redskins set to host first Thanksgiving game: Report

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Ex-Salem teacher charged with sex abuse back in jail

Associated Press

A man walks outside of the American Legion Hall, which served a free Thanksgiving dinner, in Antioch, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Officials say at least 17 sickened from Thanksgiving meal

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press

The Latest: At least 17 sickened from Thanksgiving meal

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The Latest: 3 dead, 5 sickened after Thanksgiving dinner

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Memories and desire mix in barbecue’s smoke

By TAD SOOTER - Associated Press

A new book by Melanie Kirkpatrick goes way beyond the standard cultural discussion of Pilgrims, turkey, holiday traffic and holiday bargain shoppers.

Roast goose and rockfish: New Thanksgiving book includes wounded soldiers’ menu from 1864

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Bread for Life food pantry to hand out turkeys in Gloucester

By FRANCES HUBBARD - Associated Press

In this Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, file photo, shoppers carry bags as they cross a pedestrian walkway near Macy's in Herald Square, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Thanksgiving Day shopping is here to stay — with some tweaks

By Anne D'Innocenzio - Associated Press

Maine turkeys soon to give thanks for end of fall hunt

Associated Press

This Sept. 15, 2011, photo shows the nutrition label on a can of soda with the ingredient high fructose corn syrup, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia recently passed a tax on sugary drinks and in 2016, the government recommended we limit our intake of added sugars to 10 percent of daily calories, underscoring how significant elected officials believe the problem is. But while determining exactly how much sugar we’re consuming is a complicated business, the data and industry trends indicate we’ve actually made progress in cutting back. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Sugar: Healthy doses of do’s and don’ts

By Dr. Nina Radcliff

Correction: Thanksgiving Travel story

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, file photo, shoppers carry bags as they cross a pedestrian walkway near Macy's in Herald Square, in New York. Macy's announced Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, it is staying committed to Thanksgiving Day shopping, confirming that it will open an hour earlier on Thanksgiving Day. The move comes as several stores and a mall operator have decided to close for the turkey feast. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Macy’s to open an hour earlier on Thanksgiving Day

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, OCT. 15 - In this Friday, Sept. 30, 3016, photograph, inmates play a game of handball in an outdoor recreation yard at Larimer County Jail in Fort Collins, Colo. A unprecedented rapid increase in population in the northern Colorado city has also created a capacity issue in the local jail. (Austin Humphreys/The Coloradoan via AP)

Locked down: Larimer County Jail reaching its limit

By JASON POHL - Associated Press

Kirkwood Mall in Bismarck to close on Thanksgiving

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Dakota Square Mall in Minot to close on Thanksgiving

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In this Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, file photo, a man and a woman leave an Hhgregg store in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. On Oct. 12, CBL & Associates, a Tennesse shopping-mall management company, announced it was shutting its shopping centers, both open-air and enclosed, on Thanksgiving. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File) **FILE**

CBL & Associates, mall owner, to close its shopping centers on Thanksgiving: Report

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times