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Georgia linebacker Azeez Ojulari (13) and a teammate sack Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers (2) during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Some in-state rivalries left off of SEC’s Thanksgiving menu

By GARY B. GRAVES - Associated Press

The Nationals' Youth Baseball Academy has served as a food distribution site, and that continued during Thanksgiving week. (Courtesy of Nationals)

D.C.-area teams, players are fighting food insecurity this Thanksgiving

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Texas Panhandle mayor battling cancer says she has COVID-19

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Illustration on the actual first Thankgiving in America by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Thanksgiving should be about gratitude to our Creator

By Michael McKenna

COVID-19 deaths, coronavirus cases climb again in Illinois

By DON BABWIN - Associated Press

Denver mayor travels for holiday after asking staff not to

Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden introduces nominees and appointees to key national security and foreign policy posts at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Biden seeks unity as Trump stokes fading embers of campaign

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley, right, greets Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly following an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

ACC reaches for end zone of season-long schedule shuffle

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Dwight D. Eisenhower, shown here in 1945, was a five-star general in the U.S. Army, and served as the 34th president from 1953-1961. (U.S. Archives)

Inside the Beltway: Eisenhower’s 1954 Thanksgiving proclamation

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Ariz. Gov. Doug Ducey walks out after addressing the media on COVID-19 during a news conference in Phoenix on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Behind him is Dr. Cara Christ. Health officials are begging people not to travel for Thanksgiving and asking families to resist inviting anyone over to the house who does not already live there. “Don’t let down your guard, even around close friends and relatives who aren’t members of your household,” Arizona's health department said on Twitter.(Michael Chow/The Arizona Republic via AP)

Officials urge Thanksgiving caution as virus cases soar

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and PAUL DAVENPORT - Associated Press

White to play and win -- Troitzky.

For a chess lover, still many reasons to give thanks

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2020 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference in Kenosha, Wis. The Wisconsin Supreme Court was hearing arguments Monday, Nov. 16, on whether to strike down the state's mask mandate being challenged by conservatives as an unconstitutional overreach of power by Gov. Evers. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Evers says skip holiday parties as state sets virus record

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

In this Nov. 18, 2020 photo, a person wearing a face mask crosses Broad Street in Philadelphia. As governors and mayors grapple with an out-of-control pandemic, they are ratcheting up mask mandates and imposing restrictions on small indoor gatherings, which have been blamed for accelerating the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Thanksgiving could make or break US coronavirus response

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM - Associated Press

Baltimore Ravens running back Gus Edwards gains yardage against the New England Patriots in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

FANTASY PLAYS: Players to add include Edwards, Pittman

By BRANDON C. WILLIAMS - Associated Press

For the 21st annual Feast of Sharing event, Safeway and Events DC on Tuesday distributed thousands of Thanksgiving meal boxes and gift bags to local nonprofits to distribute to those in need. (Courtesy of Safeway)

Feast of Sharing shifts into delivery mode due to pandemic

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

Mississippi troopers to begin holiday patrols Wednesday

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President Donald Trump speaks after pardoning Corn, the national Thanksgiving turkey, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Washington, as first lady Melania Trump watches. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump pushes back at Mattis during annual turkey pardon

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Susannah Remillard, middle, speaks to one of her sixth-grade students at Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in East Harwich, Mass. In a growing number of U.S. schools, students are now learning a more complex Thanksgiving story that involves conflict, injustice and a new focus on the native people who lived in New England for hundreds of years before European settlers arrived. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Thanksgiving lessons jettison Pilgrim hats, welcome truth

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press