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NEW YORK (AP) -- After enjoying the Thanksgiving turkey, some Americans hit the shops for what retailers hope will be a new tradition to start the holiday shopping season....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Santa Claus, giant cartoon balloons and whimsical floats were protected by sand-filled dump trucks and bomb-sniffing dogs as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade wound its way through the streets of Manhattan under heavy security....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has invited all people to rejoice in sharing and in getting close to others, building relationships that inevitably result in us receiving more than we give. His words of encouragement came in a video message to the participants in the Sixth Festival of the Social Doctrine of the Church, celebrated in Verona from 24 to 27 November. The theme of the festival this year is “In Mezzo alla Gente” – “Amongst People” - which highlights the multiple richness of people as an expression of personal talents and warns against despotic regimes which increase poverty and inequality. Please find below Vatican Radio’s translation of the Pope’s video-message: Best wishes to all of you participating in the VI festival of the Social Doctrine of the Church.The theme for this year is: “Amongst People”. This expresses a great truth: we are made to be with others (this is what...
HAIFA, Israel (AP) -- A wildfire roared through parts of Israel's third-largest city on Thursday, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes as the country's leaders raised the possibility that Arab assailants had intentionally set the blaze....
HILLA, Iraq (AP) -- A car bomb tore through a gas station south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 56 people, including 20 Iranians, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group....
As Americans feasted on turkey Thursday during the nation's first major post-election holiday, some took to social media to describe the political gloating, loathing and subject avoiding they experienced around the Thanksgiving table....
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- The scramble to shape his administration underway, President-elect Donald Trump's team has simultaneously begun turning its attention to raising tens of millions of dollars for festivities related to his Washington inauguration....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Gobble down the turkey, then head to the stores....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, led by a giant inflatable Charlie Brown balloon, stepped off Thursday amid heavy crowds and a strong police presence. Costumed characters mingled with revelers and crowds cheered as clowns on bicycles rode by carrying bundles of balloons. Security measures this year included sanitation trucks filled with sand placed at intersections, bomb-sniffing dogs and portable radiation detectors. And the crowd seemed grateful for ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Thousands of people lined the streets Thursday amid heavy security including bomb-sniffing dogs and portable radiation detectors as iconic inflatable balloons, costumed characters and clowns floated, marched and danced their way through New York City for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade....
