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The NFL Thanksgiving schedule for this year may not make you feel as drowsy as all that turkey you'll be eating, but it has certainly lost some of its appeal since the start of the season. It might appear like there isn't much to be excited about in Thursday's three-game series because of losing streaks and backup quarterbacks. But let's chose to be grateful for the upcoming football marathon in the spirit of the season. Here are some things to look out for on Thursday in each game. Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions These bears are not your typical 4-7 team. Although Chicago has a losing record, one-possession games have accounted for five of its seven losses. The Bears have lost four games in a row in the past two weeks, except the game they lost on a tip-drill Hail Mary. Caleb Willi...

Australia's SydneyAustralia took a step closer to barring children under 16 from using social media on Wednesday when a measure was passed by the lower house of Parliament, despite pressure from Alphabet's Google and Facebook owners to postpone the law. After Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's center-left Labor government garnered bipartisan support for the ban, the Australian House of Representatives passed the bill 102 votes to 13, establishing some of the strictest social media regulations in the world. The government is eager to get the bill enacted before Thursday, the end of the parliamentary year, and the Senate was scheduled to discuss it later on Wednesday. In an attempt to increase his popularity ratings before the May election, Albanese has claimed that children's physical and me...

On Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day, the 23rd annual National Dog Show Presented by Purina will resume. Approximately 2,000 dogs representing 205 different breeds will compete for the coveted title of "Best in Show." Any dog registered with the American Kennel Club (AKC) may compete in the National Dog Show, which is an open, all-breed event hosted by the Kennel Club of Philadelphia. It is regarded as the sport's most well-known and watched showcase in America. How are the winners selected? Every dog breed competing is placed into one of seven groups that correspond to traits and purposes for which the breeds were first developed. Sporting, hound, working, terrier, toy, non-sporting, and herding are the seven categories. According to the official breed standard, each dog is evaluated on the ba...

Pakistan's ISLAMABAD Following a massive nighttime security force operation in the capital, Islamabad, that resulted in hundreds of arrests, the party of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan ceased public demonstrations calling for his release from prison, according to local media on Wednesday. According to a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) statement cited by broadcaster Geo News, the party has declared a temporary halt to the demonstration, which has resulted in the deaths of at least six persons, including two demonstrators and four paramilitary personnel. Requests for response were not immediately answered by a PTI official. On Tuesday, thousands of demonstrators gathered in the heart of Islamabad after a convoy driven by Bushra Bibi, Khan's wife, breached multiple security barri...

On November 28, the 98th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will return, including 34 amazing floats, seven wheeled "balloonicles," 22 large balloons, and more. The 2024 parade will once more be hosted by Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, and Al Roker of NBC's "TODAY" program. What's the parade route? from 8:30 a.m. ET, the parade starts from West 77th Street & Central Park West, and it ends at 12:00 p.m. ET at Macy's Herald Square flagship store on 34th Street. The 2024 route includes 2.5 miles of approved public viewing places. To secure the finest seats, viewers are encouraged to arrive as early as 6:00 a.m. Bring ponchos since it's supposed to rain in New York City on Thursday! Central Park West: Great views can be found along Central Park West from West 75th to West 61...

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson stated on Tuesday that Sweden is requesting a Chinese ship to return to Swedish seas in order to assist in the investigation of recent breaches of undersea fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea, but he made it clear that he was not leveling any charges. On November 17 and 18, two undersea cables—one connecting Sweden to Lithuania and the other connecting Finland and Germany—were destroyed in less than a day, leading German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius to claim he believed it was sabotage. Last week, criminal investigations were opened by Sweden, Germany, and Lithuania, focusing on the Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, which departed the Russian port of Ust-Luga on November 15. The ship's coordinates matched the time and location of the breaches, according to...

On Wednesday, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Courts requested that judges issue an arrest warrant for the leader of Myanmar's military administration for crimes against the Rohingya Muslim minority. The deportation and persecution of the Rohingya are alleged to be crimes against humanity committed by Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who succeeded elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup in 2021. In order to avoid what has been described as an ethnic cleansing effort that included mass rapes, massacres, and home burning, over a million people were compelled to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. Karim Khan, the court's senior prosecutor, said in a statement from a Bangladeshi refugee camp that he plans to ask for further warrants for Myanmar's leaders shortly. By doing this, w...

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden declared that a truce in Lebanon, mediated by the United States, had been reached between Israel and Hezbollah and would go into effect a few hours later. Tens of thousands have been displaced on both sides of the border, and the heightened tensions and back-and-forth strikes over the past year have killed dozens in Israel and hundreds in Lebanon, increasing the likelihood of a regional conflict. In describing the ceasefire, Biden stated that it was "designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities." The agreement was set to take effect Wednesday at 4 a.m. local time and was intended to end combat at the Israel-Lebanese border. According to Biden, France and other allies of the United States "will make sure this deal is implemented fully." "Let me be clea...

A judge announced Tuesday that the prosecution of an 86-year-old white man accused of killing a Black youngster in Kansas City, Missouri, last year through the wrong door will proceed. Judge David P. Chamberlain of Clay County Circuit Court approved Andrew Lester's mental exam in September. It was finished and recorded on November 15 but was otherwise kept private. According to court documents, the trial is set to begin on February 18 during a hearing in early October, and the report has not yet paused that date. If necessary, a second trial week was set for February 24. Ralph Yarl's mother, Cleo Nagbe, said the family is happy the lawsuit was kept on track. In a statement to Kansas City, Missouri's NBC station KSHB, Ralph Yarl's family expressed gratitude that the trial against Andrew Les...

About 40% of the fresh vegetables and 60% of the fresh fruit in the United States are imported. And Mexico is the largest contributor among the countries of origin for those products, so if President-elect Donald Trump fulfills his most recent pledge to impose a 25% tariff on all goods imported across the southern border, U.S. consumers may see higher prices for a variety of produce and grocery items. Mexico is the United States' top foreign supplier of bell peppers, strawberries, raspberries, avocados, tomatoes, and avocados, according to data from the University of California, Davis. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mexico accounted for 51% of all fresh fruit imports and 69% of all vegetable imports into the United States in 2022. The value of Mexico's horticulture export...