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Trump's Proposed Muslim Registry Echoes Bush-Era Program

6:27pm November 24, 2016

If the Trump administration decides to implement a registry for Muslims entering the United States, it has a model: the U.S. put a registration system in place after 9/11. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Muzaffar Chishti, director of the Migration Policy Institute at the NYU School of Law, about the impact of that system.

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Encore: For 100 Years, Celery And Olives Were Thanksgiving Mainstays

6:27pm November 24, 2016

Celery and olives were two mainstays of the Thanksgiving table for about 100 years, starting in the late 1800s. Hilary Sargent wrote about this tradition for Boston.com and spoke with us about it in 2014. On this holiday, we revisit that conversation. This story originally aired on Nov. 27, 2014 on All Things Considered.

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Plymouth Plantation Museum Showcases Music Of Pilgrims And Native Americans

6:27pm November 24, 2016

by Neda Ulaby

The first Thanksgiving most likely took place in 1621 at Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. Plymouth Plantation, a living history museum, recently showcased the spiritual music of both the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians.

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TV Chef Alton Brown Shares Tips On The Science Of Thanksgiving Dinner

6:27pm November 24, 2016

There are tons of tips on how to cook that Thanksgiving dinner, many of them rooted in science. Alton Brown, the showman of food TV, runs through why we stuff the turkey after it's cooked, why gravy should be kept in a thermos, and why canned cranberries are the devil.

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Dennis Pungowiyi sells his ivory carvings at a craft fair during the annual Alaska Federation of Natives conference.

Ivory Ban Hurts Alaska Natives Who Legally Carve Walrus Tusks

6:20pm November 24, 2016

by Zachariah Hughes

Strict bans on ivory trade are aimed at preventing elephant poaching. But the measures are causing unintended consequences for Alaska Natives who hunt walruses and carve their tusks for a living.

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Emergency Rooms Experience Spike In Football Injuries On Thanksgiving

4:29pm November 24, 2016

For a lot of families, one of the rituals of Thanksgiving is playing a little backyard football. That may be why football injuries at the emergency room spike on Thanksgiving every year. FiveThirtyEight reporter Ben Casselman dug into the numbers.

Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Continue On Thanksgiving Day

4:29pm November 24, 2016

by Doualy Xaykaothao

Opponents of a 1,200-mile oil pipeline from North Dakota are marking this Thanksgiving Day at the site of a planned river crossing near Lake Oahe. Protesters say the pipeline could damage local drinking water sources and Native American heritage sites. The pipeline's developers say the project will have big economic benefits.

People line up to see the Broadway hit Hamilton on Nov. 19 in New York.

The Room Where It Didn't Happen: A Case Of Mistaken 'Hamilton' Identity

3:49pm November 24, 2016

by Laura Wagner

A small theater company in Montana, Hamilton Players, faced the wrath of online commenters after the cast of the hit musical Hamilton addressed a message to Vice President-elect Mike Pence last week.

A school bus is carried away on Tuesday in Chattanooga, Tenn., from the site where it crashed on Monday. The bus driver, Johnthony Walker, 24, has been arrested on charges including vehicular homicide, reckless driving and reckless endangerment. The crash

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Tenn. School Bus Crash Claims Another Victim As A 6th Child Dies

11:29am November 24, 2016

by Doreen McCallister

The driver, Johnthony Walker, 24, was charged on Monday with five counts of vehicular homicide. Chattanooga police say he will now be charged with a sixth, after a hospitalized child died.

Chacoda, an Atlantic harbor seal at the New England Aquarium, is so good at vocalizing that he can mimic his teacher, Kathy Streeter, when she says, "How are you?"

How To Teach A Sea Lion Who's Fussy About Grammar

10:08am November 24, 2016

by Gabrielle Emanuel

At the New England Aquarium, seals don't just cruise around the tank; they go to school each day. And their teacher has an individual lesson plan for each one of them.