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U.S. Service Member Dies In Syria After Roadside Bomb Explodes

2:07am November 25, 2016

by Doreen McCallister

In a statement, the Pentagon announced on Thursday that an American service member in Syria died from injuries suffered in an IED blast. The victim's name has not been released yet.

Commentary: Native American Writer On Support Of Standing Rock

6:27pm November 24, 2016

Native American writer Tanaya Winder has been thinking about the Thanksgiving story of Pilgrims and Indians, especially as the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in North Dakota continue.

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Obama Administration Races To Shore Up Iran Nuclear Deal

6:27pm November 24, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

The Obama administration has little time left to shore up the Iran nuclear deal, a key part of the president's legacy at risk with the incoming Trump administration. Critics of the deal are watching.

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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.