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Thanksgiving dinner. So much room for hope. So much room for disappointment.

Cross-Cultural Menu Ideas For A Code Switch Thanksgiving

You want to love Thanksgiving food so badly. Here are ways to make it happen.

A vonlunteer hands over care bags to refugees at the Central Registration Office for Asylum Seekers in Berlin Monday. The numbers of migrants have spiked since Sept. 4, when Austria and Germany threw open their borders and eased travel restrictions to allow in thousands who had made it to Hungary, which has balked at the influx.

Germany, France Announce Plans To Welcome Thousands Of Migrants

So far in 2015, more than 200,000 people have reached Greece and another 100,000 reached Italy, the U.N. says. Germany expects as many as 800,000 new arrivals this year.

As "Bernie Sanderswitzky," Bernie Sanders alluded to a central campaign message in one skit. "I'm so sick of the 1 percent getting this preferential treatment," he says, in an argument with Larry David's character over who gets lifeboats first in a Titanic-esque situation.

With A Little Help From Larry David, Bernie Sanders Does 'SNL'

Bernie Sanders impersonator Larry David hosted the episode with a cameo from the senator himself. Sanders slipped in a main campaign message, while David jabbed at the candidate's cantankerous side.

Franklin County Seeks Ways To Reduce Voter Waiting Lines.

Later this week, the Franklin County Board of Elections seeks public comment on a plan to reduce waiting times at polling places in November. The board…

Final Game At Cooper 'The End of an Era'

The Columbus Clippers proclaimed it the end of an era. Monday night the Clippers played their final game at the 76-year-old Cooper Stadium.A few fans were…

During a test last November, the intermediate range ballistic missile Shaheen 1A (Hatf IV) is launched from an undisclosed location in Pakistan in a photo supplied by the Pakistani military. The missile is said to be capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

Report: In A Decade (Or Sooner), Pakistan Could Be No. 3 Nuclear Power

Two think tanks estimate that Islamabad could have 350 warheads in the next several years as it outpaces rival India and several other nations in production.

Ancient Tomb In Spain Destroyed And Replaced With A Picnic Table

In a case of mistaken identity, builders in the Galicia region confused a Neolithic tomb for a broken stone table and replaced it with a new concrete one.

Russian Orthodox believers swim in frigid water at a pond outside St. Petersburg in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Warmly dressed emergency medical technicians stand by in case anyone is overcome by the cold.

In Russia, Epiphany Comes With A Shockingly Cold Swim

To celebrate the feast of Epiphany marking the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan, thousands of Russian Orthodox faithful take a dip in icy waters. How does it feel? "Absolutely good," one man says.

The cheetah known as Sarah or Sahara holds the record as the fastest land animal on earth. She has died at the age of 15.

Sarah The Cheetah, World's Fastest Land Animal, Dies At 15

The Cincinnati Zoo euthanized the cheetah known as Sarah this week. Cheetahs usually live to 8 to 12, the zoo says. Sarah was famous for running 100 meters in 5.95 seconds, a record for land mammals.

An undated photo of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park.

U.S. Takes Steps To Protect 2 Breeds Of African Lion

The move by the Fish and Wildlife Service will mean stricter regulation of lion parts and sport-hunting trophies.

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