Tag: Thanksgiving

How to Host Thanksgiving Dinner on a Budget

Sharing a meal with beloved family and friends gathered around the table and giving thanks for all we have is the heart of the Thanksgiving holiday. This year, however, nationwide financial struggles, food shortages, and worries over ever-increasing food prices may raise concerns. Well, take comfort, because with some planning and creativity, you can still…


Thanksgiving Will Be More Expensive This Year: Farm Bureau

Americans will experience a more expensive Thanksgiving in 2021 due to higher inflation and supply chain issues, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. “When you go to the grocery store and it feels more expensive, that’s because it is,” Veronica Nigh, senior economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation, told CBS News, adding that overall,…


Trudeau Marks Start of Thanksgiving by Meeting Afghan Refugee Family

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met a family of newly settled Afghan refugees on Saturday, marking the start of the Thanksgiving weekend with what he said was an important reminder. Trudeau met Obaidullah Rahimi, who began working at the Canadian Embassy in Kabul in 2008 and was hired full−time last year, at an Ottawa home where…


Amid Supply Chain Snarls, Retailers Pitch Early Holiday Shopping

NEW YORK—Santa’s sleigh is coming out of its garage a little earlier this year. Target, Pottery Barn, Ulta Beauty, Gap, and PacSun are among retailers promoting holiday decor and gifts as early as mid-September amid a global supply-chain logjam that threatens to limit availability of some merchandise later during the holiday season. Americans are expected…


California Becomes First State To Surpass 2 Million COVID Cases Despite Strictest Lockdown Measures

California has seen a surge in CCP (Chinese Communist) Party virus cases despite imposing some of the strictest lockdown measures of any state in the United States. The state became the first to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home…


White House’s Dr. Birx Visited Family for Thanksgiving After Warning Against Travel

A top White House health official has admitted to visiting family for Thanksgiving after repeatedly warning against traveling for the holiday. Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, went to one of her vacation properties on Fenwick Island, in Delaware, accompanied by three generations of her family from two different households,…