Don't just pardon turkeys — use Thanksgiving to spare lives on death row

This Thanksgiving, governors should use their sovereign power to put down the executioner’s axe.

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Watch: Biden pardons turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving

President Biden pardoned two turkeys during a time-honored ceremony at the White House ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Biden pardoned Peach and Blossom on the South Lawn Monday morning, ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Activists slam Biden for pardoning turkeys, not those on federal death row

Advocates against death penalty note president has spared no one from death row but it’s not too late to ‘cement legacy’. Advocates against the death penalty took aim with blistering irony at Joe ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Biden pardons turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving

Watch live coverage as President Biden pardons the turkeys Peach and Blossom for the annual Thanksgiving tradition at the White House.

Biden to pardon turkeys in annual Thanksgiving tradition

President Biden is dishing out the White House's annual Thanksgiving turkey pardons Monday. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has all the details on the pardons.

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Biden pardons Thanksgiving turkeys at the White House

As part of an annual tradition, President Biden pardoned two turkeys, Peach and Blossom, at the White House ahead of Thanksgiving. Biden also struck a serious tone telling Americans to, “use this ...

Biden pardons two turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving

President Biden pardoned two turkeys from Minnesota as part of a White House tradition ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe has more on Mr. Biden's last moves as president.

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Biden pardons turkeys Peach and Blossom for his last White House Thanksgiving

President Biden pardoned the turkeys Peach and Blossom for the traditional presidential pardon ahead of Thanksgiving, which marks the start of Biden’s last holiday season at the White House. “This ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Lame duck Biden pardons Thanksgiving turkeys as the world burns

President’s holiday event for the birds as Trump plans to hammer America’s democratic institutions come January. This is the way Biden world ends. Not with a bang but a gobble.. Joe Biden , 82, ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Biden pardons 'Peach' and 'Blossom' in White House Thanksgiving turkey tradition

Peach and Blossom are the two lucky turkeys from Minnesota who are escaping a fowl fate as part of a White House tradition.

Calls mount for Biden to spare federal death row inmates before Trump retakes office

Advocates implore Biden to ‘commute the row’ of prisoners sentenced to death before Trump restarts executions. Calls are mounting for Joe Biden to use his presidential clemency powers before he ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Biden participates in his final White House turkey pardon

President Biden pardoned two turkeys, Peach and Blossom that hail from Minnesota, where they will return.

Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday

Watch: Biden pardons 2 Minnesota turkeys in annual White House Thanksgiving tradition

President Biden pardoned two turkeys from Northfield, Minnesota, Monday at the White House in an annual Thanksgiving tradition. See the full ceremony with context from CBS News senior White House ...

Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday

President Biden Should End This Turkey Pardoning Nonsense

President Biden should cancel the Thanksgiving tradition of pardoning a turkey.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Biden pardons the last turkeys of his presidency

As part of an annual tradition, President Biden pardoned two turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving. The turkeys, named Peach and Blossom, will live out the rest of their lives as agricultural ambassadors ...

Exclusive visit with the last turkeys to get a Biden pardon

President Biden pardoned some poultry Monday morning, continuing a White House tradition dating back to the late 1980s. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe got to go ...

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Biden pardons the last turkeys of his presidency

President Joe Biden might be a lame-duck president, but he spent Monday sparing the lives of two birds.

Politics - NBC News - Yesterday

How to Cook the Best Thanksgiving Turkey

Eric Kim roasted dozens of birds and taste-tested eight different recipes before landing on this clever approach.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 20

Recipe: Thanksgiving Leftovers Turkey Tetrazzini

From Food & Wine: Make this baked pasta dish when you want to use up some of your Thanksgiving leftovers, or any time you want a comforting, cozy meal.

Why a Pasture-Raised Thanksgiving Turkey Costs $95

Humanely raised turkeys are often more expensive because they eat high-quality food, require more space, and take extra time to raise.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 hours ago

Why we eat turkey on Thanksgiving, according to history

Why is Thanksgiving traditionally associated with turkey and other specific foods? We asked a history expert why we eat what we do on the holiday.

Late Night Makes Its Last Jokes About Biden Pardoning Turkeys

Although Thanksgiving was still three days away, “the turkeys looked at Biden and said, ‘We better get this done,’” Jimmy Fallon said.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Ted Danson on aging: "Don't slow down, just keep going, keep living your life"

The "Cheers" actor's new series is the Netflix comedy "A Man on the Inside," in which he plays a retired widower-turned-investigator who goes undercover in a nursing home.

Dozens of medics tried in Turkey over baby deaths

Ten newborns died in an alleged scam in which babies were allegedly moved between hospitals for profit.

Thanksgiving meals are expected to be cheaper in 2024 as turkey prices drop

The average Thanksgiving meal costs less in 2024 relative to last year, largely due to declining turkey prices, economists said.

Business - CNBC - 6 days ago

Thanksgiving Is Great for the Stock Market. Just Look at History

Dating back a century, the week of Thanksgiving and the stretch through New Year’s tends to be positive for stocks.

Business - Inc. - Yesterday

US warns Turkey on hosting Hamas leadership

Qatar no longer willing to host Palestinian militant group as Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel remain deadlocked

Business - Financial Times - November 18

Deaths of 10 newborns shake millions' trust in Turkey's health care system

Turkish prosecutors accuse 47 doctors, nurses and other medical workers of killing 10 newborns since last year through neglect or malpractice that aimed to defraud the country’s medical system

World - ABC News - November 1

Deaths of 10 newborns shake millions' trust in Turkey's health care system

Turkish prosecutors accuse 47 doctors, nurses and other medical workers of killing 10 newborns since last year through neglect or malpractice that aimed to defraud the country’s medical system

Health - ABC News - November 1

Turkey 0-0 Wales: Nations League – as it happened

Wales battled their way to a deserved point and kept their automatic promotion hopes alive after a highly entertaining encounter in Kayseri. 2 min: … but then Thomas comes again down the left and ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

Do not wash your turkey and other Thanksgiving tips to keep your food safe

Food safety experts say safely serving a holiday feast takes planning and know-how

Health - ABC News - Yesterday

Thanksgiving, Latino style: 5 families share how they prepare turkey and side dishes with a twist

Peruvian, Venezuelan, Colombian and Brazilian home chefs share their favorite ingredients — from pizco and peppers to guava jam, plantains and a rice with cola for a Latino-infused Thanksgiving.

Should we allow prisoners on death row to volunteer for execution?

A gruesome crime, a cruel penalty. Some might think justice was done. But was it?

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Judge says death row inmate Melissa Lucio is "actually innocent"

Melissa Lucio has been on death row in Texas since she was convicted in the death of her 2-year-old daughter in 2008.

Judge calls for Texas death row woman’s murder conviction to be overturned

Arturo Nelson finds Melissa Lucio, convicted of killing two-year-old daughter, is ‘actually innocent of capital murder’. Efforts to free Melissa Lucio , a Texas woman whose execution was delayed ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

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