• Cuomo calls U.S. Supreme Court's religious gatherings ruling 'irrelevant'
• Trump says coronavirus vaccine deliveries to begin next week
• 'Kind of lonely': America marks COVID-altered Thanksgiving
• National math and reading tests in U.S. postponed until 2022 due to coronavirus
• Two New York cops, wounded earlier in week in shootout, released from hospital
• Americans defy pandemic, political leaders to travel for Thanksgiving
• Biden urges safe Thanksgiving amid pandemic; Trump pardons ex-aide Flynn
• Amazon to give $500 million in holiday bonuses to front-line U.S. workers

World

• South Korea braces for bed shortages as coronavirus cases near nine-month high
• Ethiopia to launch 'final phase' of offensive in Tigray region, says PM
• Analysis: Questions over AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine data risk delaying approval
• 'Adios Diego': Maradona buried as world mourns flawed soccer great
• Weekend scorcher: Australia braces for first major heat wave of fire season
• CEO says AstraZeneca likely to run new global trial of COVID-19 vaccine: Bloomberg News
• Once Australia's COVID-19 hotspot, Victoria goes 28 days without an infection
• Brazil's Bolsonaro says he will not take coronavirus vaccine

• Shares stuck near peaks, U.S. oil futures extend declines
• Britain to curb Google and Facebook with tougher competition rules
• Canada police airport liaison had concerns about arresting Huawei CFO on plane, court hears
• China to impose temporary anti-dumping measures on Australian wine imports
• Transport Canada sees 'greater involvement' in aircraft validation after 737 MAX crash
• Amazon to give $500 million in holiday bonuses to front-line U.S. workers
• Aviation bodies seek airport slots relief for much of 2021
• Crypto exchange Coinbase hit by connection, latency problems as bitcoin plummets

• South Korea's BTS snags first ever Grammy nomination for a K-Pop band
• Denmark's Mads Mikkelsen to replace Depp in next 'Fantastic Beasts' movie
• From the musician's own vault comes documentary 'Zappa'
• Milan's La Scala opts for TV gala as virus cancels season debut
• Beyonce dominates Grammy nods; snubbed The Weeknd calls process 'corrupt'
• 'Happiest Season' spotlights LGBT love in Christmas rom-com
• Taylor Swift voted artist of year for sixth time at American Music Awards
• 'Freaky' Repeats as Winner at Quiet U.S. Box Office With $1.2 Million

• Reigning league MVP Jackson tests positive for COVID-19: NFL report
• Naples unites in grief over death of adoptive son Maradona
• Maradona mourning shows again Latin America's devotion to sport and arts
• Belarusian medallist, facing crackdown at home, clings to Olympic comeback dream
• 'You have to be here': Argentina's love of Maradona overcomes COVID-19 fears
• F1 driver salary cap should not handicap sport's top talent, says Hamilton
• Maradona wanted to be embalmed and put on show, friend says
• Japan's Olympics minister: not government's role to look into bid payments