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New Bern, Jacksonville, Kinston shop owners face unknown holidays

Charlie Hall

| Sun Journal

For years, big box stores and online sales have cut into the lure of Black Friday for small, locally-owned retail merchants. And historically, Small Business Saturday has become the bigger day.

Still, it kicks off holiday shopping, which makes it noteworthy.

Covid-19 restrictions have further complicated plans for the day-after-Thanksgiving sales date that started decades ago.

Retailers in New Bern, Kinston and Jacksonville faced a holiday season like no other in the environment of pandemic and political uncertainty.

“For brick and mortar (stores), you’ve got to really go the extra mile to win your customer over and treat the well, which we try. You’ve got two roads to go down. You sit back and see what happens or B, you make the right turn and make it happen,” said Bradley Padgett, co-owner with Susan Sweeny of Jacksonville’s 16-year-old Bradley’s Jewelers. “We are very concerned about

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November 25, 2020

Nick Grigg a surprise inclusion in Glasgow team to face Munster

After being released from the Scotland squad to make way for Duncan Taylor, who started on the bench against France after being drafted in, centre Nick Grigg is a surprise inclusion in the Glasgow Warriors team to play Munster at Scotstoun tomorrow for the first time since October 2018.

The 28-year-old will be joined in the Glasgow centres by Robbie Fergusson, whose appearance against Ulster a fortnight ago, was his first full 15-a-side game for four years.

With Stafford McDowall unavailable through injury and Grigg starting at 13, Fergusson moves to inside centre.

Grigg’s inclusion is one of four changes from the Glasgow side which was well-beaten in Belfast, that 40-15 defeat coming on the back of a home loss to Leinster.

Having won just one of their five Pro14 games this season, Glasgow are ahead of Conference A’s bottom two teams, Dragons and Zebre, on points difference.

With undefeated

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November 22, 2020

Here’s where you can buy popular face mask styles for 2020

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website.

By now you’ve been stocking up on comfortable face masks to wear when you go out in public (especially with coronavirus cases surging), and maybe even some holiday styles. Here, we’ve highlighted our favorites from popular fashion brands and reputable stores, including options for kids to wear to school or for you to wear to work and companies that donate a percentage of each purchase to coronavirus-related charities.

Below, you’ll also find the face masks that CNET readers love most, which we measured from previous clickthrough data. And if you’re wondering what CNET editors are wearing, we show those off, too.

Read more: 8 dangerous COVID-19 face mask myths you need to stop believing

Face mask tips to remember

Cotton face mask options may be the most

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November 21, 2020

Minn. college students face a real-life test: Go home for Thanksgiving?

Even though she already has had COVID-19, Emma Zellmer is hesitant about returning home from college for Thanksgiving.

The Minnesota State University, Mankato junior is leaning toward spending the holiday with her immediate family at their Eagan home, but she likely won’t decide until a day or two beforehand to make sure no one has been exposed to the virus. It’s a dilemma that thousands of college students in Minnesota are facing ahead of the holiday break.

“I’m still within that period where I shouldn’t be able to get it again,” Zellmer said. “However, I still want to make sure since the science is kind of unclear on [immunity].”

Amid a semester of mostly online classes and social distancing, college students are eager to see their families but worry they could bring the virus home or catch it once they get there. Many students will have little reason to stay

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November 21, 2020

College students face a real-life test: Go home for Thanksgiving?

Even though she already had COVID-19, Emma Zellmer is hesitant about returning home from college for Thanksgiving.

“I’m still within that period where I shouldn’t be able to get it again,” Zellmer said. “However, I still want to make sure since the science is kind of unclear on [immunity].”

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November 20, 2020

Santa taking photos behind acrylic barrier, face shield, mask – WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — David Cornwell saved Christmas 2020 at Cabela’s, managers at the Noblesville store said.

For more than 40 years, Cornwell transformed himself into Santa Claus for the outdoor recreation retailer’s annual “Santa’s Wonderland” event.

Smiling in his velvet suit and sporting a long white beard (au naturale, according to his elves), Cornwell appeared in Christmas photos with thousands of children over the years.

They sat on his knee, told him their holiday wishes and, sometimes, burst into tears after confessing their naughty deeds.

Cornwell looked forward to seeing all the children – naughty and nice – and often recognized his repeat visitors from previous years.

This year, he vowed to spread the same holiday cheer, even as the rapid spread of coronavirus shuttered businesses and halted social events.

Cornwell wasn’t deterred and began planning early.

He approached managers at Cabela’s in July and declared, “We will have

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November 17, 2020

New Mexico colleges adjust higher learning in face of COVID-19 surge

Headlight staff reports
Published 11:54 a.m. MT Nov. 16, 2020

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Area colleges and universities have adjusted classes for students that will move to a virtual format in response to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases statewide and the Governor’s reset on public health orders as recommended by the New Mexico Department of Health.

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Doña Ana Community College (DACC) has announced it will move all classes with face-to-face activity to virtual delivery effective Wednesday, November 18th.

The move is due to the significant rise in COVID-19 cases in the Las Cruces and El Paso region. New Mexico is currently under a two-week health order issued by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.

Students who are in classes with face-to-face activities will meet as scheduled on Monday, November 16th and Tuesday, November 17th. They

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November 17, 2020

Alaska’s elite nordic skiers face tough decisions on European World Cup

A skier in a blue and red white striped race uniform skis on a snowy trail with spruce trees around — Hannah Halvorsen of APU Nordic Ski Center at a recent training session at Hillside Ski Area in Anchorage on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media)

Alaska’s top cross-country ski athletes are days away from the first races of the season in Europe, but the raging pandemic is forcing tough decisions among athletes.

“I’d really like to race, but I’m definitely questioning going over there,” said Scott Patterson, a 2018 Olympian.

He has plenty of reasons to be skeptical. The ski-loving Lillehammer, Norway just canceled a weekend of racing, with other venues threatening to follow suit. Cases in Europe are surging and COVID precautions on the road are ultra-strict, forcing athletes to spend much of their time cooped up in hotel rooms with little entertainment. And there’s also the danger of bringing the virus into a small town in Europe.

“I’m starting to feel like we shouldn’t even put

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November 16, 2020

Where to find the best holiday face masks

This holiday season is another reason to up your accessories game, and with the coronavirus pandemic ongoing, festive face masks are a fun way to show off your merry side.

Etsy, an online market place that allows crafters and others to sell their unique products online, has several types of holiday face masks as part of its seasonal lineup.

Let’s take a spin through some of the most popular styles:

The Grinch

You can make people smile by donning a mask with everyone’s favorite tall, green Christmas curmudgeon. Our favorite? A mask featuring The Grinch – wearing a mask of his own – with the words “Like a Good Neighbor, Stay Over There.” Price: $5

There’s also a “Resting Grinch Face” mask for your best friend, at just $5.60.

One with The Grinch saying “Ew People” features colorful little germs, on sale for $11.84.

Another that

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November 15, 2020

Queen pictured wearing face mask for first time at ‘deeply personal’ Remembrance Day tribute

THE Queen is seen wearing a mask for the first time at a “deeply personal” tribute ahead of Remembrance Sunday.

She bowed her head in silence at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior inside Westminster Abbey.

The Queen was pictured wearing a face mask for the first timeCredit: PA:Press Association

She paid tribute to the Unknown Warrior inside Westminster AbbeyCredit: PA:Press Association

Her Majesty continued the tradition of lying a recreation of her bridal bouquet on the graveCredit: PA:Press Association

She was joined only by equerry Lt-Col Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah of the Household CavalryCredit: PA:Press Association

The touching tribute was started by her mother in 1923Credit: PA:Press Association

And to mark the centenary of the fallen soldier’s burial, a recreation of her bridal bouquet was placed on the grave — a tradition started by her mother in 1923.

The Queen,

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November 8, 2020