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SPORTS Packers’ Rodgers says he’s been playing with fractured toe NFL teams on Thanksgiving schedule all coming off loss New York Giants fire offensive coordinator Jason Garrett LeBron suspended 1 game, Stewart 2 games for altercation No. 1 South Carolina beats second-ranked UConn 73-57 TRENDING 4 DAYS AGO IN ENTERTAINMENT, TRENDING Performers gear up for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Growing up in Chicago, Broadway star Brittney Mack faithfully watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV after fulfilling her own parade duties. Now she's getting ready to bundle up, hit the streets of Manhattan and be part of the big one for the first time. 4 DAYS AGO IN NATIONAL, TRENDING All 3 men charged in Arbery’s death convicted of murder Three men were convicted of murder Wednesday in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was running empty-handed through a Georgia subdivision when the white strangers chased him, trapped him on a quiet street and blasted him with a shotgun. 5 DAYS AGO IN LIFESTYLE, TRENDING The Santa experience this year is a mix of laps, distancing Santa is back this year, but he pleads caution as he continues to tiptoe through the pandemic. 6 DAYS AGO IN FEATURES, TRENDING Milwaukee’s ‘Dancing Grannies’ devastated by parade crash Late Sunday afternoon, the driver of a red SUV roared through a Christmas parade in the suburban Milwaukee town of Waukesha, killing at least five people and leaving 48 injured, according to authorities. 6 DAYS AGO IN ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, TRENDING Grammy nominations to be announced after sweeping changes The Recording Academy will announce nominees for its 64th Grammy Awards on Tuesday morning, but it'll be the first year selections have been made after some sweeping changes. NEWS 4 DAYS AGO IN ENTERTAINMENT, TRENDING Performers gear up for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Growing up in Chicago, Broadway star Brittney Mack faithfully watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV after fulfilling her own parade duties. Now she's getting ready to bundle up, hit the streets of Manhattan and be part of the big one for the first time. 5 DAYS AGO IN LIFESTYLE On the road again: Travelers emerge in time for Thanksgiving Determined to reclaim Thanksgiving traditions that were put on pause last year by the pandemic, millions of Americans will be loading up their cars or piling onto planes to gather again with friends and family. 5 DAYS AGO IN LIFESTYLE 10 of the smelliest cheeses in the world (and why they stink) To give you a better idea of which cheeses are the greatest olfactory offenders, Stacker compiled a list of 10 of the smelliest cheeses in the world, being sure to note why they stink, using information found on food and farming sites. 5 DAYS AGO IN ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC Grammy facts: Blurred genre lines and a retiree revolution With new rules in place this year and a promise to regain trust among its members, the Recording Academy released its nominations on Tuesday for its 64th Grammy Awards. Here are some facts about this year's nominees. 5 DAYS AGO IN ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC Musician Jon Batiste leads Grammy Award nominations with 11 Jon Batiste might be the Grammys biggest surprise: The multi-genre performer and recent Oscar winner made such an impression on voters that he scored the most nominations with 11 on Tuesday. 5 DAYS AGO IN LIFESTYLE, TRENDING The Santa experience this year is a mix of laps, distancing Santa is back this year, but he pleads caution as he continues to tiptoe through the pandemic. 6 DAYS AGO IN ENTERTAINMENT Peter Aykroyd, Emmy nominated ‘SNL’ actor-writer, dead at 66 Peter Aykroyd, an Emmy-nominated actor and writer on "Saturday Night Live" for the 1979-80 season who later worked with older brother, Dan, on everything from a TV show about the paranormal to such films as "Dragnet" and "Coneheads," has died at age 66. 6 DAYS AGO IN ENTERTAINMENT Kevin Spacey ordered to pay $31M for ‘House of Cards’ losses Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the studio behind "House of Cards" more than $30 million because of losses brought on by his firing for sexual misconduct, according to an arbitration decision made final Monday. 6 DAYS AGO IN LIFESTYLE Organized thieves hit high-end Bay Area stores amid trend The thefts are believed to be part of sophisticated criminal networks that recruit mainly young people to steal merchandise in stores throughout the country then sell it in online marketplaces. 6 DAYS AGO IN ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, TRENDING Grammy nominations to be announced after sweeping changes The Recording Academy will announce nominees for its 64th Grammy Awards on Tuesday morning, but it'll be the first year selections have been made after some sweeping changes. 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