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KEY POINTS

The CDC has reminders for travelers during the holidays
Those who decide to travel should consider getting tested before and after the trip
People who may feel well can still spread COVID-19 to others, according to the agency
Following simple guidelines can help prevent the spread of COVID-19

Since before Thanksgiving, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been reiterating one message to Americans amid the rising cases of COVID-19: Stay home. With the upcoming holidays, the agency is once again sharing words of advice about traveling for the holidays.

“Travel can increase your chance of spreading and getting COVID-19,” the CDC says in its updated domestic travel guidelines. “Postponing travel and staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others from COVID-19.”

Despite this urgent message, however, over 980,000 people traveled on the weekend before Thanksgiving. This is a much lower number

Flights & Ticket

Here’s your chance to win tickets to attend Derek Jeter’s Baseball Hall of Fame induction

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Attention Derek Jeter fans!

The former New York Yankees all-star shortstop is scheduled to be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame this summer and baseball fans will have the chance to attend the event.

That’s because Jeter’s Turn 2 Foundation announced it is auctioning two VIP tickets and accommodations to attend the 2021 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as part of its virtual fundraiser, Give With Purpose.

Jeter was supposed to go into the Hall of Fame last summer, but the event was canceled because of the pandemic.

All bids through the Give With Purpose fundraiser and auction will support Jeter’s Turn 2 Foundation and its programs that help youth to rise above negative influences, lead healthy lives, and achieve their greatest potential.

Jeter created Turn 2 during his rookie season with the Yankees in 1996, which has since awarded more than $30 million to create and support

TRAVEL

What to do if your seatmate won’t mask up

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Published 7:00 a.m. ET Dec. 4, 2020

Every leading U.S. airline will require passengers to wear facial coverings during flights. Airlines say they won’t let customers without masks board a plane. (May 6)

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On a recent flight from Nairobi, Kenya, to Cairo, Wycliffe Okoth sat next to two women wearing masks – on their chins. He faced one of the most common traveler dilemmas of 2020: What do you do when your seatmate won’t wear a mask, despite airline rules?

“One of the ladies was of the opinion that COVID-19 does not exist and that governments are only faking it to get donor funds,” says Okoth, an essayist from New York. “The other one believed that COVID-19 is real but is being exaggerated.”

He asked them to wear their masks correctly. One of them complied, but the other refused because she

CAMPING

Everything You Need to Know (and Buy) for Cold-weather Camping

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Winter is upon us, and that means it’s time to return to some of our favorite seasonal outdoor activities, including hiking, snowshoeing, skiing, and more. And if you want to go camping this winter, it’s more doable than you might think — if you prepare, that is. Below, we’ve compiled our top five tips for camping in cold-weather climates. From wearing waterproof clothing to bringing an insulated sleeping pad to packing down snow underneath your tent, there are plenty of ways to prepare for a winter camping trip that will be sure to keep you comfortable (and warm).

Related: More camping tips

Keep reading for our top tips on cold-weather camping.

1. Make sure you have seasonally appropriate gear.

No matter what time of year you’re going camping, the right gear, from tents to portable stoves, will make all the difference. If you’ll be setting up camp in a

ADVENTURE

Rufus the Dog’s Tech Adventure; Satan and 2020 Discuss Their Relationship: Friday’s First Things First

3 months ago

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Welcome to First Things First, Adweek’s daily resource for marketers. We’ll be publishing the content to First Things First on Adweek.com each morning (like this post), but if you prefer that it come straight to your inbox, you can sign up for the email here.

Microsoft introduced a charming dog character named Rufus, who yearns to play with his dog friend from across the street while his humans are busy gaming, video conferencing and more. So while Rufus sleeps, he dreams that he’s setting out on a grand digital adventure with his friend, soaring through the skies, playing fetch in Halo, swimming in Minecraft and video conferencing with his other canine pals. The spot aims to showcase the ways Microsoft’s products keep people connected in quarantine.

Watch the ad, and revisit the company’s 2019 holiday ad in which a girl converses with reindeer.

Need more wholesome holiday goodness? This Toyota

TRAVEL

Lyndhurst holiday lighting event is Dec. 4; Santa will travel the streets of Mayfield Heights Dec. 12, South Euclid Dec. 13

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SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio — Because residents can’t come to see Santa Claus at South Euclid city hall this year, Santa will come to the residents.

The city, as a way of bringing holiday cheer to residents, will hold its first “South Euclid Holiday Parade” from 2-4 p.m. Dec. 13. “We’ve mapped out a route throughout the city we think will reach the majority of residents,” said Community Development Coordinator Daniel Subwick. “Santa Claus and a couple of his holiday pals in costume will be going down many of our streets and they will be passing out gifts to residents as they pass by. There will be a special treat for the first 100 residents.

“The parade will be going through most neighborhoods in the city, but we’re not able to go down every street.”

Subwick said that residents, as the Santa parade passes, are asked to follow safety measures, including

TRAVEL

Data shows Americans couldn’t resist Thanksgiving travel

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Americans couldn’t resist the urge to gather for Thanksgiving, driving only slightly less than a year ago and largely ignoring the pleas of public health experts, who begged them to forgo holiday travel to help contain the coronavirus pandemic, data from roadways and airports shows.

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2020, file photo, air travelers line up to go through a a security checkpoint at Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City. Data from roadways and airports shows millions could not resist the urge to gather on Thanksgiving, even during a pandemic. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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FILE – In this Nov. 25, 2020, file photo, air travelers line up to go through a a security checkpoint at Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City. Data from roadways and airports shows millions could not resist the urge to gather on Thanksgiving, even during a pandemic. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

The nation’s unwillingness to tamp down on travel offered a warning in advance of Christmas and New Year’s as virus deaths and hospitalizations hit new highs a week after Thanksgiving. U.S. deaths from the outbreak eclipsed 3,100 on Thursday, obliterating the

Flights & Ticket

About 18% of Olympic tickets to be refunded

3 months ago

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The giant Olympic rings are seen as a passerby walks holding a protective face mask two days before the start of the one-year countdown to the Tokyo Olympics that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan July 21, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

TOKYO – About 18 percent of the tickets sold in the Japanese domestic lottery will be refunded, the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee announced here on Thursday.

The Kyodo news agency said that Tokyo 2020 received requests from Nov 11 to 30 for refunds for some 810,000 tickets out of about 4.45 million tickets sold for the Japanese market.

According to the refund policy, the organizers only accepted those tickets purchased on the official website, and tickets bought outside Japan are not covered. It has been reported that over one million tickets have been sold

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Christmas train tickets selling out leaving families stranded over festive period

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On top of this, trains, flights and coaches will all be running at reduced capacities due to ongoing social distancing measures. Tickets have nearly sold out across some long-distance routes.

On booking website Trainline, at the time of publication, tickets from London to Newcastle were already incredibly limited for Dec 23, with only a few seats remaining on most journeys.

Tickets were close to selling out for many journeys from London to Edinburgh on the same date, as were tickets for trips from London to Cardiff, particularly in first-class carriages.

As usual, there will be no trains running on Christmas Day itself, and a very limited number of services running on Boxing Day.

The Government has appointed Sir Peter Hendy, the chairman of Network Rail, to examine whether transport links across the country will be fit for purpose over Christmas.

He has been given the power to force train operators

VACATION

Rico Nasty Drops Debut Album ‘Nightmare Vacation’

3 months ago

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For longtime Rico Nasty fans, today is a global holiday of sorts thanks to the release of the genreless artist’s debut studio album Nightmare Vacation.

As Nasty explained during a recent in-depth chat with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, much of this album was written and recorded during a time in her life where her personal confidence wasn’t dialed up to its usual level of 10. She attributed this to both the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and “growing up,” though the ultimate result was a fresh sense of pride in the self.

“That’s why I named it Nightmare Vacation because all the shit that I was scared of at one point, scared to do and scared to say, it just became my second nature,” Nasty told Lowe. “I want to say that shit. I don’t care if I hurt somebody’s feelings. I’m going to wear it. I don’t care if

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CDC Advisory On Holiday Travel During COVID-19

KEY POINTS

Here’s your chance to win tickets to attend Derek Jeter’s Baseball Hall of Fame induction

What to do if your seatmate won’t mask up

Everything You Need to Know (and Buy) for Cold-weather Camping

1. Make sure you have seasonally appropriate gear.

Rufus the Dog’s Tech Adventure; Satan and 2020 Discuss Their Relationship: Friday’s First Things First

Lyndhurst holiday lighting event is Dec. 4; Santa will travel the streets of Mayfield Heights Dec. 12, South Euclid Dec. 13

Data shows Americans couldn’t resist Thanksgiving travel

About 18% of Olympic tickets to be refunded

Christmas train tickets selling out leaving families stranded over festive period

Rico Nasty Drops Debut Album ‘Nightmare Vacation’